The band was named Nirvana after a part of the Buddhist belief which Kurt described as "freedom from pain, suffering and the external world." Kurt was interested in Buddhism and Jainism, but it is stated in multiple sources that he didn't practice any religion, even though it influenced his art.
Some say he was a genius and it doesn't take a genius to see religion's just a scam to help capitalists exploit the poor. So I think you can take his religious influences with a big pinch o' salt.
@@Neil_MALTHUS he understood there's a difference between the people that run the religions and those who follow it, you obviously you don't, you can take inspiration from something without worshipping it
@@Coldcooler3 "... there's a difference between the people than run the religions and those who follow it"??? What kind of garbage is that? Are you legitimizing religion - that is, the scammers who pushed it centuries back (and the scammers / numbskulls who still by being [ / claiming to be] 'religious' continue to propagate it)? I can take inspiration from dog shit without worshipping it. Is that what you're saying? The more logical view is he heard the word - Nirvana - thought it sounded cool and named the band after it. But then I didn't know him... :D
fun fact, the line “god is gay,” came from when cobain was a kid growing up. he revealed in a 1993 interview with The Advocate, that in spirit, he was gay, and that when he was younger, he often questioned his sexuality and would spray paint graffiti the words “god is gay” in the small town he grew up in lol kurt was a good dude
@@spacewitch9898 What do you mean when you say you don't get it ??? Like you can't understand my comment ? I'm talking about the comments. Alot of them are talking about Jimin & Jungkook because Jungkook has the "Rather be dead than cool" tattoo from this song. And Jimin has the Nevermind ablum tattoo.
Says a lot about modern society that they are finding a song from 30 years ago to get offended by now. Next they'll be having fits if Nietzsche saying "God is Dead" in 1882.
How do they know hes calling god a homosexual? What if he's calling god happy? By using the word gay with the meaning of happiness and not a reference to sexuality. Either way it is hilarious to hear or see anyone get offended by the outting of a fictional character
@@thegloomining1955 hes def not calling god happy, he was SUPER supportive of lgbt rights and spray painted that on the side of a christian ran "abortion clinic" (either that or a church, i dont remember) he 100% meant homosexual
Can we just all take a moment to realize these two things This song is still BADASS 27 years later & Krist Novoselic's bass playing is fucking incredible. Hope everyone is safe and well.
One morning, my alarmclock radio woke me up with this song. I never heard of Nirvana... It was nothing like i had heard up to that point, and even though the alarmclock was screaming at me: stay away, i stayed instead. It was not untill few years later that i found this song again on Nevermind, when i finally had the full album at my disposal. Still listen to almost all albums now and then.
But even the tattoo is not even related to the song and actually bts are not disrespectful so there is no match with the song armys just took it the wrong way that's all
NSBJSJSS YEAH!! they actually did this because kurt revealed in a 1993 interview with the advocate, when he was younger, he often questioned his sexuality and spray painted the words “god is gay” pretty much anywhere he could in the small town he grew up in! they were also HUGE advocates for gay rights, and stated that if you were “sexist, racist, homophobic, or basically an asshole,” not to buy in utero, because kurt “didn’t care if you liked him, he hated you if you were any of those things”
69% "jk's tattoo brought me here" people 30% Nirvana fans 1% people that actually just want to enjoy the song but still read comments lol 0.1% people who know the song by g o d is g a y I was never good at math- Also thanks for likes
i listen to this while doing assignments at midnight, and for fun i re-interpret the chorus as “STAAAAAAYYYYY STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE”
back in his generation people were tolerant of drug takers, now its all prohibition even the public ridicules you for taking drugs. It seems the moral majority are getting more retarded and deviant and as they do they blame it on others that includes you pete. sorry to say but that is the truth it's all about guilt guilt guilt and no fun.
