Fun Fact: When Kurt was talking about Leadbelly's guitar for $500,000USD he had no idea the guitar in his hands in that video would go on to auction for $6mil USD.
@@bamabelle7847 i found this : The guitar, which was used by Cobain during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, was purchased by an anonymous buyer. Peter Freedman, founder of the RDE microphone company, purchased Kurt Cobain's guitar for $6.01 million in 2011
The Pines.. Where the sun don't ever shine. Like the Evergreen trees.. It's dark in a pine forest, even during the day. I used to hunt in them from time to time.
Less than five months after recording this for MTV, Kurt was dead. That Unplugged performance was stellar...so intimate, so powerful. Shows you what's possible when MTV focuses on music.
True I love the unplugged series and I love that they only did it, like only Kurt would do, if they didn’t sing their hits. Annoyingly enough, all those songs and covers became hits after. Poor Kurt.
This song was made popular by Lead Belly in 1944 although it is thought to be a traditional American folk song dating back to the 1800s at least. The original songs that were combined to make this song were called 'In the Pines' and 'The longest train'. Nirvana's cover is truly epic and the sheer force and emotion of Kurt really makes this recording hit. Loved the reaction!
Not traditional American folk, def. European folk, perhaps a murder ballad. A lot of Scottish influence, nobody really knows though, and that is amazing.
@@michaelvoorhees5978 No way - I mean, it's great, but also kind of down a different branch of the "In the Pines" tradition. Nirvana's follows more of the bluesier tradition branch of the folk song. Sort of apples to oranges comparison - which flavor you prefer is personal preference. Having said all that, Nirvana's is a masterpiece of a rendition down this path.
Nirvana has been my favorite band since 1992. The entire Unplugged album is fire. "All Apologies" is another one of my favorite. Dave Grohl is the drummer and went on to create the Foo Fighters.
The Leadbelly version is called Black Girl, a traditional folk ballad dated back to at least 1870. Leadbelly is a rabbit hole that would teach a lot about the old blues men.
Speaking to their sense of humor, you should see them perform Smells Like Teen Spirit on Top of the Pops. Nirvana was pissed off that the British tv station would only let them use live vocals but use a backing track for the band. In retaliation Kurt sang as terribly as he could while the band made it very clear that they weren't actually playing. Legendary and hilarious performance.
The "good" feeling's you get from a song is usually from the tension and release or resolve that takes you along emotionally. Kurt was a master at grunging up some tension with his voice, leading to a bigger release, hence, more emotional tie to the song.
"Mystic" ...beautiful word to describe his voice. It has so much soul, grit, and sincerity. I love the twang and little yodels he sprinkles in too. Miss him so much :/
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me Tell me where did you sleep last night In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine I would shiver the whole night through My girl, my girl, where will you go I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines where the sun don't ever shine I would shiver the whole night through Her husband was a hard working man Just about a mile from here His head was found in the driving wheel But his body never was found This song is about a man discovering his wife is cheating on him and then going out into the woods in his car to think and being killed.
You nailed it when you said he was channeling something deeper. He covered this Lead Belly song because it resonated with him. Kurt was the real deal. He was going through legit pain and suffering, and that comes out in his music/vocals. RIP legend.
I believe he's singing "In the pines, in the pines where the sun don't ever shine". And you were on point with his singing style in relationship to the song's lyrics. According to wikipedia...Grunge singers used "gravelly, raspy" vocals, growls, moans, screams and mumbles and "plaintive groans"; this range of singing styles was used to communicate the "varied emotions" of the lyrics.
A long time ago there was one that caught me off-guard: Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck e's in Love th-cam.com/video/UjeEV9L9SJM/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUicmlja2llIGxlZSBqb25lcyBjaHVjayBlJ3MgaW4gbG92ZQ%3D%3D Wow, what a link. Doctor John used to also sing that way a lot. Check out Right Place at the Wrong time.
