Nevermind's most punk rock swipe, recorded in one frenetic take and played … Read Full Bio ↴Nevermind's most punk rock swipe, recorded in one frenetic take and played - against Butch Vig's wishes - straight into the mixing desk. Also features Krist Novoselic singing a snatch of The Youngblood's 1967 US hippy hit 'Get Together' during the intro. "Maybe some baby boomers will hear that and wonder what happened to those ideas", he mused.

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01Smells Like Teen Spirit4:33

02In Bloom4:59

03Come as You Are3:17

04Breed3:02

05Lithium4:28

06Polly3:14

07Territorial Pissings2:32

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12Something in the Way / Endless, Nameless11:02

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Territorial Pissings
Nirvana Lyrics

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Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

When I was an alien
Cultures weren't opinions

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait

Never met a wise man
If so it's a woman

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait

Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nirvana's song Territorial Pissings convey a message of unity and love. The opening lines, "Come on people now, Smile on your brother, Everybody get together, Try to love one another, Right now," urge people to put aside their differences and come together to spread love and happiness. The next lines, "When I was an alien, Cultures weren't opinions," suggest that the singer has had a unique perspective on life and reminds us that cultures should not be judged or dismissed as just an opinion.

The chorus of the song repeats the line "Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there, Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait" several times. This repetition can be interpreted as a call to action or a reminder that one must always strive for improvement in themselves and society.

The last line, "Just because you're paranoid, Don't mean they're not after you," can be interpreted as a warning against assuming things are okay and a call to stay vigilant and aware of potential dangers.

Overall, the lyrics of Territorial Pissings encourage us to come together in love and unity, to always strive for betterment, and to not let our guards down against potential harm.

Line by Line Meaning

Come on people now
Let's all come together

Smile on your brother
Let's treat everyone kindly

Everybody get together
Let's be united

Try to love one another
Let's show love to everyone

Right now
Let's not waste any time

When I was an alien
When I was different

Cultures weren't opinions
Cultural differences weren't a matter of opinion

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
I need to figure out a solution when I'm in that situation

Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
I need to wait and find a better solution

Never met a wise man
I've never met a truly wise person

If so it's a woman
If I have met a wise person, it was probably a woman

Just because you're paranoid
Just because you're fearful

Don't mean they're not after you
Doesn't mean there aren't threats or danger

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Chet Powers, Kurt Cobain

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

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El Hrubcová

10y

It's dangerous... That's my drug!! <3

Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218

2y↑827

[Intro]
Come on, people, now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another right now

[Verse 1]
When I was an alien
Cultures weren't opinions

[Chorus]
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I'd better wait

[Verse 2]
Never met a wise man
If so, it's a woman

[Chorus]
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I'd better wait!

[Verse 3]
Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you

[Chorus]
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I'd better wait
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I'd better wait!

[Outro]
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I'd better wait!
Gotta find a way, find a way, when I'm there!
Gotta find a way! Aah! Aah!
Yeah!

All comments from YouTube:

@pou-gl6xp

2y↑4.6K

We can all agree that this is one of the best Nirvana songs.

@shinirvna826

2y↑58

Yes.

@lunarsam

2y↑32

Yep

@kevinmalone584

2y↑54

I don’t think it scratches the top 10 for me

@pokelukes7282

2y↑77

I agree but people do have different opinions

@thebrotherzt9962

2y↑8

Yes

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@MikeysMorgue

2y↑901

Krist would always act extra crazy on stage when they'd play this song.

@kcoop9530

2y↑20

Hahaha yea In those music videos

@mattigrati

2y↑65

i don’t blame him, its a headbanger

@Nana-ahh

2y↑6

Omg Mikey from Tokyo revengers?!?😆

@davemiller7975

...

@ph1l69

2y↑2

@@Nana-ahh Is that Rei as the joker?

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@randilynne2097

1y↑741

“Just bc you’re paranoid, don’t mean they aren’t after you” this line blew me away when I was teenager and still does. gotta love these dudes

@randilynne2097

1y↑2

@@77Creation good to know

@AK99581

45w

You're super attractive

@randilynne2097

37w

@@BlompBlompson-wh5vl relax lol

@adms8169

36w↑8

My goodness. How old are you... when you say teenager you're making it sound like you're from the 90s.....like me lol but I was almost a teenager when kurt was killed by his wife

@charlesswenson259

36w

im 41 i remember it like yesterday@@adms8169

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@sallykeenan9572

2y↑936

My son had a recital in his junior high choir class. Everyone else was singing folksy, sleep-inducing songs and then he busts out this one. I never had a prouder moment and the other parents LOVED it.

