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Status
Nirvana Song
Song Author
Nirvana
Writing Period
Fall 1990/Winter 1991
Recording Session(s)
May-June, 1991 Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA
September 3, 1991 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, UK ( John Peel Show)
Notes
An anonymously circulated mp3 featuring incomplete clips of three separate
songs ( Radio Friendly Unit Shifter, Endless, Nameless, and
Seasons in the Son) from unknown performances suggests this song
might have been debuted on 1/18/91.
This experimental song was recorded at the
Nevermind sessions after one of the takes of
Lithium went bad. There is a photograph in Come As You Are
that shows Kurt's smashed Stratocaster from this recording.
Cobain wanted to hide the track at the end of the Nevermind CD
because he liked the way Her Majesty was hidden on the Beatles'
album Abbey Road (he also put strange songs and loud noises at the
end of mixed tapes to scare his friends). Due to a technical error the
first 50,000 CDs did not contain the song. After the mistake was realized,
the song was added to CDs and can be found after ten minutes of silence
following
Something In The Way. After a period of time DGC stopped including
the song on American pressings of the CD. It is believed to still be in
print on UK versions, though.
Endless, Nameless was often used as an instrument destruction jam
to close concerts, most notably during several shows in '91. Towards the
end of '93 Nirvana just played an improvised version of the song. |
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Alternate/Working Titles
Noise
Secret Song
Common Mislabels
The Noise Jam
Guitar Demolition
13:54
Sorry Ma'am
Summer
Noise
The End Of Music (End Of Concert)
Demolition
Destruction
Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flwo Through The Strip
Come On Death
Mislabels in the Bootography
Endless-Nameless
Endless-Nameness
Here I Am
Improvisation
Meltdown
No Title As Yet
Secret
She Said...
Untitled
Burn Out
Lyrics
Lyrics have never been officially transcribed. Below are interpretations:
Nevermind version
Silence, here I am
I am, silent
Bright and clear, it's what I am
Silence, I'am dyin'
Mother, Father
Father, Mother
Death and violence
Excitement, I am
I am lyin' dyin'
Go to hell
Aaoohh!
Mother, no mas
No mas, Mama
Still, silence
I am, hurt again
Imagine that, crime
Here I am
Chargin'
Dead
Die
1991.09.03 - Maida Vale Studios
Hey man, save me
Do you care, save me
Here i am (x4)
Momma, poppa
Momma, poppa
Sorry man, here i am
Save me, do you care?
Save me, do you care?
Save me, here i am
Owww
I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so (x2)
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