Melvins - The Crybaby - 01 - Smells Like Teen Spirit

[Kronn]

Fuckin Leif Garrett on vocals with the Melvins..for this song-rate or not rate-what a fucking awesome idea!

[lecrapauddejerri9]

can hear Dales heel-toe a lot better here

[TheStickism]

Nirvana mashup Dead or Alive - Spins like teen spirit. Awesome

[TheStickism]

Dale was part Nirvana

[MrSaveatreerideareed]

this is not the melvins stupids.

[Keyc94]

first good cover i have found... it is the song with the personaly of the melvins but it is still the song ;)

[GrungeRockabilly]

Is it just me or does this sound slightly commercial? Not ripping on The Melvins, as I know their status, and just how non-commercial they are, but to me this is a tad bit commercial. Maybe I should stop listening to The Pop Group and join the rest of the indie world.

[slaminguitar]

this is awesome kurt would be proud

[RideMyGMC]

that´s 70s teen idol Leif Garret on vocals...LOL!!!! Go King Buzzo!!! What did Kurt say of these guys, "Melvins are the past, present and future of music"?

[calarakien]

....Holy shit..... you can tell what they're saying in this version! Side note:amazing cover.

[jridenoure]

Dat bass

[EatingABombs]

Joke or Not = Did a great job on this song. I want this cover.

[MonstaInYaCloset]

This is better than the original

[grimgolf79]

@MonstaInYaCloset no it ain´t...



[ClassyAsAbitbol]

@MonstaInYaCloset Yeah, right...

[PivotMakeranimations]

@MonstaInYaCloset hahaha, cool joke. cover is good but comon

[ToBy4579]

Seeing as Buzz Osbourne basicly bought the whole band together, and also a good friend of the band

I think the Melvins have every right to cover ANY Nirvana song

[CaribDude815]

@ToBy4579 I agree

[TheFlyingBagels]

@ToBy4579 Amen!

[AdhirKalyan123]

This is really not as bad as people are making it. Actually one of the better ones

[10ccalanarkush]

nailed the drums

[eirikwegga]

@10ccalanarkush As is to be expected. Crover is one of the best rock drummers of all time. OF ALL TIME!

[jeanbilliejean]

not a bad...best cover of this legendary song.....

[Disburden]

@jeanbilliejean

It's supposed to be a joke.

[jeanbilliejean]

@Disburden i dont see whats funny about it...its a nice cover...

[getaleif]

Smells Like Teen Idol... LOL... Leif is great. I really like his version of the song

[sydissydable]

This song was supposed to be ironic. Leif Garrett was a drug addicted, washed up, Justin Bieber-esque pop star. As would be with Kurt Cobain. Buzzo made a joke and anyone who likes this song for it's content and not its hilarity is the subject of that joke.

[jacobladders]

@sydissydable kurt cobain will never be forgotten like leif garrett and bieber and for a scumbag you are to even say such a thing in disrespect of kurt the melvins and nirvana were very close friends so the melvins are paying tribute to their comrade cobain meant more to the masses then did bieber and garrett combined

[sydissydable]

@jacobladders I have a quote from Buzzo himself on the subject. courtesy of the San Francisco weekly: "I don't have to have permission [from Nirvana] to do a cover song," Osborne says. "I just have to pay the publishing on it. If they can't see the humor in it, I can't help them." He then goes on to remark about Courtney Love: "Hopefully she will get upset about it," Osborne smirks. "If she thinks that what we're doing is somehow cheapening the good name of Kurt Cobain, so be it."

[NiRvAnAmAnIa158]

@sydissydable How would it be "Cheapening" the good name of Kurt Cobain? Buzz Osborn and Kurt Cobain wer good friends.

[sydissydable]

@NiRvAnAmAnIa158 Because leif garret is a joke. Learn to read.

[eirikwegga]

@sydissydable Which is the fucking point.

[gooseGWAR]

@sydissydable I remember reading somewhere that one of the melvins said Cobain was borderline retarded....dont quote me (Ill prolly get 100 pissed comments from nirvana dick riding hipsters anyway)...people seem to confuse junkies for artists even today

[sydissydable]

@gooseGWAR I agree. Wouldn't be surprised if one of the melvins said that.

