Weird Al in Parody Paradise; He's Hit a Nirvana With His Latest and He's Bringing It Here From: The Washington Post | Date: June 26, 1992| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright 1992 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was one of last year's most memorable hits, though an indecipherable one.

"Smells Like Nirvana" is one of this year's most wickedly hilarious videos, with lyrics that skewer the very obtuseness of its inspiration.

Now I'm mumblin' ... and I'm screamin'

and I don't know ... what I'm singing

Crank the volume ... ears are bleedin'

I still don't know ... what I'm singing

We're so loud and incoherent

...

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