![]() ![]() Trying to play something after that would only do the performance a disservice. Cobain refused to do an encore, and rightfully so. The show ended with a cover of Lead Belly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night”, which has been highlighted for its intensity, its power, and its incredible performances. ![]() Additionally, he asked the show’s producer to decorate the stage like a funeral, wanting black candles, lilies, and even a crystal chandelier. However, he appeared on set the next day, although he apparently was suffering from drug withdrawals and was quite morose. ![]() In fact, the day before he was adamant that it wasn’t going to happen. For example, frontman Kurt Cobain almost didn’t show up. According to Wiki, they were hoping for more popular names of the time, like Pearl Jam or Tori Amos.Īnd while the show came out looking pretty damn solid, there were some rather dark undertones that the public didn’t see. To say that the producers of the show were less than thrilled with these cover choices was an understatement. Nirvana, not surprisingly, decided to use the opportunity to play only a few of their major hits and filled the rest of their set with lesser known originals and covers from groups such as David Bowie, Meat Puppets, The Vaselines, and more. Their performance aired on December 16th, 1993, exactly 22 years ago today. On November 18th, 1993, Nirvana did a session with MTV’s “Unplugged”, a running series that brought musicians in to perform some of their greatest hits acoustically. ![]()
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