Nirvana, Where did you sleep last night - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction

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Who dares to tackle what Lead Belly already owned so well?! Is it possible to like a cover of this song? I had real doubts - maybe even prejudices!
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@patmcgroin6916 9 күн бұрын

Nirvana also did a great cover of a great David Bowie song, "The Man Who Sold the World".

@tmage23 9 күн бұрын

re: The drums. Dave Grohl talks about the drums for this show. He was really uncomfortable because his instinct coming from a punk rock background was to play as loud as possible so he had to fight against that for the entirety of the performance.

@whulmef 5 күн бұрын

Scott Litt gave him hollow sticks to use

@whatdothlife4660 4 күн бұрын

@@whulmef The sticks he is using are called hot rods. It's a bundle of a bunch of very small sticks like a witches broom and you can see the red tape halfway up the bundle that keeps them tightly bound. They're a lovely middleground between sticks and brushes.

@jasonremy1627 9 күн бұрын

The look on his eyes when he hits that howl at the end. Haunting.

@CorvusB 8 күн бұрын

Right? If legend is true, that was actually the last breath he ever sang in front of an audience. If already knew in that moment what he was planning to do, the look becomes even more haunting.

@kylben 8 күн бұрын

goosebumps every single time.

@car_tag 7 күн бұрын

@@CorvusB This was recorded in 1993, Nirvana was on tour in Europe in 1994.

@redadamearth 3 күн бұрын

It was a laugh/gag, just going, "Yikes, that was a lot." lol

@redadamearth 3 күн бұрын

@@CorvusB This was not the last time he sang live before an audience. They were on tour in Europe the NEXT YEAR. This was recorded in '93. They were on tour in '94. He wasn't "planning" on doing anything. And the moment with his eyes was HUMOR at how loud he was being.

@krisfrederick5001 10 күн бұрын

"It might be nice to eventually start playing acoustic guitars, and be thought of as a singer and a songwriter. Rather than a 'Grunge Rocker you know?' Then one day I may be able to take advantage of that when I'm older, and sit down in a chair, and play acoustic guitar like Johnny Cash or something you know? And it won't be thought of as a big joke" -Kurt Cobain 1993, you did and we loved it. He had plans for the future beyond Nirvana

@leeb6476 9 күн бұрын

After his death, Michael Stipe of REM spoke about briefly meeting him and perhaps the possiblity of working together. Just imagine what they might have cooked up.

@lavenderllamamusic 8 күн бұрын

RIP Kurt Cobain, you would've loved the singer/songwriter indie era of the 2010s and onward. Probably, maybe. Idk. He would've thrived though, that's for sure

@afrisv 7 күн бұрын

@@leeb6476 REM's "Let Me In" was written for Cobain as a plea to accept help.

@dathorndike4908 9 күн бұрын

The essence of who Kurt was is so on display here. Everyone who knew him said he was the most polite, unassuming rock star you would ever meet.

@thomassharmer7127 9 күн бұрын

I think this pulls you in because he keeps his powder dry until the last part. The arrangement slowly builds in volume and intensity with a sense of suppressed emotion and almost menace. Then when the dam finally bursts it has much greater power than if he had taken it to 11 from the start. His 'overdriven' vocal at the end comes across as authentically full of grief, sadness and horror.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 8 күн бұрын

Well put, sir🫡

@thomassharmer7127 8 күн бұрын

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 Thank-you 🙂.

@acidsupernova 4 күн бұрын

I think that scream is extra powerful when you've also seen the entire show. Granted, there are moments in the show when he does get loud, such as in Lake of Fire, he does not do that kind of trademark howl until the very end and it's so striking, not just for the song but for the whole show.

@breadmoth6443 9 күн бұрын

his performance still gives me chills, and is just that much more tragic to know that he ended his own life soon after.

@andreborges2106 9 күн бұрын

And the fact that his choosing to play this song is likely in direct relation to him knowing his wife, Courtney, was cheating on him.

@rubbersole79 8 күн бұрын

It's like a man playing for his own funeral. Haunting.....

@deviousraul 8 күн бұрын

@@andreborges2106 Where is that info if you don't mind me asking? I've read some good amount of stuff about Kurt's life and I had never heard of that until now. Is it actually true or it's just a fan theory?

