It is so humbling to see people who don’t understand a word of English but can understand the feelings conveyed by the artist. I am truly blessed to get to see people’s reactions to American pop culture whom have never been exposed to it before. This is why I keep coming back!
It's amazing how a Pakistani tribesman can empathize with the pain of a long-dead rockstar from Seattle. It really shows the universality of the human condition and how we're all connected
"He himself, lost his home once" The wise man could not be more correct and that is something that Kurt could not get over and was deeply wounded by. That rejection he felt in all the years of his youth, was more than responsible for his heartache.
"In the Pines" is an old American folk song going back to the 1870s. It was famously sung by black American blues singer Lead Belly. Kurt Cobain was a huge fan of Lead Belly's music.
@@letitbe3625 I was 17 when he died in 1994. His music, his words (which if you had actually heard any of his music it would help) helped us feel better about ourselves and made us more comfortable feeling awkward and introspective and that it was ok to be different. You should listen to more of his music not just this song which wasn't even his song 🤣 that's a song by Huddie Ledbetter from the late 1800's early 1900's . But thank you for the comment
@@corbinbates2708 I still remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news on the radio. I was 14 and had been really getting into alternative music for a couple of years at that point. The music at that time was like the perfect soundtrack for what most of us were experiencing; the inner world of someone trying to find their place in the outer world where you didn't feel like you really fit in because you were unique, but not the right kind of normal unique. I'm so grateful that we grew up when we did and had this music to listen to while we worked through our teenage angst and the irony and cognitive dissonance of the world we live in. This was, and still is, my favorite CD/album. He cites a lot of musicians as inspiration or collaborators throughout the performance and I've checked a lot of them out over the years. It really expanded my musical taste. I can't not point out the irony that as kids it felt like most adults didn't get us and now, as adults, it feels like a lot of the kids don't get us either. I guess that's the fate of Gen-X, but we'll just shrug it off like everything else and keep being ourselves.
@@AmyEugene so very same! I was 14 and had just tuned into alternative music about a year prior and this news literally brought me to tears. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. This was my "where were you when Kennedy was shot" moment.
Not for the generation. Half of us or more either didn't care or were against his music. Nevermind especially was just a distorted pop album. And the original artists covered on Unplugged like Meat Puppets played it better.
@Patrick H it's literally from Nirvana in this instance jackass it's call a cover. This version of the song is from the 1920s and had you ever seen the unplugged Kurt explains its a Led Belly song Led belly wasn't even born until 1888. Its like you learned a pice of trivia and couldn't wait to show the internet how little you actually know.
We shouldn't conflate a musical performance with the origins of a song. "Under the Pines" has an unknown author and was structured in the tradition of an old Elizabethan ballad(no offense to the Celts, who the Elizabethans borrowed from - how far back should we go?). Recording wasn't invented until the 20s, and the first "Under the Pines" recording bore little resemblance to its original dark content. Nirvana's performance (assuming this is what you mean when you refer to "this") is not from the Appalachian part of us. Appalachia has no more claim to it than the Delta blues laying claim to a country song. Country music was heavily influenced by southern blues, especially after the Depression, but we don't listen to a Hank Williams song and say "This is Appalachian music" or "This is the blues part of us." We don't hear a Rolling Stones or Eric Clapton interpretation of a blues song (a bunch of British guys) and say "this is from the blues part of us. It's southern Delta music." It's also like listening to a BB King blues song and saying "This is the gospel part of us. It's church music." Nirvana's performance is a rock and roll interpretation of Lead Belly's recording of this old folk song....Old blues.
I'm from punjab and it was quite surprising for me but Pakistan was a part of punjab back in the day so I can see how they're familiar with the literature
They could feel the pain not only in the lyrics, but in the whole performance. Someone said that in the moment Kurt catched his breath, looked in front of him and sang the last few words he was giving up on life, I believe this is true. I get goosebumps every time I listen to this even after so many years. YES to them reacting to more Nirvana. Thank you for the great work.
I get the gooseys too, his soul/spirit is ready to exit after that exhale I feel. I watched the og broadcast and recorded it on vhs. Love these humans reactions as well.
6:11 Love the comment on Pat Smear, lol. "He is having the most fun, swinging in his chair." Honestly the reason the brought him into Nirvana. To try and make it fun for them again. Everyone loved Pat.
I had never listened to this version of the song and wow , at 7:54 when he opens his eyes before letting out that scream....that shook me to my core. Wonderful video , fantastic wisdom as always.
Couldn't agree more - definitely the best part! P.s. Have you ever heard Leadbelly's version? Kurt credits him at the end - check it out if you haven't already - it's great.
If you liked this id always heavily recommend the whole Unplugged set if you havent watched it in one sitting, it manages to be so heartwrenchingly raw despite being in a somewhat polished environment. Kurts vocals truly do shine throughout the whole session, and ontop of that its one of the few that has decent recordings of some of Kurts favourite songs to cover (this one being one of them). Music truly is universal and its performances like this that prove that
I will never forget the very first time I saw the moment you speak of. It was the first time the unplugged set was aired in Australia, early 1995 & was being broadcast on television obviously after the release of the album (which was officially released after Kurt was gone) which was haunting for all the reasons that were still hard to come to terms with. I was very, very familiar with the whole set already but nothing could prepare me for what was captured, in what actually happened in a split second yet it was impossible to miss. Right then it became incredibly clear the extent of the pain & turmoil this man was being tortured with in those, unbeknownst at the time, last few months of his life and in that split second somehow I understood the man who had been the model of my own journey as a musician more than I believed was possible. That split second was etched into my very fabric right there and now, nearly 30 years on, it remains as raw and maybe even more heart-wrenching than it was and shall remain forever. And then, even though I had taped it from the T.V, as was the fickle nature of that era’s technology such as the VHS tape, the tape (which was actually the family’s “whore cassette”, the one used to record things never intended to be kept, just watched then recorded over with the next mystery program) had already had a lengthy career, being in service since at least late 92’ and the magnetic tape was warped, stretched & had been slipping for a while, pretty much became awful to watch and did not make for a pleasant experience. While it never actually got chewed up by the VHS machine, it was obvious any further attempts to view it were going to end in tears. So it was retired to the very back corner of the shelving cabinet that housed the videotape collection. I thought surely it will be available soon enough and then I would replace the old girl with the official release. Well for reasons that were never made clear, MTV only released the video footage some 10 years later in 2004 on DVD. Because of how quick it happened and how long ago it had been, it was something I’d never discussed with anyone else, my reasoning being that I was very much so a Nirvana fan (to downplay it to the utmost extreme) & I wasn’t sure if anyone else had even noticed it. Also I kinda felt like bringing it up would be that step over the line from respect to obsession. But as I continued to view the footage with more and more people, who ranged from those who were there and were also heavily affected by the band & in turn also by Kurt and the tragic ending of something very special, to those who knew of the band but they weren’t really aware of them other than at a pedestrian level. Yet with each viewing I was surprised that near on every single person had been visibly shaken by that split second when he almost looks directly into your soul with those piercing blue eyes so full of terrible pain and silently screams “I can’t do this anymore” which is bittersweet to see just how obvious it was while being noticed far to late to do anything but grieve the loss of a fellow human. A brilliant, immensely gifted with a very powerful ability to make you feel every ounce of pure emotion poured into his art. Through mediums like TH-cam, it has been made possible to share that split second with people who I could never have imagined possible to share it with. It’s been said many times in the comment section of the reactions of these gentlemen, that music is a universal language and that is an undeniable truth. Through channels such as this I feel that people will be able to finally start breaking down the barriers that have been constructed by those who would have us stay divided by untrue racial propaganda designed only to strengthen the walls that keep us apart and fuels the bonds of