Cover art for Mermaids by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Feb. 18, 20131 viewer17K views

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What did Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds say about "Mermaids"?
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Speaking with The Sun, Cave put his apparent statement of faith into context: “I’m talking about believing in God, believing in mermaids and believing in 72 virgins,” he said. “The song starts reeling off the options and I think what I’m really saying is I believe in the idea of believing in things. The fact that we humans have that capacity or need to believe is not a shameful thing as some people might see it, but hugely endearing.” (see

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