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I can probably be defined as a type of lyric writer, scriptnwriter, and possibly author.
Have, among other things, written lyrics for groups such as Mother Love Bone, Guns N`Roses, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, as well as several indie rock pop groups.
| Mother Love Bone – Stargazer Lyrics | 3 months ago |
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@[ChickenHawk:49892] Hey, quite well interpreted. I wrote the lyric for "Stargazer" back in 1987/88. I can tell that it actually shall be "cable car". She danced around my pretty little cable car, hehe. Who she was, probably it was the female I call "the Okej lady", or the female journalist from the magazine "Okej". I travelled to Seattle with her back in 1987/88. She picked me up at home, and there "she danced around my pretty litlle cable car", hehe, and later in Seattle "fixed me up with a guy", hehe. The guy was probably "Andy" the vocalist in band Mother Love Bone. By the way, my name is Martin Vikene (b.1975), back then I had the name Morten Taraldsvik. |
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| Mother Love Bone – Stargazer Lyrics | 3 months ago |
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The lyric to "Stargazer" was written by me Martin Vikene, back then named Morten Taraldsvik, in 1988. The lyrics to this song were also possibly written during or in connection with the Seattle stay with the "Okej magazine", but I am not entirely sure. I have a feeling that all or parts of the text may have been written in connection with a concert that "Mother Love Bone" had, I think it may have been in Seattle, possibly somewhere else in the USA. This concert may have taken place on the same long weekend as the "Okej stay", or sometime later, at the latest at the beginning of 1990. In connection with this concert, I was "backstage", after all, I was involved as a lyricist-lyricist member and more. In that connection, it is possible that I have met Xana herself, whom I kind of knew, or rather well. Incidentally, I can mention that Xana was one of the girls/women who was with the band, sort of hanging out. Most people in the band knew her, and had probably tried relational interactions with her, to a greater or lesser extent. In a way, she could probably be characterized as a type of "groupie", like "girls/women" who hang out, are with different bands, in connection with their activities, travels, place of residence, etc. Almost equivalent to "prostitutes". In short, she could also be called "Mother Love Bone - the groupie", or one of them, in this context. She could help entertain the band, and the environment otherwise, in her own way. It is therefore possible that the text is to a certain extent about Xana, whom the lyricist met backstage, and the text can describe something of that meeting, as well as associated emotions and associated imaginations. But there may be several girls/women that the lyricist may have met, the stanzas "Stargazer you cry in blue", as well as "Dream of me and Julie Ann", could suggest this. "Can also mention that as far as I remember, Xana was also a drug user, at the level where she used syringes, so the stanzas "Stargazer you call the shots and I'll take all - Stargazer won't you kick with me, ohh, please" could refer to this. So it is actually possible that I, as a writer of the lyric, sat backstage with Xana, and tried some "shots" so to speak, hehe. Some humor there too, possibly. It was possibly quite a sedative like valium/morphine/m.m.. So parts of the text could be about that meeting with Xana. But "shots" can also be sexually intended. Maybe I sat and "did shots" a bit with Xana, and then it came in, for lyric writer, a girl/woman who was characterized as "Stargazer". It could, for example, be "Julie Ann". Who is "Julie Ann"? Is currently a mystery to the lyricist, but she may have been one of the other girls/women backstage, as mentioned. It's been so many years that it can be difficult to remember, possibly someone that the lyricist knew something, or had a long-distance crush on Julie Ann could well possibly be lyricist`s "secret lover's dream". Can also say that the text was largely written in connection with the aforementioned "Okay trip", as well as in connection with "Okay lady", the female journalist I traveled to Seattle with. This was, as mentioned, in 1988, I think. The poem, or lyric, was begun at home where I lived, possibly in my room at Kurland, in Sarpsborg. I continue with the poem during the journey, and at the flight to Seattle. There were probably many hours on the plane, so there was probably enough time to finish writing the "Stargazer" poem. Got to know the "Okay journalist" quite well during the journey, so all or part of the poem can revolve around her. She may have been nicknamed "Stargazer", for various reasons. During the journey we were almost like partners, I thought and felt. I was quite happy to have her as a "partner", and looked forward to our arrival in Seattle, and