@andreborges2106 8 күн бұрын

@@deviousraul She was said to have had several affairs, most noticeably with Lemonheads frontman, Evan Dando. I think Dando spoke about this after the death of Kurt, explaining that Cobain had passed away with the idea that he (Dando) had fkd Love when he hadn't, despite Courtney's advances.

@deviousraul 8 күн бұрын

@@andreborges2106 Oh I know about Evan Dando, I just don't know about Kurt choosing to play that song on MTV Unplugged for that reason, so I was curious about where this first came from. He had been playing Where Did You Sleep Last Night since 1989 when he wasn't even thinking about Courtney's existence yet

@johngaltsmotor2339 9 күн бұрын

My favorite description of Kurt's voice is "a shattered voice over an open chord". This song demonstrates it perfectly at the end.

@moldytaco 9 күн бұрын

I'm so happy you loved this. Nirvana is so dear to us that grew up in "the grunge era". Especially in the PNW where all of the great grunge bands came from.

@johncarolina4950 6 күн бұрын

I live in Washington and honestly it hasn't fully been the same here since Kurt died.

@markhenderson6389 9 күн бұрын

It's worth watching this entire show. Unplugged reveals an entirely new side of Nirvana - stripped of studio production, raw, intimate and vulnerable. It stands as one of the great live performances in rock history.

@jasonhaynes2952 Күн бұрын

I think you wrote the comment I came here intending to say myself. Well said!

@LeeKennison 9 күн бұрын

I absolutely loved your reaction and how much you appreciated this cover, particularly after thinking nobody could compete with the Lead Belly performance. Loved the Neil Young quote, since Kurt was a huge fan of Neil, calling him the Godfather of Grunge. I highly recommend watching this entire concert performance. Loved the cello. Most of all I loved Kurt's incredible performance. Dave Grohl is using low volume dowel drum sticks to help with the very subtle percussion. Kind of like how brushes are used, but without the squishy texture of brushes. As a multi-instrumentalist, Dave went on to found the Foo Fighters, who are still a popular contemporary rock band. Glad you enjoyed this so much.

@lathedauphinot6820 9 күн бұрын

There’s that last look he gives just before the end of the song, seeing who knows what, not fear but horror, looking Death in the face? It’s unforgettable.

@redadamearth 3 күн бұрын

Uh. No. lol It was a JOKE - if you knew Kurt, it was just a gag - a self-conscious gag about how loud he was being, like "Yikes, that was loud," before his finishing. And they were on tour the NEXT YEAR after this was recorded. This was just another performance. Nothing more, nothing less.

@centrasseptyni8277 9 күн бұрын

Kurt Cobain was that girl. He sings from his own experience. He was shivering under bridge all night long more than once before got famous and know how it's feels

@lul.t.6831 5 күн бұрын

Wow I never thought about that, it’s so true. He left his home early and was often homeless. But I also he channels some of the tensions he felt towards Courtney, her absences at time on drug binges… maybe

@geopapa80 9 күн бұрын

There's another great cover in this performance, Bowie's "the man who sold the world". I suggest it as a next cover special videos

@garymaidman625 4 күн бұрын

Not just that cover, but Plateau and Lake of Fire, which are perhaps lesser known songs, but still fantastic covers nonetheless.

@mr-mysteryguest 4 күн бұрын

Their cover of man who sold the world is more a spiritual successor to the midge ure version, than the Bowie original...

@jaymcmullen6274 2 күн бұрын

I'd add Lake of Fire and Plateau, they're honestly one of the best covers because they give something different from the originals

@garymaidman625 2 күн бұрын

@@jaymcmullen6274 read the replies dude, those suggestions have already been made on this thread.

@sambirch6784 9 күн бұрын

This is the performance that made me feel sad the most when Kurt Cobain died. He was only 27 when this performance was recorded and yet the depth of emotion he brought to the song was of someone twice or three times his age. Imagine the music he could've recorded had he experienced another fifty years of life. None of the performance was an accident either, Kurt knew how to work the song. For example, at the beginning of the last verse the singing and the instrumentation goes quieter so than when Kurt launches into his screeching vocals it hits even harder. With the edition of the cello and the very subtle drumming it is clear a lot of thought had gone into the atmosphere the music was creating. I think that's why this performance is so well regarded - Nirvana painted a sonic picture of the song almost perfectly.

@Pugwash. 8 күн бұрын

This uncut session was so good. What a shame he didn't continue to wow us.

