Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live - Top of the Pops)
Nirvana
Track 6 on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
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Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live - Top of the Pops) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Load up on drugs, kill your friends
It's fun to lose and to defend
She’s overjoyed and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
[Pre-Chorus]
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
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
I'm a Cheeto, my libido
Yeah
[Verse 2]
I’m worse at what I do best
And for this gift, I'll be incest
Our little tribe has always been
And always will until the end
Load up on drugs, kill your friends
It's fun to lose and to defend
She’s overjoyed and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
[Pre-Chorus]
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello
[Chorus]
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
I'm a Cheeto, my libido
Yeah
[Verse 2]
I’m worse at what I do best
And for this gift, I'll be incest
Our little tribe has always been
And always will until the end
[Pre-Chorus]
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello
[Chorus]
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
I'm a Cheeto, my libido
[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
[Guitar Solo]
[Cut - Spoken Segment]
Krist Novoselic: Who's the stupid, goddamn son-of-a-bitch that had to go and rearrange everything?
Craig: It wasn't me!
Krist: It wasn't Craig. Was it you
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello, hello, how low
Hello, hello
[Chorus]
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
I'm a Cheeto, my libido
[Post-Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey
[Guitar Solo]
[Cut - Spoken Segment]
Krist Novoselic: Who's the stupid, goddamn son-of-a-bitch that had to go and rearrange everything?
Craig: It wasn't me!
Krist: It wasn't Craig. Was it you
Dave Grohl: T'wasn’t I
Krist: Was this your idea?
Roadie #1: (Shakes head)
Krist: Was this your idea?
Roadie #2: I’m the innocent. I'm the innocent
Krist: Was this your idea?
Roadie #3: Innocent
Krist: Was this your idea?
Kurt: (Burps)
Krist: I’ll find him who did it. I'll find him
Roadie #2: Was that—Russell. Russell. [?]
Krist: Russell did!
Krist: Was this your idea?
Roadie #1: (Shakes head)
Krist: Was this your idea?
Roadie #2: I’m the innocent. I'm the innocent
Krist: Was this your idea?
Roadie #3: Innocent
Krist: Was this your idea?
Kurt: (Burps)
Krist: I’ll find him who did it. I'll find him
Roadie #2: Was that—Russell. Russell. [?]
Krist: Russell did!
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Why did Nirvana make a joke of their performance?
Genius Answer
Kurt Cobain found it laughable that Nirvana would be asked to play a show like Top of the Pops; and, furthermore, that he would be allowed to have a live microphone while the rest of the band mimed their instruments. He decided to take advantage of this situation and sing the entire song in a mock-crooner style. The result is one of music history’s most brazen punk-rock moments.
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Genius Answer
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Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live - Top of the Pops) Translations
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