Former nirvana manager danny goldberg reflects on kurt. It was the bands second american top 40 hit, and second uk top 10 hit, reaching number 32 on the billboard hot 100. Come as you are is a song by american grunge band nirvana, written by frontman kurt cobain and released as the second single from the bands second studio album nevermind in march 1992. Come as you are, as you were as i want you to be as a friend, as a friend as a known enemy take you. While nirvana survivors dave grohl and krist novoselic wanted a box set of all the bands rarities. Come as you are is a song by american grunge band nirvana, written by frontman kurt. Best of all, because this book was written before cobains death, it is not tinged.
It may be because kurt cobain many times wrote the lyrics almost impromptu just. Ok, what is the standard tuning for this piece, as every tab has its listed differently. He was a genius at writing songs most definetly heart shaped box rules. New clue to kurt cobains come as you are lyric origin. Last week was the 25th anniversary of nirvana singer kurt cobains death, and the various emotions of sadness surrounding the nirvana frontman have come back into. Come as you are, as you were as i want you to be as a friend, as a friend as a known enemy take your time, hurry up choice is yours, dont be late take a rest as a friend as an old memoria, memoria memoria, memoria come doused in mud, soaked in bleach as i want you to be as a trend, as a friend as an old memoria, memoria memoria, memoria. Nirvana where did you sleep last night live on mtv unplugged unedited duration. Nirvana came out of nowhere in 1991 to sell nearly five million copies of their landmark album nevermind, whose thunderous sound and indelible melodies embodied all the confusion, frustration, and passion of the emerging generation x. Nirvana s genius, you might say, was to reveal the attitude of the outcast teenager toward the popular kids as identical with that of the mature artist toward the corporate world. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The bands former manager danny goldberg discusses his memories of cobain and his new book.
Cobain described the lyrics of come as you are as contradictory, and said the song was about. Nirvana the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The leading expert on the nirvana frontman makes a surprising discovery about the possible aberdeen roots of the 1992 hit song. Nirvana has gone on to enjoy a musical afterlife in the hearts and ears of successive generations of fans comparable to that of the beatles and black sabbath. Come as you are, as you were as i want you to be as a friend, as a friend as an old enemy take your time, hurry up the choice is your. Come as you are is the closeup, intimate story of nirvana the only book with exclusive indepth interviews with bandmembers kurt. Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau some belong to strangers, and some to folks you know holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand to. Nirvana smells like teen spirit official music video. Im so happy cause today i found my friends theyre in my head im so ugly, thats okay, cause so are you we broke our mirrors sunday mornin is everyday for all i care.
Cobain is the guiding and driven force in nirvana the voice, the guitar, the lyrical embodiment but while he iswas a oneoff, a tortured kind of genius, hes far from the entirety of. Nirvana was arguably the most successful act of the early 1990s grunge movement that originated in seattle, washington. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title come as you are. The story of nirvana paperback september 1, 1993 by michael azerrad author. Kurt cobain described this song as about people, and what theyre expected to act like. The lyrics are intentionally contradictory and confusing, with one line. Thanks to my friend, paul stanley niklewicz, for sending me kurts vocal track. Nirvana s official music video for smells like teen spirit, remastered in hd. About genius contributor guidelines press advertise event space. Come as you are, as you were as i want you to be as a friend, as a friend as an old enemy take your time, hurry up choice is. Former nirvana manager reflects on kurt cobains death and. Come as you are, as you were as i want you to be as a friend, as a friend as an old enemy take your time, hurry up choice is yours, dont be late take a rest as a.
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