Nirvana (unplugged) - Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam

[MonochromeRay]

I knew this song was dedicated to River Phoenix who died few months before kurt

[metalaustralia]

@MonochromeRay River didn't die he killed himself. He wanted to be dead just as much as kurt. I don't know why the vaselines wrote this but Kurt is probably singing it as a fuck you to christianity, the most corrupt organisation in the world, and if it was dedicated to River then it definitely is a big fuck you to christianity. River grew up in "The Family" for fucksake, poor boy would have been twisted,,,

[coreymotherfuckingri]

all the dislikes are from kurt

[tay500dance]

kurt donald cobain r.i.p <3 i really wish that r.i.p meant return if possible :(

[bowenmcconnie]

hello my friends, please check out my new youtube video called "WAR IS OVER"...you don't have to die and you don't have to cry, but you may want to watch the video...see you around, I don't think I will be required to die this time, except in love...

[lillyoo799]

this is one of my favorite nirvana compilations.. "don't expect me to cry for all the reasons you had to die." it's deliciously dangerous, i guess?

[asongoten]

I love this song

don't expect me to cry

[tallcoolonejojo0990]

You can feel his pain and how hopeless he became at this point. This whole Unplugged album is so hard to listen to, its like a funeral soundtrack. Brilliant, genius, tortured, poetic, but sad. RIP Kurt

[DNGR411]

The 11 disciples disliked the song. Judas did, Judas did-

[HerrSchnabeltier]

Good night sweet prince.

[SlipknotPaul1237]

i guess it all comes from within:)

[paavoman]

best <3

[MyPaperHeart1342]

This is not even a "Nirvana" song...lol

I love Nirvana, dont take me wrong. Just wanted to let it be known it was the Vaselines that first wrote and sang it.

Good cover though! Thanks for the upload! =)

[An3urism]

@MyPaperHeart1342 Dude, Nirvana is what Nirvana wants to be

[MyPaperHeart1342]

@An3urism I totally agree, and could not have put it any better than you, mate! Keep on listening to great music! <3

[Ikkepedia]

"Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam"

I guess Jesus found some common sense in his heart anyway :)

[MasterAdam100]

I could have sworn I heard a trumpet in this song before. Where did that go?

[Islamisbad1]

Love this song.

[molesticles]

My favourite song the unplugged album. Originally by the vaselines, but he says that on the album. Suprisingly true to the original. He was a genius. My favourite cover of Nirvana's. "100 greates covers ever" for sure, probably top 10

[CaliforniaGuiTA]

Kurt Cobain was a god. Don't forget it.

[MrShredFish]

As soon as Kurt starts to sing I get shivers everywhere,beautiful...

[MrTomvp95]

Im I the only person that thinks this is beautiful?

[bmoreravens12]

@MrTomvp95 No, I think it's beautiful to!

[Alphawolfeone]

Kurt could make a Vaselines song eternal and a smiley face epic...

[TheRed886]

You have to be either really bad at reading or just plain fucking stupid to think this song, or its lyrical message is in support of religion, god and/or jesus! No christian would ever say jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam first off, or that they would never cry, lie or die for THEE (aka god/jesus)

Princessavts, apparently you are that fucking stupid!!

"Don't expect me to cry, for all the reasons you had to die." Very pro jesus retard!

[princessavts]

@TheRed886 i never said it SUPPORTS religion ,probably you are really bad at reading not me...there's a big difference between being against & pro something..Btw i don't understand why you feel so offended...ppl have the right to disagree with u ,that doesn't make them "fucking stupid"..

And though it seems to be "Jesus DOESN'T want me" in the song "Don't" doesn't have to be a typo it could actually be like the rest "don't" of the song meaning "don't you want me".

[princessavts]

@TheRed886 And i don't think there are many Christians who sincerely cry or die for Jesus ..we try but we're usually selfish & cry about our stuff.. so anyone could have written this song even a Christian.Being sincere is not a blasphemy.Again that doesn't mean this song is pro Jesus..

