Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (The Word 1991 - full version)

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  • I've edited together a complete version of this Nirvana performance, the intro is from the original broadcast which was abruptly cut short at the time.
    The main part is from a repeated version from a best of The Word show which unfortunately had the beginning missing.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 141

  • @christinerichardsbabbleson9887
    @christinerichardsbabbleson9887 6 років тому +108

    Can’t believe I was was there ...... who knew this band would be soooooooo influential

    • @silaslangsyd
      @silaslangsyd 4 роки тому +1

      Pretty.Dam.Cool.

    • @gjenkins1976
      @gjenkins1976 3 роки тому +17

      Was wondering how many of the guys in the mosh pit are now accountants or working in IT

    • @johnwinthrop2702
      @johnwinthrop2702 2 роки тому +1

      So cool mate!

    • @kps.77
      @kps.77 2 роки тому +4

      @@gjenkins1976 With 2 or 3 kids in their 20s

    • @dream-67
      @dream-67 Рік тому +2

      @@gjenkins1976 I was at their gig at London Astoria in 89.....no one was there, I am not an accountant

  • @snowbelle74
    @snowbelle74 3 роки тому +35

    I remember watching this live. I didn’t have any Nirvana records. But I had borrowed a copy of Hole’s Teenage Whore that same week so I found Kurt’s comment at the start very intriguing…. Say what you want but they certainly made a beautiful couple.

  • @Tomnedreb
    @Tomnedreb 8 років тому +57

    24 years ago today :) This was Nirvana's first ever live TV performance.

    • @tobietera
      @tobietera 2 роки тому +5

      I know, Terry Christian said it in his introduction.

    • @JayBlack98
      @JayBlack98 Рік тому

      Love your covers

    • @Leon-Coils19912
      @Leon-Coils19912 Рік тому

      @@tobietera Lmao 😂

  • @martinwilliamdavies7977
    @martinwilliamdavies7977 9 місяців тому +6

    90's American punk, I was ten at the time so I was sold, saw Oasis on The Word years later and they blew my little mind at the time.

  • @Sonofdonald2024
    @Sonofdonald2024 3 дні тому

    Remember watching this at the time when I was 12. Recorded it on VHS tape and it got a lot of replays 😊

  • @adoralysfadoralysf4179
    @adoralysfadoralysf4179 4 роки тому +16

    I remember watching this on The Word. Legendary.

    • @cmsgtgoose6334
      @cmsgtgoose6334 10 місяців тому

      Used to watch that show when I lived in the UK. Good times.

  • @jimmygillard
    @jimmygillard Рік тому +6

    I remember seeing this when I was 14 on TV and knew I had witnessed something special.

    • @damiengordon903
      @damiengordon903 6 днів тому

      Big time wow, was watching literally blue Peter a few years later and thons when I heard he died, Nirvana did actually once rule the world.

  • @chanceishikawa1699
    @chanceishikawa1699 2 роки тому +15

    This performance is careless and hilarious. I love it.

  • @igolfjtweetler4097
    @igolfjtweetler4097 6 років тому +42

    I remember watching this live, was obvious it was going to be huge and make a whole load of hair acts redundant. Nothing this seismic has happened since and rock is dead in the water.

    • @jemimallah2591
      @jemimallah2591 2 роки тому +1

      which is nirvana's fault to some degree given that they (or at least paved the way for people who) basically defanged punk and made it as mainstream as anything else

  • @johnwinthrop2702
    @johnwinthrop2702 2 роки тому +12

    Kurt was actually having a good time hear. Looked like fun!

  • @bruno5137
    @bruno5137 2 роки тому +10

    Only 22,000 views for Nirvana's first ever live performance and first TV showing on European TV - when the vid has been posted for 6 years??? crazy

  • @KyTaundry
    @KyTaundry 6 років тому +42

    Dunno if anyone noticed Dave's Symbal fly off at the start of the tune hahaha.