@dathorndike4908 9 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you listened to the Leadbelly version first. It gives you such an incredible perspective on how Nirvana transformed it and made it into something entirely different and unique.

@BKPrice 7 күн бұрын

If a music teacher ever wants to show the perfect way to convey strong emotion through a vocal performance, they only need show this performance.

@chrisofnottingham 9 күн бұрын

That is indeed what is great about music; You might not be able to do a certain version as well as someone else but you can always do it differently and with a bit of luck make something worthwhile.

@Wolfsblood1138 5 күн бұрын

I love when artists make a song their own when they cover it. We don't want to hear a reproduction of the original, we want to hear YOUR interpretation of it. What it means to you. ❤

@terrykennedy-lares8840 9 күн бұрын

Loved your reaction and review of Nirvana's version of this great folk song. I love how they made it their own. Took it almost into the rock genre, yet still toed the line of folk music. Your attention to the use of the drums was very well done. I like the way that you bring out the images that music brings to the lyrical story.

@rk41gator 8 күн бұрын

Isn't wonderful to hear great musicians put their soul into the music? It can be different from others, but just as wonderful. Thanks for sharing both versions.

@MrYouDougTube 9 күн бұрын

Took me a while to realize that Kurt was playing a right-handed guitar flipped around.

@voodooacidman 9 күн бұрын

you have a way of portraying your joy that is so refreshing and invigorating! i love this channel! please keep the good videos coming my friend! big love to all people :)

@lisasechler5714 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for the extended video, I'd never seen it. Chills RIP Kurt

@fennynough6962 8 күн бұрын

Unplugged Nirvana, has to be possibly the best acoustic/rock recording EVER! The musical quality, is soaked up, & performed, by Kurt, & his vocals set him apart from all others here. 6 million dollar man! Primeval Forest refference, is spot on for Grunge echo band atmosphere🤟👍✊️!

@mikefetterman6782 Күн бұрын

The cost of the Lead Belly guitar was actually 50,000, he misspoke the half million price. It was on auction in 1994.

@Sulurianxx 9 күн бұрын

I enjoyed the reaction immensely as this song is so deeply rooted in my memories. On a lighter note, Amy always reminds me of the classical music teacher in Annecy, France, who told me my busking was the worst thing she had ever heard, really painful ;-)

@walterstevens8676 9 күн бұрын

His imminent death hangs over this performance and makes it impossible to assess the piece as just a standalone piece of music

@jurgenp8764 9 күн бұрын

yeah. the whole place decorated in white lillies....creepy, when you think of it ...RIP Kurt

@sagittated 9 күн бұрын

You might be misunderstanding how time works.

@zachhausauer9352 5 күн бұрын

We get it: He died the following spring. You’ve corrected multiple people multiple times in these comments; however, you’re mistaken if you don’t think he was struggling in November 2023 (read Heavier Than Heaven), and even more off course if you don’t think there’s a correlation between this performance and his untimely passing.

@zachhausauer9352 5 күн бұрын

@@sagittated We get it: He died the following spring. You’ve corrected multiple people multiple times in these comments; however, you’re mistaken if you don’t think he was struggling in November 2023 (read Heavier Than Heaven), and even more off course if you don’t think there’s a correlation between this performance and his untimely passing.

@sagittated 5 күн бұрын

@@zachhausauer9352 we know he died in April, and you're using knowledge of this show's future to say it's the only way to interpret this performance. It's not. His death wasn't certain. He was seriously addicted and suffering from stomach pain. On this day, he was anxious all day because he needed a fix, which he got right before the show. At that point, you could instead interpret the show as a great performance which resulted from obsessive rehearsal. Or as the first moment Kurt relaxed after an awful day of struggle. Or as a band that fought against record label BS, but still desperately wanting to do well on the national stage and pulling it off. There's just a ton of ways to see this show outside of the frame of events that hadn't happened yet.

@glennz8352 9 күн бұрын

The stage is set like a funeral, with black candles and white lilies. It’s like a suicide note. Though he does seem almost cheerful at certain times throughout the broadcast, so I don’t like to read too much into it. The entire concert is very worthwhile to watch. As his final performance in life, I do find the emotion palpable, the pain. It’s chilling. I know I’m not the first to point out the interesting and poignant fact that after telling the little anecdote about the Leadbelly guitar with a price tag of a whopping $500,000, the Kurt Cobain guitar from this Unplugged performance was auctioned for a record $6 million in 2020.

