Proof (albeit not definitive) that tasty jams are tasty no matter what language they’re performed in, this is a video from vocalist Ja Khole Thaisii, who teamed up with bardcore musician Stantough to perform Nirvana’s 1991 banger ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ with lyrics translated into classical Latin. It still hits.
This is a clip of The Juilliard School small ensemble professor and jazz drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. improvising drums for Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’ after hearing the song for the first time. They provide him with a drumless cut of the song, and the rest is up to him. He does
Presumably after seeing the Super Mario 64 version of Radiohead’s In Rainbows go triple platinum gum wrapper, this is a video from Youtuber Something Is Real (is it though?) of Nirvana’s Nevermind album recreated using Super Mario 64’s soundfont. It was a good listen. Should have used Toad for the
This is a video of the entirely robotic One Hacker Band performing a rendition of Nirvana’s 1991 banger ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. Even without watching the video, you can tell it’s a robot band playing it. It sounds robotic. Like I’ve often been accused of, it has no soul. Also,
This is a video of musician Vermilion performing his top 50 favorite Nirvana guitar riffs. He’s pretty good with that guitar, and if I were half as good I probably would have had a lot more luck with the ladies in my college dorm. Oh who am I kidding, there
This is a video of musician/stare king Seth Everman performing Nirvana’s classic ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ on his synth in a variety of unique musical stylings. He does a great job like he always does (God, people with talent!), but that’s not what I came to talk about. I came
This is another reimagined song video created by Youtuber There I Ruined It (previously: a polka cover of ‘Shallow’ from A Star Is Born), this time featuring an old-timey swing cover of Nirvana’s classic ‘Come As You Are’, using footage from the band’s MTV Unplugged concert. I expected to hate