[Blew612]

musically is just perfect..but I dont like the voice :/ Kurt was beter but tooo better

[SirWolfgaar]

I like it. The guitar playing is great and Garrett surprisingly fits the song quite well.

[grimgolf79]

well, i don´t think they wanted to piss off kurt. i think they liked the song and about leif garrett, well, maybe that wasn´t the best choice but they alway showed a lot of tolerence about different music styles. i don´t know it 100% but i think they made it because they like the song and the band nirvana. like someone else said they used to hang out together in the past days in aberdeen and in seattle

[goofyfootsurf]

Love the bass in the song.

[1k9a7c5k]

Leif Garrett missed his calling his vocals KILL this song. Go Melvins!!!!!!!!!

[hoodboy27565]

I just wanted to hear what Leif Garrett sounded like. Pfft.

[perrottafamily1]

Is it possible to close comments?

[KirbiesandYoshies]

Well since people are having trouble knowing the facts behind this album, here they are: this album is INDEED from the Melvins. It was recorded along with two other albums at the same time in Mike Patton's Ipecac label though they were released within the span of a few months. They bear similar covers, all related to flowers and this release in particular had a slew of collaborations, which is why a former teen idol is singing it though the instrumentation is definitely from the Melvins.

[brickshitter666]

did you know that leif garrett is singing this song...no joke look it up

[KingNickking]

it's not grover it's Crover

[mechanicaleufory]

4:34 yeaH ! 

[heavymetalguy6]

This isnt the melvins. This is new found glory. The melvins never had a "crybaby" album in 2000. This cover is for their 1999 release "the maggot." this song isnt on that album either. Nice try to whoever mistook nfg for the melvins. You skrewed up in like 5 areas so get your facts straigjt next time you post something.

[Toolsquatch]

Is this post serious?

[dazedandawake]

@heavymetalguy6 actually, wrong. this is the melvins, released on their 1999 album the crybaby, track one. get YOUR facts straight.

[UiruuBizarre]

@heavymetalguy6 "Maggot" "Crybaby" and "Bootlicker" are three Melvins albums with almost identical covers. Yes, this is a Melvins album. It's part of the trio. The guy singing is some washed up child star from a long time ago, but the guitar and drums are DEFINITELY Buzz and Dale.

[letsgobluengold1027]

@heavymetalguy6 The Trilogy Vinyl. Look it up. But great try! Sorry to disprove your genius thinking, sir.

[virusinsideus]

@heavymetalguy6 wrong

[daaaaavie]

gobble gobble

[DieserBenuterIstCool]

The prechorus is sheer ecstasy!

[nnao1976]

@DieserBenuterIstCool  I so agree

[psyshock918]

awesome

[TwangAddicted]

@HammarHeart

this is the real lyrics!.... so not so hilarous!..

[EscapeWasAtHand]

the Melvins covered this because "the idea of a burned-out heroin-addicted teen idol doing the biggest song by a dead burned-out heroin-addicted teen idol sounded good. I don't think most people understood the joke. I don't know why. I thought it was beyond hilarious"

Buzz Osborne explained the cover in the January 2007 issue of revolver magazine

[RainbowPonyism]

@DopeDethrone your a dumb ass

[JenkemBOMBS]

@RainbowPonyism

Actually, hes right. He named the album crybaby, and put opium poppies on the cover. Thats definitely poking fun at Kurt.

[cancereverywhereigo]

@RainbowPonyism *you're

Yes it was called for.

[Methstories]

@highonmyself Eh. I can't think of a greater song that had more meaning, a bigger impact on an entire generation, and changed the way we looked at music. Other than SLTP. Maybe I'm half asleep or having a hang over from eggnog though. lol

[jrrcor]

Leif Garrett is singing on this track.

[JordiSmulders]

Cobain was a fan of the Melvins,thats no secret.He even played on shows(I have some bootleg recordings).I am listening Melvins since waaaaaaaaaaaay back. When I heard smells like teen spirit I actually thought for a second this was the Melvins. In the Bleach album and Nevermind and even more recent work you will hear the sound of the Melvins. Take Floyd the Barber : The crude drums, heavy sounding riffs is something that only can exist because of Buzz. I love both bands, but Melvins are king.

