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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Smells Like Nirvana" by the artist ""Weird Al" Yankovic"

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The song "Smells Like Nirvana" by "Weird Al" Yankovic is a parody of grunge music, particularly the band Nirvana and their often-indecipherable vocals.

The meaning of the lyrics is to poke fun at:

The inaudibility of Kurt Cobain's vocals: The lyrics satirize the common perception that it's impossible to understand what Cobain is singing about, with lines like "Can't understand a single word", "I don't know what I'm singing", "Hard to barf up a single sound".

The loudness and unpolished nature of grunge music: "Crank it up until your ears bleed", "We're so loud and incoherent".

Nirvana's immense popularity despite their unconventional style: "We sound nothing like Madonna, Here we are now, we're Nirvana! Don't want to sing it clearer. Buy our album, we're Nirvana!".

The parody plays on stereotypes about grunge, exaggerating its characteristics for comedic effect. "Weird Al" Yankovic isn't trying to be mean-spirited or disrespectful towards Nirvana; rather, he's offering a humorous commentary on the musical trends of the time.

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What is this song all about?

Can't figure any lyrics out

How do the words to it go?

I wish you'd tell me, I don't know

Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no

Don't know, don't know, don't know

Now I'm mumblin' and I'm screamin'

And I don't know what I'm singin'

Crank the volume, ears are bleedin'

I still don't know what I'm singin'

We're so loud and incoherent

Boy this oughtta bug your parents

Yeah

It's unintelligible

I just can't get it through my skull

It's hard to bargle "nawdle zouss"

With all these marbles in my mouth

Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no

Don't know, don't know, don't know...

Well we don't sound like Madonna

Here we are now, we're Nirvana

Sing distinctly? We don't wanna

Buy our album, we're Nirvana

A garage band from Seattle

Well, it sure beats raising cattle

Yeah!

And I forgot the next verse

Oh well, I guess it pays to rehearse

The lyric sheet's so hard to find

What are the words? Oh, nevermind

Don't know, don't know, don't know, oh no

Don't know, don't know don't know...

Well, I'm yellin' and we're playin'

But I don't know what I'm sayin'

What's the message I'm conveyin'?

Can you tell me what I'm sayin'?

So have you got some idea?

Didn't think so — well, I'll see ya

Sayonara, sayonara

Ayonawa, adinawa

Odinaya, yodinaya

Yaddayadda, yaaahyaaah

Ayaaaaah!

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