Nick Cave defends “panties” lyric about Anita Lane from ‘O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)’

nme.com:

Nick Cave has defended one of his lyrics written in tribute to Anita Lane, which featured on his latest album with The Bad Seeds.Lane was a former partner of Cave and bandmate in both The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party.

She died back in 2021, aged 61.Cave has gone on to pay tribute to her countless times in the years since, and his latest album ‘Wild God’ also saw him pen a song in her memory titled ‘O Wow O Wow’.

The track saw him recall his time with Lane and included a message the late musician left on his answering machine.One of the lyrics featured, however, led to some listeners feeling divided as he sings: “She rises in advance of her panties”.

Now, taking to his website The Red Hand Files, Cave has defended the line and explained why he wanted to include it in the song.The conversation arose as two people wrote in on the site.