![]() ![]() The aforementioned appearance in Paradise Lost ( Book II, 170-174) is: "What if the breath that kindled those grim fires, / Awaked, should blow them into sevenfold rage, / And plunge us in the flames or from above / Should intermitted vengeance arm again / His red right hand to plague us?". That, I'm told, is from Paradise Lost." In my house he wrote 'his red right hand'. The police are investigating at tremendous cost. The opening song on the album, "Song of Joy," states of a murderer: "It seems he has done many, many more, / quotes John Milton on the walls in the victim's blood. The liner notes for Murder Ballads state that the phrase "red right hand" is from a line in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost that refers to divine vengeance. (Pictured: Wangaratta railway station, 1954). The town described in the song is loosely based on Cave's hometown of Wangaratta. In 2005 Cave guested on his former girlfriend Anita Lane's cover of the song. It has been covered by Arctic Monkeys, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop, Jarvis Cocker and Snoop Dogg, among others. ![]() It has since become best known for its use in the Scream film series and later as the theme song to the British crime drama series Peaky Blinders, which resulted in the song receiving a re-release single in 2014. The song has become one of Nick Cave's signature songs, being performed at most of his concerts only " The Mercy Seat" has appeared in more of his live sets since 1984. The title comes from John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, in which it refers to the vengeful hand of God. A condensed version was included in the single, while the longer version was included with the album. It was released as a single from their eighth studio album, Let Love In (1994), on 24 October 1994. ![]() " Red Right Hand" is a song by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. In Peaky Blinders, “Red Right Hand” might be a sign of murder and vengeance, but it becomes clear that it won’t always be Tommy Shelby’s hand that the song refers to.Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds singles chronology ![]() Within Peaky Blinders, in season 2 Inspector Campbell (Sam Neill) hires a group called the Red Right Hand, an elite fighting force from the Ulster Volunteer Force, to kill Tommy Shelby (though they were obviously unsuccessful). The phrase appears to be derived from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost in which it refers to the right hand of God that metes out divine vengeance. The phrase “Red Right Hand” has meanings outside of the Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song which make it a particularly appropriate song for Peaky Blinders. This suggests that the use of “Red Right Hand” later in Peaky Blinders season 6 will either be the result of Tommy Shelby backsliding into his violent ways or will be used to highlight a different aspect of him or another character. However, executive producer Caryn Mandabach pointed out that the score is always from the point of view of Tommy and his perspective has changed since season 5. In an interview (via Deadline) creator Steven Knight noted that “Red Right Hand” would appear later on in Peaky Blinders season 6. When explaining to Michael (Finn Cole) why he doesn’t drink, Tommy says that it is just “fuel for the loud engines inside your head.” Those engines were the things that often drove Tommy to violence, and with Polly Gray (Helen McCrory) gone he has had less external checks on his violence and has had to find that control within himself, so it really shows how much Polly’s death has changed Tommy Shelby. The themes of murder and violence in “Red Right Hand” has become a symbol of Tommy’s (Cillian Murphy) own violent nature and removing it marks how much of a changed man he truly is in Peaky Blinders season 6. Related: Peaky Blinders Season 6 True Story: Who Is Jack Nelson's Boston GangĪfter being such a major part of Peaky Blinders for 5 seasons, the lack of “Red Right Hand” from Peaky Blinders season 6, episode 1, “Black Day,” stands out and makes a larger point. “Red Right Hand” is such an ingrained part of Peaky Blinders that Nick Cave’s one-time partner, PJ Harvey, recorded a special cover specifically for the Peaky Blinders soundtrack. As well as the Nick Cave version, the show has included cover renditions of “Red Right Hand” from Arctic Monkeys, Fidlar, Jarvis Cocker with Iggy Pop, and Laura Marling. It has also appeared as part of the score for Peaky Blinders at other dramatic and violent moments. Since Peaky Blinders season 1, episode 1, Nick Cave and the Bad Seed’s “Red Right Hand” has appeared as the show’s theme song. ![]()
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