I think the song is about lack of love in the world and how everybody is causing madness. But it is "Goodbye to Love" that is for me the stand-out track - probably the best they ever made. In a 2009 MTV article, Kurt Loder remembers discussing the song's title with Cobain, with Cobain insisting, "But the Leadbelly version is called 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night,'" and Loder preferring the "In the Pines" title used by Bill Monroe (as well as Lead Belly).[11]. French singer Madjo recorded a version on her self titled 2009 album. Listed as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night", this version appears on a number of Lead Belly "best-of" compilations, such as Absolutely the Best (2000). The song's lyrics center on reactions to the September 11 attacks in the United States, written in the form of questions. It is likely that Cobain drew from Lead Belly's 1944 Musicraft version for his interpretation of the song; Lanegan owned an original 78 rpm record of this version,[7] and it is the one that Cobain's version most closely resembles in terms of form, title and lyrics, including the "Shiver for me" interjection before the instrumental verse. [1] Though it was the second single, "World Where You Live" was the first internationally released single, as the first single "Mean to Me" was only released in Australia. Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got. [5][6], Like numerous other folk songs, "In the Pines" was passed on from one generation and locale to the next by word of mouth. from one version is, "From a man in the mines/Who sleeps in the pines. 20 in the UK,[4] but was not released by their label in the US.[10]. It was instead posthumously released as simply "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" on the band's MTV Unplugged in New York album in November 1994, and as a promotional single from the album. And in some countries, performing it is a risky business. It was the lead single from his tenth studio album, Drive (2002), released on Arista Nashville. In November 2004, an acoustic home demo by Cobain, recorded in 1990, appeared on the Nirvana's rarities box set, With the Lights Out. Track 4 recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, 26 February 1987. Great vocal control and subtlety, it's almost as good as Leadbelly's. Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! As music historian Norm Cohen pointed out in his 1981 book, Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong, the song came to consist of three frequent elements: a chorus about "in the pines", a verse about "the longest train" and a verse about a decapitation, but not all elements are present in all versions. [4] A live version by American grunge band Nirvana, based on Lead Belly's interpretation, was recorded during their MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, and released the following year on their platinum-selling album, MTV Unplugged in New York. Her rapist, a male soldier, is later beheaded by the train. Listed as "Black Girl" or "In the Pines", this version appears on compilations such as Where Did You Sleep Last Night – Lead Belly Legacy Vol. We ran the song down once. Lyrics in some versions about "Joe Brown's coal mine" and "the Georgia line" may refer to Joseph E. Brown, a former Governor of Georgia, who famously leased convicts to operate coal mines in the 1870s. Nirvana's MTV Unplugged version of the song has earned Cobain acclaim from critics and other musicians and artists. Jim Oblon's version is in season 4, episode 12 of True Blood, Long John Baldry-1971 in the album "It Ain't Easy" with Maggie Bell, A version of the song, as of yet unidentified, can be found playing in certain parts of the Ubisoft video game, This page was last edited on 25 March 2021, at 19:06. Track 2 recorded at Wolfgang's, San Francisco, CA, 9 April 1987. The rest of the band comes into the house, and then the whole band starts performing in a room inside the house. The band's vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain, had been introduced to the song by fellow Seattle musician Mark Lanegan, and played guitar on a version on Lanegan's album, The Winding Sheet, released in May 1990. [9] As well as rearrangement of the three frequent elements, the person who goes into the pines, or who is decapitated, is described as a man, woman, adolescent, husband, wife, or parent, while the pines can be seen as representing sexuality, death, or loneliness. With more than 250 million Spotify users around the world, it’s not tough to imagine that two people may be listening to the same song at any given moment. Sharing memorable moments of love, unity, and joy is fundamental to the Playing For Change Mission. In 1936, Cohan was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for writing the song, and it experienced a revival in World War II when the United States again faced Germany in war. 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[7][8], Starting in 1926, commercial recordings of the song were made by various country artists. This verse probably began as a separate song that later merged into "In the Pines". [3], In 1964, a version of the song by English Beat music group the Four Pennies reached the top-twenty in the United Kingdom. Track 3 recorded at The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, 24 March 1987. However, as Eric Weisbard writes in a 1994 article in The New York Times, "...the enigmatic train is almost as frightening, suggesting an eternal passage: 'I asked my captain for the time of day/He said he throwed his watch away.'"[7]. ", "My Girl" and "Black Girl", is a traditional American folk song originating from two songs, "In the Pines" and "The Longest Train", both of whose authorship is unknown and date back to at least the 1870s. She hides from this by sleeping in the pines, in the cold. It was the second single from the group's debut album Crowded House. The train is described as killing a loved one, as taking one's beloved away, or as leaving an itinerant worker far from home.[7]. Come As You Are | Song Around The World is a Member Exclusive Video. Our tracks are available as MP3+G Downloads, CD+G Albums, DVDs, or you can create your own personalised CD+G. It was an amazing experience." Within weeks, it spread to all parts of the world, affecting the health and well-being of our entire planet. Year 2021's awards from the Recording Academy take place March 14 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be televised on CBS. "[14] The show's producer, Alex Coletti, recalled Cobain declining his suggestion to perform an encore after "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," which was the final song of the set, telling him that “I don’t think we can top the last song," at which point Coletti relented. It was the second single from the group's debut album Crowded House. 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