Spanning Nick Caves career from Birthday Party to 1993. First authorized Nick Cave documentary. Broadcasted on TV stations in various countries (Germany, Australia, Israel, Switzerland, Austria, Italy)
There's just something so sexy about this man. Not to mention that he's one of the great lyricist of the twentieth century (twenty-first remains to be seen); 'Into My Arms' has to be one of the top greatest love songs ever.
He is going to Church sunday's and Christ is a very important Person for him. Into My Arms is a song with this kind of meeting with Jesus Christ in prayer.
I used to tape Saturday night rage as a kid and watch it on Sunday, writing down the vhs counter number of the songs I liked. Sometimes I would tape the show on before rage by accident, and that was how I saw this doco in my early teens and fell in love with Nick Cave for life.
@Jim Newcombe He's up there with the best rock songwriters ever, and don't forget that his work is very much a collaborative effort. He's managed to pull off the impossible in his music, as very few have written lyrics so complex with such a rich (sometimes very skeletal) musical backing, and there's also the voice and the phrasing. One of a kind!
The greatest artists put words to feelings we can not express anywhere near as eloquently, " I'm just a microscopic cog in a catastrophic plan." Enough said.
The older I get the more I love Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. OMG!! When I was younger I really didn’t get his Birthday Party stuff but I was just a stupid, blinkered, narrow minded, ignorant child.
Rhoda Yackez 80s/90s was the best time ever seen :;-), he would fit in perfectly and, symultanously, epoche has brought him up. I'd even jump to conclusion, 90s wouldn't be the same without NC having contributed with his mesmerizing attitude and aesthetics both gloomy and glamourish.
I agree. I saw him with the Bad Seeds at the Town & Country club in London in 1988 and they were just fantastic. I must admit I think his music was much better then than what it is now.
I saw the B.P. with Neubauten and Malaria on a triple bill at the Lyceum in 82. That was a concert that truly changed my whole outlook on music, in a good way. 😊
Wow! You are lucky but you were there to begin with because something or somebody told you that you should see them. I have been listening to the Birthday Party for many years and never get tired of any of their music. Roland was one of the greatest guitarists ever. An other worldly sound! I only saw Nick Cave once in Philly in 1985, but I have tons of his music and concert videos. He is Nick the Stripper, he is King Ink!
@@littleghostfilms3012 So you're an old person, like me. I was lucky to have grown up in the right place at the right time, a very unique time. I saw many great shows between 78- early eighties, The Germs, early Cramps, etc... I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I feel sorry for todays young. All the unoriginal music nowadays.
@@Lucretciela Old? Hahaha! I remain as youthful in my spirit and mind as I ever was. That's what it's all about. Art keeps you alive and kicking. As far as music today? You have to look for it. I found all kinds of music this year online. I love what's come out of Australia lately (back to N Cave land) Amyl and the Sniffers are a thrilling blast of Punk Rock dynamite, from England Sleaford Mods and Billy Nomates are two minimalist artists who rant against the system. Great sounds but not everybody's cup of tea. There's PJ Harvey(Nick's lady friend), Anna Calvi, Fiona Apple, really so many others. You just have to look and keep your ears open. I've been listening to the Cramps a whole lot this year! Ivy's guitar playing is up there with the best. Enjoy life, find good stuff!
@@littleghostfilms3012 dont FORGET THE AMAZING TRACY PEW..I VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING..LIKE TACY AND ROWLAND AND NICK TOGETHER..WAS DEFINITLY NICKS FINEST HOUR THE BP
I love 'Himmel Uber Berlin' from Wim Wenders and this whole period in Berlin.. And I can see why Nick wanted to live there, that city fits him very well in that time period!
