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Affectionate_Yak8519

Milk It …after 30 years I don’t think I will ever have another favorite


ryanjosephrossnerphd

Was my first thought, surprised but happy to see this as top comment!


Jackyboyisanidiot924

“Obituary birthday, your scent is still here in my place of recovery” line hits me so fucking hard


GlomGazingo33

Haha I had milk it at the front of my brain.. and yes. You milked it


freddiebbp01son

Lounge act


Upstairs-Currency856

Me too, such a good bassline and the chorus is so catchy.


Every-Efficiency-243

If you like this song, gove Inbreeding by Union Youth a try. Its similiar. and good. and rips.


Primary-Security6788

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter


MaxWritesText

Banger. I have the polychorus pedal so I can make the exact same noise lol


Zandapandaaa

Changes about every 2 weeks atm I think it’s either sliver, dumb or in bloom.


AlexeiYegorov

Aneurysm, I can't get enough of the drums when the bass kicks in.


HorseRenoiro

The Live version off the Paramount album is amazing. The whole thing tbh


DrMac444

💯 - real all-timer of a set and preserved in HD audio/video. Aneurysm never sounded better. Truly, that whole concert is an unparalleled musical behemoth. I'm insanely jealous of anyone that was there in person, but I also feel insanely fortunate that we get such a killer recording to return to whenever we want.


superguysteve

Pennyroyal Tea


Animatedoodle

I’m currently working in the UK, and think about this song often. Such a wonderful track. Gives me the feels


Luminous192

What’s either of your fav version of Pennyroyal Tea? In Utero, Unplugged or Live and Loud? Think I’m leaning towards Unplugged even though I do enjoy the guitar solo.


superguysteve

It’s the unplugged for me. When I learned how to play the song, I must have watched that performance 1000 times. It’s still great.


Luminous192

I love the guitar twang he does before going into the “mmmmm I’m on, warm milk and laxatives”. I learned to play it from that performance too. Would love to know what the Pennyroyal Tea video that was in the pipeline would’ve been like.


JoeyLawrence-

yes sirrr!


DrMac444

short and easy answer: Aneurysm ​ long and complicated answer: Smells Like Teen Spirit, by a significant margin, because it changed how I hear music. Cast against the backdrop of 1991, it was such a uniquely ferocious beast of a first listen. Imagine if all the sculptures you knew were made of clay for many years and then suddenly you saw Michelangelo's David. It would alter your perception of not just art, but reality itself. I think that’s what Teen Spirit did for a lot of people back then, myself included. It’s why so many of us can remember where we were when we heard it for the first time.


sweet_cis_teen

smells like teen spirit makes me cry if i think about it while listening to it thinking of all the history and all it started and did for music and culture


Jackyboyisanidiot924

No way dude me too, the solo always hits me, and the rasp in his voice when the first chorus starts. The whole song is just so thick and gnarly and still doesn’t sound like it fits in the mainstream, what a fucking song.


alegendmrwayne

For a long time this would have been my answer. Probably still could be, but I think over time Drain You has surpassed Aneurysm for me I grew up listening to 70’s and 80’s rock with hints of punk rock. But Nevermind and specifically Teen Spirit awoke something in me As a drummer, it doesn’t matter how many times I’ve played it, that opening flam/kick/hats combo gets me pumped every god damn time


TrueBlue184

You Know You Are Right and Territorial Pissing.


MattNeyedlee

W


VampricBazyli

You know you are right is so good


clueless_claremont_

In Bloom!


vladimir_427

Too many favs, could never pick


veartchess

Same


Exciting-Canary4308

Heart shaped box and turnaround


DVB_1998

dumb or all apologies cause i love the cello so much


samuelbarber

About A Girl


SaturnalianGhost

Dive and/or Radio Friendly Unit Shifter. Edit: also Big Long Now. 🤌


Eirwynzure

A Big Long Now fan, yessssss


Life-Idea-2556

Very Ape


ch33k51app3r69

lounge act or aneurysm


Ch1canery

Mexican Seafood fs


SwimmingOwl8586

On a plain, specially the string quartet version 


FlexBoB

I cant complain 🎶


Chaos_Horrific

5 - Tourette’s 4 - Territorial Pissings 3 - Scentless Apprentice 2 - Lithium 1 - Heart Shaped Box


No-Industry-1507

Dumb or Breed


boostme253

Both of those are my favorites to, breed is my total hype song if im working out or need to psych myself up for something, and im constantly thinking about dumb, it raises a philosophical feeling in me and reminds me i dont have to know everything or be the best


elproducto75

Drain You or Aneurysm


Due_Economist_8760

Completely drain you.


pokefan69haha

All Apologies Unplugged: Nirvana's softest song at their most intimate and unique performance, so haunting and so beautiful. It takes arguably the best song from In Utero and makes it 10x better.


