Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
The song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was released in 1991, "Smellls Like Teen Spirit" was the opening track and lead single for Nirvana's second studio album "Nevermind". The unexpected success of the song helped bring "Nevermind" to the top of many music charts at that time and made Nirvana's name. In 1992, the product was nominated in two categories "Best Hard Rock Performance" and "Best Rock Song" at the Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone's 2004 "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list placed "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at number nine. Most recently, the song became Nirvana's first song. reached 1 billion streams on Spotify platform.
Meaning: On the day the album “Nevermind” was released, Kurt Cobain (leader) once told an interview that the song “Smellls Like Teen Spirit” was about himself and his friends with a soul. of teenagers in adult bodies. In his biographical book Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana, the singer said he described how he felt about his surroundings, his generation, and people his age. At another time, he said: “The whole song is made up of conflicting ideas… The song is just a joke about the idea of a revolution.”After that, every time Kurt Cobain gave an interview, he changed his interpretation of the song and rarely gave specific meaning. Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl once said he doesn't believe "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has any message: "Just watch Kurt write the lyrics for five minutes before he sings them, you'll find it hard to tell. believe that the song is really about something. You need syllables to fill in the gaps, or something that rhymes.” Thus, it can be said that the message behind Nirvana's legendary song is… it doesn't make any sense!
The success of the album "Nevermind" and the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" made the public pay more attention to the Alternative Rock genre. Since then, major labels have also paid more attention to bands with styles like Nirvana. Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Bush… got more mass audiences and became famous. The playlists of major radio stations also have a marked change when there are more Rock songs than the complete dominance of Pop music before. With just a four-minute song with no clear message, Nirvana changed the way the public listened to Alternative Rock forever and turned the powerful tunes that once only crept in at small shows into an important genre. important to this day.
Publishing year: 1991
