Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Rewritten, rearranged, remade...rarities, outtakes, bootlegs, outcesticide.) (2306 hits)
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Rating: 1.75 on 55 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (View user info) at 2004-11-29 11:19:10 EST
This is the product of my Friday night alone...with a bottle of Jim Beam and no good dating prospects.
I remember the first time I ever heard this song in it's original form. I think I was 14. I was sitting on my bed in my room, when suddenly this gawd-awful noise began emanating from my stereo speakers. "What the HELL IS THAT!?" I thought. Although my radio could receive the signal, my mind was not yet attuned to the wavelength that was Nirvana. They called into question everything that I had previously perceived as music and pretty much rearranged it overnight. Now, thirteen years later, after what will most likely be the final official release by the surviving members of Nirvana, "With the Lights Out", I can finally return the favor...
A part of me likes to think that Kurt would have appreciated this version for its unabashed popiness, but the other more realistic side says he would have surely hated it. It's no secret that he grew to revile this song and everything it eventually stood for while he was alive, but it is my fantasy that he might hear this wherever he is and laugh at the final dismemberment and degradation of a song that helped change the face of music for a generation...and then, it pleases me to muse, he could learn to hate it in an entirely new way.
Anyway, here's the song. I hope you enjoy it.
Size: 5.2mb
Runtime: 5:43
http://www.electrictoothsyndrome.com/songs/Smells_Like_Teen_Spirit.MP3
P.S. For those of you who missed it. I also remade Lounge Act: http://www.electrictoothsyndrome.com/songs/Lounge_Act.MP3
...or you can just go to the parent directory http://www.electrictoothsyndrome.com/songs/ and see everything that way. If anyone has any suggestions for cover songs they'd like to hear remade, let me know. I might just make it my next drunkened project/pasttime.
-ETS
User Reviews
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2005-09-18 23:54:17 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
All the links to this project are different now: http://www.electrictoothsyndrome.com/project.html
Submitted by FilthyAssistant (user info) at 2004-12-19 09:42:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"If anyone has any suggestions for cover songs they'd like to hear remade, let me know. I might just make it my next drunkened project/pasttime. "
How about 'Smokey Robinson - Tracks of my Tears' done in a shouty thrash metal style. What? I'd buy it.
Submitted by MrPresident (user info) at 2004-12-07 21:49:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by comicbookguy (user info) at 2004-12-07 21:37:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
this was so awesome man
Submitted by CanucksFan (user info) at 2004-12-06 18:50:04 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Just going back and +2ing this because it kicks ass. You kick ass. Nirvana kicks ass!
Submitted by Disektor (user info) at 2004-11-30 21:59:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
God damn man.. that was really good. You have talent.. and a lot of it.
Submitted by Natalia_Everitt (user info) at 2004-11-30 17:12:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Fucking awesome.
Submitted by sebcharrot (user info) at 2004-11-30 16:54:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Sounds so much like an REM cover of it.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-30 16:42:36 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
PFF: I just rewrote CAYA last night in fact! Funny you should mention that. I will probably start on that tonight.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-30 16:09:25 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Hey, can you do 'come as you are' next?
Submitted by Jarvis (user info) at 2004-11-30 16:05:18 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Words can not describe how badass you are and how badass this cover is. Keep up the amazing work.
Submitted by funkchomper (user info) at 2004-11-30 13:50:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
ETS, you've got a great voice... seems familiar somehow. I can appreciate your interpretation of SLTS, all in all I liked it.
Submitted by Yes (user info) at 2004-11-30 12:50:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
me likey.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-30 09:12:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Niko_Ender (user info) at 2004-11-30 03:57:09 (#)
Ranking: 0
lol man.
Nirvana stole "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and had to pay millions in compensation. Song done well but it wasn't Nirvana's.
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Sorry, dude, but you're full of shit. There have been questions raised about the similarity between Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and this song, but they are quickly dismissed when you listen side by side. The only similarity is the rhythm. Like this remake, however, the chords are entirely different. Actually this version is closer to Boston's song than the original "SMTS" chord-wise.
Submitted by Shaun_Rocks (user info) at 2004-11-30 05:36:52 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
This is great dude, it has almost a Richard Cheese feel to it
Submitted by sparkle_pink (user info) at 2004-11-30 04:25:38 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
That's hot to the max.
Yay music!
Submitted by Siren (user info) at 2004-11-30 04:12:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
That's hot.
Submitted by Niko_Ender (user info) at 2004-11-30 03:57:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
lol man.
Nirvana stole "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and had to pay millions in compensation. Song done well but it wasn't Nirvana's.
Submitted by Fr057m0urn3 (user info) at 2004-11-30 03:34:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow... just awesome!
Submitted by Death_Metal_Dude (user info) at 2004-11-30 03:19:08 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by WillZone (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:36:34 (#)
Ranking: 2
Its good, but hear this...Beatles and Nirvana songs should never be covered as its impossible to make them "better."
Having Nirvana in the same sentence as The Almighty Beatles is blasphemous and vomit-inducing.
Submitted by Feijuada (user info) at 2004-11-29 22:43:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Nirvanah is overrated.
