Loverman

Notes

Martin Gore told the May 2003 issue of D-Side magazine (translated from French):

"I definitely wanted to cover a Nick Cave song, simply because I think that he has proven to be a very talented composer in the last twenty years. Furthermore, I really liked some of the tricks in the Birthday Party era. There were other tracks from them that I would have loved to cover but this was the one that was chosen. I thought I could make an interesting and different version of his song and I think I succeeded. My version has nothing to do with Nick Cave's."

He told the April 2003 issue of Jalouse magazine (translated from French):

"'Loverman' seemed to be a great song to cover, because it was really very difficult to reinterpret it, since a cover is only interesting if you preserve the original essence of the whole track while reinterpreting it. I hope to get to know his opinion on this cover one day..."

Martin also told the April 2003 issue of Rolling Stone France (translated from French):

"I'm a great fan of Nick Cave since The Birthday Party. At first I wanted to take one of his B-sides, 'Cassiel's Song', but I did not like what we did with it. 'Loverman' is a song that addresses the themes of lust and fate, and I tried to make it a more sensual version than the original. I think I've never sung so loud in my life. I had to bark, really, because Nick Cave does that for me."

Dates with available recordings of Loverman

There are currently 13 recordings of Loverman available.

• 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 2
• 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2

Dates where Loverman was played

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

Loverman was played 8 times during this tour.

• 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
• 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
• 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France
• 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
• 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA