Nirvana - About A Girl, but it's a Beatles song

[@yeOldeThorne]

The alternate timeline this comes from: - John doesn't die in 1980 - The Beatles try to reunite several times during the 80s, but every attempt gets shot down by George - John meets Kurt in 1992 after Nevermind gets released - After releasing In Utero in 1993, Kurt leaves Nirvana to play with his hero - In 1994, The Beatles officially return with the new lineup of John, Paul, Kurt, and Ringo

[@takemeout5687]

As nice that would be, Kurt wouldnt join the beatles because he has responsibilities to Nirvana. Not to mention, he would feel like he wouldnt fit being significantly younger, and also from a darker and dirtier background than his happy english heroes

[@Krone0k]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@takemeout5687Gonna be fair but beatles having a more happier background is an understatement but they kinda coped with it more better than Kurt

[@giovannaputhumana8460]

So Bleach didn't happen?

[@yeOldeThorne]

@@giovannaputhumana8460 no, Bleach still happens, Bleach happened before Nevermind

[@yeOldeThorne]

@@takemeout5687 well, according to some accounts, Nirvana was on the edge of breaking up anyway in 1994 Also, I think John would get frustrated after George refuses another Beatles reunion attempt and decide to just invite his biggest fan to join them instead

[@SoftDrinksOfChoice]

Doesn't surprise me how good this sounds. "About a girl" is the most Beatle-esque song he's written. Awesome work ! Subbed

[@foreverdirt1615]

I actually thought it was similar to "She Knows It" from the That Thing You Do soundtrack kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGHSeZ1-f92DqNE

[@rattmcpossum]

Fun fact: he fully intended to make it Beatles-esque when he wrote it 😊

[@Antipole]

Drain you

[@foofghtr]

Dumb has been called Lennon-esque more than Beatle-esque. It’s definitely a Beatles type structure.

[@InParticularNobody]

Great job - just one small suggestion...I reckon the Beatles would have slipped in a switch to the major on the last word of the chorus (on Free, or at the very least on the final "I Do").

[@avedic]

I legit wish Kurt had written more songs like this. He could write an early Beatles song that holds up to the best of the actual stuff. Always thought this song was pop rock perfection.

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

Same

[@progrockmorelikefrogc0ck157]

Sappy is basically a simplified beatles song

[@avedic]

@@progrockmorelikefrogc0ck157 agreed actually. Very much so.

[@avedic]

@@kurdt1012 actually....yes it does. Indeed, many early Beatles songs had a melancholy vibe even if they were upbeat on the surface. But if it makes you feel better I'll just say that you're right, we're all wrong, and you win. 🏆

[@dotsondan]

Lithium is another one that has a kind of early Beatles-ish catchiness to it. A lot of Nirvana songs have that kind of 1960s pop quality to them, which is probably one of the reasons they were so popular. They gave cynical gen X kids a way to enjoy simple little tunes but with a punk edge so they wouldn't feel too corny about it.

[@stuckonvenuzz]

THIS SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE NEW BAND

[@JLKDOOM]

Yea it does! Wish this was someone I could see live!

[@taylorvistheguy]

No

[@reymisteryo9163]

Yes it is, because it's neither Kurt or The Beatles.

[@THE-rk3hx]

@@reymisteryo9163 The Who is it? :P

[@ElronHumpperdink]

@@THE-rk3hx The Neatles… sometimes referred to as “Birvana.”

[@LostHorizons0]

The Beatles was one of his biggest influences

[@doraanaisnin5199]

U don't Say

[@LostHorizons0]

@@doraanaisnin5199 yes I did say it thank you for noticing. Hobag

[@danielgonzalez5799]

Fact: Kurt indeed wrote About A Girl after spending an afternoon hearing to With The Beatles

[@EnochOfficial]

Kurt would have loved this. He basically admitted About a Girl was a Beatles rip-off!

