I always wondered if "Smear" was like a punk stage name...it sounds like it, like "Rotten" but maybe not because you could have something good like delicious grape jam being smeared...lol
I watch this video periodically because I LOVE how she started off a little nervous but then broke out. Even Krist was touched. You could see Dave in the background loving her performance. But the second reason is because I grew up with this band. On a selfish side, I feel cheated because I didn't get more music from Nirvana and it was at a time where we really needed it. But I also feel for the band and families that are still dealing with Kurt's death.
yea it took her a second. she did whats sometimes hard to do an looked at the audience. Remembered why she was up there. When her fav part of the song came she nailed it. For a brief second she was truly there or awoke, or in the zone whatever you call it. 3:34 you can see the psycho in her eyes lol. It's not really psycho but its just a higher level of excitement that you don't blow off traditionally by like excersizing or jumping around like those ladies in the crowd per say lol. That one moment was everything. All you have to do is kill/own one moment in a song. and that one guy gave her the hats off lol. He meant it
I think it's just her nailing the essence of the song, its progression is genius. She may be the only person other than Kurt who could've performed this song live.
Absolutely. Even the way she enunciated the “yeah, yeah” lines in the last verse was different than the other verses. Either like an homage, or just her feeling like cutting loose a little toward the end. Awesome.
I feel this so much. I was super young when nirvana came out, like 10 years old. I loved them. It's hard to explain the cultural impact they had. I listen to the music now and its even better than I thought it was then. And it's aged well; which is not the case for a lot of stuff from the 90s. I would have loved more Nirvana music but also to have seen what kurt would have done. I think he probably would have worked with a huge range of artists from a bunch of genres.
thats fuckin great seeing dave growl just happy up there playing with st vincent singing. shes so gorgeous too, and a really outstanding musician. seeing krist and pat playing up there makes your heart feel good.
I just realized, Dave Grohl is going to have two different bands inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. That's pretty fucking crazy, and honestly couldn't happen to a better human.
Pat Smear has played in both too, albeit as a "touring musician" or whatever they want to call people they play with but they don't consider part of the band, contractually.
Foo Fighters are shite. But It wouldn't be a surprise if they're inducted. Some other lame bands are right there such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi and Green Day.
yEAH, Great ...I met him backstage in Turin with the Germs, he sign a guitar of mine that I stupidly sold some years ago...I remember his understatement, he gave his guitar during the live on the stage to a random kid who played perfectly the whole song...great night that night...(forgive my english)
like how she sings it just differently enough to make it her own instead of being a bad imitation of Kurt. Nobody can imitate him, but she took the song and evolved it and it's got all the emotion it's supposed to have. marvellous
The guitar part is bang on. I mean, bang on. St Vincent is as good a guitarist in terms of technique and feel as you'll find, and she obviously wanted it to be bang on, and Dave's grin tells you that it's the song he remembers from back then.
Honestly, Courtney Love is one of the few who could match the power of Kurt's voice, which is what made "Live Through This" such a great album. But she couldn't really play guitar, and obviously wouldn't have been an appropriate presence with the band at the HOF induction. Maybe Chris Cornell could have done it. Was he asked?
@@JewishJeff839Cobain was an outspoken feminist who used his fame to spotlight female led bands. I have little doubt that he would appreciate St. Vincent
Annie Clark has more talent in her little finger than Kurt Cobain, it's not a big deal for her to play this. I mean, Dave Grohl has more talent than Kurt Cobain and he's just drumming in Nirvana.
@L C yes he had tons of charisma and stage presence. But compared to Annie Clark, a multi instrumentalist who knows a ton about intricate production...he is basically a garage band guy playing barre chords and screaming. If he wouldn't have died, he would be as revered as say, the guys from Soundgarden or any of that era's bands.
@@Gino565 yeah, I was around then. I know all about Nirvana and how they were in the right place and the right time to score a breakout hit with their imitation of a Pixies song. Kurt's words, not mine. I also remember many other, more talented grunge and alternative bands of that period that did not get so lucky.
