i read his bio when i was a teenager and learned that Kurt was known to exaggerate little things like the price of the leadbelly guitar. The guitar was actually 50,000 but hey, 500k sounds better.
I love it when someone who has never experienced the sound of Nirvana, finally listens to them. Nirvana came on the scene and changed music forever. Kurt's pain played with every strum of the guitar strings. He healed a generation with his words, while the music ripped a whole in your soul and left you open, begging for more! Nirvana showed me that I wasn't the only person who was hiding a truckload of pain behind a mask I wore for the world, so no one would see. His death was a punch to the gut that never seemed to go away, because there was finally someone that I could understand. The misfits finally had someone who knew us. For me, it was always Nirvana and all these years later, it's still true. RIP Kurt. ❤️
I was at a conference in '91 or '92, when Judy McGrath spoke. She was the Creative VP at MTV at the time and I think she went on to be be the CEO. She spoke about MTV's exciting new direction, how they would focus on reality TV. Everyone in the audience was appalled. Yet that's what they did. They made a crapload of money. And the world died just a little bit more.
You're a good man bro ! It shows when you thank subscribers that they request some of this songs. Props to you to being open too, diversity is key in life
The funniest thing about the mtv "unplugged" series is that before Nirvanas performance, it was considered a joke by other artists, it was started as a way for metal bands from the 80's to come on tv and show they could play chill music too, but most of the bands were past there prime, didnt take the show seriously and most performances were aweful, then Nirvana laid down the most chilling live set ive ever witnessed, after that every band wanted to do "unplugged". I still say that cobains death didnt just kill grunge rock, it killed ALL rock....it limped along for a decade after, but eventually bled out. RIP Kurt.
I'm sure a thousand of people have already said this, but listen to the original Leadbelly version. While your there there, listen to Irene, Goodnight.
Leadbelly sang this sung in the 30’s but it’s older and was sung by African Americans like many rock and roll songs that become popular when white artists cover
I always wondered would he be able to scream like that for 30 minutes 1 hour without getting a sour throat if I try to scream like that in 5 seconds i will start coughing
I cannot watch this without crying. I'm 45. My whole life in Seattle. My first concert was Butthole Surfers, Blood Circus, and Nirvana, at Union Station in Seattle on oct 28 1988 . I was there for butthole surfers, never heard of nirvana (years later I learned it was their first show north of Olympia). I only realized nirvana was an opener at the show a few years later. Then i saw them at the OK hotel, with Fitz of depression and Bikini kill. Total little dive bar in seattle, but was an all-ages show (I was 15 or 16). And may 9, 1989 saw Nirvana with Tad and Mudhoney at Lamefest. To be fair, Nirvana wasn't my favorite local band, Mudhoney was/is. But Kurt (and Layne) ended up running in some of the same circles I did. (we're all familiar with the massive seattle heroin epidemic at the time). All that said, I'll never forget where I was, what I was doing when the news broke that Kurt died. Just as clear as 9/11, years later. This unplugged session was the last thing I remember seeing from him before learning of his death, and it was such an amazingly powerful, and in-character, honest performance. Tears and goosebumps every time.
small world, i have a fitz of depression tattoo and i met dave grohl at the ok hotel right after quitting a shit dishwashing job downtown , about a year after kurt died ,he was a nice dude. A few years later i saw bikini kill and it was a good show but the hardcore lesbian chicks were just pushing me in the back because my 6’ height was blocking their view and i was standing in the very back of the room Ahahaha whatever ! what was that sweet dive bar where that rei store is now by I5 where mudhoney recorded an album in the basement ? that place was all homeless people and junkies mixed with random artists types with 1$ black label beers . that whole neighborhood is condo ville now , crazy. - edit , i think it was called the StoreRoom . yeah thats the ticket see ! Myaww See Myaa !!
Fellow 45-year-old Seattleite here too. I never got to see Nirvana live. Met Tad-and his wife-once outside West Seattle Denny's, and partied once at Chris Cornell's house on Beach Drive. This shit is in my blood.
Me as well, Seattle native, was about 19 when Nirvana first became known in the area. Being 48 now I think of the 90's music scene a lot. Screaming Trees, Tad, Mudhoney, so many shows, brother was in a garage band (of course lol). I never saw Nirvana in person but I used to see Krist a lot around town. Once I met him and he shook my hand and my other two girlfriends I was out with and talked to us a bit. I thought he was so nice and down to earth.
@@redbirdsaraceno the storeroom was awesome, in the day. Anybody go see the few punk shows played at St Regis on 2nd and Stewart? I saw a crazy noise band there called the pointy birds. Bought 2 45s, but never once got to listen to them cuz record players went the way of the do-do. They were performance art, but also were impressive, musically. Did anyone here get to check out motormouth? It was all female. Alicia, from Rubber, was the singer. I saw them at that laundry place under the monorail on 5th Ave. Not duds and suds, that was on Howell on cap hill. But some other clever-ish name. Shit, maybe it was duds and suds, and cap hill was called something else. Been about 20 years, hard to recall.
That is pure pain he is using to sing that ending. The man used his soul to sing songs like this. He was all too familiar with the pain the subject in question entailed. That state of mind is exhausting
@@hipp0stratus Right? Most of us were introduced to Nirvana via "Smells Like Teen Spirit," or if you were super into the Seattle Scene, "Floyd the Barber" "Blew" or "About a Girl." It's interesting to see someone get to see the more melodic and musical side of Kurt and the band before they get introduced to "typical" Nirvana.
The 4 main Grunge singers’ strongest attributes; 1) Layne Stayley for his emotion (RIP) 2) Kurt Cobain for his intensity (RIP) 3) Eddie Vedder for his uniqueness 4) Chris Cornell for his range (RIP) Side note: It’s such a shame I had to say rip to 3/4 singers above, such a shame. Rip rock gods ❤️
Because of this list, and the connection they shared, I pray for Eddie Vedder like I know the man personally. His lyrics have meant so much to me throughout my life, I don’t know what my world would be without him. The deaths we’ve already endured were heart wrenching, but for some reason, I have always felt more connected to EV.
Mitch Hedberg, Robbin Williams, and more I cant think off right now. Sorry if I misspelled any names. Even my own dad was hilarious and the life of the party.... But killed himself. It's shitty.
@@lawrenceeason8007 lol. Didn't even think about what I was writing but thanks verry much. It's been almost 20 years but you know. Your quick reply touched me and caught me tottaly by surprise. Thanks.
He lost himself in this encore. Kurt looked at the crowd at plenty performances. But yeah he was shy and had anxiety, but he wss very outspoken at times and could be sn extrovert in interviews. And he asshat afraid to tekk an asshole fan to go fuck off. Just a great guy that reminded me if myself a ton growing up to him.
