| "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" | |||
| Released | 17 September 1990 | |||
| Recorded | October 1989 | |||
| Studio | Cardan Studios (São Paulo, Brazil) | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Nick Cave | |||
| Producer(s) | The Bad Seeds | |||
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| "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.
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]
- ^ Sanderson, Dominic (2024). Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Every Album, Every Song. Sonicbond Publishing, ISBN 9781789520262