Into My Arms by Nick Cave

Soul Music

BBC

Personal Journals, Music Commentary, Society & Culture, Music

4.7 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

"I don't believe in an interventionist God" has to be one of the most original opening lines to a song. It's one that resonates with the people in this programme who take comfort from Nick Cave's love song. Els from Belgium was introduced to Cave's music through her partner Guido and Into My Arms became their song. After Guido died in a road accident Els carried on going to concerts and took great comfort from hearing that song. When she later wrote to Nick Cave's blog The Red Hand Files to tell him her story about Into My Arms she was overwhelmed when Nick Cave responded. The Reverend John Walker feels a strong connection to the song as it's one his musician son Jonny performed just for him one evening on a rainy street in Leeds City Centre as Jonny was about to pack up and leave his busking spot. That special father-son moment has become even more cherished since Jonny's untimely death in 2018. Many different artists have recorded their versions of Into My Arms including the Norwegian singer Ane Brun who performed it as a way of dealing with the heartache of a lost relationship.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

Transcript

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0:44.8	Hido was a beautiful man. He was my partner. He stimulated me in doing the things I loved, and I became more myself.
0:54.9	He was a huge fan of Nick Cave.
0:56.9	He introduced me actually to his music.
1:01.8	The song was playing and he asked me to dance.
1:06.9	So it became our song.
1:10.4	And it's a song of love, I think.
1:12.6	Just that song still means a lot to me.
1:19.6	I'm Els and I live in Mechle. That's in Belgium.
1:23.6	I don't believe in an interventionist God.
1:30.3	But I know, darling, that you do.
1:39.3	We knew each other for about five years, but our relationship wasn't that long.
1:46.0	If I did, I would kneel down and ask him.
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