Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - I Do, Dear, I Do (1996) reaction commentary

Today I listen to Australian rock band, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds perform I Do, Dear, I Do a demo recorded at The Boatman's Call sessions, but did not appear on the album.


Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - I Do, Dear, I Do
7:46 - My thoughts
10:12 - Who are Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds?


Links
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Nick Cave playlist:    • Nick Cave  

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Christmas Songs playlist:    • Christmas Songs  


Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are a rock band formed in Melbourne in 1983 by lead vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and German guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), touring keyboardist/percussionist Larry Mullins, also known as Toby Dammit (United States), and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). Described as "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward", they have released eighteen studio albums and completed numerous international tours.

I Do, Dear, I Do is a song written by Nick Cave. It was recorded at The Boatman's Call sessions (June-August 1996) but did not appear on the album, released 3 March 1997.


Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wish you happy Christmas
I do, dear, I do
I wish for you the stars, babe
I wish for you the moon

[Verse 2]
You can sit, and you can drink your champagne
With your gibbering goon
I hope he's being good to you
I do, dear, I do

[Verse 3]
Ain't no ill wind blow your way
Wish that you will keep safe
Up there in your leather, babe
With your ivory and ape

[Verse 4]
Things down here are fragmented
In fact, they've exploded all over the room
I think everything's a little off-center, babe
I do, dear, I do

[Verse 5]
You said, that to love me you must set me free
Now, that may all be very well
Still I miss you baby
More than words can really tell

[Verse 6]
Sometimes I cannot sleep
The greatness of my hate for you
Sometimes I cannot sleep
For I miss you

[Verse 7]
May your day be bright as the eyes
Of the girl that I once knew
May your sun be happy yellow, babe
And your sky be baby blue

[Verse 8]
I miss your manic scratchings
And your howling at the moon
Ten steps behind me
With your dustpan and broom

[Verse 9]
I hope you wish for me
All the things I wish for you
Health, hope, and happiness
The sun and the moon

[Verse 10]
Say hello to the one
Who really don't have a clue
I'll be calling you soon
I think I love you
I do, dear, I do