 Genius Meanings
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Nirvana – Turnaround
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Nirvana recorded their cover of “Turn Around” by Devo on October 21, 1990 for BBC Radio 1 with John Peel.
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Nirvana – Turnaround - BBC John Peel Session 1990
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[Verse 1] / Take a step out of yourself / Then you turn around / Take a look at who you are / It's pretty scary / So silly / Well, it's revolting / You're not much / If you're
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Nirvana – Son of a Gun
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Nirvana performed their cover of “Son of a Gun” by The Vaselines on October 21, 1990 for BBC Radio 1 with John Peel.
Other Vaselines songs covered by nirvana are “Molly’s Lips
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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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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 – 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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Nirvana – Aneurysm
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“Aneurysm” was recorded on November 9, 1991, on BBC Radio 1 with Mark Goodier. According to LiveNIRVANA.com, these lyrics allude to the first time Kurt Cobain hung out with Tobi
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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 – 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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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Nirvana - Turnaround (Русский перевод)
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[Куплет 1] / Сделай шаг навстречу себе / И обернись / Посмотри кто ты есть / Это довольно пугающе / [Припев] / Так глупо! / Это отвратительно! / Ты не очень / Если ты хоть что-то
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Nirvana – Stain
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“Stain” was recorded in September 1989 for the Blew EP sessions.
The song portrays the typical ne'er do well in the eyes of Kurt, and probably touches base on some of the
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Devo – Turn Around
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Take a step outside yourself / Then you turn around / Take a look at who you are / It's pretty scary / You're so silly / Well it's revolting / You're not much / If you're anything
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Nirvana – Hairspray Queen
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This song was featured on the compilation album Incesticide, released in 1992, although it was recorded in 1988. Apparently when Nirvana performed the song live for the first time
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Nirvana – (New Wave) Polly
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Nirvana performed a new wave version of Nevermind’s “Polly” on November 9, 1991 for BBC Radio 1 with Mark Goodier.
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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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Nirvana – Been a Son (BBC Mark Goodier Session)
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[Verse 1] / She should have stayed away from friends / She should have had more time to spend / She should have died when she was born / She should have worn the crown of thorns
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Nirvana - Molly’s Lips (Русский перевод)
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[Перевод песни Nirvana — «Molly's Lips»] / [Куплет] / Она сказала / Что возьмёт меня куда угодно / Возьмёт меня куда угодно / Пока она со мной / Она сказала / Что возьмёт меня куда
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The Vaselines – Son of a Gun
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[Verse] / Swing, swing up and down / Turn, turn, turn around / Round, round, and roundabout / And over again / Gun, gun, son of a gun / You are the only one / And no one else
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Phats & Small – Turn Around
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Hey! What's wrong with you? / You're lookin' kind of down to me / 'Cause things ain't gettin' over / Listen to what I say / Got to turn around / Got to turn around / Hey! What's
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Green Day – When I Come Around
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“When I Come Around” is about a boy who wants to be in a casual relationship, but has become involved with a girl who wants something more serious; his insecurities and poor self-
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Sleep Waker – I. Don't Look at the Moon
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I can feel a change / I lie awake every night / Scratching at the back of my eyelids / Nothing good ever happens in the midnight hour / Sweat-soaked bed sheets / What a fucking
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Nirvana - Sliver (Русский перевод)
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Песня “Sliver” рассказывает о ребёнке, родители которого собираются на представление, и поэтому оставляют его в доме бабушки и дедушки.
Хоть эта песня просто рассказывает о
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Sleep Waker – Relief
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These ghosts still, haunt me / I look into past times when everything was simple / Being happy seemed so simple to me / I guess you learn that life plans change so quickly / Losing
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Sleep Waker – Tongues
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Ignorance flows from the mouth, like blood from a fresh wound / Turn a blind eye, it's not your problem right? / Upon a pedestal, hunting for the sheep / Stealing from the strong
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