This isn’t Nirvana… this is “Fecal Matter”. This did BRING Nirvana together seeing as that Krist found interest in getting a band going with Kurt after hearing this.
@@itzzjozef1373 Oh be quiet. If you want to play that game, half of the songs on Incesticide are recorded by Ted Ed Fred, not Nirvana. The track listing on this compilation literally says NIRVANA. They signed to Sub Pop as NIRVANA.
Dark Vinnie no there’s obvious different versions including the Fecal Matter one but I like this one from the production quality and his screaming/singing and emotion he puts into the song
It's also one of the first ever. Sad to think about. You could say KDC kept going downhill, from this into an imaginative but angsty raw punk/grunge album, then a slightly more mainstream one full of nihilism and sadness, then one that was like a combination of those two but even darker and crazier. Then, as a song from that last album said, "look on the bright side, suicide."
Because Nirvana had soooo many songs that were unreleased, that you could only find on bootlegged albums with recordings from basement studio sessions or live concerts, which meant that fans could keep discovering cool Nirvana tracks for a long time!
It was originally recorded in 1985 on the Fecal Matter tape. He was coughs throughout the song and almost sings it as if in parody. It’s fantastic. This version was about 2 1/2 years later, and undoubtedly is much cleaner. The: “Why is that so groovy?!” At the end of the original demo really cements the greatness of both the song and that of Kurt.
It's hard for me to explain how much I love this song. It's so good and I like everything about it. Kurt's voice is awesome, the guitar solo is amazing, the bass sound's pure and beautiful, the lyrics are great too. Everything is just so incredible!
the screaming part in the beginning was the highest vocal chord he has ever hit at C6 correct me if i’m wrong:) 0:57 edit: in different live performances he has hit a D6
Sooo glad I saw Nirvana in the early days when I stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA in my early 20s!!! What a time to be alive! R.I.P. Kurt! You were AWESOME!!!
This is the best version ever! I heard it first in a bootleg CD called "Grundge is Dead". Hell, it was back in 1995 or 1996! I wonder if this version officially came out recentrly...
Damn I love your profil name with that pic ahaha Outcesticide for ever!!! I wonder where this version come from the production is soo good It's a bit strange for pre or during the bleach era
Jack Endino is the one doing the background vocals on the first verse! I still think the version recorded on Jan 23rd 1988 was a better version though. I think Kurts vocals sounded better on that demo session. I must admit i wasn't as into the Fecal Matter recording done in 1985 of this song. Even though a few of the Fecal Matter songs carried on to Nirvana in their early days, like Spank Thru, Downer, Annorexocist they were played better when the song structure changed in them when they became Nirvana songs. However that said there are some awsome songs that would have made excellent Nirvana songs from the Fecal Matter recording like Sound Of Dentage, Blather's Log and Class of '86 they would have made excellent Jack Endino recordings. I wish they had as Dale Crover played the drums (and bass) on Fecal Matter and the drums on the first Jack Endino 10 track demo. This version is still great though. The 1989 BBC recording of this song is great aswel!
Damn... 8 years ago I guess... I heard this song for first and I guess last time, or maybe seven. God knows. And yeah, it still managed to be that catchy chorus in my head for all those years. Crazy.
I bought this SubPop compilation CD just to get Spank Thru, back before every song ever was available on the internet. It was really hard to find, and every other song on the disc sucked ass (at least to my junior high school taste in music anyway). I suppose it was worth it. This is the best version of the song I've ever heard.
I paid $25 for Sub Pop 200 in 1997. It was worth that just to experience Cat Butt & the Throw-Ups “You’ve Lost It” When I saw a copy six years later on store shelves, it was $98
I’ve listened to this song thousands of times and some of the lyrics still don’t sound like people suggest but I think that’s what makes this song so good there’s always been that mystery behind the lyrics
Actually there’s an article from a playboy interview he did where one of the photos has the handwritten lyrics to this song on it. I have that article. All I’ll say is the chorus is actually “I’ve been looking for day glow/tired of having the same old/sticky boredom in my bedroom/when I could make it do things you wouldn’t think it ever could” 😁
First song I ever tabbed on my own when I was like 14. Think I even uploaded it to ultimate guitar. If you're wondering, basically the whole song is variations of A, D, and G chords. Aka the rock n roll progression lol. May be an F in there too. Might be a good first song to learn if you're interested in playing guitar.
