1) Nirvana was a popular and highly influential American grunge band. The band formed in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, and it was part of the Seattle grunge scene of the late 80s, alongside bands like Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. As their popularity rose, alternative rock became a dominant genre on American and Canadian radio and music television during the early-to-mid '90s.
In late 1987, Cobain and Novoselic recruited drummer Aaron Burckhard (1987–1988).The three practiced material from Cobain's Fecal Matter tape. After losing contact with Burckhard, the pair instead practised with Dale Crover of the Melvins, and Nirvana recorded its first demos in January 1988. Their first single, a cover version of "Love Buzz", a song by Dutch group 'Shocking Blue', was released in November 1988 on the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop. Their debut album, 'Bleach', was produced by Jack Endino and released in June 1989. Later that year, the band recorded the 'Blew EP' with producer Steve Fisk.
At the start of the new decade, the band commenced their first recording sessions to the follow-up album with producer Butch Vig, substituted their drummer by Dave Grohl and signed to DGC Records. The result, 'Nevermind', would eventually sell over seven million copies in the United States, and over 30 million worldwide.
In early 1993, Nirvana released "Puss"/"Oh, the Guilt", a split single with The Jesus Lizard, on the independent label Touch & Go. Meanwhile, the group chose Steve Albini as the producer to record its third album. 'In Utero' debuted at number one on the Billboard album chart in September the same year.
As Nirvana's frontman, Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana the "flagship band" of "Generation X", their third studio album 'In Utero' was considered to be a conscious attempt to shed their audience. While Nirvana's mainstream popularity waned in the months following its release, their core audience cherished the band's dark interior, particularly after their 1993 performance on MTV Unplugged with the Meat Puppets, a band that Cobain had always idolised, performing with them the songs Oh, Me, Plateau and Lake of Fire. It was later released and topped the charts in 1994.
Nirvana's brief run ended with the suicide of Cobain in 1994, but the band's popularity expanded in the years that followed. Eight years after Cobain's death, "You Know You're Right", an unfinished demo that the band recorded two months prior to Cobain's death, topped radio playlists around the world. Since their debut, the band has sold more than fifty million albums worldwide, including more than ten million copies of Nevermind in the US alone. Nirvana remains a consistent presence on radio stations worldwide.
In 2004, the box set "With the Lights Out", a collection of radio sessions, home demos, studio demos and outtakes, was released. A year later, "Sliver: The Best Of The Box" was released, a compilation of selected "WTLO" tracks, but with 3 new tracks including a track from the famous "Fecal Matter" demo.
Band members: Kurt Cobain - vocals, guitar (1987–1994), Krist Novoselic - bass (1987–1994) Dave Grohl - drums, vocals (1990–1994)
Prior members:Aaron Burckhard - drums (1987–1988), Dale Crover - drums (1988, 1990), Dave Foster - drums (1988), Chad Channing - drums (1988–1990), Jason Everman - guitar (1989), Dan Peters - drums (1990)
Touring members: Pat Smear - guitar (1993–1994), Lori Goldston - cello (1993–1994), Melora Creager - cello (1994)
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2) Nirvana is a UK-based progressive rock band formed in 1967, primarily active in the late 1960s and early 1970s - and still sporadically active to the present day.
The band was formed in the summer of 1967 in an era when melodic pop/rock music with baroque and chamber arrangements and instrumentation was highly-prized. The band, consisted of two songwriter/performers - Greek-born Alex Spyropoulos and Irish-born Patrick Campbell-Lyons who met in London. They produced a number of singles (notably "Rainbow Chaser", "Pentecost Hotel", and "Tiny Goddess") for the fledgling Island Records label.
The band was signed by Island Records' founder Chris Blackwell in the era when he also signed the bands Traffic and Free.
In October 1967 the band released its first album - a concept album produced by Blackwell titled The Story of Simon Simopath. The album was probably the first narrative concept album ever released - predating story-driven concept albums such as The Pretty Things' S.F. Sorrow (December 1968), The Who's Tommy (April 1969) and The Kinks' Arthur (September 1969).
Musically, the group blended myriad musical styles including rock, pop, folk, jazz, Latin rhythms and classical music - primarily augmented by baroque chamber-style arrangements to create a unique entity.
The next year 1968 their follow-up album, All Of Us, featured a similar broad range of musical styles. Their third album To Markos III was released on the Pye label in 1969.
