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"The Mercy Seat" is a song written by Nick Cave (lyrics and music) and Mick Harvey (music), originally performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the 1988 album Tender Prey. The song has been covered by others, including Johnny Cash , Camille O'Sullivan and Unter Null .
During a Violent Femmes hiatus in the late 1980s, Gano formed a gospel-punk group called The Mercy Seat with vocalist Zena Von Heppinstall, bassist Patrice Moran, and drummer Fernando Menendez. [4] They toured internationally for two years and released a self-titled album in 1987 on Warner Music Group's Slash Records.
"The Mercy Seat" was released as a single in May 1988 prior to the album's release and "Deanna" was released in September. On the CD version, the video mix of "The Mercy Seat" is also included as the last track. "Deanna" is loosely based on the Edwin Hawkins Singers version of the hymn "Oh Happy Day". Subsequently, Cave issued an acoustic ...
On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing, was recorded at Christian Broadcasting Network. God Will Make a Way: The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title ...
The Mercy Seat, a 2002 play by Neil LaBute "The Mercy Seat" (song), a 1988 song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Mercy Seat", a 1988 song by Ultra Vivid Scene from Ultra Vivid Scene; The Mercy Seat, a late-1980s band formed by Gordon Gano; The Mercy Seat, a 2000 album by Don Moen; The Mercy Seat, a 1998 novel by Rilla Askew
Jim DeRogatis of The Chicago Sun-Times wrote that it as "arguably the strongest of his American Recordings" with the series' "single best performance and most inspired cover choice via Cash's rendition of the Death Row anthem 'The Mercy Seat' by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds."
During the single's rapid rise in the charts, an album was released by a group calling themselves "The Mercy" (with a cover showing three female models [3]), that included the Sundi recording, as well as several other songs that were not recorded by any of the original Mercy members. The song was re-recorded on the Warner Brothers label, with ...
2002 Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year – "I Can Only Imagine" 2004 Song of the Year – "Word of God Speak" 2004 Artist of the Year; 2004 Group of the Year; 2004 Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year – "Word of God Speak" 2005 Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year – Undone; 2005 Special Event Album of the Year – The Passion of the ...