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).
Spank Thru
Nirvana Lyrics
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Glisten in the light of the trees
And all the flowers sing in D minor
And the birds fly happily
We'll be once again my love
I need you back, oh baby baby
I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever could
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, and I mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever would
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever could
Why is that so groovy?
The lyrics of "Spank Thru" by Nirvana are enigmatic and open to interpretation. The song begins with a surreal image of "soft pretentious mountains" glistening in the light of the trees, and flowers singing in D minor. This surreal imagery sets the tone for the rest of the song that deals with the singer's longing for his love.
The singer expresses his desire to be with his love once again and how he needs her back. He admits that he can't explain why their relationship didn't work out from the start and how living without her only breaks his heart. The lines "I can feel it, I can hold it, I can bend it, I can shape it, I can cut it, I can taste it, I can spank it, I can beat it, masturbate it" are open to interpretation. It could be an expression of the singer's desire and obsession for his woman or it could be interpreted in a more metaphorical sense to show how the singer wants to control and manipulate his surroundings.
The repetition of the final verse adds a hypnotic effect to the song that emphasizes the singer's obsession with his woman. Overall, the lyrics of "Spank Thru" have a surreal, stream-of-consciousness quality that invites multiple interpretations.
Line by Line Meaning
And as the soft pretentious mountains
The majestic yet conceited mountains
Glisten in the light of the trees
Shine as the leaves sway on the trees
And all the flowers sing in D minor
The blooming flowers music in a melancholic key
And the birds fly happily
The cheerful flight of the birds
We'll be once again my love
Our reuniting forever
I need you back, oh baby baby
I yearn to have you back in love again
I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
I'm unable to describe how we first separated
Living without you girl, you only break my heart
Without you girl, my heart shatters into fragments
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can sense and grasp it
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it
I can alter, adapt and transform it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can sever, sample and savor it
I can spank it
I can discipline it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I can hit it or self-pleasure
I've been looking for day glow
I have been searching for a radiant and euphoric experience
Always hearing the same ol'
Repetitive and uninteresting information
Sticky boredom with a book
A dull read that sticks to our minds
I can make you do things
I have the ability to control you
You wouldn't think you ever could
Things that you never imagined doing
Why is that so groovy?
What is the reason for such a cool vibe?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kurt Cobain
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@SUNNY0111
This song is for the lovers out there
And all the lights on the trees
All the flowers have gingivitis
And the birds fly happily
We're together once again my love
I need you back, oh baby baby
I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
Living without you girl, you only break my heart ... Yeah!
I can feel it, I can hold it, I can pin it, shape it, mold it,
I can cut it, I can taste it, spank it
Beat it while you ... Ah, wait here
I've been looking for days now
Always hearing the same ol'
City boy won't you spank thru?
I can make you do things you won't think you ever could
I can feel it, I can hold it, pin it, shape it, mold it,
We can cut it, We can taste it, spank it
Beat it 'till you ... Ah, wait here
I've been looking for days now
Always hearing the same ol'
City boy won't you spank thru?
I can make you do things you won't think you ever could
I've been looking for days now
Always hearing the same ol'
City boy won't you spank thru?
I can make you do things you won't think you ever could
You won't think you ever could
@Georgemouraosilva
This song is so fucking underrated
@carinajohansson8696
Love this song there Will only be one Kurt cobain he was amazing miss him so much 🎸🎸🎸🚶❤️💯💯💯
@DadsOnBass
Amazing that he wrote this song in 1985 before Nirvana in his room in Aberdeen as a teen.
Such an ear for a melody at such a young age.
@jeffreygilmour8778
Favourite!! Every version
@carinajohansson8696
Love spank trough i can listen to it all The time love you Kurt so much ❤️💯🎸🎸🎸🎸🚶
@Shakdnugz2024
considering the fact krist wanted to start a band with kurt because of a demo of this song
@mr.t6142
Nirvana always had the coolest, random, go go dancing people during various performances.
@himanshupanwar5918
Who are these people….?
Where do they come from?
@sabbracadabra8367
@@himanshupanwar5918 Uranus
@adri_mirn
@@himanshupanwar5918 They are Kurt's friends who had been called by him to be on the stage. The one at this video is Tony.