I know everyone who wrote what they think the song about is probably really smart, smarter than me, but you guys are all way too analytical. Kurt Cobain wrote this song a long time before he even met Courtney Love. And Courtney Love was doing drugs a long time before she met Kurt Cobain. It doesn't have anything to do with her. And I can see how someone could think that it was about Courtney Love, (I'm married/buried) but I really think it was a stretch to say that it was about him got her hooked onto drugs. Now that I've said that, I have to say I don't really know what the song is about. Unless Kurt told someone, he was vague to the point where no one could figure out exactly what he meant. And I'm not criticizing him for it; I think it proves his integrity just a little bit more because he didn't write an obvious song just so it would be more mainstream and people would get it. It could have been about his own negative view about marriage from childhood, since his parents got divorced when he was nine. It could be about so many things, which I think makes it a better song because more people could relate to it based on their own experiences.
I love this! I hate that when people try to determine lyrics for Nirvana, it always ends up being about Courtney Love.. the same thing for Hole.. all the lyrics have to be about Kurt Cobain
I love this! I hate that when people try to determine lyrics for Nirvana, it always ends up being about Courtney Love.. the same thing for Hole.. all the lyrics have to be about Kurt Cobain
i think it has to do with how everyone looks at him as some kind of genius for his wonderful insightful lyrics haha, but in reality theyre not as complicated as anyone says, and as someone else pointed out the lyrics are the least important part of his songs, because he is strongly influenced by sonic youth and one can see clear similarities on this album, and noise is really an emotionally solute form of music, an aesthetic wholly embraced on this album, yet none of his fans seem to understand them at all, and this album was pretty much...
i think it has to do with how everyone looks at him as some kind of genius for his wonderful insightful lyrics haha, but in reality theyre not as complicated as anyone says, and as someone else pointed out the lyrics are the least important part of his songs, because he is strongly influenced by sonic youth and one can see clear similarities on this album, and noise is really an emotionally solute form of music, an aesthetic wholly embraced on this album, yet none of his fans seem to understand them at all, and this album was pretty much an fu to the fans and record company as it almost wasnt released because it was too noisy and abrasive, personally i find it to be the best nirvana album aside from the awesome unplugged performance, oh and id say kurts sarcastic humor is shown very subtly here if you read deeply into the lyrics, its like he sarcastically pokes fun at himself in many songs like in bloom for one, pennyroyal tea, with his melancholic moans about how he cant do anything besides drink pennyroyal tea, its kinda funny, but at the same time his writing is serious, i think the best example of his sarcastic humor is on unplugged when he plays a song, about a girl and says yea none of you have heard this one, its from my first record, and its kinda funny how there is literally no laughter in the crowd, kinda shows the type of fans that he had hah
wrong! you are way off. Kurt wrote this song in 1992 around the same time he wrote "heart shaped box". he was already married to Courtney during that time and his marriage wasn't doing all that great, in fact it threatened the very existence of the band.
aside from being a song about guilt, self loathing and the feeling of worthlessness this song has everything to do with Courtney and that's why Kurt dedicated this song to his wife and new born baby at the 1992 Reading festival (which was by far one of the best shows Nirvana ever preformed).
you where...
wrong! you are way off. Kurt wrote this song in 1992 around the same time he wrote "heart shaped box". he was already married to Courtney during that time and his marriage wasn't doing all that great, in fact it threatened the very existence of the band.
aside from being a song about guilt, self loathing and the feeling of worthlessness this song has everything to do with Courtney and that's why Kurt dedicated this song to his wife and new born baby at the 1992 Reading festival (which was by far one of the best shows Nirvana ever preformed).
you where right about one thing thus, and i quote "...Now that I've said that, I have to say I don't really know what the song is about...."
@beth46307 woooo :) Millions of like bro .. I love you for this <3 nirvana ...
You give a very good mean to this song .. and this is one of my fav song .. wow .. Respect bro
@beth46307 woooo :) Millions of like bro .. I love you for this <3 nirvana ...