    • @TommyFenstermacher5150
      @TommyFenstermacher5150 6 років тому

      Kyle Taundry He just loved to punish his drums 😂

    • @russyJ20
      @russyJ20 5 років тому +1

      Didn't notice before, thats so funny. Could've damaged little Dave, symbols are quite weighty aren't they?

    • @Jojos25
      @Jojos25 4 роки тому

      Hahahaha

    • @dronefox2619
      @dronefox2619 3 роки тому

      Haha that’s amazing!! 😂

    • @--thatbih
      @--thatbih 3 роки тому +3

      By the second verse both of his crash cymbals are gone

  • @moz7777
    @moz7777 8 років тому +7

    aaaaaaaaaah....the 90s, ....comeback!!!!

  • @Theguyman
    @Theguyman 6 місяців тому +4

    Probably the best live version ever

  • @punkirvana
    @punkirvana Місяць тому +1

    I NEVER KNEW THIS VERSION ACTUALLY HAD THE SOLO AND WASN’T CUT

  • @DaveGreeneramblingcarpenter
    @DaveGreeneramblingcarpenter Рік тому +2

    What an amazing exciting free time,, sadly missed

  • @mikeyfreedom144
    @mikeyfreedom144 4 роки тому +6

    Kicking it up good style

  • @2003baphomet
    @2003baphomet 11 місяців тому +1

    I was there …. Can’t remember much about it . I passed out just wild.

  • @gamesanimaltv
    @gamesanimaltv 2 роки тому +11

    I was there at the front of that audience. Remember it well.

    • @patrick3926
      @patrick3926 2 роки тому

      Nice! What was the date of the show?

  • @Niurose
    @Niurose 7 місяців тому

    Lots of energy and madness at full steam! #NirvanaForever

  • @kanedasrifle
    @kanedasrifle 2 роки тому +2

    catchy little song this one

  • @DuderinoDeux
    @DuderinoDeux Рік тому +1

    I REMEMBER!

  • @kodas3366
    @kodas3366 3 роки тому +7

    Nice! ..I refer to this one as the “rock a Taylor” version of the song live 😆

    • @barrypotter5751
      @barrypotter5751 3 роки тому +3

      I thought it was Rodger taylor

    • @kodas3366
      @kodas3366 3 роки тому +1

      @@barrypotter5751 yeah, they all work..it’s difficult to hear clearly what he said

    • @awightviewuhs6103
      @awightviewuhs6103 2 роки тому +6

      @@kodas3366 he's clearly saying "Roger Taylor"... which is the drummer for queen, which iirc was a band kurt loved.

    • @wingcommander2165
      @wingcommander2165 11 місяців тому

      yeh but why??
      @@awightviewuhs6103

  • @mrcarlosrox
    @mrcarlosrox 7 років тому +1

    Ah memories! Yes!

  • @jeffers92
    @jeffers92 3 роки тому +6

    Something weird with the editing here... Dave loses one crash cymbal around 0:34 and 1:37 it looks like the other one swings away from him and is leaning against Kurt's speaker stack... But during the guitar solo Dave has two crash cymbals again!

    • @--thatbih
      @--thatbih 3 роки тому

      Dave had four cymbals in total. Both of his crash are gone by the solo so those two you're seeing are the ride and hi tat ones

    • @jeffers92
      @jeffers92 3 роки тому

      @@--thatbih nope the two crash cymbals are definitely back around 3:10

    • @--thatbih
      @--thatbih 3 роки тому +2

      @@jeffers92 because the video is showing the intro part for some reason. Look at Kurt's hands he's not playing the solo notes he's playing the power chords. Look at when the distortion kicks in during the intro and the clip at 3:10

    • @jeffers92
      @jeffers92 3 роки тому

      @@--thatbih yeah that was kind of my original point 😀👍 bit weird why they did that

    • @chilledtorsion
      @chilledtorsion Рік тому

      drum tech put them back? Who cares

  • @jcn639
    @jcn639 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely f##$$kin AMAZING !!

