I Don't Blame You Lyrics
It is about Kurt Cobain.
The song I Don't Blame You, from 2003's You Are Free, has been taken as a rejection of fans' demands, specifically the lines: "They never owned it/ And you never owed it to them anyway." Online message boards have been filled with speculation over who it's about — Marshall herself or some other fame-troubled singer?
"I've never told anybody this," she says, "but that is about Kurt Cobain. It's about him blowing his head off."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/aug/18/cat-power-interview-sun?newsfeed=true
Yeah, something told me as soon as I read the first stanza that it was about Kurt. It's great that just those words can bring up such vivid memories of him with so many people. I love Cat Power, she's great
I always think of Syd Barrett when I listen to this song.
On second thought, it's obviously about Django Reinhardt. I'm 96.4877301% sure.
beautiful melodies and lyrics. kudos to you, cat power.
I love the line "they never owned it And you never owed it to them anyway." Its very powerful. Her voice and lyrics are amazing.
for some reason i always associate this song with elliot smith rather than kurt cobain.
She has implied in several interviews that this song is completely autobiographical.
It seems like she wrote this song about another musician - maybe (smog) because they were in a relationship?
Maybe she's just talking about herself.
actually that theory does make sense...excellent song