ikr! first time i heard this version when he's having a gig at Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen and i tried to Shazam-ed it but it didnt match to any song at that time. So i recorded the whole performance and listen to it over and over again and i google it and i found him! Good times =)
I almost had the same experience, at Slottsfjell, I was volunteering as a guard, and while talking to a small group of people, I heard this song in the background and immediately ran over, watching the entire song in pure awe. Took me ages to find this song on spotify, as I had no idea who the artist was, but I'm so glad that I did, it was a truly amazing experience.
how can you even begin to slate this? it brings to light the hurt in kurt's lyrics and his poetic capacity and capabilities in a way grunge doesn't. I nearly cried, and art rarely induces my tears. each to their own I guess.
Been a Nirvana for over 15 years and I have to say this is the best redos Ive come across. Soulful, No fluff, Pure music! Amazing. Cant wait to hear more.
Guys, a cover is a cover if it satisfies one of the two criteria: A) It mimics the song instrument by instrument; note by note. B) It mimics the song musically and artistically from another point of view. As a huge Nirvana fan, I like this cover because it gives another point of view to the grunge rock song.
Im confused...this would not be a cover by your definition, as none of the instruments used by nirvana are used in this cover, and its definitely not note for note. I think your point B is accurate enough alone. IMO the best covers reinterpret the tempo, mood and arrangement of the original. Again, just in my humble opinion, this is a nice enough cover, but i cant quite reconcile the lyrics with the new mood so i wouldn't call it a great cover. Asgeir's cover of Stolen Dance i would call great however, probably better than the original. Anyway not having a crack at you Sam....just doing that thing people do on youtube :)
Completely agree with you. I've grown up with Nirvana and they were my favorite band for a long time. And this is a really good cover because Asgeir isn't trying to reproduce the same song at all and gives a beautiful aspect to this grunge song.
the best covers look at a song from a new angle rather than then jut replicating the original....I think this guy totally gets the song , but expresses it well using a view of sadness rather than aggressive sarcasm......like most people I will always prefer the original but I tip my hat to asgeir....great cover!!!
Asgeir has changed a frustrated grunge song into a despairing ethereal love tune; works well like this and is a sublime interpretation in my opinion (Y)
I miss kurt so much. He was a gifted man who let it all get to him. What he means to so many people around the world is beyond words. Just a magnificent being... One of the best! Rip kurt. Forever
SO this is one of the best covers of any Nirvana tracks. Instead of taking the easy route of sounding like the track itself / absent of any imagination, this bugger here has laid his style of vocals / was creative with the chord progression to bring a different dimension to an already undecipherable feel To ‘Heart Shaped Box’. Good cover.
100% phucking hate copy & paste cover songs, sooo boring & like u said, ZERO creativity/imagination. This dude nailed it, covers should be done in the artist own style
I was hoping that you'd be some beautiful, angelic voice that I was just now discovering. You were exactly that. Such a beautiful soul doing beautiful things. I'll definitely be listening to your other songs soon following this cover.
I love this cover and will never stop listening to it. I heard it about a year ago and I love that it has over a million views. His voice is beautiful. I hope to hear more haunting, dark songs like this in the future, in his original music. I feel this cover stands above the rest of his music as something almost transcendent. Chills.
In my late 30s but in those rare moments when I return to Nirvana, it's always In Utero, and it's always this song that kills me. Cobain at his finest as a lyricist and songwriter. Fantastic cover, guys.
Toothpick91 Well Rollo and Ragnar are supposed to be brothers, so it makes sense he could look like both :) You're Icelandic? Awesome! I'm Danish but I really wanna move to Norway or Iceland, not Sweden though, fuck Sweden (jk, Sweden is awesome I just don't like swedish)
Can't remember what got me here on 20th Feb 22.?! *Did this song feature in a popular show or something??* I'm literally dying to reconnect to the moment I discovered this song.
