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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — The Weeping Song
Album: The Good Son
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6.3

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Total ratings: 129









Released: 1996
Length: 4:15
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Go son, go down to the water
And see the women weeping there
Then go up into the mountains
The men, they are weeping too

Father, why are all the women weeping?
They are all weeping for their men
Then why are all the men there weeping?
They are weeping back at them

This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the men and women sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long

Father, why are all the children weeping?
They are merely crying son
O, are they merely crying, father?
Yes, true weeping is yet to come

This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the little children sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long

O father tell me, are you weeping?
Your face seems wet to touch
O then I'm so sorry, father
I never thought I hurt you so much

This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While we rock ourselves to sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
But I won't be weeping long
But I won't be weeping long
But I won't be weeping long
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FlatCat wrote:
Oh. Nick Cave. Start the "rate at 2" macro.
Being generous, aren't you?
Posted 15 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Baby_M wrote:
I'm weeping, all righty.
Ditto, not just weeping but wretching!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
take another "1" on.
Posted 15 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Oh. Nick Cave. Start the "rate at 2" macro.
Posted 15 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
Helchat wrote:
sounds like a 33 at slower speed....... (does anyone get it?)
A friend was telling me about a conversation he had with his teenage daughter about Elton John's early material. As part of this, he pulled out an EJ vinyl and played a song. After the song, his daughter was leaving the room and he said "wait, I want you hear one more" and then went to the turntable and flipped the record over. His daughter screamed 'YOU CAN PLAY THE OTHER SIDE?!?!?!!!" He stood there dumbfounded.
Posted 15 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
sounds like a 33 at slower speed....... (does anyone get it?)
Posted 15 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Welly wrote:
Horrific
No, sublime. Too bad Bill doesn't play the studio version. It's much better.
Posted 15 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]
I realize now that deafness can be a good thing sometimes...
Posted 15 years ago by kaviksdad    [ Reply ]
Terrific
Posted 15 years ago by jahroots    [ Reply ]
Horrific
Posted 15 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
Good song for a blue day :(
Posted 15 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
The album cover is very fuzzy. Maybe that has something to do with why the vocals are being played at the wrong speed? (edit) Hmmm, now the album cover is gone. Dows this mean the song is going away too?
Posted 16 years ago by cvandoren    [ Reply ]
This, is, an awful song. Like it goes, on, all night long. I mean, I have nothing against weeping, i'm a SNAG and everything (sensitive new age guy). But i'd rather be made to sit through Julia Roberts dying for hours in Steel Magnolias than hear this song again. MY first suck-o-barfo rating ever. The fact that it's stuck in my head doesnt make it catchy.
Posted 16 years ago by igwanna    [ Reply ]
I think the belt on the turntable is stretched.
Posted 16 years ago by DrCyKosis    [ Reply ]
I'm weeping, all righty.
Posted 16 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Jaysus! These are very bad seeds altogether - 2/10
Posted 16 years ago by Tayto    [ Reply ]
crockydile wrote:
Nick Cave must be related to Warren Zevon. Listening to either produce flu-like symptoms in me...you think I'm exaggerating.
It is strange how some artists can polarize the audience. I would agree with most of your high ratings, but those are two of my favorite artists.
Posted 16 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Nick Cave songs :))))
Posted 16 years ago by zsoltzsolt    [ Reply ]
Excellent! As usual you either love him or hate him. 9 Now if we can only get Bill to play the Ship Song off of this album...
Posted 16 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
Nick Cave must be related to Warren Zevon. Listening to either produce flu-like symptoms in me...you think I'm exaggerating.
Posted 16 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
The is a lousy song...perhaps the worst I've heard on RP.
Posted 16 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
I'm going to need to stay away from sharp objects for a while ...
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
This is the second song I've heard from these guys (Where The Wild Roses Grow is the first), and I dislike it almost as much.
Posted 16 years ago by hobbitt    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite Nick Cave songs. Glad to finally hear it here!
Posted 16 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
New music!
Posted 16 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Maybe it will get played sometime?
Posted 16 years ago by oppositelock    [ Reply ]
My first LRC added! Wonderful and moving song... I think I'll give it a 10...
Posted 16 years ago by mapomo    [ Reply ]