In 1971 the duo amicably separated for a while, with Campbell-Lyons the primary contributor to the next two Nirvana albums, Local Anaesthetic 1971, and Songs Of Love And Praise 1972. Campbell-Lyons subsequently worked as a solo artist and issued further albums: Me And My Friend 1973, Electric Plough 1981, and The Hero I Might Have Been 1983 though these did not enjoy commercial success.
The band reunited in 1985, successfully touring Europe and releasing a compilation album Black Flower 1987 containing some new material. (Black Flower had been the provisional title of their third album.) In the 1990s two further albums were released. Secret Theatre 1994 compiled rare tracks and demos, while Orange And Blue 1996 contained previously unreleased material including a tongue-in-cheek cover of the song "Lithium" originally recorded by the American grunge band Nirvana who released its first album in 1989, and who the band had successfully sued over use of the name Nirvana. The undisclosed terms of the settlement has apparently allowed the original Nirvana to continue using its name and issuing new recordings.
In 1999 the band released a three-disc CD anthology titled "Chemistry" including several previously-unreleased tracks and some new material.
Top musicians who played on Nirvana sessions include: Lesley Duncan, Herbie Flowers, Billy Bremner (later of Rockpile/Dave Edmunds fame), Luther Grosvenor, Wynder K. Frogg, Clem Cattini and the full lineup of rock band Spooky Tooth.
The group was in the school of baroque-flavored, melodic pop-rock music typified by The Beatles of "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver", The Beach Boys of Pet Sounds and God Only Knows, the Zombies of Odessey and Oracle and Time Of The Season, the Procol Harum of A Whiter Shade Of Pale, the Moody Blues of Days of Future Passed and Nights In White Satin and The Kinks of Waterloo Sunset. The majority of the tracks on Nirvana's albums fall into that broad genre of contemporary popular music - not easily categorized - but perhaps best described as the baroque or chamber strand of "progressive rock, soft rock or "orchestral pop".
Their first three albums were reissued on CD by Universal in 2003 and received critical acclaim. In 2005 Universal (Japan) reissued Local Anaesthetic and Songs Of Love And Praise.
As of late 2005 the founding members Alex Spyropoulos and Patrick Campbell-Lyons are still sporadically writing and recording.
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3) Nirvana was a short-lived Finnish punk band formed in 1980, whose sole release was a 7" vinyl with tracks "Kielletyt leikit" and "Kuljen kaupungilla" with 200 pressings.
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4) Nirvana was a Dutch pop group, formed in 1985 by producers Bernard Oattes and Rob van Schaik. The group consisted of Anthony Moendir, Frits Broekrits and Annie Alberti and have released one single, "Say When", which became a big hit. The group split up in 1987.
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5) Nirvana is a side project of The Skaters' James Ferraro. Primitive droning drum beats and swirling synthesizers.
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6) Nirvana was a Slovenian hard-rock band in the early seventies. They appear on several collections (YU Record Collector Dream, Boom Festival 72).
Come on Death
Nirvana Lyrics
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I am so surly, and I am so surly
And come on life in, and come on deaaaath
ohaaaaaahhhh, ohaaaaaaaahahah, ohaaaaaaoooohoh
Surly, and I am so surly, and I am so surly
And come on life in, and come on ...
Noooooooooooo, noooooooooo, nooooooooooo, nooooooooooo
Surly, and I am so surly, and I am so surly
And I am so surly, oooooaaaaaahhhh
Deaaaaaaaath, deaaaaaath, deaaaaaaaaath, deaaaaaaaaaaath
Come on death, come on death, come on death, come on death
Surly, surly, surly, surly
I'm does finishing to hell
And I'm does, and I'm does hell, hell, heeelllllllll
Come on death
Come on death
Come on death
Come on death -- ohaaaaaaaahh
Come on death
Come on death
Come on death
Come on death -- ohaaaaaaaahh
The lyrics of the song 'Come on Death' by Nirvana are cryptic and leave much to interpretation. The singer appears to be in a grim and negative state of mind, repeating the word "surly" multiple times, indicating a mood of sullenness or ill-temper. The singer is asking for both life and death to come, with a long drawn-out "ohhh" at the end, indicating a yearning for something, but not specifying what it is. The words 'come on death' are repeated several times, indicating the singer's preoccupation with the concept of death, perhaps as an escape from the misery of life. The lines "I'm does finishing to hell, and I'm does, and I'm does hell, hell, heeelllllllll" may suggest that the singer is either already facing the consequences of their actions or is resigned to fate and looking for a way out.