I've really only ever listened to rock, metal and grunge and I've only learned songs from those genres on guitar but after hearing this and Chet Faker it's given me a new perspective and a new interest interest, I've got an old key-bored that i haven't really used in years but after hearing this i'm interested in playing key-board, if anyone knows how to play this version on piano could you please tell me where you learnt it.
Chegou aqui no Brasil o seu cover, como bom fã da banda Nirvana eu fiquei meio pensativo pois essa música é uma das minhas favoritas, mas você me surpreendeu e fez uma das melhores coisas que eu pude ver em matéria de cover do Nirvana. Amei! Parabéns a todos envolvidos, ficou esplêndido.
This is so beautiful. Your voice and arrangement of this song touches me and cuts like glass through my soul. Thank you for this amazing version, and for making fabulous music!
At first I was a bit sad that there was no guitar and only piano in the intro (although I love the piano), but oh my god his voice legit gives me chills. I am honestly memorized and drawn in by the beauty of his voice.
Lovely. I like covers that add a different twist, as if I wanted the same old same old, I would listen to the original. Like Bastille's, No Angels for example.
She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice ...your advice Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet Cut myself on Angel Hair and baby's breath Broken hymen of your highness I'm left black Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice ...Your advice She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice Your advice Your advice
Наверное это и есть величие музыки,где новое поколение не забывает поколение прошлое-великое,сделавшая нас такими какими мы себя представляем.Спи спокойно Курт,спасибо Асгер!
very cool. when i 1st heard the piano, i thought, oh man, this is the wrong song w/the same title. but i heard some familiar chords & decided to listen. great piano & vocal. coming from a huge nirvana fan.
J'aime énormément Nirvana, depuis toute petite, mais je dois avouer que cette version me plaît plutôt bien, c'est très différent, et ça donne une autre dimension au texte. Original ! Merci Asgeir !
It says a lot about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana's music, that a song like this, can survive a treatment such as this, so far from the point blank honesty of the original. How anyone has the heart to call Kurt Cobain a mediocre songwriter is beyond me. The man was divine.
I will never get over this cover.. It's absolutely stunning. Goosebumps every time.
ikr! first time i heard this version when he's having a gig at Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen and i tried to Shazam-ed it but it didnt match to any song at that time. So i recorded the whole performance and listen to it over and over again and i google it and i found him! Good times =)
amirul azmil yep! I saw him in Melbourne, Australia but he didn't play this 😞 Still goosebumps!!
I almost had the same experience, at Slottsfjell, I was volunteering as a guard, and while talking to a small group of people, I heard this song in the background and immediately ran over, watching the entire song in pure awe. Took me ages to find this song on spotify, as I had no idea who the artist was, but I'm so glad that I did, it was a truly amazing experience.
Hah goosebumps is an understatement. I almost got tears in my eyes over this the first time I heard it.
It seems stupid to me, but this is my favorite cover song ever. Your sentiment echoed, Lady L Burns 8)
holy crap.
I came here randomly after searching for Heart Shaped Box.
I did NOT expect that. Amazing work - and what a unique voice!
how can you even begin to slate this? it brings to light the hurt in kurt's lyrics and his poetic capacity and capabilities in a way grunge doesn't. I nearly cried, and art rarely induces my tears. each to their own I guess.
Stanley Yelnats fucking brilliant comment. fully explanatory to how i feel about this
are you the real stanley yelnats?
As much as I love the original, I have to say this version is out of this world! So beautiful...
Been a Nirvana for over 15 years and I have to say this is the best redos Ive come across. Soulful, No fluff, Pure music! Amazing. Cant wait to hear more.
One of the best cover I heard since years
I've been looking everywhere for a version if this on iTunes. Such a great version.
My new favorite cover of all time. Truly stunning gents!
All those high notes! AMAZING!!! :D
Guys, a cover is a cover if it satisfies one of the two criteria: A) It mimics the song instrument by instrument; note by note. B) It mimics the song musically and artistically from another point of view.