segregation. These lies and hate based ideals are destroyed by watching folk who are as far removed from anything most westerners will witness their entire lives & cannot understand the English lyrics, accurately describe the emotions behind the song, the pain in the artist experienced within their lives (so incredibly accurate at times, the bond we all share as humans becomes undeniable) and how they use phrases to describe the message they hear in the voice of the music itself go beyond polite surface level compliments that people give when they don’t like something they’re being shown by someone who is deeply affected by it & they are certain you will feel exactly the same way. I honestly feel channels like this, with the most simple goal of sharing the things that make this confusing & at times downright insane ride through the thing we call life a little less dark and lonely knowing that we are most certainly not in this alone. Understanding that even far far away from wherever you may be, there is more than just one other soul out there who would understand why you see the world the way you do, in fact you are a part of a very, very large group/tribe/family who not only understand what you’re feeling, they actually know what you’re feeling because they feel it too & that in of itself is a beautiful thing to witness and not just be told that it happens. We have a long way to go & a lot of pain to share before we will heal enough to finally achieve real peace, but it has started to gather momentum and it started with channels like this & will grow by reminding each of us that we are all one species & there is no “race” because no-one will ever win. We are all capable of love & understanding because those things are essential for us to not only survive but thrive and prosper in the short time we each are allocated to add our energy and essence of our love to things we are yet to comprehend. May each of us find the peace that is simultaneously searching for us Peace, love & empathy
That comment Muharam made about him worried about Curt farting was hilarious. I understood it though. I’d love to see more Nirvana on this channel. Great reaction 🙋🏻♀️🙌🏼👍🏼👏🏼💜🇨🇦
I’m a big Nirvana/Kurt fan and this is one of my favorite performances of theirs. There’s good reason it’s so beloved! I’m so glad they all enjoyed it and connected with the emotion behind the performance. I’m sure Kurt would be proud and humble! Perhaps it’s time to introduce them to Tool? PS: Chester is SO BEAUTIFUL!! He steals the show! ❤
Forgot to say, I thought Elizabeth’s breakdown of this song/performance was so insightful! She’s a great resource. There’s another guy I enjoy watching for a similar kind of insight, although he talks more about the music itself than the quality of the singing. His channel is Key of Geebz. He’s a music composer and has a lot of interesting thoughts about what goes into the music itself. If he and Elizabeth both cover a song, that’s the ultimate in deep diving! 😊
I look at this performance as when he injected soul. There are moments that he emotes so intensely I get the same feels as some of Elvis's more emotional performances. That reminds me I would love a reaction to Elvis 'In the Ghetto'!
The amount of empathy towards Kurt, without even knowing anything about him, just through his expressions and voice in the song.... its absolutely amazing, I can't believe how much they caught
small mistake, "in the pines" refers to a forest of نښتر where it is cold and the trees block the sun. a pineapple plant is a different species that exists in warm tropical climate.
@Dislike Button sorry just wanted to add more here. did yall know that before 1492 and the Columbus exchange, that a "Pineapple" would be referring to a "Pinecone"? , the seed-bearing fruit from a Pine Tree. later after the Tropical fruit was introduced into English speaking world, they noted the similarities and called it a "Pineapple" as well.... "Apple" was actually a generic word for "Fruit" at the time.
@@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa1995 compared to the rest of the world that’s few 👀 prolly more we will never know about cause they just naturally talented and don’t pursue it at all at least publicly
@@alexthewombat6781 absolutely agree! 💯 Nirvana will forever be my favorite as I relate with Kurt in every way. I myself am a leftie (left handed) and the way he feels about things or respectively, felt, I also feel. Like big corporations and hoe overwhelming life can be, even to the point of drug addiction. I've been down that ugly road myself. Been with a narcissist too, so I understand the depths of his pain and sorrow. I understand why he wanted out of this life, despite the pain it brought all of us, he had a little girl. I have children too. Sad we can have children and still feel this way...but these men could feel his pain without understanding the language. That's something. They need to here some original Kurt written songs.
Very shortly after this, Kurt, the singer lost his life to self harm, addiction, and depression. Their interpretation of his feelings, without actually knowing his story is absolutely accurate. Many blessings
Sensitivity is good in this setting, but I don't think Cobain would approve of having his exit described so delicately. His sense of humor was every bit as brutal as his closing act. He would for sure be cracking jokes about wallpaper...
@@dudermcdudeface3674 No, but thanks for asking. A dim bulb would be someone that ignores circumstantial evidence, that would suggest it would have been unlikely for him to have taken his own life, in the manner described, at the conclusion of Seattle PDs investigation. I make no assertions to any theory, just that there is enough to doubt the official report. Not too different from suspicious circumstances surrounding Jimi Hendrix in 1971. A dim bulb is someone that believes governing bodies are benevolent entities, that serve to protect, and that their motives are not to ever be questioned. A dim bulb is someone that thinks bad people, with bad intentions, wouldn't seek positions of power, or couldn't attain that power. A dim bulb is someone who dismisses the idea that, the one person that would most want you to disappear, could be sleeping right beside you.
It continues to impress me the level of understanding they all have expressed generally just from tone and non-verbal communication. Such wisdom appears to get rarer by the day.
Why do I love these reactions so much? Is it because it reaffirms our basic humanity... I don’t know these guys, but love this song - and am somehow connected to them through it. Thank you for this channel ❤
This channel is amazing. I’ve shed many tears connecting with these wonderful and thoughtful humans through these music reaction videos! Thank you all! Peace and love from California ❤
Most underrated reaction for this song. These men were intensly captivated by the emotion. Thank you so much for sharing this. Music bridges all cultures.
Music can be understood with nothing but a listener's heart. These men could hear the blues in the instruments and voices. Love and miss Nirvana. Amazing musician gone too soon.
These men are wise about psychology and the human spirit. We would be more in tune with others if we turned off all our electronics and lived a quieter life. Thank you for showing that. God bless.
I loved this! I was a huge fan of Nirvana as a teenager. I also learned something new in this video, about this song being so old. I did not know that. Also, the thoughts these men have are always so great. Thank you for this one. 💜
What a great choice for our friends to react to. Three very wise men indeed. Nirvana has many incredibly deep songs, and most have wonderfully put together 'live' versions (which I think are way better). I know you mentioned that you were conducting interviews for new members to the channel, how is that going?
It would be interesting for your contributors to see the entire 14 song concert as a whole piece. This was the final song performed. It is hard to describe the emotions one feels from seeing the whole thing. Just that one gets the sense that's one of the great concerts of history. Raw and spellbinding.
I'm so impressed with everyone's way of thinking. Calmness and care in verbalizing their impressions. Above all, the ability to appreciate something they are not used to.
I always love your videos and the beautiful people you share cultural things with. I've traveled the world and met many people in attempt to build understanding. I was a first gen punk rocker. My final days of going to shows and hanging on the scene were in Nirvana's infancy. My best friends band played with them in a shitty club and there were about 34 people there that night. I'm in my 60s now. If you'd told me that night that in the future I would be watching this interaction on a laptop computer and brushing away tears I might not have believed you. Thanks for bring these people into our lives. I love it so much.
It is good to see these 3 men and hear their reactions. They are spot on with their responces of emotion, and learning about techniques of singing. Pointing out things that I missed.
Every time I listen to this song I feel my soul collapse upon itself. It was beautiful seeing/hearing this men react to Kurt Cobain's music, without knowledge of the lyrics. Beautiful.
"In the Pines" is an old song from the Appalachia part of the eastern us. It's one of my favorites because trees grow so thick that block the sun and you shiver the whole night through.
Pineapples are pinecones, right? In my language they are called 'Dennenappels'. Which literally translates to Pineapples. But they're not Pineapples(which we call 'Ananas'). Language and its application is so interesting.
@roddo1955 In American English a "pineapple" is a type of fruit --> 🍍 A "pine cone" is something different. It is a similar shape to the body of the pineapple fruit, but it is dark colored, smaller, and holds seeds. It is not a fruit or edible. They grow on pine trees here.