Miss the old pied piper of the shattered generation ..bless you Kurt ..I found solace in your music after passing of my father ..you kept me going ..day hello to Ray up there old mate ..a loss your departing
You don’t have to have a beautiful voice to be considered a great singer. Screaming off tune with voice cracks works like a charm 😉😂 how was earth so blessed with Kurt? He was and still is the king of grunge ❤️
STAY AWAAAAAY..... it says it all in two words...............(to all the homophobes, god haters, haters(in general), butkissers, 'cool' hipsters, ect.......) P.S - Don't judge people if you haven't been like them and know what the feeling is. I've been all the things up there, and thats not good so i said 'stay away' to that part of me... P.S.S - I personally am neither an atheist, nor a beliver(in God as a big dude in the sky or sth like that)....
um im not trying to start any crap, but i noticed that you said stay away to all the god haters, when the song has a line that says "God is Gay" i agree with you i just found it ironic.
Still, don't you think maybe Kurt hated God? At least the fictional one he was referring to? It's just conjecture, but I too find it a bit ironic. Like, actual irony.
+Lysol and bananas this is punk rock. And nirvana was more catchier ,popular, sold more CDs than Any one of the shitty bands in the 70s like the sex pistols and Ramones and all that stupid shit. I think the punk chart goes Nirvana is the at the top, the blink 182, then say anything.
+DefiantEdits punk is a part of grunge because grunge has punk in it and has punk tendencies. Listen to nirvanas nervermind and the album before and after it. It yells punk.
+Brock Embry 1st of all Grunge evolved from punk not vise versa...and 2nd if you think Blink 182 is a good punk band I feel sorry for you bro..there good I like them but they don't belong on a list of best punk bands. 1. Black Flag 2. Flipper 3.the wipers 4 EARLY NIRVANA (and b sides) 5 velvet underground if you haven't heard these bands I strongly advise you to
+Jayson Pereira all of the bands you stated fucking suck compared to nirvana/blink 182. Black flags music isn't catchy it's just OLD punk. Those bands have the style/sound of when punk first got popular. But that kind of punk is not catchy or hard to me. It's just a shitty band...I could listen to nevermind, enema of the state, take off your pants and jacket all the way through and like most of the songs besides a few. But if I listen to a black flag cd or a flipper cd I'm gonna be taking it out or leaving the room. And to be honest, say anythings is a real boy was a real boy is probably the best/impressive punk cd ever.
Definitely sounds like a foo fighters song. Its hard to not hear Dave ghrol singing with cobain. It must have been fucking awesome to be 1 of the 3 people to record a track with one of the world's biggest Grundge era 👑
Covid-19 Stay Away!
Yessss
i dont know why
STAY INSIDE ,,,,, ruclips.net/video/60NuAvPiPlE/видео.html
I just got done watching that then clicked on this and found this comment lol
I'm here for my school covid 19 playlist
You don't like Nirvana? STAY AWAAAYYYY
Yousef Ghaneemah or sappy
Lol
This needs to be pinned
Yes
@Lea Rübsaamen tf
" Rather be dead than cool"
Well , He's both now xc
Alexis Williams That's just cruel :[
but it is true though
Alexis Williams He and Robin Williams are members of the real Suicide Squad.
kebiwoni Not Cool
kebiwoni He didn't commit suicide. Courtney Love had him killed because he was leaving her and was about to take all of his money with him.
The band was named Nirvana after a part of the Buddhist belief which Kurt described as "freedom from pain, suffering and the external world." Kurt was interested in Buddhism and Jainism, but it is stated in multiple sources that he didn't practice any religion, even though it influenced his art.
interesting
Some say he was a genius and it doesn't take a genius to see religion's just a scam to help capitalists exploit the poor. So I think you can take his religious influences with a big pinch o' salt.
@@Neil_MALTHUS he understood there's a difference between the people that run the religions and those who follow it, you obviously you don't, you can take inspiration from something without worshipping it
@@Coldcooler3 "... there's a difference between the people than run the religions and those who follow it"???
What kind of garbage is that? Are you legitimizing religion - that is, the scammers who pushed it centuries back (and the scammers / numbskulls who still by being [ / claiming to be] 'religious' continue to propagate it)?
