The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Toby Dammit (United States) and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Read Full BioNick Cave and the Bad Seeds is an Australian post-punk band formed in Melbourne in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist Blixa Bargeld.
The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Toby Dammit (United States) and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). The band has released sixteen studio albums and completed numerous international tours, and has been considered "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward".
The band was founded in 1983 following the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group the Birthday Party, the members of which met at a boarding school in Victoria. By the release of their fifth studio album Tender Prey in 1988, they shifted from post-punk towards an experimental alternative rock sound, later incorporating various influences throughout their career. For example, the 2008 album Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! and the side-project Grinderman were strongly influenced by garage rock. Synthesizers and minimal guitar work feature prominently on Push the Sky Away (2013), recorded after Harvey's departure from the band in 2009.
The project that would later evolve into Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds began following the demise of The Birthday Party in August 1983. Both Cave and Harvey were members of the Birthday Party, along with guitarist Rowland S. Howard and bassist Tracy Pew. During the recording sessions of the Birthday Party's scheduled EPs Mutiny/The Bad Seed, internal disputes developed in the band. The difference in Cave and Howard's approach to songwriting was a major factor, as Cave explained in an interview with On The Street: "the main reason why The Birthday Party broke up was that the sort of songs that I was writing and the sort of songs that Rowland was writing were just totally at odds with each other." Following the departure of Harvey, they officially disbanded. Cave also said that "it probably would have gone on longer, but Mick has the ability to judge things much more clearly than the rest of us."[8]
Cave and guitarist Kid Congo Powers during the band's 1986 tour.
An embryonic version of what would later become Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was formed in the Birthday Party's then-home of London in September 1983, with Cave, Harvey (acting primarily as drummer), Einstürzende Neubauten guitarist Bargeld, Magazine bassist Barry Adamson, and Jim G. Thirlwell. The band was initially formed as a backing band for Cave's intended solo project Man Or Myth?, which had been approved by the record label Mute Records. During September and October 1983, they recorded material with producer Flood,[9] although the sessions were cut short due to Cave's touring with the Immaculate Consumptive, another project formed with Thirlwell, Lydia Lunch and Marc Almond.[10] In December 1983 Cave returned to Melbourne, Australia, where he formed a temporary line-up of his backing band, due to Bargeld's absence, that included Pew and guitarist Hugo Race. The band performed their first live show at Seaview in St. Kilda on 31 December 1983.
Following a short Australian tour, and during a period when they were without management, Cave and his band returned to London. Cave, Harvey, Bargeld, Race and Adamson formed the project's first consistent line-up, while Cave's longtime girlfriend Anita Lane was credited as a lyricist on the band's debut album.[citation needed] The group, which up to this time had been nameless, adopted the moniker Nick Cave and the Cavemen, which they used for the first six months of their career. However, they were later renamed Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in May 1984, in reference to the final Birthday Party EP The Bad Seed.[citation needed] They began recording sessions for their debut album in March 1984 at London's Trident Studios and these sessions, together with the abandoned Man Or Myth? sessions from September–October 1983 that were recorded at The Garden studios, formed the album From Her to Eternity, released on Mute Records in 1984.
Where the Wild Roses Grow
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Lyrics
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But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
She stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?"
On the second day he came with a single red rose
He said "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
"If I show you the roses, will you follow?"
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
And I lent down and planted a rose 'tween her teeth
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
My name was Elisa Day
For my name was Elisa Day
The lyrics of this song, "Where The Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, tell the story of a man who is infatuated with a woman named Elisa Day, who he sees as a wild rose. The protagonist seems to be obsessed with her, even though the woman is unaware of why she is called "The Wild Rose." The juxtaposition of the beautiful wild roses and the bloody river they grow by adds a disturbing element to the lyrics.
The second verse of the song shows that the protagonist is trying to woo Elisa by bringing her a flower. He tries to find wild roses to impress her and convince her to follow him to his dark desires. The third verse of the song implies that the protagonist wants to show Elisa his wild roses and is willing to share everything with her, including his losses and sorrows.
The song takes a dark turn when the protagonist brings Elisa to the river and kills her by hitting her with a rock. The lyrics suggest that he plants a rose in her mouth as a symbol of her beauty, which must die. The sad and haunting lyrics are made even more powerful by the beautiful melody and vocals by Nick Cave and guest vocalist Kylie Minogue.