Great reaction Britt! Can never go wrong with Nirvana. I couldn't help but chuckle when you talked about his powerful voice projecting through his barely opened lips....... most of us probably said to ourselves, just give it a few seconds, you're gonna hear that powerhouse of a voice! Keep it cool and keep up with the awesome reactions! 😄😁
Great reaction - i don't know if you've ever disclosed this to viewers but to someone like me that has no musical talent - you seem like you have your own musical talent - i don't know if you also sing but you are really good at mimicking other singers' voices and mouth movements. It was fun watching you. Thanks for posting this.
Chills. This is one of the most passionate vocals ever. Lead Belly was a super important figure in modern music. Others in the comments have spoken about him.
Was an amazing time for bands and exceptional vocalists ,Kurt cobain,Scott weiland ,Layne Staley,Chris Cornell,Shannon Hoon.....unfortunately none of them are longer with us :(
I've always thought he was saying In the Ponds but looking up, I see the song has been known throughout time with several different titles including In the Pines, so I may have had it wrong for decades lol.
This song originated in the 1800s, sung by several different artists thru the decades. Also titled: Black Girl, In The Pines etc. Led Belly is a famous black blues musician that I believe sang the song in the 40s 50s... Love this, thank you! ✌
I think the band was supposed to come in a second sooner at the beginning of the song because the way he looks over his shoulder like concerned like what the hell and then all the sudden they come in lol
You gotta see Nirvana's Papercuts song, well it's a music video inside Radioshack. NO ONE could scream or shreik or whatever it's called like that dude. It's just insanity. I've heard that he was having stomach pain and needing a fix badly right before this show, vomiting etc, yet he still put on this performance. His eyes are a bit bloodshot here, but the dude still shines, Mr. Rogers sweater and office chair and all.
This was the album that changed the perception of Nirvana for a lot of people. They won a Grammy etc. but Kurt was too dead to enjoy the new audience that they'd created.
This unplugged was the best one and the only that was nearly half covers that weren’t released on their other albums it was just Kurt sharing some of his favorite songs
*MTV Unplugged* was a show where bands came in & played their hits acoustically. *#Nirvana* flipped that on his head & didn't play any of their own songs & they were at the height of their popularity
Drain You, Live in France is a great performance and you get to see Kurt wing it live when something goes wrong, I won’t say but they go without skipping a beat.
Also, lol last comment, if I’m not mistaken, Kurt and the lead singer of REM were became family through marriage not long before Kurt’s death, and Kurt actually sent him demos of acoustic songs he wrote because Kurt wanted a break from nirvana and lead from REM and Kurt were going to put out an acoustic album together. That would have been a masterpiece
My favorite of theirs, which makes sense considering Midnight Special is my favorite CCR song and both are Leadbelly’s Also, I can’t get over how ridiculously gorgeous you are😮
I remember when this concert came out. It was exclusive to MTV. Well cable was kind of a luxury then. We poor folk couldn’t afford it. So we had so scrounge arount to try to get a VHS of this show. There no Cell phones or TH-cam at this time. It was word of mouth and wait for the tape or CD. Miss those days
There's a saying in sports, "To leave it all on the field." With this song, Kurt Cobain indeed left it all on the field... and dropped the mic. I had never seen such emotional release in a performance when this came out & have never seen one quite like it since. Kurt and Nirvana were indeed all time greats. It's so sad that he chose to end his life so young.
Growing up in Seattle I was a young child when this was out so all the people I looked up to were fans. It still gets to me every time I hear this whole album.
This wasn't just a song on this cold November night, it was a direct question to his wife...whom he knew was cheating on him and you can feel it. Kurt wanted them to buy him Leadbelly's guitar for $500,000, while the one he's playing sold for $6,000,000! I he think he surpassed his hero...Chills forever.
I grew up hearing this song, my mom and my uncle would sing this song whenever they had a party and got drunk together. I was stationed at Quantico the first time I heard this version, in the barracks being played by a buddy of mine and I laughed my ass off. This is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. It is a classic
The song they're covering from Leadbelly was called "In the Pines". "In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine, I'd shiver the whole night through"
Im sure its already been said but Nirvana was as big a group as any group has ever been. They took the music scene by storm. Fun fact. Im from new haven ct. Nirvana played at what is now a health food 2 days before they released Nevermind officially. It took 5 seconds for them to blow up after that.