I first saw this documentary on Australia's SBS Channel on the eve off Nick's 1994 Oz tour. A brilliant documentary as Nick talks. We get a brief, but important look at The Boys Next Door through the Shivers film clip. The Boys Next Door morphed into The Birthday Party. The Birthday Party - Australia's best ever punk band, in the post-punk era. At that time the footage shown by this doco had only seen by very few. Australian media, including our own Molly Meldrum did not play videos or even show pictures of the Birthday Party. Countdown made one live reference to The Birthday Party and that was that they had topped the Indie charts in the UK. The doco showing the clip to Junkyard Dog from Dutch TV, where it aired live in 1983 was a touch of class by the makers of this documentary. Many people saw the clip to Shivers for either the first time, OR, had not seen the clip since 1979 thanks to this documentary. The documentary ends well with material from the magnificent - Let Love In - album. The success of Let Love In catapulted Nick Cave into the mainstream and he actually made money after 15 years in the industry.!
Io ti conosco da alcuni mesi. Mi sento nell'universo quando ti ascolto. Non mi stanco mai di guardarti e guardare i tuoi video. Leggo i testi delle canzoni in italiano perché non so l'inglese. Ti amo Nik. Mi rendi la vita più allegra, più gioiosa perché ne ho proprio bisogno. Amo e adoro la tua voce. Grazie di cuore ❤️
Great job, Nanni Jacobson! It was a delight... I met him in São Paulo back in 91, Nick is a truly gentleman and you managed to portrait this too. Loved it 🌻
Watching this wants me to just go amazon and buy the few Nick Cave CDs I have missing in my Nick Cave / Boys Nest Door / Birthday Party / Collaborations CDs collection.
Nick is on e of my favorite, his on the top 5, like Lennon, so really special for me. Just listen to the Grinderman album and you gonna know what is Fu. Ing ROCK & ROLL
all respect to Bob Dylan , Im not fan of him, but respect is there...If he has won Nobel for song lyrics, well...judge for yourself...In my opinion Cave is best ever songwriter
I've said for many years that nick will be remembered for many years beyond Bob and the beatles and maybe Leonard Cohen. He is so underrated. History will serve him his due.
Lol Nick is good and all, great lyrics, but he doesn’t hold a candle to The Beatles musically, nor would his music exist without them. The Beatles are the most important and best band/artists in popular music ever. Leonard Cohen is similar but much better lyrically, which is where they both shine. Dark and confessional poetry. Leonard Cohen doesn’t have any goth artifice which is cool. I prefer him. But yeah I just came to say that Nick Cave is great but he isn’t in the same league as The Beatles.
@@christiangasior4244 we are talking about lyrics. I hope that you dont think that The Beatles are better in writing ... again, we dont talk about music
Awesome documentary. Discovering Nick this way allowed me to relate to him as a person quite a lot. I admire him for being able to express his mind in his art the way he does.
I wonder if Nick Cave ever crossed paths with Tom Waits. I've always thought they're both men untethered from time and current trends. And they've been making music for about the same time
Sebastian ....funny you say that bc they are my two favorites. But I assume that is the same for many of us. I don't like comparing. I think I love them equally but for me, living in some of the places in LA Tom Waits writes about I suppose I feel more warmth from Tom. Both elite.
Yes , I could picture him and Tom Waits together ; but the first time I ever heard Nick Cave I felt he was inspired by or trying to channel Jim Morrison .
yes just read the book of his early life 'Boy on Fire' and him, Tracy Pew and maybe Mick Harvey ran into him in a St. Kilda Cafe that was famous for the white powder takeaways and Greek made Hamburgers (australian cuisine). that was in Boys Next Door days.
Nanniloves cats thank your open heart x How honest artistry presents. Love Nick and the guts he showed with his adventurous close crew . I have a whiskey in hand as I write this. Miss these days with body and mind alive xx
43.09 I love this song and the lyrics 'the bible' is also for me the way, the live and and He J.C is on the Throne: The Mercy Seat. The documentary is 20 year old 😮 (1993-2023)
thanks! saw this one on arte, might have been 1998 or something like that, lost the vhs tape i recored it on and have been searching for it ever since...
Still pretty weird to know Nick lived and drinked near my old house in Brazil. So weird he sitting on a boteco's table in the side walk drinking Antarctica beer.
