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Friday, 16 November 2007

In Bloom (EP) (Single) (CD)




In Bloom

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Single Description


"In Bloom" is a song by the grunge band Nirvana. The song originally appeared on their 1991 breakthrough album, Nevermind, from which it was the fourth single in 1992. It would later appear on the band's greatest hits album, Nirvana in 2002.

Written by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, the song was meant to be an insult to the many people who ignored the meanings behind songs. It was originally titled "Knows Not What It Means". Rumor had it that Cobain specifically wrote the song about his best friend, Dylan Carlson. The band had a dislike for arena rock, and were disgusted that some of those who listened to that form of music were now fans of their music. Many fans of Nirvana didn't understand Nirvana's songs, in part because many fans had trouble understanding Cobain's then-unusual vocals (a fact famously parodied in "Weird Al" Yankovic's song "Smells Like Nirvana"). Some fans were apathetic to the lyrical content of Nirvana's songs, and instead listened to their music for the melodies and instrumental content. Kurt stated himself, as seen in the video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, that 'Music comes first, lyrics are secondary'.

Given this, Nirvana was able to easily parody the less lyrically concerned fans in "In Bloom" without backlash. The song's lyrics, about an unintelligent man who doesn't understand what songs are about (according to the song's chorus: "He's the one/Who likes all our pretty songs/And he likes to sing along/And he likes to shoot his gun/But he knows not what it means... when I say yeah"), were accepted by fans whether they understood the meaning of the song or not. Ironically, some fans would even sing along to the lyrics at concerts, an activity that was also parodied in the song.

Single Details


# Audio CD (February 3, 1997)
# Original Release Date: 1992
# Number of Discs: 1
# Format: Single, Import
# Label: Msi/Uni
# ASIN: B000005RVT

Track Listings


1. In Bloom [LP Version]
2. Sliver [Live]
3. Polly [Live]

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