You do such a great job showing these songs, and these gentlemen are so understanding of the story being sung. Is there really a Punjabi poem which has a similar tale?
Wow I watched this like the day it came out on MTV, recorded it and watched it almost everyday or every other day at least for years. When Kurt opens up and starts getting into it, I still get goosebumps.
I would love to see their reaction to “Cemetery Gates”…the subject matter (he didn’t mourn her when she died, kept it bottled up, it destroyed him, and he finally realized that he should have mourned her when it was all happening), the raw emotion both in Phil’s voice and Dime’s guitar playing.
Yes, this was amazing , like seeing it again with new eyes, hearing with new ears! Raw is the perfect way to describe Kurt's singing. I think they should know that Kurt killed himself, he was such an intense person, listening to him is like taking a drug. It's so good, and then it over whelms you. I know both sides of the story, I've been the cheater, and the cheated in relationships. His passion, just wow. I love this channel and I hope that maybe Kurt can see or hear this somehow, I think he's out there, you cannot destroy that kind of energy. This was on MTV?? Wow, times have changed. There is no music out there like Nirvana today, when Kurt died it was like the song that goes " the day the music died".Thanks to TH-cam for the recommendation!! I wouldn't want to have missed this, such a lovely surprise. Can you tell I'm a fan? LOL.
All people understand love, anguish, emotion…. We are all made of the same stuff and so much connects us. This video was really well done and informative, thank you. Kurt’s performance continues to make me cry
This is my most favourite music review ever! I have roots in this direction too and there was a time I really struggled with Western behaviour in music because I had the feeling I need to be painful, screaming and dancing around in sexually manner too in order to belong too but learned I can just safely stay humble and simple and do music that is also appreciated, but too see this is like bridge for appreciation for me, because in my family, there were not so much, so its good to know people, especially older ones being confronted and react in such a wise, sweet, humble and empathic way!
One of them mentioned something about Kurt sounding like he had lost his home before? Something in the Way was a song Kurt wrote about running away from home as a child and living under a bridge. Maybe that would be a good choice for next time, it's a very personal and sad song.
He didn't run away. He was told to leave. His teenage years were spent sleeping on the backs of friends porches or even in hospital waiting rooms, where he was convinced no one would bother him if he appeared to be waiting for a sick friend. Pretty sad that his whole family basically made him feel like he wasn't wanted and too difficult to handle.
I don't know other (older) versions of this song, but this version of Kurt's always tells the story of his darling being dead somewhere under the pine trees to me. The protagonist repeats his question her and she always says,'..in the pines where the sun don't ever shine. I shivered the whole night through'. He asked her where she would go? Her response is always 'where the cold wind blows'. I think he now becomes maniac and lives in a cycle.
Mr. Abdul Asiz is always over the target with his observations. They would flip out knowing what had happened to him is very similar to what happened to the man in the song. The husband is actually the one who's telling the tale and his spirit questions his wife before he goes on when he says, "I'm going where the cold wind blows." He feels no warmth anymore because he is deceased. A driving wheel is something roughnecks and oil drillers used to use in the remote fields/forests to get the heavy work done to move around heavy objects in the job. They would throw a rope over that wheel that's output from an engine slowly increase pressure to have the wheel begin to do the work. Sometimes, men would often become hung up in the rope when the wheel grabs it too tightly and it'll tear an arm off, that if they were lucky. My Grandpa was a roughneck in the late 1940's to 1950's, he tried to save a man who got caught by that rope they called, "the cattail" and it tore his thumb off. I hope that helps you understand it a little better. Amazing video though! While they know nothing of Cobain, they pick up on what he was trying to tell people about his own wife by choosing this song.
This channel is astonishing! I absolutely love these gentlemen's opinions and interpretations on music performed by artists who primarily speak English. If we can throw in recommendations. I would absolutely love to know what these gentlemen's thoughts would be about the song "Time" by Pink Floyd
@@lildoe77 😂We would be here for an hour, easily! I used to anonymously add that song to the digital jukebox at a pool hall I frequented (sometimes 2 or 3 plays in a row), and it was always hilarious to see the reactions of the tough bar-goers getting frustrated at almost 30 minutes of weird instrumentals peppered with a vocal here or there That was years ago though and obviously I realize now that it was kind of a tool move to pull and could be pretty annoying from another perspective, but at the time in my younger 20s I still found it pretty funny lol Thanks for unintentionally bringing back old memories and getting a chuckle out of me! Hope you are well, and God bless from Texas!
These Ustads would appreciate ‘Time’ because they have experienced life and have the wisdom to understand what the lyrics of the song are saying to young people even if they don’t listen. I’ve played it for my kids and they don’t grasp it the way I do as someone much older than Roger Waters was when he wrote that brilliant song.
Muharam: "It was all because of that girl !" "He has gone crazy over her whereabouts!" 😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂 That is the funniest thing Ive ever heard someone say about and Nirvana song. I mean, I guess he's kinda right too. 😂 Gold!
Be it hand gestures mirroring a song's rhythm or a slight body sway as a tempo changes, it's truly so cool to see that, no matter in what language, or with what instrument, the musicality in humans will always shine through.
What you at tribals are showimg us all by these great videos is that human expressions and feelings are fully without hatred, we all feel sympathy for each other…. unless som religion or goverment or so called civilised politicians. Lies to us and tells us we are all enemies. Love these clips from Yury 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I will never forget the very first time I saw the moment that many of you speak of. It was the first time the unplugged set was aired in Australia, early 1995 & was being broadcast on television obviously after the release of the album (which was officially released after Kurt was gone) which was haunting for all the reasons that were still hard to come to terms with. I was very, very familiar with the whole set already but nothing could prepare me for what was captured, in what actually happened in a split second yet it was impossible to miss. Right then it became incredibly clear the extent of the pain & turmoil this man was being tortured with in those, unbeknownst at the time, last few months of his life and in that split second somehow I understood the man who had been the model of my own journey as a musician more than I believed was possible. That split second was etched into my very fabric right there and now, nearly 30 years on, it reminds as raw and maybe even more heart-wrenching than it was and shall remain forever. And then, even though I had taped it from the T.V, as was the fickle nature of that era’s technology such as the VHS tape, the tape (which was actually the family’s “whore cassette”, the one used to record things never intended to be kept, just watched then recorded over with the next mystery program) had already had a lengthy career, being in service since at least late 92’ and the magnetic tape was warped, stretched & had been slipping for a while, pretty much became awful to watch and did not make for a pleasant experience. While it never actually got chewed up by the VHS machine, it was obvious any further attempts to view it were going to end in tears. So it was retired to the very back corner of the shelving cabinet that housed the videotape collection. I thought surely it will be available soon enough and then I would replace the old girl with the official release. Well for reasons that were never made clear, MTV only released the video footage some 10 years later in 2004 on DVD. Because of how quick it happened and how long ago it had been, it was something I’d never discussed with anyone else, my reasoning being that I was very much so a Nirvana fan (to downplay it to the utmost extreme) & I wasn’t sure if anyone else had even noticed it. Also I kinda felt like bringing it up would be that step over the line from respect to obsession. But as I continued to view the footage with more and more people, who ranged from those who were there and were also heavily affected by the band & in turn also by Kurt and the tragic ending of something very special to those who knew of the band but they weren’t really aware of them other than at a pedestrian level. Yet with each viewing I was surprised that near on every single person had been visibly shaken by that split second when he almost looks directly into your soul with those piercing blue eyes so full of terrible pain and silently screams “I can’t do this anymore” which is bittersweet to see just how obvious it was while being noticed far to late to do anything but grieve the loss of a fellow human. A brilliant, immensely gifted with a very powerful ability to make you feel every ounce of pure emotion poured into his art. Through mediums like TH-cam, it has been made possible to share that split second with people who I could never have imagined possible to share it with. It’s been said many times in the comment section of the reactions of these gentlemen, that music is a universal language and that is an undeniable truth. Through channels such as this I feel that people will be able to finally start breaking down the barriers that have been constructed by those who would have us stay divided by untrue racial propaganda designed only to strengthen the walls that keep us apart and fuels the bonds of segregation. These lies and hate based ideals are destroyed by watching folk who are as far removed from anything most westerners will witness their entire lives & cannot understand the English lyrics, accurately describe the emotions behind the song, the pain in the artist experienced within their lives (so incredibly accurate at times, the bond we all share as humans becomes undeniable) and how they use phrases to describe the message they hear in the voice of the music itself go beyond polite surface level compliments that people give when they don’t like something they’re being shown by someone who is deeply affected by it & they are certain you will feel exactly the same way. I honestly feel channels like this, with the most simple goal of sharing the things that make this confusing & at times downright insane ride through the thing we call life a little less dark and lonely knowing that we are most certainly not in this alone. Understanding that even far far away from wherever you may be, there is more than just one other soul out there who would understand why you see the world the way you do, in fact you are a part of a very, very large group/tribe/family who not only understand what you’re feeling, they actually know what you’re feeling because they feel it too & that in of itself is a beautiful thing to witness and not just be told that it happens. We have a long way to go & a lot of pain to share before we will heal enough to finally achieve real peace, but it has started to gather momentum and it started with channels like this & will grow by reminding each of us that we are all one species & there is no “race” because no-one will ever win. We are all capable of love & understanding because those things are essential for us to not only survive but thrive and prosper in the short time we each are allocated to add our energy and essence of our love to things we are yet to comprehend. May each of us find the peace that is simultaneously searching for us Peace, love & empathy
I'd suggest playing *"Come as You Are"* or better yet, *"Heart Shaped Box"* for reference to where he was mentally at during this time in his life. For earlier, prior to his darker days, *"sliver."* You may have to show them the videos and just turn the captions on for the song. That'll allow us to follow along with what they're hearing and bypass any potential claims on the videos. We won't need to hear it because we all know these songs, but we could easily play them ourselves... Should someone want to play it while watching it. It'll be far less trouble this way.
