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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What is Nirvana's newest song?

“Drowned in the Sun” mirrors Cobain's songwriting and guitar skills via computers while tapping Eric Hogan, the lead singer of the “ultimate tribute” band to Nirvana, Nevermind, for vocals.
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Is there still unreleased Nirvana songs?

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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What was Kurt Cobain's fav 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 was Nirvana's last release?

In Utero is the third and final studio album by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 13, 1993, by DGC Records.
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Why did Nirvana break up?

Nirvana disbanded following Cobain's suicide in April 1994. Various posthumous releases have been overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love.
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What was Kurt Cobain's last performance?

On this day (March 1), in 1994, Nirvana played what turned out to be their final concert at Terminal Einz in Munich, Germany.
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What is Kurt Cobain's best song?

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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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 Nirvana's greatest hit?

1. Heart-Shaped Box (1993)
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How much money was Kurt Cobain worth?

The brand of Kurt Cobain—his estate was recently valued at $450 million—is clearly big business, and could grow as Nirvana is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10.
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What was Nirvana's first song?

January 14, 1969, Warren, Ohio). From Aberdeen, near Seattle, Nirvana was part of the postpunk underground scene that centred on K Records of Olympia, Washington, before they recorded their first single, “Love Buzz” (1988), and album, Bleach (1989), for Sub Pop, an independent record company in Seattle.
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Who died in Nirvana?

On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band Nirvana, was found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington. Forensics investigators later determined he had died three days earlier, on April 5.
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Did Nirvana write their own songs?

Cobain was Nirvana's chief songwriter, wrote all their lyrics and almost all of their music – though Grohl and Novoselic both contributed to Nirvana's music, as on Aneurysm, which was a co-write by all members of the band.
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How many Nirvana songs are there?

No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked.
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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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Did Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl get along?

Grohl said he mostly connected with Cobain through music

But personally, it was a bit off, to be honest. Of course we loved each other. We were friends. But, you know, there was a dysfunction in Nirvana that a band like Foo Fighters doesn't have."
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Which is the greatest song of all time?

Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' named Greatest Song of All Time by Rolling Stone. (WTRF) – Rolling Stone has released its latest list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the Queen of Soul is at the top. Aretha Franklin's “Respect” topped the list as the No. 1 song, according to the entertainment magazine and website ...
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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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What was Kurt Cobain's favorite guitar?

The late star said: "Out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favourite. I've only owned two of them." The guitar Kurt Cobain used in the video of Smells Like Teen Spirit - which he described as his favourite "in the whole world" - could fetch more than £600,000 at auction.
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Where are Kurt Cobain's ashes?

“If I don't get them back I don't know what I will do.” Most of the ashes of Cobain, the lead singer and songwriter for Nirvana, were scattered at a New York Buddhist temple and in the Wishkah River near Aberdeen, Wash., where he lived as a boy.
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Why was Nirvana Unplugged so good?

Nirvana's appearance on the acoustic series proved something that close observers already knew: The loudest band on earth had a stunning amount of depth. Cobain subtly subverted the format, which usually featured acts playing stripped-down versions of their hits, by filling the set list with cover songs.
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Where is Kurt Cobain's guitar?

The guitar has been on display at Seattle's Experience Music Project, now named MoPOP Museum of Pop Culture, for the past 12 years, according to Julien's Auctions.
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