He was literally talking to the crowd before the song started lol. I grew up listening to him he had some anxiety but not when he performed that's what he loved thats when he felt most like himself. I seen this man in concert first time at 14 sadly only seen him one more time before he passed. Biggest loss the musical community has had in my opinion music would be different today if he was still living.
I will never forget that moment when he takes a big breath before the end. It always gives me goosebumps. For you, being the first time listening to Kurt, and actually getting goosebumps really tells how much he was able to transmit in this performance. He died not even 6 months after this was filmed. A real tragedy.
Yes. Yes. Yes. I was watching that night of the original performance. That moment got to me too. It still does. When we lost Kurt, that moment stuck in my head. Forever. ♥️❤❤
Kurt laid it out there for all on this song. he even said it was "the performance of his life". he wouldn't do an encore.....because you couldn't top it.
When I was a small girl we sang this song. I'm 82 so that was a very long time ago. Of course, we didn't sing it like Curt but was one of those-everyone knew and you sat on the porch and the family would all join in.
The last two lines of this comment are completely strange and unfamiliar Spending time with the family, GETTING TOGETHER and even SINGING TOGETHER? That's like the most alien thing I've ever heard and I could ever imagine I'm not labeling this as a bad thing it's just completely unknown for me but maybe I'm just weird
This is Nirvana's version of Lead Belly's version of an old, old, OLD Appalachian/Southern folk song. A college student of music, history, &/or anthropology could probably build a master's thesis out of trying to find the original iteration of this song.
While we're giving out old covers The animals House of rising sun was covered by Leadbelly before them but it's an old folk song that dates back to the 1600s
Kurt wasn't a heartthrob. He was an addict. But his voice and lyrics meant a lot to to those who were teenagers in the early 90s. Up until then, most teenagers didn't know it was the norm to be sad and depressed and didn't know what to say or how to act as a collective group. He, as much as he didn't want to be, was our voice. He wanted people to hear his music because he knew how relatable it was, but he hated how fame made him feel. It was nice to have nice things. It was nice to have fans. But the worship wasn't so nice and in the end it killed him. Yes drugs did too, and he'd had a problem with them for a decade. But trying to be someone he wasn't trying to be made it worse. A lot of the emotional songs from the 90s were made possible by his basically saying we don't know what to with ourselves, but here we are. I don't think his career could've survived the 2000s. He wouldn't be able to conform and I think pop would've made him jaded. It made all of us jaded, it still does. Fuck man--I'm still waiting for the poppy reign of terror to end tbh. Music has suffered because of the mindlessness of lyrics in today's music. It means nothing. A beat, some synth, and a lot of autotune fronted by a pretty face and you have a hit. It's sad. Getting old and being wise sucks sometimes. But that dark, depressing time was one of the best times to live through with grunge.
Grunge was a way to rebel against the mainstream music sell outs the raspy voice and ear shredding sound Is like saying and giving a big fuck you to them and the music industry
I remember watching this performance years ago and ever since I can't help but wonder what exactly he was thinking right at that moment. There's something important about it but obviously we'll never know what it was. I can only imagine the song meant something to him because i don't believe they played it for any other show and the unplugged release by MTV was the only album it appeared on.
This might be the pinnacle of everything MTV did. The world would have lost a lot without the Nirvana unplugged performance. This, lake of fire, and man who sold the world are what you need to show people in the future to explain the power music had and can have again.
My favorite musician. His eyes, at the end of the song, when he sings "I'll shiver.. the whole" .. But before he takes a deep breath.. this look comes over him that gives me goosebumps everytime.
I was a huge fan of Nirvana. I was 21 when that was recorded, and 22 when Kurt killed himself. It was a very hard time for me emotionally. That performance, of a song that most people didn't even know existed, even though it was some 60 years old at the time, made me cry a little inside every time I heard it. His emotion just blew my mind. After he died I used to drive around and listen to it and bawl my eyes out. I stopped listening to it after a few months and rarely listen to it now even after 25 years. BUT seeing you react. That meant a lot to me. I had no one around me at the time to commiserate with about it - nobody but Nirvana fans really gave a shit and I didn't know any. But tonight, YOU made me feel better about it after all these years. It's not like I think about it often. I grew older and have a good life. But seeing you appreciate it, gave me some closure to something that was always there in the depths of my mind. Thank you,
I was 20 when he died. I cried for a week. I drove around at night listening to them and crying. I hear you man. I still cry when I see old pics of him.
I was 11 when I became a fan of Nirvana and 12 when he died. I still remember where I was and what I was wearing that day, when I received the call from my mom saying that his death was all over the news. I was never the same after that. Being so young and dealing with so much his music got me thru so much. I never felt so much loss over a human being in me entire life prior or since then.
Dear man, I heard your comment so loud and clear. I think we were in the same boat. See my comment that I just finished writing above. This is so relatable.
Man, I gotta tell you... some of your videos bring tears to my eyes and i'm a grown-assed 57 year old man. I finally figured out why. I grew up being restricted to christian and pale country/western stuff. I would get punished if caught listening to anything else. So at 16 (1978), first car, first FM/cassette deck... I had a lot of years to catch up on. Watching you react to these songs, some of the same songs that blew me away in my teens, touches me somewhere deep inside. Thank you.
He had a project in the works w michael stipe (REM) acoustic, bluesy and more singer songwriter orientated his days with Nirvana were just about thru but he had a lot of great music left in him. I remember the day they announced they found his body. Was a very sad day for the world. RIP Kurt your music will live in forever
@@dwebs1340 Yep. Kurt was actually going to branch off and do some solo work. More folk blues stuff. It's an absolute tragedy that work was never completed. Would have been something we've never seen before. Nothing hit me harder than the day Kurt left us. I still remember it like it wss yesterday.
Will never get old. If you could hear this on my rebuilt 1959 Bell CARILLON 6060 tube amp with el34 power tubes and amperex and telefunken pre amp tubes, on vinyl, played on my jvc ql a 75 TT, with my signet tk10ml cart. Boy oh boy. Lol. I can't explain it. He's there in the room. That simple. As loud and rough as it csn get, but smooth as fuck at the same time no matter how loud it gets. Heaven This deserves to be heard that way
Yep I'm 39 years old , I was just getting fully into his music and really loving it , a friend told me one morning at school ( country australia) I had to sit down and was stunned, so very very sad 😐😪
I can't go a week without chucking on some Nirvana - my mates take the piss constantly (same age: 43) Nothing really moved me like Nirvana, the lyrics, delivery,simplicity,pain. "voice of a generation" they say.... it was real,it was important. It still is and always will be.
It’s crazy to think that Kurt put on this kind of amazing performance. He was withdrawing from heroine for days and was feeling very sick, hadn’t washed his hair in days and he was extremely nervous and doubtful of his ability to pull of the show. But in all his doubt, he pulled it together and put together an iconic performance.
Yeah, MTV Unplugged just was the shit back in those days. They really put together amazing performances. I can't watch the Nirvana clip without feeling sadness for Kurt. Really sorry to have lost a great artist and person. Every song on this Unplugged is gold, but go ahead and do tge man who sold the world next. Great memories.
