Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Curse of Millhaven (Live)

[@Appers]

Nick always makes slip-ups live, he's just not great at remembering lines. I went to one of his gigs once where he tried to do God Is In The House, forgot the words one verse in and just filled in the gaps with "the kittens the kittens the... kittens, the kittens..." I was a one of a kind performance!

[@jkempf71]

Appers when I saw cue card guy I was disappointed but then realized this song is a damned novel.

[@tuszkki9357]

​@@jkempf71the cue card guy is an inside joke tbh. Nick hardly ever uses him

[@TryAndListenToTheExperience]

He uses it for every song now Every time I've seen him in the past 8 yeats.​@@tuszkki9357

[@whitterichards1106]

Hated live versions at first, now in love. This pretty much sums up my entire relationship with Nick Cave.

[@Trundlecake]

He is a live perfomer... Takes a while to repect him for some. He is a slow burner, a consistent and a great writer

[@knowledgequeen]

"Oh fuck it, I'm a monster, I admit it!" Best moment ever.

[@miamidogwalker8488]

best line ever

[@HeartbreakingBravery]

7:02 may stand as the only moment Nick Cave has ever been out-badassed. Hats off to Warren Ellis. I wish Blixa would've stayed for longer. As far as I'm concerned this is the definitive lineup of the Bad Seeds.

[@julbarrier]

that drummer rocks as well :O

[@TheyCallMeSlimDavy]

The song was 15 to 20 years old at this point, and not played live that often. It also has quite a lot of words. Doesn't seem to be using the prompts much anyway far as I could see. This is one of the Bad Seeds best songs, and a stand-out track on Murder Ballads, which is crammed full of some great songs. This version is an absolute belter!

[@patriciofernandez2711]

7 years too late, but this concert was filmed in 2001 and this song came out in 1996

[@myboomstick]

my fav part - 'oh fuckin bill blake's little boy whatever...' much lol xD

[@ange2370]

He didn't come home , they found him the next week up in one mile creek with his head bashed in and a pocket full of stones ....😂

[@dallyAvellas]

Hahahah I laughed and loved it too

[@eltoro747]

It is a long song and my daily commute was between 10 and 15 minutes. So I'd listen to that mixed playlist of Cave/Cash in my car and it happened quite often just as I got in my driveway it was during this song. I usually stayed in the car and sang along until it ended.

[@mrnagasaki13]

I like how he gets the text wrong at that part with Bill Blakey's boy and he's just like: "Well, fuck it. Whatever." :D

[@lenejaV]

Warren Ellis is such a living legend! They're totally worth of each other...

[@EuchridEucrow1]

I've always loved the way this song starts (in the live and the album version). Just a complete explosion of dissonance and feedback, you think this is going to be the heaviest thing ever...and then this quaint little shuffle comes in. LMAO! Of course, before it's over, with the energy and Cave's lyrics, the shuffle becomes a frenetic rush. Great stuff...

[@jowly1462]

RIP Conway Savage

[@lewisbarrah8804]

I'm learning a cover of this at the moment, it's reassuring to see that Nick needs help remembering all the lyrics too!

[@kingcatfish3188]

well he said hes written atleast one thousand songs lol, after that amount its understandable. granted most of his probably didnt make it to an album.

[@joshoser12]

He has cue cards, even.

[@ange2370]

You just have to love the way he keeps on going 🖤

[@snarkmark]

Now I remember why I always think of Nick Cave when I hear "Rorschach test" 😊

[@SB-hc1nt]

Thank you for posting this! I love the Warren Ellis intro and Blixa of course. The time's I've seen Nick Cave he's never done this or The Carny two my favorites . I can't find any live for Song Of Joy and that's a fantastic song.

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

Listening to this reminds me of my Sophomore and junior years of high school. I’m tearing up because they were some of the best years of my life, though at the time I was not convinced as such... I listened to this version of the song every morning on the bus. It was like a ritual...

[@texasB666]

"my eyes aint green and my hair aint yella, it's more like the other way around" What a cool lyric ! my favorite album i think, these Murder Ballads rock so much..

[@jjonestowne]