"in the pines"... it's also other name for this song, the series American Gods has also a very cool version by Brian Reitzell and Mark Lanegan, Lanegan also gone a couple years ago, good performer
Fun Fact: When Kurt was talking about Leadbelly's guitar for $500,000USD he had no idea the guitar in his hands in that video would go on to auction for $6mil USD.
The owner of the Indianapolis Colts added it to his collection.
His daughter gave this guitar to her boyfriend. I think Courtney Love sued him to get it back.
@@Street-Ryder the colts owner bought it?!
@@bamabelle7847 i found this : The guitar, which was used by Cobain during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, was purchased by an anonymous buyer. Peter Freedman, founder of the RDE microphone company, purchased Kurt Cobain's guitar for $6.01 million in 2011
@@pkj77 it has been sold again since then
The Pines.. Where the sun don't ever shine.
Like the Evergreen trees.. It's dark in a pine forest, even during the day. I used to hunt in them from time to time.
Less than five months after recording this for MTV, Kurt was dead. That Unplugged performance was stellar...so intimate, so powerful. Shows you what's possible when MTV focuses on music.
True I love the unplugged series and I love that they only did it, like only Kurt would do, if they didn’t sing their hits. Annoyingly enough, all those songs and covers became hits after. Poor Kurt.
The mtv unplugged vinyls are my favorites.
Kurt told the producers to make the set look like a funeral. Eerie.
It was released November 1st 1994 and he passed April 5 1994... I remember that day all too well... 😢
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This song was made popular by Lead Belly in 1944 although it is thought to be a traditional American folk song dating back to the 1800s at least. The original songs that were combined to make this song were called 'In the Pines' and 'The longest train'. Nirvana's cover is truly epic and the sheer force and emotion of Kurt really makes this recording hit. Loved the reaction!
Not traditional American folk, def. European folk, perhaps a murder ballad. A lot of Scottish influence, nobody really knows though, and that is amazing.
Bill Monroe kills the nirvana version
Dolly Parton does a pretty decent version
@@michaelvoorhees5978 No way - I mean, it's great, but also kind of down a different branch of the "In the Pines" tradition. Nirvana's follows more of the bluesier tradition branch of the folk song. Sort of apples to oranges comparison - which flavor you prefer is personal preference. Having said all that, Nirvana's is a masterpiece of a rendition down this path.
I agree @ Michael Voorhees 100% agree
U paused it on the most famous *sigh* in live show, rock n roll history....its such a heart breaking moment with so much gravitas
He was dead 5 months later
Man. The whole ending to this song always gets me. Especially when he opens his eyes and takes that deep breath. So beautiful
Nirvana has been my favorite band since 1992. The entire Unplugged album is fire. "All Apologies" is another one of my favorite. Dave Grohl is the drummer and went on to create the Foo Fighters.
Saw them three times,first time on SUB POP tour with Tad Mudhoney and Soundgarden.
@@PUNKinDRUBLIC72Tad is such a great band.
@@Slightly_SadisticNirvana were first on!!!! There is a thing on Y/T about when Nirvana first came to England,worth a watch!
The Leadbelly version is called Black Girl, a traditional folk ballad dated back to at least 1870. Leadbelly is a rabbit hole that would teach a lot about the old blues men.
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That last breath he takes before "night through" at the end is so haunting.
When Kurt sang you could feel his pain become your pain! The raw emotion in his voice just caries so much
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This, and the Alice In Chains unplugged performance are 2 of the best contemporary live music acts ive ever herd at the time. . and still
And the similar, tragic stories make their unplugged performances that much more impactful.
Don't forget black by Pearl Jam 👌
@@richardtsandee8603and jeremy... and porch...
I have watched this video many many times.. One of my favorites.
The explosion at the end by Kurt was perfect...lacerting, emotional, the perfect release from the long set up. Masterpiece.