You give a very good mean to this song .. and this is one of my fav song .. wow .. Respect bro
I know everyone who wrote what they think the song about is probably really smart, smarter than me, but you guys are all way too analytical. Kurt Cobain wrote this song a long time before he even met Courtney Love. And Courtney Love was doing drugs a long time before she met Kurt Cobain. It doesn't have anything to do with her. And I can see how someone could think that it was about Courtney Love, (I'm married/buried) but I really think it was a stretch to say that it was about him got her hooked onto drugs. Now that I've said that, I have to say I don't really know what the song is about. Unless Kurt told someone, he was vague to the point where no one could figure out exactly what he meant. And I'm not criticizing him for it; I think it proves his integrity just a little bit more because he didn't write an obvious song just so it would be more mainstream and people would get it. It could have been about his own negative view about marriage from childhood, since his parents got divorced when he was nine. It could be about so many things, which I think makes it a better song because more people could relate to it based on their own experiences.
I love this! I hate that when people try to determine lyrics for Nirvana, it always ends up being about Courtney Love.. the same thing for Hole.. all the lyrics have to be about Kurt Cobain
I love this! I hate that when people try to determine lyrics for Nirvana, it always ends up being about Courtney Love.. the same thing for Hole.. all the lyrics have to be about Kurt Cobain
thank you!! I don't think it has anything to w/ that horrible woman. I agree w/ you 100%!!
thank you!! I don't think it has anything to w/ that horrible woman. I agree w/ you 100%!!
i think it has to do with how everyone looks at him as some kind of genius for his wonderful insightful lyrics haha, but in reality theyre not as complicated as anyone says, and as someone else pointed out the lyrics are the least important part of his songs, because he is strongly influenced by sonic youth and one can see clear similarities on this album, and noise is really an emotionally solute form of music, an aesthetic wholly embraced on this album, yet none of his fans seem to understand them at all, and this album was pretty much...
i think it has to do with how everyone looks at him as some kind of genius for his wonderful insightful lyrics haha, but in reality theyre not as complicated as anyone says, and as someone else pointed out the lyrics are the least important part of his songs, because he is strongly influenced by sonic youth and one can see clear similarities on this album, and noise is really an emotionally solute form of music, an aesthetic wholly embraced on this album, yet none of his fans seem to understand them at all, and this album was pretty much an fu to the fans and record company as it almost wasnt released because it was too noisy and abrasive, personally i find it to be the best nirvana album aside from the awesome unplugged performance, oh and id say kurts sarcastic humor is shown very subtly here if you read deeply into the lyrics, its like he sarcastically pokes fun at himself in many songs like in bloom for one, pennyroyal tea, with his melancholic moans about how he cant do anything besides drink pennyroyal tea, its kinda funny, but at the same time his writing is serious, i think the best example of his sarcastic humor is on unplugged when he plays a song, about a girl and says yea none of you have heard this one, its from my first record, and its kinda funny how there is literally no laughter in the crowd, kinda shows the type of fans that he had hah
Yeah I agree. Might add that the lyric 'Everyone is gay' could be a reference to the fact he wanted to be gay, 'just to piss off the homophobes'.
Yeah I agree. Might add that the lyric 'Everyone is gay' could be a reference to the fact he wanted to be gay, 'just to piss off the homophobes'.
wrong! you are way off. Kurt wrote this song in 1992 around the same time he wrote "heart shaped box". he was already married to Courtney during that time and his marriage wasn't doing all that great, in fact it threatened the very existence of the band. aside from being a song about guilt, self loathing and the feeling of worthlessness this song has everything to do with Courtney and that's why Kurt dedicated this song to his wife and new born baby at the 1992 Reading festival (which was by far one of the best shows Nirvana ever preformed). you where...
wrong! you are way off. Kurt wrote this song in 1992 around the same time he wrote "heart shaped box". he was already married to Courtney during that time and his marriage wasn't doing all that great, in fact it threatened the very existence of the band. aside from being a song about guilt, self loathing and the feeling of worthlessness this song has everything to do with Courtney and that's why Kurt dedicated this song to his wife and new born baby at the 1992 Reading festival (which was by far one of the best shows Nirvana ever preformed). you where right about one thing thus, and i quote "...Now that I've said that, I have to say I don't really know what the song is about...."
@beth46307 woooo :) Millions of like bro .. I love you for this <3 nirvana ... You give a very good mean to this song .. and this is one of my fav song .. wow .. Respect bro
@beth46307 woooo :) Millions of like bro .. I love you for this <3 nirvana ... You give a very good mean to this song .. and this is one of my fav song .. wow .. Respect bro