To kurt this song was, probably, about a girl who got raped. The trio of kurt cobain guitar, lead singer, lead songwriter, krist novoselic bass and dave grohl drums would become. If you are looking for just the first two tracks, i would recommend purchasing the full album in utero instead, to get other great tracks such as heartshaped box. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water.
And all in allalone is all he has become, we in reference to himselfalteregoboddah. Often when people are raped or molested especially throughout their life they are trained to just do what the rapistmolester wants ands sometimes they get a reward. It came out in the album in utero in 1993 and became hugely popular when he included it in nirvanas set for mtv unplugged. Being one of nirvana s most successful songs, all apologies peaked at number 1 on the hot modern rock tracks music chart in america. He plays the chords in a choppy way with palm mutes here and there intro em g d c em g d c mild distortion verse em g d c polly wants a cracker em g d c i think i should get off her first em g d c think she wants some water em g d c to put out the blow torch chorus d c isnt me g bb have a seed d c let me clip g bb dirty wings d c let. General commentthis song is a song that should mean whatever you want it to mean.
Especially in nirvana songs you cant trap yourself in thinking what the writer had in mind. Ie you might get a new handbag if you just first let the rapistmolester do something to you. Nirvana smells like teen spirit official music video. On the mtv broadcast, polly was placed between pennyroyal tea and on a plain, while dumb was placed between jesus doesnt want me for a sunbeam and the man who sold the world category music. All 102 nirvana songs ranked rs tackles the complete catalog of the band that defined the nineties and made the world a lot noisier. Also to note kurt also suffered from bronchitis and a stomach condition similar to. It is the sixth song on their second album nevermind, released in september 1991. Nirvana wrote some pretty dark songs over the years, but nothing as dark as the story behind polly. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch. It is the 12th and final song on the bands third and final studio album, in utero, released in september 1993. Originally titled hitchhiker and later cracker, polly dates back to at least 1988. All apologiesrape me, released 25 years ago, is the greatest double. Nevermind polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind.
Polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind. Placed slap bang in the middle of the iconic nevermind, polly slows the pace down nicely but never. Why nirvanas all apologies and rape me are greatest release. Any one know the meaning of the song polly by nirvana. What else should i be all apologies what else could i say everyone is gay what else could i write i dont have the right what else should i be all apologies in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in. Chorus em g d c verse d c g bb em 0220xx g 320003 or 355433 d xx0232 c x32010 bb x33x intro em g d c em g d c em verse g d c em polly wants a cracker g d c em think i should get off of her first g d c em i think she wants some water g d c em to put out the blow torch chorus d c it isnt me g bb we have some seed d c. Like many of you, were massive nirvana fans at joe. According to the oxford english dictionary oed, polly is a diminutive of poll as a female name, and name for a parrot, and poll, altered from moll, familiar form of mary, is the traditional name for any parrot. Best of nirvana subscribe for more music video by nirvana performing all apologies. Except for the people too dumb to get that polly is just because the kidnapper and rapist is treating the victim kind of like a pet at his mercy.
The cd single all apologies is absolutely fantastic. No one understood why he would want to look inside the mind of such a. Polly is composed in the key of e minor, while cobains vocal range spans one octave and one note, from a low of d3 to a high of e4. Polly is a song by the american alternative rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist kurt cobain. I think im dumb, maybe just happy joes top 10 nirvana songs. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself polly wants. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me have a seed let me clip dirty wings let me take a ride cut yourself want some help please myself ive got some rope have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride cut yourself want some help please myself polly wants a. Meaning of all apologies by nirvana song meanings and. The band, as we all know, had to end because of the supposed suicidemurder of their frontman, kurt.
The first of several nevermind cuts on our list of the 10 best nirvana lyrics. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning planck. This song is very good but the meaning behind it is so dark. This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. Breed territorial pissings about a girl all apologies pennyroyal tea come as you are heartshaped box oh me in. The song was first performed live on june 23, 1989, at rhino records in westwood, california. All apologies nirvana testo e traduzione inglese italiano. He is married to heroin and he knows he is going to be burried by it, in live and death.