maybe even sharing the same hotel room. Had my fantasies about sharing the same bed too. In a way, she was one of my main focuses, so when we arrived in Seattle, I was rather disappointed when she said that I could sleep over in the musicians' collective, possibly share a room with "Andy" there. It didn't turn out the way I hoped! I had imagined that we would share a room, and be more together, maybe even share a bed. Then the sentences in the lyrics; "She dances around my, my pretty little cable car - And fix me up with a guy, why?" could indicate, be a response to some of what I just told. I am a little unsure of the meaning of "She dance around my, my pretty little cable car", so many years later, but it may have been that she, the "Okay journalist", danced easily and somewhat sexy/trilling around "my ” electric cable car that was lying on the floor at home, hehe. Not more mysterious than that, hehe. (or else it could be a type of a simile for the male sex organ, hehe) It's possible that I perceived it as a type of flirting, and was somewhat disappointed when she fixed me up with a "guy" in Seattle, hehe. By the way, can I mention that "guy" was possibly "Andy", the vocalist Andrew Wood in the band Mother Love Bone, who again could be relatively good in his own way, apart from certain incidents, it was probably relatively well companionship. Made some songs with him too. Various females that the lyric writer was interested in could be called for "Stargazer", hehe. The Okej-journalist was one of the main characters in that sense. Can moderate the above mentioned regarding the female Okej journalist, it is possible that we shared bed one night, anyway. Maybe the first night, but had hoped to be able to do it during the whole stay, hehe. I continued my writings with Andy, and interacted with the others in the collective as well. Met among others Xana, and got to know her. I also met Chris Cornell and Layne Staley in particular, joined Andy and Chris out on the town, went to some type of strip clubs, and thus met Layne Staley as well, hehe. The "Chloe Dancer" song may have something to do with one of the strippers at one of the aforementioned clubs. I wrote the lyrics for it too. It was later connected with the song "Crown of Thornes", which could be about the same lady, girl or woman. I have also written the latter lyrics. Got to know Andy well, and we've had a few trips together, back and forth from his hometown, as well as to and from other places in the US. Wrote some of the other texts for Mother Love Bone in connection with the latter journeys, and any encounters with people, girls, women, etc., places may also be referred to. |
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| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[chorts29:49858] I think the lyric mainly depicts and describe a situation that the writer is in, and some of the text could actually be some kind of quotes from surronding persons, or the writer himself. Typical style of the lyric writer, to a certain degree. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[FROST17:49837] It could be directed especially to "Polly". The writer of the lyric, which was me, may have had an acquaintance, a relationship with that girl/person. Maybe she asked if I had a gun, and I gave my answer "No, I don't have a gun", also conveyed in the lyric. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[snypsy:49836] In sum it could be like that too. Well commented, I think. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Mace:49835] I hereby confirm Nirvana's authenticity, by being the writer of the lyrics to some of their songs, also to "Come As You Are", hehe, haha. They probably composed their own music to a large extent, but as mentioned I was one of their lyricists. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Bwooding:49834] What if it was some type of a "cover operation". A planned fake "suicide" or "murder. Among other things, to experience a more anonymous existence. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| Can balance by saying that at least one of the texts I have written for Kurt and Nirvana could be a so-called "cover". It is possibly the lyric to "Where did you sleep last night". Found the lyric in a type of a folk poem collection, a book I possibly borrowed from the library. But most of the lyrics are actually probably invented by myself. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[benoua:49833] Probably it was I that wrote the lyric back in 1990/91. Maybe I had lyricbook to write off, hehe. No just kidding. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| Just a comment to "YourMomsCrackPipe", hehe, funny name. Probably it was I that wrote the lyric back in the summer of 1990/91. I noted that Kurt, with his "ingenuity", as well as some peculiarity, as well as a somewhat aggressive/angry "stage performance" at times, and possibly stubbornness could have some friends, but also some unfriends at times. So the text could perhaps refer to it, but not necessarily. I then refer to the stanza "As an old enemy". | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[CompleteNirvana:49832] Well commented, it could also be that. | |
