Formed as a side project to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the band was originally known as Mini Seeds and was formed by Cave as "a way to escape the weight of The Bad Seeds." The band's name was inspired by a Memphis Slim song, Grinder Man Blues, which Cave is noted to have started singing during one of the band's early rehearsal sessions. The band's eponymous debut studio album, Grinderman, was released in 2007 to extremely positive reviews and the band's second and final studio album, Grinderman 2, was released in 2010 to a similar reception.
Following extensive touring after the release of Grinderman 2, Grinderman disbanded after a performance at the Meredith Music Festival in Victoria, Australia in December 2011. The band split up in order to focus on The Bad Seeds upcoming material. However, Jim Sclavunos later said: "I can't predict what the future of Grinderman is - if there is a future." The band reunited for a one-off performance at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California in April 2013.
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Electric Alice
Grinderman Lyrics
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Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight
Don't the moon look big and bright
Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight
Thought Electric Alice as she passed by
Makes me feel like I'm a little child again
Thought Electric Alice in the silver rain
Grinderman's song Electric Alice showcases nick cave's exceptional story-telling abilities, presenting a strikingly vivid and surreal image of a character called Electric Alice wandering under the moonlight. The lyrics begin with Alice's awe-inspiring observation of the stars and the moon. She marvels at the celestial beauty of the night sky, especially the bright and enormous moon. Her musings are interrupted by a baby's cry, and in that moment, she is transported back to her childhood, feeling like a little child once more.
The lyrics of Electric Alice evoke a strange sense of nostalgia, capturing Alice's feelings of longing for something she once had. It seems as though Alice is yearning to be a child again, to relive her life's simpler and more innocent moments. Her journey under the moonlight is a metaphor for this longing - it is a meandering, purposeless exploration through the past, present and future. As the rain falls around her, Alice is lost in her thoughts and memories, both happy and sorrowful.
Overall, the song Electric Alice by Grinderman is a poignant and evocative exploration of memory, nostalgia, and the beauty of life's simple moments. It is a stunning example of Nick Cave's storytelling and songwriting abilities, weaving together a haunting and surreal narrative of a character lost in time and space.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't the stars look good tonight
Electric Alice observes the beauty of the starry sky
Thought Electric Alice
These are Alice's thoughts as she gazes at the stars
In the pale moonlight
The dim light of the moon sets the scene for Alice's thoughts
Don't the moon look big and bright
Alice now looks at the moon, which appears large and luminous
I think I hear a baby cry
In the midst of her stargazing, Alice hears a baby's cry
Thought Electric Alice as she passed by
A reflection of Alice's thoughts as she continues on her way
Makes me feel like I'm a little child again
Hearing the baby cry invokes a sense of childhood nostalgia in Alice
Thought Electric Alice in the silver rain
The rain falls around her as she continues to ponder her thoughts
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Mute Song Limited, Sentric Music
Written by: Jim Sclavunos, Martyn Casey, Nicholas Cave, Warren Ellis
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Costas Giannakenas
"Electric Alice"
Don't the stars look good tonight
Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight
Don't the moon look big and bright
Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight
I think I hear a baby cry
Thought Electric Alice as she passed by
Makes me feel like I'm a little child again
Thought Electric Alice in the silver rain
Danny Pascoe
Cave and Ellis should do another Grinderman album...
I love this song ☺
Costas Giannakenas
"Electric Alice"
Don't the stars look good tonight
Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight
Don't the moon look big and bright
Thought Electric Alice
In the pale moonlight
I think I hear a baby cry
Thought Electric Alice as she passed by
Makes me feel like I'm a little child again
Thought Electric Alice in the silver rain
JL
Definitely some Pixies influence on this one Amazing
TheSeth1000
i know her, and yes, by gosh, she IS electric!
Juan Torrente
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rahul Baidh
Boy Wonder!
mbera11
Frank Black. Come on, man. You just made yourself look like you have no idea what you're talking about. Yes, Jack Black, from Tenacious D and The Pixies. I had no idea he was so influential.
buse e
⭐
houseofgogo
No, you're a Pixie's fan and that colors all your frame of reference.
Beth Newcott
< this one loves this song and hates the 9/11conspiracy, its FAKE YALL.