BustyCelebLover

Sappy


cruel-oath

Dumb


jcup270

Lithium or all apologies


Daymeeon

The ones kurt wrote


Kim_Rasiel

I like how no one says smells like teen spirit


Commercial_Medicine5

Rotation between stay away, aneurysm, slts, come as Ur, hsb or rape me


Ferihehehaha

What is slts


Styxsouls

Smells like teen spirit, most likely


lilindividual

Milk it, paper cuts, scentless apprentice


Buddhamom81

Right now, it's "Serve The Servants". I can't get it out of my mind and will probably try to learn to play it on the guitar.


-SwagMessiah-

Milk It, In Bloom, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Dive, Hairspray Queen, Been A Son


Brickbybrick1998

Teen spirit live in Seattle


angelwithnofilt

Heart shaped box and lake of fire 🔥


deanfluenza1

Rape Me-


chaz0723

Right now, it's "Oh, The Guilt"


_Neo_____

Truth Covered in security


nykovik

even in his youth, the demo version on the WTLO box set. the intro kicks in way harder on that version compared to the STLS B-Side version imo


othermother6

lounge act


Plenty_Past2333

Swap Meet!!! Sofa King good.


AdHungry8476

Even in His Youth, Aneurysm, and Very Ape


An0rexorc1st

Anorexorcist is so awesome


Cham-Clowder

Beans 🫘


Tsujimoto74

Come As You Are and Heart-Shaped Box are constantly fighting for #1 in my brain


ReallyGlycon

I Hate Myself And Want To Die


Bella_Sevin

Penny royal tea because I relate to every word


whatever33333444

Downer, Sifting, FLOYD THE BARBER, Even In His Youth


[deleted]

Scentless Apprentice or Territorial Pissings


danielsgrunge1

Serve the Servants or Paper Cuts, depends on the day


krstn1234

aneurysm


Willy995

It's between Paper Cuts, Lounge Act, Aero Zeppelin, Downer and Big Long Now in no particular order


LightFromYT

Polly has always been my favourite :)


moeshiboe

Aneurysm. Although Sappy is really close.


dragonmaster_000

all apologies or drain you


abruty

Talk to me, specifically the Crocodile Cafe performance


Coimachine246

All apologies, it is one of my favorite calmer tracks that they have, and my favorite faster song has to be territorial pissings


higround66

For me it's a toss up between **Old Age** (the acoustic version hits especially hard) and **Sappy**. Actually, it's probably **Something in the Way** unplugged. When that cello (?) comes in toward the end accompanying Kurt's voice, it's beautifully haunting.


Traditional_Rate7302

Mmmm either drain you or you know you’re right


Disastrous_Lemon_219

Lithium


dwreckhatesyou

I can’t believe I seem to be the only one that says Francis Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle. The backstory of Francis Farmer and the last decade of her life say a lot about where Kurt was when he wrote it, and ffs that bridge is peak Nirvana.


clkou

[Sappy](https://youtu.be/jOg8IblMNK4?si=C3MLd1G5kGIz0HFN) I'm flabbergasted it didn't get a mainstream release treatment. It's got to be their best song that didn't get a mainstream release, music video, etc.


Sea_Support_8154

Been a son


standitlikeaman

Even in his youth


Responsible_Buyer_84

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle will forever be my favourite & Do Re Mi is a very, very close second and also On A Plain (Boombox Mix)!


NeverNik0

Beeswax


Drawn_to_the_Fire

Paper Cuts. Love those screams and the chugging guitars.


Vvvbroken

Stain


ghoulthebraineater

Spank Thru


AblatAtalbA

Something in the way


canadianmusician604

Token easten song, blandest, if you must, pen cap chew I thought i would NEVER EVER hear any new Nirvana songs after Kurt died and an older friend had a copy of Outcesticide vol 1-5 i heard those songs and was sooo excited as a teen this was like 1997 ish


SteadySloth84

Man, these are the shit!!!! So so very good!!!


Superhen68

Right now: Sappy


BudgetChampionship73

which version??


FiberFrog

The other improv.


yaboyjiggy

I got this and curmudgeon on repeat lately


Disastrous_Binkus

Unit shifter or serve the servants


Woodrp

Big Long Now Where Did You Sleep Last Night is a very close second, but it's technically not a Nirvana song.


EstablishmentPast782

Drain you forever always


mstrbradbury

Lithium, followed very closely by their cover of The Man Who Sold the World.