@@jefetters7182 yeah, Cobains death didnt create his mystique, it was already well in place before that tragedy...and for good reason..a guy who "screamed and just used power chords" knocked every top artist from multiple genres out of the billboard top spot...and opened the way for the pearl jams and soundgardens of the world to have mainstream success..i think you downplay Kurt and Nirvanas influence..they will be remembered long after she is forgotten..and i mean no disrespect to her..as a huge Fan of a lot of those seattle bands who never got big like mudhoney..i never hold nirvanas mainstream success against them..they paid thier dues before getting big
I give her credit for even being able to get up on stage and perform such an iconic song in front of all her peers. That couldn't have been easy, and no doubt the expectation was high on her that night. She performed well.
I love how she made that song her own and really leaned into the words of the song and the mania of it all. Dave's smile tells me he approves of her take on it.
Kurt was the man although Annie did a dynamite job on that. She has such a relaxed way of going up and down the Fretboard a lot of talent there. How she plays doesn’t distract from the song.
Annie, Thank you so much for doing an excellent version of this song and for making Dave and Kris smile on stage. I cried when Kris took off his hat and put it over his heart while looking at Annie. This is very special for all Nirvana fans.
I think you're off the mark about "just another gig" -- I think it's more a sense of "I need to get this right" -- but you're right that it hits her at "I found God" and from then on she's totally inside the song.
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Yeah, you can feel the weight of pressure, and then, what hits is the joy of the whole band because she’s crushing it.
In a world wherein people think a spin or idea distributed before the possible outcomes are publicied are a sign of a higher power and they´re a part of it, this cheers me.
At the start of each verse she intentionally sings slower than the beat and induces a feeling of unrest. Genius. I am sure Kurt did this too. But this one is more deliberate and discernable
Dave Grohl's happy face as the entire band de-ages by thirty years has absolutely made my day. They need to tour. I'd give up my retirement savings and possibly a testicle for that
It is such a breath of fresh air and content to see Dave on any live performance, to watch him pushing music up everytime, no ego, no pretense. Understanding the whole piece and performance and deliverying the best of himself while pushing the other artists as well. That is how everyone should be when getting to that possition. The art and your talent can only grow, and leveling with emerging talents can never be wrong.
I always thought Krist looked like he belonged playing bass. The way he moves with it is so natural and fluid, like he's at one with it. He's the master samurai of bass players :) Great performance by all too.
I keep returning to watch this again and again over the years. So damn good. Anne nailed everything about it...the guitar, the vocals, the attitude...just fantastic all around.
It hurt so much in a beautiful kind of way because he is not forgotten.. And it is so bwautiful how they sound and that pat krist and dave are together on stage
I see so many people hating on her but you have to understand. Kurt had his own way of singing and Annie did a hell of a job, I love this version so much and Kurt is smiling at them from heaven
"Smells like..." may be the song that made them famous, but for me, this was always the song that encapsulated the band the most. Pain, joy, aggression and peace all rolled into on.
I don't listen to St. Vincent but I feel she gave a beautiful performance of this song. It actually makes me want to seek out her songs because when I heard a few years ago I didn't take to it. Her vocal style is so alluring and oddly soothing during this almost like a surreal dream.
This Performance was very emotional for me cause like you know this will be the last time nirvana preforms as a band and like this song shows how poetic and a genius kurt cobain is its a shame he died so young nirvana left a huge mark in rock music and they will go down in history of one of the most impactful bands they influence artist of diffrent genres and generations and shows how meaningful and amazing their music is i will be a fan till the day i die R.I.P kurt you will be missed and never forgotten legends never die
I've heard her say in her own words before that she's in a band named St Vincent. I think of it like how Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails, because he's the main creative force, but he has people that play instruments and sometimes contribute with him, too.
@@myshelleseamore6319 Darius Rucker always insisted that no one was Hootie, but when you put "and the" in the name of your band, you're kind of setting yourself up for people thinking that.
I love both Nirvana and Annie, together they killed it. I might like this version better than the original. Not that Kurt's isn't a timeless classic, it's the happiness on all their faces that I keep coming back for.
