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Music Quotes:
Wanting to be somebody else is a waste of the person you are. - Kurt Cobain Submitted by: Oscar Rosales
| I'm livin off of grass, and the drippings from the ceiling, it's ok to eat fish, cos they dont have any feelings... Submitted by: Moose
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Band Name Origins:
- As Kurt Cobain said (yes, this is a quote): "Nirvana means complete and total bliss. That is what punk rock means to me." Nirvana had many punk influences that were very evident in their music. Submitted by: adsfklj;jj;kli900u4898909802
- Nirvana is a state of nothingness, complete contentment, not needing or wanting anything, no emotions. It's a Buddhist concept, and Kurt may have felt this way, or wanted to. Submitted by: Aaron
Why the Name is Stupid:
- It sounds like some expensive wine or clothing store. Maybe it's the name of an estate in Georgia. Do you have a clue??? Submitted by: Princess Chic
New Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Political Activist" | - Agrimorfee |
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Kurt Cobain" | "Janitor" | Dropped out of High School and the only job he could find was as the janitor at the high school that he dropped out of. - Ryan |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Sliver" | "Grandma" probably would have been better, since Kurt's telling her to take him home several times. - rocky |
| "Lounge Act" | No lounge act mentioned, but Kurt does say the 'f'-word, which would be contraidictory to what a real lounge act would allow. - rocky |
| "Lithium" | Although Kurt Cobain mentions "I'm not gonna crack" several times (and 'cracking' is why some people are prescribed lithium), the drug is not mentioned in the song. - rocky |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | As this song is known for having misheard lyrics, my dad believed this song was called "Let Me Entertain You". If that was the case, I could belittle Robbie Williams for ruining a perfectly good song. But he didn't, so I can't. - Ned |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | "Here we are now, entertain us" - B1982 |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Please The Peasants" | "Serve The Servants" | Kaylie L |
| "Snippy" | "Sappy" | Kaylie L |
| "Smells Like Teen Murder" | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Strange Behavior |
| "Smells Like Baked Beans Spirit" | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Brandon Barlow |
| "Roulette's" | "Tourette's" | The Rev. A. Palgut |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Man Who Sold The World," | Who sold the world? | Aaron |
| "Rape Me," | You can't rape the willing | Aaron |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit," | You can't smell spirit | Aaron |
| "The Man Who Sold The World," | nobodys that rich! | Aaron |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit," | What does that smell like, gym socks and perfume? | Aaron |
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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "What's That Smell?" | "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana | Don't tell me you didn't see that one coming. - Lizzie |
| "Sorry Again" | "All Apologies," Nirvana | The Skuz |
| "I Want a New Drug" | "Lithium," Nirvana | Raphael |
| "Something In The Air" | "Smells Like Teen Spirit," Nirvana | Lucee |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Man Who Sold The Word" originally "The Man Who Sold The World"
Peter
"The Ma Who Sold The World" originally "The Man Who Sold The World"
Peter
"Rap Me" originally "Rape Me"
Eminem, Kanye West, or 50 Cent?
The Rev. A. Palgut
"Ape Me" originally "Rape Me"
The Rev. A. Palgut
"Sells Like Teen Spirit" originally "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Lucinda Blair
There are additional Nirvana song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Come As You Care" originally "Come As You Are"
Serafina
"Molly's Lisps" originally "Molly's Lips"
Sonya
"Drape Me" originally "Rape Me"
As in at a drapery expo.
The Rev. A. Palgut
"Molly's Flips" originally "Molly's Lips"
Naomi Swanson
"Molly's Slips" originally "Molly's Lips"
Naomi Swanson
There are additional Nirvana song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Ill Apologies" originally "All Apologies"
me
"Spells Like Teen Spirit" originally "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Serafina
"Come As You Ate" originally "Come As You Are"
Serafina
"Molly's Lipo" originally "Molly's Lips"
Lipo is short for liposuction.