Yeah, the Unplugged show had TONS of great performances. I'd say Nirvana and STP were two of my faves. I also second the opinion of watching that entire concert. The CD of that show is one of my favorite Nirvana cds--and cds period. I was surprised they had the acoustical chops to pull it off originally but they did, and with a lot of songs that weren't part of their catalog too.
Also 'Wake Up' by Mad Season. The lyrics are devastatingly poignant, especially sung by Layne. The first several times I tried to listen to it I had to turn it off; a strange reaction given that I did not even know him.
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 looked up at 7:28 - haunting. Kurt was a gentle but troubled soul who hated fame, but what a wonderful legacy he left us ....I wish he'd got to see his daughter grow up. R.I.P. Kurt Cobain 💔
The MTV: Unplugged set, whilst not entirely representitive of the Nirvana 'sound' on the whole, is definitey representitive of the talent they possessed and gives a very deep insight into their influences and personalities. I think the most devastating thing about this, is that in hindsight, it almost looks like the whole performance was arranged by Kurt as his funeral procession, the flowers, the candles, the choice of songs (heavy spiritual themes, which wasn't necessarily a stable of the Nirvana catalogue). Definitely has to go down as one of the best performances ever recorded.
I dont know if you are aware of what you said, being a definite truth. There was great tension in Kurt before this performance, and while trying to put together the set, and stage, fir their performance, the 'stage manager?' Finally said, 'like a funeral?' And Kurt said 'Yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for.' So, I dont know if you were aware of this, but you are right on target. I'm sure that you can find the video I'm talking about, it's the story told by his 'entourage', about this performance, and stage set up, prior to. Nirvana, MTV unplugged, should get you there. It's worth it to watch!!
The story of that unplugged and that song is really amazing. Going on unplugged was a big deal at the time, all the top bands were doing it. For Nirvana, it was really a huge deal because they were all about being loud and aggressive, how would they do in a soft and quiet performance? During rehearsals everything went wrong! The band was not in a groove together and it showed. Add to it they were playing many cover songs and the producers worried people wouldn't like this. When it came time to the performance, it all went smooth! The band played great, Kurt was amazing and the songs were all well received. They showed, and Kurt especially, showed his brilliance. This was the last song, as Kurt says, and it was so amazing, so passionate by the time they got off the stage the producers wanted more and asked Kurt for an encore song. Kurt simply replied "No, I can't top that song". Less than a year later Kurt would be dead, but he left his brilliance for us to see in this performance.
I very highly recommend the entire Nirvana Unplugged in New York album, especially Dumb. Kurt Cobain had amazing talent! Nirvana is my favorite band, Heart is my second favorite. I am truly enjoying your reactions!
"Sounds like he's got a sense of humor... you know, he's a people person..." Bitter. The word you're looking for is bitter. He was an immensely talented person, and it felt like the world kind of let him down. Sometimes the bitterness came through.
Please notice the silence and patient respect of the crowd at the end. No one rushing or clamoring. No one yelling or demanding. That was real respect of art and artist alike.
That growl/scream that Kurt does at the end of the song is kind of his trademark. Kurt had chronic stomach pain and said that it was the source of that sound. The whole Unplugged concert is great, especially the cover of "The Man Who Sold the World," although when the album was first released I was really into their cover of the Vaseline's "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam." Of course, you probably should also check out Nirvana's own music (I've always loved "About a Girl" and "All Apologies").
God, I’ll never forget hearing the news he died. I was 11 or 12, my older brother loved them, along with sublime. He was torn up. I was too. He’s a legend and they’re a legendary band!
@@nekkidpossum4397 Reznor himself said, after hearing Cash's version, that Hurt was Johhny's song now. Reznor himself liked the Cash version more than his own
i dont think he meant it in that sense, like if somebody has enough charisma that people, in this case the masses, are drawn to him and interested in him that qualifies somebody as a people person if you ask me. nirvana wouldn't have been nearly as successful without that persona. same for most major rock acts or significant artists in music culture
@@polackwizerd I don't think he hated people... in general, he was always telling people to have empathy towards others. Probably because no one expressed that to him, as often as he would've liked to have.
This was a *very* famous performance. I vividly remember watching. It was on "MTV Unplugged" Nirvana didn't typically do acoustic. This was a departure from the typical. Which was the whole point of the show. The sweater, Kurt Cobain's wearing is famous too. I heard it was just sold at auction
Original version of song is "Black Girl"/"In the Pine" by Lead Belly early 20th century blues musician, Kurt loved the song and wanted to do a cover of it and changed it from "black girl" to "my girl". This song is one of the most emotionally gutting songs for me as I grew up in Seattle during the 80s/90s, Kurt was sorta the town hero. The entire album "Nirvana: Unplugged" is one of the best examples of (for me at least) the last really amazing grunge/rock unplugged style albums. I saw a documentary where people that knew Kurt were commenting on his life after he had killed himself, I don't remember who it was, but when Kurt takes that last deep breath and looks up from his guitar the person commented almost to himself "God damnit Kurt". Looking back it is very easy to see that Kurt was saying goodbye in this performance, that last grindy tone he makes in his throat was physically painful to hear him make, and emotional agony to people going through depression themselves. He gave this performance his all and it showed and I get filled with such vitriolic hate for Courtney Love for her enabling of his addiction.
Actually Ledbelly did not do the original nor did he write it. It's a traditional American folk song with obscure origins going back to the 1870s. The content and lyrics changed over the years. The first recording was done by Dock Walsh in the 1920s.
@@jamespicklehead5610 Bwuuuaaah??! Seriously? *pulls up wiki* oh bloody hell. "In the pines" and "the longest train" by unknown were both combined into the current in the pines? My entire world is a lie! I guess my brain mushed them all together as the Bill Monroe and Lead Belly in the 40s/50s... I found Dock Walsh who apparently pioneered playing the banjo with a knife (metal), Walsh is attributed with a recording in 1926 as an A side on one of his singles. but had been sung in about 20 or so different versions since 1870... Oh well, can we call this a horseshoe/hand grenade sorta thing on my first post... I guess I should research before I speak.
People need a villain to hate and blame. The truth is, Kurt had a depression, suicide and drug problem long before he met Courtney. She was also dealing w/ her own addiction and trying to get clean while Kurt just wanted to obliterate all feeling in himself. It's a strange thing watching her get blamed for everything Kurt is responsible for. He was a tortured and sensitive soul. So was she, she was just tougher in the end and survived, only to have to face the intense vitriol and blame of his formidable fan base.
@jamel_Aka_jamal check out Fantastic Negrito’s version (called In The Pines from his The Last Days Of Oakland) - really amazing and with a modern verse that makes me cry every time)
so funny how Kurt jokes about Leadbelly's guitar being offered for $500k here and the guitar Kurt is using for this set just sold for $6 million.
i read his bio when i was a teenager and learned that Kurt was known to exaggerate little things like the price of the leadbelly guitar. The guitar was actually 50,000 but hey, 500k sounds better.