Waiting for the know it all comments. 🤣. And to those who keep saying she’s doesn’t sound like Kurt of course 😊NOT because she is Annie Clark!!’ Annie rocks !!!❤️
Here's hoping (with St Vincent supporting the Foos on their UK 2022 Tour) that we get another rendition of this. Nirvana saved my life and to see this LIVE would make me the happiest human being alive :))))
@@philpants44 Who's to say, she could give it a different type of energy and if they were to get together in some guise I bet they would make a wicked album
After avoiding it for 8 months I just thoroughly enjoyed it. There is nobody else on earth that would even have come close to getting away with that. Jolly good show
I hadn't seen this until now and I have to say that St. Vincent and the guys from Nirvana sound amazing!! Hope Kurt's pleased with this version of his awesome songs!!
Any hardcore Nirvana fans knows Cobain sung off key in the song.. she nailed it!! One of the best covers. Anyone not a St. Vincent fan needs to look up the rest of her covers. She's a helluva talented artist.
Miss Annie Clark "St. Vincent" has been a pro as a recording artist for over 20 years. She is a highly skilled multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion), singer, songwriter, record producer, screenwriter, actress, and director.Graduate of the Berkley School of Music. Her music is noted for its complex arrangements, utilizing a wide array of instruments. She is the recipient of various accolades, including three grammy's. Miss Annie Clark is a great guitarist. Gorgeous in looks and voice. Amazingly talented. The idiots hating on her on how she performs this song have no fucking clue. Never was and never will be. No talent fucks running thier mouth.
She could be Jesus and this particular performance would still suck, she is out of tune and has literally no volume in her voice at all which made it sound very flat. Maybe she had a bad day or was sick, but that doesn't change objective facts!
@QuiverMeOpenThis is a fancy way of saying "Can you do it (better)? If not be quiet"! People are allowed to call it perfect performance and you simply accept that. But if someone argues that it wasn't perfect you tell them to be quiet, or that their opinion has no value (by quoting this speech). And the irony is that you added nothing of value to this conversation!
Everytime I play this song, I pour water over my head at the start. It is satisfying to then spit water all over my keyboard. I do like how Annie does not smile before belting that out. She is quite seriously into the mood of the song. She real.
Pat Smear always looks like he's been invited by his favourite band on the stage and it's his best day ever
That's about how much he contributes to his bands, too
My favorite description I've ever heard
I always wondered if "Smear" was like a punk stage name...it sounds like it, like "Rotten" but maybe not because you could have something good like delicious grape jam being smeared...lol
@@Egoblivion it's a pun on "pap smear", his real name is Georg
@@klugg3389 Oh, ok 😂 thanks
There is something about this that kills me. Love you, Annie
Seeing dave smilin and back on drums is priceless
Yes!
Lol. Dave has done TONS of drumming since Nirvana.
No one Knows - Queens of the stone age
Real life living legend.
it is but no denying this was total shit
I watch this video periodically because I LOVE how she started off a little nervous but then broke out. Even Krist was touched. You could see Dave in the background loving her performance. But the second reason is because I grew up with this band. On a selfish side, I feel cheated because I didn't get more music from Nirvana and it was at a time where we really needed it. But I also feel for the band and families that are still dealing with Kurt's death.
yea it took her a second. she did whats sometimes hard to do an looked at the audience. Remembered why she was up there. When her fav part of the song came she nailed it. For a brief second she was truly there or awoke, or in the zone whatever you call it. 3:34 you can see the psycho in her eyes lol. It's not really psycho but its just a higher level of excitement that you don't blow off traditionally by like excersizing or jumping around like those ladies in the crowd per say lol. That one moment was everything. All you have to do is kill/own one moment in a song.
and that one guy gave her the hats off lol. He meant it
I think it's just her nailing the essence of the song, its progression is genius. She may be the only person other than Kurt who could've performed this song live.
@@timothygallagher8744st Vincent ROCKS!! Annie's got my gun, all day, everyday, for sure! Sheer musical talent
Absolutely. Even the way she enunciated the “yeah, yeah” lines in the last verse was different than the other verses. Either like an homage, or just her feeling like cutting loose a little toward the end. Awesome.
