Kurt Cobain

Facts
1.) Kurt Cobain was born February 20, 1967.
2.) He was a talented singer at the age of 2.
3.) He was a talented wrestler when he was a child.
4.) Kurt Cobain was arrested several times as a youth for spray painting and tagging.
5.) In a 1993 interview, Kurt Cobain said he could be bisexual.
6.) Kut Cobain dropped out of high school 2 weeks before graduation
7.) Living got so hard at one point that he lived under a bridge over the Wishkah river.
8.) The first two songs he learned how to play on the guitar were “Back in black” and “My Best Friend’s girl”.
9.) Cobain had a band before “Nirvana” called “Fecal Matter”.
10.) Kurt Cobain committed suicide on April 5, 1994

Timeline

February 20, 1967- Kurt Cobain was born.
1975- Kurt Cobain’s parents divorce which has a great impact on his life.
February 20, 1981- Kurt Cobain gets his first guitar.
1985- Kurt Cobain drops out of high school.
1987- Nirvana is formed.
June 15, 1989- Recorded album “Bleach’ for sub pop records.
May, 1991- Cobain and Courtney Love are formally introduced.
September 24, 1991- First major album debut in “Nevermind”.
February 24, 1992- Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love get married.
August 18, 1992- Cobain and love’s daughter is born.
Early 1992- Kurt Cobain enters rehab.
1992- Nirvana plays at gay rights benefit.
April 5, 1994- Kurt Cobain commits suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Video

Video url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXO3OMGKPpw








Song

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Verse 1- Load up on guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's overborne and self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word Chorus- Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello ,hello With the Lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mullato an albino A mosquito my libido yay Verse 2- I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Chorus- Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello With the Lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mullato an albino A mosquito my libido yay Bridge- Verse 3- And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah I guess it makes me smile I found it hard it's hard to find Oh well whatever nevermind Chorus- Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello, hello With the Lights out it's less dangerous Here we are now entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mullato an albino A mosquito my libido A denial

Song analysis

The song I have decided to analyze is Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. There are many poetic devices in this song. There is a paradox in the first verse where it says “It's fun to lose and to pretend” because it isn’t fun to lose it is in fact the opposite. There is also alliteration in the first verse where it says “Oh no, I know a dirty word” because no and I know is an alliteration.
There is alliteration in the line “Hello, hello, hello, hello, how low?” because the hello, hello sound is repetitive. There is a paradox in the chorus where it says “With the Lights out it's less dangerous” because it is commonly known that it is usually safer with the lights on. There is another paradox in verse 2 where it says “I'm worse at what I do best” because you should be best at what you do best which completely contradicts what he says in the song. There is a play on words when it says “I found it hard it's hard to find” because it plays with the order of the words find and hard. Those are all the poetic devices in the song “Smells Like Teen spirit”.

Contributions to song writing

Kurt Cobain has had many contributions to the art of song writing. He wrote many songs and most of them have been extremely popular and considered brilliant. His songs contain many poetic devices and are considered by many to be works of genius. Kurt Cobain is credited with the invention of grudge music which means that he is one of the most influential artists of all time because a whole style of music is named in his honor. Since his death in the mid 90’s his songs have become classics and will forever be remembered as a cornerstone in music history. Since his death his songs are as popular as ever and his imprint the left on music will never be forgotten.