@Norman Benton drugs ruined him...and Courtney love didn't help matters
How is that funny
Didn’t the sweater he wore for this or the Smells Like Teen Spirit t shirt also recently sell for big money?
Leadbelly also wrote The house of the rising sun that the band The Animals covered. Leadbelly was a very talented man
There is nothing more powerful than screaming along with him ”My Girl,my girl..."!😍
I love it when someone who has never experienced the sound of Nirvana, finally listens to them. Nirvana came on the scene and changed music forever. Kurt's pain played with every strum of the guitar strings. He healed a generation with his words, while the music ripped a whole in your soul and left you open, begging for more! Nirvana showed me that I wasn't the only person who was hiding a truckload of pain behind a mask I wore for the world, so no one would see. His death was a punch to the gut that never seemed to go away, because there was finally someone that I could understand. The misfits finally had someone who knew us. For me, it was always Nirvana and all these years later, it's still true. RIP Kurt. ❤️
i'm old enough to remember when MTV played music and the History channel showed History
Those were the good ole days.
Then Fuse swooped right in
Miss those days...mtv was good then and the music!
Me too.
I was at a conference in '91 or '92, when Judy McGrath spoke. She was the Creative VP at MTV at the time and I think she went on to be be the CEO. She spoke about MTV's exciting new direction, how they would focus on reality TV. Everyone in the audience was appalled. Yet that's what they did. They made a crapload of money. And the world died just a little bit more.
I love Nirvana 🖤🖤 I used to near Aberdeen, WA where he was born and raised. I lived in Westport. Love it there, surfed out there.💙🌲🌊🏄🏽♀️
The Song that stole the show for Nirvanas Unplugged
Those blue eyes stole the show.
Man who sold the world
? Whole unplugged was magic to me bro.
Amazing band and an amazing man. Love this song, the pure emotion and pain on his face at the end is insane.
You're a good man bro ! It shows when you thank subscribers that they request some of this songs. Props to you to being open too, diversity is key in life
26 Years ago today he died, Rip Kurt :(
His body died, but his work will live forever.
💯😪😪😪😪😪
Holy shit..it has been that long?!?
I have goosebumps too then I teared up when he signed autographs. This was the first song I heard from them too and now I'm binging grunge lol
This and Lake of Fire are my two favorite Nirvana songs.
"His head was found in a driving wheel...but his body never was found" 😮
Geez you are great as reactor, your briliant responces just got me of my feet.
Man I remember hearing this cover of nirvana back when I was a teen probably around 15 years old and it shook me everytime.
jamal's heartbroken look when kurt says "fuck you all" is killing me
*_'GOOSEBUMPS!'_*
Yeah. I usually get them on my arms. This time, they came on my legs. That's... different.
The funniest thing about the mtv "unplugged" series is that before Nirvanas performance, it was considered a joke by other artists, it was started as a way for metal bands from the 80's to come on tv and show they could play chill music too, but most of the bands were past there prime, didnt take the show seriously and most performances were aweful, then Nirvana laid down the most chilling live set ive ever witnessed, after that every band wanted to do "unplugged". I still say that cobains death didnt just kill grunge rock, it killed ALL rock....it limped along for a decade after, but eventually bled out. RIP Kurt.
How do I like this 1000 times
Word. Goose bumps.
They just don't make em like they used to. I miss this music so much...
The funt fact about the guitar-buying part in the beginning: The guitar Kurt played that night was sold for 6 million dollars!
I'm sure a thousand of people have already said this, but listen to the original Leadbelly version. While your there there, listen to Irene, Goodnight.
You should check out “The Regulator” by Clutch,I believe it actually was on the Walking Dead....great song by a phenomenal band
Your reaction on 6:42 with that first my girl says it all.
Kurt to God : Was I a good singing ?
God : Yeahyeaaaaaah
Leadbelly sang this sung in the 30’s but it’s older and was sung by African Americans like many rock and roll songs that become popular when white artists cover
So weird to see folks that didn't grow up with this as "required listening"
Why is the Most Talented People always seem the most Troubled?
That Martin guitar just sold for a world record 5.5mil at auction.
Rip Kurt
Remember when MTV used to show stuff like this instead of dysfunctional clowns?
I blame KISS for Jugs.
😂
And now they show teen moms.
Yup
Right Phil
Kurt Cobain was pre auto tune. His voice was insane. He could scream with a raspy grungy voice perfectly on key. Super underrated singer
I always wondered would he be able to scream like that for 30 minutes 1 hour without getting a sour throat if I try to scream like that in 5 seconds i will start coughing
@Jacques Malan in my opinion it was all emotion no disrespect to those other guys but this dude couldn't be touched
Under rated? Who say that.. He was a FUCKIN genius and great person
before you knock autotune know you ahve to have talent to even do that. I implore anyone to watch tpain on NPRs tiny desk it is so so impressive
@BJJ Fiend Dave Grohl said that, right?
I have to hold back tears every time Kurt *inhales*
Y'all know the bit I mean.
I just saw it. Took my breath away. Those eyes. Everything.
I wasn’t as tough as you. I couldn’t hold back the tears from streaming down my face. 😢 So real, so raw, so human.💙
He told us with those eyes what was about to happen. We all missed it. I guess it’s almost an Easter egg now. RIP dude
I cry every time I watch, I can't help it.
I love the "Shiver for me," part
I cannot watch this without crying. I'm 45. My whole life in Seattle. My first concert was Butthole Surfers, Blood Circus, and Nirvana, at Union Station in Seattle on oct 28 1988 . I was there for butthole surfers, never heard of nirvana (years later I learned it was their first show north of Olympia). I only realized nirvana was an opener at the show a few years later. Then i saw them at the OK hotel, with Fitz of depression and Bikini kill. Total little dive bar in seattle, but was an all-ages show (I was 15 or 16). And may 9, 1989 saw Nirvana with Tad and Mudhoney at Lamefest. To be fair, Nirvana wasn't my favorite local band, Mudhoney was/is. But Kurt (and Layne) ended up running in some of the same circles I did. (we're all familiar with the massive seattle heroin epidemic at the time). All that said, I'll never forget where I was, what I was doing when the news broke that Kurt died. Just as clear as 9/11, years later. This unplugged session was the last thing I remember seeing from him before learning of his death, and it was such an amazingly powerful, and in-character, honest performance. Tears and goosebumps every time.