[Tailas444]

@JordiSmulders especially since Dale drummed on Floyd the Barber

[wr3ck]

buzz should of sung on this song because the vocals ruin this cover

[Mrperrosko]

@wr3ck i think is a really beatiful cover... they didnt toke the song as it was, they made it they way, and thats what it is supposed to be, or not?

[Pategayo]

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[adiopunk2007]

Not going to argue what band is better, but The Melvins kicked smells like teen spirit's ass, Mevins, Rage against the machine and Nirvana (yes them :l ) do amazing covers from amazing bands....

[AVIATIO]

The Melvins and Nirvana are the best, and in all honestly this is the best cover of SLTS which I have ever heard. Long live the Melvins' music.

[newrealization12]

I think Kurt wanted nirvana to be more like the melvins. I mean he wanted to be well known and respected for the right reasons but he didn't want to commercialize his music. He wanted to be more underground. There were people coming to concerts that complete misunderstood the music. It depressed him. His songs sound popish but he came by it honestly. And it attracted the sheep. Oh and why wouldn't the melvins cover this? Makes sense..

[KurdtKobain09]

I'm new to melvins....is this really melvins?!

[Thirdboy5]

@KurdtKobain09 Yep. Its them with Leif Garrett singing.

[yovioleatuzorramadre]

@Methstories greatest song in history? sorry kid, this motherfucking MELVINS not mtv bullshit, go back to jonas brothers.

[Methstories]

@yovioleatuzorramadre

/facepalm. Can you name a bigger song? That came out of nowhere, had an impact on everyone, completely flipped " Heavy metal hair bands " into a completely different style that basically marked the 90's music.

[yovioleatuzorramadre]

@Methstoriesis ok, I dont want to make another "youtube fight". for me, nirvana sucks balls, and for you they wrote the greatest song in history, lets just all of us leave in peace with rock

[Methstories]

@yovioleatuzorramadre lol. how do they suck balls? you obviously don't understand music. at all. especially since you are commenting on a video by the melvins who's covering SLTP, which is a Nirvana song. if you aren't into this music, why the fuck show up here? go listen to your hair metal.

[yovioleatuzorramadre]

@Methstories wow I just say that I dont want to fight, how silly you are, let me tell you why, Because I love Melvins since a 1991 show (wich was amazing obviously). hair metal? mmm no I am sorry, never liked that bullshit, coming from a nirvana fan like you is very probably that you enjoy of justin bieber and jonas brothers music.

[Methstories]

@yovioleatuzorramadre You're dumb.. If it wasn't for Nirvana you wouldn't even know The Melvins, I never seen Nirvana following The Melvins on tours, it was always Melvins touring on Nirvana's shows as Nirvana headlined. JB & JB suck. gtfo.

[yovioleatuzorramadre]

@Methstories I saw them in july, nevermind was out in september, I have nothing to thank to nirvana. kid just read yourself, your words are like "the more you sell and the more people follow you the better you are".

[Nickpatient]

@Methstories Actually dude, the main reason I started listening to Nirvana and why I love them so much today is thanks to the Melvins and in particular King Buzzo. And the only reason I listened and now love the Melvins is thanks to Mike Patton, not that I'm talking about that, I just think it's funny how music/musicians have a butterfly effect like that.

[Methstories]

@Nickpatient Yeah that's pretty cool. I just started actually really listening to a bunch of The Melvins stuff about a few months ago, they're pretty kick ass.

[BuzzoQueen]

@Nickpatient explane! Do you mean the link Fantômas, Patton, Buzzo Melvins? It's probably the best link there is....goddamned mothafukka'ssss!!

[Nickpatient]

@BuzzoQueen Yeah the fact Buzz was awesome in Fantomas and also Mike Patton did an interview for the 'Angel Dust' recording sessions and when asked what bands albums he was looking forward too in 1992 he said "Uhh, Melvins are coming out with an album this year I think. I REALLY like the Melvins." So I youtubed them and I watched a video of Honeybucket and I was like "This shits awesome!" :D

[gooseGWAR]

@Nickpatient patton=god

[UiruuBizarre]

@gooseGWAR Patton (your comment) + Melvins (this band) + Nirvana (this song) + Gwar (your username) = You are awesome and you should feel awesome.

