Smells Like Nirvana
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"Smells Like Nirvana" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic that humorously imitates Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and pokes fun at the grunge band's unintelligible lyrics and sudden fame.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Off the Deep End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
MTV rotation in the early 1990s
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Nirvana fan culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtParodies | Nevermind album cover (via Off the Deep End) ⓘ |
| featuresParodyOf |
Nirvana's sudden fame
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unintelligible lyrics ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy rock
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parody ⓘ |
| hasBside | Waffle King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 position 35
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US Mainstream Rock Tracks position 35 ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceBy | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Smells Like Nirvana music video ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commentary on grunge culture
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satire of rock music intelligibility ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Permanent Record: Al in the Box
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The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSingleFrom | Off the Deep End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Scotti Brothers Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:22 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Jay Levey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | revitalizing "Weird Al" Yankovic's career in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| parodyOf |
Nirvana
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Smells Like Teen Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Off the Deep End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
"Weird Al" Yankovic
NERFINISHED
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Jon Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1992-04-16 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| styleImitates |
Smells Like Teen Spirit music video
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grunge ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical reviews of parody music ⓘ |
| uses | similar riff to Smells Like Teen Spirit ⓘ |
| writer | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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