I have never enjoyed a video this much. Sometimes we take music for granted. Awesome watching insightful dudes watch this from an entirely different frame of view.
Very interesting how music is a universal expression, which conveys feelings. Some interesting notes I jotted down: *about pat smear:* Oh, this guy have more fun! *about Kurt and song:* I see pain in your face, in your every body. His voice is soft, hard and heavy, at same time!
I loved to see how this video turned out and how different person's view music from another region and language. This specific live performance/song always bring me to tears watching it though. His gasp and how has he opened his eyes, breath taking. 💘
The "pines" have nothing to do with pineapples. Sometimes the interpreter brings his/her own misinterpretations into play. It is easy to lose oneself among the pine forests of the Pacific Northwest temperate rain forests. It is dark, lonely and cold.
Kurt and his music have always been so important to me. I would love to hear what insights Abdul has when reacting to a live performance to one of Kurt's songs. 🥰
Just some insight into the singing. Mark Lanegan is credited with introducing Kurt to the Lead Belly songs. They had previously recorded this song together and Kurt wanted Mark to join during the MTV session. Mark didn't join sadly but in response to that, Kurt replied "I'll sing it how you did, brother" or something to that effect. Mark has a very deep voice, it's likely Kurt was using the technique without actually knowing what it's called or that it's even something they taught, in an effort to deepen his voice. That's the magic of people like Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan. They were both originals and completely self taught.
9:08 that was very wise, specially since that's exactly what kurt would do. He was a great singer, maybe not by technique but by the soul that a lot of people lack. It's just that thing that u think "this person sounds good, but there's something missing".
The older gentleman nearly brings me to tears with his analysis. After knowing the pain and troubles both chester and kurt went through and him to show concern over it after the first look at their faces is heartbreaking. We would still have these amazing artists had someone else saw into them as he did.
I love this series. I feel like I've grown to know these gentlemen personally as they open their minds to some of my favorite music. Music is the universal language. So to hear people from a totally different life story from me reacting to this music with their heart and their gut, it makes me feel closer to them. Thank you for your work. And thank them for their participation! ❤️🎶
It is so humbling to see people who don’t understand a word of English but can understand the feelings conveyed by the artist. I am truly blessed to get to see people’s reactions to American pop culture whom have never been exposed to it before. This is why I keep coming back!
yet the white person is so blind. altough they understand the text
Me too!! I love music and it's universal voice
That this is an African American song! It's so gut-wrenching
WHY COULDNT they just put subtitles to the song instead? was it that hard? cmon....
That is a testament to the artist and the people who are really listening/watching.
It's amazing how a Pakistani tribesman can empathize with the pain of a long-dead rockstar from Seattle. It really shows the universality of the human condition and how we're all connected
Afghani? I never thought they're Afghani?
@@humppapomppa1186 You're right, they're from Pakistan. My bad
❤
Everybody hurts
We have similar issues but we're still completely different.
"He himself, lost his home once" The wise man could not be more correct and that is something that Kurt could not get over and was deeply wounded by. That rejection he felt in all the years of his youth, was more than responsible for his heartache.
This video makes me happy
The older gentleman picked up the pain of Chester frim linkin park & Kurt, not knowing they both commited suicide. Very observant.
That part was so poignant.
I think any sensitive person can see the pain in those two singers just by listening to them
I mean, the suicide part is debatable... Well, in Kurt's case.
anyone who experienced pain can hear that
Kurt didn't kill himself you ignotard
"In the Pines" is an old American folk song going back to the 1870s. It was famously sung by black American blues singer Lead Belly. Kurt Cobain was a huge fan of Lead Belly's music.
Kurt Cobain wanted to buy Leadbelly's guitar but it was too expensive, $1 million dollars
Leadbelly sang his way out of the penitentiary
I don’t know why I never knew it said “the pines.” I always thought it was “the palace”
Bill Monroe also did a bluegrass version of this song that was very popular for years .
@@subtogoyougoyou6351$500,000, actually. He told the story before playing the song on Unplugged.
His loss was absolutely devastating for our generation... He was our voice
When he was alive wtf your generation were doing mentality? 😂 now stop your sweet words😝
@@letitbe3625 I was 17 when he died in 1994. His music, his words (which if you had actually heard any of his music it would help) helped us feel better about ourselves and made us more comfortable feeling awkward and introspective and that it was ok to be different. You should listen to more of his music not just this song which wasn't even his song 🤣 that's a song by Huddie Ledbetter from the late 1800's early 1900's . But thank you for the comment
@@corbinbates2708 I still remember where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news on the radio. I was 14 and had been really getting into alternative music for a couple of years at that point. The music at that time was like the perfect soundtrack for what most of us were experiencing; the inner world of someone trying to find their place in the outer world where you didn't feel like you really fit in because you were unique, but not the right kind of normal unique. I'm so grateful that we grew up when we did and had this music to listen to while we worked through our teenage angst and the irony and cognitive dissonance of the world we live in. This was, and still is, my favorite CD/album. He cites a lot of musicians as inspiration or collaborators throughout the performance and I've checked a lot of them out over the years. It really expanded my musical taste.
I can't not point out the irony that as kids it felt like most adults didn't get us and now, as adults, it feels like a lot of the kids don't get us either. I guess that's the fate of Gen-X, but we'll just shrug it off like everything else and keep being ourselves.
@@AmyEugene so very same! I was 14 and had just tuned into alternative music about a year prior and this news literally brought me to tears. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing. This was my "where were you when Kennedy was shot" moment.
Not for the generation. Half of us or more either didn't care or were against his music. Nevermind especially was just a distorted pop album. And the original artists covered on Unplugged like Meat Puppets played it better.
