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As the man said,“You either die the hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain”.įor Nirvana’s Unplugged special, Kurt could have collaborated with anyone. Kurt made it clear that he didn’t stand for discrimination, prejudice, racism or any of that and this was by far one of Nirvana’s most misunderstood songs ever. This tune from In Utero is an anti-rape song even though some people simply read the title and got pissed without listening to the words.

All I’ll say further is take the time to look it up. The lyrics are based on a real-life story of a 14-year-old girl who survived a grisly abduction. Earlier variations can be found as far back as 1988 but it’s not the recording backstory that’s truly mind-blowing. “Polly”(1991)Īlso from Nevermind, this song has an interesting history. “He’s the one / Who likes all our pretty songs…” Indeed. It’s one and the same, and this is just one of many songs from that album that people still obsess over. You can honestly just buy it if you want to own Nirvana’s Greatest Hits. Before I give you those picks, here are some “honorable mentions:” “Sliver,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” and “Molly’s Lips,” as well as their covers of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” and “The Man Who Sold the World.” Remember that this is just my opinion! So here we go with my picks for the top 10 Nirvana songs. So to say that creating a Top Ten song list was tough is an understatement.

Despite producing only three studio albums ( Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero), this band left a mark on me. As a working playwright, a lot of my work has been inspired by Kurt Cobain’s way of writing. – Rappler.I’m probably the biggest Nirvana fan you’ll ever meet. The defendants include Nirvana band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, late lead singer Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love, several record labels and the photographer, Kirk Weddle.Ī hearing before US District Judge Fernando Olguin is scheduled for February 24. They quoted from a 2003 interview with Rolling Stone magazine in which Elden, then 12, said: “Every five years or so, somebody’s gonna call me up and ask me about Nevermind… and I’m probably gonna get some money from it.” Nevermind, which features the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” had album sales topping 30 million.Įlden’s latest complaint included details he hoped would show he filed the August 2021 lawsuit within the federal 10-year statute of limitations.īut Nirvana’s lawyers said Elden did not identify any “new victimization… which he reasonably discovered for the first time after August 2011 to re-start the clock.” The Nevermind album cover depicted Elden swimming naked toward a dollar bill pierced with a fish hook.Įlden has said the photo caused him “lifelong damages” while letting Nirvana reap tens of millions of dollars at his expense.

This case must end.”Ī lawyer for Elden did not immediately respond on Tuesday, February 1, to requests for comment. “While there is no serious question that the photograph is not ‘child pornography,’ Elden’s case is long barred by the statute of limitations,” the band’s lawyers wrote. In a filing in Los Angeles federal court, the band said Spencer Elden waited too long to claim it sexually exploited him, dooming the third and latest version of his complaint. Nirvana has urged a US judge to dismiss for good the lawsuit by the man claiming that his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on its 1991 album Nevermind was child pornography.