[princessavts]

I seriously don't understand why people think this song is against Jesus.It's more like whoever wrote it [the vaselines] admits to be unable to become as perfect as a sunbeam..that's all...what's wrong with it even for Christians?Nothing.. we're human beings....

[slavenirvana]

he is the legend the best grunge band ever

bieber u motherfucker kidd fuck off u jerk asshole kurt cobain rocks...........rip cobain

[joeguy02]

One of the last decent mainstream bands before music generally turned to shit.

[prankster1590]

@joeguy02 Not mainstream. He was the last legend.

[fredsassy5]

R.I.P. Kurt Cobain

[TrilbyHatMan]

Man, I fucking love the Vaselines. This is dope

[49thdevil]

i remember growing up in the late 80's early 90's listning to nirvana everyday untill kurt died

[vanillacraft]

i hope you all relize this isnt aginst god its a cover of an old mormon christian song? so shut up haha

[bleveque]

@vanillacraft I am sorry but, you are incorrect. It is a cover of a song by The Vaselines song which partially a PARODY of a hymn called "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam." It is very much a song against Christianity. Please do not try to make it something it is not. If you doubt me, read the lyrics.

[jackineedo]

Where can I get this song???

[misfitsfan28]

@jackineedo its on the unplugged album

[lennonfn2010]

Right, so, this song actually is giving the finger to Jesus, if you think about the chorus. "Don't expect me to lie, don't expect me to die, don't expect me to cry for thee."

Basically saying, if you are looking for me to follow you, you need to get me a three "T" form. "Sir, what's a three 'T' form?"

"Well, that's 'Tough Titties Turkleton."

[Smurfboy1982]

Sends shivers through my body. Incredible

[Vallith23]

9 people need to start digging their graves...

[ganooki]

ＳＨＵＴ　ＵＰ　ＡＮＤ　ＥＮＪＯＹ　ＴＨＥ　ＭＵＳＩＣ！

╭∩╮（︶︿︶）╭∩╮



[NewMadrid01]

God I miss you Kurt...

[azzyhazers]

Why isn't this a video? My only complaint but it's okay.

[An3urism]

@azzyhazers you still have a complaint about this video? damn, go get yourself fixed

[jolemoore1]

R.I.P kurt...take care of my brother up there please ....thanks

[academia07]

@jolemoore1 that was very sweet

[OldSkaterGuy]

@smarticus88 :-)

[igor321987]

Kuuuuurt TBST >.<

[alfafranco666]

ＳＨＵＴ　ＵＰ　ＡＮＤ　ＥＮＪＯＹ　ＴＨＥ　ＭＵＳＩＣ

[hordak83]

Actually, the title is "Jesus, don't want me for a sunbeam".

[mharrin5507]

beautiful suicide rock.

[boxanova66]

glad my teenage years was smoking cigarretes, drinking with firends, pissing my parents off, not carring about high school and shit...with this music in the background!

[hkits45]

kurt probably heard this song and heard what i hear while listening to it, a beautiful melody and some pretty dope lyrics. He knew he had the potenitial to turn this song into his own

[surgeyX]

@hkits45

The original band who did this was the Vasolines...Kurt covered a lot of their songs (turnaround, mollys lips, sun of a gun) and they were one of his favorite bands. He named his daughter after their singer (Frances McKee)

[surgeyX]

@surgeyX

Shit nvm, turnaround was Devo -- lol.

[JrosiOnline]

jesus doesn't want me for a zombie...????

[sinepeguh]

@JrosiOnline zombies are not made like me>>

[TheGrantlivigni]

ou will be brought back to life. In years to come. Your work will be in part of a great sympathize-able OPUS. That will define a generation.

[TheGrantlivigni]

You will be brought back to life. In years to come. Your work will be in part of a great sympathize-able OPUS. That will define a generation.

[TheGrantlivigni]

Your music will be used in a great opus one day; of defining generation whY.

