O Children (track)
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Year: 2004
From the album Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus (track #17)
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O Children appears on the following album(s) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds:
- Abattoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus (track #17) (this album) (2004)
- The Abattoir Blues Tour (track #1) (2007)
- Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (1984-2014) (track #15) (compilation) (2017)
- Live God (track #3) (2025)
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| ! | 07/17/2026 13:59 |  HoldenM | 10,125 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 23:52 | PapaShiz86 | 4,929 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/07/2026 20:19 | Niek | 197 | 88/100 |
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Used in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
Those drums are phenomenal, and the choir elevates this song to another plane of existence.
