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Most rarities compilations are chockablock with inferior alternate takes, half-assed covers, one-off soundtrack contributions, dead-end experiments, and tracks that were left off proper albums for good reason. And still die-hard fans loves to get hold of this kind of material. The B-Sides And Rarities series contains all of those things from every dark corner of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 20-plus year career and its a fun listen for any fan. This discrepancy might be surprising, but coming from the Aussie boogeyman and his henchmen, it seems perfectly fitting, perhaps even inevitable. Since his days with the Birthday Party, Cave has nurtured an almost academic obsession with the underbelly of society and the basest of human urges, populating his songs with murderers, rapists, and rogues doing their God-appointed jobs and arguing moral issues as justification. So it’s wholly appropriate that the underbelly of Cave’s own career should itself be so fascinating. Volume 5 features lots of celebrity guests such as Kylie Minogue, Pulp, Gallon Drunk, Anita Lane, Annie Hogan, Chris Coco, Tuff Monks and Shane McGowan. But even if there are lots of guests this time its still Cave’s show and a travel into his dark sense of adventure.Track 17 I ave Been A Rover where Nick Cave performs with the frontman from the punk folk act The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, is not listed on the cover but comes as a hidden bonus track at the end.

Track list:
1. The Weeping Song-single remix
2. To Be By Your Side
3. Mojo
4. The Big Hurt-with Gallon Drunk
5. Here Comes The Sun
6. Where The Wild Roses Grow-with Kylie Minogue
7. Mack The Knife
8. Faraway, So Close
9. There Is A Light/Cassiels Song
10. The Tuff Monks –After The Fireworks
11. Vixo-with Annie Hogan
12. Disco 2000-with Pulp
13. Let It Be
14. Sunday Morning-with Chris Coco
15. Bedazzled-with Anita Lane
16. I Lov You… Nor Do I-with Anita Lane
17. I Have Been A Rover-with Shane MacGowan