It's fascinating to hear their reactions to old blues, from Nirvana no less. Wonderful video.
Kurt would have loved this 💜
@Patrick H OLD BLUES, from NIRVANA. Learn to read.
@Patrick H it's literally from Nirvana in this instance jackass it's call a cover.
This version of the song is from the 1920s and had you ever seen the unplugged Kurt explains its a Led Belly song Led belly wasn't even born until 1888.
Its like you learned a pice of trivia and couldn't wait to show the internet how little you actually know.
This is from the Appalachian part of the us. It is mountain music
We shouldn't conflate a musical performance with the origins of a song. "Under the Pines" has an unknown author and was structured in the tradition of an old Elizabethan ballad(no offense to the Celts, who the Elizabethans borrowed from - how far back should we go?). Recording wasn't invented until the 20s, and the first "Under the Pines" recording bore little resemblance to its original dark content. Nirvana's performance (assuming this is what you mean when you refer to "this") is not from the Appalachian part of us. Appalachia has no more claim to it than the Delta blues laying claim to a country song. Country music was heavily influenced by southern blues, especially after the Depression, but we don't listen to a Hank Williams song and say "This is Appalachian music" or "This is the blues part of us." We don't hear a Rolling Stones or Eric Clapton interpretation of a blues song (a bunch of British guys) and say "this is from the blues part of us. It's southern Delta music." It's also like listening to a BB King blues song and saying "This is the gospel part of us. It's church music." Nirvana's performance is a rock and roll interpretation of Lead Belly's recording of this old folk song....Old blues.
4:00 I just love it when they relate it to poetry/art from their own culture~
I'm from punjab and it was quite surprising for me but Pakistan was a part of punjab back in the day so I can see how they're familiar with the literature
They could feel the pain not only in the lyrics, but in the whole performance. Someone said that in the moment Kurt catched his breath, looked in front of him and sang the last few words he was giving up on life, I believe this is true. I get goosebumps every time I listen to this even after so many years. YES to them reacting to more Nirvana. Thank you for the great work.
I think so
Kurt looked serious and the rest of nirvana were being goofy and having fun
this was uears before his dezth to iirc before the release of in utero
@niko ramaekers this was definitely not years before his death... 5 or 6 months actually
I get the gooseys too, his soul/spirit is ready to exit after that exhale I feel. I watched the og broadcast and recorded it on vhs. Love these humans reactions as well.
6:11 Love the comment on Pat Smear, lol. "He is having the most fun, swinging in his chair." Honestly the reason the brought him into Nirvana. To try and make it fun for them again. Everyone loved Pat.
I had never listened to this version of the song and wow , at 7:54 when he opens his eyes before letting out that scream....that shook me to my core. Wonderful video , fantastic wisdom as always.
I’ve heard/seen this performance more times than I could possibly count for years and I still get full body goosebumps every time I hear it
Couldn't agree more - definitely the best part!
P.s. Have you ever heard Leadbelly's version? Kurt credits him at the end - check it out if you haven't already - it's great.
Yeah he was really doped up during this. Almost like he forgot what he was singing
If you liked this id always heavily recommend the whole Unplugged set if you havent watched it in one sitting, it manages to be so heartwrenchingly raw despite being in a somewhat polished environment. Kurts vocals truly do shine throughout the whole session, and ontop of that its one of the few that has decent recordings of some of Kurts favourite songs to cover (this one being one of them). Music truly is universal and its performances like this that prove that
You never did?really?
7:58 every time i see that look in his eyes it gives me shivers. I can’t count how many times i’ve cried after that.
His being Cobain
I will never forget the very first time I saw the moment you speak of. It was the first time the unplugged set was aired in Australia, early 1995 & was being broadcast on television obviously after the release of the album (which was officially released after Kurt was gone) which was haunting for all the reasons that were still hard to come to terms with. I was very, very familiar with the whole set already but nothing could prepare me for what was captured, in what actually happened in a split second yet it was impossible to miss. Right then it became incredibly clear the extent of the pain & turmoil this man was being tortured with in those, unbeknownst at the time, last few months of his life and in that split second somehow I understood the man who had been the model of my own journey as a musician more than I believed was possible. That split second was etched into my very fabric right there and now, nearly 30 years on, it remains as raw and maybe even more heart-wrenching than it was and shall remain forever.
And then, even though I had taped it from the T.V, as was the fickle nature of that era’s technology such as the VHS tape, the tape (which was actually the family’s “whore cassette”, the one used to record things never intended to be kept, just watched then recorded over with the next mystery program) had already had a lengthy career, being in service since at least late 92’ and the magnetic tape was warped, stretched & had been slipping for a while, pretty much became awful to watch and did not make for a pleasant experience. While it never actually got chewed up by the VHS machine, it was obvious any further attempts to view it were going to end in tears. So it was retired to the very back corner of the shelving cabinet that housed the videotape collection. I thought surely it will be available soon enough and then I would replace the old girl with the official release. Well for reasons that were never made clear, MTV only released the video footage some 10 years later in 2004 on DVD. Because of how quick it happened and how long ago it had been, it was something I’d never discussed with anyone else, my reasoning being that I was very much so a Nirvana fan (to downplay it to the utmost extreme) & I wasn’t sure if anyone else had even noticed it. Also I kinda felt like bringing it up would be that step over the line from respect to obsession.
But as I continued to view the footage with more and more people, who ranged from those who were there and were also heavily affected by the band & in turn also by Kurt and the tragic ending of something very special, to those who knew of the band but they weren’t really aware of them other than at a pedestrian level. Yet with each viewing I was surprised that near on every single person had been visibly shaken by that split second when he almost looks directly into your soul with those piercing blue eyes so full of terrible pain and silently screams “I can’t do this anymore” which is bittersweet to see just how obvious it was while being noticed far to late to do anything but grieve the loss of a fellow human. A brilliant, immensely gifted with a very powerful ability to make you feel every ounce of pure emotion poured into his art.
Through mediums like TH-cam, it has been made possible to share that split second with people who I could never have imagined possible to share it with. It’s been said many times in the comment section of the reactions of these gentlemen, that music is a universal language and that is an undeniable truth. Through channels such as this I feel that people will be able to finally start breaking down the barriers that have been constructed by those who would have us stay divided by untrue racial propaganda designed only to strengthen the walls that keep us apart and fuels the bonds of segregation. These lies and hate based ideals are destroyed by watching folk who are as far removed from anything most westerners will witness their entire lives & cannot understand the English lyrics, accurately describe the emotions behind the song, the pain in the artist experienced within their lives (so incredibly accurate at times, the bond we all share as humans becomes undeniable) and how they use phrases to describe the message they hear in the voice of the music itself go beyond polite surface level compliments that people give when they don’t like something they’re being shown by someone who is deeply affected by it & they are certain you will feel exactly the same way.
I honestly feel channels like this, with the most simple goal of sharing the things that make this confusing & at times downright insane ride through the thing we call life a little less dark and lonely knowing that we are most certainly not in this alone. Understanding that even far far away from wherever you may be, there is more than just one other soul out there who would understand why you see the world the way you do, in fact you are a part of a very, very large group/tribe/family who not only understand what you’re feeling, they actually know what you’re feeling because they feel it too & that in of itself is a beautiful thing to witness and not just be told that it happens.
We have a long way to go & a lot of pain to share before we will heal enough to finally achieve real peace, but it has started to gather momentum and it started with channels like this & will grow by reminding each of us that we are all one species & there is no “race” because no-one will ever win. We are all capable of love & understanding because those things are essential for us to not only survive but thrive and prosper in the short time we each are allocated to add our energy and essence of our love to things we are yet to comprehend.