Ooh the OK hotel, lot of good times, great music..yes, I grew up in Seattle also..
small world, i have a fitz of depression tattoo and i met dave grohl at the ok hotel right after quitting a shit dishwashing job downtown , about a year after kurt died ,he was a nice dude. A few years later i saw bikini kill and it was a good show but the hardcore lesbian chicks were just pushing me in the back because my 6’ height was blocking their view and i was standing in the very back of the room Ahahaha whatever ! what was that sweet dive bar where that rei store is now by I5 where mudhoney recorded an album in the basement ? that place was all homeless people and junkies mixed with random artists types with 1$ black label beers . that whole neighborhood is condo ville now , crazy. - edit , i think it was called the StoreRoom . yeah thats the ticket see ! Myaww See Myaa !!
Fellow 45-year-old Seattleite here too. I never got to see Nirvana live. Met Tad-and his wife-once outside West Seattle Denny's, and partied once at Chris Cornell's house on Beach Drive. This shit is in my blood.
Me as well, Seattle native, was about 19 when Nirvana first became known in the area. Being 48 now I think of the 90's music scene a lot. Screaming Trees, Tad, Mudhoney, so many shows, brother was in a garage band (of course lol). I never saw Nirvana in person but I used to see Krist a lot around town. Once I met him and he shook my hand and my other two girlfriends I was out with and talked to us a bit. I thought he was so nice and down to earth.
@@redbirdsaraceno the storeroom was awesome, in the day. Anybody go see the few punk shows played at St Regis on 2nd and Stewart? I saw a crazy noise band there called the pointy birds. Bought 2 45s, but never once got to listen to them cuz record players went the way of the do-do. They were performance art, but also were impressive, musically.
Did anyone here get to check out motormouth? It was all female. Alicia, from Rubber, was the singer. I saw them at that laundry place under the monorail on 5th Ave. Not duds and suds, that was on Howell on cap hill. But some other clever-ish name. Shit, maybe it was duds and suds, and cap hill was called something else. Been about 20 years, hard to recall.
His exhausted exhale after he sings the final "the whole" always shakes me
Exhausted by everything
Same. The exhale and opening those eyes. Still stirs my soul
Those beautiful blue eyes
Says the legend that he forgot the final lyrics so he opened his eyes in shock just to remember them and finish the song.
That is pure pain he is using to sing that ending. The man used his soul to sing songs like this. He was all too familiar with the pain the subject in question entailed.
That state of mind is exhausting
When you were like “this band seems so chill.” I was thinking “give them about thirty seconds” 😂😂
This man had a very different first impression of Nirvana than i had.
Lmao get him to listen to moist vagina 😂
@@hipp0stratus Right? Most of us were introduced to Nirvana via "Smells Like Teen Spirit," or if you were super into the Seattle Scene, "Floyd the Barber" "Blew" or "About a Girl." It's interesting to see someone get to see the more melodic and musical side of Kurt and the band before they get introduced to "typical" Nirvana.
He'll yeah. Just give it a minute. Lol
@@frocat5163 the first nirvana song I heard was breed, it was on a skating game I had in the ds, I didnt even know what nirvana was at the time
I’ve heard this song a million times and it STILL moves me. Rest easy.
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@@Rainydayreal_estate now it's 96
me too
Same
This song spoke to my soul when I broke up one time. Really let me know it wasn't just me suffering that kind of hurt.
The 4 main Grunge singers’ strongest attributes;
1) Layne Stayley for his emotion (RIP)
2) Kurt Cobain for his intensity (RIP)
3) Eddie Vedder for his uniqueness
4) Chris Cornell for his range (RIP)
Side note: It’s such a shame I had to say rip to 3/4 singers above, such a shame. Rip rock gods ❤️
Yeah makes me wanna cry seeing that list.
Mark Lanegan for his raw baritone whiskeyvibe
Andrew Wood for hisi soul
Because of this list, and the connection they shared, I pray for Eddie Vedder like I know the man personally. His lyrics have meant so much to me throughout my life, I don’t know what my world would be without him. The deaths we’ve already endured were heart wrenching, but for some reason, I have always felt more connected to EV.
Don't forget Chester Bennington for his combination of 1,2,and 4. Sad he died as well.
Some say Kurt left his soul on that stage that day.
Thirty Silver that’s deep right there, miss these days of music...
Some say dogs can’t look up. Big al told me.
You can see it leave his body when he opens his eyes before delivering the last line.
@@ExistenceNow I was about to post the same thing
They're wrong. Lol
Sense of humor from a man in major pain
Lawrence Eason It comes from the darkest moments 💔😿
Mitch Hedberg, Robbin Williams, and more I cant think off right now. Sorry if I misspelled any names. Even my own dad was hilarious and the life of the party.... But killed himself. It's shitty.
@@kristianvitanyi5992 sorry to hear that
@@lawrenceeason8007 lol. Didn't even think about what I was writing but thanks verry much. It's been almost 20 years but you know. Your quick reply touched me and caught me tottaly by surprise. Thanks.
@@kristianvitanyi5992 you bet!
Every time someone says Kurt couldn't really sing I show them this and Lake of Fire from the same performance.
Anyone who says Kurt Cobain couldn't sing is delusional and factually incorrect on a level of pure embarrassment.
How’s is it possible he can’t sing , he in tune isn’t he , huge range
This band was and is still amazing. (Would have been the same without Kris & Dave)
And don't forget his version of the Meat Puppets "Oh Me."
I never heared anyone say that Kurt cant sing...
He never looks at the crowd, you can feel his anxiety.
He lost himself in this encore. Kurt looked at the crowd at plenty performances. But yeah he was shy and had anxiety, but he wss very outspoken at times and could be sn extrovert in interviews. And he asshat afraid to tekk an asshole fan to go fuck off. Just a great guy that reminded me if myself a ton growing up to him.
He was literally talking to the crowd before the song started lol. I grew up listening to him he had some anxiety but not when he performed that's what he loved thats when he felt most like himself. I seen this man in concert first time at 14 sadly only seen him one more time before he passed. Biggest loss the musical community has had in my opinion music would be different today if he was still living.
I've heard about how tense the audience was, like a playoff game
Even on this show he ask someone he know to sit in front of him so he can only look at them. He did hates stranger.
The man who sold the world please bro
Same show 🙀🙀🙀
One of my favorite
🙏🏻💕
Kiss kiss 💋 😻😹👏🏼😋🇲🇽
@@cesarolvera8974 kissing molly's lips 💋💋😂😂
Molly's Lips💋💋 If you are a pretty lady fo sho 😋😋😹👏🏼💋
I will never forget that moment when he takes a big breath before the end. It always gives me goosebumps.
For you, being the first time listening to Kurt, and actually getting goosebumps really tells how much he was able to transmit in this performance.
He died not even 6 months after this was filmed. A real tragedy.
Cos Courtney was screwing around
The haunted look in his eyes gets me everytime
Yes. Yes. Yes. I was watching that night of the original performance. That moment got to me too. It still does. When we lost Kurt, that moment stuck in my head. Forever. ♥️❤❤
Kurt laid it out there for all on this song. he even said it was "the performance of his life". he wouldn't do an encore.....because you couldn't top it.
