Did you know Nirvana was inspired by Devo?

Question

Original (Devo - Turn Around)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9OVzfDo5Co

Cover (Nirvana - Turnaround)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2MDlvg-4qc&feature=related

BQ:Original or Cover: Both are cool but i like Nirvana way more


Ive never liked Devo before this either but this song is pretty cool

BQ2:Favorite Devo Songs Besides Whip It

Answer 1

Hi Ryan :)



Kurt had an eclectic taste in music by all accounts, so it doesn't surprise me that Devo could have been an influence on him.





BQ: I worship the ground Devo walk on, so it's Devo for me :)



Gut Feeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jn1hkibAuM



Jocko Homo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjTz1GVSqpU



Uncontrollable Urge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRENoPisFYk



Smart Patrol/Mr DNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG1T_EuNqCY



Gates Of Steel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8afGOix5FA

Answer 2

no, i don't think i've ever heard the Nirvana version before. I have to go with Devo, especially since they're one of my favorite bands



BQ2: Gut Feeling, Mongoloid, Satisfaction, Shrivel Up, Jerkin' Back and Forth, Freedom of Choice, Working in a Coalmine, Through Being Cool, Praying Hands, Girl U Want, Jocko Homo

Answer 3

yeah i read it in a book, he was a huge fan of new wave bands



BA: original



BA2: Jocko Homo, Watch Us WOrk It, and i love Turnaround!

Answer 4

BQ: original. funny how nirvana managed to take such an innovative song and make it so... predictable.

BQ2: the entire Q: are we not men? album

Answer 5

No; thank God they didn't wear flowerpots on their heads.

Cover.

Freedom Of Choice.

Answer 6

yes partly