| Nirvana – Come As You Are Lyrics | 3 months ago |
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Presumably, I have also written these lyrics, or this lyric. It was perhaps the summer of 1990/91, once. Was still in the Aberdeen/Olympia area as a type of student at Evergreen State College. I imagine that the text has been written by me sitting down by the Wishkah River rest area in Aberdeen, at one of the benches there with a table. Simply sitting there and writing a text, in somekind of a context. The mentioned text could probably be the text for "Come As You Are". Furthermore, I imagine that I also met Kurt's uncle there, Gary Cobain was probably his name. So the word "old" in the text could refer to him as an older person, but not "old enemy". The last-mentioned words could be more special directed to a person with whom the writer may have had a quarrel with, but that person was still welcome, as it were. It is possible that Kurt's uncle came by while I was writing the text, so then maybe it just became "old" instead, in the next verse, hehe. Relative age conditions, if applicable. Otherwise, the text may be quite specifically aimed at a person you are waiting for. I sat there at the picnic area by the Wishkah River, waiting for someone to come. It might have been "Polly" that I was waiting for. Of course it could fit the text, but it could also have been Kurt, but I think more that it could have been "Polly", who I was waiting for. Sat and got a bit bored, and looked forward to being joined by a girlfriend or more persons "of the same age", in the meantime I might have had a chat with Kurt's uncle, hehe. The stanza "Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach", could be some difficult to interpret, mud could refer to mud from the riverbanks, or a type of a facemask. Let`s for the contemporary say it was refering to facemasking, the last mentioned could indicate that it could be directed to a girl, hehe. Will just comment the last said with that, I have myself used face mask, or mud, for periods, but it was especially in connection with the teenagers, where you could have pimples. It was to dry out and get rid of pimples. One could probably buy one's own mud pimple creams like that, from regular grocery stores, I vaguely remember, hehe. I wrote that the lyric or the poem may have been written down at the picnic area by the Wishkah River when I was sitting there bored, waiting for someone to come by, but it is also possible that parts of the poem may have been written in Kurt's room , which I disposed of as lodged with fam. Mother Cobain's house. I imagine that Kurt may have been a bit angry, jealous, and envious that I got to borrow his room, and that I was, in a way, the new "son" in the house, as an exchange student. This was in 1990/91. Kurt had actually moved out of the house, I think, but now came home when I had arrived, possibly to look after his interests, as well as to say hello if necessary. In the meantime, I had been accommodated in Kurt's room, so it is possible that Kurt was somewhat upset that his room had been occupied. Perhaps some quarrels and disagreements occurred because of this, in addition to other things. The point was that parts of "Come as you are" may have been written in Kurt's room, when I disposed it, lying there. The text may have been a response to my feeling that there could have been something "hostile" and "unfriendly" in the house, in connection with disagreements. In addition to this, I think that mother Cobain had a rather dangerous rottweiler in the house, so I guess I was extra careful in that respect, hehe. So the aforementioned can explain parts of the text "Come as you are, as you were - As I want you to be - As a friend, as a friend - As an old enemy", and more. I am still so many years after the text was written, unsure of what I meant by the sentences; «Memoria, memoria - Memoria, memoria - And I swear that I don't have a gun - No, I don't have a gun - Well, I don't have a gun». I vaguely remember that I have somehow woken up in Kurt's room, and eventually woke up as if I should have "passed out", and have some type of memory failure, a rather strange experience by the way. Where am I, like, where am I located? Could the questions be, but I still continue with my writings, and maybe write "memoria, memoria", in the poem I am working on. Suddenly, I might hear a woman's voice, wondering if I would like some food, and possibly having it served into the room. But first she wonders if I have a gun, I said no, and, I swear I don't have a gun. Hence the phrases “Memoria, memoria - Memoria, memoria - And I swear that I don't have a gun - No, I don't have a gun - No, I don't have a gun”. So all or parts of the poem may be related to what I wrote inside Mother Cobain's house, inside at Kurt's room, while the memories gradually came back, but as mentioned, it