Also Nirvana “man who sold the world”
David Bowie originated the song in 1971-Hunky Dory album.
lynne azanow-saturno I always liked the Midge Ure cover the best
@@lynneazanow-saturno9978 The song was on the album of the same name (1970), the one right before Hunky Dory.
@@lynneazanow-saturno9978 No, it was on the album titled the man who sold the world. Hunky Dory came out after.
When I was a small girl we sang this song. I'm 82 so that was a very long time ago. Of course, we didn't sing it like Curt but was one of those-everyone knew and you sat on the porch and the family would all join in.
The last two lines of this comment are completely strange and unfamiliar
Spending time with the family, GETTING TOGETHER and even SINGING TOGETHER? That's like the most alien thing I've ever heard and I could ever imagine
I'm not labeling this as a bad thing it's just completely unknown for me but maybe I'm just weird
That's so weird considering how dark the lyrics are! I don't think of this as "family sing-along" material
@@shenanigans3710 completely different rendition and lyrics from the one she's referring to.
quik mafs
Y'all cook road kill also?
This is Nirvana's version of Lead Belly's version of an old, old, OLD Appalachian/Southern folk song. A college student of music, history, &/or anthropology could probably build a master's thesis out of trying to find the original iteration of this song.
Same with Thin Lizzy/Metallica's Whiskey In The Jar. But that goes back even further.
@@xerodelacroix5552 I bet. That goes back to a whole other continent.
While we're giving out old covers The animals House of rising sun was covered by Leadbelly before them but it's an old folk song that dates back to the 1600s
@@OGJazzyB Never knew that. Still learning at 47.
@@mr.onehouse264 I give music history lessons twice a week at a record shop
Kurt wasn't a heartthrob. He was an addict. But his voice and lyrics meant a lot to to those who were teenagers in the early 90s. Up until then, most teenagers didn't know it was the norm to be sad and depressed and didn't know what to say or how to act as a collective group. He, as much as he didn't want to be, was our voice. He wanted people to hear his music because he knew how relatable it was, but he hated how fame made him feel. It was nice to have nice things. It was nice to have fans. But the worship wasn't so nice and in the end it killed him. Yes drugs did too, and he'd had a problem with them for a decade. But trying to be someone he wasn't trying to be made it worse. A lot of the emotional songs from the 90s were made possible by his basically saying we don't know what to with ourselves, but here we are. I don't think his career could've survived the 2000s. He wouldn't be able to conform and I think pop would've made him jaded. It made all of us jaded, it still does. Fuck man--I'm still waiting for the poppy reign of terror to end tbh. Music has suffered because of the mindlessness of lyrics in today's music. It means nothing. A beat, some synth, and a lot of autotune fronted by a pretty face and you have a hit. It's sad. Getting old and being wise sucks sometimes. But that dark, depressing time was one of the best times to live through with grunge.
Well said.
Kurt’s version of this Leadbelly song is outstanding. The emotion in this song. Gives me chills.
Leadbelly had done it, but it was an old folk song Leadbelly learned.
This song makes me burst into tears every time I hear it . . And I'm a 40 year old man. .
Thought I was the only one..every time
Im 36
Dave Grohl on drums from Foo fighters if ya didnt know your music history
Grunge was a way to rebel against the mainstream music sell outs the raspy voice and ear shredding sound Is like saying and giving a big fuck you to them and the music industry
Me too
That moment when he looks up at the end and you can just see into his soul always gives me chills.
Damn i never notice that look he gave but you are right. First time I've seen someone's souls in physical form.
He legit was in it.. looked like he snapped himself out of a blind rage mate lol
Fuckn christ
Part always sticks in my mind
Almost like his soul left his body. He was gone just a few months later sadly.
I remember watching this performance years ago and ever since I can't help but wonder what exactly he was thinking right at that moment. There's something important about it but obviously we'll never know what it was. I can only imagine the song meant something to him because i don't believe they played it for any other show and the unplugged release by MTV was the only album it appeared on.
@@ct5625 They played it live a few times live, not including this unplugged version. Chilling ending though!!
The olden days; when there was music on Music Television.
Crazy times.
This might be the pinnacle of everything MTV did. The world would have lost a lot without the Nirvana unplugged performance. This, lake of fire, and man who sold the world are what you need to show people in the future to explain the power music had and can have again.
but just think, now you can watch reruns of 'Ridiculousness' 24 hours a day
Now it's Mason Television
My favorite musician. His eyes, at the end of the song, when he sings "I'll shiver.. the whole" .. But before he takes a deep breath.. this look comes over him that gives me goosebumps everytime.
Same. There's something so final(?) there. Like He was already regretting or hurting at his decision?
@@EchoMirage72 exactly!
Same Everytime
This was his last performance wasn’t it? That was the last song he would ever sing for his fans.
@@melaniel.peiskee6738 died six months later
I was a huge fan of Nirvana. I was 21 when that was recorded, and 22 when Kurt killed himself. It was a very hard time for me emotionally. That performance, of a song that most people didn't even know existed, even though it was some 60 years old at the time, made me cry a little inside every time I heard it. His emotion just blew my mind. After he died I used to drive around and listen to it and bawl my eyes out. I stopped listening to it after a few months and rarely listen to it now even after 25 years. BUT seeing you react. That meant a lot to me. I had no one around me at the time to commiserate with about it - nobody but Nirvana fans really gave a shit and I didn't know any. But tonight, YOU made me feel better about it after all these years. It's not like I think about it often. I grew older and have a good life. But seeing you appreciate it, gave me some closure to something that was always there in the depths of my mind. Thank you,
Dude I was 14 the night I heard the news. It fucked me up. Fucking love your comment ❤
I was 20 when he died. I cried for a week. I drove around at night listening to them and crying. I hear you man. I still cry when I see old pics of him.
I was 11 when I became a fan of Nirvana and 12 when he died. I still remember where I was and what I was wearing that day, when I received the call from my mom saying that his death was all over the news. I was never the same after that. Being so young and dealing with so much his music got me thru so much. I never felt so much loss over a human being in me entire life prior or since then.
Dear man, I heard your comment so loud and clear. I think we were in the same boat. See my comment that I just finished writing above. This is so relatable.
I'm 41 now. I actually cried when I heard Kurt was gone. I was so angry and sad for weeks. Just wanted to share that!
Man, I gotta tell you... some of your videos bring tears to my eyes and i'm a grown-assed 57 year old man. I finally figured out why. I grew up being restricted to christian and pale country/western stuff. I would get punished if caught listening to anything else. So at 16 (1978), first car, first FM/cassette deck... I had a lot of years to catch up on. Watching you react to these songs, some of the same songs that blew me away in my teens, touches me somewhere deep inside. Thank you.
He always seems so pure and genuinely touched.
Dave Grohl tapping on the drums is like Mike Tyson playing Yahtzee
Such a difference, because he's usually an animal on the drums.