Been rocking out hard to this on a Nirvana CD I found in some old junk. Never thought I was listening to song about jerkin off, coulda guessed as much tho 😂.
Kurt was 18 when he wrote this, and it was also the song which made Krist join Kurt to eventually form Nirvana. Such a great piece of history.
possibly my favorite nirvana song, my favorite fecal matter song though, no doubt
hey ur that guy who does all the guitar covers
I love your guitar covers by the way
Why is that so groovy
@@zXobusterXz yeah good song and probably a bit underrated. Always stuck in my mind From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah CD
This song is criminally under rated
Ikr its so good
@@Lucia1502l It's not on bleach
@@Lucia1502l well, it's not on the original Bleach album. Spank thru is on the deluxe version with the live tracks
Arttu partan3n I know but it is also on bleach. But my favorite version is from Fecal Matter’s album
Calling a Nirvana song underrated is overrated
That scream at 0:55 into the distortion... damn that’s sick
You'll only break my hearrrrrrtyahhHHHHH
Insane...
I love that part
That was the highest note he ever hit C#6
@@aaz-wt4js Great Info Sir.
That drawing is very Beavis.
U made my day 😂
The album cover was made before Beavis and Butthead
@@poochpharmacy3154 we know
looks more like david bowie than beavis bud.
it is josuke higashikata
0:58 that transition from clean to distorted with Kurt’s scream is gnarly af
correct terminology is clean though yeah 10/10 scream
@@OdhranFoley thanks for the correction!!
@@drupenCrois512 np
1:25 "i've been looking for dave grohl"
:'O
Day glo* not Dave Grohl lol
@@mrsbutterworthsyrupjars8162 It does sounds like it
hearing the same at my first listen, so funny !
😅
I’ve been obsessed with nirvana since before I was a teenager. You’d think I’d grow out of it by time I hit my thirties but nope. I’m still obsessed
I am 14 and hear only rock metal and grunge
they continue to grow on me at age 45.
I discovered them as a young teen now I'm 28 and still 🤘
Lol same
Same
That phenomenal scream at 0:57-1:02 makes this my favorite version of Spank Thru.
Yeah this is the version where he absolutely nails it!
That separates a lot of singers covering his song. Lol
Live Argentinos 1992 my favorite version
That scream sounded like an Indian war cry! Sounds so cool
Yeee totally agree
his voice sounds so fucking good in this song wtf this song is so underrated
One of the most underrated nirvana songs ever. Period.
This isn’t Nirvana… this is “Fecal Matter”. This did BRING Nirvana together seeing as that Krist found interest in getting a band going with Kurt after hearing this.
@@itzzjozef1373 Oh be quiet. If you want to play that game, half of the songs on Incesticide are recorded by Ted Ed Fred, not Nirvana.
The track listing on this compilation literally says NIRVANA. They signed to Sub Pop as NIRVANA.
@@itzzjozef1373 could still say this is an underrated kurt cobain song though
@@itzzjozef1373 naw diz nirvana
People rave about Bleach, but listening to this he clearly left out much of his best stuff.
This is actually pretty popular.. it was actually played in 1992 live at reading... so it got attention. please quit ur "this is underrated" bullshit
@@axl2596 He didn't say it was underrated or unpopular, he said it was one of Cobain's best songs and it wasn't included on his first Nirvana album.
@@axl2596 go in a corner or smth. Molly’s Lips was played at a live too, yet it’s not famous. Just go ask any Nevermind fan if he knows Spank Thru...
@@axl2596 This is not underrated, but not popular, like other songs
Pen Cap Chew, Vendetagainst, and Spank Thru would of been great on Bleach. His early music was definitely some of his best.
This is my favorite version of Spank Thru for obvious reasons
Live at reading??
