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* [[Album Title Drop]]: From "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the line "Oh well whatever ''Nevermind''." |
* [[Album Title Drop]]: From "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the line "Oh well whatever ''Nevermind''." |
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** "Come as You Are," also on ''Nevermind'', actually has the title drop from their ''previous'' album, ''Bleach'': |
** "Come as You Are," also on ''Nevermind'', actually has the title drop from their ''previous'' album, ''Bleach'': |
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{{quote|"Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach. As I want you to be."}} |
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* [[Alternative Rock]] |
* [[Alternative Rock]] |
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* [[Author Existence Failure|Artist Existence Failure]]: Cobain, who [[Ate His Gun]]. |
* [[Author Existence Failure|Artist Existence Failure]]: Cobain, who [[Ate His Gun]]. |
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* [[Grunge]]: The poster boys of the genre. |
* [[Grunge]]: The poster boys of the genre. |
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* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Surprisingly for an early 90's band, but it pops up in "All Apologies": |
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: Surprisingly for an early 90's band, but it pops up in "All Apologies": |
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{{quote|What else should I say? |
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Everyone is gay }} |
Everyone is gay }} |
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** Though there are suggestions that Kurt ''meant'' to say the modern meaning of the word. |
** Though there are suggestions that Kurt ''meant'' to say the modern meaning of the word. |
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** ''Nevermind'' also has two unplugged songs, "Polly" (which, in an inversion, they also played electrically as "(New Wave) Polly") and "Something in the Way". |
** ''Nevermind'' also has two unplugged songs, "Polly" (which, in an inversion, they also played electrically as "(New Wave) Polly") and "Something in the Way". |
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* [[Wham! Line]]: Kurt Cobain shows off his talents as a lyricist with the first two lines of "Polly". |
* [[Wham! Line]]: Kurt Cobain shows off his talents as a lyricist with the first two lines of "Polly". |
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{{quote|Polly wants a cracker |
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Think I should get off her first }} |
Think I should get off her first }} |
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* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Kurt himself lampshaded this in "On a Plain", with the line ''What the hell am I trying to say?''. Then again, that is a song about writer's block... |
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Kurt himself lampshaded this in "On a Plain", with the line ''What the hell am I trying to say?''. Then again, that is a song about writer's block... |