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).
My Sharona
Nirvana Lyrics
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When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run
Gun it comin' off of the line, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
I always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My-my-my-eye-eye-woo
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Come a little closer, will ya huh
Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
Running down the length of my thigh, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
I always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My-my-my-eye-eye-woo
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
When you gonna give to me, give to me
Is it just a matter of time Sharona?
Is it de-de-destiny, destiny?
Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona?
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
I always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
My-my-my-eye-eye-woo
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
My-my-my-eye-eye-woo
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Ooooooooooo-oh, my Sharona
Ooooooooooo-oh, my Sharona
Ooooooooooo-oh, my Sharona
The lyrics of Nirvana's cover of My Sharona suggest desire and lust towards a woman, with the singer addressing a woman named Sharona. He is persistent in his pursuit of her and implies a willingness to wait for her to give him a chance. He is fixated on her physical appearance and the way she makes him feel sexually. The line "I always get it up from the touch of the younger kind" implies that he is drawn to younger women. The singer acknowledges that his attraction to Sharona may be unhealthy or problematic, with lyrics like "such a dirty mind" and "is it just a game in my mind".
The lyrics of this song have been met with criticism for sexist and inappropriate content. The repeated phrase "my Sharona" objectifies and possessivizes the woman in question, and the singer's focus on her "mystery" and how she makes him feel sexually could be interpreted as demeaning. However, some have interpreted the song as a commentary on male desire and the societal expectations placed on men to constantly pursue women.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh my little pretty one, my pretty one
Addressing the woman he desires as his pretty one.
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Asking when he will get a chance to be with Sharona.
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run
Expressing the excitement Sharona brings to him like a powerful engine.
Gun it comin' off of the line, Sharona
The power of his feelings is like a dragster bursting off the starting line.
Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
He won't give up his infatuation for Sharona despite knowing his thoughts are lustful.
I always get it up from the touch of the younger kind
He is aroused by the innocence and youth of Sharona.
My-my-my-eye-eye-woo
Exclamations of excitement.
Ma-ma-ma-my Sharona
Repeating her name with an affectionate nickname.
Come a little closer, will ya huh
Asking Sharona to move closer to him.
Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona
He wants to make eye-contact with her, a sign of intimacy.
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
The uncertainty of their relationship is making him anxious and impatient.
Running down the length of my thigh, Sharona
His desire for her is so intense that he can feel it as a physical sensation.
When you gonna give to me, give to me
Repeating the earlier question about when Sharona will be with him.
Is it just a matter of time Sharona?
Wondering if their relationship will become more intimate with time.
Is it de-de-destiny, destiny?
Speculating whether their attraction is a predetermined fate, or random chance.
Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona?
Questioning whether his feelings for Sharona are sincere or just a fantasy in his mind.
Ooooooooooo-oh, my Sharona
Repeating his affectionate nickname for Sharona to express his desire for her.
Contributed by Mila M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@KateAvalene
SOMEONE NEEDS TO COVER THIS SONG IN THE STYLE OF NIRVANA, SERIOUSLY!
@gmon78
Someone did cover the song in the style of Nirvana. They were called Nirvana. 🤷♂️
@giovannileonetti2120
@gmon78 Oh you're brilliant 😆
@LePuntano22
Actually end up learning the guitar part and vocals in a few minutes, nirvana playing covers are just fun picked up by ear almost all their covers ain’t It a shame, immigrant song, heartbreaker from 1988,jesus doesn't want me for a sun beam, son of a gun, plateau, molly's lips, seasons in the sun, turnaround, the man who sold the world, where did you sleep last night, here she comes now
@LetsGoMetsGo33
@el cabezon are you saying that is what Nirvana always did, play covers with out rehearsing much? How do you know that?
@Blake-ub4ts
@@LetsGoMetsGo33Nah.. That person is wrong. I’m sure a couple of those were played for fun, like this one and heartbreaker from *1987, and a couple of other, but you could tell the song on unplugged and the recorded covers were well rehearsed, maybe except for do you love me. Source: I knew Cobain personally and used to hang of with him everyday of his life
@oblivionnpc8399
Lol imagine if they did a full cover of this, that woulda been lit
@TheRealdeel73
well this is nirvana for ya. you either like it or you dont.
@andyfaithnomoreguitarist5444
I love it,it rocks!!! It's a grunge version of My Sharona,how could this cover suck when it's Nirvana? It rules!!!
@TowGunner
Autotune couldn’t help this shit. Ironically, Courtney Love was so much better.