Henry Lee

Former Lovers NICK CAVE And PJ HARVEY Released ‘HENRY LEE’ Single Today 30 Years Ago

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Top singles from the past

26 February 2026

In the late 90s NICK CAVE and PJ HARVEY were lovers. No wonder
Cave did a duet with her, on a song named HENRY LEE, backed by
The Bad Seeds, which featured on his 9th LP Murder Ballads. It
was released as a single 30 years ago, on 26 February 1996.

Henry Lee is Nick Cave‘s variant of a traditional folk
song named ‘Young Hunting‘, which has its origin in
Scotland.

It wasn’t a great commercial success, yet one of the standout tracks on that LP.

‘MURDER BALLADS’ By NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Came Out 25 Years Ago Today

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2 February 2021

Artist: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
Album: MURDER BALLADS – 9th LP
Released: 2 February 1996 – 25 years ago today

AllMusic/Stephen Thomas Erlewine: “In some ways, Murder Ballads is the record
Nick Cave was waiting to make his entire career. Death and violence have always haunted
his music, even when he wasn’t explicitly singing about the subject. He sings about nothing but death in the most gruesome, shocking fashion. Divided between originals and covers, the record is awash in both morbid humor and sobering horror, as the Bad Seeds provide an appropriate backdrop for the carnage, alternating between blues, country, and lounge-jazz.” Score: 4/5.

Turn Up The Volume says: Agatha Christie translated to music.

Singles/clips: Where The Wild Roses Grow / Henry Lee

– WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW –
(With Kylie Minogue)

– HENRY LEE –
(With PJ Harvey)

Full album…

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NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS: All Albums