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"Smells Like Nirvana" is a song parody written and performed by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. A parody of Nirvana's song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", it was released as the lead single from Yankovic's Off the Deep End album in April 1992. "Smells Like Nirvana" was written during a three-year career low for Yankovic after the financial failure of his film UHF, but captured the quickly-rising popularity of grunge and Nirvana's success. The song was written to ridicule the fact that many people could hardly understand Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain's lyrics in the original song. After being unable to contact Nirvana conventionally, Yankovic called Cobain while the band was on the set of Saturday Night Live, where Cobain quickly gave permission to record the parody.

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  • «Smells Like Nirvana» es una canción interpretada por "Weird Al" Yankovic. Es una parodia de «Smells Like Teen Spirit» de Nirvana. Fue lanzada como el tercer sencillo del álbum . El sencillo fue uno de los más exitosos de "Weird Al" Yankovic, alcanzando la posición 35 en el Billboard Hot 100 y en el Mainstream Rock Tracks. (es)
  • "Smells Like Nirvana" is a song parody written and performed by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. A parody of Nirvana's song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", it was released as the lead single from Yankovic's Off the Deep End album in April 1992. "Smells Like Nirvana" was written during a three-year career low for Yankovic after the financial failure of his film UHF, but captured the quickly-rising popularity of grunge and Nirvana's success. The song was written to ridicule the fact that many people could hardly understand Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain's lyrics in the original song. After being unable to contact Nirvana conventionally, Yankovic called Cobain while the band was on the set of Saturday Night Live, where Cobain quickly gave permission to record the parody. Recording the song was a change for Yankovic and his band. Usually, the group were forced to record several overdubs. "Smells Like Nirvana", however, was relatively straightforward in its musical composition. To promote the single, Yankovic created an associated video for the song that parodied and closely mirrored the original "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video, even going so far as to hire several of the same actors and use the same set. "Smells Like Nirvana" was met with critical praise and helped to re-energize Yankovic's career. Cobain considered the parody as a sign that they had "made it" as a band. The song is one of Yankovic's most successful singles and was his second top 40 hit in the United States, reaching number 35 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song's video was nominated for a 1992 MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video. (en)
  • Smells Like Nirvana è un brano musicale di "Weird Al" Yankovic, pubblicato nell'aprile 1992 come singolo estratto dall'album Off the Deep End. (it)
  • «Smells Like Nirvana» (с англ. — «Пахнет Нирваной») — пародия на песню Nirvana «Smells Like Teen Spirit», написанная и исполненная Странным Элом Янковичем. Песня помогла оживить карьеру Янковича, и солист Nirvana Курт Кобейн отметил, что пародия — это знак того, что они «сделали это» Этот сингл — один из самых успешных в карьере Янковича, достигший 35 места в Billboard Hot 100 и в американском Mainstream Rock Tracks. Сингл «Smells Like Nirvana» содержал на CD невыпущенную песню «Waffle King». Янкович создал видео, пародирующий клип «Smells like Teen Spirit», включая одинаковое место съемок, похожие ракурсы камер и даже некоторых артистов. Клип был номинирован в 1992 году на MTV Video Music Awards как «Лучшее Мужское Видео». (ru)
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  • "Smells Like Nirvana", from Yankovic's 1992 album Off the Deep End. The sample illustrates the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus of Yankovic's parody which is a musical re-creation of the original Nirvana song. (en)
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  • «Smells Like Nirvana» es una canción interpretada por "Weird Al" Yankovic. Es una parodia de «Smells Like Teen Spirit» de Nirvana. Fue lanzada como el tercer sencillo del álbum . El sencillo fue uno de los más exitosos de "Weird Al" Yankovic, alcanzando la posición 35 en el Billboard Hot 100 y en el Mainstream Rock Tracks. (es)
  • Smells Like Nirvana è un brano musicale di "Weird Al" Yankovic, pubblicato nell'aprile 1992 come singolo estratto dall'album Off the Deep End. (it)
  • «Smells Like Nirvana» (с англ. — «Пахнет Нирваной») — пародия на песню Nirvana «Smells Like Teen Spirit», написанная и исполненная Странным Элом Янковичем. Песня помогла оживить карьеру Янковича, и солист Nirvana Курт Кобейн отметил, что пародия — это знак того, что они «сделали это» Этот сингл — один из самых успешных в карьере Янковича, достигший 35 места в Billboard Hot 100 и в американском Mainstream Rock Tracks. Сингл «Smells Like Nirvana» содержал на CD невыпущенную песню «Waffle King». Янкович создал видео, пародирующий клип «Smells like Teen Spirit», включая одинаковое место съемок, похожие ракурсы камер и даже некоторых артистов. Клип был номинирован в 1992 году на MTV Video Music Awards как «Лучшее Мужское Видео». (ru)
  • "Smells Like Nirvana" is a song parody written and performed by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. A parody of Nirvana's song "Smells Like Teen Spirit", it was released as the lead single from Yankovic's Off the Deep End album in April 1992. "Smells Like Nirvana" was written during a three-year career low for Yankovic after the financial failure of his film UHF, but captured the quickly-rising popularity of grunge and Nirvana's success. The song was written to ridicule the fact that many people could hardly understand Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain's lyrics in the original song. After being unable to contact Nirvana conventionally, Yankovic called Cobain while the band was on the set of Saturday Night Live, where Cobain quickly gave permission to record the parody. (en)
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