Smells Like Teen Spirit es una canción de la banda Nirvana, escrita por el vocalista y guitarrista Kurt Cobain. La canción es la pista de apertura y el sencillo principal de su álbum Nevermind, lanzado en 1991. Su éxito inesperado llevó a Nirvana a la fama mundial y marcó el inicio de la popularidad del grunge. La canción se inspiró en una noche que Cobain pasó con Kathleen Hanna, de la banda Bikini Kill, quien escribió Kurt Smells Like Teen Spir ... Ver más [+] it en una pared, refiriéndose a una marca de desodorante llamada Teen Spirit que la novia de Cobain, Tobi Vail, solía usar. Cobain no sabía que era una marca de desodorante e interpretó como un eslogan revolucionario.
Load up on guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose And to pretend She's o-ver-bored Self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out It's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid And contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah
I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end
Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out It's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid And contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah
And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it's hard to find Oh well, whatever, nevermind
Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out It's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid And contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido
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