I feel this so much. I was super young when nirvana came out, like 10 years old. I loved them. It's hard to explain the cultural impact they had. I listen to the music now and its even better than I thought it was then. And it's aged well; which is not the case for a lot of stuff from the 90s. I would have loved more Nirvana music but also to have seen what kurt would have done. I think he probably would have worked with a huge range of artists from a bunch of genres.
thats fuckin great seeing dave growl just happy up there playing with st vincent singing. shes so gorgeous too, and a really outstanding musician. seeing krist and pat playing up there makes your heart feel good.
I just realized, Dave Grohl is going to have two different bands inducted into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. That's pretty fucking crazy, and honestly couldn't happen to a better human.
It’s like he’s Clapton or something...
Pat Smear has played in both too, albeit as a "touring musician" or whatever they want to call people they play with but they don't consider part of the band, contractually.
I mean the Beatles are in as a group and as individual performers.
Foo Fighters are shite.
But It wouldn't be a surprise if they're inducted. Some other lame bands are right there such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bon Jovi and Green Day.
@@condimentking414 So who do you listen too?
I love Krist showing respect by taking off his hat and putting it to his heart in admiration for another artist. Class, man.
He's a gentleman!
I don’t think many people give enough credit to Pat Smear for being as great as he is.
yea yea yeahhh
Germs a hugely influential band.
yEAH, Great ...I met him backstage in Turin with the Germs, he sign a guitar of mine that I stupidly sold some years ago...I remember his understatement, he gave his guitar during the live on the stage to a random kid who played perfectly the whole song...great night that night...(forgive my english)
He force it too much... sorry.
He is ranked number ten in top punk guitarists
Coming back to this now all I see is Annie is so into it and putting it all out there. Great performance.
She's not exactly nailing the "Yeaaaaaaaahs", though.
@@vampiresforeslProof of how special Kurt was. Of course, this is his song, not hers. But I think she’s great.
dave looked so happy that SMILE MAN. i love that they brought four women up to perform, i think kurt would’ve approved. rip legend
3:19 "I'm so ugly, but that's OK: so are you" and animal grinning behind his drums.
You mean...Animool!
like how she sings it just differently enough to make it her own instead of being a bad imitation of Kurt. Nobody can imitate him, but she took the song and evolved it and it's got all the emotion it's supposed to have. marvellous
i thought puddle of mudd did a great impression XD
The guitar part is bang on. I mean, bang on. St Vincent is as good a guitarist in terms of technique and feel as you'll find, and she obviously wanted it to be bang on, and Dave's grin tells you that it's the song he remembers from back then.
Meh it still sucks ass. No chorus on the guitar, the phrasing is sloppy. No drive in the vocals. 4/10, Highschool band cover
@@en3525 you seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a chorus pedal sounds like. Maybe if your ears weren't so far inside your rectum...
Spot on. That fool is clueless.
Hearing other people sing, even with the same people Kurt played with, makes you truly appreciate how powerful his life force was.
Great comment
Kurt Cobain solo hay Uno ,lástima que se fue tan Joven
nice way of say they cannot hold a candle to him.
Honestly, Courtney Love is one of the few who could match the power of Kurt's voice, which is what made "Live Through This" such a great album. But she couldn't really play guitar, and obviously wouldn't have been an appropriate presence with the band at the HOF induction.
Maybe Chris Cornell could have done it. Was he asked?
YEAH. i like st vincent too. But man, Kurts power. Was fuck irreplacable.
This was such a great performance!!! I was blown away that night at how she took that song and ran with it.
Very much something Kurt would have loved is talented women singing his songs
But then he got murdered
YOU "knew" Cobain?? Or are you lying like a little girl?
@@JewishJeff839Cobain was an outspoken feminist who used his fame to spotlight female led bands. I have little doubt that he would appreciate St. Vincent
@@JewishJeff839 I knew Kurt and yeah he would have liked it but not you using a "little girl" to denigrate someone, fake tough guy.
