Wow, 3.6?  Seriously?  This is good.  Evocative, emotional, heartfelt, and well rehearsed.  The composition is clever and satisfying, and the musicians know their work, clearly.

I don't get it.  What is there not to like here?

What do you expect from Nick Cave - feel-good ballads? SingalongaNick?

Same thing with the commercial "new" music station in San Francisco.  "Live 105" or something to that effect.  Every year they would have a countdown like that and this was their #1 for at least a couple years.

It's a good song but in my opinion it sounds a bit dated now.

MOST EXELLENT-
when I hear Pattie sing tht song,
I think about f***ing!

what are pomes? poems?

20 years old and still sounds fresh.  I have the original vinyl, bought at the time.  Wow, showing my age!

This is one of those CDs you butt-dance to in the car with the sunroof open in the summertime.

Anybody else butt-dance? Be nice, this is a family place.

I could have sworn this was a woman singing. This is a guy??!! Trippy...

love the dial tone as a rythm piece ... its such a cool thing to find musical beats in the strangest of places - what a great song

Sorry, I always found them gimmicky and musically uninteresting.

It didn't hit me until AFTER the song was over that Bill just played Rick James.

I thought it was Peter Grabiel

Who really cares for the opinion of this man from the past?
Isn't it normal, that people get more weird the older they are...?

i hear Swans

I thought this was Kroke at first...very Klesmer style.

RP really should have Kroke in its archives.

Get your foot tapping?

More like you sucking like a seal at a circus.
Bowies a fagot.

can you imagine Ray still working in a shoe factory in Maine and wasting his talents on footwear?

'-and I want you so it's a knob session.' Fair enough.

So why is this song not broadcasting 24/7 from a speaker directed at the White House? And another across from the Capitol for good measure.
This song just says it all.

One of my favorite songs in one of my favorite movies...

I do the same with my butt... very technical thing and many practice but only if I had much food in the belly.

Check out the Co-dependants version of this featuring Billy Cowsill!

pretty cool! kinda Linkin Park'ish

this kinda stuff reminds me of the Dakar Rally.
I loved the old Paris-Dakar Rally Raid. Especially the heavy trucks. Watching one blast past a Porche 911 or a Peaugeot was grand.

This is the single greatest song ever writen.

Hey, I actually own this great piece of vinyl. Makes me want to take it out & play it again!

This is a fabulous Friday morning set. Also, Shirley has a new cd out.

I have all LP´s by Bruce,still in mint C. as this song is,#10!!
The guys giving this #1,what are they listening to,The Monkeys??

Warning: The following is an opinion, please do not be offended:

I personally liken Neil's voice to a homely, yet well-loved pair of slippers: they're not designed to impress, and disgust the fashionable types, but they perform their cozy function suberbly, without pretention or artifice.

On the other hand, we could compare a technically "perfect" voice (such as Mariah's or Bolton's) to a pair of diamond-encrusted stiletto heels: stunning, but excruciating to endure.

doesn't look like a mullet to me.

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Yes indeedy. "On the Border", a fine song in its own right.

When people say things like "this exactly same playlist was played on September 17th, July the 2nd and February 12th before that", I really think they should get out more...

Anyone else think this particular singing sounds like Roger Waters?

How do you make your dog sound like a cat? Stick him in a bucket of water and put him in the freezer until frozen solid. Then take a chainsaw to him - mmmmeeeeoooowwww.

Longing and loss, depression coloring everything that strikes the retina. One must have experienced it to know the quality of these images and their truth.

This is a really great song... it hits me in the depths of my soul, though...painful and reminiscent... remembering... time heals natural.

I like Nanci Griffith's version of this better...her voice flows thru the lyrics with better transition.

I thought he was singing "set the dog on fire". Had to check the title. I was relieved. lol.

Time never did cahnge him.

I saw them in concert circa 2001. They were pretty good, although they did get heckled by hipsters mockingly yelling for "Popular."

Oh yea. Stay out of a mega Cabella's or Bass Pro Shop then. Lot of glassy eyed stares of animals "taken" or "harvested" by so and so. Sounds much better than "shot" or "kilt". No, I'm not a bleedin heart, would just rather see them in the wild and take pictures then murder the things.

So...are you defending his music?

my local borders had zero PT CDs in stock, sacrilegious!!!

I love the vocal echo effects, "I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead..."

I had forgotten this great song! I'd love to hear the live version again.

I grew up in this neck of the woods - Indiana is an awful place, really.

My great uncle William founded the Indiana State Farmers' Bank - I can't say how many foreclosures were managed by him and his people, but karma is absolute, so I don't need to count.

I struggle with this title. Nick Cave uses the phrase in at least one other song, the "Song of Joy", where he cites his source as Paradise Lost, book 2:


That's Belial advising against open warfare on heaven, because even though the Fallen suffer in Hell, God can still exact worse suffering still.