I would've said "pattycake", but same idea.
Because Kurt had a shit fit over him being there
The drums wasn't all Dave Grohl had been 'tapping'.
It's my opinion but Dave Grohl is the best drummer in the last 30 years
Kurt could have been an incredible blues singer, and in his own way, he was.
It's a blues song so he would sing it in that style.
@@kgunitkeese17 Not really my point, but yeah, that would be expected with a blues song.
He had a project in the works w michael stipe (REM) acoustic, bluesy and more singer songwriter orientated his days with Nirvana were just about thru but he had a lot of great music left in him. I remember the day they announced they found his body. Was a very sad day for the world. RIP Kurt your music will live in forever
@@dwebs1340 Yep. Kurt was actually going to branch off and do some solo work. More folk blues stuff. It's an absolute tragedy that work was never completed. Would have been something we've never seen before. Nothing hit me harder than the day Kurt left us. I still remember it like it wss yesterday.
@@basedworldbillionaire2900 Wait what?
The sound in his voice that you're trying to identify is pain.
Definitely check out original Nirvana stuff. Their sound is so timeless.
I was waiting for his reaction to Kurt's scream. Not disappointed.
He actually made the front row seating for people he knew. He was extremely shy and had bad stage fright.
I did not know that. Thanks for the info
It's really funny because if you approached him like a sane person he would actually have meaningful conversation with you.n
I 've heard that song a couple thousands times, still get goose bumps
Will never get old. If you could hear this on my rebuilt 1959 Bell CARILLON 6060 tube amp with el34 power tubes and amperex and telefunken pre amp tubes, on vinyl, played on my jvc ql a 75 TT, with my signet tk10ml cart. Boy oh boy. Lol. I can't explain it. He's there in the room. That simple. As loud and rough as it csn get, but smooth as fuck at the same time no matter how loud it gets. Heaven
This deserves to be heard that way
I’m 41 years old and we were all in shock in HS when we found out that he became part of the 27 club. Damn shame.
Angela Bordack oh I know. I will never ever forget that day.
Yep I'm 39 years old , I was just getting fully into his music and really loving it , a friend told me one morning at school ( country australia) I had to sit down and was stunned, so very very sad 😐😪
I was roughly 2-3 in 1994.. I'm now 27...for another 6 days.
The day everyone found out Kurt died they had an all day Nirvana marathon on MTV and that was the day I began listening to rock.
I can't go a week without chucking on some Nirvana - my mates take the piss constantly (same age: 43) Nothing really moved me like Nirvana, the lyrics, delivery,simplicity,pain. "voice of a generation" they say.... it was real,it was important.
It still is and always will be.
It’s crazy to think that Kurt put on this kind of amazing performance. He was withdrawing from heroine for days and was feeling very sick, hadn’t washed his hair in days and he was extremely nervous and doubtful of his ability to pull of the show. But in all his doubt, he pulled it together and put together an iconic performance.
The breath before the final note will always be a thing of massive beauty. I dunno why. But it is.
In my humble opinion this is one of the greatest live sets on TV, maybe only bettered by Elvis' 68 comeback special.
This is possibly the greatest musical performance ever.
kurt and layne with aic, some of the best live performances of he unplugged era
I consider this the best “Unplugged”because it deviates from the formula that had been established even as early as 1993.
Yeah, MTV Unplugged just was the shit back in those days. They really put together amazing performances. I can't watch the Nirvana clip without feeling sadness for Kurt. Really sorry to have lost a great artist and person. Every song on this Unplugged is gold, but go ahead and do tge man who sold the world next. Great memories.
Yeah, the Unplugged show had TONS of great performances. I'd say Nirvana and STP were two of my faves. I also second the opinion of watching that entire concert. The CD of that show is one of my favorite Nirvana cds--and cds period. I was surprised they had the acoustical chops to pull it off originally but they did, and with a lot of songs that weren't part of their catalog too.
Every song on their unplugged album is amazing.
Truth!
Because half of them are covers
And?
"River of Deciept" by Mad Season, It's Layne Staley's Second band, great song
AMAZING song
I listen to Mad Season every day! 💙💙💙
Excellent song
Masterpiece of a song
Also 'Wake Up' by Mad Season. The lyrics are devastatingly poignant, especially sung by Layne. The first several times I tried to listen to it I had to turn it off; a strange reaction given that I did not even know him.
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 looked up at 7:28 - haunting. Kurt was a gentle but troubled soul who hated fame, but what a wonderful legacy he left us ....I wish he'd got to see his daughter grow up. R.I.P. Kurt Cobain 💔
The MTV: Unplugged set, whilst not entirely representitive of the Nirvana 'sound' on the whole, is definitey representitive of the talent they possessed and gives a very deep insight into their influences and personalities. I think the most devastating thing about this, is that in hindsight, it almost looks like the whole performance was arranged by Kurt as his funeral procession, the flowers, the candles, the choice of songs (heavy spiritual themes, which wasn't necessarily a stable of the Nirvana catalogue). Definitely has to go down as one of the best performances ever recorded.
I dont know if you are aware of what you said, being a definite truth. There was great tension in Kurt before this performance, and while trying to put together the set, and stage, fir their performance, the 'stage manager?' Finally said, 'like a funeral?' And Kurt said 'Yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for.' So, I dont know if you were aware of this, but you are right on target. I'm sure that you can find the video I'm talking about, it's the story told by his 'entourage', about this performance, and stage set up, prior to. Nirvana, MTV unplugged, should get you there. It's worth it to watch!!
Holy fuck. Alwaysore heavy any time I learn more about this performance.
Done in one take
The story of that unplugged and that song is really amazing. Going on unplugged was a big deal at the time, all the top bands were doing it. For Nirvana, it was really a huge deal because they were all about being loud and aggressive, how would they do in a soft and quiet performance? During rehearsals everything went wrong! The band was not in a groove together and it showed. Add to it they were playing many cover songs and the producers worried people wouldn't like this. When it came time to the performance, it all went smooth! The band played great, Kurt was amazing and the songs were all well received. They showed, and Kurt especially, showed his brilliance. This was the last song, as Kurt says, and it was so amazing, so passionate by the time they got off the stage the producers wanted more and asked Kurt for an encore song. Kurt simply replied "No, I can't top that song". Less than a year later Kurt would be dead, but he left his brilliance for us to see in this performance.
The man who made everyone happy except couldn't do it for himself. RIP
I have no words to explain what Nirvana and Kurt and this concert and the moment when Kurt looks up and inhales mean for many of us X-Generation-Kids
Preach.
I very highly recommend the entire Nirvana Unplugged in New York album, especially Dumb. Kurt Cobain had amazing talent! Nirvana is my favorite band, Heart is my second favorite. I am truly enjoying your reactions!
I weep every time I hear this. Kurt Cobain is so amazing.
It's almost a prerequisite now.