@@starwarssatan5588He didn't.
Two things about Dave Grohl.
1) He IS Animal from the Muppets.
2) He is absolutely loving this moment. As am I.
'spot ON.', dood.. ;- P
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Damn, good call, he totally is...frigging awesome
Chaka .
And he's so overexposed everyone is tired of seeing him
Bruh it takes some balls to get up there and perform Kurt's song with Nirvana, dayum
@Malchik Blue well in this case you're literally correct
Annie Clark has more talent in her little finger than Kurt Cobain, it's not a big deal for her to play this. I mean, Dave Grohl has more talent than Kurt Cobain and he's just drumming in Nirvana.
@L C yes he had tons of charisma and stage presence. But compared to Annie Clark, a multi instrumentalist who knows a ton about intricate production...he is basically a garage band guy playing barre chords and screaming. If he wouldn't have died, he would be as revered as say, the guys from Soundgarden or any of that era's bands.
@@Gino565 yeah, I was around then. I know all about Nirvana and how they were in the right place and the right time to score a breakout hit with their imitation of a Pixies song. Kurt's words, not mine. I also remember many other, more talented grunge and alternative bands of that period that did not get so lucky.
@@jefetters7182 yeah, Cobains death didnt create his mystique, it was already well in place before that tragedy...and for good reason..a guy who "screamed and just used power chords" knocked every top artist from multiple genres out of the billboard top spot...and opened the way for the pearl jams and soundgardens of the world to have mainstream success..i think you downplay Kurt and Nirvanas influence..they will be remembered long after she is forgotten..and i mean no disrespect to her..as a huge Fan of a lot of those seattle bands who never got big like mudhoney..i never hold nirvanas mainstream success against them..they paid thier dues before getting big
That bassline is killer. Dave's drumming is, too. Annie is superb on both vocals and guitar. This is very, very good.
Kurt would have liked it...
Best cover in many ways. So much of the original magic but not a cheap copy of Kurt. I'd watch a set of these 4 doing Nirvana tunes happily.
These vocals could be superb for J-rock, not for Nirvana
How proud Dave looks…. it’s so precious
I give her credit for even being able to get up on stage and perform such an iconic song in front of all her peers. That couldn't have been easy, and no doubt the expectation was high on her that night. She performed well.
It's a phenomenal performance by ALL on that stage.
Would it be in bad taste for nirvana to play in tribute to Kurt in future but with st Vincent?? She was great
Annie Clark is a world renowned guitar player, this was just another day at the office for her. She’s amazing live and always has been
What? That's what she does. She's a rockstar performer, not hard to do this at all and she was chosen to do it for a reason.
my thoughts exactly
I love how she made that song her own and really leaned into the words of the song and the mania of it all. Dave's smile tells me he approves of her take on it.
Exactly. It wasn't a Kurt Cobain "impression", it was her own interpretation, using her own voice and her own style, but still a tribute to Kurt.
@Ray Jones Uh not belonging to her
@Ray Jones naw, not the worst cover ive seen but, i personally dont think she suits it all
@@jmichael91 By "making the song her own" that's just a way of saying "not being a cookie-cutter copy of Kurt, but doing her own thing."
Julie, I think you'd love Violet Orlandi.
Kurt was the man although Annie did a dynamite job on that. She has such a relaxed way of going up and down the Fretboard a lot of talent there. How she plays doesn’t distract from the song.
See dave again in drums is amazing
Annie,
Thank you so much for doing an excellent version of this song and for making Dave and Kris smile on stage. I cried when Kris took off his hat and put it over his heart while looking at Annie. This is very special for all Nirvana fans.
Your kidding right?
Hats off for you, Annie...
Magnificent version of an iconic song. Thank you.
I was there that night and I have to say this was best performance by far, as good as this video is, doesn't do justice to how good it was live!!!
I love how she goes into it with that dead inside this is just another gig feeling and you can see it in her eyes when it hits her.