My first ever taste of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds was on the Henry's Dream album! Wow, mind blown! And then we got even equally good stuff later! I feel almost happy about my general state of being at the time...
there is lots of short clips from what seems to be the recording sessions for "the firstborn is dead" in this. does anyone know if you can see more of that footage somewhere or was it ever released on video like the last birthday party sessions? would love to see more than just 5 second snippets
Está história é muito bacana, hoje meu filho hoje está com 15anos,amo meu filho,na gestação do meu filho sempre falava com ele, quando eu chegava em ele ouvia minha voz, ele começava a se encher que faze muito boa muito maravilhosa obrigado meu Deus por esse privilégio e muitos outros
Thanks for sharing. It adds layers, so said, it really does. Nick seems to be kinda more... human after watching this, it sort of made me 're-read' (or re-write) his picture and enabled me to see him as a person, not just an obnonxious, extremely whimsy and self-centered individual... A whole lot of great music (like eg.Berlin in 70s/80s-just WOW!!!) and very informative stuff. Thanks again!!!
I have no doubts everybody is a person. But some people seem to intentionally diminish/belittle their properties as human being, flesh and blood. Oddly enough, I'm (and have been) a Nick Cave's fan even though having had plenty of mixed emotions as for his behaviour etc. To be someone work's fan is one thing and being uncritical is something completely else. Anyway, I do feel much more comfortable now, since I know the person who I apreciate and respect a lot is... a person, so said.
I saw The Birthday Party in London in 1980. Amazing intense show. I took lots of pictures which I really should dig up.
And then when you dig them up, make a video for us!!! That would be a treat.
Please!
oof! must’ve been amazing. my favorite era of nick cave.
I saw Nick and Kylie sing their duet in 1996 0r 97. I was so full of Heroin.
Did you ever get those pictures of the birthday party? That’s one of my fav ever bands I would love to see those photos!
There's just something so sexy about this man. Not to mention that he's one of the great lyricist of the twentieth century (twenty-first remains to be seen); 'Into My Arms' has to be one of the top greatest love songs ever.
he's PJ harvey, they are the same person.
Murder Ballads is great album too!And yes, there's definitely something sexy and charismatic about Nick and his songs!
He is going to Church sunday's and Christ is a very important Person for him. Into My Arms is a song with this kind of meeting with Jesus Christ in prayer.
I rewatch this weekly for mental sustenance
Nick Cave is the best artist for me...perfect music helped me for a many times to survive...Thank you, Nick, for you live, love you forever!!!
You idiot he hates you 💀
He hates you
🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
I used to tape Saturday night rage as a kid and watch it on Sunday, writing down the vhs counter number of the songs I liked. Sometimes I would tape the show on before rage by accident, and that was how I saw this doco in my early teens and fell in love with Nick Cave for life.
Australias greatest musical export ..
No comparison to Rolf Harris though
Nah, the wiggles are better.
@@Parrotchuter gonna have to take this side
@Jim Newcombe He's up there with the best rock songwriters ever, and don't forget that his work is very much a collaborative effort. He's managed to pull off the impossible in his music, as very few have written lyrics so complex with such a rich (sometimes very skeletal) musical backing, and there's also the voice and the phrasing. One of a kind!
@@Parrotchuter thank you, did not know about that. i don't care if it's not habitable, 'strajia here i come
The greatest artists put words to feelings we can not express anywhere near
as eloquently, " I'm just a microscopic cog in a catastrophic plan." Enough said.
The older I get the more I love Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. OMG!!
When I was younger I really didn’t get his Birthday Party stuff but I was just a stupid, blinkered, narrow minded, ignorant child.
Nick is Nick but sometimes he’s something else...
After all of this darkness "white elephant" (2022) is the darkest song I've ever heard him sing.
Great movie. Saw him live two weeks ago, he's still getting better and better.
Damn good. He really shined in the 90s. Looked his best. Wrote his best. Saw him once. Need to see him once again.
Rhoda Yackez 80s/90s was the best time ever seen :;-), he would fit in perfectly and, symultanously, epoche has brought him up. I'd even jump to conclusion, 90s wouldn't be the same without NC having contributed with his mesmerizing attitude and aesthetics both gloomy and glamourish.