@@dankmetalmemes This song is about masturbation. Maybe this is the reason.
Dark Vinnie no there’s obvious different versions including the Fecal Matter one but I like this one from the production quality and his screaming/singing and emotion he puts into the song
@@toohak2782 what version would this be? I thought this was the original ngl
@@Cheezy_Bunz this is the original studio version; and only version. The other versions are either live or that early fecal matter demo
Maybe the most underated song ever of kurt cobain!!!
GENIUS
why is it genius that he wrote a song about masturbation?
@@ppgang1694 why is it not genius when ur name is ur small pp ur small pp
@@epicvbucker3401 good point
Calling a Nirvana song underrated is overrated
@@ryline666 nah
0:58 his voice is really impressive right there, like wow really shows how good of a singer he was.
i've never heard him do anything like that before
@@skoto8219 Same. Defo some Chris Cornell influence there, he was a big fan
My favorite version of spank thru was when nirvana perform it in rhino records the scream was brutal af.
@@PhiI93 I bet he pretended not to be a fan😂
@@ethanheron8153 He often wore Soundgarden shirts at gigs
Everyone is talking about the scream on school but the one after “heart” is incredible
I agreee
Those 2 i think are my 2 favorite kurt screams
Pretty sure this is his highest recorded note if I’m not mistaken
This is the first Nirvana song where Kurt is genuinely happy and upbeat.
It's also one of the first ever.
Sad to think about.
You could say KDC kept going downhill, from this into an imaginative but angsty raw punk/grunge album, then a slightly more mainstream one full of nihilism and sadness, then one that was like a combination of those two but even darker and crazier. Then, as a song from that last album said, "look on the bright side, suicide."
It’s sarcastic happiness.
Because Nirvana had soooo many songs that were unreleased, that you could only find on bootlegged albums with recordings from basement studio sessions or live concerts, which meant that fans could keep discovering cool Nirvana tracks for a long time!
I always thought it said SubPop Zoo
Wait! It doesn't!? Then what does it say?
@@ash_aiden SubPop 200. It's in the description. Previous comp. album was SubPop 100
@@bobvance9519 I know it was hard to tell I was joking, but I found that out a year ago.
Me too
I feel dumb
Kurt's birthday tomorrow R.I.P
Thank you for bringing us the greatest music of all time
Sticky boredom with a book, fits these times of quarantine perfectly
This song is the reason we have Nirvana. I think this is the moment when Kurt thought 'Fuck I can write a song.''
When he says oh baby baby it takes a woman to heaven and back
everyone not only women lmao
@@biggesth8r he says it at 00:40
@@biggesth8r at the beginning of the song
0:40 im crazy about that "baby baby"
that part sounds like pop nowadays
baby baby pay my limousine
@@csivaszregallakatos8738what? Not really. This whole song sounds like distorted guitar rock, it’s great
he was like 18/19 here at the time of the recording... Damn.
This was recorded in 1988 as Nirvana, not 1985. He was 21.
Suzuki Halwende i see, misread it thx
This is also in the Fecal Matter demo from 86, so youre really not that far off
nirvana was started in 1987 and he died in 1994 at the age of 27, and this song was recorded 1988-1989 so he would be 20 or 21.
It was originally recorded in 1985 on the Fecal Matter tape. He was coughs throughout the song and almost sings it as if in parody. It’s fantastic. This version was about 2 1/2 years later, and undoubtedly is much cleaner. The: “Why is that so groovy?!” At the end of the original demo really cements the greatness of both the song and that of Kurt.
Gnarliest scream ever
My friends and I used to sing this song and that bit was challenging. Couldn't nail it like Kurt, but got some interesting variants.
It's hard for me to explain how much I love this song. It's so good and I like everything about it. Kurt's voice is awesome, the guitar solo is amazing, the bass sound's pure and beautiful, the lyrics are great too. Everything is just so incredible!