[gooseGWAR]

@UiruuBizarre lol thanks man, I needed that, been kinda shitty lately lol

[electricTusk]

@yovioleatuzorramadre yeah I agree. well....Nevermind sucked balls. It sold nearly 8 million copies, but that's not a testament to anything. That's basically 8 million people who probably have Milli Vanilli in there collection too. Bleach was a great record...as for In Utero, it had Scentless Apprentice and Milk It (the only two good songs). Not sure what the greatest song in history is. Nirvana didn't write it though...that's for sure. Maybe a Stooges or Velvet Underground song? 

[yovioleatuzorramadre]

@electricTusk Kyuss: Whitewater

[ottochad]

@electricTusk stooges and velvet underground both suck dick and so do you bitch

[electricTusk]

@ottochad lol. ok man. u def know what you are talking about. I love ya buddy. tootles :)

[bufon319]

@Methstories I love this song and i love Nirvana too, but you should know that just because a song it's popular it doesn't mean it's good, look at all the Disney kids they are no musicians for them it's all about money and fame. It is the heart you put into music what it really matters. And by the way Nirvana it's way too much overrated you made me realize that.

[AxDdWn9491]

@bufon319 Just beacuase something is popular means it cant be good, is this what you're saying?

[shibbywalkk]

@Methstories the greatest? probably not.

[AICSLUDGE]

I think Melvins covered this song for sarcasm and humor bcuz this song made it so big, and Kurt hated it. Another funny thing is that, that fucker Leif Garrett is singing it XDD haha Good old Melvins.

[TheodoreChell]

@AICSLUDGE This must be the definition of sarcasme: hello hello

[kindbuds0021]

You do realize that Kurt Cobain used to basically be these guys roadie before he hit it big right? In fact Dale Grover played drums for Nirvana early on during some demos. It's well documented The Melvins were a huge influence on Kurt's music. That's why they covered it.

[canadaniel]

@kindbuds0021 ITS FUCKING CROVER NOT GROVER. I am curious as to why I see "GROVER" all over. IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED.

[snoop23foo]

@kindbuds0021  Dale Crover**

[chucknorrisrox126]

@kindbuds0021 I hate to nitpick, but his name is Dale Crover.

[hitlerlovedjews11]

@kindbuds0021 dale crover*

[7kole4]

Buzz does what he wants, and he wanted to do somethin for kurt.

[420karina]

@kindbuds0021 your comment sucks...

[pot4tots]

@kindbuds0021 kurt was like buddy he hung out partied and jammed with buzz and all the guys they introduced him to punk they were all highschool friends in the local punk scene at the time

[NirvanaNerd364]

@kindbuds0021 Well not to be a downer but im almost certain that they covered this to piss off Kurt(if he were alive) cuz they knew that Kurt got so tired of this song by late 91 also they got some shitty singer to do it instead of Buzz..Also Buzz did a little article for a metal magizine about Kurt basically saying that he was really mad at him for commiting suicide and that he wishes he could just litsen to the music and enjoy it but he cant.He misses his friend yno?

[pipopower12]

FUCK MAN i hate the stupid sell out song why the fuck a great band like melvins covered it

[palazzo14]

@pipopower12 you hate the song because everyone else likes it? what a rebel you are...

[NoRulesInNam]

@palazzo14 lol, he must be like 13.

[swedishbutcher]

@pipopower12 dude read up on music history man

[alex035]

@pipopower12 sell out song? nirvana wrote it like 5 minutes in the car on the way to the studio, how is that sell out?

[CCRockit]

@pipopower12

Kurt used to be their roadie

he constantly talked about how much they influenced him

its Leif Garrett singing, so who are the sell outs here?

i mean bringing this pop star/teen idol in to sing their song in order to promote it

by the way, Kurt, Krist, and Dave barley spent five minutes writting it, how is this a sell out song?

by the way, stop trying to pretend your grunge *YUCK* all the bands of the 90s including the melvins wanted to be famous, who could blame them?