I agree. I saw him with the Bad Seeds at the Town & Country club in London in 1988 and they were just fantastic. I must admit I think his music was much better then than what it is now.
what are you talking about? he is still rolling like a MF
I saw the B.P. with Neubauten and Malaria on a triple bill at the Lyceum in 82. That was a concert that truly changed my whole outlook on music, in a good way. 😊
You should have seen him in the early 80 s..in the 90 s..he was a dull man already..heroin..
I feel very lucky to have seen Birthday Party at the Whiskey. They were awesome.
Wow! You are lucky but you were there to begin with because something or somebody told you that you should see them. I have been listening to the Birthday Party for many years and never get tired of any of their music. Roland was one of the greatest guitarists ever. An other worldly sound! I only saw Nick Cave once in Philly in 1985, but I have tons of his music and concert videos. He is Nick the Stripper, he is King Ink!
@@littleghostfilms3012 So you're an old person, like me. I was lucky to have grown up in the right place at the right time, a very unique time. I saw many great shows between 78- early eighties, The Germs, early Cramps, etc... I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I feel sorry for todays young. All the unoriginal music nowadays.
@@Lucretciela Old? Hahaha! I remain as youthful in my spirit and mind as I ever was. That's what it's all about. Art keeps you alive and kicking. As far as music today? You have to look for it. I found all kinds of music this year online. I love what's come out of Australia lately (back to N Cave land) Amyl and the Sniffers are a thrilling blast of Punk Rock dynamite, from England Sleaford Mods and Billy Nomates are two minimalist artists who rant against the system. Great sounds but not everybody's cup of tea. There's PJ Harvey(Nick's lady friend), Anna Calvi, Fiona Apple, really so many others. You just have to look and keep your ears open. I've been listening to the Cramps a whole lot this year! Ivy's guitar playing is up there with the best. Enjoy life, find good stuff!
@@littleghostfilms3012 dont FORGET THE AMAZING TRACY PEW..I VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING..LIKE TACY AND ROWLAND AND NICK TOGETHER..WAS DEFINITLY NICKS FINEST HOUR THE BP
@@Lucretcielacramps were just fantastic too especially in the early 80 s
I love the video for "Do you love me?"; it's filled, FILLED, with Nick's sleazy friends from Brazil...
I like part 2.
Very surreal video, great song.
I love 'Himmel Uber Berlin' from Wim Wenders and this whole period in Berlin..
And I can see why Nick wanted to live there, that city fits him very well in that time period!
Rest In Peace, Anita.
Mr. Clarinet remains my favorite BP song
king ink or big jesus trash can for me
Love everything from those first 2 records
So many great albums, Henry's Dream is still my favourite
I first saw this documentary on Australia's SBS Channel on the eve off Nick's 1994 Oz tour.
A brilliant documentary as Nick talks. We get a brief, but important look at The Boys Next Door through the Shivers film clip. The Boys Next Door morphed into The Birthday Party.
The Birthday Party - Australia's best ever punk band, in the post-punk era. At that time the footage shown by this doco had only seen by very few. Australian media, including our own Molly Meldrum did not play videos or even show pictures of the Birthday Party. Countdown made one live reference to The Birthday Party and that was that they had topped the Indie charts in the UK.
The doco showing the clip to Junkyard Dog from Dutch TV, where it aired live in 1983 was a touch of class by the makers of this documentary.
Many people saw the clip to Shivers for either the first time, OR, had not seen the clip since 1979 thanks to this documentary.
The documentary ends well with material from the magnificent - Let Love In - album.
The success of Let Love In catapulted Nick Cave into the mainstream and he actually made money after 15 years in the industry.!
Nick Cave,Peter Hammill,Merzbow,Leonard Cohen,Joni Mitchell...Saints in a pit of shit,.Love them!
In Nick we trust
The artist/teacher Nick refers to was Kath Boyle who painted this egg shape.I painted my naked torso crucified just to annoy her
Io ti conosco da alcuni mesi. Mi sento nell'universo quando ti ascolto. Non mi stanco mai di guardarti e guardare i tuoi video. Leggo i testi delle canzoni in italiano perché non so l'inglese. Ti amo Nik. Mi rendi la vita più allegra, più gioiosa perché ne ho proprio bisogno. Amo e adoro la tua voce. Grazie di cuore ❤️
Just magnificent. My involvement with promoting Australian music was a profound joy in the 80s and 90s
Watching this I understand what a stupid failure I am. Maybe there's hope yet.
