nirvana heart shaped box (band demo)

nirvana heart shaped box demo
you may notice that the lyrics may be slightly different to the final version and apparently this song was origianaly ment to be called heart shaped coffin but i don't know if its true or not

[@dillanleach7205]

ARE WE ROLLING?

[@prpwnage9296]

THATS WHAT HE SAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SONG WELL DONE FOR WRITING THIS DOWN

[@guysletsnothurtdave2025]

no

[@callumwarren3342]

@@prpwnage9296 Chill

[@prpwnage9296]

@@callumwarren3342 haha ok I can’t remember that up there

[@R3TROSKULL]

They hate it baby!

[@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009]

I love how they added "Forever in debt to your priceless advice" twice before going back into the verse. Wish the studio version was recorded this way.

[@FloppyDiskMaster]

It reminds me of the accidental "Polly says", and I really like it

[@strnvii]

The transition sounds so good

[@CashTM]

i think it sounds out of place

[@paramount243]

yep

[@chrissimpson6701]

Happy birthday Kurt, we will never forget you. Grunge punk King.

[@comentando2437]

Great Kurt Cobain..

[@whiplashdd]

2 things 1. the “are we rolling?” at the start is probably one of my favourite bits 2. idk why but the first verse in the song sounds straight out of a smashing pumpkins song

[@--thatbih]

Probably cause the song is about Courtney and him falling in love with each other but she was with Corgan at the time. She sent him a heart shaped box filled with chocolates and dolls as a gift but Kurt had just got broken up with and was determined to stay single for atleast a year. Again all while she was with Corgan

[@artistaccount]

​@@--thatbihthat's a cool fun fact he took the gift and saw something else in the meaning and made this song

[@erikalicegan]

@@--thatbih that’s neat, so it’s kinda supposed to sound like a pumpkins song?

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Krist's bass sounds so good here, esp in the solo

[@ege5804]

His bass lines are beyond genius on heart shaped box yet he doesnt get a single credit

[@prpwnage9296]

@@ege5804 haha beyond genius you moron

[@xbrakx]

so awesome to hear how a great song goes from step a to b to c

[@xbrakx]

crap. 9 months ago and im still coming back. sounds kind of like the pixies.

[@xbrakx]

^Can't stay away it seems. Even though I love the music to an insane degree, over the last 3 years I've grown to be annoyed that someone who achieves their dream, after all the trials etc., and has a young daughter and wife to care for, just goes off and puts a shotgun in their mouth. Honestly, on bad days, not being able to achieve or even know my own dream, I think of kurt as a d-bag.

[@prefix253]

@@xbrakx Think of it this way: if he killed himself after working so hard, achieving so much, and even starting a family, that gives you an idea of how much shit that man was going through. Depression, drug addiction, marital issues, etc. It all really got to Kurt, and it seems he grew to really dislike the massive amount of attention and drama that would constantly be around him after becoming so mainstream and famous, with so many eyes upon him/way less privacy, and people trying to make a profit out of him, weariness and trust issues surely developed. With that being said, perhaps someone else killed him 🤷‍♂️ who knows, but Kurt definitely had a troubled soul that's for sure, hopefully he's at peace now.

[@slothbearanonymous]

​@@xbrakx he was killed. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYG6lmNqbtitma8

[@OriginalKingRichTv]

@@prefix253 suicide is a weakness. No matter how much you sugar coat it. It’s devastating and selfish. Judgement day is nigh. We’ll see that Courtney murdered him

[@guygirod9824]

the "random" solo just like in "Gallons" is the kurt's signature

[@RB902050]

I definitely like listening to this version of the song than the original album version. I often end up liking an artists lesser known songs or demos just for the fact I haven't heard them like hundreds of times.

[@Aaron_Wells]

I think his voice sounds just right for this song. Raw unpolished versions definitely have their place.

[@clempaut86]

no cover is better original version. his voice is really the best forever for me. I think the success can be really negative for somepeople. For other persons, it's an happy moment of their life. Heart Shaped Box is (for me) one of the best Nirvana's song. Love. LM

[@DaveAnchovies]

Cover version? A band that's recording their music will usually do several takes of a song and pick the best/favorite one to put on a record. Then that version gets mixed down, some things get turned up/down, effects are used...the rest just lay around. Sometimes this is a good thing, sometimes bad...but as a fan, it's nice to hear the other takes. The Stooges had an 7 or 8 cd boxset of the recording of Funhouse. Overwhelming to listen to as some songs were done tons of times.