@joanneiles5562

2y↑42

Genius, he'll go far 🤘😁

@amandagrace9287

1y↑17

Thats badass! 🤘🤘🤘

@Jaketheposer

1y↑15

That’s cool af

@yapoomkt

The others were surely italians inside, folks is a music of peasants

@santtuzz2990

1y↑7

Man gotta do that

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@ejcmaestro6520

2y↑1.2K

For such a hard hitting and ear blasting band they probably made the greatest unplugged performance of all time.

@yanettapia6512

2y↑5

Truu

@michaelnass7929

2y↑21

Too bad they didn't play this song. Would've been cool to see how it translated.

@poloshirtsamurai

2y↑33

That honor belongs to Alice in Chains.

@poloshirtsamurai

2y↑5

@@vyperr9232 Don't care. You're wrong anyway.

@Anorexorcist

1y↑2

@@vyperr9232 fr

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@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218

2y↑827

@k1dnt

2y↑13

Thx

@nick.415

2y↑19

its so cool to read while hes singing

@gunkmasterflex942

2y↑5

NO... we dont do this here!

@Que934

@@gunkmasterflex942 hey,shut up

-kurt

@milenariarr8329

1y↑5

¡Muchas gracias! 🍷

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@Tomnedreb

2y↑1.8K

Love the opening, love the lyrics, love the energy, well love the whole got damn song!

@image_8594

2y↑14

Hey man, love your covers dude!

@benzo9416

2y↑3

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@benzo9416

2y↑2

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@benzo9416

2y↑2

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@miriaborgess

2y↑2

🖤🖤

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@jacksteadman3467

2y↑294

The opening is strangely amazing

@bezoticallyyours83

47w↑4

Get Together by The Yardbirds

@scottwilson1251

39w↑3

@@bezoticallyyours83Wasn't the Yardbirds...Youngbloods.

@bezoticallyyours83

39w↑2

@@scottwilson1251 you're right, my mistake

@dethdai447

27w↑4

That's Kris Novoselic singing the intro.

@joaopk6263

16w

yardbirds still goated tho

@acogscope3525

2y↑46

I love how Kurt goes absolutely mental on the last verse

@Ronnie-fx1fq

9w↑2

He just starts screaming 😂😂😂

@Hendersonnnnn

2y↑368

I’ve never been this early for anything in my life

@AidanDFilms

2y↑6

same here clicked immediately

@darudeSandstorm.

2y↑5

Thats what he said :-)

@pinkkstarrzz

2y↑2

Same

@accessfashion

2y↑1

Lol 😂 yay

@accessfashion

2y↑2

@@darudeSandstorm. lolol 😂

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@jamesgeorge4874

2y↑169

Underrated mosh pit classic. I've seen Slayer, Pantera, Korn, System of a Down, COC, Six Feet Under, Morbid Angel, Deicide, and this live was out of control crazy. Like everybody was just waiting to lose their shit. RIP, Kurt. The 90's was a hell of a drug.

@mitchell1646

2y↑137

this song feels like your going down a hill with a skateboard.

@laytonnnnn

28w↑2

or tubing on a lake

@tobynoir

25w↑2

Down a mountain on a unicycle!

@KillerTacos54

2y↑244

I love that they're still using that album cover 😂

@AmazingJuniorBros

2y↑123

They give 0 fucks about Spencer’s lawsuit lmao

@ryuklikesapples6752

2y↑35

as they should! 😂

@rolishes8013

2y↑28

@@AmazingJuniorBros a judge actually threw it out so spencer lost

@AmazingJuniorBros

2y↑2

@@rolishes8013 ye i saw

@skinni_the_P00hBear

2y↑8

They tossed that case out lol

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@libertarian_ramblings

2y↑192

So melodious and catchy despite being uncompromisingly raw. That's songwriting talent.

@TheMisskyo

51w↑4

uncompromisingly raw loool you made my day - just love it!

@catha.j.stuart2200

2y↑438

I was in a little local band in the 90s. We covered this song, it was always a show stopper! We were in awe of Nirvana 💚

@adamlv1

2y↑11

Must have been a lot of fun to cover Nirvana jams

@catha.j.stuart2200

2y↑13

@@adamlv1 The early 90s were a fun couple of years! The band loved doing this song.

@acogscope3525

2y↑9

@@catha.j.stuart2200 My dad was in his 20s during the 90s and he played the guitar quite a bit during that time. He told me two of his favorite riffs to play were Come as You Are and Polly.

