And I Love Her
★The Beatles Lyrics

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I give her all my love
That's all I do
And if you saw my love
You'd love her too
I love her

She gives my everything
And tenderly

The kiss my lover brings
She brings to me
And I love her

A love like ours
Could never die
As long as I
Have you near me

Bright are the stars that shine
Dark is the sky
I know this love of mine
Will never die
And I love her

Bright are the stars that shine
Dark is the sky
I know this love of mine

Will never die
And I love her

Overall Meaning

The Beatles’ “And I Love Her” is a tender love song that expresses the singer’s deep and undying love for his partner. The first stanza affirms the singer’s devotion to his lover, stating that he gives her all his love and if anyone saw her, they would fall in love with her too. The second stanza describes how his partner reciprocates his feelings and gives him everything, including tender kisses. The chorus goes on to declare that a love like theirs could never die as long as they have each other. Finally, the song ends by repeating that the singer’s love for his partner will never fade away.

While the lyrics may seem simple at first, they capture the essence of a powerful love that never fades away. The singer’s deep commitment to his partner is not fleeting, but rather a love that lasts a lifetime. The use of imagery with the brightness of the stars and the darkness of the sky adds to the timeless nature of their love. The repeated “and I love her” line reinforces the permanence of the emotion that the singer feels.

Overall, “And I Love Her” is a beautiful expression of the power of true love. The simplicity of the lyrics and melody make it an enduring classic that still resonates with audiences today.

Line by Line Meaning

I give her all my love
The singer expresses that he gives his entire love to the woman he loves.

That's all I do
He states that loving her is the only thing he does.

And if you saw my love
He implies that if anyone saw his beloved, they would also fall in love with her.

You'd love her too
The singer believes that everyone would love his partner if they had the opportunity to see her.

She gives my everything
The woman gives him everything that he wants.

And tenderly
Their love and affection towards each other is gentle and loving.

The kiss my lover brings
The singer cherishes the kisses his partner brings him.

She brings to me
He tells us that his partner is the one who brings him happiness.

And I love her
The singer emphasizes that he truly loves his partner.

A love like ours
He describes the love they share as unique and rare.

Could never die
The love between the two will never diminish or fade away.

As long as I
As long as he is alive and with her,

Have you near me
He needs her to be by his side, because she completes him.

Bright are the stars that shine
He admires the beauty of the stars that shine bright.

Dark is the sky
He acknowledges the darkness of the night sky.

I know this love of mine
The love he feels for his partner.

Will never die
Their love will never die or end, even in the darkness of night.

And I love her
The singer reiterates that he truly loves his partner.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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Comments from YouTube:

Whatruacop

3y↑3.6K

I actually discovered the beatles through Kurt Cobain and I'm glad I did

The Grunge Scene

3y↑139

that's great

Frank Zappelin

3y↑25

Well done !

grester

3y↑136

What how

grester

3y↑142

TheRecordScratch yeah but surely the dudes parents played the beatles growing up? Im only thirteen and grew up with the beatles and discovered nirvana way later

Johnny Maddox

3y↑202

Yeah how do you not know the Beatles before nirvana

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Will Thompson

3y↑5K

Listening to him talk about the evolution of the Beatles and how he can’t wait to see how Nirvana evolves is heartbreaking

Jones

3y↑203

Shoutout Courtney Love’s tweaker ass for killing such a gentle, complicated soul.

A Voice of Reason

3y↑82

Such a shame Courtney had him killed

Beezer 12 Washingbeard

3y↑70

It truly is. Who knows where music would be as a whole if he had stayed alive until now. A big part of me thinks Kurt was one of the last true pioneers of great music that wouldn’t have stood to let all this crap flood the airwaves that we have today. He was such a gentle soul. Also Always a reminder to check on your friends and family even the ones that are seemingly doing fine. I lost one of my best friends this last fall. He was only 25 💔.

Tizian Ackermann

3y↑68

@Beezer 12 Washingbeard there are still people trying new stuff. You could even say that radiohead came after them.

Harold Cheeseburger

3y↑4

Truly.

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Nichetone

3y↑3.5K

The 60's were to the 90's what the 90s are to the 2020's. Still can't wrap my head around it

It’s always now

3y↑134

30 year difference on both too

D LaCh

3y↑17

This is true to me

Trickbop

3y↑71

There wasn't much of a difference culturaly thou, wheres difference in culture in last 30 yrs is massive

Tracey Caldwell

3y↑36

So true! I miss the 90's!

Matt Moves

3y↑55

The 2020s are...what are the 2020s? Cardi B era?

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GOOD WILL

3y↑2.4K

That’s so hilarious that Kurt would resist doubling tracks and the producer would just be like, “John Lennon did it.” and Kurt would just be like “okay...” RIP LEGEND

Shoegaze forever

3y↑219

Kurt: I am NOT double-tracking my vocals - it's inauthentic.
Butch Vigg: John Lennon always double-tracked vocals.
Kurt: OK, let's do it.

