According to Michael Azerrad's 1993 Nirvana biography Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, "Polly" is based on the true story of a female rape victim from Tacoma, Washington
That was in 1987 and Polly was written around '87 or '88. It makes sense, isnt it?
I also found this somewhere on the web
GUILTY VERDICT IN RAPE CASE
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
August 19, 1987
Author: The Associated Press
Estimated printed pages: 1
Gerald Arthur Friend was convicted yesterday in Pierce County Superior Court of the kidnapping and torture-rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Prosecutor Tom Stratton said he would recommend an exceptionally long sentence for Friend, 49 (age), who was convicted in a similar attack 27 years ago. In the latest case, Friend was charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree rape in the attack that occurred over several hours late June 5 and early June 6.
Officials said the victim was a runaway who accepted a ride from Friend near the Tacoma Dome after she attended a rock concert in the area. When the girl tried to get out of the car, authorities said, she was handcuffed and abducted at knife-point to Friend's mobile home.
The victim testified last week that Friend tortured and repeatedly raped her with several objects in his mobile home. She said he blindfolded her and ran a propane torch close to her skin. She eventually escaped.
Memo: Update
Edition: FINAL
Section: News
Page: D1
Index Terms: ASSAULT SEX CRIME AGE COURT VERDICT
Dateline: TACOMA
Copyright (c) 1987, 2000 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (seattlep-i.com). All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Record Number: 8701220169
Take a look on this sentence:
Officials said the victim was a runaway who accepted a ride from Friend near the Tacoma Dome after she attended a rock concert in the area
(Polly was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker") from Wikipedia
Let me take a ride <--- Polly said this after the rock concert to her Friend
after that they went to friends Caravan, that is where the dialog in Chorus happened
Cut Yourself <-- Junkies cut their skin and suck the blood so their feel high again
oh yeah, and this part:
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like some food
only in Nevermind version I guess, in another version like in Album Incesticide, Unplugged, etc. was:
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she would like more food
Polly was played many times in Concert and Album
I think this song maybe got special meaning to Kurt.
Hi all, I found this on Wikipedia
According to Michael Azerrad's 1993 Nirvana biography Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, "Polly" is based on the true story of a female rape victim from Tacoma, Washington
That was in 1987 and Polly was written around '87 or '88. It makes sense, isnt it?
I also found this somewhere on the web
GUILTY VERDICT IN RAPE CASE Seattle Post-Intelligencer August 19, 1987 Author: The Associated Press Estimated printed pages: 1
Gerald Arthur Friend was convicted yesterday in Pierce County Superior Court of the kidnapping and torture-rape of a 14-year-old girl.
Prosecutor Tom Stratton said he would recommend an exceptionally long sentence for Friend, 49 (age), who was convicted in a similar attack 27 years ago. In the latest case, Friend was charged with first-degree kidnapping and first-degree rape in the attack that occurred over several hours late June 5 and early June 6.
Officials said the victim was a runaway who accepted a ride from Friend near the Tacoma Dome after she attended a rock concert in the area. When the girl tried to get out of the car, authorities said, she was handcuffed and abducted at knife-point to Friend's mobile home.
The victim testified last week that Friend tortured and repeatedly raped her with several objects in his mobile home. She said he blindfolded her and ran a propane torch close to her skin. She eventually escaped. Memo: Update Edition: FINAL Section: News Page: D1
Index Terms: ASSAULT SEX CRIME AGE COURT VERDICT Dateline: TACOMA Copyright (c) 1987, 2000 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (seattlep-i.com). All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Record Number: 8701220169
Take a look on this sentence: Officials said the victim was a runaway who accepted a ride from Friend near the Tacoma Dome after she attended a rock concert in the area
(Polly was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker") from Wikipedia
Let me take a ride <--- Polly said this after the rock concert to her Friend after that they went to friends Caravan, that is where the dialog in Chorus happened
Cut Yourself <-- Junkies cut their skin and suck the blood so their feel high again
oh yeah, and this part: Polly wants a cracker Maybe she would like some food only in Nevermind version I guess, in another version like in Album Incesticide, Unplugged, etc. was: Polly wants a cracker Maybe she would like more food
Polly was played many times in Concert and Album I think this song maybe got special meaning to Kurt.
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