Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (Aberdeen, 20 de febrer del 1967 – Seattle, 5 o 6 d’abril del 1994) fou un cantant, compositor i guitarrista estatunidenc, líder de la prominent banda de grunge Nirvana. Cobain no solament fou el principal compositor de la banda, sinó que a més va representar el seu líder i centre espiritual. Amb l’èxit de la banda Cobain es va convertir en una celebritat internacional, una posició incòmoda per a algú que havia declarat que “l’últim que volia ser és famós”.

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Cobain i Nirvana van contribuir a transformar la música popular els anys 90. El 1991, l’arribada de la cançó Smells Like Teen Spirit va marcar el començament d’un canvi de l’escena musical, allunyant-se dels gèneres dominants dels anys 80, com el glam metal i el dance-pop, i permetent l’aparició del grunge i del rock alternatiu. Els mitjans de comunicació musicals van alçar Teen Spirit al rang “d’himne d’una generació” i, amb aquest reconeixement, Cobain es va convertir en la veu de l’anomenada “Generació X”.
Aquesta setmana és una proposta meva,és un homenatge a Nirvana i concretament a Kurt Cobain que durant a l’inici dels anys 90 ens va marcar a moltissima gent de la nostra generació. Aquest cap de setmana recordem el 20è aniversari de la seva mort prematura, es va treure la vida amb només 27 anys. Descansa en pau Kurt!

Entre altres cançons conegudes seves es troben Smells like Teen Spirit, About a Girl, Come as You Are, In Bloom, Lithium, Heart-Shaped Box, All Apologies.

Tretze versions de la cançó de Nirvana interpretades per diferents grups

Load up on guns and
Bring your friends
It’s fun to lose
And to pretend
She’s over bored
And self assured
Oh no, I know
A dirty word

hello, how low? (x bunch of times)

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 mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yeah

I’m worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

hello, how low? (x bunch of times)

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 mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yeah

And I forget
Just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard
It was hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

hello, how low? (x bunch of times)

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 mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yeah, a denial
A denial
A denial…

I need an easy friend. I do, with an ear to lend.
I do think you fit this shoe. I do, won’t you have a clue.

(Chorus) I’ll take advantage while. You hang me out to dry.
But I can’t see you every night, free.

I’m standing in your line. I do hope you have the time.
I do pick a number two. I do keep a date with you.

(Chorus)…

(Solo)…

I need an easy friend. I do, with an ear to lend.
I do think you fit this shoe. I do, won’t you have a clue.

I’ll take advantage while. You hang me out to dry.
But I can’t see you every night. No I can’t see you every night, free. I do. (x4)

What else should I be
All apologies
What else should I say
Everyone is gay
What else should I write
I don’t have the right
What else should I be
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun

Married
Buried

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I’ll take all the blame
Aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn with freezer burn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun

[x2]
Married
Buried

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah

[x13]
All in all is all we are.