I'm just not sure why Cave fixates on it. What does the phrase really represent? Do Cave's serial killers see themselves as exacting divine vengeance?

This guy needs to live a year in the ghettos of L.A. or New York. I'm sure that will remove all the rainbows and unicorns in his lyrics.

Johnny Mar is now a member of Modest Mouse. Go figure!

old people music.

Okay, I have to definitely disagree about the music of the 70's, but excellent use of "miasma"!!! Word of the day...

Hey! That's a Mr. Waits tune!

Hola! I want hair and a mustache like he has! And his shirt, too ....

This is a "Ten" for Chutzpah ...

I love this song on The Weather Channel!

First Band I ever saw. Town Hall in Tunbridge Wells. Mid 70s. Smoked Sobranie Cocktails and wore blue corduroy. The Duke of Deliciousness.

Radio operator sounds a little dated. Not many young people out there know what one is. If I were to ask my teenage nephew what a radio operator is, he'd probably say a person that turns the station and adjusts the volume. I wonder if she considered using 'Telephone Operator' instead.

U2 does a great version of this song. she's someone i've just discovered in the last few years. very underrated songwriter and her voice emotes forcefully when needed.

and the Devo version rocks too. . .

dmcamp wrote:

You make a great point. I wonder if a listener's approximate age could be determined by the release dates of their rated songs? Sounds like a job for someone else though.

Does anyone else hear what sounds like bong hit sounds in amongst the birds?

To think that he could still be with us today......

I renewed my plates here in Ontario last month over the interweb. But my kitchen just doesn't have the right atmosphere.

I don't know what state you're from... but the Virginia DMV is the slowest I know of... and it's WAY slower...

*Robochick voice: Now Serving D251*
*looks down at ticket: D278*
*proceeds to wait 2 hours*

Bit strange that the original version isn't even in the RP library.

Lacks the early 80s atmosphere.

Yes this does sound a lot like Billy Joel from the late 1970's. This song does sound like a throwback to that time. I was a young boy at that time and if you didn't like Billy Joel or Star Wars, you weren't cool.

"To ride a wave on your Van Halen"?

I keep expecting to hear them break into the chorus, "There ain't no good times, there ain't no bad times ..."

Oh well I guess ya'll prefer your 3 min pop chart songs to class like this

Lunch party all night long

Yeurk ! What does this track do with RP ?

I could always show you my property tax bill.

Good music for an early morning speed run in the GTI down country back roads.

Calexico tears this one up. Seek out their live DVD version at the ACL festival.

I'll second that.

You do know that Major Tom is slang for heroin and the song is about addiction, right?

So is my gut instinct correct in that that's not a woman on the CD cover?

nowadays her i-pod is melting when he sings it..

"My eyes are black 'cause I fart all night"?

Close your eyes, it's the Wallflowers with a horn.

I'll give it an initial 6 becuase it is somewhat engaging, catchy and a bit of a toe tapper. We'll see where it goes after a few listens.

this has a great flow, i really like it.

Methinks Mr. Blunt fell in love with his own formula.

A question only a gay man or straight woman could answer properly.

Oh, and it's an accordion.

Heavenly Bliss, great build up, no let down. Cheesecake, chocolate mousse cake, Oreo fudge Pie kind of delightful

That's how it's spelled in America.We took plain English and made it better,not unlike what we do with the entire world.

Sorry- Take a # guys-we'll get to your country soon.We're about to go through 8 years of Democratic party rule but we'll be back in world domination mode in early 2016.

I hate this song because the lyrics are so wrong. They ignore the complexity of the human spirit.

Historically, men have fought many wars and fought them. Alexander and Napoleon to name the two most glaring examples.

And for some, war is the most pleasurable activity imaginable. Some men revel in war, glory in it, bath in it, weep bitterly when it ends.

And I'm not saying that because I love war. War is horrible, and should be avoided at all costs. But the men who star wars often fight them, and the men who fight wars often love them. If we're going to protest war, lets at least be intellectually honest about the human condition.

Funny how wrong and ignorant you are. I was very active in the UK peace movement back in the 80s and early 90s, and I can tell you for a fact that we were extremely critical of, and actively campaigning against, 'enemies of the West', which at that time was the USSR and its imperial satraps. During the 90s it was radicals who were at the forefront of campaigns against dictatorships in Iraq (politically and financially supported by Western powers, natch), Zimbabwe (ditto), South Africa (ditto), and many, many others. It was the Pilgers and Chomskys and Thomases of this world who were constantly drawing attention to 'human rights abuses' in forgotten areas, and regimes both 'sympathetic' and 'unsympathetic' to the West . It was Left activists who were banging on about the Taliban and violence against women in Afghanistan long before Monkeyboy Bush turned his radar on that benighted hole, and whilst Afghanistan was still an 'ally' of the West with Bin Laden a 'freedom fighter'. I could give chapter and verse of many, many other instances, but I dare say it would go in one of your eyes and out the other without leaving any trace of its passing. Be aware, though, that just because you haven't heard of our campaigns on CNN and Fox doesn't mean that we're doing nowt.

