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Nirvana – Big Long Now
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“Big Long Now” was recorded in December 1988 to January 1989 during the Bleach sessions.
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Song Directory
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– Lament For A Toy Factory Lyrics · Crash Kings – Lonely War Lyrics · Nirvana – Big Long Now Lyrics · Dark Moor – Bells Of Notre Dame Lyrics · Marty Robbins – ...
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Nirvana – Aero Zeppelin
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This song’s title fuses the name of two huge hard rock bands of the 70s: Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The lyrics are mainly about the trendiness of big showy metal acts, making fun
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Nirvana – Dive
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“Dive” was the second song on the setlist Nirvana played during the Smart Studio sessions from April 2 to 6, 1990. It was planned to be released on Sheep, which would have been
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Nirvana – Drain You
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According to Kurt, this song was written about a dorky, old-fashioned kind of love. One of his favorite tracks, it was performed in most concerts ever since its composition up
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Nirvana – Mexican Seafood
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If you know much about Cobain’s biography, you know he suffered from chronic stomach pains. He’s said in interviews that they influence his writing process, and this song is one of
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"Weird Al" Yankovic – You Don't Love Me Anymore
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“You Don’t Love Me Anymore” is the closing track on “Weird Al” Yankovic’s seventh studio album, Off the Deep End. It is one of his original songs, but the music video is a parody
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Big Pun – The Dream Shatterer
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Over a driving beat produced by Latino producer Domingo, Big Pun delivers one of his best recorded verses on his debut album Capital Punishment, in a very good example of
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Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World
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A song originally by David Bowie that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana played at their famous MTV Unplugged show. The song’s main character, a man who felt like he had sold his soul and
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Miley Cyrus – Midnight Sky
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“Midnight Sky” is a disco-pop single by Miley Cyrus. It is her first single released in 2020, and follows her 2019 hit “Slide Away.” The song talks about her free spirit while
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Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
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“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is the 9th track of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite for Destruction. The song became GNR’s most successful single, topping the Billboard Hot 100.
The
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Nirvana – You Know You're Right
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“You Know You’re Right,” recorded in January of 1994, was the last song Nirvana finished as a group.
Kurt was days late to the studio, arriving on the third day of a three day
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The Smiths – Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
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This is a typical Morrissey song about a person who is upset or depressed, and doesn’t want to waste any more time on thoughtless people. It was released as a single backed with “
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Playboi Carti – Long Time (Intro)
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“Long Time” begins Playboi Carti’s debut album with an ode to the determination that allowed him to become successful as a recording artist and the luxuries he can enjoy since
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Rolling Stone (Ft. Bill Gates) – Interview with Bill Gates
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Bill Gates talks with Rolling Stone on Global Warming, Healthcare, the future of America and God.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside
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A single from the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s 1999 album Californication, the “other side” here is a metaphor for both the struggle to get back to a normal life after addiction and also
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Foo Fighters – Everlong
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The second single from 1997’s The Colour and the Shape. “Everlong” was penned by Dave Grohl during his split with his first wife, photographer Jennifer Youngblood.
The divorce
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DJ Screw (Ft. Big Moe, Big Pokey, Bird (Producer), D-Mo (Prod), Haircut Joe, Key-C, K-Luv & Yungstar) – June 27th Freestyle
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Famous freestyle off of DJ Screw’s 1996 tape June 27th, recorded in honor of his friend D-Mo’s birthday. This track has gone down in history as one of the best Houston hip-hop
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David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World
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“The Man Who Sold the World” is the 8th track of the 1970 David Bowie album by the same name. Bowie had written the song 4 years earlier, in 1966, at the age of 19.
The song was
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Nirvana – All Apologies
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An acoustic fan favorite, “All Apologies” has Kurt Cobain “apologizing” for how he behaves, in a way he summarized as “Peaceful, happy, comfort”. He went on to dedicate it to his
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Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
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“Stairway to Heaven” is one of Led Zeppelin’s most famous recordings, with many considering it the greatest rock song of all time. It tells the story of a greedy woman who is
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Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
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On their controversial self-titled album which came to be known as the Black Album, “Nothing Else Matters” was perhaps the greatest example of the new Metallica sound that
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Nirvana – Something in the Way
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“Something in the Way” is the twelfth and final song on Nirvana’s major label debut, Nevermind—not including its hidden track, “Endless, Nameless.” While many fans believed that
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Big Coach the Big Homie (Ft. Ahava & Caveman) – Long Day
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[Intro: Big Homie] / Okay wrong way, whatchu whatchu gon say / Gang is in here wit me so you best do what the song say / Okay wrong way, whatchu whatchu gon say / Gang is in here
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Nirvana – Sliver
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“Sliver” is about a child whose parents are going to a show, so they drop him off at his grandparents' house. It features drummer Dan Peters of Mudhoney, while the music video
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Nas (Ft. AZ) – Life's a Bitch
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Life’s a bitch and then you die
Can’t say it much better than that. Nas and AZ get existential and reflect on their lives and life in general.
As well as being AZ’s debut on wax
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Led Zeppelin – Black Dog
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“Black Dog,” named after a Labrador dog that wandered around the studio while Led Zeppelin was recording, sees Robert Plant lamenting about a failed relationship with a gold digger
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Chris Brown (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne) – Look at Me Now
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“Look at Me Now” is a braggadocious track featuring rap veterans Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne and is Chris' first rap-centered single to be released. The track was released as the
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Nirvana – Molly’s Lips
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This is Nirvana’s cover of “Molly’s Lips” by The Vaselines, released in 1989. It was released on their 1992 compilation album Insecticide.
This song was written about Molly Weir
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Kanye West – Stronger
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The biggest hit and second single from Kanye’s third studio album, Graduation, “Stronger” samples French electronic music duo Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” which
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Stone Temple Pilots – Big Empty
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Upon hearing of actor Brandon Lee’s on-set death while filming The Crow, STP decided to scrap their unfortunately-titled song “Only Dying” and submit “Big Empty” in its place for
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Nirvana – Beeswax
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“Beeswax” was recorded on January 23, 1988 in a recording session for Nirvana’s first studio demo tape.
The lyrics are not only utterly bizarre, filled with violent sexual imagery
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Nirvana – Dumb
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Melody Maker, in their August 21, 1993 interview with Kurt Cobain, explained:
The lyric for “Dumb” seems peculiarly direct, a song about life’s simple, silly little pleasures
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