Planet Ian

3y↑33

He did it a lot on the nevermind album 🤘

Joan Almirall

3y↑47

That’s what makes a great production. You don’t need to know everything, just to be smart enough to change when it’s worth

Guilherme Reinehr

3y↑12

lol that's just so wholesome... he was a true fan

Jules

3y↑5

And the 60’s were a flower revival of the 20’s. Wild

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s staners

3y↑3.5K

“I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but, have the anonymity of Ringo Star.” - Kurt Cobain

I felt that.

Hania Szczygielska

3y↑3

Yeaaaah

Hania Szczygielska

3y↑90

d Dude, punk, grunge and emo are all music genres, it's a form of art. The point is to express emotions between the musician and the person listening to it and to be as real and authentic as possible.
I guess what Kurt wanted to say here is that he wanted to be an artist and change the world just like Lennon did but at the same time not lose the artistic freedom because of the fame. He stated multiple times that he didn't deal well with the pressure put on him after Nirvana got famous. He was a musician, not a politic leader. He wanted to stay true to people more than anything else.

Severe Tire Damage

3y↑23

“I felt that” is that a thing now??

Quentin L

3y↑6

Me too. I chose bass

roelandmusic

3y↑5

@Severe Tire Damage nah it's underated ;)

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Steve A

3y↑2K

His Beatle influence is why he wrote such great melodies.

Enxk

3y↑31

Mexican Seafood😍

Steve A

3y↑3

@oto_soko ok Webster

Steve A

3y↑3

@oto_soko thanks but I don't need your correction . I'm not writing a term paper , it's called slang

Tim Burr 's MLVS

3y↑22

@Steve A that's not slang either it's just misspelled

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TheWalruswasJason

3y↑1.2K

John Lennon was incredible, but Paul was equally as incredible. Just in different ways, which is why together they were the greatest of all time as a songwriting duo

Klaus Sgroi

3y↑65

But in this case it's more a question of personality and attitude than musical talent. Like many, including myself, Cobain was a fan of Lennon's because of the way he spoke and acted. He was genuine, sincere, visceral. Paul was too diplomatic and alwas the "nice guy". That kind of bores you after a while.

Tommy D

3y↑91

@Klaus Sgroi Paul is also the most successful songwriter in history.

Klaus Sgroi

3y↑28

@Tommy D It's hard to argue against that, but it doesn't make any difference when it comes to getting people's affection. A person's admiration for a singer/composer/musician involves much more than fame or wealth.

Tommy D

3y↑16

@Klaus Sgroi Kurt was far from alone with his admiration of John Lennon.

Klaus Sgroi

3y↑5

@Tommy D Indeed.

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M K

3y↑1.2K

I miss him. I mean, the music, the interviews. I obviously never met him but I really wish he was still making music. It would have been amazing to see them “progress”... glad we have what we got from him

The Grunge Scene

3y↑17

💯

JULIO

3y↑31

Kurt was getting more into acoustic writing. What could have been.

Ahmad Daffa

3y↑5

@JULIO their next record probably would sound like their unplugged album

Serpent Sepia

Nirvana would probably have progressed into industrial music.

Ahmad Daffa

@Serpent Sepia that would be great then

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RDCoggins Esq.

3y↑509

I love that the Beatles were such a big influence on Kurt’s music.

a place for the lonely

2y↑1

I'm just gonna say it. Even though story tellers have always Even thougg Einstein said it was a telephone. Even though Franklin gave us the right. Because I right about outlaws
You said I was the outlaw.
Why?
Because of your absolute belief in the God of Jung

Jayde-marie Simpson

2y↑3

he and dave used to call them the “b’s”
so that people didn’t know how much they loved them 💕

irishbear76

3y↑323

Think about this:
The evolution of The Beatles from “I want to hold your hand” to “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” was literally 3 years.
I’m a huge Beatles fan and Nirvana fan.

LEE

3y↑5

That’s crazy, right

DustyNothing

3y↑11

LSD

Oledengamle

3y↑7

@DustyNothing While Grateful Dead was a dope band, the Beatles was not worse than other bands around at the time. Their evolution was result of genuine interest in making something completely new.

Monsieur Tarzan

3y↑15

The whole American culture changed drastically from 1962 to 1972. It was like 25 years packed into 10 years.

Johnny K

3 years but how many acid trips? 🤠

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Maxxx Modelz

2y↑114

People always love to argue when I speculate that The Beatles influenced almost every important band since the 1960s. I feel like without The Beatles, we may not have had some bands that modern audiences don't even link back to the fab four as an influence. They truly were the most important band in Rock history.