  • @jessieparker8647
    @jessieparker8647 3 роки тому +14

    My biggest flex is my mom saw this and is in the audience

    • @fukkingusernames
      @fukkingusernames 3 роки тому +2

      That sounds pretty cool to me

    • @jessieparker8647
      @jessieparker8647 3 роки тому

      @Stephen Davies it’s so people actually know what I’m saying I am from England

  • @67kurtcobainfan27
    @67kurtcobainfan27 Рік тому +3

    at 0:15 0:16 "Courtney Love is the best F*ck in the world!" - Kurt Cobain
    Nirvana never disappoints their fans by giving them a nice/rare live performance.

  • @tammy8028
    @tammy8028 Рік тому +1

    I was their that night, I wish I had known what I was seeing, would have paid more attention, classic song, my daughter now 21, is playing it all the time, it is timeless.

  • @thomas-fq1wi
    @thomas-fq1wi 6 років тому +11

    2 months before freddie mercury dies he,s screaming roger taylor s name , he names freddie in his suicide note , i idolised freddie and hd no interest in any other music really but when he died i was instantly drawn to kurt cobain and an obsession then grew with him, its strange but i find those two connected wherever i look for some reason

    • @Lydianon
      @Lydianon 5 років тому +6

      It's been so long, I don't recall the mention of Freddie Mercury. In his letter. Roger Taylor was my favorite, he was so damn good looking Lol. My first album I ever owned was Queens first record. It's awesome, maybe not quite as flamboyant as later on...(I still miss the 90's with an ache that hurts more every day. It was the best days of my life. The WA music scene was fun, kinda seemed small since everyone knew each other then. My bf and I did promoting, (bringing bands into town & advertising the show) And we felt kinda insulated for a while doing our own thing, being rebellious as kids are until the whole fucking world started wearing flannel & boots, not brushing their hair & trying to be ironic. Lol The stupidest thing ever is we wore thrift store stuff cuz it's cheap & fun & then fashion magazines adopted it, even haute couture."How to make your new clothes Look old". "How to put some greasy crap in your freshly washed hair so you can Look like you haven't washed it". People used to stop me on the street to ask me where I got my clothes. Lol, umm at Value Village. 80's fashion was so good awful I couldn't even find anything new that I liked. And the hair. And the music... I started listening to Oldies stations. And Blues. And Classical (watch Amadeus! Mozart was the punk rock of classical!) and jazz era swing. Do yourself a favor- check out Cab Calloway, he's alot of fun to listen to.
      Anyway...
      Getting old sucks. When most everyone you looked up to and admired is dead. When you don't hardly recognize the old person in the mirror. Thing is-- you are still the same person inside (except you don't tolerate stupidity anymore Lol) And if you choose not to have kids it's like you never really had a good reason to grow up. I fully expected that at my age I'd have turned into a sweet little old lady, but fuck I haven't changed yet so I probably won't...

    • @Jojos25
      @Jojos25 4 роки тому

      Your grammar is horrible

    • @twindicksucks871
      @twindicksucks871 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for telling me who roger taylor was

    • @--thatbih
      @--thatbih 3 роки тому

      This was November 1991 the *same* month Freddie died in. He's probably screaming Roger Taylor as an ode to Queen since Freddie dying was still fresh or probably because he just wanted to🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @DeFluxMusic
    @DeFluxMusic 7 років тому +9

    damn that crowd looks dead. only the front is going crazy

    • @russyJ20
      @russyJ20 5 років тому +3

      This was a tv show back in the day, most of the audience were there for that, dudes down the front (lucky bastards) were probably there because of nirvana.