I could listen to him speak all day. Thanks for sharing this.
A true visionary a major artist and a living legend with any shadow of a doubt and long my he continue to please enough said
one of the artist i love who changed my live....Master of poetry and soundscapes.
Great job, Nanni Jacobson! It was a delight... I met him in São Paulo back in 91, Nick is a truly gentleman and you managed to portrait this too. Loved it 🌻
I love that even the name .(at least for me )Summons A Writer/character very Twainesque'The Nick from the Tool hitting the Cave, that sparked!
Watching this wants me to just go amazon and buy the few Nick Cave CDs I have missing in my Nick Cave / Boys Nest Door / Birthday Party / Collaborations CDs collection.
Do!
i love Wim Wenders films. Nick Cave was perfect for him....a beautiful black star.
Nick is on e of my favorite, his on the top 5, like Lennon, so really special for me. Just listen to the Grinderman album and you gonna know what is Fu. Ing ROCK & ROLL
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
all respect to Bob Dylan , Im not fan of him, but respect is there...If he has won Nobel for song lyrics, well...judge for yourself...In my opinion Cave is best ever songwriter
I've said for many years that nick will be remembered for many years beyond Bob and the beatles and maybe Leonard Cohen.
He is so underrated.
History will serve him his due.
@@bpm609 Nick and Leonard onstage together would have been epic.
I hate bob dylan..most boring gig i ever saw was bob in 1980
Lol Nick is good and all, great lyrics, but he doesn’t hold a candle to The Beatles musically, nor would his music exist without them. The Beatles are the most important and best band/artists in popular music ever. Leonard Cohen is similar but much better lyrically, which is where they both shine. Dark and confessional poetry. Leonard Cohen doesn’t have any goth artifice which is cool. I prefer him. But yeah I just came to say that Nick Cave is great but he isn’t in the same league as The Beatles.
@@christiangasior4244 we are talking about lyrics. I hope that you dont think that The Beatles are better in writing ... again, we dont talk about music
Awesome documentary. Discovering Nick this way allowed me to relate to him as a person quite a lot. I admire him for being able to express his mind in his art the way he does.
I liked everything birthday party put out.All terrific musicians.. including cave.
I wonder if Nick Cave ever crossed paths with Tom Waits. I've always thought they're both men untethered from time and current trends. And they've been making music for about the same time
...in a perfect world.
Herman Brood aNd Captain Beefheart
Sebastian ....funny you say that bc they are my two favorites. But I assume that is the same for many of us. I don't like comparing. I think I love them equally but for me, living in some of the places in LA Tom Waits writes about I suppose I feel more warmth from Tom. Both elite.
Yes , I could picture him and Tom Waits together ; but the first time I ever heard Nick Cave I felt he was inspired by or trying to channel Jim Morrison .
yes just read the book of his early life 'Boy on Fire' and him, Tracy Pew and maybe Mick Harvey ran into him in a St. Kilda Cafe that was famous for the white powder takeaways and Greek made Hamburgers (australian cuisine). that was in Boys Next Door days.
Thank you so much for sharing!!
Nanniloves cats thank your open heart x How honest artistry presents. Love Nick and the guts he showed with his adventurous close crew . I have a whiskey in hand as I write this. Miss these days with body and mind alive xx
Awesome!thanks.
what a treat, thank you!
Dude Rowlands guitar. His ambilicle cord that never got cut off.
Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for sharing this!!
Great work. Thank's a lot!
Superb! Thank you.
If been to over a thousand who’s probably since my youth. Nick cave and NIN downward tour tops them all.
Thanks for uploading it!
Love Nick Cave and everything related to his life, career, thank you for this insightful film.
Fascinating, nicely constructed film .
That Boys Next Door clip at the beginning is astonishing. He already had it down, the whole Nick Cave sound.
Excellent film, thank you!
