| "The Mercy Seat" | ||||
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| Single by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | ||||
| from the album Tender Prey | ||||
| Released | June 1988 (UK)[1] | |||
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| Length | 7:17 (album version) 5:04 (single version) | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
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"The Mercy Seat" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music) and Mick Harvey (music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the 1988 album Tender Prey. The song has been covered by others, including Johnny Cash, Camille O'Sullivan and Unter Null. Rolling Stone editor Toby Creswell lists it as one of the 1001 greatest songs.[3]
- ^ "Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat" – via www.45cat.com.
- ^ "10 Goth-Rock Albums Every Music Fan Should Own". 8 October 2019.
- ^ Creswell, Toby (2006). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories and Secrets Behind Them. Thunder's Mouth Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-1-56025-915-2.