Sonya
"Heart Shamed Box" originally "Heart Shaped Box"
Kirstie Alley Cat
There are additional Nirvana song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
Apr 10
"(Nothin' Sells) Like The Holy Spirit" by Kristof Robertson
a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Half The Man I Used To Be" | "Twice The Size I'm 'Sposed To Be" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Lithium" | "I'm Not Gonna Quack" | Dennis |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | "Smells like Smash Spirit" | Inuzuka666 |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | "Fear Factor" | Paeroa Blender |
| "Aneurysm" | "Junk Food Junkie" | SpencerTheGriffinator |
| "Beeswax" | "Nonsense" | Red Ant |
| "Very Ape" | "Very Savage" | Aoife |
| "Beeswax" | "B's wacks" | Ann Hammond |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | "Smells Like...You Don't Wanna Know" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | "Smells Like Blaze The Cat (Rewrite)" | Strange Behavior |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Heart-Shaped Box | Victoria's Secret Underwear | tictacs941 |
| Something In The Way | Roadblock Information Helpline | Michelleh |
| Heart-Shaped Box | Kay Jewelers | lordsquidy13 |
| Very Ape | Donkey Kong 25th Anniversary edition | The Rev. A. Palgut |
| The Man Whole Sold The World | Universal's Real Estate | Smuf Cocane |
| There are additional Nirvana commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Lithium | Psychiatric Hospital | nightrain express |
| All Apologies | Divorce Attorney | THC Havoc |
| Territoral P***ings | Animal Control Center | Billy C. |
| Serve The Servants | Maids or Butlers | Billy C. |
| Downer | Pharmacy | Billy |
| There are additional Nirvana on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart Britney Spears | Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana | From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart-Shaped Box | Tess |
| Bubba Shot The Jukebox Mark Chesnutt | Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana | Bubba Shot The Heart-Shaped Jukebox | Ed |
| Stop Draggin' My Heart Around Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty | Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana | Stop Draggin' My Heart-Shaped Box Around | Penelope Beckinsale |
| You're In My Heart Rod Stewart | Heart-Shaped Box Nirvana | You're In My Heart-Shaped Box | Penelope Beckinsale |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
A Taste of Nirvana
A Taste of Honey combined with Nirvana
"A Taste of Nirvana" is a seitan (certain?) dish served at a local Chinese restaurant.
Submitted By: Raphael
Blue Nirvana
Blue combined with Nirvana
Submitted By: newrock
Nirvanarama
Nirvana combined with Bananarama
hmmm... can't quite imagine that one.
Submitted By: Matthew Whitaker
Misheard Lyrics:
"In Bloom"
Misheard Lyrics: He's the one
Who likes to haul off with his arms. Original Lyrics: He's the one
Who likes all our pretty songs. | "Polly"
Misheard Lyrics: Isn't, have some seed,
let me clip (your) dirty wings, let me take a ride, (don't) Kurt yourself Original Lyrics: Isn't me, have some seed,
let me clip your dirty wings, let me take a ride, don't hurt yourself |
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we are now, and potatoes!
Original Lyrics: Here we are now, entertain us!
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: vladiniao
Original Lyrics: A denial
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Misheard Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, not a beatle
Original Lyrics: A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido!
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Shags OK - I still think I'm right about this, because it MAKES PERFECT SENSE, and "my libido" does not in context. They are talking about opposites (or not quite opposites). In Gilligan's Island (you remember the show, right?), a rock and roll band land on the island (season 2 (1965), episode 48, "Don't Bug the Mosquitoes"), and they were called "The Mosquitoes". They were an obvious take-off on the Beatles, who were popular then! So the lyric "A mosquito, not a beatle" makes perfect sense. The guys from Nirvana are my age, and surely grew up on the same reruns on Gilligan's Island that I did!! |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Better Lyrics:
Boot up the comp, Load the Internet Explorer 7 browser,
found a cool site, but then I'm like "Oh no, Why won't it load?"
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't it load?
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't it load?
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't it load?
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't...
Here's a news flash, it just loaded! But I've found some really bad news
I got a 404 error That is really some bad news, y'all.
It's an error, 404 yeah, And I always hate these errors
BOO!
found a cool site, but then I'm like "Oh no, Why won't it load?"
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't it load?
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't it load?
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't it load?
Why won't, why won't, why won't, why won't...
Here's a news flash, it just loaded! But I've found some really bad news
I got a 404 error That is really some bad news, y'all.
It's an error, 404 yeah, And I always hate these errors
BOO!
Original Lyrics:
Load up on guns Bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's overborne and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello ,hello
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 mullato an albino
A mosquito my libido - yay
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's overborne and self-assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello ,hello
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 mullato an albino
A mosquito my libido - yay
Submitted by: brainstem
"Lithium"
Better Lyrics:
Theres A Crapper.
Take it Home And Crap On It,
Or Just Piss.
What's That Smell? I can't Go In There, IT'S BAD!!!
In A Bad Way.
Take it Home And Crap On It,
Or Just Piss.
What's That Smell? I can't Go In There, IT'S BAD!!!
In A Bad Way.
Original Lyrics:
Im' So Happy,
Cause Today You've Found My Friends.
There in My Head.
Im So Ugly, That's O.K. Cause So Are You.
We've Broked Our Mirrors.
Cause Today You've Found My Friends.
There in My Head.
Im So Ugly, That's O.K. Cause So Are You.
We've Broked Our Mirrors.
Submitted by: Abesboy7
"I Hate Myself And I Want To Die"
Better Lyrics:
Hey, next Sunday, let's get stoned
Original Lyrics:
In the someday whats that sound?
Submitted by: Ghost of me
Funny Lyrics:
"Moist Vagina"
The Funny Lyrics: uhhhh...