    • @functio1
      @functio1 5 років тому +3

      At the time no-one 'normal' had any real idea who these guys were. That would change not long after this ;)

    • @darrenwilson99
      @darrenwilson99 3 роки тому +2

      To clarify. This wasn't even strictly a music show, more a pop culture show. It featured music but also people drinking puke, guys snogging pensioners, a girl licking a fat man's armpit and eating crackers topped with pubes.

    • @barrypotter5751
      @barrypotter5751 3 роки тому +2

      @@darrenwilson99 I'm sure I seen a female having a bath in maggots on this show

  • @gemimaobrien
    @gemimaobrien 3 роки тому +1

    EPIC!!!

  • @alexjames4064
    @alexjames4064 4 роки тому +2

    Lol at the gurning dude at 00:42

  • @acdsscot
    @acdsscot 5 днів тому

    Was this their first ever tv appearance or first on UK TV?

  • @Zach-z6t
    @Zach-z6t 20 днів тому

    why did kurt not do the solo ?

  • @trevorweeden3444
    @trevorweeden3444 Рік тому

    this is still an edited version, the middle part of the last chorus (a mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido) has been cut out.

  • @stevensmith5816
    @stevensmith5816 Рік тому +3

    the word was the best live tv ever made .... chaotic crazy shit every friday night absolutely nothing censored anything went

    • @cmsgtgoose6334
      @cmsgtgoose6334 10 місяців тому +1

      Loved it when I lived in the UK. It has never been rivaled.

    • @SueTube7
      @SueTube7 6 місяців тому

      *coughs* the Tube

  • @panipanceelnendertal3781
    @panipanceelnendertal3781 8 років тому +1

    27

  • @RyJones-iy9vz
    @RyJones-iy9vz 2 місяці тому

    Sounds of a generation

  • @shanehaynes4896
    @shanehaynes4896 7 років тому +1

    #needtheword

  • @MiniUsyk
    @MiniUsyk Рік тому

    Never heard of them.

  • @twindicksucks871
    @twindicksucks871 3 роки тому +4

    Roger Taylor!!!

  • @Somewhere-in
    @Somewhere-in 2 роки тому +1

    There most famous song but I don’t think it’s my favourite.

  • @ProbablyNot1121
    @ProbablyNot1121 2 роки тому +1

    I too, hate cymbals 🥰

  • @PigDogBay
    @PigDogBay 2 роки тому +2

    Fucking mint!

  • @EarlCasey-nh6he
    @EarlCasey-nh6he День тому

    Kurt cobain was close to people here 😊❤

  • @FerenswayRecords
    @FerenswayRecords Рік тому +1

    ROGER TAYLOR

  • @patrick3926
    @patrick3926 2 роки тому +1

    Anyone who the exact date of this ??

    • @gorizianopiratissimo
      @gorizianopiratissimo 2 роки тому +4

      november 08, 1991

    • @patrick3926
      @patrick3926 2 роки тому +1

      @@gorizianopiratissimo thanks so they already blew up in the US by this time. Was trying to put this performance in conte t of their popularity

    • @kanedasrifle
      @kanedasrifle 2 роки тому

      @@patrick3926 They blew up in the UK & Europe first , coming over here , armed to teeth with amazing Beatles melodies and blowing the territory away live , this was their first live TV performance i believe

  • @silaslangsyd
    @silaslangsyd 4 роки тому +4

    Roger Taylor 😂😎

  • @TheRealMike1976
    @TheRealMike1976 2 роки тому

    I always wonder what the people who stood there like zombies think, looking back.

  • @anthonymcnamara4002
    @anthonymcnamara4002 2 місяці тому

    Like the Sex Pistols first gig. 200,000 people in the comments claiming to have been there.

  • @johngammon963
    @johngammon963 Рік тому +2

    "Roger Taylor" 😆

  • @jonnyhatesjazz
    @jonnyhatesjazz 7 місяців тому

    ROGER TAYLOR!

