I don’t know about you, but I just love Murder Ballads. Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads is one of my favourite albums. And a lot of my favourite songs have murder and death in them. Also, some of my own.
Is that morbid? I have a feeling I’m coming off as a bit creepy right now.
Let me start again.
Like Tom Waits, I love it when a beautiful melody tells me terrible things. I don’t know what it is. But then, I’ve never been exactly normal. I’ve always been fascinated with evil people, like serial killers and horrible dictators and such. And songs about evil and destruction just do it for me, I don’t know.
Anyway, I wanted to share a cover I did with my band of a wonderful murder ballad by Neil Young. We recorded this years ago for a Neil Young Cover contest run the the Icelandic National Radio. We did not win, but I’m pretty happy with it, so I wanted to share it here.
I hope you like it.
Also, I hope you’ll join my Facebook group! It’s a great place to chat about music and life, have a drink and share stories. I hope you’ll join us. It’s a nice place.
Folk on!
Eyvi
I am not sure Neil meant it as an evil song=never felt that way to me
No, I’m not saying that. Just saying it’s a murder ballad.
Very nice Bro. I too am a Neil Young fan…looking forward to the music group,sounds like a good place to sit back smoke a fatty and swap tales of places far away that music has taken us…once again thank U for the invite Brother I am Honored….
Thank you, my friend. Can’t wait to see you in the Facebook group. 🙂
A great cover of a classic song Eyvi
Thanks, man!