I live in a town called Millhaven And it's small and it's mean and it's cold But if you come around just as the sun goes down You can watch the whole town turn to gold It's around about then that I used to go a-roaming Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all gotta die My name is Loretta but I prefer Lottie I'm closing in on my fifteenth year And if you think you have seen a pair of eyes more green Then you sure didn't see them around here My hair is yellow and I'm always a-combing La la la la La la la lie Mama often told me we all got to die You must have heard about The Curse Of Millhaven How last Christmas Bill Blake's little boy didn't come home They found him next week in One Mile Creek His head bashed in and his pockets full of stones Well, just imagine all the wailing and moaning La la la la La la la lie Even little Billy Blake's boy, he had to die Then Professor O'Rye from Millhaven High Found nailed to his door his prize-winning terrier Then next day the old fool brought little Biko to school And we all had to watch as he buried her His eulogy to Biko had all the tears a-flowing La la la la La la la lie Even God's little creatures, they have to die Our little town fell into a state of shock A lot of people were saying things that made little sense Then the next thing you know the head of Handyman Joe Was found in the fountain of the Mayor's residence Foul play can really get a small town going La la la la La la la lie Even God's children all have to die Then, in a cruel twist of fate, old Mrs Colgate Was stabbed but the job was not complete The last thing she said before the cops pronounced her dead Was, "My killer is Loretta and she lives across the street!" Twenty cops burst through my door without even phoning La la la la La la la lie The young ones, the old ones, they all gotta die Yes, it is I, Lottie. The Curse Of Millhaven I've struck horror in the heart of this town Like my eyes ain't green and my hair ain't yellow It's more like the other way around I gotta pretty little mouth underneath all the foaming La la la la La la la lie Sooner or later we all gotta die Since I was no bigger than a weavil they've been saying I was evil That if "bad" was a boot that I'd fit it That I'm a wicked young lady, but I've been trying hard lately O fuck it! I'm a monster! I admit it! It makes me so mad my blood really starts a-going La la la la La la la lie Mama always told me that we all gotta die Yeah, I drowned the Blakey kid, stabbed Mrs. Colgate, I admit Did the handyman with his circular saw in his garden shed But I never crucified little Biko, that was two junior high school psychos Stinky Bohoon and his friend with the pumpkin-sized head I'll sing to the lot, now you got me going La la la la La la la lie All God's children have all gotta die There were all the others, all our sisters and brothers You assumed were accidents, best forgotten Recall the children who broke through the ice on Lake Tahoo? Everyone assumed the "Warning" signs had followed them to the bottom Well, they're underneath the house where I do quite a bit of stowing La la la la La la la lie Even twenty little children, they had to die And the fire of '91 that razed the Bella Vista slum There was the biggest shit-fight this country's ever seen Insurance companies ruined, land lords getting sued All cause of wee girl with a can of gasoline Those flames really roared when the wind started blowing La la la la La la la lie Rich man, poor man, all got to die Well I confessed to all these crimes and they put me on trial I was laughing when they took me away Off to the asylum in an old black Mariah It ain't home, but you know, it's fucking better than jail It ain't such bad old place to have a home in La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all gotta die Now I got shrinks that will not rest with their endless Rorschach tests I keep telling them they're out to get me They ask me if I feel remorse and I answer, "Why of course! There is so much more I could have done if they'd let me!" So it's Rorschach and Prozac and everything is groovy Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they all have to die La la la la La la la lie I'm happy as a lark and everything is fine Singing La la la la La la la lie Yeah, everything is groovy and everything is fine Singing La la la la La la la lie All God's children they gotta die

[@snarkmark]

Both the internets and Nick Cave thanks you!

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

i love this version better than studio

[@alb639]

This version is amazing. I wish I had seen his 2001 tour.

[@froginek]

YES. This version is amazing.

[@vedran7825]

blixa bargel on the guitar -best part

[@Richard_Neubauten]

+Sektion B 7:35 And his favorite blue Fender Mustang. :)

[@Irben101]

I have been listening to this album repeatedly since last night,this guy is a fucking genius !!

[@thefierce123]

Blixa is so fucking cool

[@lrl5829]

I love how he shouts out everyone on stage

[@rschtls]

this brings me pure joy

[@PISSED8]

The greatest collection of the Most Interesting Men in the world.

[@antimagpie]

it feels good to know even he struggles to remember all the verses.

[@MummenshantzPachinko]

Well my name is Lorettar but I prefer Lottie, I'm closing in on my fifteenth year, and if you think you've seen a pair of eyes more green, you sure haven't seen them around here

[@STB_666]

'Cept my eyes ain't green and my hair ain't yella, it's more like the other way 'round ....

Nick is like the only non-rhotic English speaker to really embrace the imaginary r. As a Canuck who just pronounces the letters that actually exist, it still kills me that he rhymed "Gibraltar" with "Maltar."

[@ZeeDDD65]

Lol triangle solo

[@spazchicken1]

+ZeeDDD65 triangles are so epic

[@may51973]

Never heard this one live. I would love to

[@surfin4]

one of my favorite songs ..nice post

[@Pandy268]

Well it is I Lottie the curse of Milheaven. I struck horror in the heart of this town.

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

My favorite is "I gotta pretty little mouth underneath all the foaming "

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

I heard this song when I was maybe 15 or 16. Watching this brings back tears. This song got me through shit

[@MrOboema]

Okay, kids: look at the musical talent play with such precision, poëtry but also horror in lyrics, clean professional muscians, no plastic surgery in sight, classical instruments, enthousiastic but not crazy crowd, normal outfits...this is what we used to call a solid live performance.

[@brianlewis4941]

Love the smell of attitude burning

[@ionutziosif3427]

6:25 he fucking loves it :))

[@touchandgod]

Warren's outdone him before. That's why Nick keeps him around, they're well-matched.

