The story about buying Ledbelly’s guitar for 500k was great. The guitar he played in that concert sold for 6 million.

The scream is iconic, the sigh is heartbreaking.

Definitely one of the best MTV "unplugged". Too bad MTV's isn't what it used to be. Thanks for reacting to this awesome video❤

Ominous, powerful, hauntingly beautiful! Kurt’s impassioned voice is amazing. Another creative genius gone way too soon

Such a howl. Pure raw motion.

I'm not anyone's idea of a Nirvana fan, but Cobain here did something remarkable. He sang a traditional song, gave proper credit (sort of), and turned countless people onto Leadbelly and traditional folk.

Sadly, this was his howl, his last gasp of emotion before he checked out. RIP Kurt, you’ll live forever.

"In the Pines", also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "My Girl", "Hey Girl", and "Black Girl", is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines" and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship is unknown and date back to at least the 1870s. The songs originated in the Southern Appalachian area of the United States in the contiguous areas of East Tennessee and Kentucky, Western North Carolina and Northern Georgia. Versions of the song have been recorded by many artists in numerous genres, but it is most often associated with American bluegrass musician Bill Monroe and American blues musician Lead Belly, both of whom recorded very different versions of the song in the 1940s and 1950s. Nirvana made it a household name 😢Kurt would be pissed at that.

Another MTV unplugged song full of emotion is Pearl Jam’s Black. Worth a look IMO

Unplugged was the best thing MTV ever did. Lot's of iconic performances.

“Aneurysm” live at the Paramount 1991 🔥 a song Kurt loved performing most shows that never blew up the ways others did

That's the reason why he is an iconic artist

Kurt was just a regular guy, so was Krist and Dave. The three of them weren't ready for that massive amount of fame which was practically overnight. Super overwhelming.

I still get goosebumps... And a tear for his loss.

One of the most beautiful performances ever, but the fact that he killed himself so soon afterwards makes it incredibly hard for me to watch.

Lead Belly's guitar sold that year for $50,000 not $500,000 (Kurt misspoke) This whole album set they did for MTV was just simply haunting. In my opinion, this really accentuated the Bands talent more than their released albums.

Gentlemen I just want to say, as always an A+ reaction. I followed you guys the first time I watched you react…..you always stay quiet, absorb the music and respect the artists…you trust those of us watching to wait and listen to your analysis, which I respect a great deal…thanks for being here

I have to brace myself when I watch this video. It was emotional 30 years ago and it’s still emotional today. I still get full body goosebumps.

Kurt is missed. He was so important to my generation, still is. From that same performance they cover Bowies The man who sold the world. It’s amazing

This is my favourite Nirvana performance EVER! I was so pleased when 'Nirvana Unplugged' was released as an album. This is IMO the best song on there, even though it was a cover - Kurt's voice & charisma took it to a whole new level - the way he gasped & looked up in the last line - haunting, brings me to tears every time. Kurt was a gentle but troubled soul who hated fame; I was deeply affected by his tragic death, but what a wonderful legacy he left us........I wish he'd got to see his daughter grow up. R.I.P. Kurt Cobain 💔 PS the song is over 100 years old - recorded under different titles including 'In The Pines' and 'Black Girl' - Leadbelly recorded it in the 1940's. I think it will always be Kurt's song now due to this performance🖤

That guitar sold for millions at auction just a while ago. Highest price ever for a guitar.

All I can ever utter when I watch this, is "damn". One word for awe. Just raw and real.

Guys. Let me just thank you for the INCREDIBLE sound quality you guys. I love you guys but i really love your attention to the sound quality always!❤

such a powerful & haunting performance! ♥

"In the Pines", also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?", "My Girl", "Hey Girl", and "Black Girl", is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines" and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship is unknown and date back to at least the 1870s.

