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This representation of the lyrics is mainly due to the fact that the song had no permanent lyrics and thus was different every time it was played live.  
This representation in the inner sleeve is mainly due to the fact that the song had no permanent lyrics and thus was different every time it was played live.  


''tourette's'' is a prime example of the "Music comes first, lyrics come second," mindset that Kurt Cobain had when he was writing songs.
''tourette's'' is a prime example of the "Music comes first, lyrics come second," mindset that Kurt Cobain had when he was writing songs.

Revision as of 00:16, 29 August 2011

Muse song
Name tourette's
Album/single In Utero
Length 1:35
Alternative titles The Eagle Has Landed
First live performance February 1994
Latest live performance March 1994[1][uncertain]
Recorded February 13–26, 1993
Writer/composer Kurt Cobain
Producer Steve Albini

<flashmp3>http://www.musewiki.com/Image:Tourette%27sClip.mp3%7Crightbg=0xDDEEFF%7Cleftbg=0xDDEEFF%7Cbg=0xFFFFFF</flashmp3> Original recording by Nirvana

Description

A song originally by grunge band Nirvana, from their album In Utero. Muse played "tourette's" during their first two concerts, a Battle of the Bands competition in February 1994 and a roller disco a month later[1][uncertain].

The song consists of a basic, power chord-based, guitar riff with near-incoherent lyrics, that differ every time the song is played.

Lyrics

The In Utero inner sleeve identified the lyrics as:

Cufk, Tish, Sips

This representation in the inner sleeve is mainly due to the fact that the song had no permanent lyrics and thus was different every time it was played live.

tourette's is a prime example of the "Music comes first, lyrics come second," mindset that Kurt Cobain had when he was writing songs.

Despite the song having no permanent lyrics as such, Nirvana fans have been able to decipher the lyrics for the studio version of the track; they are as follows:

Moderate rock

Mayday, every day, my day Could've had a heart attack, my heart We don't know anything, my heart We all want something fair, my heart

Hey! Hey, hey! Hey, hey!

Out of town, out of sight, is my heart Queen of lies, today, my heart One more on the phone, my heart One more at the door of my heart

Hey! Hey, hey!

Mean heart, cold heart Cold heart, cold heart Cold heart, cold heart Cold heart, cold heart

Hey!

References

  1. a b [Interview excerpt]. The Cave. Retrieved 2009-01-21 from www.angelfire.com.


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