You mention ''gay sex.'' In Canada, the federal Criminal Code makes it an offence for two individuals under the age of 18 to have anal sex-- unless they are married, which, until recently, was not possible for gays in this country.

hoo, sue, moo, due, do, do-do, foo, foo-foo, boo, ewwwww

This is an interested question and it has generated good feedback. Personally, I hated the 80s music scene. It was vapid, overly-simple, drum-machine, pseudo-disco crap (the past three songs are a great example...Prince, The Smiths, Fine Young Cannibals), IMHO. On the good side, it did drive me to the 60's and early 70's blues-rock. Thank goodness grunge killed the 80's style of music and hopefully it will never re-surface.
My two cents.

good song. are these guys new?

More cricket!

Im sure I'm not alone in believing that Dylan is a great singer. His phrasing and timing always amazes me. I am knocked out by his intonation. Personally, I have never understood why people whinge about the sound of his voice, but I'm not sure that the sound of his voice and his ability as a singer are the same thing...

Roy Orbison is pretty good...

An Atomic Dog: Michael Vick's worst nightmare!



Bow wow wow

obviously, if youre listening to Radio Paradise, you aquire somewhat of a genuine appreciation for music. With appreciation comes respect.
What i dont understand, is why when you all dont like a song,
a valid reaction to any style of music...dont get me wrong,
you have to bash it, rather than respect the artist's vision.
By saying things like "Vomit, this song sucks" or "I hate this whiny falseto" it makes all of you sound like a bunch of uneducated, and un-appreciative mainstream weight-room meatheads.
the end.

Okie dokie, give me your address and the general location of your electrical service entry point...

if i hear another bitch moaning for 5mins im gonna have puncha her face!

Haven't ya seen them? They're round the back of the normal ones. All the suit people go down in the usual stainless and glass one feeling nervous and farting. The hippies go up smokin' weed an feelin' cool

"Who's that bangin' on the piano?"

"I don't know."

(Quick, name that reference to banging pianos.)

after this, you have to play a pirate song

then a monkey song

bonus points for a robot song

...I swear they mention Clark Bar in there, twice!

???

Wow! Pop's and clicks! Sounds like a big. round, black thingy.

Funny thing is I just had my first child. And I feel like this. Like some door in my life just slammed shut really really loud.

whenever i hear this song, i keep thinking they're saying "goulet", and i picture this:

What's the Deal with the segue from Where is My Mind to this?

Tuesday Weld .. now there is a name from the past .... fevered wetdreamy kind of teenyboppertightsweater ... hangin' with the leather jacket greasyhair ducktail ciggies in the T-squirts pack .. using every orifice for pleasure and pain whilst her twisted neurons genuflect to a life of horror travail daddyIhateyou and mommydoesn'tcare slutty slut omg yes!

I did.

What happens if you are higher up the tree than the monkey?

Is it mean to chuckle when people make comments disparaging the "intelligence" of something and in doing so they make grammatical and spelling errors?

Forgive me, John...I love John, love the Beatles, I am a total fan.

However, the problem with this song is that it was TOO good. Every humanitarian group has played this for it's own anthem. Every time there is a crisis, it is played. By now, I am so sick of hearing the intro bars that I shiver and hit mute as quickly as I can.

I love John and his idealism, and I hope that this song continues to influence future generations. But for me, I'd be happy to never ever hear it again.

sorry, this is pretty bad.

Tony Wilson music promoter behind Mondays, Madchester, Joy Division, New Order and others, died August 10th 2007. If you are into postpunk check 24 Hour Party People, semi autobiographical film about Factory Records and Hacienda Club Manchester.
These guys came through for their friend despite their rank reputation
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Hey, Scruzer
What the hell do 32 stupid dancing bananas convey that, say, three or four wouldn't? (or better yet a few well-chosen words?)

Indisputable proof that this is a good song. Children don't lie.

Who taught these people to sing?

sorry - they aren’t at the point yet they feel it necessary to get a full orchestra, a la The Decemberists...

The guitar at the beginning sounds like 'The Cult' or 'Sonic Youth'?
Anyone with me in this case?

Btw. This is ok. :)

Back when REM were the precursors to the Pogues and Nirvana for lyrical clarity....

Kloot: the Dutch word for 'ball', referring to the testicles

I think she has a beautiful voice. Her vibrato sounds a little like she's sitting on top of the washer during the spin cycle but we let Stevie Nicks get a way with a lot worse, right?

Reggae, from a musicians standpoint (or at least THIS musician) is BORING. ONE chord, repetitious lyrics...I just don't get reggae. And yes, I've smoked my share of ganja.