I've heard this so many times and it still stands the hairs on my arms up… i don't know how to describe it, but u can feel it

Thanks for the reaction, my favorite song from their MTV Unplugged special! Lead Belly, was a black American folk and blues singer born in 1888 and passed in 1949. He was famous for playing a 12 string guitar among other instruments. No one is sure who wrote “In the Pines” (aka. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?) but he recorded a version of it in the 1940’s. Btw, love the Rays cap La 👍🏻

You two have the best reactions on KZfaq. I appreciate y’all’s style and the fact that you both play instruments makes it real. I only discovered y’all last night, glad I did.

Goosebumps every time.

fucking LEGEND

Dave Grohl, founder, lead singer & guitarist of the Foo Fighters, is the drummer. Not sure if I'd seen this performance before, but Unplugged was huge, many famous artists did it. Kurt was an interesting guy, lol.

Kurt was Pure Magic…lightning in a Bottle if you will…I was there from the beginning to End with Nirvana…love the early stuff the best which nobody reacts to like The Bleach and the Insecticide albums..those albums are great! But after watching the MTV performance I knew Kurt wasn’t long in this world 😢

Ok, if you don’t know Lead Belly you absolutely need to check out his catalog. He’s up there with Willie Dixon, Howlin” Wolf, Robert Johnson and Blind Willie Johnson. One of the top blues masters, IMHO

Song goes back to at least around 1870. Nirvana adapted Leadbelly's version. Great reaction, gentlemen!

Terrific performance.

I'll never forget watching this the night it originally aired. I was around the age you two are now, and I knew he wasn't going to be here on Earth long when this ended. I'm so glad I got to see them live.

Saw them in New Orleans a few months before the end…..You could see the deterioration.

Leadbelly song from Wayyy back

This was the best unplugged show that MTV did! It completely changed my opinion of Nirvana!! Excellent choirs again guys!!

This is hands down my favorite song by these guys. I couldn't sit still when I watched this on MTV. Curt was born to sing this.

If this performance doesn't give you goosebumps then you're not human lol. Especially that last look up from Kurt when he opens his eyes, gets me every time.

Every time I see this band and Kirk ...tears of grief come from my eyes because when I seen him play down on docks of Seattle on many Saturday nights we talked deeply about things and he was a tortured soul because of many horrible things in this world and I knew he had a death wish....his talent and soul and heart is truly missed. R.I.P. Kirk.

All apologies is a good Nirvana song

You don't know any other Nirvana songs?? You gotta do Come As You Are, Lithium, Heart Shaped Box, In Bloom (official/studio versions). And for live performances, this Unplugged, Live at Reading 92', Live at the Paramount and Live and Loud are the best concerts imo.

He had a troubled life, from an early age broken family a father that had nothing good to say about him started "self medicating" in his early teens . A voice of pain, from a man that lived under a bridge for a bit. Come as you are is another great track which he done live in that concert. A song he did write.

I have seen a few songs from this MTV Unplugged but this was my first time seeing this performance. It was mesmerizing.

Every Nirvana Song is great !!!❤❤❤❤

I highly recommend that you watch the entire unplugged show. It’s amazing. ❤❤❤

l listening rap, hardcore, heavy metal, classic, opera, balad, country...bro this nirvana always be legend on historical of music..

A great story telling song, and the vocals amazing, thank you.

Ironically he was complaining that someone wanted $500k for Led Belly’s guitar. But his - the one he’s playing here, A right handed one stringed for his lefty playing - recently sold for $1.6M.

30 years later this recording still gives me the chills.

that is as real as it gets right there.

Great reaction, Gentlemen. Love Nirvana and Kurt Cobain and would very much like to see more, thank you!

Kurt & Nirvana changed everything

They need to bring back MTV Unplugged

"Mom's old guitar" is a Harmony Buck Owens. Roy Clark played one a lot on Hee Haw, in the 80s.

Guys, if you want to dive into more songs of Nirvana on live concerts, I strongly recommend the song "School" or any other one present on "MTV Live And Loud at Pier 48".

I enjoy your reactions. Thanks.

