Well its 1991 and the golden age of music videos is over...or is it over in a city called Seattle in Washington there is a group forming that is taking not only the nation but the world by storm yes its Starbucks oh and there is also a fairly popular band playing a new genre of music grunge the bands name is Nirvana and they are a massive hit among the days youth and this video sent them over the edge straight into music history.The video was based on the concept of a school concert which ends in anarchy and riot. Inspiration was taken fromJonathan Kaplan's 1979 movie Over the Edge, as well as the Ramones' film Rock 'n' Roll High School this was adapted to then fit the flow of the music by director Samuel Bayer however the moshing and chaos that unfolds on the video is a genuine real life reaction to having been forced to sit and watch numerous retakes of the performance and were then given the ok to trash the stage after lead singer Kurt Cobain convinced Samuel Bayer to let them trash the stage. Cobain himself said "Once the kids came out dancing they just said 'fuck you,' because they were so tired of this shit throughout the day,". Cobain disliked Bayer's directing job and made sure there was a second edit making certain additions. the music itself was already popular and widely acclaimed but the music video made it legendary.
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