[@vinceemery5943]

Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’ is better than the original by Nine Inch Nails

[@onarix]

dude that's raw as fuck it's RAAAAWW

[@carsonrunyon6099]

Gordon Ramsay

[@fabchn6340]

+Solente Harry laughed waaaay too much

[@migcaro7151]

what

[@carsonrunyon6099]

+Mig Caro It's RAW. Chef.

[@migcaro7151]

cook it some bloody fuckin more then!

[@yungang5t169]

Everyone always makes fun the solo on the studio versoin. Let them hear the solo on this one to shut them up cx

[@MrLump]

Yung Ang5t what? They shouldn’t, it’s a fine solo.

[@kimmedavid]

@@basedworldbillionaire2900 doubt, source?

[@proxy369]

i personally love kurt's guitar playing. truly a one of a kind approach. he could express so much in just a few chords, or bending the hell out of a few notes. really can hit the spot. he just played his own way and his sounds were incredible for just a distortion and a chorus pedal. he was very aware of his skill level.. always saying that he was a terrible guitar player etc. but he just had that touch, was an amazing artist n songwriter. his lyrics, vocals, and how he wrote his melodies still inspire me and leave me in awe.. like i said before.. just one of a kind.. and i find him incredibly inspiring.

[@skywipe1949]

At least it's not over in two seconds like the album version's solo.

[@Zaun999Getsu]

best version by a long shot.

[@johnarundell7951]

Yeah right sure of course .. you're so hardcore :D

[@guitarman9428]

it was suppose to be called heart shaped coffin.

[@DiegoGonzalez-jo2tw]

Was it?

[@julianjohnson1254]

With these original lyrics, the song meaning changes drastically!!!! It is obvious about him feeling guilty about having any enjoyment in life(sex) while a beloved one is suffering from cancer!

[@Barkeroni]

the demos are always so much more real, all the studio mix does is gloss the hell outta everything and make it less human and more robotic

[@BSIII]

Barkeroni demos and live versions of songs are my absolute favorite versions because of it's rawness. can't get anymore raw than that. i appreciate the mistakes and all.

[@sat3llit338]

the lesser the "human", the more the perfection, that's the meaning of a studio, cutting off the unnecessary shit into perfection, it's more of a "sound-cooking" place you wouldn't be saying that if studio version never existed, you'd even ask for it you know you're right, though.

[@gaborbanko4037]

a good studio version is the best possible performance of any given song. still played by humans.

[@stratbmx1542]

Say robotic to all the songs out these day 😐

[@SonikJesus]

do you even know how In Utero was recorded?

[@anitaanomalia796]

Hey at 2:59 that's Michael Pitt from the movie Last Days, not Kurt.

[@linkedwolf160]

1993/16/1 in Brasil this was recorded

[@ronaldooliveira8771]

Wow! BR!

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

my 10th birthday :D

[@swisscheeseplease97]

0:54 to me what makes this song is the E x p l o s i v e n e s s it sounds like a train wreck in the best way. Just chaotic noise all at once

[@pcorriveau1982]

I wish that they would have not polish Nirvana songs on their albums. They sound so much better in their original state.

[@boscothierry]

I could imagine when the solo comes in everthing just falls apart. Kurt was a genius making it sound like that. It goes so well with the track the bass, the drums everything is perfect.

[@marimari.i]

why are demos always always always so much better than the studios ones? the lyrics and sounds are killer

[@glennmarshall4693]

The demo is as good as the song, I like this version

[@Victorlomboy3]

Thanks for the upload! i seriously love hearing the demos!

[@verynice9872]

I am only -8 and i like love nirvono oml kurdt kobein is my idol !!!!!

[@ZsH85]

was the same with me when i was 8 in 1993. im 33 now and still love them :)

[@hannah41217]

The picture of Kurt with the gun in his mouth at the beginning... :'(

[@camacaron06]

Heyimhannah That was a joke picture, he was murdered

[@gage3725]

@@camacaron06 Your right about the joke part but we dont know what happened to him he probably killed himself. I love kurt but he is a drug addict and had mental issues so more than likely he killed himself.

[@camacaron06]

Gage In 1994 he was pretty clean from the drugs taking them less than ever

[@camacaron06]

Gage Also just because someone has mental issues doesn’t make them suicidal I doubt he was suicidal as he refuted those claims in 1994 on two occasions

[@alaskanbullwormmm6797]

Trypa Official [Animated Antarctica] I mean he lied about shit so who knows

[@krispy21493]

but guys "are we rolling?"

[@DaveAnchovies]

See: original version of Black Flags "Revenge" with Keith Morris on vocals. ::long drag off cigey:: you rolling?!