Theyrek Rnations

2y↑6

1000% true all started with the Beatles .

red skippy

2y↑4

id agree but dial it back some years and say chuck berry

Theyrek Rnations

2y↑11

@red skippy Chuck Berry deserves credit for sure. He just about single handedly invented rock. He influenced the Beatles and Stones, but the Beatles influenced society. Tens of thousands immediately picked up the drums and guitar and created bands

red skippy

2y↑4

@Theyrek Rnations agreed. same with the stones, they all started out playing blues and rock created by black people. rich white recording labels were better able to sell the beatles to white kids than chuck berry

Brian Lam

2y↑3

That's not exactly a controversial opinion.

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Josh McBride

3y↑364

Kurt Cobain and John Lennon: Two musical geniuses who weren't afraid to express what they felt. The genius was that they could express these emotions in simple terms, yet make it melodic and interesting, without having the need to over complicate it.

Richard East

3y↑16

They both could turn raw emotions into music that relayed those feelings to us.

scott Amichie

3y↑11

Yes. Good definition of genius: A mega talent both to see the world in unique meaningful ways AND to express it in ways that bring everyone else along into your unique vision. With Lennon and Cobain—musical (writing and performance) genius to express secular humanistic vision.

Flower, chase the sunshine

3y↑2

It's interesting that they are both said to be INFPs (one of the MBTI personality types) Individualistic, creative, value authenticity, very in tune with their own feelings and values, interested in understanding the human condition.

sunkentree

2y↑1

Lennon really wasn't a genius. Each of the 4 beatles were nothing without the other 3. If there was a genius in that band, it was George Martin

John Doe

2y↑2

@sunkentree George Martin was a genius when it came to writing orchestral scores... and that's about it. Most of the technical innovation was worked out by the engineers. So the Beatles had big ideas, the engineers broke into, and rewired the mixing consoles, and George Martin sat back and said "OK yes... that sounds quite nice".

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Jonathon O

3y↑347

The way he describes instantly becoming a rock and roll fan when hearing Black Sabbath is exactly how I felt when I first heard Nevermind.

yuhgft p

3y↑4

Yes!

Ogden Wernstom

2y↑11

I still remember hearing Smells like Teen Spirit for the first time at my cousin's house. It was on MTV, which I wasn't allowed to watch at home. Life-changing moment, really.

Chizel

47w↑1

I felt that in particular, hearing Sabbath for the first time was like finding a forbidden hidden gem, they were kept far from the mainstream back then, at least that's how it seemed. We didn't have the resources to hear music like today, but yeah, I was blown away too. Just like I was blown away the first time I heard Smells Like Teen Spirit, it was a fresh sound in a stale era, showing that 90's were going to be very different from the 80's.

Darnell Darden

3y↑762

To this day I still say Nirvana had the best UnPlugged set ever

TheConversation

3y↑39

I agree, although Pearl Jam's 'Black' and AIC's '"Down in a Hole" performances are incredible. Oasis' performance is good too

Flavius J

3y↑52

Alice In Chains... it’s an apples/orange argument

David Alexander

3y↑21

I still like the AiC one more but Nirvanas was up there among the best.

D Mc

3y↑26

Alice and chains is the best unplugged for sure..

Mike D

3y↑5

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS

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lavendar555

2y↑23

It’s well documented amongst his peers that Kurt had a huge musical knowledge base, but he always spoke truthfully about his first musical inspirations. He never tried to impress by naming lesser known bands as his first musical inspirations. His honesty was, and is, rare!

sappyfoot

3y↑591

kurt really was such a gentle soul wasn’t he

T E

3y↑59

Kurt was complicated, brilliant, and misunderstood.

Mike Grasty

3y↑23

N totally stoned in the interview lol

Chris Weber

3y↑9

@Mike Grasty ehh I think it was probably H

Moatasem Kassab

3y↑7

If he was in court, he would morph into Court Cobian.

T E

3y↑19

@Moatasem Kassab cringy

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Andrew Carroll

2y↑19

You see a ton of hope and vision for the future when Kurt talked about the Beatles. The way his eyes light up, you can tell how near & dear they are to him. It’s a shame we all didn’t get to see Kurt’s ultimate vision for Nirvana, his love for music will continue on through all those he influenced.

Sébastien Famery

3y↑82

Such a humble, sensitive and smart guy. He's sorely missed.

a place for the lonely

2y↑1

People are intense! They show us what they are - mirrors, scales, clocks: Could you discuss some of this?

Nate u

2y↑31

Nirvana is the Beatles of my generation. I still love their music and I always will.

𝐓𝐨𝐚𝐝

3y↑112

I love listening to Kurt. Singing or talking, his voice is so calm and smooth :)

Hania Szczygielska

3y↑7

I know right, his voice has something special to it that just makes you want to listen to him for hours

a day in the life

2y↑12

This is one of my favourite videos. I love hearing great artists talk about how they were inspired by great artists.

Imagine where Kurt could’ve taken Nirvana if he’d remained alive. Their revolution would’ve been Beatles-esque.