I can take inspiration from dog shit without worshipping it. Is that what you're saying?
The more logical view is he heard the word - Nirvana - thought it sounded cool and named the band after it.
But then I didn't know him...
:D
@@Neil_MALTHUScry
fun fact, the line “god is gay,” came from when cobain was a kid growing up. he revealed in a 1993 interview with The Advocate, that in spirit, he was gay, and that when he was younger, he often questioned his sexuality and would spray paint graffiti the words “god is gay” in the small town he grew up in lol
kurt was a good dude
This is going to become the weirdest comment section with half the people talking about Jk & Jimin and the other half cracking suicide & death jokes !
"Nevermind" 😂
I know bts and love them but I don't get this
I don't really like bts that much
@@spacewitch9898 What do you mean when you say you don't get it ??? Like you can't understand my comment ? I'm talking about the comments. Alot of them are talking about Jimin & Jungkook because Jungkook has the "Rather be dead than cool" tattoo from this song. And Jimin has the Nevermind ablum tattoo.
@@tiffanyoneal1253 Ok ! I don't really know why you felt like mentioning it here. It's kind of random.
love how much controversy can be started over 3 words at the end of the song
Says a lot about modern society that they are finding a song from 30 years ago to get offended by now.
Next they'll be having fits if Nietzsche saying "God is Dead" in 1882.
How do they know hes calling god a homosexual? What if he's calling god happy? By using the word gay with the meaning of happiness and not a reference to sexuality. Either way it is hilarious to hear or see anyone get offended by the outting of a fictional character
@@thegloomining1955 hes def not calling god happy, he was SUPER supportive of lgbt rights and spray painted that on the side of a christian ran "abortion clinic" (either that or a church, i dont remember) he 100% meant homosexual
Probably exactly the way he intended it.
@@javyroo9405 the fucks that for?
"Less is more, love is blind" great line.. really explains him
I like this song.
I dont know why.
Monkey say monkey do rhymes are hypnotising
Why?... this is amazing my bus driver even listens to this!!
@@elainekenny5963 wooooosh
I wanna make this song long
I don't know why
@@draganjonceski2639 LOL
Can we just all take a moment to realize these two things
This song is still BADASS 27 years later
&
Krist Novoselic's bass playing is fucking incredible.
Hope everyone is safe and well.
And the drums 🥁 🪘 👌
I agree and Chris Novelic was born with the right length of arms to be a bassist 😂
Fucking fire
@@marieorsini2199 yes he is a diamond in the rough
You are a Smart man 🦾👊👍⚡️💥
*I really like that line "Rather be dead than cool"*
Whenever I'm staying up late at night, I blast this at full volume to remind me to "staaaayyy awaaaakkkeeee!!" I just pretend those are the lyrics
Mario Orta you should just listen to wake up by RATM
Or alternatively “Awake Too Long” by Rise Against
Just stayyyyyy awaaaaaaskkkkkeeeeeee just do it
Go to sleep
That's a good idea, maybe I'll actually listen
so much energy in Kurts voice.
Universal
screaming with kurt has to be one of the best feelings ever
Rather be dead than cool ....
Fml and I miss lou
maybe 27 years after hi passed
Ended up being both. Not sure how he would've felt about that.
true
I dont know why
Hm, I agree with Kurt. I would rather be dead than be one of the popular kids nowadays.
Yea, all the cool kids nowadays are asswipes.
Hunter Kingery thats true.
michael molinar Dude, that trolling is awful.
michael molinar Please, you're trolling is giving me cancer.
michael molinar Still trying to troll, I see.
One morning, my alarmclock radio woke me up with this song. I never heard of Nirvana... It was nothing like i had heard up to that point, and even though the alarmclock was screaming at me: stay away, i stayed instead. It was not untill few years later that i found this song again on Nevermind, when i finally had the full album at my disposal. Still listen to almost all albums now and then.
Destiny?