I think you're off the mark about "just another gig" -- I think it's more a sense of "I need to get this right" -- but you're right that it hits her at "I found God" and from then on she's totally inside the song.
Yeah, you can feel the weight of pressure, and then, what hits is the joy of the whole band because she’s crushing it.
Great performance and this was my introduction to Annie Clark / St Vincent and I have listened to all her records ever since.
Me too. She crushed this moment.
oh, she’s unapologetically good indeed
Same
I got to see her and her band open for Roxy Music last year. She was a force of nature. Very polished, very relaxed, and at the same time intense.
In a world wherein people think a spin or idea distributed before the possible outcomes are publicied are a sign of a higher power and they´re a part of it, this cheers me.
Ok hear me out a Nirvana reunion with her singing. She crushed it!
I'm so glad I stumbled onto this. I love Annie and I think she did a wonderful job of bringing her own voice to my favorite Nirvana song.
At the start of each verse she intentionally sings slower than the beat and induces a feeling of unrest. Genius. I am sure Kurt did this too. But this one is more deliberate and discernable
To each's own. Didn't feel it.
It's the lies you tell yourself. She struggled to sing the whole song but particularly those parts
@@ibnsina9486 haha I definitely had a feeling of unrest listening to it
@@ibnsina9486 totally struggles
nice catch! I loved her subdued approach to the song.
Dave is a great front man but he's one of the best performing drummers I've ever seen.
Dave Grohl's happy face as the entire band de-ages by thirty years has absolutely made my day. They need to tour. I'd give up my retirement savings and possibly a testicle for that
It is such a breath of fresh air and content to see Dave on any live performance, to watch him pushing music up everytime, no ego, no pretense. Understanding the whole piece and performance and deliverying the best of himself while pushing the other artists as well. That is how everyone should be when getting to that possition. The art and your talent can only grow, and leveling with emerging talents can never be wrong.
I always thought Krist looked like he belonged playing bass. The way he moves with it is so natural and fluid, like he's at one with it. He's the master samurai of bass players :)
Great performance by all too.
I loved this one the most since I feel like Kurt would be a St Vincent fan.
Same vein, Kurt would want to be King Princess best friend.
Indeed, like them a lot!
Definitely
Why? This girl is absolutely terrible.
@@bassage13St. Vincent has 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify....so guess you're in the lower percentile on that one.
The grin on Dave's face after she sings "I'm so ugly, that's okay, 'cause so are you" at 3:15 is absolutely priceless!
He's fantasising about fresh pots, twas a coincidence.
@@nbieghler FREEEESSHHHH POOOOOTSSSS
She gave them a moment with their friend and it was beautiful!
I keep returning to watch this again and again over the years. So damn good. Anne nailed everything about it...the guitar, the vocals, the attitude...just fantastic all around.
Nope. Not at all. This was trash.
It hurt so much in a beautiful kind of way because he is not forgotten.. And it is so bwautiful how they sound and that pat krist and dave are together on stage
You can just see the look on their faces. Performing their Nirvana music with her. So amazing
This is really great. Love how her vocal gets slightly more intense in the end. Really enjoyed her interpretation
This was the best Nirvana performance at the rock and roll hall of fame in my opinion 🤘 🎸
St. Vincent absolutely killed it here
I see so many people hating on her but you have to understand. Kurt had his own way of singing and Annie did a hell of a job, I love this version so much and Kurt is smiling at them from heaven
No, he's in the ground rotting, such is life.
@@joelellis9480 wao so deep, drink a capri sun
@@joelellis9480 wrong he was cremated
@@bradsanders407 damn right rip Kurt
I bet that at the time this was recorded, she couldn't give a crap about what ANYONE said... SHE-WAS-DATING ;CARA DELEVIVGNE!!!
That little smirk when she finishes - she knows she crushed it!
She killed it!!! This is freaking awesome and I usually don't like anyone covering Nirvana!
