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Thursday, May 26, 2005

Rock and roll-over legend

Kurt Cobain was a cultural icon, so people are very protective of the music the man created. Sometimes someone will do a cover of a Nirvana song, which according to the “rules” is blasphemous because Nirvana music is precious and sacred. These covers will usually lead to someone who wants to be thought some high-status-Nirvana-number-one-fan saying, “Ugh. Kurt Cobain must be rolling over in his grave.” THIS MAKES ME MAD. These people try to show off by being all protective of Nirvana, but if they were actual fans they would know that Kurt Cobain was cremated and thus cannot “roll over in his grave” because his ashes are in a canister under a tree. Every time someone misuses the “must-be-rolling-over-in-his-grave” quote, the guy who invented the “must-be-rolling-over-in-his-grave” quote must roll over in his grave.

4 Comments:

  • At 4:17 p.m., Anonymous Anonymous said…

    People like that amuse me.

    The kind of people that probably thought Kurt Cobain wrote The Man Who Sold The World, or something.

    Covers are good. Often better than the original. Sometimes not. Get over it.

     
  • At 3:47 p.m., Blogger Chris said…

    You're assuming that the guy who first said "X must be rolling over in his grave" was not also cremated. And if I thought I'd have to be constantly rolling over in my grave, I'm pretty sure I'd want to be cremated.

     
  • At 2:01 a.m., Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Oh Salvas how I miss thee. I am going to cry blue tears for the bluecollar hours which keep us from being able to talk on le telephone. But don't worry, I will prevail and succeed in speaking to thouest soonestithee. I am crying a river and drowning in it as the (wo)man who invented the term "cry me a river" laughs and claps her/his hands with glee and weird screaming noises coming from next door.

     
  • At 11:25 p.m., Anonymous Anonymous said…

    indubitably. might i ask: how long before they begin selling the man's ashes?

    Cheerfully,
    Michelle ep Thompson

     

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