[@JeremyIbu]

demos are so much better then studios

[@_teenager.from.mars_9356]

*ARE we rolling?*

[@rdsproductions98]

Why was Kurt so fine.

[@nirvanalove5356]

That's what I am wondering. Kurt was Hot! Oh Kurt Baby!

[@jamesbarker7788]

And Talented

[@nirvanalove5356]

@@jamesbarker7788 Yes! Oh Kurt Baby!

[@DaveAnchovies]

So sexy!!! If he wasn't a reluctant rockstar you probably wouldn't even give him a "hello". Reason #234 why he is a goner.

[@missnotofthisworld5706]

@@DaveAnchovies if Kurt was just a regular guy I would still love him. Question is would I be good enough for him.

[@craigg5410]

'heart shaped coffins' GENIUS. Should have kept that

[@lucascobain]

Essa demo foi gravada No Rio de Janeiro quando vieram pro Brasil! Foda!

[@joysanches5018]

Sério?

[@victoralves7543]

@@joysanches5018 sim

[@joysanches5018]

@@victoralves7543 fonte:confia Bom, vou confiar fds ksksksks

[@HunnyHunter666]

@@joysanches5018 Na verdade foi documentado, eles realmente gravaram isso aq no Brasil em 1992 ou 92 durante o Hollywood rock no estúdio bmg ariola

[@YvesGamesOficial]

@@joysanches5018 nirvana rio sessions só procurar

[@sarahboller5912]

Cobain loved animals

[@jaeger9669]

0:36 I have a poster of that. Grunge and being a jedi mix together well.

[@chanceishikawa1699]

you know Kurt wasn't the only member of Nirvana right?

[@SonikJesus]

kurt was nirvana though

[@andrepereira744]

jazzblaster No,Nirvana were Kurt,Krist and Dave in the last line up

[@SonikJesus]

it was his band though. it was his vision. it was his artistry. it was his voice. nirvana was Kurt. yeah, dave and krist helped in the energy they added but at the end of the day, if Kurt wasn't in the band, there would have been no NIRVANA. the same could not be said for krist and dave, more so dave. shit, they had tons of drummers and they were still NIRVANA. dave is also my favorite drummer and he added so much to the band's live sound but he was still just the drummer. Kurt was the artist.

[@verynice9872]

Oh No I ThOuGhT NiRvANa CoNsIsTeD Of My DoG AnD PeT FiSH Swimmey boye

[@jesuschristislord6790]

Well he wrote the music played guitar and sang. So, it was basically Kurt Cobain with three dudes that played live. The artistic part was like 95% Kurt.

[@a5dr3]

The greatest of all Nirvana songs.

[@ahogammer6895]

I prefer the final version but I like the guitar solo here more than the final version.

[@skywipe1949]

I wish it was more melodic like the album version's solo, but it's nowhere near long enough so I like how that section goes on for a bit longer in this version.

[@rozgolshani5822]

the solo in this is so fxcking dope

[@a90zx]

i like this version more than the album version,its like a hundered times better

[@a90zx]

@ariskava well I'm not dead 😂

[@OIJMIO]

imagine they played this solo live ;(((

[@skywipe1949]

​@@OIJMIOHe played it more like this in Brazil in '93.

[@caveguy22]

"Are We Rolling?" 😙😌💅

[@theprogamerchannel1933]

Omg best solo ever I’m totally not being sarcastic 😂 this is really cool though

[@RenzoGualberto]

Yes, its name is Heart Shapped Coffin.

[@mrtall1994]

the bass isnt as loud as the final version. still..very cool!

[@nadiasilvano3567]

pure heart cant stand life

[@fredmartins297]

BMG Ariola Studios-Rio de janeiro Brazil 01/21/1993

[@scenscoff]

is it just me or does Kurt's signature look like its saying "cat colon"?

[@pobehlicaCaptava]

✝️R.I.P.Kurt Cobain🎸5.4.1994,Seattle✝️

[@cyanidde]

2:56 that is not kurt!!!!!!

[@MichaelAlanAlien]

Wish u we're here 😢

[@The90sGamingGuy]

It is on the official With the Lights Out box set.

[@loribarker6402]

You guys, pisces is Kurt's zodiac sign and Cancer is Cortney's . The heart shaped box signifies Courtney's Vagina whom Kurt is trapped in her seduction and he can't control it. She uses this to power him. And hates being in her control with her sex. Is why he says " i will kill your cancer when i turn black. " Meaning when he turns black he will be dead and will haunt her. This woman has tormented him to total abliviation and hates himself for it. Is why i think they changed the demo probally because Courtney knew it was about her. Is why while Nirvana was being interviewed, they were asked what the song was about.. the world like a storyline, Nirvana replied that he didn't really know .. then later when it was thought about, producers incooraged Nirvana to make it into cancer patients.. what a joke.