Polly is an alternative rock song that lasts for two minutes and 57 seconds. About the frustrations of not ever making anyone happy by just being yourself. The earliest known version is a home demo featuring cobain on vocals and guitar. According to the sheet music published at by bmg rights management, it is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 122 beats per minute. What else should i be all apologies what else could i say everyone is gay what else could i write i dont have the right what else should i be all apologies in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in the sun married buried i wish i was like you easily amused find my nest of salt everythings my fault i take all the blame aqua seafoam shame sunburn, freezer burn choking on the ashes of. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself polly said. Nirvana won a grammy award for best alternative music performance mtv unplugged in new york. Nirvana polly lyrics meaning lyric interpretations.
All apologies in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in the sun married buried i wish i was like you easily amused find my nest of salt everything is my fault ill take all the blame aqua sea foam shame sunburn freezer burn choking on the ashes of her enemy in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in the sun married married. To others it may mean that, or it can mean something else. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip dirty wings let me. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope. B g urried yah, yah, yah, yeah i c wish i was like you. All apologies may well be kurt cobains swan song before taking his own life in 1994 at the cursed. Read the title request a song any song any type of music. All apologies unplugged by nirvana guitar alliance. Nirvana never made an official music video for all apologies. A rock band coming from aberdeen, washington not seattle, as is commonly assumed, though seattle is where they first hit it big up in the pacific northwest, nirvana became the breakthrough in alternative rock with their smash hit album nevermind in the early 1990s. It actually became the bands third song to achieve that feat. All apologies in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in the sun married, buried i wish i was like you easily amused find my nest of salt everything is my fault ill take all the blame aqua seafoam shame sunburn, freezerburn choking on the ashes of her enemy. However, cobain had already written the song in 1988. Nirvana all apologies rape me mv 1993, vinyl discogs.
Want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want. Cobain dedicated all apologies to his wife, courtney love, and their daughter, frances bean cobain, during the bands appearance at the reading festival in reading, england on august 30, 1992. Kurt cobains swan song all apologies by nirvana music. I found this amusing because before finding out the songs real meaning, i figured it was just a song about wild, kinky sex. Polly by nirvana song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
Nirvana were nominated for a grammy award for best rock vocal performance by a duo or group and cobain was nominated for best rock song all apologies. Smells like teen spirit, in bloom, come as you are, breed,lithium, polly, territorial psings, drain you, lounge act, stay away, on a. They put me in this smaller room that normally has guitars and stuff like that. All apologies is a song by the american rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist, kurt cobain. Translation of all apologies by nirvana from english to italian. I wondered about this phrase a while back and tracked down the word polly to the oed. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, you have been told promise. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she. All apologies chorus in the sun, in the sun i feel as one in the sun, in the sun married, buried verse 2 i wish i was like you easily amused find my nest of salt everything is my fault ill take all the blame aqua. The rape me is from the victims point of view because people didnt get polly he said hed be more blunt. I wish i was like you easily amused find my nest of salt everything is my fault ill take all the blame aqua seafoam shame sunburn, freezerburn choking on the ashes of her enemy. It isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself ive got some rope, you have been told i promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself.
On december 6, 1993, it was released as the second single as. That is the beauty in music, song meaning is what you think it is about. The bass player, krist noveselic, is now a member of a band called sweet 75, and their drummer was none other than the foo fighters lead guitarist and singer dave grohl. Often people train their parrots polly wants a cracker and other things. What else should i be all apologies what else could i say everyone is gay what else could i write i dont have the right what else should i be all apologies in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in the sun im married buried i wish i was like you easily amused find my nest of salt. The two classic nirvana tracks all apologies and rape me are included, along with a rare bside, moist vagina or mv. Its like saying ive given you all everything i got yet nobody is happy but in my head im okay with not knowing more than i know and living a simple married life a. Heartshaped box all apologies rape me pennyroyal tea. Talks about the kidnapping of a girl that come back to home after a concert. Ill take all the blame aqua sea foam shame sunburn freezer burn choking on the ashes of her enemy in the sun in the sun i feel as one in the sun in the sun married married married buried yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah all in all is all we are all in all is all we are all in all is all. All apologies chords by nirvana songsterr tabs with rhythm. All apologies was the last song on what proved to be nirvanas final studio album, in utero.
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