She has a moist vagina I particularly enjoy the circumference I've been sucking the walls of her anus anilingus I prefer her to any other Marijuana(x3) She had a moist vagina I prefered her to any other Marijuana(x11) uhhhh... Why They're Funny: i mean seriously the songs called moist vagina
Submitted by: Benn
| "Come As You Are"
The Funny Lyrics: Take your time
Hurry up The choice is yours don't be late. Why They're Funny: Is it just me that finds these lyrics slightly mixed up?
Submitted by: littlelady
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Sliver"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Grandma take me home (x19)
Why They're Repetitive: 19 times!! Come on! That's gotta be one of the longest repetitive lyrics I've ever heard!
Submitted by: Gretch
| "All Apologies"
The Repetitive Lyrics: All in all is all we are...(repeat to end)
Why They're Repetitive: Why would Kurt Cobain keep singing the line far from Chicago?
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Come as you are"
The Insincere Lyrics: I don't have a gun
Why They're Insincere: We shall pretend that none of us have listened to the first line of Smells Like Teen Spirit, shall we? *cough* Load up your guns *cough*
Submitted by: ~Evenni~
| "Something In The Way"
The Insincere Lyrics: It's ok to eat fish
'Cause they don't have any feelings Why They're Insincere: Having been a fish all my life I can honestly say that after a long day at the office I feel tired
Submitted by: Exiles Shadow
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Scentless Apprentice"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: I promise not to sell your perfumed secrets
There are countless formulas for pressing flowers Why They're Misrhymed: First of all, pressing flowers and perfumed secrets have nothing to do with each other, or maybe I just don't get the metaphor. Second of all, flowers and perfume? Nice try Kurt.
Submitted by: Erica
| "Dumb"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: The sun is gone
But I have a light Why They're Misrhymed: 'gone' don't rhyme with 'light,' Kurt.
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Insulting Lyrics:
"Lithium"
The Insulting Lyrics: I'm so ugly
But that's Okay 'Cause so are you Why They're Insulting: Self-explanatory
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"All Apologies"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: What else can I say? Everyone is gay.
Why They're Inappropriate: No they're not. most people are straight. I am straight
Submitted by: Daniel L
| "All Appologies"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: What else could I say, everyone IS gay.
Why They're Inappropriate: Yeah Jake....um...lyrics are is..and not was... not meaning to be picky or anything but pretty much has nothin' to do with being in a room full of gay people.
Submitted by: David
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Dated Lyrics:
"Sliver"
The Dated Lyrics: Grandma take me home
Why They're Dated: My own grandma is approaching 80 years of age; Kurt Cobain's must be just as dead as him right now.
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Blew"
The Dirty Lyrics: And if you wouldn't mind, I would like to blew
And if you wouldn't mind, I would like to lose And if you wouldn't care, I would like to leave And if you wouldn't mind, I would like to breathe Why They're Dirty: These are the correct lyrics. In some ways, however, they can be interpreted about sex, mainly the first line.
Submitted by: Step-chan
| "Territorial P***ings"
The Dirty Lyrics: Never met a wise man, if so it's a woman...
Why They're Dirty: Kurt's talking about a transexual who was at one time a man and now looks like a woman.
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Pennyroyal tea"
The Lyrics: Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
Who They Mention: Leonard Cohen
Submitted by: Shannon
| "Pennyroyal Yea"
The Lyrics: Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld
So I can sigh eternally Who They Mention: Leonard Cohen
Submitted by: RussD
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Band Name Pronunciation:
"Nir-Von-A
Many people pronounce the name of the band as Nir-Van-A but it's really pronounced Nir-Von-A.
Submitted by: Celeste
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
The Lyrics: 'Teen Spirit' is only mentioned in the title of the song, not in the lyrics.
Product Brand Name: Teen Spirit deodorant, as worn by Kurt Cobain's ex-girlfriend Tobi Vail.
Submitted by: Redd
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"All Apologies"
Opening Lines: What else should I be? All apologies.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Rape Me"
Opening Lines: Rape me. Rape me, my friend.
Comments: I hope he's kidding.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Telekinesis Trim Spell" originally "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Submitted by: Josh
"Arouse A Coy Me" originally "Come As You Are"
I know, I'm obsessed anagrams now!
Submitted by: Josh
"A Tiger's Sirloin Strip" originally "Territorial Pissings"
Don't touch his steak!!
Submitted by: Josh
"Horridly Fine Nudities Fart" originally "Friendly Radio Unit Shifter"
Submitted by: Josh
Songs That Are Banned:
"Rape Me"
In 1993, Wal-Mart and K-Mart refuse to stock Nirvana's second major label album, "In Utero," because they object to the cover art and one of the song titles. Shortly after the record becomes the number one selling album in the U.S., the mass merchandisers strike a deal to carry the album. The album's back cover art is subdued and the title of the offending song is changed from "Rape Me" to "Waif Me."
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Renny Toil Pee" originally "Pennyroyal Tea"
A companion piece with "Territorial Pissings"
Submitted by: rocky