is possible that something was also written down at the picnic area by the Wishkah River, perhaps in anticipation of Polly. Having said that, the entire poem could have been related to Mother Cobain. So the aforementioned additional stories can explain the reason, or be the inspiration for the content of the poem, or the lyrics. These are my current preliminary explanations for the lyrics for "Come as you are". Can mention that Kurt's sister also lived in the house at the time, and that I got to know her as well. Can also add a type of "third" explanatory version for the lyrics to the song "Come as you are". It is possible that parts of the lyrics may be quotes from Mother Cobain, who, among other things, told me when I was in the room that I could come as I am, or was, and more. Then refer to the sentences; «Come as you are, as you were - As I want you to be - As a friend, as a friend - As an old enemy - Take your time, hurry up - Choice is yours, don't be late - Take a rest as a friend”. It is possible that her mother Cobain said some of these sentences over time, which I then summed up in the poem. Come as you are, take the time you need with more, because it's not that important, but I'm still somewhat uncertain about this last explanation, possibly to a certain extent it could have been like that. In theory, the aforementioned sentences and verses could have been a type of a folk song that was recited by mother Cobain, or me, but I wrote this down back then, and probably made up the text, which also became the lyric to the song "Come As You Are". |
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| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Stuckinutero:49831] Just a correction here. Probably, it was I that wrote it, the lyric to "Smells Like Teen Spirit". I also was a teenager back then i 1990/91, but also a student at Evergreen State College. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
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@[z1987:49823] It can be said to depict and describe a day/an evening for the writer of the lyric, the lyricist. First it seems like he is sitting with a girl/woman, maybe they are somewhat uncertain what to do. The girl/woman suggest that they shall invite some "friends". I think that this was in the collective house where Kurt lived in Olympia. They gathered some of the others in the "collective", also from the neighbor apartments, including Kurt. They are described as a mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido. In theory the girl could be "my libido", and the mosquito could be the lyricist, or maybe Dave, hehe. There are citations both from the girl, and also Kurt, maybe. Kurt said for instance: "Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious", hehe. It could be a somewhat embarrising situation. Typical teenage- and younger adult stuff, hehe. "Smells like teen spirit", that way too, hehe, but the deo with the name "Teen Spirit" was probably the inspiration for the title name. |
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| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[lietome:49822] It was either Tobi, or Kathleen, with me, that tagged the phrase. Maybe Dave Grohl was involved too, hehe. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[lietome:49821] Into something here, but I was the writer of the lyric, and also among those mentioned. Who it was/were that tagged "Kurt smells like teen spirit", is still a question. I was there when it happened, hehe. I too had aquaintances with Tobi, and Kathleen, hehe. Who I am? I am Martin Vikene (b.1975), back then named Morten Taraldsvik. I was in general a student at Evergreen State College, met the Bikini Kill girls there. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| The lyric was probably written by me back in 1990/91, when I was a student at Evergreen State College, at Olympia, in Washington/USA. Met there the Bikini Kill girls, and especially Kathleen Hannah, and Tobi Vail. Got to know Kathleen and Tobi better, and had some relationship play with both of them. "Rebel Girl" was dedicated especially to one of them. Can't remember which of them, contemporary, hehe. Valued both equally, but possibly in different ways. Who I am? I am Martin Vikene (b.1975), back then my name was Morten Taraldsvik. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[candyG:49794] It`s mainly about admiration, I think. It was actually dedicated to Kathleen Hannah, if I remember right, hehe. Probably it was I that wrote the lyric back in 1990/91, when I went to Evergreen State College. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Nova_Crash:49793] I wrote the lyric for this song, back in 1990/91, when I was a student at Evergreen State College. Probably it was dedicated to Kathleen Hannah. I was somewhat captivated by her, but it could also have a "touch" of sarcaism, but it is more admiration, I think. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Nova_Crash:49792] I wrote the lyric for this song, back in 1990/91, when I was a student at Evergreen State College. Probably it was dedicated to Kathleen Hannah. I was somewhat captivated by her, but it could also have a "touch" of sarcaism. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[moishi:49791] Yeah right, it could be so. I wrote the lyrics, but it is so many years ago that it can be hard to remember the meaning and the details, but I have it more clearly now. I wrote the lyric for the song "Rebel Girl" back in 1990/91, when I was a student at Evergreen State College, met the Bikini Kill girls there. It was written especially to Kathleen, I think, but had aquaintances with both Toby and Kathleen, so it could be both. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[TaLeNa824:49790] Probably, it was I that wrote the lyric for the song "Rebel Girl", but Kathleen Hanna could have same intellectuality, or knowedge about different issues, I think. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[vadge:49789] The question is if Kathleen or Toby had a tricycle or not? That would or could answer the question. If not, it`s probably another word for a clothing, like "tricot", became "trike", a slang for that, maybe. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[alice_in_wonderland:49788] Hey, I wonder if "trike" could be some kind of clothing. It seems like the "rebel girl" had nice outfit, interesting clothes. I also refer to the stanza "I wanna try on your clothes, uh". Could be that, or else it could be a photocameras stand, hehe. Difficult to say. But let`s say the term "Trike" refer to a piece of clothing. I can maybe actually have written the lyric for the song "Rebel Girl", but not sure. It was written to Kathleen Hannah, or Toby. I wrote the lyric maybe in 1990/91, possibly summer of 91. I was a student at Evergreen State College then, met them there. My name is Martin Vikene (b. 1975), back then named as Morten Taraldsvik. Can possibly be credited as a lyricist here, then. | |
| Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[alice_in_wonderland:49786] Hey, I wonder if "trike" could be some kind of clothing. It seems like the "rebel girl" had nice outfit, interesting clothes. I also refer to the stanza "I wanna try on your clothes, uh". Could be that, or else it could be a photocameras stand, hehe. Difficult to say. But let`s say the term "Trike" refer to a piece of clothing. I can maybe actually have written the lyric for the song "Rebel Girl", but not sure. It was written to Kathleen Hannah, or Toby. I wrote the lyric maybe in 1990/91, possibly summer of 91. I was a student at Evergreen State College then, met them there. My name is Martin Vikene (b. 1975), back then named as Morten Taraldsvik. Can possibly be credited as a lyricist here, then. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[vibe19:49769] Well written comment, I think. By the way, I was the writer of the lyric to "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Wrote it in Olympia, at the collective where Kurt lived. The "Bikini Kill" girls were there too, at least 1 or 2 of them I think. Think it was in the summer of 1991. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[supafly:49767] Maybe, he still lives. I think he does, but that should "relatively" be a secret, hehe. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[jslatz:49766] Yes, and the lyric writer. | |
| Pearl Jam – Black Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Joevanderscher:49760] Hey, it`s right what "PrinceJareth" said. The lyric for the song was written in 1988, by me, Martin Vikene. Back then my name was Morten Taraldsvik. I lived at Borgen/Sandbakken, near Sarpsborg, Norway. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[MSIihatejimypage:49756] Hey, I was there too, back then, and I wrote the lyric for the song. This was back in the summer of 1991. I met the mentioned gilrs at the Evergreen College in Olympia, when I was an exchange student there, and also had "quarters", or was accomodated at the mother Cobain house in Aberdeen. It could be me that introduced Kathleen Hanna and the other girls to Kurt and the collective he lived in. Maybe Kathleen needed a place to live, and I knew of a place. It was room available at the Kurt collective, or the neighbor apartment was available. It was something like that, maybe. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[hornplayer918:49755] The events or the event in the lyric for the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" took place in Olympia, at their collective home there. This was probably in the summer of 1991. Kurt and the rest of the collective were younger adults, but the lyricist was a teenager. Otherwise, you could say that the younger adults could be youthful. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Soulfly:49754] "Here we are now, entertain us". Kurt and his friends have arrived "the scenary", and maybe Kurt said that to the host/hosts. Entertainig could be food and beverages, hehe. It was in a smaller social gathering, maybe backyard at their collective in Olympia, that this was said. