60 Songs That Explain the '90s

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”—Nirvana with Courtney Love

May 17, 2023

02:43:19

Episode guests

Courtney Love

Highlights

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Episode notes

Confront Grief through Art

02:29

Analyzing Kurt Cobain's Vocal Style on 'Bleach' Album

00:54

Using Arrows and Rocks to Control British People in a Photoshoot

00:22

Wesley Willis's Music 3

00:49

Introduction

5min

The Penguin and the Riddler

6min

Wesley Willis and the Divide Between Intent and Audience Empathy

3min

Wesley Willis's Greatest Hits Volume One

3min

Daniel Johnson's Disappointment

6min

Daniel Johnston in a Giant Cruise Ship Memory

2min

60 Saws That Explain the 90s

2min

The Loudest Music I Have Ever Heard in My Life

2min

Kirk Cobain's Bloody Night Out

5min

10.

Nirvana: The Gold Standard

4min

11.

Nirvana's Favorite Song on Nevermind Is Drain You

3min

12.

The Last Song on Nevermind

6min

13.

Kirk Obane's First Concert

3min

14.

Top 50 Records by Kirk Obane

3min

15.

Kirk Kelban's Obsession With Daniel Jonston Was a Big Deal in 1992

3min

16.

The Love Buzz Song

5min

17.

Kirk Obeyne's About a Girl

2min

18.

Kurt Kobein's Memoirs

3min

19.

Kurt Kobein's Smells Like Teen Spirit

4min

20.

The 10 Minutes of Nirvana

5min

21.

The Unforgettable Truth About Doll Parts

2min

22.

The Life and Times of Richard Ashcroft

2min

23.

The Importance of Parody

2min

24.

The Girl's Kids Boys Beef Off

2min

25.

Kirk's Three Formative Schools

2min

26.

The Monoculture and the Sellout Generation

2min

27.

The Black Char Epidemic

2min

28.

Nirvana: A Memoir

2min

29.

Crusty Packers of Zodiac Mind War

3min

30.

Nirvana and Kurt Cobain

2min

31.

Kurt Chris and Jason Everman

2min

32.

The Killer in Me

2min

33.

The Market Forces of Sexism

2min

34.

Teen Spirit: A New Album

2min

35.

The Darmerbums

2min

36.

The Gatekeeper's Story

2min

37.

The Importance of Drinking

3min

38.

Bleaker Bobs and the Art Fantastic

2min

39.

Kurt's Love of Dive

2min

40.

Kurt's Relationship With Jennifer Finch Was a Good One

2min

41.

The Transgressive Flipper

2min

42.

The Uncomplicated Is Magic

2min

43.

Teen Spirit and Guchane Springs

2min

44.

Teen Spirit: The Original Lyrics

3min

45.

Kurt's Legacy: A Memoir

2min

46.

The Fool and the Fool Survive

2min

47.

How to Make Up the Rules for Teens

2min

48.

The King and Queen of Outcasted Teens

2min

49.

The Importance of Having a Child

2min

50.

The Diaries of a Neutero

3min

51.

The Bikini Kill Manifesto

2min

52.

The Importance of Democracy in Life

2min

53.

Uripity's Medea

2min

54.

Kurt's Ambition

4min

55.

The Importance of Class Neutrality

3min

56.

The Truth About Eddie

2min

57.

The Imposter Syndrome

3min

58.

The History of Narcane

2min

59.

The Importance of a Clean Life

2min

60.

The Palisades Hotel

3min

61.

Eddy Brok and Kurt Beef

2min

62.

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

2min

Rob is back and ready to share his inner-most thoughts on Batman movies, hearing Nirvana for the first time, and more as he looks back at quite possibly the most inescapable song of the '90s, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” (4:00) Later he is joined by rockstar, lead singer of Hole, and wife of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love to discuss her relationship with Kurt, Kurt’s beef with Pearl Jam, the original lyrics of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and much more (1:12:00).

Preorder Rob’s new book, ‘Songs That Explain the ‘90s' here.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Courtney Love

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles

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