St. Vincent chick says Kurt Cobain was a feminist...doh

Annie Clark, more well known as St. Vincent (like I give a shit) was one of the people chosen by the leftover Nirvana band to sing one of his songs when they were inducted into the Rock Hall Of Fame. They wanted some women because they're open feminists. She did a good job with his songs, I'll give her that. Here's Lithium. She sang it like a female Cobain. Her own songs didn't interest me. So, anyhow, she's big shit now, right? She went bla bla-ing about Cobain being a feminist and I've seen so much crap on it. HERE is the detailed crap. I read all the crap, because I'm a retard. But, I didn't learn anything new. Fans of Cobain know he was a feminist..and a gay rights supporter, and a hater of inequality everywhere and every way. Hell, half his songs are about people being the same. Come as you are, asshole. Kurt was, in his fans opinions, mine include, the poet of his time. He spoke to our souls. Putting that sentiment aside, of course he was a feminist! For Christ sake. He was in love with Tobi Vail, the drummer for Bikini Kill and he was so crazy about her, he'd throw up with anticipation of seeing her. I mean, seriously, that shit puts me off. Kurt, please. Gag. I ignore it. It's in one of his song lyrics..umm...Aneurysm. That's the one. Love that song, but, you know I had to find out who that line was about years ago. I probably had to spring for Rolling Stone, who knows? All Cobain fans wanted to know, and Kurt was still alive to confirm who it was about. Aint no makin' up shit, like they do now. It was Tobi. And Dave Grohl was involved with Kathleen Hanna, the lead vocalist of the same band. They were all heavily involved in that Grrl Riot thing..phase..scene...whatever you call it. Bikini Kill puts me off. They were too mean, too in your face, too not subtle. They had one tune I liked called 'Rebel Girl', but, other than that, they can go suck it. I know, I know, what a shit I am to Punk Rock females everywhere. It is the Dirty Disher alone who has set female punkers back a million years. Fuck 'em. When you let your bare cellulite covered ass hang out on stage, scream at all men to go to the back of the room and have song titles like "Suck My Left One' and "I Feel Like Fucking', you will be perceived a certain way. I perceived them as armpit hair wearing meanness. You can go listen to them, but, I warn you, there are no decent recordings of them live. You have to hit a studio recording to hear anything they have to say. Bitches don't have anything to say to me.

So, according to St. Vincent (enough with that stupid name, Annie) the songs are..
number 5...Francis Farmer's Revenge. Sigh. Oh, please, she was from Seattle. Nirvana was a Seattle band. He must have heard that legend a thousand times. Who wouldn't write a song about it? I'd read all those sad, horrible stories about Francis Farmer before I ever heard of Nirvana and I'm from fucking Iowa.

(Oh, by the way, I looked up all the songs for you, with lyrics, so you don't have to mess with that shit on the article. They fucked with me. They won't with you. You're welcome.)

number 4...Been A Son. Most likely a direct product of Kurt's sex life at the time (and his romantic dreams). And Dave's. Little played, it's a repetitive tune and needed more lyrics, if you ask me. Seems hurried. Good head nodding tune though it seems unfinished, like he said, "There I gave your cause a good two minute nod, now blow me." I actually hope I'm right on that one, considering.
 I hope he got blown too.

number 3...Love Buzz. Oh, for cripes on a crutch, this isn't even Kurt's song. It's a cover. Kurt wasn't above a good cover as we know from "The Man Who Sold The World'' (Bowie wrote that and made it famous, as I'm sure you all know). But, Love Buzz was originally done by Shocking Blue. I like Kurt's version much better. But, I have just gotten into Shocking Blue, who were a shockingly good old band. They did that song Venus.  Damn, that's a kick ass tune. (Why didn't I realize that when it came out?) Which is now a commercial. That shit has to stop. I hate that shit. Using the great music of MY time for shaving cream? Get the fuck out. A-holes.


number 2..Polly. Eww. It may or may not be feminist. I think it was inspired because the media coverage of a little girl who outwitted her rapist got to his heart and inside his head. He really did seem the sensitive type. I'm glad I'm not, that's probably why someone like me is here and he's gone. Except that story got to me pretty bad too. It's the one song of Nirvana's I avoid. It's a nice tune, but, the meaning makes it hard to listen to. It's low and monotone-like in the verse, which is perfect for the song. Almost like someone so tortured, they just can't be hurt anymore. The bargaining and scheming for her own life comes in the chorus. Shudder. Cobain was a master of when to bring it down to the lowest notch and when to crank it again to get the most emotional response. This song hurts my heart. Most retards think it's about a Parrot getting drunk or something. "Polly want a cracker?" (No motherfucker, my back hurts, I'm a kid, get the fuck off me.) Then again, listen to Nirvana's 'In Bloom'. If that isn't about the stupid, I don't know what is. Maybe I'm stupid? In that case, I'll just put on their 'Dumb" track and be happy. (And I swear, that I don't have a gun. Yes, I do. No, I don't.)

number 1..Oh, you know I was waiting for this one. 'Sappy'. Are you kidding me? Because the chorus talks about being stuck in a laundry room? And the rest of it is about someone who keeps you in a jar and makes you think you're happy. If Ms. St. Vincent would have taken the trouble to find out where that was recorded, she'd know it was originally done in The Laundry Room Studios in Seattle. Kurt changed it all the time, the final version on the record (recorded at Pachyderm) is a nice tune. I simply looked it up. You'd think she would before she yacked about it. It was unlisted on the 'No Alternative" album. A bonus. Clearly, at the time, this song was all about him. At least that's my opinion. Seems sort of stupid to think it's anything else. Or a laundry room slave and him being in The Laundry Room is a total coinky dink. Yeah, no.

You know what pisses me off about music people? They think they know the meanings behind lyrics of the songs of someone who's passed away and can't contradict them. You can't do that with Cobain. He was a smart guy who was a smarty pants. He messed with your head all the time, just because he could. 'In the Sun, Mary, Mary' or 'in the Sun, married, buried?'  I've seen him sing it all diff ways. He was a master of hidden meanings, subtle whispers of thought and raging in yer face screams. Most of his lyrics can be taken at least two ways and he liked them to stir your head. Take what you want, let the next guy take what they want. That's all.

Are your eyes glazed over yet? Imagine how I feel. Up all night and this is the most intelligent post I can come up with? There. I am done. I have once again wasted an entire night on punk music. That is no surprise. Yawn. I started out just wondering how many people had recorded Nirvana songs. Too many. I narrowed it down to just 'Come As You Are.' The results of that search went from the hilarious to the painful. I'll post that another time. I know you just can't wait. Oh, I have to tell you this, while I was typing in St. Vincent, I got squirrelly and typed in St. Francis instead. I was still thinking about poor Francis Farmer. I was about to click out and then, I thought, well, I'm here. So, I gave Delta Spirit and their tune St. Francis a listen. I loved it. I spent some time with Delta Spirit and enjoyed them. They\'re kind of folk-rock, I guess. Have you ever heard of them? I hadn't. Now, I'm a fan. I love the net.

There's Tobi Vail with Curt, she's the one who came up with the title Teen Spirit. It was from a deodorant bottle.



PS..if I was going for feminist lyrics, I think my pick would be "I Hate Myself And Want To Die". A cheery little tune, that one.