Love how they got onto this comp. You never know who is going to be the gold mine. Give everyone a chance, but it was clear with this one.
this version isn't on spotify :(
That sucks :(
The one live at pine street theatre is!! That one is fireeee too
@@MermaidQueendom ty for the recommendation!
the screaming part in the beginning was the highest vocal chord he has ever hit at C6 correct me if i’m wrong:) 0:57
edit: in different live performances he has hit a D6
if that counts as singing high then i can go higher than that with black metal vocals
@@unspecifiied3627 well technically it still counts as u can obv hear him go high even if it’s distorted and raunchy
This sounds like could have been on insecticide. It wouldn’t have fitted in on any of their other albums
Bleach, maybe?
@@shadowcween7890 It’s more of a B side track
I first heard Nirvana 20 years ago. How have I only listened to this amazing song today?!
You missed this song by about 15 years man
It’s unfortunate How hard it is to find some previously unreleased or rare material. I wish sub pop would release more stuff like this, but oh well.
This song has so many good parts. Each one of them could be a catchy chorus
This is like my favorite Fecal matter / Nirvana song… I love how dirty it is! ❤️
Sooo glad I saw Nirvana in the early days when I stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA in my early 20s!!! What a time to be alive! R.I.P. Kurt! You were AWESOME!!!
So that's Jack Endino singing backing vocals at the beginning?
Indeed it is my guy, He has a very uniqe voice
I always thought it was kurt just speaking the lyrics like he does on the Illiteracy will Prevail demo
He performed on a whole different level right from the beginnings ...
This is the best version ever! I heard it first in a bootleg CD called "Grundge is Dead". Hell, it was back in 1995 or 1996! I wonder if this version officially came out recentrly...
This just proves EVERYSINGLE SONG KURT WROTE WAS AMAZING he was a perfectionist that’s why
TRUE
This is the best version.
love this song and Nirvana, and Kurt, yeeeeah, RIP man.
One of the best nirvana songs ever
"I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever could" uff
I can’t explain just why this is an awesome song!! 🤘
that scream sends shivers down my spine
Love this song, but never heard this version, before. Used to have about ten different ones. This one is so unique. Thanks.
10... do you count live versions??
@@Larsykfz303 yes it's a bit wierd I don't think this one was released in bootlegs??
mmm It's even much better than the peel session one
Just found this song one of my new favorites
The solo here was so sick😫😫 why didn’t they ever release this version
Damn I love your profil name with that pic ahaha
Outcesticide for ever!!!
I wonder where this version come from
the production is soo good It's a bit strange for pre or during the bleach era
@@Aniki82 subpop
@@Aniki82sub pop 200 compilation
Something to do with the record label, Sup pop
Kurt always tried to hide the Soundgarden influence in his music, but that bit at at 1:14 is pure Cornell in it's delivery and phrasing
If I heard that clip isolated, I would literally think it was Chris Cornell.
Jack Endino is the one doing the background vocals on the first verse! I still think the version recorded on Jan 23rd 1988 was a better version though. I think Kurts vocals sounded better on that demo session. I must admit i wasn't as into the Fecal Matter recording done in 1985 of this song. Even though a few of the Fecal Matter songs carried on to Nirvana in their early days, like Spank Thru, Downer, Annorexocist they were played better when the song structure changed in them when they became Nirvana songs. However that said there are some awsome songs that would have made excellent Nirvana songs from the Fecal Matter recording like Sound Of Dentage, Blather's Log and Class of '86 they would have made excellent Jack Endino recordings. I wish they had as Dale Crover played the drums (and bass) on Fecal Matter and the drums on the first Jack Endino 10 track demo. This version is still great though. The 1989 BBC recording of this song is great aswel!
Damn... 8 years ago I guess... I heard this song for first and I guess last time, or maybe seven. God knows. And yeah, it still managed to be that catchy chorus in my head for all those years. Crazy.
Your odd
Boomer
Living without you grrrl, you'll only break my heart!
I bought this SubPop compilation CD just to get Spank Thru, back before every song ever was available on the internet. It was really hard to find, and every other song on the disc sucked ass (at least to my junior high school taste in music anyway). I suppose it was worth it. This is the best version of the song I've ever heard.