As a huge Nirvana fan, I like this cover because it gives another point of view to the grunge rock song.
Im confused...this would not be a cover by your definition, as none of the instruments used by nirvana are used in this cover, and its definitely not note for note. I think your point B is accurate enough alone. IMO the best covers reinterpret the tempo, mood and arrangement of the original. Again, just in my humble opinion, this is a nice enough cover, but i cant quite reconcile the lyrics with the new mood so i wouldn't call it a great cover. Asgeir's cover of Stolen Dance i would call great however, probably better than the original. Anyway not having a crack at you Sam....just doing that thing people do on youtube :)
rhyspekt Sorry I should reiterate: It should satisfy one of two criteria.
Sam Naps np =) ps covers that satisfy the second are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than those that satisfy the first ;)
Completely agree with you. I've grown up with Nirvana and they were my favorite band for a long time. And this is a really good cover because Asgeir isn't trying to reproduce the same song at all and gives a beautiful aspect to this grunge song.
Kala Rose (singer from 46 & 2 video) singing Heart Shaped Box
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the best covers look at a song from a new angle rather than then jut replicating the original....I think this guy totally gets the song , but expresses it well using a view of sadness rather than aggressive sarcasm......like most people I will always prefer the original but I tip my hat to asgeir....great cover!!!
I play this more than the original
Asgeir has changed a frustrated grunge song into a despairing ethereal love tune; works well like this and is a sublime interpretation in my opinion (Y)
for anyone wanting the piano chords, it's basically
B min 9, A, E, G
then
B min 9, A, E, E7
Jake Tripp thanks
Thank you!
Wow...I was born in 81 and love Nirvana. Asgeir does this song justice. AND THAT'S A BIG CALL!!!
Minimalist, heartfelt, original. The growing intensity at 2:35 is amazing
I miss kurt so much. He was a gifted man who let it all get to him. What he means to so many people around the world is beyond words. Just a magnificent being... One of the best! Rip kurt. Forever
SO this is one of the best covers of any Nirvana tracks. Instead of taking the easy route of sounding like the track itself / absent of any imagination,
this bugger here has laid his style of vocals / was creative with the chord progression to bring a different dimension to an already undecipherable feel
To ‘Heart Shaped Box’. Good cover.
100% phucking hate copy & paste cover songs, sooo boring & like u said, ZERO creativity/imagination. This dude nailed it, covers should be done in the artist own style
I was hoping that you'd be some beautiful, angelic voice that I was just now discovering. You were exactly that. Such a beautiful soul doing beautiful things. I'll definitely be listening to your other songs soon following this cover.
Wow, such a hauntingly, beautiful voice! Love it!
I love this cover and will never stop listening to it. I heard it about a year ago and I love that it has over a million views. His voice is beautiful. I hope to hear more haunting, dark songs like this in the future, in his original music. I feel this cover stands above the rest of his music as something almost transcendent. Chills.
This makes me cry. The song is beautiful, the way kobain sings it is
perfect. The way you sing it is special too. Good work.
This is so beautiful I can't even describe how I feel.
In my late 30s but in those rare moments when I return to Nirvana, it's always In Utero, and it's always this song that kills me. Cobain at his finest as a lyricist and songwriter. Fantastic cover, guys.
Best cover of Nirvana I've heard.
this is stunning. i live how it captures the sadness of the lyrics while making it unique. his voice is gorgeous.
Amazing voice. Don't forget those behind the production.
Usually I don't like covers, but I don't mind this one so much. I like how you made it your own thing.