[Enraged10]

This may sound weird but first time I heard this I thought he said:

Don't spank me to death

Don't spank me to death

Don't spank me to death, oh please

and not

Don't expect me to lie

Don't expect me to lie

Don't expect me to die for thee

[toddy1997]

oh please on name of kurt cobain,PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT POP GAYS LIKE....................ICANT SAY HIS NAME BECAUSE TIS IS A CRIME

[aldemar294]

por algo nirvana es la mejor banda de rock del todos los tiempos

[mcelhinney01]

he's so hot



[ifeelgood35]

at least he lived in a time where music was good, and didnt die in times like these where lady gaga etc. think they make real good music

R.I.P.

[tijmencompagnie]

@ifeelgood35 you had some pretty crappy music in the 90's too ;)

[themightybmonkeydust]

beautiful cover, as always. You are missed dude. Better to burn out than fade away. So guess you wouldn't have been appreciated as much but either way you made beautiful music as well as powerful.

[71486580]

Alanis morissette

[greendaybjmtfan]

Anyone else literally celebrate his death date in respect for him? I literally went out, bought a shirt, and bought the book "Cobain Unseen" and carried it around all day. <3 Love you, Kurt! I wish I lived near Seattle.. new stinkin' Nirvana exhibit. WTF.

[goatboy679]

Jesus you people r little bitches "I see your sunbeam shining down on the world" Jesus Christ!! Grow a pair

[HolyScarab6]

Thanks to all the people who enlighten the world, guiding it to freedom instead of slavery.

[linkisandsheakis]

The only religious song I like, or will ever like. And yes I know it's a cover

[2fast4me9]

i like this cover more than the original song lol. U can hear the passion in his voice!

Rest in peace Mr Cobain u r a real legend!

[Longboarder1234567]

Kurt you were wrong everyday i see the sun i see your sunbeam shining down on the world

R.I.P Kurt Donald Cobain

[johnwyatt27]

@Longboarder1234567 Amen

[dretroit723]

@Longboarder1234567 what a fag.....i see your sunbeam shining down...what the fuck ever....and mentioning his middle name in the R.I.P., does that mean you REALLY mean it?..gay

[02320494232]

@dretroit723 WTF men what the hell do you think youre doing interrupting these good waves with that punk mamma kid attitude, you are the repressed fag

[jordidwdw]

@Chillax0987654321 kurt didnt even write it

[knightofavarice]

@Chillax0987654321 actually i think it just means he liked the vaselines

[monsterwladi]

BECHOVA...THE NEW NIRVANA OF BRAZIL...CHECK IN YOUTUBE

THE GRUNGE IS BACK FUN FUN FUN

[laceisalover]

figures us human's think we are at the center of this neverending universe

[laceisalover]

lol eternal life that is such a human want and notion.... there is no god

[pet3rgriffin]

i love you Jesus, and god =)

[MrGrevy]

Original was waaaaaay better

[pet3rgriffin]

@MrGrevy

the same to me =p

[seifs4]

@MrGrevy there both great

[huntudown4]

He would be an epic sunbeam.

[MyNameIsBret]

First off, this is a cover. Second, as a rock and roll band, they say and do whatever the fuck they want. That includes playing whatever they want.

Anyone saying this isn't in keeping with "their style" doesn't understand that these artists didn't cater to a fucking demographic, they just played what they felt was good.

[lalalawam]

@MyNameIsBret man u really said the words I wanted to say to all the ppl who criticize the bands... =)

[MarijuanaPepsi]

@MyNameIsBret Very well said.

[PravNJ]

@MyNameIsBret well said bravo! :D you sage!



[xxdollydaze]

@MyNameIsBret Well said, buddy.

[CliveDizzleD1]

@MyNameIsBret Preach! He can do songs like this, soft yet strong amazingly, Aswell as Shout/Scream(sing) the lyrics, in such a way thats musically brilliant and passionate e.g. WHere did you sleep last night!! A dark day in history preceeded by an golden age of music!

[Laurz1233]

@MyNameIsBret amen to that, Bret! :) This is my favourite cover by nirvana, it really touches my soul. R.i.p kurt <3

[An3urism]

@MyNameIsBret somebody who understands what's Nirvana about.