@@stanojemimovic357 yep
I love Nirvana and Bts but please don’t comment “I’m here bc of jk” “jk’s tattoo brought me here”. This is about Nirvana, not the tattoo
I know right I love both too
But even the tattoo is not even related to the song and actually bts are not disrespectful so there is no match with the song armys just took it the wrong way that's all
right
Totally agree
What tattoo?
This song brings tears to my eyes
I've just realised that we've lost a genius
fr tho. but hey, we still have dave and krist
everytime i dont want to see someone this song will come in my head
STAY AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHAYYYYYYY
I don't know why.
I'm the same.
😂😂😂dude it's so funny I see your comments everywhere! We're true nirvana fans🙌🏽🙌🏽😎
+Alexis Spears Why did you use emojis?
I use it as my ring tone for people I know I won't want to talk to ... so basically it's my default ring
36 peoole need to Stay Away.
Now it's 37
39!!!!???
HOW COULD THIS BE???!!!
40. wtf world
+☮XICS☮ Ikr
first time i have heard this , love this , Kurt was a fucking awesome genius who blew the music world away in a very short time miss you man!
He also blew his head away
He belw everybody away, including himself
Not the only thing he blew !
how long does it take for him to be reincarnated?
ikr lol
+Mike Bryant he lives in all of us
Till u come as you are
+Misa Luna you made me cry..
+Mike Bryant Already has look up Pandora's Bliss - Breed My Dye.
Kurt will never be forgotten.
"God is gay" LMFAOOOO I LOVE NIRVANA SM
NSBJSJSS YEAH!! they actually did this because kurt revealed in a 1993 interview with the advocate, when he was younger, he often questioned his sexuality and spray painted the words “god is gay” pretty much anywhere he could in the small town he grew up in! they were also HUGE advocates for gay rights, and stated that if you were “sexist, racist, homophobic, or basically an asshole,” not to buy in utero, because kurt “didn’t care if you liked him, he hated you if you were any of those things”
Rather be dead than cool.... That explains a lot about Kurt's current condition :p
Esteven Rodriguez hahahahhahaha ¬¬
Sucks doesn't it :/
Would really want to be around while he was alive...
i know , i miss something that i didn't even lived
This is such a bad joke
And I love it
F*cking love this song, great song.
stay awaaaay...
Even Dr Dre loves this song
It makes you want to smash stuff
I love Nirvana... Long Liveth Sir Kurdt Cobain!
+GetUAClue He hath been long deadeth!
lmao
XD
i get the "kurdt" reference
Who is kurdt?
i love his screams
Fucking ads, who the hell is Lily Singh, Im here for Nir-fuckin-vana
I love you :D
[diamond] who me? I'm touched, I love you too, marry me please
Love your picture
Callum Warren she's a RUclipsr. She may not be Nirvana but she's actually pretty funny.
Lisa no one cares
one of the best nirvana songs! top 5 for me!
This is my favorite NIrvana song...
Bandsxx really?
this is one of the only nirvana songs i like
God, youre gay
It could happen right away.
mattsuess Suess you could turn gay at any moment.... be aware....
69% "jk's tattoo brought me here" people
30% Nirvana fans
1% people that actually just want to enjoy the song but still read comments lol
0.1% people who know the song by g o d is g a y
I was never good at math-
Also thanks for likes
I'm from the 80s, I grew up with Nirvana
@@gaijin83 I respect you. Must have been amazing to live in same era and maybe even was at their concerts.
@@justme2810 thnx, I didn't have the privilege of seeing them live, but that don't make me any less of a fan boy 😆😆😆
And there may be someone like me who heard about the song by its last 3 words and want to check if it's true or not .
@@nakshatrat2501 Yee gonna add it if you want. g o d is gaaa ay xd
some of cobains best lyrics
god ain't real so who gives a shit
Jesus had two dads
No.
@@kurtcobain8316 Bestie yes.