"Smells like..." may be the song that made them famous, but for me, this was always the song that encapsulated the band the most. Pain, joy, aggression and peace all rolled into on.
and it's so stupid and cringe seeing nirvana fans hating on the song cause it's "ovverated" it literally made history of music, it's a perfect song
I don't listen to St. Vincent but I feel she gave a beautiful performance of this song. It actually makes me want to seek out her songs because when I heard a few years ago I didn't take to it. Her vocal style is so alluring and oddly soothing during this almost like a surreal dream.
Dave has such a great work ethic. Just give everything every time.
Genius move having her doing this..great performance.
The algorithm brought me here. All hail the algorithm.
100% agree lol
no one cares
you're an error
The spice must flow. (Sunday morning is everyday for all I care). Who's here in 2053?
This Performance was very emotional for me cause like you know this will be the last time nirvana preforms as a band and like this song shows how poetic and a genius kurt cobain is its a shame he died so young nirvana left a huge mark in rock music and they will go down in history of one of the most impactful bands they influence artist of diffrent genres and generations and shows how meaningful and amazing their music is i will be a fan till the day i die R.I.P kurt you will be missed and never forgotten legends never die
My god those drum sounds massive
Its funny that he says she is the "singer in the band" St. Vincent. She IS St. Vincent!
I've heard her say in her own words before that she's in a band named St Vincent. I think of it like how Trent Reznor is Nine Inch Nails, because he's the main creative force, but he has people that play instruments and sometimes contribute with him, too.
@@spiralmewtrix and like PJ Harvey
@@spiralmewtrix Some people name the band after the lead singer, or a persona as in the case of St. Vincent and Alice Cooper.
@@wvu05 Or Hootie and the blow fish......
@@myshelleseamore6319 Darius Rucker always insisted that no one was Hootie, but when you put "and the" in the name of your band, you're kind of setting yourself up for people thinking that.
She nailed it! What a great tribute.
That was one of the best performances I’ve seen anywhere. Anne Clark showed just how good a performer she is
I love both Nirvana and Annie, together they killed it. I might like this version better than the original. Not that Kurt's isn't a timeless classic, it's the happiness on all their faces that I keep coming back for.
Annie you are amazing. Thanks for that
love this version, they absolutely crushed this!!!
WE MISS YOU KURT
Love Pat Smear, always plays what is needed, not anything more and always with a look of amusement on his face.
since he joined after they became popular i always thought it a "holy F**K i'm in nirvana" look
Oh my god I love St. Vincent.
Love this! Love Nirvana, love St. Vincent, what a match together!
One of the most depressive songs and bands in rock history, you can feel the pain. By the way, Dave Grohl is a beast.
Have you hear Heart Shaped Box?
Waiting for the know it all comments. 🤣. And to those who keep saying she’s doesn’t sound like Kurt of course 😊NOT because she is Annie Clark!!’
Annie rocks !!!❤️
Go to the other comments on a different video with the same performance.
Both “I like it I’m not gunna crack” parts give me chills when she sings it
Same
"Crack" or "Cry"??
@@JewishJeff839 Good catch. Maybe she did a Kurt, eh? It's "Crack' but sounds like 'Cry' for some of them. Hello, hello, hello, how low?
I'll be forever in love with Annie after this. Beautiful performance! Also, Dave smiling from ear to ear at the end...
10 years later and this is still amazing. Take this lineup out on tour with Thunderpussy as the opener!
I love this version. Love the sound, love the look, love the band. One love.
Wonder if anybody's ever forgotten the chorus.
Yeah, i mean... No
Hahahahahahaha
Yes, and replaced with mumble rap.
Maybe just how many times to say, yeaaayeah.
No
I really love how she didnt change the song but still add her own style to it
Without a doubt, this was the hottest performance of this R&R HoF.
I love this performance. awesome!
love her vocal delivery!
Great musicianship from the whole band, incredible vocals and gorgeous too.
Great seeing all these positive comments on pat smear, there's a certain type of sincerity and energy that he gives off. I just love this guy.
such a perfect choice. not trying to replicate. owned it
Here's hoping (with St Vincent supporting the Foos on their UK 2022 Tour) that we get another rendition of this. Nirvana saved my life and to see this LIVE would make me the happiest human being alive :))))
Kudos to Annie! She did an amazing job.
