The American popular band Nirvana was established in 1987. Nirvana first brought out such a style of music as grunge into the music mainstream.
After the era of Deep Purple and Pink Floyed, when the audience got used to long, clean guitar parts, the guys suddenly enter the arena who play alternative music, knock on drums and play “semi-tuned” guitars.
Interesting fact: Nirvana fought for the rights of sexual minorities, women, and held apolitical views. At their performances, they dressed in what came to hand. There was even such a moment in the history of the group when Cobain appeared on stage in a women's dress, showing with this act that he supports sexual minorities.
Their music is still popular. The guys made great music, nostalgia appears from listening to their creations. This article contains the most famous songs of the Nirvana group - many will be interested to learn a short story about them.
10. The Man Who Sold The World
The song "The man who sold the world"Wrote David Bowie, but few remember that. He sang it in 1970. It’s interesting to know what feelings Bowie wanted to share with the audience using his song ...
Some critics believe that it tells about the suffering of a person who has become difficult to perceive his personality. He ceased to recognize himself, and this causes a feeling of suffering.
“The Man Who Sold The World” was performed by many artists, but the version of “Nirvana” became the most famous. Her fans still enjoy listening to her and watching a video clip from the concert.
9. Lounge Act
The song "Lounge act"You can’t name a famous group the best, but it deserves to be mentioned. Rolling Stone magazine put forward the version that the song is about how a young man is torn between his girlfriend and a group.
Interestingly: Kurt really had such a problem when he met with Tracy Marander. This was told by bass player Chris Novoselic. He also said that under the shield, which is mentioned in the song, is meant a tattoo with the logo of the K Records studio, which was located on Kurt’s arm.
8. Lithium
Cobain claimed that the song “Lithium"Is not a reflection of his personal experiences. For some period of time, Kurt lived with his friend Jesse Ridd, and his parents were adherents of Christianity. Perhaps it was precisely this period that prompted the artist to create the song.
Once he spoke about how he feels how some people need religion in their lives. Kurt Cobain believed that there is nothing wrong with people finding salvation for themselves in religions.
«The hero of this song really needs religion"Kurt once said.
7. In Bloom
The song, written by Kurt Cobain, is dedicated to his friend Dylan Carson. To the song "In bloom"There are only 4 videos, the first one appeared in 1990.
For reference: On March 30, 1994, Cobain asked Dylan to buy a Remington M-11 pump-action shotgun for him. 5 days after this, Kurt committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. He was found at home on April 8 in Washington. If you study the biography of the artist, you can understand that most of his life was unhappy - his parents divorced, he had no friends at school, he was a very reserved child. In adulthood, there were also a lot of problems, which, most likely, caused suicide.
6. You Know You're Right
The song of the band "Nirvana" was released in 2002. Composition "You know you’re right"Became the last of those recorded by the group as a whole. Some time after the recording, Kurt committed suicide.
She reached number one on the charts of Modern Rock Tracks and Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks. The words in the text that Kurt wrote were most likely addressed to Courtney, with whom they had a fairly tense relationship. The composition has the following words: "I will never bother you, I will never follow you ...»
5. Come as You Are
Interpret the meaning of the song “Come as you are" not so easy. Kurt said she "about people and their expectations of certain behavior from others”, As well as the fact that the words in it are contradictory.
Many fans are sure that the text contains a message about narcotic drugs, and the phrase: “No i don't have weapons»Acquired a special meaning for them after the death of their favorite artist.
The video for the song was shot in the style of impressionism, its creator is Kevin Kerslake.
Interesting fact: The concept of the video was taken from the cover of the album "Nevermind", which depicts a baby diving for money. This symbolizes modern people - they have not yet had time to be born, but are already learning to pursue profit.
4. Rape Me
«Rape me"Translates as"Rape me". Kurt positioned this song as anti-violent. "Sexually abused women go crazy over what they have experienced”, He said in an interview. It’s like a call: “Rape me, and then you go to jail, where you are raped, and you will be even worse. I believe in karma».
By the way, he also explained that the song describes his relationship with the media. Journalists discredit the reputation of people, often inventing some dirt about them. He meant moral abuse of personality.
3. Where Did You Sleep Last Night
American Folk Song "Where did you sleep last night"Was approximately written in 1870. Its author is unknown, but many performers willingly recorded the composition in different styles.
Nirvana recorded the song in 1993 (this is the most famous acoustic version). Like many other folk songs, "Where did you sleep last night"Passed down from generation to generation. In versions of numerous performers, the words were very different, which is why the meaning changed.
2. Heart-Shaped Box
Kurt about his song "Heart-shaped box"Said a little, but biographers believe that the artist’s composition is dedicated to his relationship with Courtney Love, and the title indicates the little thing that his girlfriend gave Cobain. This is a heart-shaped box, her first gift. Courtney herself agrees with this version of the decoding of the meaning of the song.
The video for the song is full of disturbing images and surrounded by contradictions ... The video clip turned out to be quite spectacular, Anton Corbane, a director from the Netherlands, worked on it. There are 2 versions of the clip - in the second, for example, there is a scene where Kurt lies in a field among poppies.
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
At first, Nirvana fans could hardly figure out what the song says “smells like Teen Spirit". Cobain performed it in a guttural voice, very carelessly, and the words did not even bind to each other.
Some radio stations did not even want to put the song on the air, explaining that it was unclear what was sung in the song.
You can turn to the opinions of fans, and here’s what they think: “This song is about a teenage party where they relax, going beyond the boundaries of the permissible ”.
The name of the song has a certain meaning - the phrase "Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit"Flaunted in 1991 on the wall of Kurt's house, written by his girlfriend Kathleen Hannah. He interpreted the written phrase as “Kurt smells of youthful spirit", And decided that she was great for the title of her song."