My favorite, though not unplugged, was Tied to the Whipping Post. There are some songs like that which just rip you up.
This album is an EVENT. The whole thing is fantastic.
Probably the all time best unplugged performance ever
Yes, without any doubt. Nothing will beat it. Kurt was a legend
100%
It really wasnt
@@markxv2267 who's your pick?
Alice in Chains Nutshell is better
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There were a couple of years where I could sing this song.
I felt it deep in my soul.
I'm glad those years, and that girl, are both in the past.
Glad you moved on man,
Boohoo
Speaking to their sense of humor, you should see them perform Smells Like Teen Spirit on Top of the Pops. Nirvana was pissed off that the British tv station would only let them use live vocals but use a backing track for the band. In retaliation Kurt sang as terribly as he could while the band made it very clear that they weren't actually playing. Legendary and hilarious performance.
He was singing like he knew he'd be remembered for this performance. Read the book Heavier Than Heaven. Terrific.
The "good" feeling's you get from a song is usually from the tension and release or resolve that takes you along emotionally. Kurt was a master at grunging up some tension with his voice, leading to a bigger release, hence, more emotional tie to the song.
look up plateau & and lake of fire from them, its acoustic
In the “pines” I’m pretty sure
Kurt would smile if he saw how much his acoustic guitar sold for at auction.
That 1959 Martin D-18E he’s playing sold for $6 million dollars.
"Mystic" ...beautiful word to describe his voice. It has so much soul, grit, and sincerity. I love the twang and little yodels he sprinkles in too. Miss him so much :/
To people around my age Kurt was our John Lennon. He was THE defining voice of our generation.
My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows
In the pines, in the pines where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
Her husband was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in the driving wheel
But his body never was found
This song is about a man discovering his wife is cheating on him and then going out into the woods in his car to think and being killed.
listen to - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT,OR RADIO FRIENDLY UNIT SHIFTER-kurt n them guys was brillint when grung came around
Your reactions are my absolute favorite!
You nailed it when you said he was channeling something deeper. He covered this Lead Belly song because it resonated with him. Kurt was the real deal. He was going through legit pain and suffering, and that comes out in his music/vocals. RIP legend.
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that whole concert is amazing
I could do without the Meat Puppets songs.
I subbed in 2 seconds because you have a soothing voice. 😆
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I believe he's singing "In the pines, in the pines where the sun don't ever shine". And you were on point with his singing style in relationship to the song's lyrics. According to wikipedia...Grunge singers used "gravelly, raspy" vocals, growls, moans, screams and mumbles and "plaintive groans"; this range of singing styles was used to communicate the "varied emotions" of the lyrics.
A long time ago there was one that caught me off-guard: Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck e's in Love th-cam.com/video/UjeEV9L9SJM/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUicmlja2llIGxlZSBqb25lcyBjaHVjayBlJ3MgaW4gbG92ZQ%3D%3D
Wow, what a link. Doctor John used to also sing that way a lot. Check out Right Place at the Wrong time.
Love the way you described his voice. Carries a deep truth with it. Brilliant.
Great reaction Britt! Can never go wrong with Nirvana. I couldn't help but chuckle when you talked about his powerful voice projecting through his barely opened lips....... most of us probably said to ourselves, just give it a few seconds, you're gonna hear that powerhouse of a voice! Keep it cool and keep up with the awesome reactions! 😄😁
Nirvana = one of my favorite bands and Unplugged in New York is probably one of my top 2 listened to albums ever.
Great reaction - i don't know if you've ever disclosed this to viewers but to someone like me that has no musical talent - you seem like you have your own musical talent - i don't know if you also sing but you are really good at mimicking other singers' voices and mouth movements. It was fun watching you. Thanks for posting this.
Love is in the air
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This entire unplugged performance is amazing from start to finish.
*#Kurt** is out of Seattle, but he's trying to sing like a southern folk song that's what you're hearing*
Chills. This is one of the most passionate vocals ever. Lead Belly was a super important figure in modern music. Others in the comments have spoken about him.
