What is Nirvana's most underrated song?

Underrated Nirvana: The Most Overlooked Song From Each Album
  • “Blew” From: Bleach (1989)
  • “Serve the Servants” From: In Utero (1993)
  • “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” From: MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)
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What is the number one Nirvana song?

If this was a list ranking Nirvana's most commercially successful songs, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" would easily be #1.
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What is Kurt Cobain's Favourite Nirvana song?

'Drain You'

Kurt frequently stated it was one of his favorite Nirvana songs, and they played it at basically every show in their final three years. "I think there are so many other songs that I've written that are as good [as 'Smells Like Teen Spirit']," Cobain told Rolling Stone in 1993.
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What is Nirvana's most popular song of all time?

The 20 greatest Nirvana songs – ranked
  • 8Come As You Are (Nevermind, 1991) ...
  • 7Lithium (Nevermind, 1991) ...
  • 6All Apologies (In Utero, 1993) ...
  • 5Something In The Way (Nevermind, 1991) ...
  • 4Aneurysm (Incesticide, 1992) ...
  • 3Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nevermind, 1991) ...
  • 2Heart-Shaped Box (In Utero, 1993) ...
  • 1Sliver (Incesticide, 1992)
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What is the heaviest Nirvana song?

No Recess: The Heaviest Nirvana Mixtape
  • No Recess – Side A:
  • 1. “ Negative Creep” Bleach, 1989.
  • 2. “ Scentless Apprentice” In Utero, 1993.
  • 3. “ Aneurysm” Incesticide, 1992.
  • 4. “ Tourette's” In Utero, 1993.
  • 5. “ Floyd the Barber” Bleach, 1989.
  • 6. “ Territorial Pissings” Nevermind, 1991.
  • 7. “ School” Bleach, 1989.
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10 Underrated Nirvana Songs



What is Nirvana's darkest song?

Nirvana's darkest song, "Polly," was recorded in Madison - The Bozho.
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What is the hardest Nirvana song to sing?

Milk It (In Utero, 1993)

It's one of the hardest Nirvana tunes to learn and perform live.
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Is Nirvana overrated?

Kurt Cobain was Nirvana, and is in no way overrated, but Nirvana without him is the most overrated band to ever exist.
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What was the last song Kurt Cobain wrote?

"You Know You're Right" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by lead vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the first song on the band's self-titled greatest hits album, and the last song the band recorded before Cobain's death in April 1994.
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Does Dave Grohl listen to Nirvana?

Dave Grohl has revealed that while he is proud of Nirvana's final studio album, In Utero, listening to the record “kinda makes [his] skin crawl” due to the memories it brings back.
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What was Kurt Cobain's religion?

While living with the born-again Christian family of his friend Jesse Reed, Cobain became a devout Christian and regularly attended church services. He later renounced Christianity, engaging in what was described as "anti-God" rants.
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Was Kurt Cobain left handed?

Rebel to the core. Nirvana idol Kurt Cobain mostly played with his left hand — here on an inverted right-handed guitar. Once in a while he would pound Dave Grohl's right-handed drum kit. Cobain was a right-hander — and why he played guitar with the left is a mystery.
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Did Nirvana have a number 1?

Before Cobain's untimely death 25 years ago, Nirvana had released three albums, two of which had reached No. 1, "Nevermind" and "In Utero." But their singles never reached the same level on the Hot 100. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was their only song to crack the top 10.
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What made Nirvana so popular?

Nirvana are one of the biggest and most influential bands in music history. Formed in Seattle in 1987, they pretty much single-handedly catapulted alternative music into the mainstream when their second album, Nevermind, took the music industry by surprise and turned popular culture on its head on its release in 1991.
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What Foo Fighters song is about Kurt Cobain?

"Friend of a Friend" was the first acoustic song Dave Grohl had ever written. The song was written by Grohl in 1990 (and recorded in secret the same year), and it was about his first impressions of new Nirvana bandmates Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.
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Who owns Kurt Cobain's music?

When Nirvana singer and lead songwriter Kurt Cobain died in 1994, his widow, rocker Courtney Love, became the primary beneficiary of his estate, which includes more than ninety-eight percent of the band's publishing rights.
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How many Nirvana songs are there?

No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked.
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What rock band did the most drugs?

The 10 most drug-fuelled albums of all time
  • Black Sabbath.
  • Bob Marley.
  • David Bowie.
  • Dr. Dre.
  • Fleetwood Mac.
  • Leonard Cohen.
  • The Beatles.
  • The Rolling Stones.
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Who was the wildest rock band?

This is the life of Mötley Crüe, the heaviest drinking, hardest fighting, most oversexed and arrogant band in the world. Their unbelievable exploits are the stuff of rock 'n' roll legend." Thus begins Motely Crue: The Dirt, a 448-page "confession" of their epic tales.
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How many unreleased Nirvana songs are there?

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has some sad news for fans of the grunge icons: There are no more unreleased Nirvana songs. “There's not going to be any new Nirvana records,” Novoselic told the Washington State's Legacy Project (via Seattle Post-Intelligencer).
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How was Kurt Cobain talented?

To begin: Kurt Cobain was a fantastic musician. He wrote several of the most beautiful and tortured songs in the modern rock songbook. He was clearly the seminal figure in the grunge movement of the early-'90s. He composed and performed with great authenticity, which is why so many of his tunes have become touchstones.
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Did Nirvana cover any songs?

Nirvana's 10 Best Cover Songs
  • 10. " Here She Comes Now" (The Velvet Underground) ...
  • 9. " White Lace and Strange" (Thunder and Roses) ...
  • 8. " Return of the Rat" (Wipers) ...
  • 7. " Turnaround" (Devo) ...
  • 6. " And I Love Her" (The Beatles) ...
  • 5. " Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam" (The Vaselines) ...
  • 4. " ...
  • 3. "
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