@catha.j.stuart2200

2y↑5

@@acogscope3525 Yes, Kurt Cobain was full of beautiful melodies and riffs

@kaitlynpryor3498

43w

I wish I could have seen you guys play that

@remopiwak6026

2y↑397

Dude I remember hearing this for the first time, I was playing minecraft (when it was on alpha) and nevermind was playing on the background. When this song came up it blew my mind because I had never heard anything like it at the time....and the screams at the end scared me a little, but now I fucking love this style.

@AmazingJuniorBros

2y↑4

Great thing you weren’t listening to In Utero, scentless apprentice and tourettes wouldve scared you half to death

@remopiwak6026

2y↑8

@@AmazingJuniorBros Now I love that shit with all my heart hahaha

@fridgemasters546

2y↑13

ME TOO i remember a few years back i was playing Minecraft and wanted to listen to Nevermind and this song came on when i was mining and it hyped me tf up

@liru6869

2y↑2

noise rock!

@bantehayes9973

1y↑1

Nice.

@atomicpunkkk

2y↑355

This is my favorite song ever

@exhumation.666

2y↑4

SAME, its so good fr

@darkbat8000

2y↑9

the best song off of nevermind IMO

@jinxx3744

2y↑8

@@darkbat8000 Oooo stay away or lithium do be so pretty good tracks,, but in utero wipes the floor with nevermind

@p1x0l

@@jinxx3744 idk in utero wasn't my favourite.

@lalilinlalazo6973

30w

we don't care a shit whatever you like

@deadmansswitch2748

2y↑146

Played this in a punk grunge band in 98 when I was 17. Last song and everyone went crazy. Loved those days.

@Koolaidistheshit

2y↑79

Just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean they’re not after you

I love that line, gives me goosebumps still.

@DietrichStockman

36w↑2

It was stolen! "Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you."
(Yossarian in Joseph Heller’s Catch 22)

@kmanthecoolest9304

22w

@@DietrichStockmanNirvana stole everything

@arthurballs9632

21w

Are you the grown up spiteful baby on the album cover?

@cavejerkeramazing8707

2y↑74

the dudes decided to re-upload all the hits of nirvana with a baby to
show his khm to the whole world again! thanks, I think Kurt would
approve

@illmunchonyourflesh

2y↑7

no they re-uploaded cuz the remaster

@p1x0l

Gotta love the fact that the kid in the shit tried to sue nirvana for child pornography after getting jobs and money from saying he was the kid. People are confusing

@ethosmoris44

2y↑413

NIRVANA BAND WILL LIVE ON FOREVER BY THEIR MUSIC♥

@miriaborgess

2y↑2

Yess

@user-uo8ny1kj4c

2y↑2

I swear, this song is like te precursor to SOAD's song U-Fig

@marcelmedyk6533

2y↑1

zaddy

@neko5347

@@marcelmedyk6533

@Wvlfmane

2y↑232

This my favorite Nirvana song, so much pure energy, Daves drumming is so drivingly intense on it

@thelegendofjet7899

2y↑4

Dave didn;t drum for the Nevermind album

@cored6608

2y↑4

@@thelegendofjet7899 Wdym he didn't???!?

@thelegendofjet7899

2y↑1

@@cored6608 nirvana has had 4 differentvdrummers. In there time being s band, dave never came till nevermind 's release

@SoggyOG

2y↑16

@@thelegendofjet7899 no it was him. it was his first album with them

@claytonbouldin9381

2y↑9

Nirvana had a different drummer when they recorded Bleach. Dave was the drummer on Nevermind. I read in a book Kurt and Chris kept the drummer when they recorded Bleach because he was the only one who had the money to pay for recording the album, which was $600.

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@shawne7228

2y↑36

It's such a pure Punk song.

@MAMRetro

21w↑8

Here is Real Grunge. The power of the guitar and voice, the speed of punk. Incredible.

@kieran_the_strange4809

32w↑14

"Just because ur paranoid doesn't mean there not after you" hits hard

@mustardgas1883

2y↑189

What a great album

@TonyDenada

8w↑3

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you!" So true. Kurt quoted Catch 22

@JoddieRose

2y↑26

Dave signature drum intro … and it can’t lost time by time

@JoeyOuelletteLamirande

1y↑37

Damn the voice his so perfect, so raw and punky. That scream his control I love it

@evabebcakova6286

47w↑10

This song feels like summer on a bus ride back from the last day of school....

