SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

Regularly voted as one of the greatest (and most influential) songs of all time, Nirvana's Smells like teen spirit can often be heard from my bedroom as far as the next town. Anyone who is anyone, and whether you listen to music because it's something nice to hear for a while, to pass the time or whether it's part of your soul, knows this song.


My favourite article written about Nirvana: Short & Sweet but says it all. (just wish I had written it first!)

Just about every person who’s ever written about music has had the opportunity to write the following sentence -- the first 20 seconds of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” changed the music industry forever. Sure, it’s a cliche, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. In one fell swoop, Nirvana did away with the glam and excess of the ‘80s and shamed the boy-bands of the early ‘90s. Nirvana didn’t invent grunge (some might say it The Mats or Neil Young), but their ability to blend in great pop hooks helped launch it into mainstream America. As hard as it is to believe now, nobody saw it coming that a video like “Teen Spirit” would dominate MTV -- three dirty-looking kids with their hair in their eyes, screaming and slamming into each other in a school gymnasium. But the fact that nobody saw it coming was exactly what made it such a revelation.