[@suburbanindie]

Take a listen to The Smithereens Blood and Roses. It was on one of the tapes they were listening to in the 80s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKKwfWqNl7SopJo

[@daveleafey9283]

Lies

[@ren_true]

inspiration*

[@ok9908]

@@ren_true it's not an insult to call it a ripoff. Kurt himself used the word rip-off when talking about his "inspirations". Artists rip things off and make them better the way they see it, that's just the way it is.

[@bogdenzilwashington8107]

​@@daveleafey9283 all nirvana's songs are ripp-off from different sites

[@avedic]

Haha...I assumed this was one of the MANY AI covers populating earth. Your harmonies are so on point. Gives me that warm fuzzy feeling the actual Beatles harmonies give me.

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

But it doesn't sound anything like any of The Beatles singing? Beatles didn't have those kinds of harmonies either.

[@avedic]

@@ThisBirdHasFlown oh sorry, my mistake. Clearly my subjective assessment is entirely false. I didn't realize an expert would see through my clearly wrong take. You win. 🏆 Congratulations. 👏 🎉

[@nostradamusband8083]

​​@@avedic yes totally your mistake. It's okay. Glad you liked the song!

[@tonedeadmusic9089]

No offense, but auto tune harmonies don't take much skill

[@avedic]

@@tonedeadmusic9089 didn't say they do. I agree.

[@jackdawson5490]

First song that made me fall on love with Nirvana. I remember immedetley thinking it sounded like an early Beatles song, and always wanted to hear a cover in the style of them. Then i read somewhere that Kurt wrote About a Girl after listening to With The Beatles some crazy number of times in a row, and it all made sense. Anyway, thanks for making my dream song come true lol.

[@stitchgrimly6167]

*Meet The Beatles

[@ollie8452]

@@stitchgrimly6167meet the feebles

[@zeynepuyar4225]

same! first song made me fall in love with nirvana

[@westernbroadcast]

​@@stitchgrimly6167only in us?

[@stitchgrimly6167]

@@westernbroadcastYeah, where Kurt lived.

[@debonaire_nerd]

Would love to hear Nirvana's "Happiness is a Warm Gun" *Norm MacDonald laugh*

[@giovannaputhumana8460]

The right half of Kurt's face is terrifying

[@BrytonBand]

Now, somebody needs to dub Lennon and McCartney's voices over this with AI. You absolutely nailed the early Beatles essence here.

[@ok9908]

it's not bad but it didn't capture the early Beatles essence in my opinion. That guitar solo would never be played by the beatles. The uploader basically left the solo as it is. It should have been like an early jumpy George Harrison kind of solo like I Saw Her Standing There. Also, the drums aren't Ringo-like at all. A LOT of things are still way too grungy in this arrangement.

[@emipup_]

Nah, let's refrain from defiling anyone's legacy

[@bmla88]

Not an AI

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

No he didn't. Not even close. And fuck AI.

[@sq1tl]

@@emipup_ how is this defiling a legacy?

[@idontwant2beasoldiermama241]

1:42 damn, that harmony is good

[@AnElectricMammal]

Great job! Was curious to hear someone else's take on this cover. Mine's a bit more Rubber Soul. Diggin this 🤙

[@giannisandris13]

Reminds me a little bit of beach boys . The vocal harmonies after the solo are simply stunning

[@fbrmotta]

Tambem acho mais parecido com Beach Boys.

[@hermanhale9258]

A long, long, time ago somebody said to me, "Nirvana is not music!" And I said, "If Nirvana is not music, the Beach Boys were not music."

[@crungefactory]

@@hermanhale9258no you didn't

[@ianmcca995]

frrrr, i though the same thing

[@thegaryjay_yt]

there were some parts that felt like The Hollies too

[@MikeGervasi]

I told people back when Bleach came out to imagine "About a Girl" acoustically and that it really was a Beatles song. Few years later they did it on Unplugged and people also realized it. Kurt had a genius way of putting Beatle melodies in a punk aesthetic.

[@crungefactory]

No you didn't

[@alfonsobeuter3881]

Nice arrangement!! Beautiful voices.

[@Eli-uw6zt]

This sounds like a new band and I like the sound very much!