[fatazzwhale]

@An3urism It's not even remotely worth it to wade through the comments in search of the comment you replied to

Just sayin'

[rickklarenberg]

@fatazzwhale Its funny that the comment you searched was just one comment below his :P

[rickklarenberg]

@fatazzwhale Oh wait, you mean his toprated comment ^^

[TheWrightAnswer]

@MyNameIsBret Nirvana has a definitive style? Kids these days. Nice to see your comments on top.

[Hunfolker]

@MyNameIsBret Absolutely! Grunge was a musical freedom, with dinamyc and light melodies no matter what actually what they're playing. You've got the right, man.

[molesticles]

@MyNameIsBret hush

[avdbroek1]

@MyNameIsBret Wish more people were smart like you xD

[CaribDevist]

@MyNameIsBret "these artists didn't cater to a fucking demographic" I loled.

[goluckyjuffowup]

@MyNameIsBret YOU SIR, ARE A FUCKING TITAN OF INTELLIGENCE! HELL YES.

[Verstile818]

@MyNameIsBret yes.

[wwwspelenlsucks]

its no nirvana style but its a very cool song

Rest In Peace Kurt Donald Cobain

[johnsta450]

@wwwspelenlsucks how can you say a song that of witch is done by a band originally is not like that band...Ex. wow man stirway to heaven is a great song but so not like Led Zeppelin

[piggyman450]

i feel stupid for asking this but what does the name of the song mean?

[thatoneguy567]

@piggyman450 it's a song that's just poking fun of Christianity. Jesus is God's son. A sunbeam is a light that comes from the sun. A sunbeam is a person that's shining with the light of Jesus ("this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine"). In other words, sunbeam = christian. "Jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam 'cause sunbeams are not made like me" is ironic because Jesus is supposed to not judge but deems him unfit to be a christian. Kurt basically says that he thinks it's full of crap

[Weraisethenerdyflag]

@thatoneguy567 People dont understand jesus, they think they do. but they have no idea.

[pet3rgriffin]

@Weraisethenerdyflag

yeah and most assholes think he wasn't real but don't worry..they'll be in hell soon..

[pgabrielp]

@pet3rgriffin Wow! You call yourself a christian? Talk about intolerance...

(Just so you don't doubt my objectivity I AM a christian myself)

[pet3rgriffin]

@pgabrielp lol im barely a christian..sometimes something in my life goes so bad i think, how can there be a god?

[ronan32]

@Weraisethenerdyflag

you do know this is not a praise jesus song

its more the opposite actually

[96Z24]

@ronan32 But Kurt was active in a church (youth group?). He chose to reject spirituality and blew his brains out.

[nnnnnate]

One thier best songs. Awesome....what else can I say?

[federom18]

kurt cobain, a man, an artist, a legend.

[SaarahCobain]

marredenosesclaves; Agree (:

[921musicman]

fucking amazing...

[tubal79]

yeap you`re right kurt was a good profectional.....even is sometimes was make some b sides for hole........that was a huge lost from everybody......he was got a lote to give in this world i though

[BoracayOcean69]

"Don't worry be happy"

[amplifiymytaco]

is this a nirvana original or another cover because ive never heard this song

[vendetagainst50]

the original is by The Vaselines

[Schakal1985]

its a cover of the scotisch band 'the vaselines'

[HALOFREAK9910]

Cover

[iwannagosurf]

hey look on the bright side we still have pearl jam giving us good music

i don't really know about alice in chains

but there are still some good mainstream bands out there if you know where to go

[marredenosesclaves]

I love Kurt and have always loved him. I hope he is in heaven.

[MattyKB]

I wish I could still get goosebumps to the music that is out today :(

[9akashi]

just love him the music surpasses some of these shitheads of today wish most people weren't so lost that drugs are their fallback

[x0geeky0x]

I love the song..

First time I watched him sing the song I started to cry.

[oneofthegirls100]

lv ya kurt u r always in our hearts rest in peace we miss u

[smallplasticman]

I grew up in the Northwest... went to college in Olympia, WA, where Nirvana played a few times before they got real big. Met Kurt briefly when they played at the MODS on campus.

It's sad to think how many musicians got caught up in heroin and died as a result. Layne Staley, Andrew Wood, and Kurt, although indirecty.

