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- Cobain references the famed singer-songwriter as a beacon of introspective solace, expressing a desire for a realm where one could retreat into the serene melancholy of Cohen’s music.
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Leonard Cohen ’s music offered catharsis and a sense of understanding for many, but not Kurt Cobain who, on Nirvana's In Utero track ‘Pennyroyal Tea’, sung: ‘Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld...
Apr 19, 2014 · The second-verse line “..give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld” was explained by Kurt to have been a reference to Leonard Cohen’s subscribing to Buddhist spiritual beliefs, of which Kurt also was then taking an interest in.
He said that the title of the song came from the debunked myth that Pennyroyal tea was a 'Herbal Abortive'. He goes on to explain that the reference with Leonard Cohen wa this way of dealing with his depression, except he states that it actually made him worse.
His lyrics, despite being a bit all over the place (I think much of this is because he was still very young when Nirvana broke out to the mainstream) carry a decent portion of raw and poetic content. I was listening to 'Pennyroyal Tea' from their last album 'In Utero' that came out just before Kurt's suicide.
" Pennyroyal Tea " is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the ninth track on the band's third and final studio album, In Utero, released in September 1993.
The mystery to me is the Leonard Cohen line. A notable musician with a broad poetic appeal, best known for "Hallelujah" by Kurt's time perhaps, but a man with many notable career highs and lows. I think the wordplay of "pennyroyal tea" and "penny royalty" wasn't lost on him, but he already rhymes it with royalty so it's not like a hidden message.
Dec 29, 2023 · In a song that encapsulates the essence of Nirvana’s spirit, we’re offered a cup of tea steeped in despondency and existential malaise. It’s a musical concoction that, despite its bitter aftertaste, invites listeners to dissect its ingredients under the specter of Cobain’s enigmatic poetry.
