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"About a Girl" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the third song on their debut album, Bleach , released in June 1989. Frequently described as one of Cobain's strongest and most melodic early compositions, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] "About a Girl" was written about his then-girlfriend Tracy ...
Nirvana's MTV Unplugged version of the song has earned Cobain acclaim from critics and other musicians and artists. In 1994, American poet Allen Ginsberg recalled that "a couple weeks ago, one of my students gave me a mixed tape of Kurt Cobain and there was a version of 'Black Girl' of great artistry.
The book tells the stories and meaning behind every song on the Nirvana albums Bleach (1989), Nevermind (1991), Incesticide (1992), In Utero (1993), and MTV Unplugged in New York (1994). This includes a chapter on the Nevermind hidden track, "Endless, Nameless" even though it is not listed in the contents of the book.
When Nirvana recorded Bleach, Cobain felt he had to fit the expectations of the Sub Pop grunge sound to build a fanbase, and suppressed his arty and pop songwriting in favor of a more rock sound. [138] Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad argued, "Ironically, it was the restrictions of the Sub Pop sound that helped the band find its musical ...
About a Girl may refer to: "About a Girl" (Nirvana song) "About a Girl" (Sugababes song) "About a Girl" (The Academy Is song) About a Girl, album by Winter Gloves; About a Girl, Canadian television series; About a Girl, short film; About a Girl, German film
"Polly" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the sixth song on their second album Nevermind, released by DGC Records in September 1991. The song was written about the abduction, rape, and torture of a 14-year-old girl returning home from a punk rock concert in Tacoma, Washington in 1987.
In Utero is the third and final studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 21, 1993, by DGC Records.After breaking into the mainstream with their previous album, Nevermind (1991), Nirvana hired Steve Albini to record In Utero, seeking a more complex, abrasive sound that was reminiscent of their work prior to Nevermind.
The song received some criticism from members of the Seattle music scene in the late 1980s because of the lyric, "Daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more," which closely resembled the lyrics to "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" by Nirvana's Sub Pop label mates Mudhoney. According to Azerrad, Cobain claimed the similarity was an example ...