I mentioned before I was trying to acquaint myself with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Well here’s what is quite possibly the best performance I’ve ever heard:
If the lyrics don’t mean much, consider Wikipedia’s summary:
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The song tells the story of a man about to be executed by the electric chair. The "Mercy Seat" refers both to the throne of God in the heavens, which the man feels he will soon visit, and to the electric chair. The song is laden with allusions to Christianity; in the Old Testament, the mercy seat is the symbol of the throne of God over the Ark of the Covenant.
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But what I love most is the way the whole track slowly builds up in complexity and intensity. I need to find more songs like this.