[@Iktofed]

Honestly sounds a lot more like the kinks. Pretty cool

[@Talisguy]

Oh good, it's not just me who immediately thought "you reverse-engineered The Kinks" when I heard this.

[@zetok45]

This is honestly the way he wanted it

[@betsyab121]

I love the bass line, the harmonies and the sweet guitar solo, which sounds totally like something George would play! I am digging this version for sure!

[@nirvanajunkie19]

Kurt's quote when bringing it to the group was "I've been listening to the Beatles for 8 hours and this is what I came up with"

[@AdamSmithNES]

Made me feel like I was hearing the song for the first time. Really amazing work, this is great.

[@mickmarton4921]

How cool is that.

[@slothbearanonymous]

The quality of arrangement, harmonies, instrumentation, and feel is world class. I glanced at the subs and views and expected hundreds of thousands minimum. Well I'm glad I can say I came early. Because this is top quality. Kurt was a fan of the beatles, he would love this.

[@progrockmorelikefrogc0ck157]

Idk abt that tbh. It's really good but world class?

[@Monkforilla]

It is not world class, too much harmonies in too many spots , and not very complex in the way the Beatles or other groups in the 60’s would’ve done it , very close though

[@artistaccount]

​@@Monkforilla what makes Beatles harmonies complex?

[@Monkforilla]

@@artistaccount well for one that would do three part harmonies with moving lines in various inversions , this rendition has simple 1 part harmonies singing a single note not moving ,

[@artistaccount]

@@Monkforilla when the Beatles sing harmonies its mostly chord notes? And do they just follow the lead melody? Like chorus in we can work it out, get back, I want to hold your hand, do the Beatles follow the melody in the harmony? I struggle singing the harmony parts to songs. My brain and voice sticks to the melody for some reason

[@AlexHamelMusic]

Amazing.

[@kylehegedus5498]

This is definitely better than Puddle Of Mudd’s embarrassing cover!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@vzk99]

Puddle of mud's >>

[@GoldenTuskan]

It’s spelled Mudd, so Puddle Of Mudd’s.

[@reputablehype]

They lived up to their name on that cover

[@Tsureiki]

someone needs to make a Mario Sunshine soundfont cover of Blurry by Puddle of F.L.U.D.D.

[@Microtonal_Cats]

Puddle Of Mudd's version is so bad that when you search " Puddle Of Mudd" on KZbin, " Puddle Of Mudd, about a girl" is the second result. Gonna go listen to it now for fun.

[@AustinMulkaMusic]

I’m writing a Nirvana inspired album right now, and it’s uncanny how Beatles-esque his melodies are.

[@AGM_42]

Kurt was seriously influenced by Beatles, thats why this cover sounds so perfect

[@PIRATATRISTE]

Kurt y jhon sob los dos genios musicales más grandes del siglo pasado

[@kkuunncchhookk]

See emily play by Pink Floyd always felt like a Beatles song to me

[@SophisticatedBean]

I love that song

[@therocknrollgamer9572]

It is Beatley hmmmmmm. Never realised that

[@cozmo_Comet]

This is one of those covers thats so good it feels like listening to the song for the first time again. Wonderful job

[@guitarman1569]

That was awesome! I love the harmonies you put in there!

[@briane1116]

“About a Girl” is basically an inverted “I Should Have Known Better”

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

This is so fucking good that it makes me angry that I can't toss it into my Spotify playlist

[@AJbigboy2]

Same I want this on spotify

[@jamesoniris2647]

I honestly thought this was an Ai project- but this is so incredible and you have a serious talent. Keep up the great work

[@ganglestank]

The Beatles never would’ve said wop doo-wop

[@Mr.H0LLYW00D]

They would've said; yeah yeah yeah!

[@danielmacias2097]

They said bep bep bep bep yeah

[@devwinter5888]

Kurt looks like he knows he isn't supposed to be there lmao

[@tauruschorus]

About a Girl is basically one of Kurt’s Beatles songs so this is hella appropriate.

[@icavaliere]

Honestly, this is absolutely brilliant! Great work.

