Musician Urian Hackney of the Vermont band Rough Francis quite brilliantly adapted the lyrics of the anthemic Nirvana song “Stay Away” to reference current times. This incredibly relevant adaptation, which Hackney performed by himself, is entitled “Stay Inside” and addresses the need to sanitize, stock up on supplies, maintain social…
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The Oddly Bright Sound of the Iconic Nirvana Song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ as Played in a Major Key
In 2016, musician Chris Fury of ||Parallel Shred|| performed a an amazing cover of the iconic Nirvana anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit“, but flipped the key from minor to major, thus giving the song an oddly bright and joyous sound that certainly doesn’t exist in the original. What would the…
Nirvana’s ‘Come As You Are’ Remixed as a Swing Song
There I Ruined It remixed the Nirvana song “Come As You Are” into a somewhat off-kilter swing song. The footage was from the band’s iconic MTV Unplugged appearance in 1993. I turned Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” into an old-fashioned swing tune and now I hate myself.
Comedian Reenacts the First Time He Heard Rage Against the Machine and Other Influential 90s Bands
@thejacobgivens A memorable day in 1993. ##90s ##music ##rageagainstthemachine ##SipIntoSummer ##fyp ##throwbacks ##freedom ? Freedom – Rage Against The Machine Comedian Jacob Givens quite amusingly acted out the very first time he heard the Rage Against the Machine anthem “Freedom”. Playing both sides of the conversation, Givens quite accurately portrayed…
Jack Black Performs a Fabulously Absurd A Capella Cover of the Nirvana Song ‘Polly’ While Driving
From behind the wheel of his car, the incredibly talented Jack Black performed a fabulously absurd a capella version of the Nirvana song “Polly”. Black’s version was a combination of singing, scatting along with employing various sounds and nonsensical words that oddly made perfect sense. YouTube commenter generously Bill Vapes…
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs a Coherent Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
The very talented musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) performed a coherent cover of the iconic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. The slightly stilted vocal performance was helped with a wonderful bit of theatrics and an ability to enunciate the lyrics. Band member Ben Rouse happily…
A Reggae Remix of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt took the iconic video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and remixed it to an incredibly rhythmic 4/4 Reggae beat. As with his previous videos, Rehfeldt plays all the instruments. This time, he even hid a jingle in the song. What game show theme…
Robert Fripp in a Santa Suit and Toyah Wilcox as an Elf Perform Badass Cover of ‘Anarchy in the UK’
The husband and wife team comprised of legendary guitarist Robert Fripp of King Crimson and vocalist Toyah Wilcox dressed up in their Christmas finery, he in a Santa suit and she dressed as an elf, performed a badass cover of the classic anthem “Anarchy in the UK” by the Sex…
