The Story Behind Kurt Cobain's Red & Black 'Freddy Krueger' Sweater!

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  • Опубліковано 31 гру 2022
  • In this video i look at Kurt Cobain's famous red & black sweater. The one that looks like it belongs to Freddy Krueger! I talk about the interesting story behind the sweater and how his wife Courtney Love obtained it!
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  • @geztreal1327
    @geztreal1327 Рік тому +63

    the red and black sweater is just as iconic as the smells like teen spirit shirt 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

    • @justinkoeberl5797
      @justinkoeberl5797 Рік тому +14

      Or the green sweater from Unplugged

    • @geztreal1327
      @geztreal1327 Рік тому +4

      @@justinkoeberl5797 that too 👍🏻

    • @speccylimone3684
      @speccylimone3684 Рік тому +2

      @@justinkoeberl5797 That green cardigan is what inspired me to start wearing cardigans, they're very comfortable :)

    • @rychcorporhate
      @rychcorporhate Рік тому

      The Shirt Worn In the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Music Video was Actually a T-Shirt Style Sweater (It was Basically a Sweater with Short Sleeves rather then a Normal Sweater with Long-Sleeves, and Cobain Just wore One of His Many White Long-Sleeve Shirts Underneath the Short-Sleeve Stripped Sweater In The Smells Like Teen Spirit Music Video.

  • @northernbrother1258
    @northernbrother1258 Рік тому +36

    Oh to have lived a life so interesting that people would tell stories about a shirt I wore once…RIP Kurt!

    • @Noumenon4Idolatry
      @Noumenon4Idolatry Рік тому +4

      It would probably drive me insane. Imagine someone with a tattoo of your face on their arm asking you for an autograph. ❤

  • @benjaminvullers2359
    @benjaminvullers2359 Рік тому +9

    Fred Krueger wore a red/green sweater. That was chosen by Wes Craven because that complentary contrast is the toughest upon the human eye

  • @adrianhaynes5315
    @adrianhaynes5315 Рік тому +15

    Freddy Krueger’s top is actually red and green. Dennis The Menace’s top is red and black.

  • @jamesisabeastieboysfan
    @jamesisabeastieboysfan Рік тому +11

    It’s a Dennis the Menace UK jumper. Point blank.

  • @bahribahri8136
    @bahribahri8136 Рік тому +4

    Freddy: red and green. Cobain: red and black.

  • @MrCooper83
    @MrCooper83 Рік тому +42

    I love how Kurt Cobain became the God of rock wearing his cardigan or jumper knitted by his grandma :)

    • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
      @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +6

      Kurt Cobain was GRUNGE

    • @speccylimone3684
      @speccylimone3684 Рік тому +4

      @@johelenebarbiedavis2853 Nah, grunge is a subgrenre of rock, punk rock to be specific, but even then, Kurt is one of several who became a rock legend

    • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
      @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +3

      @@speccylimone3684 I Googled again for the third time. Nirvana was put the category of alternative rock by the public. He announced that his band was a new style of music and it was called Grunge. It's like forcing the band PANTERA or BLACK LABEL SOCIETY into rock....they have always been heavy metal.not rock. Kurt Cobain introduced Grunge music.
      The band CLASH is punk music....I was a teen in the 80's I know the punk bands.
      Let me help you and everyone else out with. Google.....what did Kurt Cobain classify his band . Grunge.....he went out of his way to be unique and different from every band before he was different from everyone else. That's what made his music different from the rest.....it's everyone else who wants to put in a category that's ordinary....Kurt Cobain was unique and nothing like most people.

    • @speccylimone3684
      @speccylimone3684 Рік тому +3

      @@johelenebarbiedavis2853 Nirvana is literally the definition of rock, moderate to heavy guitar based music is rock, and Grunge is also rock known as Grunge Rock

    • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
      @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +3

      @@speccylimone3684 you are mistaken. It was Kurt Cobain who even stepped up and said that Nirvana is a Grunge band and for a reason...he wanted his band to be separated from every other band. Nirvana is the first Grunge band then you had bands that followed afterwards.
      I am personal friends with Ozzy and I will tell him and Zakk Wylde that the population thinks they are ROCK. That's incredibly insulting to them...rock is Led Zepplun, Kiss. Nazareth, Rainbow and so many others.I would never, ever say that Pantera is rock. That's like telling Marilyn Manson that he's a Christian singer....please stop.

  • @waianaesara
    @waianaesara Рік тому +10

    I bought a pair of Converse ALL Stars and had been wearing them for years when "Smells Like Teen Spirit" came out. Bought for $14. Then, after Kurt's death the price of Converse ALL Stars shot up to over $50!!! I had a Green Cardigan sweater someone STOLE from my closet!

