"The Mercy Seat"
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"The Mercy Seat" is a dark, narrative-driven song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds that explores guilt, death, and the electric chair through intense, repetitive lyrics and brooding instrumentation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "The Mercy Seat" canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Tender Prey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| coveredOn | American III: Solitary Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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gothic rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy | Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Live Seeds
NERFINISHED
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The Good Son Live at the Paradiso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent dark narrative rock songs ⓘ |
| instrumentation | brooding instrumentation ⓘ |
| label | Mute Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
narrative
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repetitive ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a condemned man on death row
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intense vocal delivery ⓘ repetitive lyrical refrain ⓘ |
| partOf | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds discography ⓘ |
| producer |
Flood
NERFINISHED
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Tony Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| theme |
capital punishment
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death ⓘ electric chair ⓘ guilt ⓘ judgment ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| tone |
brooding
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dark ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| writer |
Blixa Bargeld
NERFINISHED
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Kid Congo Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wydler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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