Submitted by goleafsgo (user info) at 2004-11-29 21:30:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
That was a very 'mellow' version of a very good song.
It definitly deserves a STANDING OVATION!
Submitted by antiLemming (user info) at 2004-11-29 20:24:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Genuinely impressed. For some reason I feel like I'm listening to Bob Dylan sing in Hanson, doing a cover of a Smashmouth ballad. Either way, great stuff. Very interpretive.
Submitted by Judoka (user info) at 2004-11-29 20:11:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Anybody ever tell you your voice is similar to Michael Stipes?
On the serious side, I thought this was very good. The only thing I would change is that I would remove the organ/synthesizer. It felt busy with it.
But really nicely done, I enjoyed that alot.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 20:05:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
why, thank you skweetis! when you return from your excursion we can get back to work on original stuff.
Submitted by skweetis (user info) at 2004-11-29 19:23:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm kinda biased because I'm part of the ETS. But I just heard the recording for the first time. This rocks like my jockstrap.
Submitted by CoreaPeekay (user info) at 2004-11-29 16:05:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
+2 even though I don't like nirvana.. Try some opeth, maybe Moonlapse Vertigo or something, it rocks pretty good.
Submitted by Soley_Trinity (user info) at 2004-11-29 14:22:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I like your interpretations of the nirvana tracks. Keep on doing what you're doing. I have no doubt that this road will take you places.
~Dee
Submitted by someone (user info) at 2004-11-29 13:26:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Great Job.
Submitted by satchel (user info) at 2004-11-29 13:15:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Donitsu2002 (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:55:01 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I liked weird al's "smells like Nirvana"
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:51:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I agree Dan, I like Bleach the best. Papercuts still gives me chills! The screams in that song are spine-curdling.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:48:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Willzone: I have no illusions about this being better. But I see where you're coming from. I would never try to remake this stuff unless I was changing it in some fundamental way, because of what you said...really can't be done better.
The point here is that it's not even the same song. The melody and all the chords are entirely different. If you listen to them side by side, you'll notice the differences even more. The only thing that is even similar besides the lyrics is the rhythm and the basic structure. All I really hope to do with this stuff is intrigue a few Nirvana fans with some novelty.
Submitted by DanielH (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:48:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
They called into question everything that I had previously perceived as music and pretty much rearranged it overnight.
I felt the same, but long before they got radio play. (Their biggest influence, The Pixies, I could never acquire a taste for. I think Nirvana's best album is Bleach, but radio-friendly Nevermind is still near the top.) Good work.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:46:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
ETS, rather
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:46:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Shlongy, if I wanted to hear terrible music I would smash a cat into a wall by its tail, don;t bother posting your crap.
And ETC, just make sure if you ever get a record deal or something to get permission for the covers, that bitter sweet symphony thing was tragic.
Submitted by WillZone (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:36:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Its good, but hear this...Beatles and Nirvana songs should never be covered as its impossible to make them "better."
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:29:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Hey thanks for turning me onto them, look forward to hearing some classic Shlongy rock!
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:27:07 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
With what you like to do, I knew you'd like them.
Off to golf...Shlongy music to follow later tonight.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:22:48 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Hey, Shlongy, I am checking out 'Me First and the Gimme Gimmes'. Their site looks pretty cool. I like their taste in music too.
Submitted by AwesomeJohnson (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:12:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
this rocks. a cover of Anarchy in the UK in this style might be entertaining.
Submitted by I_Have_a_Kristen_Fetish (user info) at 2004-11-29 12:11:47 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:58:31 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
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Submitted by youarsoghey (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:54:57 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Very cool.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:48:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Nah, I believe it is you, I just downloaded all the tracks on your webpage. They're pretty good, but I like the teen spirit cover best.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:48:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I like what you did, ets...Just wondering if you know who Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are...Look it up...they're quite comical. They do all covers...guys from other punk bands side project.
I'm still trying to figure out how to post my old bands music without giving away too much personal info.
I may give it a try later tonight...after golf this pm.
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:46:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Your site's down, son...
That blows.
+2 because I know it will be good... I've still got Lounge Act on my PC at work.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:41:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Shlongy: I wasn't aware this was a shtick. I have always wanted to remake the entire Nevermind album, that's all. You are seeing the beginning of that.
Prof: I can prove this is me. Since it was recorded in multitrack, I can give you any mix you want. I can take out everything but the guitar and vocal if you like, etc. I can even take pictures of my studio. It will take a little initiative, but if the questioning gets too bad, that's always an option. I am not Gibberish...and this is no Mona Lisa.
Submitted by FATMANTPK (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:36:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Thats a catchy cover...i liked it.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:36:14 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Isn't "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" already doing this shtick?
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:34:45 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I mean, most music on the internet sounds like shit, but that nirvana cover sounds like the sort of thing you would hear on the radio.
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:32:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Sounds great, if you made that I would think you might be a rich music guy one day.
Submitted by electrictoothsyndrome (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:30:52 EST (#)
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I played everything you are hearing, Prof, yes...
Submitted by professorfuckface (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:28:08 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
You sang this?
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2004-11-29 11:23:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
shit son! you get +2 just for the lounge act remake from earlier. that is still great, but i liked the new version of teen spirit. niiiiiice.