@@kurtcobain8316 holy shit it was 2 years ago LMAOOO
this been my song of the summer in Ottawa Valley for 2 years but now with fluey Occupiers who we all want staying away.
i listen to this while doing assignments at midnight, and for fun i re-interpret the chorus as
“STAAAAAAYYYYY
STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE
STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE
STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE
STAYY AWAAAAAAAAAKEE”
Love this song ... Especially when I'm in a bad mood ... Kurt Cobain always ❤️
Fun Fact
This one of Post Malone's favorite Nirvana song!
who fucking cares,who is this shit post malone
who cares btw
@@ramanhamal2367 haha
Aaand on 2:50, 15 devoted Christians pressed dislike.
thats why im catholic
Meion Meion umm are u ok ?
roopa182 Or, thats what heroin does to you.
What? :D how's that related to heroin?
roopa182 Nah, its just, Kurt was Christian, heroin, not thinking strait. Also, "God is gay," goes with the rhyme scheme.
last line is true 💪💪💪
When the Mormons are following you: SSSSTTTAAAAAYYYY AAAAWWWWAAAAAAAYY!!!!!!!1 GGOOOODDDDD IISSS GGGGGGAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!
Who else came here to see what JK's last tattoo was reffering to?
and thoughts? Hahah
@@GOLDENCLOSETFLOW that he's cool.
Came here because I love Nirvana and I love JK
Same💜
and the albums name is NEVERMIND like JM's tattoo :0
He was fucked up on dope really bad, but made great music. God bless Kurt
it was more than just dope aha. it's sad really.
" fucked up on dope" xD " really bad"
Hey was in severe pain that's why he did smack.
back in his generation people were tolerant of drug takers, now its all prohibition even the public ridicules you for taking drugs. It seems the moral majority are getting more retarded and deviant and as they do they blame it on others that includes you pete. sorry to say but that is the truth it's all about guilt guilt guilt and no fun.
@@Soundeagle3456 yeah I agree with you
This song describes my existence
So accurate title for these times 🦠
I like the part where he's like Stay Awaaaaay. I felt that ...
Thanks for a lyric video I needed one of these!
This tune is addictive 🎤💯🎼🎶
So Jungkook's tattoo “rather be dead than cool” from this? Woah
It could be, yes!
cringe
@@BiegeHD tbh nobody asks you about your opinion lol
@@BiegeHD fuck off then, yandere dev lookin ass pfp
And Jimin's Nevermind tattoo is maybe because of the whole album
My favorite Nirvana song.
Every time I search up nirvana, I find a new song I remember from my childhood. :)
This was nirvana for me pure rage,on fire
The kid with the anti-vax mom when someone is about to sneeze:
I love this song sm
everytim i herd this song, its so great to hear that. so many people also enjoy listening to nirvana 👍
The drums in this song. Insane
One of my favorites
we all here for the same reason... jjk
oddyssey - Who?
stayyyy awayyyyy
screaming these lyrics out feels so good
me: hey kurt u are cool with these glasses..
kurt: rather be dead than cool..
me: oh no
RIP KURT :(
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. I FUCKING LOVE IT
1;12 siempre he amado esa línea de bajo
I've just heard this song and I loved!!
Wow exelent drums!! ... Guitar too and bass jejejeje
love this song
i feel like i can jump off a moutain and be fine listining to this song
Just got added to my list of fav nirvana songs
Miss the old pied piper of the shattered generation ..bless you Kurt ..I found solace in your music after passing of my father ..you kept me going ..day hello to Ray up there old mate ..a loss your departing
My favorite nirvana song ( with lounge act and breed )..........Anyone with me ?
You don’t have to have a beautiful voice to be considered a great singer. Screaming off tune with voice cracks works like a charm 😉😂 how was earth so blessed with Kurt? He was and still is the king of grunge ❤️
love your work ,,
Those drums! 😱😍
I always imagined at 1:12 that shit would sound so dope live
I love it when he says stay away you can hear it in his voice he's serious about you staying away from him r.i.p my favorite artist Kurt Cobain
I would sing this song at the top. of my lungs STAY AWWW AY, but they didnt, have nirvana on my pandora so i had to add it ✌️
Awesome like always...
i love this song!