@NickSBailey 9 күн бұрын

I wouldn't read too much into it either though the people I know who went through with suicide seemed weirdly cheerful in the weeks running up to it, like they were relieved they'd made up their mind, makes it all the more shocking when it happens you think they've come through the other side and back on track but it's the opposite

@sagittated 9 күн бұрын

Was definitely not his final performance.

@EricCosmith 8 күн бұрын

@glennz8342: The last performance happened on March 1st 1994 in Munich, Germany. The rest of the tour was cancelled after Kurt was found unconcious overdosed on Rohypnol & Alcohol on March 4 in Rome, Italy... After that, he started a rehab back in the U.S.... seemed he decided to take a different path then. RIP.

@deviousraul 8 күн бұрын

He exaggerated a little bit when talking about Leadbelly's guitar, the actual price for which he was offered was $50.000. That makes it even more impressive.

@karlvanrooyen7402 9 күн бұрын

A beautiful mind. Sad he had to leave. Many people musicians are close to insanity. Most unplugged versions are so deep. Thanks for the videos ❤

@anthonyadams8668 9 күн бұрын

For me, the song evoked in me a vision of a churning storm. I was not too sure how it would end

@john-531 10 күн бұрын

Found this on the Ulimate-Guitar website..... "I was asking $500,000 for the guitar, mostly to get the conversation started. Kurt told me he only had $375,000 in cash, and Courtney would kill him if he spent more than that on a guitar. I said, 'I just need the sale to be more than Jimi Hendrix's '69 Strat, that sold for $318,000 on paper so that would be the current most valuable.' After agreeing to a deal, I contacted Lead Belly's niece (the executor of his estate) about it. She then demanded to meet him in Nashville in person before selling it to him." The reason for Lead Belly's niece wanting to meet Cobain was to ensure the guitar was not going to be mistreated, given his highly publicized drug abuse and reckless behavior, even with instruments he valued. According to Nirvana's itinerary, they would have been in Nashville in August of 1994, headlining the Lollapalooza Tour. Of course, the band pulled out of that tour on April 4, 1994, and Kurt was found dead four days later.

@Wolfsblood1138 5 күн бұрын

This performance breaks my heart every time. That shattered, haunted wail on "shiverrrrrrr!" followed by his gasp of breath and the opening of his eyes kills me every time. Her cello makes this version extra mournful, which fits into the funeral like atmosphere created by the candelabras and the lilies that surround them. Almost like Kurt knew what was coming, and wanted to attend his own funeral. Truly an iconic performance. ❤

@redadamearth 3 күн бұрын

Uh. No. They were on tour in Europe the NEXT YEAR. lol This was just another performance.

@Wolfsblood1138 2 күн бұрын

@redadamearth no it wasn't "just another performance" for him. He'd long been suicidal, and attempted it on multiple occasions prior to succeeding in April. When the news came out in early April none of us were surprised. Saddened, devastated, broken-hearted yes. Surprised? Not by a long shot. He designed the stage setup very specifically, and it's not a coincidence that it has a distinctly funereal feeling about it.

@dhaddine5472 7 күн бұрын

The drums bit … You can watch the uncut behind the scenes stuff and you’ll see Kurt and Dave go at it over the drums. Kurt telling him softer and quieter over and over and Dave wondering why he should even play if he’s going to be that quiet. It was a very conscious decision and I’m glad Dave gave in to Kurt’s vision.

@splitimage137. 9 күн бұрын

John Lennon always seemed like the older brother I never had... writing letters (songs) back to me from the war... while Kurt seems like a younger brother that only learned the existence of about a year before he died. This is the best live performance of a singer-guitar song that I know of.

@ChrisFreund-rt8rf 9 күн бұрын

Great analysis! The cello for me added a deeper more dark sound in contrast to the guitars.

@chrishornbostel9831 9 күн бұрын

A neat li'l nugget that's been lost to history: Kurt Cobain and Kris Novoselic learned this song (and this arrangement) playing as the late Mark Lanegan's backing studio band for Lanegan's solo album, The Winding Sheet in 1990. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iciIpcp41dy0lYk.html

@2kanchoo Күн бұрын

This whole concert, and AIC's are the two best mtv unplugged shows by far. Every song perfectly selected and executed.