Line by Line Meaning
They call me The Wild Rose
I am known by this nickname
But my name was Elisa Day
Although my real name is Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
I am uncertain about the reason behind my nickname
For my name was Elisa Day
My real name is Elisa Day
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
I knew immediately that she was the one for me
She stared in my eyes and smiled
She looked into my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
Her lips were the same color as the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
The roses that grew by the river were vibrant and untamed
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
When he came to my door and walked into the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
His embrace made me feel safe and calm
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He would be the first man I had been with, and he was gentle
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face
He wiped away my tears with tenderness
On the second day I brought her a flower
I brought her a flower on the second day
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
I asked her if she knew where the wild roses grew
So sweet and scarlet and free?"
The roses were fragrant, red, and untamed
On the second day he came with a single red rose
He came with a single red rose on the second day
He said "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow"
He asked if I would share my pain and sadness with him
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
I agreed as I lay in bed
"If I show you the roses, will you follow?"
He asked me if I would follow him to see the roses
On the third day he took me to the river
He took me to the river on the third day
He showed me the roses and we kissed
We kissed as he showed me the roses
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
The last thing I heard was a mumbled word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
He knelt above me with a rock in his hand
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
I took her to see the wild roses on the last day
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
She lay on the bank with the gentle wind
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
I kissed her goodbye and said that all beauty fades
And I lent down and planted a rose 'tween her teeth
I placed a rose between her teeth by leaning down
My name was Elisa Day
My real name is Elisa Day
Lyrics © PREMIERE MUSIC GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Nicholas Cave
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Апельсинка
Наверняка, многие помнят клип с Ником Кейвом и Кайли Миноуг на песню Where the Wild Roses Grow (Там, где дикие розы растут)., но мало, кто знает, что в песне отражена настоящая, жуткая легенда.
ЭЛИЗА ДЭЙ
Жила когда-то молодая женщина по имени Элиза Дэй, чья красота была схожа с красотой диких, кроваво-красных роз, которые росли неподалёку у реки.
Однажды в её городе появился молодой человек и сразу же влюбился в Элизу. У них было три свидания.
В первый день он пришёл к ней домой.
Во второй день он принёс ей одну красную розу и попросил встретиться с ним в том месте, где растут дикие розы.
На третий день они пошли к реке, где молодой человек убил её. В руке он спрятал камень, и когда она повернулась к нему спиной, молодой человек прошептал: “Красота должна умереть!” и ударил её по голове. Она умерла на месте.
Он вложил ей в рот розу и опустил её тело в реку, наблюдая, как оно погружается в хрустальную воду.
Её тело так и не нашли.
Прошло много лет, и люди забыли имя девушки, и стали называть её Дикой Розой.
Некоторые люди утверждают, что видели ее призрак, который бродит по берегу реки. Голова призрака испачкана в крови, а в руке девушка держит розу.
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They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
She stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?"
On the second day he came with a single red rose
He said "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
"If I show you the roses, will you follow?"
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
And I lent down and planted a rose 'tween her teeth
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me that I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
My name was Elisa Day
For my name was Elisa Day
Mikołaj Bieliński
This is not song ..... This is timeless masterpiece
• Tia san•!🙌🏻
For sure, like many songs of the Greatest Nick!!!
Scouser in Scotland
Yes, i do not understand why Nick is not a billionaire, his music is excellent and not run of the mill.
Hans Bittink
Prachtnummer!
Tom Tom
oh yesssssssssssssss !! love and free hugs from france
barbara barbara
Great author, great voices, many people doesn't know this perfect song...
Benjamin Henderson
Nick Cave is just absolutely brilliant. One of the best story tellers of our time
Jamie Smyth
The lines “they call me the wild rose. But my name was Elisa Day” just makes me think all of those victims who became nothing but a name in the media that people would recognize only because of their horrific murders. The one that comes to mind immediately is the Black Dahlia. Another flower name. A woman who was the victim of a horrendous crime and is now only known through that dehumanizing title
Heer Ollie
This is exactly the most creepy part of it. Very well explained, thanks
the sea...
Perfectly said.