[@MayhemJack]

This is incredible, man! That's such an amazing fusion of sounds, Nirvana and The Beatles. And it's so clean. Though, I actually feel like just a slight nudge on the gain knob, and this would have been a 60s garage rock song! Now, that's a great idea-thank you for sharing! Hope to hear more from you. Regards, Jack

[@luciansebastian4587]

Amazing song,so cleary and happy

[@mrmrfahrenheit9127]

Damn, I always wondered how Kurt's "And I Love Her" would sound if it were a Beatles song

[@chadwickmcfaggins9734]

Yeah, that’s a very Beatlesesque song

[@th3.goatman871]

​@@chadwickmcfaggins9734 cuz it is a Beatles song...

[@PolythenePam0451]

@@th3.goatman871 shut up

[@SurferRosa88]

​@@th3.goatman871no it isn't? It was inspired by the beatles but it is a nirvana song

[@th3.goatman871]

@@SurferRosa88 dawg. And I love her is a Beatles song lmfao

[@psotos]

This was amazing!

[@andrewpappas9311]

I know Kurt was inspired to write this song after listening to The Beatles but it really does sound good. Like, I can definitely hear this being on With The Beatles or Beatles For Sale or at least a single from around that era

[@marcpatrick6337]

I just assumed this song was a Beatles cover when I heard it, was shocked and very impressed when I learned Cobain had written it himself.

[@jamesbarker2567]

Same Here!!

[@PeterBuwen]

I ALWAYS said: the roots of grunge are to be found in the Beatles. Of cause! 👈 this!

[@stevecrescini2081]

Listen to The Hamburg Live set and they absolutely rip it up with proto punk and grunge. Long Tall Sally burns the stage down

[@stephenhardy9753]

The roots of most popular music can be heard in The Beatles

[@coralthehippo1247]

This is an ABSOLUTELY amazing cover! This song helped me get into Nirvana! That’s how good this is!

[@Jacob.Improvises]

Fuck yes, I'll be rocking this in my daily rotation. I can't pay a higher compliment, my friend!

[@robynsegg]

OMG! I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED SOMETHING THIS BADLY! I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS!

[@stanislav182000]

About a girl - the most Beatles sounding song in Nirvana

[@gfxd621]

Definitely sounds like a with the Beatles song

[@MDE128]

This is brilliant. Dave and Chris would like this if they hear this.

[@wvu05]

Fun Fact: Kurt Cobain listened to _Meet the Beatles_ for three hours straight before writing "About A Girl."

[@aggelbeatboxer]

Only thing that could make this better is if in the chorus the backing vocals first went "ooo" and then went "aaa", as the beatles commonly did. Other than that, awesome re-creation!

[@agathaellajadwiszczok9840]

Cool.

[@sexton610]

I listened to this several times in a row, because i like it so much.

[@zancraft7865]

He loved John, you can tell.

[@jjmoura2689]

Fantástico!!!!!!!!!!

[@mateogarcia3190]

Man, I watched this to see what it would be like and was stunned by how awesome it was. I love short movies like that but it could've been longer, it was that good.

[@rolandrice8792]

Kurt would've loved this. Kurtles. Another dimension, I swear.

[@thecalibratedsuperstarslic4284]

He did this unplugged, not this way but he still covered it..

[@NateS917]

Its kinda perfect. Kurt wrote about a girl to basically be designed as a beatles song

[@mondrider9138]

This sounds amazing

[@SmexyBubbles]

I didint notice kurt on the cover, biggest jumpscare 😭

[@healthybeautynutricioncoac4562]

Get this There’s actually a Band named Nirvana back in 1968 I am not making this up Nirvana was a British Psychedelic band before

[@joshroudebush5888]

Bro Kurt be smiling on whatever plain he on

[@mrturtle3083]

Absolutely love bassline of this

[@kurtcobain-rm9ei]

Sounds really good,nice job!!!

[@effthegop]

Holy shit. That made my day. I love this kind of simple brilliance . The first 20 seconds was eh but then it took off. Fucking great job whoever did this :)

[@Melvinator]

Beatles & Nirvana ❤

[@patricka8543]

This is amazing!