May each of us find the peace that is simultaneously searching for us
Peace, love & empathy
I love seeing Murharam's reactions to music. You can see so clearly how deeply he feels music. It adds to the music we're listening to.
Yeah but the fear of the fart is real 😂
Honestly that made me chuckle out loud - he gets so connected with what he's watching
@@cheekyb71 I loved it! He really is a character 😍
Yes it is very cool how he can read the feelings of the people performing!
@@cheekyb71 lmao. The fear is real
I adore him and his reactions. He truly feels the music on a different level than most. The part about the fart made me laugh out loud.
Fascinating! We're all in this together.
That comment Muharam made about him worried about Curt farting was hilarious. I understood it though. I’d love to see more Nirvana on this channel. Great reaction 🙋🏻♀️🙌🏼👍🏼👏🏼💜🇨🇦
I busted out laughing at that comment he made hahahaha
As someone who does these kind of vocals, I can reassure everyone that it's the low bassy notes that can make you fart, not the high screams.
I’m a big Nirvana/Kurt fan and this is one of my favorite performances of theirs. There’s good reason it’s so beloved! I’m so glad they all enjoyed it and connected with the emotion behind the performance. I’m sure Kurt would be proud and humble! Perhaps it’s time to introduce them to Tool? PS: Chester is SO BEAUTIFUL!! He steals the show! ❤
Forgot to say, I thought Elizabeth’s breakdown of this song/performance was so insightful! She’s a great resource. There’s another guy I enjoy watching for a similar kind of insight, although he talks more about the music itself than the quality of the singing. His channel is Key of Geebz. He’s a music composer and has a lot of interesting thoughts about what goes into the music itself. If he and Elizabeth both cover a song, that’s the ultimate in deep diving! 😊
I look at this performance as when he injected soul. There are moments that he emotes so intensely I get the same feels as some of Elvis's more emotional performances.
That reminds me I would love a reaction to Elvis 'In the Ghetto'!
O yeah, and what a concept. Tribal elders reacting to stuff. Brilliant. Thank you. Subscribed.
The amount of empathy towards Kurt, without even knowing anything about him, just through his expressions and voice in the song.... its absolutely amazing, I can't believe how much they caught
small mistake, "in the pines" refers to a forest of نښتر where it is cold and the trees block the sun. a pineapple plant is a different species that exists in warm tropical climate.
@Dislike Button sorry just wanted to add more here. did yall know that before 1492 and the Columbus exchange, that a "Pineapple" would be referring to a "Pinecone"? , the seed-bearing fruit from a Pine Tree. later after the Tropical fruit was introduced into English speaking world, they noted the similarities and called it a "Pineapple" as well.... "Apple" was actually a generic word for "Fruit" at the time.
its possible "pinecone" got translated to "pineapple". even in English those words were once interchangeable.
I think I prefer the pineapple version. He’s like ,where were you? And she’s like selling pineapples
Punjab is a more tropical place. Where pineapples grows. So they were using that analogy. Pine trees grow in cooler climates
Pine trees of Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon
I can't believe he's been gone for nearly 30 years...😞😞😞😞
One of the greatest musicians ever ❤❤❤❤
Kurt was one of the few in the world of music, with an incredibly good voice. Miss him so much! ❤😢
His voice sucked lol he even said so multiple times
Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley and Chris Cornell all just a few of the greatest voices in their respective styles of music
You crazy. There were well over a hundred
@@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa1995 compared to the rest of the world that’s few 👀 prolly more we will never know about cause they just naturally talented and don’t pursue it at all at least publicly
@@alexthewombat6781 absolutely agree! 💯 Nirvana will forever be my favorite as I relate with Kurt in every way. I myself am a leftie (left handed) and the way he feels about things or respectively, felt, I also feel. Like big corporations and hoe overwhelming life can be, even to the point of drug addiction. I've been down that ugly road myself. Been with a narcissist too, so I understand the depths of his pain and sorrow. I understand why he wanted out of this life, despite the pain it brought all of us, he had a little girl. I have children too. Sad we can have children and still feel this way...but these men could feel his pain without understanding the language. That's something. They need to here some original Kurt written songs.
Very shortly after this, Kurt, the singer lost his life to self harm, addiction, and depression. Their interpretation of his feelings, without actually knowing his story is absolutely accurate. Many blessings
Sensitivity is good in this setting, but I don't think Cobain would approve of having his exit described so delicately. His sense of humor was every bit as brutal as his closing act. He would for sure be cracking jokes about wallpaper...
All that, except, I don't believe he took his own life.
@@graebeard552 Well then you're a dim bulb, ain't ya?
@@dudermcdudeface3674 No, but thanks for asking.
A dim bulb would be someone that ignores circumstantial evidence, that would suggest it would have been unlikely for him to have taken his own life, in the manner described, at the conclusion of Seattle PDs investigation. I make no assertions to any theory, just that there is enough to doubt the official report.
Not too different from suspicious circumstances surrounding Jimi Hendrix in 1971.
A dim bulb is someone that believes governing bodies are benevolent entities, that serve to protect, and that their motives are not to ever be questioned.
A dim bulb is someone that thinks bad people, with bad intentions, wouldn't seek positions of power, or couldn't attain that power.
A dim bulb is someone who dismisses the idea that, the one person that would most want you to disappear, could be sleeping right beside you.
He was murdered
It continues to impress me the level of understanding they all have expressed generally just from tone and non-verbal communication. Such wisdom appears to get rarer by the day.
Why do I love these reactions so much? Is it because it reaffirms our basic humanity... I don’t know these guys, but love this song - and am somehow connected to them through it. Thank you for this channel ❤
Amen brother 🙏
one of the greatest musicians of his time... I still shed tears for him.
This absolutely proves that music is a universal language. Thank you for this channel- it is truly a raw and beautiful thing to see. 🙏🏼🎸🎵
This channel is amazing. I’ve shed many tears connecting with these wonderful and thoughtful humans through these music reaction videos! Thank you all! Peace and love from California ❤
I've heard the song and this version 100 times but this reaction video gave me goosebumps all over again. Thank you. 💚
Ocean of pain in his eyes. In this performance especially he looks like the angel he was about to become.
Most underrated reaction for this song. These men were intensly captivated by the emotion. Thank you so much for sharing this. Music bridges all cultures.
Music can be understood with nothing but a listener's heart. These men could hear the blues in the instruments and voices. Love and miss Nirvana. Amazing musician gone too soon.
These men are wise about psychology and the human spirit. We would be more in tune with others if we turned off all our electronics and lived a quieter life. Thank you for showing that. God bless.
The man with dark beard always gets it, and explains very well what songs are trying to convey I think😊
I loved this! I was a huge fan of Nirvana as a teenager. I also learned something new in this video, about this song being so old. I did not know that. Also, the thoughts these men have are always so great.
Thank you for this one. 💜
Still gives me goosebumps.
So intense and still so powerful after all these years. I always get goosebumps when I listen to this song.
What a great choice for our friends to react to. Three very wise men indeed. Nirvana has many incredibly deep songs, and most have wonderfully put together 'live' versions (which I think are way better). I know you mentioned that you were conducting interviews for new members to the channel, how is that going?
I discovered the channel today and I loved! Much love from Brazil :)
The man in the turban has such intense eyes was so focused
this is such a legendary performance, would love to see more Nirvana
It would be interesting for your contributors to see the entire 14 song concert as a whole piece. This was the final song performed. It is hard to describe the emotions one feels from seeing the whole thing. Just that one gets the sense that's one of the great concerts of history. Raw and spellbinding.
I'm so impressed with everyone's way of thinking. Calmness and care in verbalizing their impressions. Above all, the ability to appreciate something they are not used to.
