Tuesday, March 24, 2026

About a Girl - Nirvana

About a Girl - Nirvana
2:46
Bleach, 1989
Written by Kurt Cobain

I read that Cobain considered this song a jangly, "R.E.M.-type" pop song, which I suppose it is compared to most of their output, but to me it's a fuzzy grunge song, with a small kernel of Beatles-inspired melody hidden under the sludge.  The lyric is about his then-girlfriend and their rocky relationship caused in part by Cobain's lack of a job and apparent refusal to help with housework: "I'll take advantage while / You hang me out to dry."

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