"Sounds like he's got a sense of humor... you know, he's a people person..."
Bitter. The word you're looking for is bitter. He was an immensely talented person, and it felt like the world kind of let him down. Sometimes the bitterness came through.
My grandpa used to walk around the house singing this song. He was born in 1911.
Jack Burton hey asshole, foh
@Jack Burton good troll you fuck head
It was originally a Leadbelly song, Nirvana covered it.
TrashNirvanaRemasters. Nope it’s been around way longer than leadbelly. It’s an old folk song no one really knows who wrote it though
@Jack Burton go fuck yourself jack "burton" more like jack bastard
7:36 watch a man die on stage before your eyes. No one has given that much of themselves for music since or ever will.
I think Kurt's soul was on the outside of this body. He is just so raw and real and beautiful and broken. R.I.P. Kurt.
The song “Polly” from the same show is great and “pennyroyal tea”.... also check out “breed” & “drain you” live from the paramount
Or tourettes. That would show him the other side of Nirvana.... Or Milk it.
338 WM drain you in Paris or live and loud was better
Jack Burton no u
Ooooooh yeah Pennyroyal tea is good
Lead Belly was an American treasure. You should do some of his music.
Hearing Kurt sing "I"m going where the cold wind blows" is just chilling.
Please notice the silence and patient respect of the crowd at the end. No one rushing or clamoring. No one yelling or demanding. That was real respect of art and artist alike.
The Man Who Sold the World is another great one from that Nirvana MTV Unplugged concert.
#DavidBowiesong🖤
Hell yeah
It’s a cover of a Leadbelly song called “In the Pines”. Great job by Nirvana, and the original is awesome also!
That growl/scream that Kurt does at the end of the song is kind of his trademark. Kurt had chronic stomach pain and said that it was the source of that sound. The whole Unplugged concert is great, especially the cover of "The Man Who Sold the World," although when the album was first released I was really into their cover of the Vaseline's "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam." Of course, you probably should also check out Nirvana's own music (I've always loved "About a Girl" and "All Apologies").
Could that be Crohn's disease?
Staci McDaniel . I am sure I heard he got some medication that helped a lot .
God, I’ll never forget hearing the news he died. I was 11 or 12, my older brother loved them, along with sublime. He was torn up. I was too. He’s a legend and they’re a legendary band!
glad that gave you goose bumps..you actually listened to it and felt the emotion...some people get wet and others just feel the rain
Genuinely lol at "seemed like he might have been a "people person"".
Me too Erika!
This song is right there with Johnny Cash's "Hurt", as far as the chills I get watching it.
You mean Trent Reznor's song "Hurt"? Johnny Cash covered it beautifully.
GoldenNokomis yeah that’s what I meant
@@nekkidpossum4397 Reznor himself said, after hearing Cash's version, that Hurt was Johhny's song now. Reznor himself liked the Cash version more than his own
“Seems like he mighta been a people person” 😂
hahaha..yeah..
i dont think he meant it in that sense, like if somebody has enough charisma that people, in this case the masses, are drawn to him and interested in him that qualifies somebody as a people person if you ask me. nirvana wouldn't have been nearly as successful without that persona. same for most major rock acts or significant artists in music culture
Kurt hated people.. He hated being famous.. Just lived music
@@polackwizerd And yet he was charismatic. A cruel irony.
@@polackwizerd I don't think he hated people... in general, he was always telling people to have empathy towards others. Probably because no one expressed that to him, as often as he would've liked to have.
The guy with no shoes, that's Pat Smear. He's punk AF. Germs.
it means the world to see someone point that out. Gotta remember those pioneers!
Always with a smile on his face.
Still plays with Dave Grohl in Foo Fighters.
Whoops, I was thinking he was from Meatpuppets, but they were there for a different song. Another great band .
@@EvelyntMild Meat Puppets were a great band too!
This was a *very* famous performance. I vividly remember watching. It was on "MTV Unplugged" Nirvana didn't typically do acoustic. This was a departure from the typical. Which was the whole point of the show. The sweater, Kurt Cobain's wearing is famous too. I heard it was just sold at auction
Original version of song is "Black Girl"/"In the Pine" by Lead Belly early 20th century blues musician, Kurt loved the song and wanted to do a cover of it and changed it from "black girl" to "my girl". This song is one of the most emotionally gutting songs for me as I grew up in Seattle during the 80s/90s, Kurt was sorta the town hero. The entire album "Nirvana: Unplugged" is one of the best examples of (for me at least) the last really amazing grunge/rock unplugged style albums.
I saw a documentary where people that knew Kurt were commenting on his life after he had killed himself, I don't remember who it was, but when Kurt takes that last deep breath and looks up from his guitar the person commented almost to himself "God damnit Kurt". Looking back it is very easy to see that Kurt was saying goodbye in this performance, that last grindy tone he makes in his throat was physically painful to hear him make, and emotional agony to people going through depression themselves. He gave this performance his all and it showed and I get filled with such vitriolic hate for Courtney Love for her enabling of his addiction.
Actually Ledbelly did not do the original nor did he write it. It's a traditional American folk song with obscure origins going back to the 1870s. The content and lyrics changed over the years. The first recording was done by Dock Walsh in the 1920s.
@@jamespicklehead5610 Bwuuuaaah??! Seriously? *pulls up wiki* oh bloody hell. "In the pines" and "the longest train" by unknown were both combined into the current in the pines? My entire world is a lie! I guess my brain mushed them all together as the Bill Monroe and Lead Belly in the 40s/50s... I found Dock Walsh who apparently pioneered playing the banjo with a knife (metal), Walsh is attributed with a recording in 1926 as an A side on one of his singles. but had been sung in about 20 or so different versions since 1870...
Oh well, can we call this a horseshoe/hand grenade sorta thing on my first post... I guess I should research before I speak.
People need a villain to hate and blame. The truth is, Kurt had a depression, suicide and drug problem long before he met Courtney. She was also dealing w/ her own addiction and trying to get clean while Kurt just wanted to obliterate all feeling in himself. It's a strange thing watching her get blamed for everything Kurt is responsible for. He was a tortured and sensitive soul. So was she, she was just tougher in the end and survived, only to have to face the intense vitriol and blame of his formidable fan base.
@@saintejeannedarc9460 You have no idea how much I appreciate this comment.
@jamel_Aka_jamal check out Fantastic Negrito’s version (called In The Pines from his The Last Days Of Oakland) - really amazing and with a modern verse that makes me cry every time)
"I'm going where the cold wind blows." Is the line that gets me cause shortly after this show he was gone
This gig has some of the most powerful vocals I have ever heard, not sure anyone can listen and not be moved by that voice
I swear we astral travel with Kurt on another plane every time we watch him open his eyes at the crescendo.
This Unplugged was a masterpiece! Kurt was an immensely sensitive soul...you can see it in that last look when he flashes those intense blue eyes!