He had clearly never heard the scourging din of Scentless Apprentice, on which Cobain’s agonised screaming of the seemingly innocuous phrase offers a deeply disturbing insight into the singer’s post-fame state of mind. The comedian Billy Connolly once opined that the words “go away” could never have the same impact as the words “fuck off”. A posthumous remix included on the deluxe version of In Utero reveals its melancholy potency. Sappy (1990-93)ĭepending on your perspective, a song about Kurt Cobain’s pet turtle or an abusive relationship, Sappy was an outtake that deserved better, something Nirvana knew, playing it live for years and recording it over and over before defeatedly slipping it out as a hidden track on a charity compilation. It sounds both horrified and resigned: a man who, by all accounts, had been very ambitious cautioning to be careful what you wish for. It says something about Nirvana’s skill that swathes of In Utero deal with the usually dispiriting topic of a band complaining about their treatment by the press without slipping into sanctimonious Mr Writer-ish finger wagging.
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