[@junorye4010]

AMAZING!!

[@hadashimusic]

Happy to hear you liked my cover. Thanks for checking out!

[@Brooke-de6df]

I’m obsessed with this!

[@jacoamusic]

Chorus portion is pure Beatles!

[@whocares_bear]

As a teenager I was saying how About a Girl could've been a Beatles song and conversely that "Happiness is a Warm Gun" could've been a Nirvana song

[@JamesGilbert_]

The instrumentation on this is scarily accurate.

[@f.frederickskitty2910]

Oh man ... Imagine Kurt getting to play with the Fab Four. That truly would be nirvana.

[@robertorick6383]

Somebody should put out a Beatles soundalike version of The Stone Temple Pilot's "Big Bang Baby". That sounds like a Beatles tune as well. This version of "About A Girl" is great, since it's Nirvana's most Beatle-esque song.

[@jonnuanez7183]

That song actually takes, or rather is "inspired" by Picture Book by The Kinks, just as Green Day was "inspired" by that song.

[@robertorick6383]

@@jonnuanez7183 It does sound sort of like The Kinks 1969 recording of "Picture Book." Kurt has stated he liked John Lennon over Paul McCartney in interviews. I never heard anything about his opinions of Ray Davies or The Kinks.

[@jonnuanez7183]

@@robertorick6383 My bad for not clarifying. Big Bang Baby takes its inspiration from Picture Book by the Kinks.

[@robertorick6383]

@@jonnuanez7183 That's okay. I mistook Nirvana for Stone Temple Pilots myself. "Big Bang Baby" sounds like "Picture Book", not "About A Girl". My bad as well (I was a Kim Possible fan myself. She said "My Bad" a lot of times.)

[@jonnuanez7183]

@@robertorick6383 👍👍👍

[@pat5882]

Once was reading that Kurt listened to Meet The Beatles for an entire night, over and over again. Then he writes about a girl. Always would hear the live version on the radio. First time listening to the studio version I could hear the Beatles influence in the very beginning of about a girl.

[@matthewgiffin9305]

This could definitely work as an early Beatle tune.

[@Patataa00]

I love this.

[@ChicoCabra]

Great! How about Serving the Servants? Very Beatlesque vocal melody, in my opinion.

[@lithium5656]

This is incredible

[@nirvbopeep7240]

this sounds great ♥️♥️

[@KyleWattsTV]

Gives me weird Al vibes

[@nigelgrim]

Pretty good

[@teemulusua3725]

The vocal harmonies sound like they've been auto-tuned.

[@sinenkaari5477]

Yep, they sound like keyboard pad couse of it

[@SatansAnus-i8t]

Nice❤

[@ThisCreepingLife]

This works perfectly as a Beatles song 😂

[@MultiMiles21]

I love this, really good job!!!

[@ittaisopher7118]

So good!! I'm so tired of these AI covers, it's good to actually hear a soulful rendering by a talented musician.

[@MobiusBandwidth]

it IS a Beatles song. nice cover/arrangement.

[@Bolsolula26]

Isso ficou incrível 😮

[@pedroiank]

bolsolula kkkkkkkkk

[@whosoever9198]

Kurt stated that he wrote “About a Girl” after listening to With The Beatles over and over for days. Genius spawned genius this time. Doesn’t always happen.

[@seminchoi3161]

Love your voice

[@ElArgentinianPibexD]

I like to believe that John Lennon in another dimension did not die, He met Kurt Cobain face to face and helped him cope with fame and addictions, both collaborating and creating songs even why not, Kurt convincing John that the Beatles should get back together.

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

Sounds nothing like The Beatles. I don't know why people who obviously never listen to early Beatles do these videos. It sounds good, but there's next to no semblance.

[@hippsgary]

Imagine a Nirvana cover band that dresses like the early Beatles, plays in their style, and calls themselves The Lithiums. There's an untapped market out there.

[@thehydrostore380]

Great job, man. It doesn’t have to go far from the original to sound very Beatles.

[@swisscheeseplease97]

Exactly