SO MISS MTV when it was a REAL MUSIC STATION TELEVISION channel!! The Unplugged Series were ALL SO GOOD: This, AIC, and Pearl Jam were amongst the top performances, in my opinion....but, I'm sure ANY of them you mentioned to me, personally, I'd p'obly say: YUP - THAT ONE was good, TOO!! PRICELESS PERFORMANCE!! Any song from this performance is JUST SO GOOD!! RIP, KURT - YOU are SO MISSED!! Thanks, Fellas!! :) HUGS!

Pure 🔥!!!!

That drummer looks like Dave Grohl!😂

Fellas, you guys might really enjoy reacting to the Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck! Its brilliantly produced and very insightful!

This is a cover of In the Pines...the Grateful Dead did it in 1966 67

That whole mtv unplugged set was unreal

Exactly! He was other-worldly!

According to Dave Grohl this whole shoot was torture because they kept telling him he was playing too hard and his drums were drowning out everybody else. Dave said he'd try his best to play softer but that's like telling a cheetah not to run.

Highest recommendation: The "Aneurysm">"School" twin pack from Live at Reading DVD...holy damn mackerel ---drop everything

When I hear this song I always wonder what kind of music he would have been making in his 50s.

Kurt in all his glory ❤️

Do the whole MTV unplugged its like 45 mins and amazzzzing!!! ❤

I love you both

This is a gem btw

Prince, Just My Imagination guitar solo, the best ever

At first everyone was like , Nirvana unplugged, nah. Then everyone was, holy scrap this is good.

He low key might have the best vox of the Seattle scene / rock history

I listen to this everyday. I just love his voic and absolute passion

GREAT version. Another great version is John Baldry version featuring Maggie Bell duet.

I dig that Anaheim Angeles cap you are wearing.⚾️

Who remembers where they were the first time they heard Nirvana?

They do a cover of a David Bowie song the man who sold the world on this MTV unplugged set. I hope you’ll get around to hearing it.

I have to remember to breathe when I watch this because it's so intense. I'd like to have heard a whole album of blues covers by Kurt, because with this performance he shows the truly awesome potential he had.

Two of those dudes would go on to be Fighters of Foo.

Crazy watching this. You could see his life force leaving him. Wasn’t long after

Lithium Live and Loud in Seattle. Great Nirvana live.

Yea this is an old old American folk song, dates back to at least the 1870s. It's mostly associated with the black folk and blues singer Lead Belly from the 1940s.

You're absolutely right that he wasn't ready for the fame, he just wanted to be an artist. In the final months he was allegedly planning to leave Nirvana. He'd already left Courtney Love and there's evidence he'd requested that his will be changed to make their daughter the sole beneficiary, cutting Courtney out entirely. He'd become close friends with Michael Stipe of R.E.M, a man who has always managed to create on his own terms, without all the nonsense of celebrity, and they were allegedly planning on working together. Part of the story of Cobain's passing is that he bought a plane ticket to go to Georgia, to go and stay with Stipe, but he didn't make it. This is one of the many reasons people believe he didn't take his own life. It's also one of the many reasons someone had a motive to stop him.

He one of em Aliens just like Nip behind u 😌

RIP LEGEND

This is the calmest we have ever seen Dave Grohl play the drums LOL

for the last 30 years I can't hike through the pines without singing this song....truth

Next Nirvana banger to hit: Drain You or Lithium or In Bloom.

Our favorite performer? Leadbelly! Look this song up. There is no contemporary music without Black music... period.

Seattle in the hizzouse!

Amazing 😂❤

Born 83’, crazy the generational voices we lost. Cobain, Cornell, Weiland, Staley, Nowell. Even Pac and Biggie.

Unfortunately, pain can make some of the best music.

Now do "Celebrity Skin" by Hole .. 🤣

You do realize this song is associated with Leadbelly? Nirvana was covering an old blues song from the South.

Which one was “ma’s old guitar in the back”? The red white and blue one? A classic Buck Owens model right there.