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[SuperGoku82:49737] I think it`s mainly about a smaller social gathering, where there also maybe was drugs and sex. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[anakin821:49736] Hehe, haha, could be like that in the context maybe. I mean what happened beside the lyric. Maybe there were some clues to that. Maybe somewhere in the rooms inside the house, some of the chicks did that. Maybe, I was there. Can vaguely remember that it was some sex. By the way "Libido" was the nickname that the writer of the lyric gave to one of the girls. "My Libido" could indicate that they had have sex together, hehe. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[FROST17:49735] The text was not particularly politically intended, I think. It depicted a type of a younger adult environment, or a youth, or a teenage environment, as well a situation or a day/afternoon/evening/night in that sense. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Mace:49734] Hm, who was there or not? That could be the question, hehe. I think I was there when the mentioned "party", or social gathering happened. I probably was the person that wrote the lyric "Smells Like Teen Spirit", that also became the Nirvana song. Regarding the spraying of the expression at the walll, I was there then too, but I don`t remember who did it, it could be one of the "chicks", or me, hehe. More, I can remember vaguely both Kathleen Hanna the punk girl/woman, could be quite facinating, and also Kurt`s girlfriend, but I yet don`t remember who was who in the lyric for the song "Smells Like Teen Spirirt", or if it was just one girl/woman mentioned. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| Maybe it was Kurt that said "Here we are now, entertain us", hehe, but the lyricist wrote it down in his "poem". | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @slashess I think it is about a social gathering, where the visitors ask the host(s) to entertain them, among other stuff. | |
| Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| In the music industry, media, and in the public, most are uncertain about who wrote the text "Smells Like Teen Spirit". There are currently 2 possible candidates, it's either Kurt or me. I am quite certain that the lyric for "Smells Like Teen Spirit", also may come from me. Now, I remember that when this text was written, Kurt lived in the "collective" in Olympia, together with Dave, and possibly his "girlfriend", and others, also neighbor girls/women. It happened probably once possible in 1989/90/91. So I have also visited here. It was probably Kurt that I knew best, but eventually I became more independent, and eventually knew the others independently, also some girls/women aquaintances. Also got to know Dave, as well as Kurt's girlfriend. Can perhaps say something about the title name first as I eventually vaguely remembered it, so it originates from a type of a "girl's deodorant", which was called "Teen Spirit" (published 1990/91). It is possible that in connection with the fact that I had lost my luggage during the visit in 1990/91, I have bought such a deodorant, even if it was pink. An emergency deodorant, of course, but you could be teased for wearing girl's deodorant, by those that smelled that then, but it was all right, hehe. It was a bit about the prehistory of the title name. It was also a rather catchy term that could be used as a simile for persons and attitude that was similar with beeing a teenager/youth/younger adult - or youthful, one sort of smelled like that, hehe. Regarding the tagging incident in Kurt's room, where the sentence "Kurt smells like teen spirit" was spray painted on the wall, I'm not sure who did it or why, hehe. Also not sure if the tagging came before the mentioned song was written or not. But, I was there when it was done, hehe. I remember vaguely that I, and Tobi, and maybe Kathleen were involved, possible Dave too. Maybe Kurt was a bit "teased" for using "girls deo", sort of, hehe. But it is now "trivial", I think. It may be that it was the result of certain disagreements, perhaps jealousy drama between the residents, or others related, myself included, but I am not sure. It worked out well, stabilized. What can be said about the text itself or the lyric then? Well, as mentioned earlier, it can be quite difficult to decipher so many years later, but I have a notion that it could be one of the girls in the "collective", or one of those next door, who is, in a way, quoted by the lyricist in the first verse. "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.". In the penultimate sentence, one of the girls is described as "over-bored and self assured". I don't know if it was the lyricist who possibly said "I know a dirty word", hehe. It could be sex-related, or drug-related, not sure, but probably sex related, hehe. It could be one of the females in the group trying to summon more, she was somehow bored. The chorus "Hello, hello, hello, how low" could indicate that