Duane Dibbley

3y↑345

I know John Lennon would have loved Kurt Cobain, you can see the respect he has for him as an artist

sabbracadabra

3y↑22

John Lennon was friends with some really cool bands at the time, he was like pen palls with some bands like B52's! They wrote to each other about how they inspired each other and there is some story about how Yoko inspired "Rock Lobster" which was a big hit for B52s, and the album then in turn inspired John Lennon's album. And they became friends. Sad to think all the friendships he would have had in his older years.

Exercise&Relax

3y↑16

It makes me sad to think they could both still be alive today.

Mr Wave Rider

2y↑1

Probably not.... Kurt didn't like Paul, and even Though John and Paul argued they were brothers, and he wouldn't have liked Kurt talking shit about like that...

Bear Mask

2y↑2

@Exercise&Relax it hurt me to read that

Human Being

3y↑6

You can tell that Kurt was a visionary and a boundary pusher. Had he not died when he did, Nirvana would've done what Radiohead did and gone obscure and experimental. There's no way the would've kept writing pop music like what Dave Grohl did with Foo Fighters.

Olivier truchon

Strange thing, he's says that he don't want to turn into a progressive rock band altough he was influnced by King Crimson who is a great band as well as a band also influenced by the Beatles.

Bushido Photo, LLC

3y↑25

The Beatles were the greatest band of all time. The evolution and experimentation will never be matched in that era or today. Of course Kurt was influenced by them.

SERES DE LUZ

3y↑173

If you as a musician like The Beatles you have a big chance to create great music yourself

1985cactus

3y↑23

That's like 90% of musicans then.

Matt Passos

3y↑3

@1985cactus exhibit A

tiyo Paeng

Had it not been for the Beatles, I would not have learned how to arrange my own musical creations. (vocals and instrumental)

julia gallardo

yes 🙌 amen 🙏 to ur comment!

musicsavage

3y↑2

If it was that simple... :-(

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Mike H

3y↑51

Kurt was utterly unique and his appreciation of the Beatles shows that he only liked the best of the best

a place for the lonely

I am not alone - Euripedes!

SoftAssassin

2y↑19

Kurt sincerely sounds like a genuinely down to earth person.
Like you could just walk up to him and casually start a conversation and he’d simply stop and honor your time by talking with you

Michael Ulbricht

3y↑54

First hearing Nirvana I was enthralled by their sense of Melody. I knew that Kurt must have been influenced by The Beatles; the Masters of Melody

Ana Leticia Gallardo

3y↑20

I love the Beatles they were my first musical loves too. What I love about them is that they have so many good albums. Abby road, Sargent pepper, magical mystery tour, rubber soul, but my favourite is the white album.. you can listen to them from start to finish without having to skip any songs because they are all good. They were such creative geniuses and with so many layers to their sound. I don't think I would describe them as 60's pop though I think they were so much more than that even if the early stuff was a bit boppy

Luis Speciale

You are so right

Theyrek Rnations

The early stuff is fantastic and as Lennon said the lyrics were sort of throw away . But if a person listens to the beat music the melodies and phrasings and the harmonies and so on, the stuff is blow away . Just imagine the lyrics as filler

ballatore34

3y↑23

One of the great tragedies is not getting to see what else Kurt had up his sleeve. He was so in his shell still on guard and hyper aware of appearing the “authentic” rockstar and being above the fray. I like to imagine a timeline where he kicks the hard stuff and finds the joy in music. Where the world could see him living truly authentically in the sense of him letting his guard down. He really was so funny and obviously his talent was pure. Just a damn shame he never got to an age where he could let it all shine. I think his best was still ahead of him.

Sky Man

3y↑1

Nevermind changed popular music so much and fast it's truly amazing.

sabbracadabra

You think he would have done better albums than Bleach/Nevermind/Incesticide/In-Utero/Unplugged in his 30s?

ballatore34

3y↑1

@sabbracadabra it’s all subjective in the end. I think some of Pearl Jam’s stuff from Yield or No code is some of their best stuff. Will it ever be as important or “game-changing” as Ten or Vs of course not but I think it can be argued that some of the music is deeper or more intricate and fully realized. Nevermind would always be their most remembered and important album but with some maturity Kurt or Nirvana may have produced something even more profound. But as I said it would all be subjective in the end really.

sabbracadabra

3y↑1

@ballatore34 I think most bands start to get boring as they get older but there are exceptions. I think it's rare though. But I think Kurt would have been a big exception if he could have kicked his habit.

pokerworld

Same for Brad Nowell. He would’ve written a ton of stuff

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Kristofer Prophet

3y↑27

“Kurt Cobain has been my idol all of my life” - John Lennon

ron blessed

1y↑4

Kurt’s voice is so soothing

Troy M.