  • @MikeysMorgue
    @MikeysMorgue Рік тому +34

    Freddy's was actually Green and red!

    • @TammyFox1989
      @TammyFox1989 Рік тому +10

      I know right? Same style just different colors..

    • @grungeisdead8998
      @grungeisdead8998 Рік тому +3

      Kurt's was cooler

    • @DarthKofi391deathASSASSIN
      @DarthKofi391deathASSASSIN Рік тому +1

      Yes and no in the first one it was Red and Black but change it in the second or third movie

    • @dylangajdosik964
      @dylangajdosik964 9 місяців тому

      ​@DarthKofi391deathASSASSIN nope, sorry this is totally wrong. It's always been red and green. The only difference is in the first film, they didn't include stripes on the sleeves and parts 2 thru Freddy vs Jason they did.

    • @headshot217
      @headshot217 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@DarthKofi391deathASSASSINnah was always red and green

  • @benmannion4381
    @benmannion4381 Рік тому +8

    He also wore it in roseland ballroom

  • @jamalobama6340
    @jamalobama6340 Рік тому +7

    He also wore it at the Roseland Ballroom concert in New York on July 23, 1993

  • @jaysharpESQ
    @jaysharpESQ Рік тому +7

    During the unedited MTV college campus /in utero intervews , either Chris or Kurt literally referred to it as "the Freddy Kruger Sweater" so it wasn't just called that by some fans. That IS EXACTLY what it was as intended

    • @paulmcduff1930
      @paulmcduff1930 7 місяців тому

      It's more like a Dennis the menace jumper which is red and black whereas Freddies jumper in the movie is actually green and red the colours together give off a type of illusion that's why the director Wes craven picked it and it's also why people get the colours mixed up .

  • @rychcorporhate
    @rychcorporhate Рік тому +3

    The History Of Kurt Cobain's Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater (Freddy Sweater).
    Courtney Love Purchased It off of a Fan for Kurt In Belfast, Northern, Ireland on June 22, 1992.
    (There's a picture of Krist, Kurt and Courtney Backstage, Kurt Is sitting cross-legged aka Indian-Style reading a Fanzine and you can see the Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater on Courtney's Lap).
    There's a Picture of Kurt In October 1992, Kurt Is Wearing the Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater with The Green Trench Coat with The Seahorse Pin The Trench Coat Cobain wore on October 30, 1992 In Buenos Aires, Argentina over the Red and Black Jumper Sweater).
    March 1993 Nirvana Recorded a Music Video for "Sliver" at Cobain's Residence, Matthews Beach, Seattle, WA.
    In which Kurt wore the Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater.
    Kurt Wore the Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater on July 23, 1993 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY.
    Kurt Wore the Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater on October 23, 1993 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL.
    Kurt Wore the Red and Black Stripped Jumper Sweater on February 09, 1994 - Palau Municipal Dels Esports De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

  • @BBhWEENx
    @BBhWEENx Рік тому +10

    I think that if he wants that sweater back he would have to pay for it, not just get it for free lol, I get it it was supposed to be a present and all but she paid a lot of money for it, plus, you don't just ask for a gift back... It's probably in storage tho, I saw an interview with Kurt's sister and daughter when they opened a museum with a lot of his stuff, and they said that they still have so much of his stuff saved

    • @BarbaraT.
      @BarbaraT. Рік тому +2

      It wasn't a gift, as she paid £35 for it, as you also write in your comment (btw, I think she could have been more generous at the time and offer this guy more money. I don't think they were strapped for cash!). But yes, I agree with you: he's never getting the sweater back. He has no business even asking for it, in my opinion. And I bet he would try to sell it for big bucks the minute he got it.

  • @paullindsay9451
    @paullindsay9451 Рік тому +3

    In Ireland it was know as a Denice The Menace jumper

  • @dirtylittlerockstar
    @dirtylittlerockstar Рік тому +6

    Dennis the Menace not Kruger

  • @andrewcarwile8499
    @andrewcarwile8499 Рік тому +3

    Pretty cool story, be even better if he was able to get it back. Another good video dude!

  • @grungeisdead8998
    @grungeisdead8998 Рік тому +5

    I presume it'll be auctioned off a few years from now when courtney needs the spending money

  • @TammyFox1989
    @TammyFox1989 Рік тому +42

    Good luck to that guy ever seeing that sweater again... Courtney has sold everything that was Kurt's that she can get money out of! R.I.P.⚘Kurt🥀

    • @skylineXpert
      @skylineXpert Рік тому +2

      When i look at her actions, was she still strung out...