@floorsbychrisable 9 күн бұрын

You can watch the videos, you can see the crowds cheering, but it is hard to truly understand the depth of the admiration he received from an entire generation. A generation that was ready to pick up where the hippies gave up and just needed a voice. But he saw the corporate prison for what it was.... INESCAPABLE. So he escaped.

@nicolaimehrung442 9 күн бұрын

My favorite Nirvana Song. Yeah!

@rabs97 9 күн бұрын

Yes. Grunge was the cure for all the 80s glam metal with the big poofy hair, makeup and spandex everywhere you looked. They were the complete opposite and would just go on stage with whatever they wear, it wasnt important, the anti glam metal era no airs and graces, just be yourself. Hard and heavy music with no power ballads in sight. And as this performance shows what was great about them was their passion for the music and rawness (which mainly comes with Kurts voice on this track). Very punk like.

@jggouvea 9 күн бұрын

Unfortunately it was also the last burst of mainstream rock'n'roll success. After Grunge slipped away, all that we had of rock and roll were occasional afterglows.

@kellypickle 9 күн бұрын

I was worried you were going to stop to frequently and not understand the build. The build here is so important. But you didn’t! I’m so glad that you really got to hear it. Vocal is absolutely bloodcurdling. That is pain. I just love Kurt’s voice in this. And you can tell how much he loves this song usually he didn’t try this hard lol he didn’t have to. He was great the way he was he was imperfect and that was one of the great things about him. but you knew he just wanted to get this one right. This entire show is epic. You should watch it.

@anthonycolella2438 3 күн бұрын

You can feel the pain in his voice 😢

@buddinganarchist 9 күн бұрын

This is great but the David Bowie cover is even better. Both haunting.

@marcopederzoli4939 9 күн бұрын

Saw Nirvana live in Modena in February 21, 1994 (2 weeks before his suicide) - Kurt was already gone (he performed but barely spoke or reacted to anything outside himself). This performance says a lot about his condition, I think

@AyyyyUhhhh 4 күн бұрын

I have the Leadbelly vinyl and I do enjoy it, however this version is by far more powerful in reacting with my experiences and emotions. So cool to see you listen to it! Thank you

@almahperditae 9 күн бұрын

There's one detail in this performance (and all the unplugged for that matter), that sounds almost unbelievable. This wasn't arranged to sound like this. This wasn't really rehearsed. I mean... It was, but it was so bad, that only 2 hours before the show they decided to abandoned all they have prepared and kinda improvise all the songs on the spot. You could see the cello player is always looking to Kurt, and he turn to her a lot of times, for her to see what he's playing. Many of the decisions of how the play the songs where made on the spot, even during the songs, and that's why everyone is extremely focus on what everyone is playing, because they don't know exactly what's the direction that the songs go. Was everything made by Kurt while playing, and everyone just try to keep up and don't screw up.

@actezla Күн бұрын

Great reaction. I don’t think many people were familiar with the original when this show took place. Most still haven’t. So your approach was unique having heard the original and liking it so much before hearing this one.

@Dickey_Moe09 9 күн бұрын

I'm curious to know of all your musical explorations thus far what is your playlist like? I wonder what surprises it holds per haps a video disclosing it?

@SoupieGuitar 9 сағат бұрын

The version Mark Lanagan did that had Kurt and Krist doing backup was incredible as well 😌🙏

@JS-sh2tq 9 күн бұрын

The green cardigan sold for $334,000 in 2019, the most expensive sweater ever at auction

@BorisCampan 14 сағат бұрын

So there's a lot more to the backstory of this performance. Cobain and his best friend, Mark Lanegan, used to spend days listening to Leadbelly music. And one day, Sub Pop asked Lanegan and Cobain if they would do an album with covers from Leadbelly. They said yes, took thee advance money but eventually almost spent everything on H. But they still managed to spend a day together (with also Kris Novoselic) to record a cover of "Where did you sleep last night?" with Cobain playing guitar and singing the back vocals and Novoselic on Bass, that ended on Lanegan's first solo album, The Winding Sheet, released in 1990. Fast forward to 1994, Nirvana is now one of the biggest group and they are about to do their MTV unplugged. Cobain then got in touch with Mark Lanegan, asking him if he wanted to join their concert as a feat, and sing "Where did you sleep last night?" with them. Lanegan refused, feeling that it would be unfair from him to benefit from what should be the celebration of Nirvana's work and music. Despite Cobain ang Grohl insistence, Lanegan said no. So Cobain told him that it was okay, but that in his honour, he will sing it the way Big Mark would sing that song. And if you listen to Lanegan's version from 1990, you will hear a lot of similarities with the MTV unplugged version.