Check out his wife’s band Hole. Their early work is girl grunge rock and their later stuff is more glam rock alternative.
Was an amazing time for bands and exceptional vocalists ,Kurt cobain,Scott weiland ,Layne Staley,Chris Cornell,Shannon Hoon.....unfortunately none of them are longer with us :(
I've always thought he was saying In the Ponds but looking up, I see the song has been known throughout time with several different titles including In the Pines, so I may have had it wrong for decades lol.
This song originated in the 1800s, sung by several different artists thru the decades. Also titled: Black Girl, In The Pines etc.
Led Belly is a famous black blues musician that I believe sang the song in the 40s 50s...
Love this, thank you! ✌
He sings from his soul; something which very few people can relate.
NOT Piles *"In the pines, Where the sun don't ever shine. I would shiver the whole night through"*
LEGENDS-RIP KURT
The drummer is Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters.
I enjoyed every second of this song too
I think the band was supposed to come in a second sooner at the beginning of the song because the way he looks over his shoulder like concerned like what the hell and then all the sudden they come in lol
Dave Grohl( drummer) went on to be the lead singer in Foo fighters
This whole performance, MTV unplugged, of Nirvana was amazing. Worth watching if you get the chance.
the acoustic he is playing in this video sold at auction for 6 million dollars a few years ago!
Kurt was a rare talent. I'll never forget the day he died. All my friends came over and we all got drunk and cried.
They were pretty much my favorite band at that time. His death was a hard punch.
Dig this song. Love the Nirvana unplugged performances!
You gotta see Nirvana's Papercuts song, well it's a music video inside Radioshack. NO ONE could scream or shreik or whatever it's called like that dude. It's just insanity. I've heard that he was having stomach pain and needing a fix badly right before this show, vomiting etc, yet he still put on this performance. His eyes are a bit bloodshot here, but the dude still shines, Mr. Rogers sweater and office chair and all.
That vibe you're describing is the essence of grunge music.
in the pines, in the pines-where the sun never shines
Was never a huge Nirvana fan, but this unplugged album was amazing, might I suggest the pearl jam unplugged version of Porch
This was the album that changed the perception of Nirvana for a lot of people. They won a Grammy etc. but Kurt was too dead to enjoy the new audience that they'd created.
This unplugged was the best one and the only that was nearly half covers that weren’t released on their other albums it was just Kurt sharing some of his favorite songs
MTV wouldn't let them do some specific songs, so they said F it, and played a bunch of covers instead their own music as a screw you to them
*MTV Unplugged* was a show where bands came in & played their hits acoustically. *#Nirvana* flipped that on his head & didn't play any of their own songs & they were at the height of their popularity
In The Pines - Beautiful
The Owner of the Indianapolis Colts bought that Guitar that Kurt is playing within the last couple of years for either 4 or 5 million dollars.
This was my favorite album. I loved every second of it
YES MORE NIRVANA YES !
Check out the man who sold the world from this same show its really good
Drain You, Live in France is a great performance and you get to see Kurt wing it live when something goes wrong, I won’t say but they go without skipping a beat.
Also, Kurt’s daughter almost lost the guitar in this show when her ex husband stole it during a divorce, a several million dollar guitar now days
Also, lol last comment, if I’m not mistaken, Kurt and the lead singer of REM were became family through marriage not long before Kurt’s death, and Kurt actually sent him demos of acoustic songs he wrote because Kurt wanted a break from nirvana and lead from REM and Kurt were going to put out an acoustic album together. That would have been a masterpiece
From my home town Aberdeen WA ! He sings pain he was a addict 💔 So amazing singing from that place In your sole Isn't It powerful !❣
The song Heroin is like that. th-cam.com/video/6xcwt9mSbYE/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUMd2FyaG9sIHNvbmdz
My favorite of theirs, which makes sense considering Midnight Special is my favorite CCR song and both are Leadbelly’s
Also, I can’t get over how ridiculously gorgeous you are😮
Ironically the guitar he is playing just sold for a record 6 million dollars. The most a guitar has ever gone for at auction.