  • @fedess28
    @fedess28 3 роки тому +6

    Mary Lou Lord don’t like this video 💔

    • @cye101
      @cye101 2 роки тому +2

      I know - that was sad 😞

  • @mrgratis561
    @mrgratis561 11 місяців тому

    The rot was setting in on tv when they started putting shit like the word on.

    • @marcp3788
      @marcp3788 7 місяців тому

      Rubbish, the word was the highlight of British TV in the 90's

    • @mrgratis561
      @mrgratis561 7 місяців тому +1

      @@marcp3788Nostalgia. Just because it was on over 30 years ago, doesn't mean it was any good.

  • @davgrol
    @davgrol 3 роки тому

    What did Kurt say at the beginning????🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

    • @ladislavmrazik1356
      @ladislavmrazik1356 3 роки тому +3

      That Courtney Love of the sensational pop band Hole is the best f.ck in the world

    • @davgrol
      @davgrol 3 роки тому

      @@ladislavmrazik1356 oh thank you so much 🖤

  • @gabagoo_grimbo
    @gabagoo_grimbo 5 місяців тому

    It looks like Kurt fucking hates this shit

  • @ReDeV7
    @ReDeV7 7 років тому +7

    Dave Grohl rockin those drums! Went on to play lead guitar/singer to the best live band in the world Foo Fighters fuck yeah beh beh!

    • @apunahasapeemapetilon5420
      @apunahasapeemapetilon5420 4 роки тому +1

      Chris Shifflett is the lead, but yeah Foo Fighters are the best live band nowadays

  • @patrick4213
    @patrick4213 3 роки тому +1

    Scottish band Captain America t-shirt on too...became Eugenius after the subsequent legal threats

    • @fukkingusernames
      @fukkingusernames 3 роки тому

      Didn't realise it was a band tee shirt!

    • @patrick4213
      @patrick4213 3 роки тому +1

      @@fukkingusernames en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenius_(band)
      There you go! Eugene Kelly was one half of the Vaselines along with Frances McKee.
      Cobain named his daughter after her.

  • @tomhorwat5313
    @tomhorwat5313 2 роки тому

    that bloke on the drums wasn't very good.

  • @laurentduval5094
    @laurentduval5094 3 роки тому +10

    Objectively this is a terrible live performance. But I respect them for going on live national TV and being so full throttle. Obviously didn't hinder their career in anyway and is a bit of a legendary moment on british tv.

    • @cye101
      @cye101 2 роки тому +10

      I thought they played well and with a ton of energy.

    • @laurentduval5094
      @laurentduval5094 2 роки тому

      @@cye101 oh yeah, for sure there's a lot of energy in it. Would have loved to see them live at this time.

    • @sas2300
      @sas2300 2 роки тому

      I dont think it was so bad

    • @tylerchamberlain7511
      @tylerchamberlain7511 7 місяців тому

      This is better than it normally sounds. Usually they rushed through it. This is at least the right tempo.

  • @ldhumph70
    @ldhumph70 2 роки тому

    Shite live…

    • @lonruil_aoife6520
      @lonruil_aoife6520 Рік тому

      It was only their first live and it’s as they played more gigs they got better

    • @user-lw9wh8xo3q
      @user-lw9wh8xo3q 2 місяці тому

      @@lonruil_aoife6520 lol

  • @lizardmedia2257
    @lizardmedia2257 2 роки тому

    Cringefest circa 1991

  • @jhiramboggs
    @jhiramboggs 8 місяців тому

    It always kills me that Kurt cannot get to his chorus pedal by the first chime. Lol.

  • @EarlCasey-nh6he
    @EarlCasey-nh6he День тому

    Kurt cobain was close to people here 😊❤

  • @cloverb.7919
    @cloverb.7919 4 роки тому +4

    Roger Taylor!!!!

    • @kodas3366
      @kodas3366 3 роки тому

      Awe shit!😆.. is that what he says?.. always heard “rock a Taylor”