@luciengrondin5802 9 күн бұрын

Hang on. Nirvana unplugged was only four months before Cobain's death?? I certainly do not remember that. Nirvana's unplugged performance was so prevalent in the culture that it seemed that it was being played everywhere for years.

@jurgenp8764 9 күн бұрын

If you like unplugged concerts, there is only three you ever need to watch : Nirvana, MTY unplugged, Tesla : 5 man acousical jam (they kind of started the whole unplugged thing in the 90s) and Pearl Jam MTV unplugged...it just doesn't get better than this ;) all amongst the best concerts I ever listened to! once you 've seen these, you've seen them all

@JacoWium 9 күн бұрын

Completely agree with you. I'd say the Clapton & Neil Young unplugged shows are also worthwhile, but those you mentioned are certainly the top 3.

@jurgenp8764 9 күн бұрын

@@JacoWium yeah, you are right, really love the Clapton & Niel Young shows, too! Beeing from Germany I thought abaout adding the Udo Lindenber and die fantastschen vier shows, too 😉 but I went with the three I thought where the overall altime greatest for me 😊

@AshleyBidensBathTime 8 күн бұрын

@@jurgenp8764 I’ll see your three bands and raise you Alice In Chains🙂

@Nobody-br1rq 6 күн бұрын

@@JacoWium Alice in Chains clears all 3, Pearl jams unplugged is vastly over rated

@user-lw6cq6ez7l 9 күн бұрын

"In The Pines" has been covered by many different artists including Loretta Lynn, Alison Krauss, Bill Monroe and The Grateful Dead. You should check out some of the others.

@reidontravel 9 күн бұрын

Drums as pine needles was inspired. I would be curious what you think of Bill Callahan/Smog's "In the Pines," a different treatment of a different version of the song.

@peterhughes8699 9 күн бұрын

Yes I agree with Amy - both versions are equally great :)

@deckofcards87 6 күн бұрын

The world lost Kurt Cobain on April 5, 1994, not long after this performance was recorded. The pain he was experiencing is definitely felt here on this track. His vocals are really haunting the entire show.

@TieFighterPilot 9 күн бұрын

"with a little help from my friends" should be another comparison.

@mightyV444 9 күн бұрын

Great suggestion! 😀👍 Also because she's in the process of checking out 150 Beatles songs already! 🙂

@HBC423 21 сағат бұрын

Funny thing is that acoustic guitar he’s playing is the most valuable guitar ever sold now, over 6 million dollars.

@criss_v33 9 күн бұрын

Great! The Grunge Era is already here!

@chrisgwilt8129 9 күн бұрын

The Stanley brothers recorded the song first, I think it’s a bluegrass standard/appalachian folk song. Anyway it’s different again from leadbelly and nirvana. All brilliant versions, however Kurt belting it out at the end will never not give me shivers.

@fatimaerdogan8193 9 күн бұрын

Excellent. Guess the whole concert is "unplugged", which usually are interesting occasions. Staying at new versions of old songs, "When The Levee Breaks" comes to mind. Here's an original recording from 1929 by the composer Memphis Minnie (and Kansas Joe McCoy) about the Mississippi Flood 1927 - a now rather obscure song. Led Zeppelin made a slower more eerie version, that has become one of their iconic recordings soundwise. The drums were placed in the stairwell of the country-house, they used for the recording, to catch the very special reverb. Together with changing the harmony to modal droning it gives an overall dramatic sound.

@TheKruxed 2 күн бұрын

I always feel people who don't know, they think whats all the fuss about? he got all the praise for this because he is no longer here, but then the shift in tone and Kurts amazing performance towards the end, then everyone knows why and everyone realises why some of us are so gutted that we lost such a talented musician at such a young age, which is the perfect realization of Kurts legacy that will always live on

@TheKruxed 2 күн бұрын

For me both this and Neil Youngs acoustic live performance are among the best live sets ever performed

@babyfacemichael1 9 күн бұрын

Fabulous video Amy

@kellypickle 9 күн бұрын

Yes! Cover is usually the ultimate flattery. John Prine ( I was lucky enough to see him live) Hit the opening chords of “Angel from Montgomery” then stopped and asked the audience “you don’t mind if I sing Bonnie’s song do you?” Because Bonnie Raitts version was so incredible that everyone thinks that’s her song. amazing. And John loved it. I like nothing better than a good cover or a surprising cover. I won’t name 1 million of them here, but I could.

