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'''Nirvana''' was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.  Nirvana was tremendously influential and helped pave the way for the alternative rock and grunge movements of the 1990s.
'''Nirvana''' was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.  Nirvana was tremendously influential and helped pave the way for the alternative rock and grunge movements of the 1990s.


== Weezer connections ==
==Weezer connections==
Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. In the [[2008]] song [[Heart Songs]], Cuomo tells of how it was Nirvana that initially inspired him to become a songwriter.
Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. The album, with cover art depicting a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook, is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>.  The lyrics include the lines:
 
<lyrics>Back in 1991, I wasn't having any fun
'Til my roommate said "come on", and put a brand new record on
Had a baby on it; he was naked on it
Then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me
</lyrics>


Under the pseudonym [[Goat Punishment]], Weezer perfomred a six-song set of Nirvana covers in 1998.
Under the pseudonym [[Goat Punishment]], Weezer perfomred a six-song set of Nirvana covers in 1998.


Weezer performed the Nirvana song "[[Sliver]]" during the second half of the Troublemaker Tour in 2008.
Weezer performed the Nirvana song "[[Sliver]]" during the second half of the Troublemaker Tour in 2008.
Nirvana's album ''Nevermind'' (1991), which features a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook on its cover, is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>, with the lyrics, "Back in 1991 I wasn't having any fun 'til my roommate said "come on" and put a brand new record on. Had a baby on it. He was naked on it. Then I heard the chords that broke the chains I had up on me."


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