The Trouble With Kurt Cobain and Nirvana (ii) Pentecost Hotel
Posted in 1960s, Music, Nirvana, Nostalgia, Rock at 13:57 on 23 June 2009
Apart from calling his band Nirvana I once thought that Cobain’s use of the song title Smells Like Teen Spirit was pretty cool, a nice metaphorical touch. Then I found out Teen Spirit is actually some sort of American deodorant.
Not so cool at all, then. (Except under the arms of course.)
Here is the real Nirvana‘s track, Pentecost Hotel, their second single.
Nirvana: Pentecost Hotel
Tags: Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Pentecost Hotel, Psychedelia
Martin McCallion
23 June 2009 at 16:48
Well, they were supposed to be taking the piss out of the deodorant’s advertising, to some extent. Not that the song is actually anything to do with that…
jackdeighton
23 June 2009 at 19:17
It’s just that, from a UK perspective the phrase seemed iconic and emblematic so then to discover it was actually prosaic…. took the shine off a bit.
Hotels In Song – A Son of the Rock -- Jack Deighton
20 November 2014 at 22:59
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