MTV used to sell those Unplugged series on CD, they were very popular.
My wife of 16 years left me for another guy. This song hits me harder now
Good for her i guess?
The Pines, is usually a portion of the woods that doesn't offer shelter from cold wind.
"In the pines, in the pines"... 💚🤙
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don’t ever shine😅
I love this song. Drummer is Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters.
EVERY reactor pauses it here before the glance he gives, misses the entire feel of it, moment ruined.
I know!! So annoying
Nirvana was epic. Love them. They were my generations Beatles.
As other commented, Kurt’s guitar sold for $6 million and his ratty green sweater for $500,000.
Now react to "All Apologies" from that same album 👍
a classic one from them guys… Rip Kurt
I remember when this concert came out. It was exclusive to MTV. Well cable was kind of a luxury then. We poor folk couldn’t afford it. So we had so scrounge arount to try to get a VHS of this show. There no Cell phones or TH-cam at this time. It was word of mouth and wait for the tape or CD. Miss those days
There's a saying in sports, "To leave it all on the field." With this song, Kurt Cobain indeed left it all on the field... and dropped the mic. I had never seen such emotional release in a performance when this came out & have never seen one quite like it since. Kurt and Nirvana were indeed all time greats. It's so sad that he chose to end his life so young.
Growing up in Seattle I was a young child when this was out so all the people I looked up to were fans. It still gets to me every time I hear this whole album.
In the pines. In the pines where the sun don't ever shine. It took me a while to figure that out too!! I had to look at the lyrics!!
Love the way you describe his voice
*Leadbelly's* guitar for *$500,000* well *Kurtz* cashmere sweater went for *335,000* & his guitar sold for *$6Mill💸*
This wasn't just a song on this cold November night, it was a direct question to his wife...whom he knew was cheating on him and you can feel it. Kurt wanted them to buy him Leadbelly's guitar for $500,000, while the one he's playing sold for $6,000,000! I he think he surpassed his hero...Chills forever.
That guitar is currently the most expensive guitar ever sold
It’s a Leadbelly cover from 1944, one of Kurt’s favourites according to lore; has nothing to do with his twat wife.
@@cjonesufc And his "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video guitar is the second most expensive guitar ever sold.
I grew up hearing this song, my mom and my uncle would sing this song whenever they had a party and got drunk together. I was stationed at Quantico the first time I heard this version, in the barracks being played by a buddy of mine and I laughed my ass off. This is one of my favorite Nirvana songs. It is a classic
"in the pines"... when running north midwest to deep south you suddenly smell pines and the feel of the humidity later the salt water.
You should look up who Lead Belly is. The drummer in Nirvana is Dave Grohl the Foo Fighters front man.
The song they're covering from Leadbelly was called "In the Pines".
"In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine, I'd shiver the whole night through"
Leadbelly was also covering it. No one knows who wrote it originally but it was known before Leadbelly
Great reaction as always. This is one of my faves
In the Pines. Originally Leadbelly didn't say my girl.
The pause at 9:27 was every emotion of the song in one look
Huge fan of Nirvana and one thing i think that made Kurt's voice so powerful is his ability to completely release it...just 100% authentic.
Im sure its already been said but Nirvana was as big a group as any group has ever been. They took the music scene by storm. Fun fact. Im from new haven ct. Nirvana played at what is now a health food 2 days before they released Nevermind officially. It took 5 seconds for them to blow up after that.
And the concert is available on youtube
Kurt was about staying true to whatever...and this song kinda gets with it. Some say... fidelity etc.
"in the pines"... it's also other name for this song, the series American Gods has also a very cool version by Brian Reitzell and Mark Lanegan, Lanegan also gone a couple years ago, good performer
When MTV was doing unplugged this is probably #1 for me. I have the CD from it. Phenomenal
It’s been 30 yrs that he’s gone 😢😢 my late sibling was huge fan of Kurt.She too passed on in her 20s but in 2001.
Nirvana MTv Unplugged. My all time favorite.