I think that instead of being discussing about who did it first, I would rather like to see another great band playing this song, 'cause today's music is full of shit, and what we need is music like this, another great band playing this song with passion, something that you dont find easily this days.
kurt cobain accredited the song to lead belly but was familiarised to it by lanegan, even playing guitar for him while he sang it at one point. there are many variations of the song going back to the slave plantations!!
Im from the mountains of NC, and my grandmother used to rock me to sleep singing this song... in retrospect that sounds creepy, but at the time was quite soothing!!!
In spite of being written in the 1800's, Mark Lanegan still penned the song. No more arguments. You're all beginning to look very ignorant. That's right.
Mark and Kurt bother covered it, Kurt did not get introduced to the song of Mark. Kurt was a Lead Belly fan Hence in the song when he sings it "he was my favourite performer well our favourite performer I think" Also he made reference to a guy from Lead Belly's estate offered him Lead's guitar for 500 thousand dollars as a joke. Being Kurts favourite performer he obviously would have bought the guitar if that was true.
I know this version where kurt and mark sing this song together !
tiestnickpark 11 months ago
I think it was made it more famous by Nirvana, but both versions are excellent.
NightmareSnake 1 year ago
+ kurt cobain
giorgi871 1 year ago
Lanegan is the man, his voice gives me the fear!
stutaggart 2 years ago
Please! Lanegan trumps kurt vocally, I dont care if he was in a more famous band.
Totalmachine09 2 years ago
This is fuckign awesome.
shaolinkin 3 years ago
I think that instead of being discussing about who did it first, I would rather like to see another great band playing this song, 'cause today's music is full of shit, and what we need is music like this, another great band playing this song with passion, something that you dont find easily this days.
reflectwhatyouare689 3 years ago
whos cares who did it first , this is brilliant as is nirvanas performance
sundayatdd 3 years ago
kurt cobain accredited the song to lead belly but was familiarised to it by lanegan, even playing guitar for him while he sang it at one point. there are many variations of the song going back to the slave plantations!!
HardcoreDelinquent 3 years ago
Im from the mountains of NC, and my grandmother used to rock me to sleep singing this song... in retrospect that sounds creepy, but at the time was quite soothing!!!
morefeen74 4 years ago
Lanegan wrote it in the 1700's then traveled thru time to bring it to you.
tnuge1 4 years ago 12
@tnuge1 Every singer worth his weight has time traveling abilities.
Sullivan40 1 year ago
In spite of being written in the 1800's, Mark Lanegan still penned the song. No more arguments. You're all beginning to look very ignorant. That's right.
MadSeasonX 4 years ago
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crap!
scaredweepel 4 years ago
Leadbelly didn't write it - just popularized it. It's actually a traditional American folk song.
StoneMagnet 4 years ago 5
@StoneMagnet written in 1870 or something.. i heard
jullifus 8 months ago
Err Lead Belly wrote the song in the 1800s.
Mark and Kurt bother covered it, Kurt did not get introduced to the song of Mark. Kurt was a Lead Belly fan Hence in the song when he sings it "he was my favourite performer well our favourite performer I think" Also he made reference to a guy from Lead Belly's estate offered him Lead's guitar for 500 thousand dollars as a joke. Being Kurts favourite performer he obviously would have bought the guitar if that was true.
deathmetaldave 4 years ago
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Yeah, mark lanegan wrote the song. nirvana covered it but their version is more memorable
psychodeathmonkey 4 years ago
it's an 1870 song from Lead Belly, Lanegan just introduced the song to Kurt Cobain
thehanze 4 years ago
Mark lanegan did not write this song it was written in the 1800's but this is definitly the best version dose anyone know where to get it
Ryan9999999dfhj 4 years ago 4
On "The Winding Sheet" album
donnadw 3 years ago
Simply amazing. Mark lanegan is a god amongst men.
bulldozer4609 4 years ago
i was there it was awesome
somerandomer 5 years ago
nice cover wish i was there
hormonejoe 5 years ago