The repeated chorus of "Come on death" sounds like a plea or an invitation to welcome death. The song seems to be about the agony of existence, hitting rock bottom, and the desperate search for a way out. It is possible to interpret the surly demeanor that the singer projects as a form of rebellion, an act of defiance against the norms of society. It is also possible that the singer is going through a personal crisis and is struggling to cope with life. Overall, the lyrics of the song 'Come on Death' are obscure and esoteric, and they can mean different things to different people.
Line by Line Meaning
Surly
I am feeling ill-tempered and sulky
I am so surly, and I am so surly
I am extremely irritable and grouchy
And come on life in, and come on deaaaath
I am conflicted and unsure about whether to continue living or to embrace death
ohaaaaaahhhh, ohaaaaaaaahahah, ohaaaaaaoooohoh
Expressing the emotional turmoil and internal conflict within me
Noooooooooooo, noooooooooo, nooooooooooo, nooooooooooo
I am experiencing immense pain and suffering
And I am so surly, oooooaaaaaahhhh
I cannot shake off this negative and unpleasant mood
Deaaaaaaaath, deaaaaaath, deaaaaaaaaath, deaaaaaaaaaaath
I am thinking a lot about death and its inevitability
Come on death, come on death, come on death, come on death
I am almost daring death to come and end my suffering
I'm does finishing to hell
I feel like I am already in hell
And I'm does, and I'm does hell, hell, heeelllllllll
I am overwhelmed and consumed by the agony and despair I am feeling
Come on death
I am still considering the possibility of death as a way out
ohaaaaaaahh
I am crying out for relief from the torment I am going through
Surly, surly, surly, surly
My mood remains unpleasant, and I cannot seem to break out of it
Contributed by Alyssa J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Ozymandias
Tobi when I said sorry
When I said sorry
When I'm all lonely
When I'm
Dead, woah, woah, woah
Hold me, when I say sorry
When I do something
When I said slowly
When I
Go!
Yeah, yeah-oh, yeah-oh
Tobi when I said something
When I said sorry
When I said tell me
When!
Death, go, go, yeah
Come on death
Come on death
Death, death
Come on death
Lonely, blow me, Tobi, love me
I arose
Come on death
Come at me and see who you'll bait
I'll bait when I
Run, run!
Yeah, death, death, death
Yeah, yeah, death, death
Death!
Lars Louwerse
Tobi cuando dije lo siento
cuando dije lo siento
Cuando estoy solo
Cuando estoy
Muerto, woah, woah, woah
Abrázame, cuando digo lo siento
cuando hago algo
Cuando dije despacio
Cuando yo
¡Vamos!
Sí, sí-oh, sí-oh
Tobi cuando dije algo
cuando dije lo siento
Cuando dije dime
¡Cuando!
Muerte, ve, ve, sí
vamos muerte
vamos muerte
Muerte muerte
vamos muerte
Solitario, vuélveme, Tobi, ámame
me levante
vamos muerte
Ven a mí y mira a quién vas a cebar
Voy a cebar cuando yo
¡Corre corre!
Sí, muerte, muerte, muerte
Sí, sí, muerte, muerte
¡Muerte!
Algo como eso
Mateus Mack
Surly
I am so surly, and I am so surly
And come on life in, and come on
Ohaaaaaahhhhhhh
Ohaaaaaahhhhhhh
Surly, and I am so surly
And I am so surly
And come on life in, and come on...
Nooooo, nooooo, nooooo, nooo.
Surly, and I am so surly
And I am so surly
And I am so surly, ohaaaaaaaaaaahhhh.
Death, death, death, death
Come on death, come on death
Come on death, come on death
Surly, surly, surly, surly
I'm does finishing to hell
And I'm does, and I'm does hell, hell
Heeelllllllll...
Come on death
Lars Louwerse
If you have a minute, have a listen to my own song ''Marshes''' and maybe let me know what you think: https://youtu.be/4JLsKbIg5_g Thank you!
Ola Kröger
LOVE this song. Kurts vocals are just amazing... so intense...
Yung B00fPacc
it must feel so cool to be at this one concert and hear this on song that was only played once
jazzblaster
they played it quite a bit
Trash
It was played once with out guitar in studio. Twice in 1989, and once in 1991.
You Know You`re Wrong, Right
It is
VendPrekmurec
This song was proto-Help Me, I'm Hungry version
Jonathan B.
i want a studio version of this beauty
Weinpeen Ceejey
sameeee
Weinpeen Ceejey
weegeehaterSTUDIO ...that person wishes that they made a studio recording smh