Smells Like Teen Spirit (track) by Nirvana

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92/100 (from 1,352 votes)
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From 01/03/2024 01:12
My favourite bit is the little transition riff that comes after the choruses: that short chromatic riff, with string bends accompanying the "hey" and "yay".
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From 08/14/2023 19:26
Decent guitar, the vocals are grating.
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From 02/15/2022 22:08
Surely the most famous rock song ever written?
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From 08/13/2021 12:50
Forget the hype, the legacy, the impact, the overplaying, Smells Like Teen Spirit is quite simply absolute music perfection. To have had this in my life is frankly a blessing.
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From 02/10/2021 21:59
Borrowed a van to help a friend move house a few years back. Noticed the previous occupant had left the CD of Nevermind in the player so pressed play.

Thought nothing of it as SLiTS played through, having heard the song a couple of hundred times I guess. You know - just driving along. When the song finished my 6 year old piped up from nowhere, ‘that’s the best song I have ever heard’.

Proud Dad.
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From 12/27/2020 16:08
The song of the 90's.
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From 10/27/2020 09:03
The most iconic song ever (according to research, see my chart of most iconic songs).
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From 05/02/2020 05:22
I don't care if Cobain hated it, this is the best Nirvana song
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From 04/06/2020 12:20
WOW, the time goes older. Great single.
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From 05/02/2019 13:08
Top ten song of all time. Very important for music.
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