It's kinda a well-known fun fact that Kurt Cobain didn't actually know that Teen Spirit was a deodorant brand and titled the song because his friend graffitied "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on his wall, but it's a slightly lesser-known fun fact that his friend was Kathleen Hanna who is also a great musician and probably my #1 favorite.
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isyasad@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 157d
It's kinda a well-known fun fact that Kurt Cobain didn't actually know that Teen Spirit was a deodorant brand and titled the song because his friend graffitied "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on his wall, but it's a slightly lesser-known fun fact that his friend was Kathleen Hanna who is also a great musician and probably my #1 favorite.
RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 157d
And even lesser known it was bikini kills drummer that wore the deodorant and hanna was teasing their hook up
jtrek@startrek.website · 9 pts · 157d
Hanna's autobiography "Rebel Girl" was a good read, though parts of it are harrowing.
f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 157d
I know Le Tigre but did not know that. Thanks!
faeb@piefed.social · 3 pts · 157d
Neat, TIL
Davel23@fedia.io · 16 pts · 157d
Teen Spirit was a deodorant brand before the Nirvana song.
Jarix@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 157d
Yes and the song is indirectly related to said deodorant
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 2 pts · 156d
I always thought it was talking about cum 🤷♂️
Jarix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 156d
That is an amazing alt history theory!
Jo4ted@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 157d
Its fun to rule and to pretend
snoons@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 157d
Why not just slap some cough syrup on your pits.