@Arkryal 7 күн бұрын

This is how Blues is meant to be done. Remember, in Lead-Belly's time, black artists really had a hard time producing albums. That took money, there weren't record studios signing you to contracts and footing the bill. There were few recording studios available so record-time was at a premium. A few blues artists had benefactors to help pay for it, but 99% of blues artists never recorded. They didn't have the money, and black people weren't buying records, and it didn't always play well with white audiences. As such, there are legends whose songs we will never hear. Instead of recording, they toured. They'd see each other play live, learn each other's songs and add to them with their own interpretation and build off the original, and the song may go through a hundred iterations before making its way back to the original artist, by which time it was a completely different song. And they would adapt the elements they liked from the revised version and make it a part of their own song again. A constant evolution. Every song had a thousand different iterations and would slowly be refined by countless unnamed co-authors. If Leadbelly had been around to hear Nirvana's version, some of these elements would have been reincorporated back into his version because it's all about that back and forth exchange of ideas. And Nirvana's response would have been to cover it again, a little differently, and round-and-round it goes forever, lol. Blues songs are NEVER completed. There is no definitive version, that is the unobtainable goal they all reach for. That's the whole point.

@Wolfsblood1138 6 күн бұрын

Seeing Kurt perform this caused me to seek out Leadbelly's music, and i DEFINITELY wasn't disappointed when i dove into Leadbelly. ❤

@chrisofnottingham 9 күн бұрын

Yep, Dave Grohl on the drums there. I wonder what happened to him?

@garryiglesias4074 9 күн бұрын

I've heard that he did one of the best drum intro with Queens of the Stone Age... "A Song for dead" I think it's called...

@johnthompson6374 9 күн бұрын

LOL

@nomis2496 9 күн бұрын

Had a band called Probot and has done a heap of collaborations, so I hear anyway 😂

@Bruh-yc9xs 8 күн бұрын

He’s playing in a small club band who tour the Midwest frequently. Has a decent following in Idaho and Oklahoma

@timothytheis9709 8 күн бұрын

I think I saw him on the casino boat here like 10 years ago. Guess we'll neever know.

@rlawrence9838 3 күн бұрын

Through the rehearsal cobain kept asking grohl to soften the drum playing over and over again to the point where Grohl felt that he wasn't going to be able to perform because playing that softly wasn't a style he was used to and the drumming almost sounded superfluous and it wouldn't sound right over all, but then someone went out and bought these special drumsticks that are, I think, horse hairs tied in bundles or something, and those solved the problem completely and everything worked. I Don't think it was horse hair actually I just can't remember what they were made of but it was the first time he had used them.

@mdog86 Күн бұрын

You mention the drums, Dave Grohl was known for being a heavy drummer. So they had to give him those brushes and make absolutely sure he knew to be very light and take it easy for this set. It's funny watching and seeing him be very delicate throughout lol.

@rolanddeschain965 8 күн бұрын

" like the screams of a dying man....and night after night, we pretend it's alright....."

@petrinurmi8307 10 сағат бұрын

Such an interesting comparison video. This made me to respect both versions more.

@Fang70 9 күн бұрын

Finally, someone analyzes a Nirvana song other than "Smells LIke Teen Spirit", and what a gem! (EDIT): If you want more from the drummer then hopefully you'll start listening to the Foo Fighters at some point.

@mightyV444 9 күн бұрын

The Charismatic Voice had analysed it a while ago, too. And also not long after the Bowie cover from the same show 🙂

@schlurosaurusrex2827 8 күн бұрын

This version is driven much more by pain and despair in comparison. Beautifully done though, a true classic. I feel a disappointed and betrayed heart.

@allisonal 9 күн бұрын

Dave Grohl (drummer here) is a prolific and legendary rock musician. Would love to see a Foo Fighters song on the channel! As for Kurt Cobain, since you mentioned Smells Like Teen Spirit, it’s worth noting that the band didn’t play it or some of their other well-known songs during this performance. Kurt resented the success of the song and I suppose he wanted this night to be a celebration of music, not about being rockstars or whatever.

