Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Load up on guns, bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over-bored and self assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey, yay
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey, yay
And I forget just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it's hard to find
Oh well, whatever, never mind
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over-bored and self assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey, yay
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey, yay
And I forget just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it's hard to find
Oh well, whatever, never mind
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
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Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics as written by Krist Novoselic David Grohl
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
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Okay...the criticisms of this song, pulled from other posts, are this...
Scenario #!: This song is not Nirvana's greatest. It is gay.
My thoughts: No, it's not Nirvana's greatest. But it certainly is not gay. I've heard "Milk It" being used as an example for a better song. Well, neither you nor I could possibly imagine "Milk It" being played on the radio. It would turn every casual listener off. Every band has "that song" that made them. Instead of degrading the people that listen to this song as "posers", we should applaud this song. Through this song, including myself, many people have found Nirvana's music.
Scenario #2: Kurt didn't want this many fans. Because of "posers" like you, he killed himself.
My thoughts: This is Cobain's greatest fault. You don't make music so that it sits in a bargain bin at your local car wash, so that nobody pays attention to it or listens to it. As a member of a band, you want people to be able to find and enjoy your music. I'm sorry, but I disagree with Cobain on many of his views. While there is no doubt he is a musicial genius, a modern Lennon, if you will, his view on life was ass backwards. It's a shame, really. I think, and, no offense to any die-hard Cobain fans, because I love his music, he was just as big a poser as his listeners. He had this idea in his head that his band was going to be one of those underground bands that never produces a hit single, trashes their instruments, and finds themselves playing at Little Johnny's birthday party across the street. When things didn't turn out his way, he blew his brains out. Instead of looking down upon those that listen to "Teen Spirit", we should be glad that many people enjoy the song. If a song can make somebody happy, well, than that's all we can ask for.
I think that "Teen Spirit" is an awesome song. It has great hit potential. I'm surprised that it got the success that it did, because of the heavy, fuzz-box chorus, but the verses are heavily melodic, the guitar solo is sweet, and the whole songs seems like a modern-day alternative version of the Beatles, especially adding in the cryptic lyrics. I, personally, view Nirvana's best song as "Rape Me". But, nonetheless, "Teen Spirit" deserves all the attention it's getting.