    • @TammyFox1989
      @TammyFox1989 Рік тому +1

      @@skylineXpert Has she ever not been strung out or on💊 💉drugs?🤷‍♀️

    • @kellybates1972
      @kellybates1972 Рік тому +1

      That sweater went up in "smoke".

    • @denine5232
      @denine5232 Рік тому +5

      It's such a shame that he ever got with that succubus. He would still be here if he didn't

    • @TammyFox1989
      @TammyFox1989 Рік тому +2

      @@denine5232 That's exactly what I call her👹 too!😆... Succubus along with some other choice🤬 words!!
      Kurt definitely would of still been here if he was able to get away from that witch but in the end she was just too powerful and had too many people to help her dispose💉of him!

  • @claire-christmas-august73
    @claire-christmas-august73 Рік тому +9

    i have my very own
    chocolate brown knitted jumper.
    my granny made for me, in 1990😃
    it’s been stitched up in numerous places with
    black and green cotton.
    it’s got fag / ciggie burns.
    it’s had a hard grunge life too.
    if that jumper could only talk.!
    😉😉😉🤣
    aaaah the stories and gigs it could share.. 😜
    i shall never part with it.! 😆
    my two kids love it also.. 😁
    #grunge
    #punk
    #metal
    #legacy
    #funkyclothes
    🤘🏻🌏🇦🇺✌🏻

    • @denine5232
      @denine5232 Рік тому +2

      Aww I'm glad you still have it. So many cherished memories.

  • @waybeast666
    @waybeast666 Рік тому +4

    Essa é a camisa do Mengão!

  • @madazza
    @madazza Рік тому +3

    Wonder where his corporate magazine still suck t-shirt is?

  • @TheDeedeeFiles
    @TheDeedeeFiles Рік тому +2

    Awesome story

  • @sawyersucks862
    @sawyersucks862 7 місяців тому

    Fun fact, the lead singer of ash was at that gig

  • @adams1722
    @adams1722 Рік тому +1

    It’s really just a sweater why people start rumors don’t hate on the Nirvana dream

    • @MrMookRecords
      @MrMookRecords Рік тому +1

      Nobody is denying that it indeed is a sweater. The sweet irony is that *you* are the one starting the rumours.
      The jumper story as told is 100% verified.
      Eejit.

  • @Killert_music_xo
    @Killert_music_xo Місяць тому

    Who was the first grunge artist who was known for the red and black sweater

  • @paulwest4017
    @paulwest4017 Рік тому +1

    Freddie's is actually Red and Green.....

  • @JerrySlatton
    @JerrySlatton 5 місяців тому

    How do you think the sweater got "destroyed"?

  • @waianaesara
    @waianaesara Рік тому +1

    Vultures. Just like when my famous late Uncle Valfred Thelin died. The way the family tore eachother apart over his belongings! Disgusting...

  • @spudly5339
    @spudly5339 Рік тому +2

    I thought he wore that at the Roseland Ball Room show. After an O.D. earlier in the day. 🤔 That's how I heard it anyways...

  • @Dirhtt
    @Dirhtt Рік тому +2

    Hi

  • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
    @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +1

    I'm 54 and I loved NIRVANA. But did I miss something? Nirvana was a Grundig band correct? I read a comment saying Nirvana was rock. WTF?

    • @foolishtyrannosaurus3843
      @foolishtyrannosaurus3843 Рік тому +1

      Grunge rock so l guess you could still call them rock

    • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
      @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +1

      @@foolishtyrannosaurus3843 ....which is? Both?

    • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
      @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +1

      @@foolishtyrannosaurus3843 Ha!!! I Goiogled is Nirvana Grunge or Rock?. They were known as a Grunge band.

    • @foolishtyrannosaurus3843
      @foolishtyrannosaurus3843 Рік тому +2

      @@johelenebarbiedavis2853 haha you got me😁. I know they are grunge but grunge is just another branch on the beautiful tree of rock n roll we all know n love is all I'm saying

    • @johelenebarbiedavis2853
      @johelenebarbiedavis2853 Рік тому +1

      @@foolishtyrannosaurus3843 guess Grunge is rock now. I always thought we're separate
      It's like saying the band PANTERA or BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is rock. They are heavy metal. I'm guessing it's based loosely.

  • @budimartin3993
    @budimartin3993 Рік тому +2

    Lā ilāha illa l-Lāh (لا إله إلا الله, Tiada tuhan selain Allah

  • @ThatOneSpud
    @ThatOneSpud Рік тому

    Belfast, Northern Ireland*

  • @d.thomasmoore3020
    @d.thomasmoore3020 Рік тому +3

    Beano sweater...