I always love your videos and the beautiful people you share cultural things with. I've traveled the world and met many people in attempt to build understanding. I was a first gen punk rocker. My final days of going to shows and hanging on the scene were in Nirvana's infancy. My best friends band played with them in a shitty club and there were about 34 people there that night. I'm in my 60s now. If you'd told me that night that in the future I would be watching this interaction on a laptop computer and brushing away tears I might not have believed you. Thanks for bring these people into our lives. I love it so much.
It is good to see these 3 men and hear their reactions. They are spot on with their responces of emotion, and learning about techniques of singing. Pointing out things that I missed.
Every time I listen to this song I feel my soul collapse upon itself. It was beautiful seeing/hearing this men react to Kurt Cobain's music, without knowledge of the lyrics. Beautiful.
This is awesome as always. Thank you
"In the Pines" is an old song from the Appalachia part of the eastern us. It's one of my favorites because trees grow so thick that block the sun and you shiver the whole night through.
Pineapples are pinecones, right? In my language they are called 'Dennenappels'. Which literally translates to Pineapples. But they're not Pineapples(which we call 'Ananas'). Language and its application is so interesting.
@roddo1955 In American English a "pineapple" is a type of fruit --> 🍍
A "pine cone" is something different. It is a similar shape to the body of the pineapple fruit, but it is dark colored, smaller, and holds seeds. It is not a fruit or edible. They grow on pine trees here.
You do such a great job showing these songs, and these gentlemen are so understanding of the story being sung. Is there really a Punjabi poem which has a similar tale?
Bless you for the cough. Love from Canada :)
Wow I watched this like the day it came out on MTV, recorded it and watched it almost everyday or every other day at least for years. When Kurt opens up and starts getting into it, I still get goosebumps.
It’s amazing that kurt still reaches all different cultures 🖤
Music is a universal language.
I would love to see their reaction to “Cemetery Gates”…the subject matter (he didn’t mourn her when she died, kept it bottled up, it destroyed him, and he finally realized that he should have mourned her when it was all happening), the raw emotion both in Phil’s voice and Dime’s guitar playing.
As a musician it's wonderful to see its universal power. We are all the same.
Moved to tears. You always bring us a deeper understanding of our own culture, things we take for granted. I love your channel!
These guys are so emotionally intelligent, this is one of my favorite, heartbreaking performances I have ever seen in my 44 years ❤️
Great Nirvana song for them, many are abstract & lyrics would be confusing. Love how the gentleman described Cobain as RAW 👍
Yes, this was amazing , like seeing it again with new eyes, hearing with new ears! Raw is the perfect way to describe Kurt's singing. I think they should know that Kurt killed himself, he was such an intense person, listening to him is like taking a drug. It's so good, and then it over whelms you. I know both sides of the story, I've been the cheater, and the cheated in relationships. His passion, just wow. I love this channel and I hope that maybe Kurt can see or hear this somehow, I think he's out there, you cannot destroy that kind of energy. This was on MTV?? Wow, times have changed. There is no music out there like Nirvana today, when Kurt died it was like the song that goes " the day the music died".Thanks to TH-cam for the recommendation!! I wouldn't want to have missed this, such a lovely surprise. Can you tell I'm a fan? LOL.
All people understand love, anguish, emotion…. We are all made of the same stuff and so much connects us. This video was really well done and informative, thank you. Kurt’s performance continues to make me cry
Excellent choice to introduce Nirvana to the group. Heartwarming insights.
A massive Nirvana fan here.
Thank you. I enjoyed that.
As always, I adore watching these video reactions. Muharam saying he was concerned the pressure would cause Kurt to fart. Bless them all
What an amazing video! I would love to see them react to more Nirvana 😊
Love this song and great to see other cultures appreciating it, brilliant stuff.
This is my most favourite music review ever! I have roots in this direction too and there was a time I really struggled with Western behaviour in music because I had the feeling I need to be painful, screaming and dancing around in sexually manner too in order to belong too but learned I can just safely stay humble and simple and do music that is also appreciated, but too see this is like bridge for appreciation for me, because in my family, there were not so much, so its good to know people, especially older ones being confronted and react in such a wise, sweet, humble and empathic way!
One of them mentioned something about Kurt sounding like he had lost his home before? Something in the Way was a song Kurt wrote about running away from home as a child and living under a bridge. Maybe that would be a good choice for next time, it's a very personal and sad song.
One of his best
He didn't run away. He was told to leave. His teenage years were spent sleeping on the backs of friends porches or even in hospital waiting rooms, where he was convinced no one would bother him if he appeared to be waiting for a sick friend. Pretty sad that his whole family basically made him feel like he wasn't wanted and too difficult to handle.
I don't know other (older) versions of this song, but this version of Kurt's always tells the story of his darling being dead somewhere under the pine trees to me. The protagonist repeats his question her and she always says,'..in the pines where the sun don't ever shine. I shivered the whole night through'. He asked her where she would go? Her response is always 'where the cold wind blows'. I think he now becomes maniac and lives in a cycle.
Mr. Abdul Asiz is always over the target with his observations. They would flip out knowing what had happened to him is very similar to what happened to the man in the song.
The husband is actually the one who's telling the tale and his spirit questions his wife before he goes on when he says, "I'm going where the cold wind blows." He feels no warmth anymore because he is deceased.
A driving wheel is something roughnecks and oil drillers used to use in the remote fields/forests to get the heavy work done to move around heavy objects in the job. They would throw a rope over that wheel that's output from an engine slowly increase pressure to have the wheel begin to do the work. Sometimes, men would often become hung up in the rope when the wheel grabs it too tightly and it'll tear an arm off, that if they were lucky.
My Grandpa was a roughneck in the late 1940's to 1950's, he tried to save a man who got caught by that rope they called, "the cattail" and it tore his thumb off.
I hope that helps you understand it a little better.
Amazing video though! While they know nothing of Cobain, they pick up on what he was trying to tell people about his own wife by choosing this song.
These guys totally nailed it, they understood perfectly.
This channel is astonishing! I absolutely love these gentlemen's opinions and interpretations on music performed by artists who primarily speak English.
If we can throw in recommendations. I would absolutely love to know what these gentlemen's thoughts would be about the song "Time" by Pink Floyd
The Great Gig in the Sky too.
Shine on you Crazy Diamond
@@lildoe77 😂We would be here for an hour, easily! I used to anonymously add that song to the digital jukebox at a pool hall I frequented (sometimes 2 or 3 plays in a row), and it was always hilarious to see the reactions of the tough bar-goers getting frustrated at almost 30 minutes of weird instrumentals peppered with a vocal here or there
That was years ago though and obviously I realize now that it was kind of a tool move to pull and could be pretty annoying from another perspective, but at the time in my younger 20s I still found it pretty funny lol
Thanks for unintentionally bringing back old memories and getting a chuckle out of me! Hope you are well, and God bless from Texas!
These Ustads would appreciate ‘Time’ because they have experienced life and have the wisdom to understand what the lyrics of the song are saying to young people even if they don’t listen. I’ve played it for my kids and they don’t grasp it the way I do as someone much older than Roger Waters was when he wrote that brilliant song.
After hearing Chacha at the end asking for more Nirvana, I immediately looked for it, thank you for another delightful video.
Muharam: "It was all because of that girl !" "He has gone crazy over her whereabouts!"
😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂 That is the funniest thing Ive ever heard someone say about and Nirvana song.
I mean, I guess he's kinda right too. 😂
Gold!
Be it hand gestures mirroring a song's rhythm or a slight body sway as a tempo changes, it's truly so cool to see that, no matter in what language, or with what instrument, the musicality in humans will always shine through.
What you at tribals are showimg us all by these great videos is that human expressions and feelings are fully without hatred, we all feel sympathy for each other…. unless som religion or goverment or so called civilised politicians. Lies to us and tells us we are all enemies. Love these clips from Yury 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Another brilliant song mate
These guys are so serious, and I love it.
The perfectly balanced intense alertness of the man with the white beard is a pleasure to watch, hypnotizing
Wow... respect the guys! Priceless reaction.