This gave me the wildest chills, and the guy looks like a character from Vikings, which makes sense I guess, since he's from Iceland(I think?)
that's what i thought..he looks like Garnar
Mahbouba Bouguetaya you mean Ragnar
yeahhh....well innocent mistake :)
Freja Rößle I actually think he looks a lot more like Rollo, Ragnar's brother. And i'm Icelandic too by the way :)
Toothpick91 Well Rollo and Ragnar are supposed to be brothers, so it makes sense he could look like both :)
You're Icelandic? Awesome! I'm Danish but I really wanna move to Norway or Iceland, not Sweden though, fuck Sweden (jk, Sweden is awesome I just don't like swedish)
I don't usually like people covering Nirvana, but this works. Nice job :-)
+Emilio Vicente it's Portuguese not Italian
The emotion in this..... so beautiful. So different, yet entirely reminiscient of the original. Chilling.
Best cover hands down. It's like a nirvana and civil twilight fusion. Damn it delivers at a whole different level. Got goosebumps
I was speechless when he sung this at splendour in the grass. Gives me chills everytime
Can't remember what got me here on 20th Feb 22.?! *Did this song feature in a popular show or something??*
I'm literally dying to reconnect to the moment I discovered this song.
Asgeir, your voice is so soft and soothing. Your music brings me peace and calms my mind against panic and anxiety. I appreciate your existence.
I want to cry, this is astonishing, Kurt would be proud, I think I've said that before on another Nirvana cover but this Is something
no words 4awesome this cover is, exactly how a song should be covered, in the artist own unique style. R.I.P. N I R V A N A
"I've been locked in your heart shaped box for weeks!! damn!! what an amazing description of "heartache!" ...hats off!!!
On my flight back from Iceland i had the pleasure of stumbling on his music, and with this song i am more than hooked! great cover
COOLEST voice~ Technically brilliant! LOVE this Artist! XX
There will always be critics! Push ahead, you are WAY above them all.
Pure perfection, bringing a complete new life to an already incredible song
I keep coming back to this. SO GOOD
What a beautiful version, and such a wonderful voice.
This voice is wonderful, pure and clear !!!!
theres nothing like Nirvanas but this cover makes its own, amazingly beautiful
This guy made Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus sound like a masterpiece, so he's brilliant no doubt, his voice is truly unique.
Not so much as it appears....Jørgen Dahl very similar
If you thought the original was bad you be on something. But that's cool too that you like this song.
ohh damn it, how beautiful this cover is. i can't describe my feeling.
Just perfect! Continue on this path I love what you do ! *.*
I'm meant to be showering but I am enthralled by this man.
I've really only ever listened to rock, metal and grunge and I've only learned songs from those genres on guitar but after hearing this and Chet Faker it's given me a new perspective and a new interest interest, I've got an old key-bored that i haven't really used in years but after hearing this i'm interested in playing key-board, if anyone knows how to play this version on piano could you please tell me where you learnt it.
Bon Iver
dotan
This is absolutely stunning. It shows Cobain's music conception and Asgeir's taste of turning it upside down.
Magnifique asgeir , une vraie découverte! King and cross est géniale, celle-ci aussi nous emmène dans son monde bien spécial!
Absolutely mesmerizing.
Song is high enough. This guy does it an octave higher. Sounds very good. Goes to my favs
I first heard this on a quiet late winter night driving from Akranes to the farm. Funny to stumble across it almost one year later.
He has a beautiful tone to his voice & could listen for hours. Loved the lyrics!
10 years on, and I still keep coming back for this phenomenal cover. One of the best covers of Heart Shaped Box!
Chegou aqui no Brasil o seu cover, como bom fã da banda Nirvana eu fiquei meio pensativo pois essa música é uma das minhas favoritas, mas você me surpreendeu e fez uma das melhores coisas que eu pude ver em matéria de cover do Nirvana. Amei! Parabéns a todos envolvidos, ficou esplêndido.
SO much love for Asgeir. Gorgeous man with a beautiful voice and talent.
Maravilloso Ásgeir. Magníficas todas tus creaciones.
This is so beautiful. Your voice and arrangement of this song touches me and cuts like glass through my soul. Thank you for this amazing version, and for making fabulous music!
HEY. WAIT. This is fucking awesome.
