[thechat] spin magazine: punk

Joe Crawford jcrawford at avencom.com
Tue May 15 15:48:51 CDT 2001


Andrew Forsberg wrote:
> I just can't understand why anyone would do something so strange and
> irreversible.
> 
> On the subject of Murder Ballads: nobody's mentioned Nick Cave, or
> the Birthday Party yet. Now can he tell a story:
> 
> "I was cut from her belly with a stanley knive,
> My father did a jig with the drunk midwife."

Damn! Now that is some harsh imagery.

And "murder ballad" is not my own coinage at all. I don't remember where
I had read it before, but it's something I've been aware of for awhile.

	- Joe




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