3y↑5

I stood in this man's driveway in Seattle and the bench next to it in the park he used to write. One of the most spiritual moments of my life. He is so greatly missed.

Teacher Lucas

3y↑1.5K

Mom: go wash the dishes.
Me: i dont want to
Mom: John Lennon did it.
Me: I'd love to

JOSEPH

3y↑12

But John married Yoko. So i'll never wash your dishes you witch!

T Krupka

3y↑4

@JOSEPH Hmmm...Yoko or Courtney, who had less talent?

Rene Aguilar

3y↑5

@T Krupka they are both the villains 🦹‍♀️ in their stories

Some Guy

3y↑19

This reminds of that Conan driving school episode when Ice Cube told Kevin Hart to put on his seat belt because Tupac (the biggest thug Ice Cube knew) did so - Hart put on his seat belt, accordingly.

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seansora

3y↑19

Kurt has the same tenacity and charisma as I do for The Beatles. It’s a good feeling.

Jack Varcoe

3y↑275

He’s very well spoken and smart, as were most of the artists around this time. Can’t be said for most popular artists today

reef K

3y↑7

Somethings in the water.. and air

The Grunge Scene

3y↑3

💯

Devin Appleton

3y↑14

@reef K I'm sure people said the same in the 90s it's just a change in the time and we'll maybe something in the water and air lol its social media it's the way younger people interact and what they identity with or enjoy for entertainment it always changes it's creative enough to entertain even if you and myself included don't enjoy it lol it's a different "art" music isn't specific to anything by definition...but it is a shame the idiocracy of it in a big way

reef K

3y↑3

@Devin Appleton that sounds about right. Good insight dude!

Devin Appleton

3y↑2

@reef K I try not to criticize as much there are tons of things I find extremely and beautifully artistic and creative that I'm sure others wouldn't, but I definitely understand the point of the art today and the audience lacking some depth lol but not much we can do just do you homie lol

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Sic Synch

3y↑45

How better to describe the Nirvana sound to any novice than saying they're a cross of Beatles and punk.

Mick Vulcan

2y↑1

There are a lot of bands with those same influences like Eric’s Trip and Ween

Penelope Puffman

2y↑4

It always comes back to the Beatles.

sharktroubles

3y↑129

He had a magic about him. His mom referred to Kurt Cobain as an "angel" during Nirvana's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. She would know. Yes, he could probably be a real asshole at times, after all, he was human. That aside, Kurt was a phenomenal and gorgeous entity.

Muhammad HarDick

3y↑46

Lol yeah, she kicked that angel out of her house when he was just 15

wantutosigh

3y↑15

Yeah she didn't want that Angel around when he was a teenager.

Andoorss

3y↑3

Sam Myers That’s really not true

liz spirit88

Any haters watch montage of heck and EDUCATE YOURSELVES

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Manuel Perez

2y↑48

Kurt was such a John Lennon fan that he even found himself his own Yoko.

A 🎸

2y↑5

Please don’t compare yoko ono and Courtney love. Courtney is a horrible person and Kurt and Courtney didn’t have a great relationship, he deserves better

Manuel Perez

2y↑5

@A 🎸 Did he deserve better? Much like Yoko, which John loved and wanted around, Kurt was a grown man and he made his choices.

A 🎸

2y↑3

@Manuel Perez yes , Kurt did deserve better than her. They’ve tried getting divorced in the past but Courtney refused to. She wasn’t good to him and he deserved better than her

Hidden Hand Media

2y↑6

The difference is Yoko didn't kill John

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Pina Bruni

2y↑1

È sempre molto piacevole ascoltare un'intervista a Kurt, e vederlo così bello e tranquillo, come fosse ancora tra noi. Riposa in pace Kurt, sei sempre nei nostri cuori!💕💕🧚‍♂️

markodarko1980

2y↑3

Everything about this makes so much sense. Kurt wanting to be Ringo, his passion for drums and Dave filling in for that appreciation. Dave becoming a lead of his own thing. Beatles + Butch Vig wall of distortion/fuzz sound production is essentially Nirvana.

ComedyRiff

2y↑3

Kurt and John were similar in many ways. Both seemed to carry alot of pain inside of them, and they weren´t afraid to express that pain in their art. They were two very intelligent, brave, raw and authenthic people, for better or worse! That appeals to some people (me included), especially people that are into more wild and "dark" art forms such as rock, metal etc. John got alot of shit for his progressive ideas and his activism from main stream america, but if you look back at what he said and did, it turns out he was ahead of his time. Society needs the uncomfortable people that challenge what society regards as holy.

yikes

3y↑1

He had so much to give, because he was not a follower, he was not bound by rules, not stuck inside a small box like most people. He could take inspiration but also create something entirely new. I think he also teaches people to just be themselves and explore that instead of getting hung up on trends and expectations.

