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Just learned that Nirvana's Come as you are ripped off a Killing Joke song...

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Oct 21, 2016 8:41 AM
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..that ripped off a damned song.





Oct 21, 2016 10:04 AM
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....and three of them were awesome songs lol
karambiaOct 21, 2016 10:09 AM








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Oct 21, 2016 10:45 AM
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karambia said:
....and three of them were awesome songs lol
Id agree since Come as you are is my favorite Nirvana song and one of the few of theres i think is really good, however I like the Killing Joke song the best of these three.
Oct 21, 2016 11:05 AM
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Waifu_Strangler said:
karambia said:
....and three of them were awesome songs lol
Id agree since Come as you are is my favorite Nirvana song and one of the few of theres i think is really good, however I like the Killing Joke song the best of these three.
i enjoy come as u are more. probably more commercial in my ear lol
surprised for heard the damned also had the resemblance riff, not check post their black album








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Oct 21, 2016 11:24 AM
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Nothing is 100% original, enough said.
Talk shit to me and so help me fucking god, I'll come over there and do absolutely nothing.
Oct 21, 2016 11:27 AM
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Actually it's more likely Nirvana just directly ripped off the Damned. Cobain and Novoselić were both heavy into punk rock and denied having taken inspiration from The Killing Joke at all.
Of course Killing Joke has their own take on this and it's hard to say, who is actually right.

Edit: Nevermind, did some more research. Appearently Cobain was aware of the similairities with the Killing Joke song. He initially didn't plan for it to be a more notable song from the album, but the company decided to go for it as a single, which Cobain wasn't comfortable with, because of said similairities. Refreshing my memory, Nirvana also never directly denied anything. It was their publisher.
robiu013Oct 21, 2016 11:44 AM
Oct 21, 2016 7:10 PM
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That Damned song is fantastic. First time hearing it, thanks.
Oct 22, 2016 3:49 AM
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robiu013 said:
Actually it's more likely Nirvana just directly ripped off the Damned. Cobain and Novoselić were both heavy into punk rock and denied having taken inspiration from The Killing Joke at all.
Of course Killing Joke has their own take on this and it's hard to say, who is actually right.

Edit: Nevermind, did some more research. Appearently Cobain was aware of the similairities with the Killing Joke song. He initially didn't plan for it to be a more notable song from the album, but the company decided to go for it as a single, which Cobain wasn't comfortable with, because of said similairities. Refreshing my memory, Nirvana also never directly denied anything. It was their publisher.


Thanks for sharing that info! Didnt know all that.

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