N breaks me watching another Nirvana song again
I will never forget the very first time I saw the moment that many of you speak of. It was the first time the unplugged set was aired in Australia, early 1995 & was being broadcast on television obviously after the release of the album (which was officially released after Kurt was gone) which was haunting for all the reasons that were still hard to come to terms with. I was very, very familiar with the whole set already but nothing could prepare me for what was captured, in what actually happened in a split second yet it was impossible to miss. Right then it became incredibly clear the extent of the pain & turmoil this man was being tortured with in those, unbeknownst at the time, last few months of his life and in that split second somehow I understood the man who had been the model of my own journey as a musician more than I believed was possible. That split second was etched into my very fabric right there and now, nearly 30 years on, it reminds as raw and maybe even more heart-wrenching than it was and shall remain forever.
And then, even though I had taped it from the T.V, as was the fickle nature of that era’s technology such as the VHS tape, the tape (which was actually the family’s “whore cassette”, the one used to record things never intended to be kept, just watched then recorded over with the next mystery program) had already had a lengthy career, being in service since at least late 92’ and the magnetic tape was warped, stretched & had been slipping for a while, pretty much became awful to watch and did not make for a pleasant experience. While it never actually got chewed up by the VHS machine, it was obvious any further attempts to view it were going to end in tears. So it was retired to the very back corner of the shelving cabinet that housed the videotape collection. I thought surely it will be available soon enough and then I would replace the old girl with the official release. Well for reasons that were never made clear, MTV only released the video footage some 10 years later in 2004 on DVD. Because of how quick it happened and how long ago it had been, it was something I’d never discussed with anyone else, my reasoning being that I was very much so a Nirvana fan (to downplay it to the utmost extreme) & I wasn’t sure if anyone else had even noticed it. Also I kinda felt like bringing it up would be that step over the line from respect to obsession.
But as I continued to view the footage with more and more people, who ranged from those who were there and were also heavily affected by the band & in turn also by Kurt and the tragic ending of something very special to those who knew of the band but they weren’t really aware of them other than at a pedestrian level. Yet with each viewing I was surprised that near on every single person had been visibly shaken by that split second when he almost looks directly into your soul with those piercing blue eyes so full of terrible pain and silently screams “I can’t do this anymore” which is bittersweet to see just how obvious it was while being noticed far to late to do anything but grieve the loss of a fellow human. A brilliant, immensely gifted with a very powerful ability to make you feel every ounce of pure emotion poured into his art.
Through mediums like TH-cam, it has been made possible to share that split second with people who I could never have imagined possible to share it with. It’s been said many times in the comment section of the reactions of these gentlemen, that music is a universal language and that is an undeniable truth. Through channels such as this I feel that people will be able to finally start breaking down the barriers that have been constructed by those who would have us stay divided by untrue racial propaganda designed only to strengthen the walls that keep us apart and fuels the bonds of segregation. These lies and hate based ideals are destroyed by watching folk who are as far removed from anything most westerners will witness their entire lives & cannot understand the English lyrics, accurately describe the emotions behind the song, the pain in the artist experienced within their lives (so incredibly accurate at times, the bond we all share as humans becomes undeniable) and how they use phrases to describe the message they hear in the voice of the music itself go beyond polite surface level compliments that people give when they don’t like something they’re being shown by someone who is deeply affected by it & they are certain you will feel exactly the same way.
I honestly feel channels like this, with the most simple goal of sharing the things that make this confusing & at times downright insane ride through the thing we call life a little less dark and lonely knowing that we are most certainly not in this alone. Understanding that even far far away from wherever you may be, there is more than just one other soul out there who would understand why you see the world the way you do, in fact you are a part of a very, very large group/tribe/family who not only understand what you’re feeling, they actually know what you’re feeling because they feel it too & that in of itself is a beautiful thing to witness and not just be told that it happens.
We have a long way to go & a lot of pain to share before we will heal enough to finally achieve real peace, but it has started to gather momentum and it started with channels like this & will grow by reminding each of us that we are all one species & there is no “race” because no-one will ever win. We are all capable of love & understanding because those things are essential for us to not only survive but thrive and prosper in the short time we each are allocated to add our energy and essence of our love to things we are yet to comprehend.
May each of us find the peace that is simultaneously searching for us
Peace, love & empathy
I love these!! The gentlemen are smart, respectful & beautiful. Thank you for sharing 💜✌
I'd suggest playing *"Come as You Are"* or better yet, *"Heart Shaped Box"* for reference to where he was mentally at during this time in his life.
For earlier, prior to his darker days, *"sliver."*
You may have to show them the videos and just turn the captions on for the song. That'll allow us to follow along with what they're hearing and bypass any potential claims on the videos. We won't need to hear it because we all know these songs, but we could easily play them ourselves... Should someone want to play it while watching it. It'll be far less trouble this way.
Amazing channel. These men are so wise.
Fantastic and I was crying and smiling . So glad to find this
I have never enjoyed a video this much. Sometimes we take music for granted. Awesome watching insightful dudes watch this from an entirely different frame of view.
Wow thank you. I didn't even know I wanted to see this this is fantastic! Love every part of it
Fascinating video, really great concept, thank you to all of you.
Very interesting how music is a universal expression, which conveys feelings.
Some interesting notes I jotted down:
*about pat smear:* Oh, this guy have more fun!
*about Kurt and song:* I see pain in your face, in your every body.
His voice is soft, hard and heavy, at same time!
I loved to see how this video turned out and how different person's view music from another region and language. This specific live performance/song always bring me to tears watching it though. His gasp and how has he opened his eyes, breath taking. 💘
This is the most refreshing content format I’ve ever seen.
Adnan, really the three guys are top most to describe the song ❤
And I too changed a lot. Listening and learning the music🙏
Still get chillings listening to this track after so many yrs
Interesting video, I was 14 when I watched this on MTV back in the early 90’s…still has the same impact.
Very interesting, and it very much shows how music can carry meaning beyond words.
I love that you watch Elizabeth's channel too! I get so much insight of songs from her :)
The "pines" have nothing to do with pineapples. Sometimes the interpreter brings his/her own misinterpretations into play. It is easy to lose oneself among the pine forests of the Pacific Northwest temperate rain forests. It is dark, lonely and cold.
Please keep doing what you do,much respect to everyone involved!
this is my new favorite channel!
Kurt and his music have always been so important to me. I would love to hear what insights Abdul has when reacting to a live performance to one of Kurt's songs. 🥰
Just some insight into the singing. Mark Lanegan is credited with introducing Kurt to the Lead Belly songs. They had previously recorded this song together and Kurt wanted Mark to join during the MTV session. Mark didn't join sadly but in response to that, Kurt replied "I'll sing it how you did, brother" or something to that effect. Mark has a very deep voice, it's likely Kurt was using the technique without actually knowing what it's called or that it's even something they taught, in an effort to deepen his voice. That's the magic of people like Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan. They were both originals and completely self taught.
The fellow in yellow is a wise man
9:08 that was very wise, specially since that's exactly what kurt would do. He was a great singer, maybe not by technique but by the soul that a lot of people lack. It's just that thing that u think "this person sounds good, but there's something missing".
The older gentleman nearly brings me to tears with his analysis. After knowing the pain and troubles both chester and kurt went through and him to show concern over it after the first look at their faces is heartbreaking. We would still have these amazing artists had someone else saw into them as he did.
I love this series. I feel like I've grown to know these gentlemen personally as they open their minds to some of my favorite music. Music is the universal language. So to hear people from a totally different life story from me reacting to this music with their heart and their gut, it makes me feel closer to them. Thank you for your work. And thank them for their participation! ❤️🎶
I’ve watched your channel for awhile- very well done! Nirvana is from my home state of Washington. Love this💖🙏🏽