As the story goes, after the mild yet notable success of their debut album “Gish” (1991) – which didn’t perform particularly well chart-wise but did eventually earn RIAA platinum certification – the members of...
As the story goes, “On a Plain” is a song that Kurt Cobain was forced to write on-the-fly. So basically, according to his own explanation, what he did was combine different “pieces of poetry”, which presumably...
Some analysts have supported the theory that the Foo Fighters’ “These Days” is a criticism of blind optimism, the type of don’t-worry-be-happy philosophies we all have thrown in our faces from time to time. That conclusion...
Kurt Cobain was a wild boy. And as is sorta standard with such characters, he did endure a spell of homelessness. And it is upon that idea that “Something in the Way” is premised. That said, even...
It’s acceptable if a reader can’t figure out the underlying meaning of the song based on the words. That is why, in such situations, we are always appreciative when the singer himself explains the...
In “Polly”, Kurt Cobain sings from a first-person perspective and takes on the role of a convicted rapist named Gerald Friend. The narrative featured in the track is actually based on a real-life incident in which...
First off let it be known that according to lead vocalist Shirley Manson, even though the title of this song (“Stupid Girl”) may be gender-specific, the sentiment expressed therein is not. Also, getting this...