@mvloven4207

1y↑9

“Just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean they’re not after you” is my favorite part of the song lol

@zbox6420

40w↑16

This is probably the best ending to a song In music history. Absolutely knocks the breath out of you

@brayannoyola7309

2y↑55

One of my favorite songs of Nirvana

@connorhough4463

2y↑5

"Just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not after you."

@christianlee6307

2y↑70

One of the greatest if not the greatest grunge band of the 90s hands down

@avanboven7976

2y↑1

Clearly not a true fan (this is a joke)

@grave.

2y↑70

i absolutely love this song omg

@ayyden6195

2y↑1

nice pfp

@p1x0l

Ye nice pfp, mine was requested my a subscriber and I went y not, so lol

@ngngwhodat6913

2y↑8

Just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean their not after you 🔥🔥🔥

@derekpearson2083

2y↑15

Kurt’s voice at the end 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@painteater17

1y↑9

love how bands make the most fire banger and make it 2:23 minutes long

@dignamartines2866

2y↑243

un corazón por todos aquellos que extrañan a kurt

@gustavoalbeticerati52

2y↑6

Something in the way

@bezoticallyyours83

47w

💕

@brettswenson594

2y↑14

The whole nevermind album is a masterpiece one of the best albums of all time no doubt

@hatred4humanity

45w↑4

One of the best (and most underrated) Nirvana songs of all-time.

@crackgolden7037

2y↑60

Nirvana!!! The band of my life 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

@lmaowwwwwwwj

2y↑5

His scream is just so satisfying for my ears idk

@JNewsted1988

2y↑33

1:16 As simple as that riff is, I find it so cool to listen to! I love it so much!

@krabuh

1y↑1

it's because of the Bass in the background harmonizing with it.

@JNewsted1988

1y↑5

@@krabuh Indeed. Such is the magic of Krist Noveselic's terrific bass work on this album.

@littletreasure7709

2y↑11

I got into nirvana when I was 13, this song takes me back when I’d finish school and smoke pot with my friends in secret behind our parents back, having fun and getting into trouble, I’m 22 with a child and we have nirvana on in the house all the time, my son loves them!

@kkondedraculadoearl

2y↑22

The cracks on Kurt's voice haha, that song is awesome

@MIST4H-CRYPT

2y↑17

This song will always be there for me

@occitaniapaisnostre

2y↑114

I played this song too loud
Neighbours called police
Police arrested neighbours

@sandralawton6554

2y↑4

🤘🤣

@pixelin

1y↑1

lmao 😂😂

@rackjeacher

1y↑2

I gotta borrow this comment !

@blackdeftoness

1y↑1

the police did the right thing, as punishment lock them up to listen to the song at full volume lmao

@1skcusebutuoy1

1y↑2

For crimes against good music.

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@theartofart1812

2y↑3

Just have to really appreciate how the band and Butch Vig let it deteriorate and left it at the end really raw and awesome

@litchoambulante9481

2y↑20

Eternal king of grunge!

@gmork1346ad

2y↑7

Kurt is like friend you haven't seen in years...

@PalomaMendoza06

2y↑32

My favorite song from nevermind ❤️✨

@ocorvo6323

2y↑5

Axel, Axel hey Axel!

@toonwelsh1634

14w↑1

I loved grunge , rap & trance in the mid 90’s, in high school I blended in with all genres, but this tune is up there with my favourite memories of just not giving a fuck ! Best days of my life !

@vladimiradragneva6211

2y↑21

I absolutely love this song

@Roselvnt

2y↑13

I miss Kurt so much <'3💕💐💐

@giulianacr2638

2y↑4

We all do 💔

@lonerdio2785

1y↑5

what a soul this guy has.

@Sanchez-te5tl

2y↑6

My favorite song "TRYING TO LOVE EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW"

@davidduncan9201

2y↑1

It's a real song. It's called Get Together by The Youngbloods.

@avery31415

39w↑1

man i love those super compressed guitars at the start, it sound so good

@ninjadrift4885

25w↑1

As a bassist, I can hear the bass clear as day and I like how krist added cool notes to the song, and his vocal notes at the beginning of the song

@_sarah.shuntaro._

2y↑11

This one is one of my favs by Nirvana👌

@vinnieapplejack

2y↑1

The bass is just that cute little fucking detail here that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! Makes me euphoric to hear that sweet not-staying-on-the-chord-progression playing!

@therealesttoolyjones

2y↑2

The first time I heard this was on Ryan Smith's part on Zero's Dying To Live video, the sheer rawness changed my life forever.

