Papa Won't Leave You, Henry by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

The relationship between the father and son in this apocalyptic tale was inspired by the birth of Cave's baby boy in May 1991. He told Mojo magazine March 2009 that he composed this song, "more or less completely in my head while standing over Luke's crib."

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