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Polly is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the sixth song on their 1991 album, Nevermind.
Dating back to at least 1988, “Polly” stands alongside “About a Girl” and “Been a Son” as one of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain’s earliest forays into unfiltered pop songwriting. It was originally titled “Hitchhiker”, and later “Cracker”, but was renamed to “Polly” some time in 1989. It was left off Nirvana’s 1989 debut album Bleach because Cobain believed it was not consistent with the band’s heavy grunge sound of the time. However, it found its way onto the band’s second album Nevermind two years later, and remained a part of the band’s regular setlist until Cobain’s death (and Nirvana’s dissolution) in April 1994. It also stands as Chad Channing’s only contribution to the album, having left the band before the recording of Nevermind.
The song is about the horrific kidnapping of a 14 year old girl and gunpoint as she left a punk gig in Tacoma. the abducor, Gerald Friend raped her repeatedly and tortured her with razors and a blowtorch in his mobile home. The girl eventually escaped and Friend was imprisoned. Writing from the perspective of the abductor, Cobain manages to convey not just the repugnance of the ordeal, but also something of the abductor (“she’s just as bored as me”).
Dating back to at least 1988, “Polly” stands alongside “About a Girl” and “Been a Son” as one of singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain’s earliest forays into unfiltered pop songwriting. It was originally titled “Hitchhiker”, and later “Cracker”, but was renamed to “Polly” some time in 1989. It was left off Nirvana’s 1989 debut album Bleach because Cobain believed it was not consistent with the band’s heavy grunge sound of the time. However, it found its way onto the band’s second album Nevermind two years later, and remained a part of the band’s regular setlist until Cobain’s death (and Nirvana’s dissolution) in April 1994. It also stands as Chad Channing’s only contribution to the album, having left the band before the recording of Nevermind.
The song is about the horrific kidnapping of a 14 year old girl and gunpoint as she left a punk gig in Tacoma. the abducor, Gerald Friend raped her repeatedly and tortured her with razors and a blowtorch in his mobile home. The girl eventually escaped and Friend was imprisoned. Writing from the perspective of the abductor, Cobain manages to convey not just the repugnance of the ordeal, but also something of the abductor (“she’s just as bored as me”).
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mrs_madina wrote:
<3 just love it
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Bunglechunk wrote:
This is the Unplugged in New York version, not the Nevermind version.
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lake_of-fire wrote:
mas que en el recuerdo...siempre presente!
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the_telka wrote:
с недавнего времени ооочень полюбилась
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KoLBaSaFM wrote:
This is my favorite song
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VintageSouls wrote:
such a beautiful song, such a dark meaning though.
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M-Phase-I-Saw wrote:
And finally, I can claim to know TWO Nirvana songs.
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oasis67 wrote:
te amo yuka kato
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vientounicornio wrote:
Nirvana siempre en el recuerdo... ... ...
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frutillitaaa wrote:
simply great!
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CyberThug1080i wrote:
Smalls like team spirit
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gradysghost wrote:
The version from Incesticide (and especially their live version on Muddy Banks) is far better.
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AhrleXcore wrote:
they're on tour to NIRVANA
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Koenigskatze wrote:
It´s one of my favourite songs :D
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ArdentRaptor wrote:
such a great song
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ElGuapo73 wrote:
You know, for whatever reason, this is my least favorite Nirvana song in their entire catalog. I know I am in the minority, but I just never cared for it.
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anna_loves_rock wrote:
they can't be on tour.. cause Kurt's dead.. R.I.P. i think it's a mistake..
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slushie360 wrote:
why does it say on tour??? the last time they toured i was in 2nd grade
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DuskBoshi14 wrote:
It's odd, he says "hurt yourself" in the unplugged version instead of "cut yourself" like in the album version.
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extraordinary6 wrote:
i love this.
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