@whammett

1y↑1

i love the drums in this

@pedrot.9569

2y↑4

Best punk song ever.

@kornbreadcorn2376

49w↑5

I love Nirvana and this would be a great run away song in a movie

@DarkPeter

2y↑4

lol it's not everyday that you get a nirvana notification :Ad

@Liam2718

@DarkKnight_______

1y↑5

2:11 to 2:23 is the most beautiful piece of music I've ever heard.

@xBlueWolf

2y↑14

I always liked this song. It just sounds so good. Well, all Nirvana songs do, to be fair.

@orianaaaaaaaaaaaa

1y↑1

the intro is so perfect

@RIO-us5ke

2y↑9

One of my favorite nirvana song ❤

@markduarte5531

2y↑1

Song has soooooo much personality

@JoaoAngel24

1y↑12

impressionante ver como não tem nenhuma música ruim nesse álbum

@spidermanfan.3161

2y↑4

Can’t wait for the 30th anniversary edition release of Nirvana‘s never mind tomorrow
This is gonna be soo Cool and man it wounds better than before

@joegoldb1erg

2y↑1

My favorite lyric is ‘Just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean they’re not after you.’ I fucking love it.

@cosmokane9871

1y↑2

Never got an ad on this video once.

@sachureedas

This encapsulates the 90s music scene better than anything I've heard .

@jabbarmuhammad

15w↑1

One of my favorites

@debimiler

2y↑3

loving nirvana for 30 years and forever 🖤🖤🖤

@johnzaun1144

5w↑1

This is Francis Bean Cobain's favorite song of her father's, saying in a Vogue magazine interview that she doesn't really like the grunge sound or Nirvana's music - but does like Territorial Pissings.

@josefernando3378

2y↑238

Nada melhor do q escutar Nirvana nessas horas 🤟🤟

@tiagoviana5161

2y↑5

É né

@gini7852

2y↑2

É claro

@miriaborgess

2y↑1

Sempre!

@sanji803

2y↑4

Td música tem bastante comentários br, parece q o público brasileiro n é tão pequeno quanto eu pensava

@gini7852

2y↑1

@@sanji803 eu sou pt

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@ericprovonsil6821

18w↑3

So much more punk than any bands that call themselves "punk"

@danielnizam1642

Welp according to Cobain, Nirvana is a punk band.

@shachar567

2y↑9

a masterpiece!

@adrianomachado5629

9w↑1

This song always give me the chills, i fell the same energy of the young me listening it for the first time!

@gabriellinhares527

2y↑56

Insônia do caralho… Receber a notificação da publicação desse vídeo foi incrível. Nirvana é foda demais❤️

@jorgeeloim8623

2y↑1

Cara faro aí. Haaaa,haaaaa!! O final é louco demais.

@AaronHendu

11w

My dad got this album from Columbia House when I was in Grade 1 and this has been my fav Nirvana song ever since. I use to show it to kids in my class who just thought it wierd and scary, album cover included.

@walmarbarros5602

2y↑46

Amo eternamente nirvana é digo nirvana pra sempre 😍

@fredytaquez8191

2y↑1

the legend🤯

@clairenewman4790

1y↑3

This is a really good Nirvana song i would say its the best one.

@AbOrigine

2y↑4

A punch in the stomach of my '90ies <3

@jAcK-sz8rx

2y↑4

one of the best ✨✨

@LankanLatino

20w↑1

I was jogging through my neighbourhood on the way home. I'd started to slow down to a walk, then this song came on and I went into a full sprint. It was liberating as fuck

@thebanditabromowicz

34w↑2

I remember being a young child and my mother playing this album (it came out when I was born) and I fell in love then I was in a band in my late teens and we played a lot of nirvana covers, this one was my favorite to play (I played bass) I tore that bass up!

@its_him562

2y↑2

I could listen to this all day

@Mexicanseafood433

28w↑1

the best nirvana song

@manuscrusader

6w↑1

I can easily imagine Ramones playing this masterpiece

@quinetix6866

23w↑2

i love this song

@diegotorres132

2y↑2

The best punk song by a band that isn't punk

@lucasofmirrah5042

2y↑2

Last ten seconds you can hear Kurt just absolutely shredding his vocal chords.

@dannymarron5689

11w↑2

I once took a burning hot shower and just as the heat climaxed so did the song and the timing was so perfect that I couldn't help but laugh that just maybe he was feeling the same burn I was...

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