This is still my favorite of the performances for Nirvana. Annie Clark is bad ass.
nah...i'm underwhelmed
She couldve give more but she did decent
She really is
Sad Kurt Cobain noises.
Can they just tour together, she compliments them beautifully. This is great.
she has nowhere near the raw energy needed for a whole nirvana show tbh.
@@philpants44 Who's to say, she could give it a different type of energy and if they were to get together in some guise I bet they would make a wicked album
Her performance of this song is so beautiful
She captures the feeling. Great performance
totally not
I feel like St. Vincent should cover a Talking Heads song since she's an equivalent to a female David Byrne.
she did an album with David Byrne awhile back actually
no no no no and no again
@@owenpattaylor Ive heard of it. Its damn great.
She's more like a female Annie Lennox.
You do know that they paired up, don't you?
After avoiding it for 8 months I just thoroughly enjoyed it.
There is nobody else on earth that would even have come close to getting away with that.
Jolly good show
Wow she did amazing, takes a lot of courage to fill in for someone like Kurt
I wonder why he couldn’t make it
@@tallulahahrens-siegel9832 that show would blow his mind. again
Not really. He stole a lot of his music.
@@alp5088 what?
@@kamunagara common knowledge. Kurt Cobain wasn't a pioneer or influencer.
Much love to Dave, Pat, Annie and Krist.
I hadn't seen this until now and I have to say that St. Vincent and the guys from Nirvana sound amazing!! Hope Kurt's pleased with this version of his awesome songs!!
Any hardcore Nirvana fans knows Cobain sung off key in the song.. she nailed it!! One of the best covers. Anyone not a St. Vincent fan needs to look up the rest of her covers. She's a helluva talented artist.
Cool how Krist @ 3:05 has to work hard not to change the tempo when she was singing offbeat.
I’d even say that comparing to covers her original stuff is way more impressive and valuable, she’s a monster and a hell of a guitar player
OMG her own music catalog is f’ing amazing. Look that up first, for Pete’s sake!
Her self-titled album from 2014 is one of my favourite rock albums of the past 20 years
No he didn’t sign off key
Dave always seems happy when he's jamming.
I love Pat! Ppl need to show him more love, he is great.
Major memories on that stage at the moment. You could see it on the guys faces. And she did an awesome job too
This brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. She did so good.
I could just picture Kurt up there screaming and singing along with her
Krist should toss his Bass again like VMA 1992.
@@egierzal2184 not over your head bro. Do not be scared.
He was drunk that day I believe.
Ouch that hurt just to see
Awesome reference!
I heard that was Dave that threw the bass and got hit in the head.
Much Love from Olympia, Wa
Washington 🤘
Miss Annie Clark "St. Vincent" has been a pro as a recording artist for over 20 years. She is a highly skilled multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion), singer, songwriter, record producer, screenwriter, actress, and director.Graduate of the Berkley School of Music. Her music is noted for its complex arrangements, utilizing a wide array of instruments. She is the recipient of various accolades, including three grammy's. Miss Annie Clark is a great guitarist. Gorgeous in looks and voice. Amazingly talented. The idiots hating on her on how she performs this song have no fucking clue. Never was and never will be. No talent fucks running thier mouth.
How does the shoe leather taste?
@@bendovermen9425 lol
She could be Jesus and this particular performance would still suck, she is out of tune and has literally no volume in her voice at all which made it sound very flat. Maybe she had a bad day or was sick, but that doesn't change objective facts!
@QuiverMeOpenThis is a fancy way of saying "Can you do it (better)? If not be quiet"!
People are allowed to call it perfect performance and you simply accept that. But if someone argues that it wasn't perfect you tell them to be quiet, or that their opinion has no value (by quoting this speech).
And the irony is that you added nothing of value to this conversation!
Everytime I play this song, I pour water over my head at the start. It is satisfying to then spit water all over my keyboard. I do like how Annie does not smile before belting that out. She is quite seriously into the mood of the song. She real.
How did I just come across this. Such a great occasion, worked very well.