THIS IS FOR MY FUCKING' BOSS:
"STAAAY AAWAAAY !!!
...Goddamn i love it! :)
"God is gay!!" okay then Kurt.
I always get a sense of pure truth when I listen to nirvana and tupac even 10 years later.
my favorite band
STAY AWAAAAAY..... it says it all in two words...............(to all the homophobes, god haters, haters(in general), butkissers, 'cool' hipsters, ect.......)
P.S - Don't judge people if you haven't been like them and know what the feeling is. I've been all the things up there, and thats not good so i said 'stay away' to that part of me...
P.S.S - I personally am neither an atheist, nor a beliver(in God as a big dude in the sky or sth like that)....
um im not trying to start any crap, but i noticed that you said stay away to all the god haters, when the song has a line that says "God is Gay" i agree with you i just found it ironic.
Angela Bal
Kurt doesnt intend "gay" as an insult. he has mentioned that many, MANY times.
Angela Bal Аs Kay . said I don't think he used "gay" as a bad word... :)
Don’t you know the reason behind ‘god is gay’ comment in here... read up on it lol
Still, don't you think maybe Kurt hated God? At least the fictional one he was referring to? It's just conjecture, but I too find it a bit ironic. Like, actual irony.
came here from jungkooks tattoo, don’t regret it all 😎 in conclusion, this will be my alarm from now on
stay awayyyyyyy
LMAOOOOO MOOOD
jeongguk what-
stayyy awayyyyy
Awesome song.
Great song!!!
this is the song I sing when I see my ex
That is fucking punk rock at its peak ladies and gentleman
+Brock Embry not even close.
+Lysol and bananas this is punk rock. And nirvana was more catchier ,popular, sold more CDs than Any one of the shitty bands in the 70s like the sex pistols and Ramones and all that stupid shit. I think the punk chart goes Nirvana is the at the top, the blink 182, then say anything.
+DefiantEdits punk is a part of grunge because grunge has punk in it and has punk tendencies. Listen to nirvanas nervermind and the album before and after it. It yells punk.
+Brock Embry 1st of all Grunge evolved from punk not vise versa...and 2nd if you think Blink 182 is a good punk band I feel sorry for you bro..there good I like them but they don't belong on a list of best punk bands. 1. Black Flag
2. Flipper
3.the wipers
4 EARLY NIRVANA (and b sides)
5 velvet underground
if you haven't heard these bands I strongly advise you to
+Jayson Pereira all of the bands you stated fucking suck compared to nirvana/blink 182. Black flags music isn't catchy it's just OLD punk. Those bands have the style/sound of when punk first got popular. But that kind of punk is not catchy or hard to me. It's just a shitty band...I could listen to nevermind, enema of the state, take off your pants and jacket all the way through and like most of the songs besides a few. But if I listen to a black flag cd or a flipper cd I'm gonna be taking it out or leaving the room. And to be honest, say anythings is a real boy was a real boy is probably the best/impressive punk cd ever.
This can make top 10 in best Nirvana songs.
Just Love the Bass line in this song...
Jungkook 💜
stay away
stay awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Stayyyy awayyyy
Stay awayyyyyyyyy
I came here too because of jungkook
stay away Pearl jam
epic drum solo in the end by dave!!
message loud and clear, *STAY AWAY!*
JAYKAAAYYY
Jimin and Jungkook love this
who cares
Hell, I love the guitar at the beginning.
love the meltdown rumble at the end of this one....... ... ... ...... ............... .....
HBO's "Defiant Ones" featuring Dr.Dre brought me here.
Definitely sounds like a foo fighters song. Its hard to not hear Dave ghrol singing with cobain. It must have been fucking awesome to be 1 of the 3 people to record a track with one of the world's biggest Grundge era 👑
The drums are on fire.
Perfect peace ❤️