[@marimari.i]

I've heard this before, it's really shitty everything that had happened to him. I dont think she killed him tho, but i think she has some blame for what happened. RIP Kurt

[@AmperageBassist]

KZbin can be accessed in countries across the globe. Considering that it is an international website, that guy isn't exactly a foreigner. A foreigner to your country, maybe. To KZbin? Not at all.

[@fossilbox1991]

@lilelios i think his dad made him use his right hand to be "normal." so he could probably use both

[@DeliciousPoop]

@innerauthor yes, because it was a very common way of thinking........ there are whole counries that teach kids from school on that only way to do it is righthanded

[@nightnight762]

It's horrible but i like listening to it. Hearing the pain in his voice is so cathartic. Rest in peace.

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

Bla bla

[@jakobsime4190]

Love Night stfu

[@paramount243]

@@Mysterywhiteboy78 bla bla

[@iii3931]

it's a singing technique

[@Rikuyami_x]

@@Mysterywhiteboy78womp womp buddy 🥱

[@NickyClassicBackArchives]

guys, i think they were rolling.

[@BrodyLuv2]

30 Second ad. on a Nirvana Video. I hope Francis gets that $.

[@DaveAnchovies]

I hope the remaining members of the band got that $$$. Especially Pat Smear...he probably could use it the most

[@TheTamtam76]

0:05..TOO CREEPY I'M OUT.....RIGHT AFTER THIS SONG THAT IS..

[@BorgieBabyxx]

are we rolling? fuck yeah were rolling! thats what i wouldve said to him

[@nathansmalle3646]

Why wasn't this bridge in the studio version ...amazing

[@quentttin]

I think this is on „with the lights out“

[@anarchism4350]

Jedi burek sa mesom

[@albertweaver5844]

I don't what or who Kurt Cobain wrote this song about but the lyrics to this version which were later re-written and changed in certain parts on the other version that appears on the in utero album but every time I hear and listen to this version I think of the late Brigid Mary Bazlen who died of cancer she was an actress from the late 1950's up until 1972 and I didn't know that she passed away until 3 years ago and she passed away in 1989 she was only 44 years old and at the time I was only 11 and I am now 38 the only reason why I didn't know about her death was because it was never on the news on TV or in the newspaper at the time except for it being in the Seattle daily times tribune and it was never put in her biography on Google Wikipedia until about 4 or 5 years ago and when ever I hear and listen to this version of Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana I think about her

[@AndrewLemmings]

Some sources say it's written about Courtney, some say it's written about cancer itself, but always from Kurt, it was stated that he wrote songs last minute because it motivated him and his creativeness more.

[@waltloggins8578]

albert weaver it's about wanting to leave Courtney love but they had a child together and he was in love with CL but he couldn't bring himself to leave her....

[@zimonslot]

cooool... the chorus is way more noisy and the verse is more subdued. Quality sucks though, but hey it's only a demo.

[@NotAnybodyElse]

This guitar solo should have been on the studio version.

[@Lenjaful]

@Nirvana19871994 No, he was kindof ambidextrous right? So he could write with his left and his right hand

[@headHunter241]

@Nirvana19871994 If he taught himself, he probably learned to play guitar "Incorrectly". I'm right handed, and I did the same thing in middle school until the music teacher saw, and stopped me.

[@patchh15]

I think In Utero was mixed really well, so i don't prefer this one to the studio. Nevermind i'm completely different though, the mixing was overdone for me as iconic as the album was. Prefer demo's on those tracks.

[@FirstLast-xl4pf]

patchh15 Exactly! Nevermind is one of my favorite albums of all time, except I never actually listen to the studio album... Only live, and demos. Its just the way this music is supposed to sound.

[@jallen911]

Kurt ❤️

[@lilelios]

anyone noticed kurt is writing with the right hand? look at 0:45

[@clockworkartist]

He was right handed but played left handed guitar :)

[@danielparker3965]

It is the only language that matters.

[@roejogan8]

@Phoenixfan77 no way. this is a cool demo but the lyrics in the final version are much more refined. forget pure. they are simply better.

[@MichaelAlanAlien]

It's a painting in sound

[@lastlane]

the demos sound better than the final cuts...

