◇ image via WikipediaWhere the Wild Roses Grow
Where the Wild Roses Grow is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Debbie Gibson, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kylie Minogue, Leonard Cohen and Circle Jerks. Those roots explain a lot about how Where the Wild Roses Grow arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Only Time, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, I Will Always Love You, Shape of You and Don't Know Why, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Coldplay, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Where the Wild Roses Grow, reaching back through Debbie Gibson and forward to Coldplay. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" is a murder ballad by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and pop singer Kylie Minogue. Released in October 1995 by Mute Records, it is the fifth song and lead single from the band's ninth studio album, Murder Ballads (1996). It was written by the band's frontman, Nick Cave and produced by Tony Cohen and Victor Van Vugt. The accompanying music video was directed by Rocky Schenck.
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Where the Wild Roses Grow connections
Where the Wild Roses Grow grew out of Debbie Gibson, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kylie Minogue and Leonard Cohen, shares an orbit with Only Time, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, I Will Always Love You and Shape of You, went on to shape Coldplay. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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