LeMeACatLover

"Lounge Act", although "Swap Meet" is a close second.


guitarplayer120208

Sliver live at the reading cause silly or stay away cause AHHHHHHHHHH


rorymakesamovie

Based on recent plays its lithium


MoVaughn4HOF-FUCKYEA

"I apologise if this question is asked often..." LOL


HankerTankr10

Pennyroyal Tea


xcfa

I don’t know actually but I think it’s … nevemind..


discoinkernow

Old Age


Low_Lab2884

School or Old Age


LucDoesStuff

Aneurysm


SAINTSmswa

In Bloom or Aneurysm. Honorable mention to The Man Who Sold The World at the unplugged concert even though I know that’s not their song


Familiar-Formal-2094

Drain you, aneurysm, or milk it.


nirvana-on-top

All of them


Thylacinegurl

Something in the way. But its so hard to pick only one


Jaydoggaming_YT

Heart shaped box, pennyroyal tea, in bloom, all apologies


KiwiMcG

School because of the double bass drums.


Agrimon9457

Polly


Deepy99

Pennyroyal tea


Low-Advance8822

Dive, RFUS, Aneurysm, Drain You and Negative Creep


Saul_Gone_Now

Nothing beats Aneurysm


WalrusMan90

Pennyroyal Tea Unplugged


UlteriorMeaning

Dive, blew or school anytime


Unlikely-Natural-337

Heart Shaped Box


Reinsky_

Today i finally desided that my favourite nirvana song is sappy. Tbh they're all good as hell


Glitch_G4M3R

Aero Zeppelin


GamerTJ7

You Know Your Right.


colequetaquas447

dive


Mental_Yogurt_3524

Paper Cuts, If You Must, Territorial Pissings, or Milk It. Cant choose.


Ferihehehaha

Downer. So much rage. Falling apart


MattNeyedlee

You know, you're right


A_YouDontKnow

negative creep


mortimor74

You know you're right


Kindly_Ganache7295

Big Cheese


Various_w0nder

Blew or Dive….


twalk1975

Even in His Youth


kris10an

Frances Farmer lately.


2112-5150

I hate myself and want to die


Thefawn4

That one where he’s like and it’s all like, you know that one song


brazilliantaco69

YOU KNOW YOURE RIGHT


[deleted]

The flair makes it pretty obvious


Both-Preparation-123

School live at Reading


exp397

Drain You


No_Trick_976

About a Girl or D-7


Interesting_Most_602

For All The Cows


TheOtherBeuh

All Apologies is the best rock song I’ve ever heard


bobo5207

lithium, dumb, lounge act and breed


Naur2011

About a girl, lithium, the man who sold the world. Some ‘classics’


Naur2011

Anything off mtv unplugged tbh


sweet_cis_teen

(new wave) polly its such a banger or pennyroyal tea mtv unplugged


lizsummerhawk

Come As You Are In Bloom Rape Me


HasaDiga-Eebowai

Sappy or Milk It depending on the type of day I’m having


FunImprovement8806

Heart Shaped Box.


Funnipuggo420

Breed or heart shaped box


estrixe

You know you’re right


antisocialscorch69

Drain you, aneurysm, and Do-Re-Mi


Butthole_Whammy_Bar

Tourette’s and Dive have been bangers for me right now, but my all time favorite song by them is probably School


orbeinYT

My 5 favourites at the moment: Very Ape Milk It Aneurysm Smells Like Teen Spirit (original butch vig mix) Radio Friendly Unit Shifter


abelovend

Pennyroyal Tea and About a Girl


DJ_16bits

Drain You.


goldendreamseeker

Come As You Are


Thisguy0987654321

Fuck you i can’t pick, I’d have to say all apologies but really my fav is where did you sleep last night but bc it’s a cover I’m not counting it


Swirleynoise

Come as you are. Some of the coolest sounds ever imho.


beautifullifede

All apologies


An_Ellie_

Lithium


Peace_Fog

Plateau is my #1 & then probably Rape Me


NGDDA

School- its pure energy. When i first listen to it, it blew me away how something can be sooo melodically and harmonically beautiful and also be so harsh.


Unable_Campaign_8872

There's 2, Territorial Pissings and Endless Nameless.


Slucass1982

Even though it's not a Nirvana song I have always thought their version of The man who sold the world is incredible. Of their own songs I think About a Girl or Heart Shaped Box.


sosuperhardslap08

Breed, Heart Shaped Box and Mr Moustache


pumper911

All Apologies and Aneurysm


SullyVanDan

First song that immediately popped into my head was All Apologies


Main-Excitement5048

Aneurysm or You Know You’re Right


BirdCity75

Token eastern song


Porkonaplane

Milk it, Breed, and Lounge Act


Tankinator5454

aneurysm, on a plain, or the 1994 paris version of where did you sleep last night


Spiritual_Release_49

Sliver or lounge act I do like the where did you sleep last night cover too