there has been some drug in the picture, so to speak, or that a more sedative/numbing drug was used, but I'm not sure. Furthermore, it is probably described that the lighting is appropriately dimmed, it was probably less "embarrassing" then somehow, not so dangerous in that sense. Refers then to the phrase "With the lights out, it's less dangerous". Then it is as some few more have arrived, or will come to, some visitors, possibly the others in the collective, and more. Then refers to the sentences "Here we are now - entertain us - A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido". It is also uncertain who is being described by the writer of the lyric, hehe. So who is "A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido". There could be several, mulatto is probably someone other than the lyricist, albino could be the lyricist, possibly Kurt or someone else, mosquito, could be a real mosquito, hehe, possibly lyricist possibly another person, Libido could be one of the females, possibly one of the girls in the collective, possibly libido could be the "sex desire/passion" of the lyricist. Repeats that it is as if the lyricist and one of the females have been in the collective 2 people, then they have called more. It could be the 4 mentioned, or 2 more to come, in which case they would be 6 or 4 together in the collection. On the other hand, there may be 2 or 3 more to come. Lyricist mentions "my libido" interprets it as one of the females in the collective, a female lyricist likes, directs his sexual desire towards, and more. It could be the same female that was quoted in verse 1, think it could be, but not sure. Then there are 3 more, it is possible that the author called himself "mosquito", since he used nicknames for the others, to balance. The writer of the lyric were pretty thin back then. So possibly they became 4 people who gathered at the collective to enjoy themselves and socialize. The sentence "I'm worse at what I do best - And for this gift I feel blessed" I interpret as the author expressing that he can "be among the worst at doing what he does best", i.e. that in the group he could be among the worst at writing, but also among the best, hehe. Kurt could have the similar with guitar playing and vocals, for example. It is possible that there were also some drugs and alcohol that were used in the collective, or also at this gathering in question. The sentence "And I forgot just why I taste - Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile", could perhaps indicate that, hehe. | |
| Pearl Jam – Black Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @N0 C0DE 79 Hi, Stone Gossard composed the music. I wrote the lyric, not Eddie Vedder. I think I also contributed with the basic melody. I had sung the lyric, I think. Collaborated with Stone Gossard, and Jeff Ament with this. It can be a demo that they got from me. They have in that case accompanied the demo and the lyric with their instrumental music. | |
| Pearl Jam – Black Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[dcb4r:49731] No, no, that`s not true either. It was me Martin Vikene (b.1975). | |
| Pearl Jam – Black Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[dcb4r:49730] No, no, read the above answer! | |
| Pearl Jam – Black Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[dcb4r:49729] Hi, it was neither Stone Gossard or Eddie Vedder!!! It was me Martin Vikene (b.1975) that wrote the lyric for the song "Black". I did this when I lived at Borgen/Sandbakken, near Sarpsborg, Norway, in 1988. Back then my name was Morten Taraldsvik. "Now let`s see how much conversation this one ignites..., then". | |
| Pearl Jam – Black Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Spoonman:49724] Hey, the mentioned lines could be a metaphor, but it`s actually depicting the room that the writer of the lyric is in. There were spread out some materials regarding the art project that the writer had going. | |
| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[GoHeels211:49707] Can be some right about the drug usage. | |
| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[HorusSkipafluge:49706] Think youre into something. "Polly" the neighborgirl/woman was a drug user, if I remember right. | |
| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[nati1271:49705] Maybe partly, hehe. Like just the name, maybe, hehe. | |
| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[ItsOverNow:49704] Kurt was mainly the singer, the musician and the performer. I was the writer of the lyric to this song "Polly", also the writer to many of the other lyrics to Kurt and Nirvana. | |
| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @jjust a phase The news paper article was just in the context, at the time when the lyric was written. | |
| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics | 3 months ago |
| @[Munin:49703] Maybe we could say that "Polly". the neighbor girl/woman to Kurt was some kind of a "drug user" too, said it like that. | |
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