Nick Cave reveals the absolutely chaotic song he wants played at his funeral Nick Cave has revealed the song he wants played at his funeral – and it may surprise you.
The 67-year-old singer, best known in the UK for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds hit albums Dig Lazarus Dig and Push the Sky Away, famously keeps The Red Hand Files unmoderated, encouraging fans to ask him ‘anything’.
(Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images)] After answering a very emotional question about preventing loss in response to his recent appearance on BBC’s Desert Island Discs, he chucked in confirmation of the track he’d pick at the end, replying to another fan’s question with: ‘Oh, and Damian, please, I Am A God by Kanye West.’.
It’s an extremely playful, extremely dark, complex song where on the one hand, Kanye is presenting himself as a god, and then towards the end of the song, he’s screaming in terror.’.
On the long-running Radio Four programme, guests choose eight of their favourite records, and Nick opted for the same song, from Kanye’s album Yeezus, as one of his tracks.