@fnjesusfreak 8 күн бұрын

For a different take, Dolly Parton released a live version of her own the next year, and Loretta Lynn did a version similar to Dolly's.

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 8 күн бұрын

I’d recommend listening to Mark Lanegan’s cover of this song, off his debut album (The Winding Sheet 1990). He was the lead singer for Screaming Trees, out of Seattle, WA. It’s very similar to this & if you look in the liner notes, you’ll see a certain, not yet incredibly famous, singer/guitarist playing on the song.

@bradpirochta9293 2 күн бұрын

Buckle up buttercup! Kurt is full Kurt in this one.

@ryanpaul8642 4 күн бұрын

I like the comparison idea here and have another idea. David Bowie’s - The man who sold the world - vs - Lulu’s - The man who sold the world. I love both of these versions and would love to hear your opinions.

@andrewsterrett3458 5 күн бұрын

Please listen to more punk music I think it's so fascinating because it contrasts so much with classical music and its also so good!

@michaeltaylor8835 9 күн бұрын

Miss you Kurt

@Mr-gg8ek 8 күн бұрын

Ironically, that “shaggy sweater” Kurt wore for this performance sold for $334,000 recently giving him most of the money he would need to buy Leadbelly’s guitar.

@jeremeskornicka3054 2 күн бұрын

ironically enough with the story about Ledbelly's guitar $500,000, the guitar Kurt plays during this song sold for over $6,000,000

@sionhewitt375 9 күн бұрын

Just so happy Bryn Terfel got a shout out .

@wegder 9 күн бұрын

In the Pines where the sun never shines,, In the past, before extensive logging, they reportedly grew to 47 m (154 ft) with a diameter of 1.2 m (47 in)

@scottmacdonald1826 7 күн бұрын

I've been a fan of Nirvana since Bleach and their album Nevermind is all killer, no filler, but this is my favourite from them. A cover of a (sort of) cover.

@finwow Күн бұрын

All along the watchtower Bob wrote it but he said it was jimmy’s song.

@ryanguertin8028 9 күн бұрын

the 90's define my music. I'm really, really curious what Kurt's music would sound like today if he were still around.

@actavisprime514 6 күн бұрын

Nervarna rules

@moldytaco 8 күн бұрын

You should listen to the other cover from this set "The Man who Sold the World"

@briangreen9677 4 күн бұрын

If you want to hear two songs that go the opposite way, you can start off with the song "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, and then watch the video of Johnny Cash singing his version of it. Both epic, but completely different takes on the same song.

@Tupavada 8 күн бұрын

No puedo dejar de pensar en que la actitud, la energía y el desenfado de Kurt en esta canción, no són más que la traducción de un alma (como decimos en Argentina) "jugada", entregada; Sin las preocupaciones de un mortal... A mí parecer, el ya sé sabía muerto, era solo cuestión de tiempo y creo que lo que vemos en este show es tan extraordinario, justamente por eso. Es una oda de la despedida... la última canción. Lamentablemente.😢

@frogbeam2 10 күн бұрын

Another singer who does this song awesomely is LP. I would love to hear your reaction to her version.

@andrewhotchkiss2286 8 күн бұрын

I think your audience would love to see you analyze Hurt originally by Nine Inch Nails and covered by Johnny Cash; both amazing in their own way

@charlesberton2581 7 күн бұрын

Thanks, Ann! One foot note: Kurt was having problems with his psycho wife at that time. Shortly after, he was found with a bullet in his head - sadly . . . very, very sadly.

@Nopper23 4 күн бұрын

Not having red all comments but kurts guitar was sold for 6.000.000 $

@IAMSEYMOURMUSIC 8 күн бұрын

There's so much to nirvana OUTSIDE of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

@gabrielperea3890 2 күн бұрын

Duran Duran made a great version of Lou Reed's Perfect Day

@John-tr5hn 5 күн бұрын

I wrestled with this song for a very long time. I really didn't want to like it, but I finally gave in and realized that Cobain and Nirvana really achieved something special here. Part of it was due to Cobain's natural talents, but it also might have been a stroke of luck as well, because Nirvana screwed up many live performances of spectacular songs over the years.