S B

2y↑1

Thanks for uploading this now that I listen to what he said and I get to know who he was I realised why I loved his music so much 30 years ago when I was a crazy teenager and run away from home to see him play live. We had so much in common especially the love for the beatles and punk rock and the hatred for the police. He was a great great man cos he was so genuine and I still love him a lot.

Andrew Johnson

The Beatles got me to start playing guitar at 9 and Nirvana then got me into harder rock as well few years later. The common ground between the two bands - amazing melodies

Drew Lawrence

2y↑1

I always knew Kurt was a fan of the Beatles, but it's only watching this video now that I realised that he was alive while they were still writing. They recorded their last record when Kurt was 3 years old. If he got into the Beatles in the mid-70s they were a recently disbanded group, similar to my children saying that My Chemical Romance is an influence on their music.

This kind of blows my mind because to me the Beatles were always ancient history and Nirvana was always so current.

Noone Time

3y↑16

Rock Geniuses like Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornel, the Gallagher bros. and Eddie Vedder to name a few were all musical sons of the Beatles.

Mark Ukrainetz

3y↑8

RIP Kurt. Never forgotten.

Sandesh Pun

3y↑11

Discovering The Beatles is my biggest achievement.

[?] Question Block

3y↑118

Excellent thumbnail. I wish John couldve heard Kurt's music. And i wish Kurt was alive and continued his music or art or whatever he wanted to do. I do believe Kurt was the biggest loss in music history

Mirasol Balaga

3y↑7

It’s sad that he didn’t live to see his band members collaborate with Paul McCartney (and maybe Ringo, too?)

Natashaboris

3y↑6

I think Lennon would have enjoyed the Seattle scene. He liked a lot of the British and New York punk scene, B-52's, Cheap Trick, etc. And I can see him wanting to collaborate with Kurt.

The King of Marigoldman

3y↑13

Not even close. Biggest loss in music history is John Lennon.

Tao Paille-Paille

3y↑2

Marley. his message and music really united people around peace and loving values. he would play in huge stadium 1 year before he died

[?] Question Block

3y↑10

@The King of Marigoldman definitely a big loss but john was 40. I wouldve loved for kurt to have lived til 40, we didnt see his full potential dying at 27. We missed out on a lot of kurt's music

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_Scabs

2y↑1

Kurt Cobain was the most anti-establishment rocker ever. MTV Unplugged, they make them play on live TV, half the songs are covers. RIP LEGEND

AnDy c

3y↑1

I also love 60s pop. Simple yet quality. But i always say this to describe the 90s. Us kids loved the 60s music and our parents loved 90s music. At least from my observation. For me the 90s were a blend of the 60s-90s itself.

Tom Oke

2y↑13

'The Beatles and Punk Rock'...that feels like the definition of Grunge

Lyndon CMP

2y↑1

Without Led Zeppelin = no grunge.

The Incredible Impression

3y↑4

It's so freaking cool hearing Kurt talk about the Beatles then years down the line Paul McCartney reunites Nirvana together with him during the Concert For Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden!
Paul definitely kept Kurt's legacy alive!

Pat Brennan

3y↑2

What a shame Kurt's not still around. Makes me so sad to lose someone that young.

intheskymusic

2y↑1

I've been writing music since i was a kid and have learned much from the Beatles, Zeppelin, Police, Nirvana, Hendrix, Camilo Sesto, Jaguares, Bach, Stones, the Doors, Floyd, Tupac, Bob Marley, Alan Parsons, Steely Dan, and the list goes on. These guys have influenced everyone and will never be replaced. 12 original songs. Hope you enjoy, Charles Droulet

Benny McGhee

2y↑2

Crazy to think that 2021 was the first year, for both John Lennon and Kurt Cobain, that they had been dead longer than they were alive.

Ben Jones

3y↑3

“If it alienates people, that’s too bad” Such a great attitude to have. Too many bands pander to their fans

Rap & Absinthe

3y↑1

Bands like Pavement and Silverchair were proof that a genre as meat and potatoes as "grunge" could be so much more. Wish Kurt was there to see it.

Lennonslemons

2y↑4

You can hear The Beatles in their music.

Lee Anderson

1y↑1

I remember when Kurt died and Kurt Loder from MTV received criticism for saying Cobain was his generation’s John Lennon. As Loder said, if you look at their “broken” upbringing, their autobiographical musical style and of course, their respective violent deaths, I don’t think it’s a bad comparison. Especially with hindsight.

Andrew Pappas

Like Kurt the very first band I started getting into when I was a kid were The Beatles and they helped me get into music, not to mention they’re still one of my all-time favourite bands so it was definitely awesome hearing him talk about them

Luke Balika

2y↑2

I don’t know how anyone could hate this man

Polythene Prentiss

2y↑1

I’ve never listened to more than Nirvana’s hits but respect man, respect!

Brian Griffin

Listen to their Bleach album. Unplugged in New York is definitely their best.

Nate u

This man was so intelligent, there was so much going on with him. It was a great loss.

