I have dedicated “Into My Arms” to every woman I have fallen in love with. They were only able to rent this song while they had my heart.
There will never be a woman who can outlast the years of my fanboy love for Nick Cave.
It’s a mathematical impossibility.
“Into My Arms” is the greatest love song ever written.
Here’s “Into My Arms” for MTV with a fun intro by Mr. Cave:
When I was a cheeky little Nick Cave fan, I thought the song was about heroin. I was wrong. Now it means more to me as a love song.
Here’s an excellent version from “God Is in the House” DVD:
Vat? You are Polish and you don’t understand zee lyrics? We are here to serve the needs of Polish lovers. Let’s watch Stanislaw Soyka interpret the song with a very happy ending:
This week’s Nick Cave Monday is dedicated to the next woman I fall in love with. Babe, this song is for you. And you don’t even know it yet.
Thanks for reading and come back next week for Nick Cave Monday.
5 responses
Thanks for the tribute. We’re going to be very happy together.
I’ve been really enjoying Nick Cave Mondays. This song is so dear to me. It was the soundtrack to the fisrt dance at my wedding. I’m pretty sure my husband and I were the only two people there who appreciated how romantic it is.
I seem to recall reading an interview with Nick about this album, where he sheepishly called himself out for being over-emotional and over-obvious with his lyrics. I’m sure he said that he regrets releasing it. Still, I agree that it’s a damn fine song and I love the atmosphere of this album.
@Craig–that is too bad! This is one of the greatest love albums I know. I’m glad he did release it.
In general, I think this is a beautiful love song, but I also love interpreting it on many levels with the idea of an interventionist God. I write about bees, and I made a short film once with this song playing over footage of beekeepers working.
it’s funny, grinderman – palaces of montezuma wasn’t going to make the grinderman 2 release….his wife threatened him with divorce if he didn’t put it on there, so it made it on the record. i told him to thank his wife for me.
he said, ‘really’?
i was like, ‘yeah, that’s one of the best songs on the release.’
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