The Weeping Song

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"The Weeping Song"
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Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
from the album The Good Son
B-side "Cocks 'n' Asses"
Released17 September 1990
RecordedOctober 1989 (1989-10)
Studio Cardan Studios (São Paulo, Brazil)
Genre Gothic rock
Length4:21
Label Mute
Songwriter(s) Nick Cave
Producer(s) The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds singles chronology
"The Ship Song"
(1990)		"The Weeping Song"
(1990)		"Straight to You"
(1992)
Music video
"The Weeping Song" on YouTube

"The Weeping Song" is a song by the Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album, The Good Son (1990), on 17 September 1990 by Mute Records.

Contents

The lyrics take the form of a dialogue between father and son, who alternate lines during the verses while singing together on the choruses. The father's part is sung by Blixa Bargeld of Einstürzende Neubauten, while Cave performs the son's part. Cave recalled the song "came out of nowhere with very little thought", one day while he lived in Brazil and walked from his home to a nearby bar he frequented. [1]

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
1990 Sounds United KingdomSingles of the Year [2] 47
2007 NME United KingdomClassic Singles [3] *
2013 Rolling Stone GermanyAnniversary Special: 222 Songs [4] *

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Nick Cave, except where noted.

UK 7" single (MUTE 118)

  1. "The Weeping Song" – 4:20
  2. "Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:45

UK CD single (CD MUTE 118)

  1. "The Weeping Song" – 4:19
  2. "Cocks 'n' Asses" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46
  3. "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30

US CD single (9 66605-2)

  1. "The Weeping Song" – 4:19
  2. "The Train Song" – 4:46
  3. "The B-Side Song" (Nick Cave, Victor Van Vugt) – 5:46 ("Cocks 'n' Asses" retitled for the US market)
  4. "Helpless" (Neil Young) – 4:30

Personnel

Adapted from The Weeping Song liner notes. [5]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United Kingdom 1990 Mute
MUTE 118
United States Elektra CD9 66605-2

References

  1. ↑ Sanderson, Dominic (2024). Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Every Album, Every Song. Sonicbond Publishing, ISBN 9781789520262
  2. ↑ "Sounds End of Year Lists: Singles". Sounds . Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "NME Classic Albums & Singles". NME . Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anniversary Special: 222 Songs (2013)". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. ↑ The Weeping Song (booklet). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. London, England: Mute Records. 1990.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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