[JOHNWMC02]

I just dont get why people want to do herion to begin with. You know its gona kill you one day. Why cant they stick to soft shit?

[lovelyrosegirl93]

we miss you kurt!!! R.I.P. Kurt Cobain!!

[BlondinNB]

Many years ago there was a childrens' church "club" called "Sunbeams" (my mother was one). I think it was a Baptist church and this would have been during the '30s. They used to sing a little song: A Sunbeam, a Sunbeam, Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam. I'll be a Sunbeam for him.

I don't know what that has to do with the meaning of the song but it seems likely there is some connection.

[saveyoursoul1]

rest in peace,

big man.

[misteraxl1]

@saveyoursoul1 it is better to say 'great man'

when you say 'big man' it sounds like he was fat lol

[tjmacjee]

@saveyoursoul1 Canny believe it was 15 years ago already, what a talent to lose

[Romans10Thirteen]

@saveyoursoul1

Hey bro do me a favor bro & check out the 1st video in my favorites (good person) Thanks man!"

[idunno016]

i miss him

though i never met him

he seemed like a great man.

Whatever the cause of his death was

he will always be missed.

rip kurt.

[pandananas]

What's the next song?

I try to figure out but hear it not clearly.

[OneLove159]

this song is amazing.

:]

[Phummuph]

Miss and Love ya Kurt

[2508ham]

I miss you, Kurt...

[mikefox05]

what means this theme " Jesus dont want me for an sunbean" i mean whats the main message.

[ShaolinSurfer777]

The man is a great musician. yet he lived a tragic life. If one truely loves Kurt, one would agree that he would have been better off living a happier life if he would have never been famous. Just a guy having a typical 8-5 job. Paying taxes in April and just jamming out with the buddies during Fridays and smoking a blunt with them afterwards - Joking around, having a laugh and having those so called "meaningful" conversations he talked about often. Dis is what Cobain yearned 4.

[OneLove159]

well said.

i agree

:]

[ismailduyar]

For the memory of Kurt Cobain...

With all my respects...

/watch?v=vVg5-7r6UvM

[YalkOne]

this song is fuckin tuff.

I sometimes feel like I am not wanted as a sun beam because of my "deformity" but maybe it is because I struggle between wanting to be a friend of the world vs. faith in Christ.

[WonderBread006]

what is your deformity? if you dont mind

[Sushan43]

one of my best when things go wrong

[Estanhado]

In English:

What message would leave today if he were still alive and, to our youth, the "master" of the musical group, Kurt Coubain?

Talking about Jesus in this beautiful melody was, I believe it, the beginning of a path to where he is, after a life atribulada within your family, this "made in pieces" with the implosion of the love nest that experienced and divorce of their parents.

[HomingMissiles]

Interesting point, but I do think he was just doing a cover of one of the bands he liked the most (The Vaselines). No religious metaphors or something of the sort.

[muquinhas]

atribulada em ingles diz-se : troubled . " troubled life "

[Estanhado]

Que mensagem deixaria, hoje e se estivesse ainda vivo, à nossa juventude, o "mestre" do agrupamento musical, Kurt Coubain?

Falar de Jesus nesta bela melodia foi, julgo-o, o início de um caminho para onde ele se encontra, depois de uma vida atribulada no seio de sua Família, essa "feita em cacos" com a implosão do ninho do amor que experimentou e divórcio dos seus pais.

[QU3S0GRAND3]

A few years ago my cousin gave me this album for my birthday. I remember putting this album on before I went to bed, and this song came on. I don't know why, but for some reason it always makes me cry. I love Nirvana

:)

[Estanhado]

The best song of Nirvana... I belleve, an them...Jesus!

[cf5326]

oh i'm sorry!! i said "stole kurts ashes from kurt" and that doesn't make any sense at all... i meant from courtney

[cf5326]

can someone please tell me if this is true or not... i heard that someone stole kurts ashes from kurt... anyone hear otherwise??? or what may have happened afterwards??

[TheRover00]

Yes that is true.

At least Courtney doesn't have them now, I hope they are safe

[troco74]

people live and die...

...enyoy what people gave to us in they life.