[@lonewolfadam11]

I like this demo

[@steffffaaaannn]

this sounds like his reborn :)

[@user-il6ne4uq4f]

COOL

[@christinejautee2308]

The Lyrics good good good

[@kaelinksmith]

I'm pretty sure he played a left handed guitar because his got one for his birthday and that's what he learned on

[@cheggerz666]

2:56....Michael Pitt..........dearohdear =]

[@HellcatCustoms]

I like this version better.

[@lazrpo]

As much as I like the album version, it sounds just as polished as Nevermind did in the end, just poorly recorded (keep in mind, I DO love the Albini mix of the album version, but the final remixed version sounds so... bleh) If you ask me, this is what Nirvana sounded like live, not the final pressing of In Utero...

[@elisaeckert1179]

Love it

[@AmperageBassist]

You reply to a string of argumentative comments with something that brings us all back to the music. I like that. Would Kurt have liked to see people arguing like this? No. Come on, just listen to the damn music (a "universal" and "international" thing in which language does not matter) instead of arguing about unrelated topics. It's stupid, quite honestly.

[@blackterarsblood]

😢

[@mythbusta52]

The demos always had better lyrics.

[@Sub2eromusic]

snare and crash sound huuuge

[@DwainWilsonJr]

I'm sorry, bt.. I'm all over the place with this track.. from the release, the vocal only, instrumental, demos.. and it's all bc of.... The Boys MOOHOOHAHAHAAAA 😱😭😂

[@memethingz6004]

Did they have to change the lyrics to appeal to the masses more

[@lzc9]

0:05 spoiler alert

[@arlobrubaker]

Google translate is not something I'd rely on. I have a friend who speaks Japanese and sometimes on MSN he'll text me in that language, if he says something short it works okay but if he says something long it gets everything wrong.

[@Batman3AM]

what does this have to do with this????????????

[@arlobrubaker]

​@@Batman3AM it was 11 years ago.

[@Batman3AM]

Yeah i saw that when i made that comment but what were you thinking about???@@arlobrubaker

[@arlobrubaker]

@T-B-A-T-B-B I can't remember, but I have three assumptions: 1. It was common back then for KZbin videos to have these typed out banners that covered the video if you didn't deselect them, words typed by the uploader (ie. Please Subscribe) and the uploader might have done one in Spanish, but it would be gone now because KZbin has changed. 2. It might have been the title or description of the video originally. There is another comment by me under the same video where I'm giving the Google translate version of a Spanish comment, so the one you replied to is me saying "I don't really know if my previous comment/translation is correct" 3. Comment threads were completely different back then. Some comment threads are scattered now and you'll only find bits and pieces. It might be that you are seeing one or two comments I left within a thread of people talking, but now all you'll see are a few random comments that have no purpose

[@arlobrubaker]

@T-B-A-T-B-B also, there was a lot of "troll drama" regarding Nirvana videos, so a lot of the specific trolls had their accounts banned over time. I had interactions with some and now you can find comments directed at no one because the person I was talking to was a troll using another account. It was complex

[@EnRy519]

@lilelios yea,its writing with the right and

[@PunkMetalero9666]

and i preffer the official studio version :I

[@OfekItzMe]

obviously

[@MatijaDrame95]

***** Obviously? You don't feel true Nirvana man ... :(

[@OfekItzMe]

***** I do too!

[@sheeshyall100]

***** LOL OFEK

[@OfekItzMe]

sheeshyall100 SUP MAH BRO

[@tofumunky]

i like dis version wayyyyyyyyy better da guitar solo iz pure genious in dis one.Instead of da one they used for da album

[@Cincinnatus1869]

dem wuz da goodest of dem all weren't dey ? 😆

[@gustavo66011]

Can someone write the parts that is diferent than the studio version? I´m brazilian and can´t understand that. :/

[@luissnoop95]

procura por heart shaped box demo lyrics que você acha cara.

[@gustavo66011]

valeu! Eu tinha achado já, mas procurei por heart shaped coffin, que é o nome anterior. :D

[@innerauthor]

@lilelios apparently his parents made him write righthanded when he was little? cause it was the 'normal' hand to write with....? can anybody confirm that?

[@hybridtheory0085]

I think that this vresion of solo is better. Can someone get me tabs to this solo?

[@ishensarabia5619]

did you get them?

[@matteooppici7713]

Remember my friend: never study a Kurt Cobain solo!

[@NelsonWin]

Didn't know Kurt is a cat lover

[@sunflowersinherhair5067]

Holy shit yes

[@zorinkima]

are we rolling?lol!

[@richardclark6858]

Interesting he’s got the Kurt nirvana voice sorted on the chorus but you can tell he hasn’t got the verse sorted..