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Sounds like he just asked if it was going to be about food: "I told [Kurt] I want to do a parody of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' and his first thing was: 'Is it
by robotnixon 6y ago
Sounds like he just asked if it was going to be about food:
"I told [Kurt] I want to do a parody of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' and his first thing was: 'Is it going to be about food?' and I said, 'no, it's going to be about how no one can understand your lyrics.'"
Cobain thought the concept was funny and signed off on it."
https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/5/17/weird-al-mandatory-fun-calling-kurt-cobain-and-not-making-eye-contact-prince/ https://www.howardstern.com/show/2016/5/17/weird-al-mandator...
- dgritsko 6y agoAnother fun bit of trivia about "Smells Like Nirvana" - when shooting the music video, they used many of the same props, actors, camera angles, and even the same sound stage as the original "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Nirvana#Music_video https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Nirvana#Music_vide...
- chris_wot 6y agoSmells like teen spirit was unintentionally ironic anyway.