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Nirvana – Plateau
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Originally a song by the Meat Puppets found on their sophomore album Meat Puppets II, Nirvana performed it on November 18th, 1993 on their album MTV Unplugged in New York. The Meat
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Meat Puppets – Plateau
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From the Meat Puppets II liner notes:
“It’s a coming of age song,” says Curt. “Getting out of the house, realizing that I wasn’t going to be able to accept whatever the status quo
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Nirvana – Plateau (Rehearsal)
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[Spoken: Kurt Cobain, [?] and Curt Kirkwood] / Okay / Then there was some little, uh, I think yesterday that one phrasing thing / Yeah / Tried to fit the word in there and you say
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Nirvana – Plateau Samples
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See all of “Plateau” by Nirvana’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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IVOXYGEN – Plateau
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[Refrain] / What the hell / Am i doing in this party right here / I'm over here / Then over there / I'm intoxicated / Waiting for the x call / What the hell / I'm so confused
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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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Plan B (UK) – Who Needs Actions (Bootleg) Samples
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See all of “Who Needs Actions (Bootleg)” by Plan B (UK)’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Nirvana – Lake of Fire
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A song originally written and performed by the Meat Puppets. Nirvana covered it while performing at MTV unplugged in New York.
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Plateau by Nirvana · Plateau. Genius Annotation. Genius Annotation 2 contributors. Originally a song by the Meat Puppets found on their sophomore album Meat ...
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Meat Puppets – Lake of Fire
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From the Meat Puppets II liner notes:
Four funereal tom-tom beats announce “Lake of Fire”, an epic song that lasts less than two minutes. Curt says it “was a cartoon song about
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Lil Corpse (Ft. Lil Corpse) – Dontlistentothis
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(Intro) / Testing, testing, testicles, HIV test..positive, test, test / (Verse 1) / Friday night, Taco Bell / Well oh well, this food's from Hell / Not so swell, locked in my
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Nirvana – Something in the Way (MTV Unplugged)
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[Verse 1] / Underneath the bridge / Tarp has sprung a leak / And the animals I've trapped / Have all become my pets / And I'm living off of grass / And the drippings from the
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Nirvana – MTV Unplugged in New York [Liner Notes]
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Kurt Cobain: guitar, vocals / Krist Novoselic: bass, accordian on "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam," guitar on "Plateau,""Oh Me" and "Lake Of Fire" / Dave Grohl: drums, vocals
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Joe Siris (Ft. Danny Days) – Not In The Lyrics
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[Verse 1] / Getting narcoleptic lately / Drain myself with every show / Get the fans to beg for "Rape Me" / While the suits are screaming "no" / [Refrain] / I'd rather drown in
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Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (Rehearsal)
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[Spoken Intro] / OK, that's where I'm having trouble, because... / No, let's just do it once, because... / The problem that I'm having is that I'm so used to going all the way
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Napoleon Da Legend & Amerigo Gazaway – Everything Fresh
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[Napoleon Da Legend verse] / I went from flat broke hit the plateau de facto / Could always rap though snuck in through the back door / Then I started spazzing for stacks though
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Nirvana – Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
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This is a cover of “In The Pines” by American folk and blues singer, songwriter and guitar virtuoso Lead Belly, who Kurt Cobain describes as his “favorite performer” while
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Nirvana – Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam
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A recording for Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, this track was originally written by the Vaselines as a cynical twist on an older Christian hymn ‘Jesus wants me for a
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Nirvana – Oh, Me
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“Oh, Me” was originally composed and recorded by the Meat Puppets and it appears on their album Meat Puppets II. The song was performed by Nirvana for their MTV Unplugged set in
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J. Cole – Let Nas Down
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The story goes that when Nas heard J.Cole’s radio single, “Work Out,” he was apparently disappointed in Cole for abandoning lyricism. Now, No I.D. was in the same room when Nas
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Nirvana – Polly (MTV Unplugged)
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[Verse 1] / Polly wants a cracker / I think I should get off her first / I think she wants some water / To put out the blow torch / [Chorus] / Isn't me, have a seed / Let me clip
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Nirvana – Dumb (MTV Unplugged)
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“Dumb” was originally released on 1993’s In Utero, Nirvana’s final studio album before Cobain’s death. It was played live during their acoustic MTV Unplugged set later that year.
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Nirvana – Pennyroyal Tea (MTV Unplugged)
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The Steve Albini-recorded studio version of “Pennyroyal Tea” was originally released on 1993’s In Utero, Nirvana’s final studio album before Cobain’s death, and had been set to
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Nirvana – About a Girl (MTV Unplugged)
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[Spoken Intro] / *Applause* / Good evening / This is off of our first record / Most people don't own it / *Applause* / [Verse 1] / I need an easy friend / I do, with an ear to lend
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Nirvana – Come as You Are (MTV Unplugged)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Nirvana – All Apologies (MTV Unplugged)
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[Verse 1] / What else should I be? / All apologies / What else should I say? / Everyone is gay / What else should I write? / I don't have the right / What else should I be? / All
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