43.09 I love this song and the lyrics 'the bible' is also for me the way, the live and and He J.C is on the Throne: The Mercy Seat. The documentary is 20 year old 😮 (1993-2023)
Thank you! ❤
That's a great doc on Nick. Nice one.
Great documentary! ✨✨✨
fantastic documentary, thanks for sharing it. One of the best ones I've seen.
Thank you so much for sharing this! Very honest and informative documentary.
Brilliant!
Gracias Gracias mil 🖤🖤🖤
So impressive
Excellent!! Thanks for uploading this 😃
Thanks for this, such a well put together docu - I really love those Berlin & Brazil years.
You have put together a very precious material. Thank you so much for sharing :)
.. The best.. So fascinating...
Well done coverage of the most interesting periods of Nick Cave.
Brilliant
thanks! saw this one on arte, might have been 1998 or something like that, lost the vhs tape i recored it on and have been searching for it ever since...
Nick…so great ! Since The Birthday Party
THANK YOU Nannilovescats!!
I agree einsturzende neubauten 1980 to 1982...where the best band i ever saw..back then they were even better then the birthday party...
How it took me so long to find this doc on YT ??? Thanks for sharing !!
Still pretty weird to know Nick lived and drinked near my old house in Brazil. So weird he sitting on a boteco's table in the side walk drinking Antarctica beer.
Great guy Great music Great Video....
beautiful
What an amazing person, a real gentleman😎
Wow fantastic doc Nanni! Really rare and special stuff, and it's in HD. Thank you so much!
He's a person.
GREAT doco Nanni Jacobson. First saw this on SBS back in 1994. Really piqued my interest in Mr Cave.
Thanks for sharing this!
My first ever taste of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds was on the Henry's Dream album! Wow, mind blown! And then we got even equally good stuff later! I feel almost happy about my general state of being at the time...
@Nannilovescats Thank you so much!!!!!
We lost there and like it. Old man said music is colors. Cave makes them show.
Kat Bjelland at 28:06!
hope I will have the chance to see him in 2022!
That's a really good documentary.
/Jack J
I can wait to see Nick and his bad seeds on Brazil, Sao Pauo Oct 14
U just made my saturday night 💘
the coolest bloke on the block!
I'm very happy about Nanni loving cats
He reminds Me of Jim Morrison...but advanced to this era. He's*brilliant 🎶❤️🔥🤩
Nanni has wonderful taste
Imagina parar num barzinho e encontrar o Nick tomando uma cerveja. Eu travava na hora.
there is lots of short clips from what seems to be the recording sessions for "the firstborn is dead" in this. does anyone know if you can see more of that footage somewhere or was it ever released on video like the last birthday party sessions? would love to see more than just 5 second snippets
First half of this, I have to say, Cave left me cold. By the end I really liked the lad. Cheers, Nick!
I will never forget you
WeAreFamily 💫
(Starseed )
Está história é muito bacana, hoje meu filho hoje está com 15anos,amo meu filho,na gestação do meu filho sempre falava com ele, quando eu chegava em ele ouvia minha voz, ele começava a se encher que faze muito boa muito maravilhosa obrigado meu Deus por esse privilégio e muitos outros
Well done Nanni - ★★★★★
Met cave in 1989. Talent stands out, Hes the real deal.
Thanks for sharing. It adds layers, so said, it really does. Nick seems to be kinda more... human after watching this, it sort of made me 're-read' (or re-write) his picture and enabled me to see him as a person, not just an obnonxious, extremely whimsy and self-centered individual... A whole lot of great music (like eg.Berlin in 70s/80s-just WOW!!!) and very informative stuff. Thanks again!!!
Thank you !
Apply that lesson to everybody you meet so as to avoid being a presumptuous ass. Everybody is a person. Your perceptions are irrelevant.
I have no doubts everybody is a person. But some people seem to intentionally diminish/belittle their properties as human being, flesh and blood. Oddly enough, I'm (and have been) a Nick Cave's fan even though having had plenty of mixed emotions as for his behaviour etc. To be someone work's fan is one thing and being uncritical is something completely else. Anyway, I do feel much more comfortable now, since I know the person who I apreciate and respect a lot is... a person, so said.
Did you see Dandy yet? I love the film!