Country Grunge
And to top it off the song is about masturbation
Great
kind of haha
Cowpunk very Meat Puppets style
This is an inspiration for a song I'm writing called scars on the brain
are you done it yet? i would love to hear it
@@haha-ls1to me too
*IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR DAVE GROHL*
Lmao I heard that part just when I read this comment and I realised
Rushi Srinivas I'm glad he found Dave Grohl 🤗 ☀️
Everyone needs at least one Dave Grohl at home 🏠
@@leftright6054 I have 2 just in case. My brother is getting one for his next birthday.
That’s funny it does kind of sound like that! That’s kind of weird and a little ironic! Lol
I paid $25 for Sub Pop 200 in 1997. It was worth that just to experience Cat Butt & the Throw-Ups “You’ve Lost It”
When I saw a copy six years later on store shelves, it was $98
Damn
im in love with the screams in this song, live and recorded like so
Hands down best version.
I needed this
This kinda sound like ghostbusters...
0:42 i love the refrain man...
I really like this.
I can feel it, I can hold it, I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it!!!
Kurt fucking Cobain man...Miss this dude! Genius...what a crazy talent.
Man.... To go back just for a day.
This was when Nirvana were at there very best. The pre Nevermind Nirvana kicked ass
Talking about sex without being obnoxious, now that’s hard
It’s about pulling the pork
@@shnpio euphemisms sound so funny, honestly
It's about jerkin the yerkin
Spank my crank
Brings back so many memories from 8th grade year.
This is the sole reason we have Nirvana today.
Kurt’s the only person who can make a song about masturbation and make it listenable
Kurt loved condom shopping.
Long View by Green Day is also great lol
My favorite works of spankthrou.....
This number really cooks!
I wish there was a single of this
Damn this song is so different in a way that i fucking love it
Champion track this beast the chorus is pure grunge bliss 😍😍
LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!!
I never thought I would say that someday, but... I can feel a bit of funk in this song.
My favourite song of all time
Rest in peace kurt
why they never release this version on any of Nirvana's compilations...
i wish they rerecorded this
Dat scream 0:58
My favorite song by Nirvana
We LOVE YOU SO MUCH KURTIE BIRDIE
I love how kurt is trying with stuff
Why isn’t this on Spotify?
i never thought i would ever find another nirvana song.. in live at reading it sounds like a cover (theoretically it is but u know)
Love this song realy rocks Kurts voice is magical so angry but at The same time very tender love Kurt always Will ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🧍♂️
First time I'm hearing this...Fresh!!!
This song played live is, IMHO, is one of the top 3 Nirvana songs.
🎸Great song Kurt,amazing👋🥁🎤
I'm addicted to this song
Fun fact: Jack Endino is doing the talking vocals in the background of this version of the song.
I’ve listened to this song thousands of times and some of the lyrics still don’t sound like people suggest but I think that’s what makes this song so good there’s always been that mystery behind the lyrics
The start is mysterious about who it's about, the rest of it is just about jerking off
Actually there’s an article from a playboy interview he did where one of the photos has the handwritten lyrics to this song on it. I have that article. All I’ll say is the chorus is actually “I’ve been looking for day glow/tired of having the same old/sticky boredom in my bedroom/when I could make it do things you wouldn’t think it ever could” 😁
First song I ever tabbed on my own when I was like 14. Think I even uploaded it to ultimate guitar. If you're wondering, basically the whole song is variations of A, D, and G chords. Aka the rock n roll progression lol. May be an F in there too. Might be a good first song to learn if you're interested in playing guitar.
Been rocking out hard to this on a Nirvana CD I found in some old junk. Never thought I was listening to song about jerkin off, coulda guessed as much tho 😂.
Still pissed this version is not on streaming
This song would be perfect for a movie in the credits, or like at the beginning of the movie while introducing the characters
The opening credits to a 70s style heist movie!! 🤟🤟
All I hear is “I’ve been looking for Daaaaave Grohl”
banco esta nueva sección además le suma mucho una voz secundaria a la charla, esperaré la próxima edición con ansias
My favourite by Nirvana