The throwaway that stayed

2y↑4

I can always hear The Beatles in his music.

nuggetella citizen 📽🎬

3y↑1

RIP to a true poet & musician.

Muscles Hockeymask

2y↑1

You watch this and it's clear Kurt had a limitless fascination with John Lennon and the cult of personality he had. John was always in the spotlight as a Beatle and yet he was mysterious even though he was the most honest songwriter especially about himself. I got into the Pixies from Kurt and I got into the Wipers way more recently actually and the Wipers are to me the other definitive punk band. If the Ramones are definitive in establishing just about everything punk then I'd say the other side of that coin, the complete opposite just about, were the Wipers. And Greg Sage had this ability to find the hook in literally any set of chords you could think of on guitar.

VULVASÓNICO

2y↑2

Mi querido amigo eterno Kurt
En estos mis ultimos días tan oscuros para mí
Eres lo único que me da fuerzas,
Espero encontrarte pronto,
Gracias Kurt, pero ya no puedo soportarlo más.
✌🏼💀

Ana Smaranda Pîslaru

40w

The beatles and nirvana are my favorite bands of all time!!!

Certified Introvert

I discovered the Beatles through my mom and I'm forever grateful.

Apple taters

3y↑264

I just love how he talked about Ringo, usually talking about beatles means talking about John or Paul, people just ignore Ringo and George

beingsshepherd

3y↑7

Thomas The Tank Engine & My Sweet Lord :-/

kirti Choudhary

3y↑6

No we don't 😝

Tony Caniggia

3y↑17

George was the most Beatle of the Beatles

B Derrick

3y↑17

Who doesn’t like George Harrison?

Abel Montalvo

3y↑3

Not really a lot of people talk about Ringo and George

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the black circle --- ⚫💽

2y↑1

When I was 8 years old my parents got one of those huge floor console stereos with a turntable so I figured the thing to do was go in search of records to play on it. I knew my sisters husband ( my siblings were 10 to 15 yrs older than me) was a musician and had a record collection so when we visited I asked him to borrow some. He sent me home with 62- 66 Red Album, Beatles For Sale , and one of those Dick Clark compilation albums with lots of early 60s stuff. He also gave me a huge set of Koss headphones so I didn't drive my parents mad. From the first time I spun those Beatles albums I was mesmerized. I would sit daydreaming at school about getting home to listen to those records. They were not like other music I'd heard. I still put them in a separate category than other rock bands. And when I first heard Nirvana's second album I thought ' they're a punk band with a Beatles-like gift for melody. That is exactly what they were

John Kline

3y↑2

Glad to know he loved the Beatles 👏🏼 His voice reminds me of Lennon’s voice.

mgelfling

3y↑103

Man, 3:00 makes me really sad that we never got to hear what Nirvana might have done next.

CAMPBELL FILES

3y↑3

Dave is the next level

Jim Burns

3y↑4

I know right. Stuff in the direction of “Do Re Mi”

sabbracadabra

@CAMPBELL FILES Clueless

Jamie Pitcher

3y↑12

What a great guy. I wish he was still with us.. ❤️

SLIP NORRIS

When I first heard of the beatles in the 80s I thought they were just a teen heart throb band, with I want to hold your hand early music. Though in the early 90s, I heard some of their later music and I was surprised how really good they were when they evolved, I been a huge fan since

Maaang

3y↑3

I don't know why but I always think of when Nirvana performed at SNL not long before Kurt died and he was really slipping away at the time. After Nirvana performed he was sitting alone like 'the weird kid' and the only one who would go over and talk to him was Chris Farley, who made him laugh hysterically. Probably the two most talented people in the building and both of them would be gone within a few years. RIP. A few people from the set told this story. I believe it because it makes sense, that is totally in Farleys character to do that if he saw Cobain sitting alone somewhere, he always wanted everyone to be happy

Tom Stephan

It was a couple years ago, I was driving along Washington coastline trying to get to the ocean, and I had to go through Aberdeen from Seattle. At the time I knew nothing of the town, but when I went through it I was overcome with a sense of despair and hard living that way as a guy down to the bottom. I drove through it slowly because I wanted to see experience all of what felt like destitution and to fathom how her town could have such an aura. Only later did I learned Kurt Cobain came from that town, and all the dots connected. I do feel if you want to feel the source of grunge, go experience Aberdeen Washington

Bad Jaeaux

3y↑1

i learned all beatles songs since i was 9 and listened to nirvana seriously from around 23 all my life i always thought most kids hate The Beatles until i saw this video thank you so much i am 37 now and i going to show ed sheeran and styles what a real legend sounds like

Your Nostrolee O’ Lee O’ Lees

3y↑1

The BEATLES FILM...ON DISNEY+ next month...November 25 26..27.

Lance Hall

3y↑93

The Beatles "She Said She Said" and "Rain" are basically proto-grunge.