[@ganztabear]

in fact is he called the prince of the swamp. but you'r totally right he is the king

[@PatrikNielsen]

Rorschach and prozak...

[@Lazzie_the_Psilocybe_Deity]

Patrik Nielsen ...and everything is groovy

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

You're wellcome, also look out for the Live At LSO St Lukes gig

[@Frawley90]

awesome song 5/5. super fun to play on guitar and sing to.

[@RenePauw]

I like this song so very much. Just have to sing along when it plays. Well, for the most part to be honest. In a cruel twist of fate, old mrs Colgate, Was stabbed but the job was not complete.. The last thing she said, before the cops pronounced her dead, was: 'My killer is Loretta and she lives across the Street!' It's just so brilliantly written...

[@mariatinabiagioni]

great videos!! fantastic!!!

[@DrDioNYsos]

ohhh it does works! perfect! thanks a lot cuz this is really a rare thing and its surprising to see such a low count viewers! I remember this song putting 10.ooo people in amok 10-years ago in Athens, probably because it was an open place and not like this ala-french dead hole...

[@MrMarkieful]

@adianime1 That part has been ringing in my head since I first heard this song 2 weeks ago.. lalalalaaa

[@DrugabrieL]

Lottie, a genuine wife material.

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

Have you seen him with Grinderman? he rocks

[@davidlynchsparta]

I love u Nick

[@rijeka8]

Great great great!!!!!!!

[@edstone1]

@TheAbsolutionHowl Fuck yeah! But ol' Nick doesn't stop.

[@benisnobich]

damn

[@textproduktion]

I think it's my smokeplume you can see after like 3 minutes. Worthless knowledge...

[@honrodgers9472]

What a bunch of Bad Seeds

[@flubberlumps]

I did....time i will now never get back

[@pablohentschelfernandez5824]

Does anybody get the name of the organist? He's not even mentioned in Wikipedia (I think).

[@stinkybohoon71]

+Pablo Hentschel Fernández .. It's the great Dave Graney !

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

It's a very difficult song, and he does make a minor mistake at 3:24. PS: Isn't the prompt-guy Sully Erna from Godsmack?

[@leonceheaven1032]

Looking at ol nick putting the shrimp on the barbie! Shrimp on the barbie for everyone!

[@beckettman1]

4.18 is the best lyric in this song.

[@faszafasza]

i love it! But what is it with the prompt-guy? Nick needs one?

[@nicorigo]

Jean-Phi is holding the lyrics for him. Blame it on the french.... Great performance anyway...

[@ПетяПетя-р3б]

супеер Nick!!!

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

@pawelzuzelski I approve of this message.

[@brianlewis4941]

Can I marry Lottie?

[@BuckinghamGreen86]

Man, the queue card guy must feel so unimportant..

[@1apart1]

Haha right on :)

[@ggosia3a]

Rewelation 5/5

[@koltur]

...just excellent.

[@DrDioNYsos]

ohhh commooon now.... thank you but repost this marble please, cuz its not working properly...!

[@Stat1onary]

@TheAbsolutionHowl Warren Ellis is king

[@NotYourBiggestFan]

what do you mean? it seems OK to me.

[@nowthisisfuuun]

Lyric sheet stands were invented in 2003 People in 2001:

[@faszafasza]

It is, but still... It is his own song, and he's been singing it for a while. Anyways, maybe he's Sully Erna, but I think he is rather to skinny compared to Sully. Nick should have introduced him as well as the member of the band...haha

[@monisia1261]

Katarzyna Groniec - Przekleństwo Millhaven is great Polish version this song!

[@aslongasitlasts]

Who are you, 16 people who disliked this video?

[@bottale]

I'd agree with that. GREAT song, just creepy. Love it.

[@adianime1]

La la la la la La la la la la All children of God they must die XD Thanks... ^ ^

[@medusac]

everything is groofy..ghe ghe in the funnyfarm

[@natalyamykhaylenko5485]

Kinga Prais o niebo lepiej to spiewa!!!!

[@piotrjaszczuk8]

Ale nie ma tego feelingu, co Cave. Samo śpiewanie to nie wszystko, to co robi Cave, to magia na scenie. Preis po prostu to ogrywa.

[@opus-px3hz]

6:20 담배 ㅈㄴ 맛깔나게 피네..

[@MrDeucelow]

WTF? Lol

[@flubberlumps]

The problem with remaking songs is that it is plagiarism, If I was to paint the Mona lisa I don't think anyone would be impressed. except perhaps at my lack of imagination.

[@Zamudiokid]

Covers =/= plagiarism.

[@Ivanowa13]

I think Natalia Sikora's version is pretty much better ---- "Natalia Sikora ! PRZEKLEŃSTWO MILLHAVEN "

[@nickpattinson5017]

there's so much more I could've done if they'd have let me !