From a REAL Nirvana fan.
possibly THE BEST cover I've ever heard, so beautiful & one of my favourite Nirvana songs. Well done! Heart wrenching!
An angel's voice that can cut glass. Hard to breathe ...
one of the most beautiful covers i've ever heard. I shiver when I hear that voice crest!
You are a star mate. That was incredible.
love this cover- what a beautiful voice
At first I was a bit sad that there was no guitar and only piano in the intro (although I love the piano), but oh my god his voice legit gives me chills. I am honestly memorized and drawn in by the beauty of his voice.
You are so good at music and should do this forever.
Love how low key this is - it lets his gorgeous vocals shine through. Well done again Asgeir!
Esto sí es un cover hermoso y con clase, la mayoría de los artistas pop no logran algo decente pero esto, capta la hermosura.
This guy was amazing opening for Hozier :)
Leila Ard that's my dream team. so jealous lol
Wish i saw that. They're both great modern songwriters
That would be a concert I would have loved to be at
Lovely. I like covers that add a different twist, as if I wanted the same old same old, I would listen to the original. Like Bastille's, No Angels for example.
Sweet Jesus. This feels so fucking good to listen to. How come I have never heard it before?!
I'd say asgeir is a pretty dedicated fan of nirvana given the inutero tattoo on his fore arm. I think cobain would be pleased♥
FUCKING AWESOME! i love how you made this your own and all i can say is if kurt were alive and heard this im pretty sure he'd love it too.
I love this. Wish it were on the album. Wish you were coming to California!
Honestly still loving this. Have it on repeat to often.
She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
...your advice
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on Angel Hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your highness I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
...Your advice
She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice
Your advice
Your advice
Huge nirvana fan here best cover of one of their songs ive ever heard
so sensitive, pure and this makes me calm...
The voice of an angel!
Pure joy. I love. Every second.
I am a massive fan of Nirvana and I love what you did to the song.
Enjoyed to hear favourite Kurt's song.
Beautiful ❤ Thank you.
He sounds good. Not a lot of pop elements and not trying to sound like the original. The music sounds the same so I like it.
+TheJadedNomad (JD) the melody itself is the pop element
He sounds amazing
I’m crying right now why Kurt we miss you so much now I’m locked in my own heart shaped box...💔🖤
Wow! It feels like listening to a completely different song and yet... . So, so great
Наверное это и есть величие музыки,где новое поколение не забывает поколение прошлое-великое,сделавшая нас такими какими мы себя представляем.Спи спокойно Курт,спасибо Асгер!
I have always dug this cover, SO excited to see ya Asgeir in Portland, ME on Mar 28th!
amazing cover is obsolutly so made the sounds and the voice, all is brillante
This is a beautiful cover, bringing a fresh feel to a powerful track. Epic work guys
Wow what a nice cover, i rediscover this really great song from a different angle ! thanks asgeir
Can never get enough of this cover! 💙
Just proves - as if we didn't know - what a great song writer Kurt was. Exposes yet another dimension of the song. Great great cover.
very cool. when i 1st heard the piano, i thought, oh man, this is the wrong song w/the same title. but i heard some familiar chords & decided to listen. great piano & vocal. coming from a huge nirvana fan.
J'aime énormément Nirvana, depuis toute petite, mais je dois avouer que cette version me plaît plutôt bien, c'est très différent, et ça donne une autre dimension au texte. Original ! Merci Asgeir !
Love love love looooove your voice!!!!!
It says a lot about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana's music, that a song like this, can survive a treatment such as this, so far from the point blank honesty of the original. How anyone has the heart to call Kurt Cobain a mediocre songwriter is beyond me. The man was divine.
Wow, you are amazing. Your music has touching my heart like few others. I don't have words to describe ❤️
Chillin'…
Sweet voice...
This is the voice of an angel. Seriously.
Love your version of it - totally stripped apart and made it your own! Nirvana takes me back to college days