No

3y↑13

I’ve always thought ‘I’m so tired’ reminded me of grunge too

Monika Szymanowska

3y↑2

She Said sounds directly like written for Nirvana:-).

jrd690

3y↑3

The alternative rock beatles period was during 1965-66 rubber soul and revolver era

The rizzard of oz

2y↑7

Can’t believe y’all didn’t mention helter skelter

cs292

2y↑1

Let me roll it….Paul McCartney and Wings….also proto grunge

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Conburgundyy

46w

Actually nice to see the love between the beetles fans and Nirvana fans, the few people that hate Nirvana are on the older side and hate without knowing anything about them or the reasonings behind their music and how they intented to do stuff their way etc

Haylen Walsh

3y↑30

He was a genius

Linden Stromberg

3y↑9

I'd recommend John Lennon's albums like John Lennon Plastic Ono Band (1970) and Imagine (1971 album), even the Western/Folk stuff is great on those - "Crippled inside" sounds like something along those lines Kurt would have covered. Most people know the song "Imagine," but there are (IMO) WAY better stuff on those two albums. Give songs like "Mother," "Jealous Guy," "I don't Wanna Be a Soldier." If you like punky stuff: "Give Me Some Truth." It kind of shocked me to hear Lennon drop prominent F-bombs in "Working Class Hero." "I Found Out" and "Well Well Well" are choppy/abrasive psychedelic goodness. Speaking of "Mother" - if you ever played the game Earthbound, it's called "Mother" in Japan, named after the song.

Jed Low

Yes, yes and yes.I’d add Why by Yoko Ono with the Plastic Ono Band, John, Ringo and Klaus Voormann.

Jason R

The thumbnail for this video made me think for a brief moment that Kurt and John were still alive. I miss them both so much.

Saint Sataniko

2y↑14

Kurt didn't want to be a frontman, but have the adoration of being a rock and roll drummer. It's so ironic that Dave Grohl ended up being the one who got to do both.

Bodhi

3y↑4

I wonder where he would have gone with his music had he survived. His musical interests were so diverse I think it would have been very interesting to see what he would have done.

Jim Hoffmann

Nirvana started off doing gigs with upcoming bands like The Smashing Pumpkins and Material Issue. When Cobain died, it was a shock. Jim Ellison (Material Issue) couldn’t understand why Cobain could do such a thing. Two years later, he followed suit. (“International Pop Overthrow” by Jim Hoffmann)

Mark Dubois

Cobain was 100% a music genius and 100% rockstar but his voice was unique nobody sounds like him it was the 4 instrument in Nirvana.

PTJ

3y↑9

It's too bad he's no longer with us, he changed the music scene.

Tony Boyer

Man, just think of what great songs was yet to come from this band . What i find so fascinating is, Who the hell would want to kill themselves when you have 100 million dollars in the bank and you've been a part of a movement that changed music forever . It will live on and endure the test of time !

Matt190

2y↑1

Kurt had such a mellow voice compared to his singing

Roger Wilco

Special, the word, gets thrown around alot. Kurt was special. Everyone saw it. He shined.

Nick Lancaster

2y↑2

Lol holy shit, my dad had one of those Columbia House Record Club subscriptions and never opened them, and I discovered Nirvana by going through the pile. His connection to the Beatles is the same as my connection to Nirvana.

SmokinZen

It's cool that he appreciated The Beatles.

Forrester Stearns

3y↑85

My guitar teach taught Kurt how to play is name is Warren Mason he lived in Aberdeen Washington in the 70’s. He told me kurts first song he wanted to learn was stairway to heaven Hahahaha and not that much later after he stepped up to Louie Louie. Warren died recently but his legacy lives on :)

sabbracadabra

3y↑5

RIP! I read about that in the biography.

Brad Sully

Cool

sabbracadabra

I think I read that he taught Krist guitar as well.

Jack

3y↑3

You will definitely‘get’ Nirvanas music ten fold if you ever find yourself (lost?) in Aberdeen, Washington on a rainy foggy January morning

James D Walsh

@Jacknice!

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Offical Humble Fish

3y↑1

Its always the Beatles that influence some of the greatest groups of all-time

Fairy

3y↑1

Oh you did do something different kurt you were the 90s you shaped modern rock music and we are still rocking out to nirvana decades later

Jan Hommer

3y↑19

I keep saying I think they could've had a musical development similar to the Beatles, Kurt's songwriting style ironically turning out more like McCartney's, by which I mean him doing all kinds of musical styles just "for fun", since he expressed being fed up with what Nirvana had been doing up to that point in his last interviews, whild Dave would've contributed the, well, frankly not overhelmingly mind-blowing (not compared to Nirvana, anyway), but still really good, solid rock songs he's been doing for Foo Fighters and that contrast would've kept the albums interesting just like it did for the Beatles. Ah, well...

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