Higgs Boson Blues (track)
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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Year: 2013
From the album Push The Sky Away (track #8)
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Higgs Boson Blues appears on the following album(s) by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds:
- Push The Sky Away (track #8) (this album) (2013)
- Live From KCRW (track #1) (2013)
- Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds (1984-2014) (track #8) (compilation) (2017)
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| ! | 12/02/2025 07:02 | Exist-en-ciel | 160,957 | 71/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2025 19:11 |  Igtonumama | 31,383 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2025 06:15 | daCritic | 37,656 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2024 07:21 | jtc91 | 13,933 | 82/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2024 21:15 |  dihansse | 68,265 | 76/100 |
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Flay 05/04/2017 23:33 | #190294
I reckon this is the best song Nick Cave has ever put out, above even Into My Arms and The Mercy Seat.
What in the world
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