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Fun fact, if you recognize Nick Cave’s “Where the Wild Roses Grow”, then you have heard Kylie Minogue - she sang in the duet[1][2]. I remember being surprised when I learned about it.

This is also the “murder ballad” that the article refers to.

> In 1995 she collaborated on a murder ballad duet with Nick Cave

[1]: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lDpnjE1LUvE

[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Roses_Grow



Nick Cave encouraged Kylie to read hear lyrics at a public poetry reading. She got up and read I should be so lucky. I respect her for that


I could imagine how surreal that would be, having the neighbours soap star turned #1 music star, reading at your local poetry jam.


The album was also called "murder ballads", as it contained murder ballads.


Great song though I’m surprised you didn’t immediately recognise her voice in it.

There’s a few an interesting tracks on that album. I quite liked “Death is not the end”, which I think was the last track on Murder Ballards and also features Kylie (amongst a few others).




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