177. Alive vs. Frances Farmer...

[stip]

[stip]

this match is going to break my heart

[stip]

Eddie sounds great on that Alive clip. If I go to the unplugged this is not usually one of the songs I seek out. I should change that

[Birds in Hell]

this match is going to break my heart

I'm sorry, stip.

[evenslow]

I'll go with the one I'd much rather put on right now: Frances.

[PHATJ]

Alive

[stip]

I am shocked by this rare show of good taste by RM (though Frances Farmer is excellent). But it's early yet

[epilogue]

Frances Farmer.

[LoathedVermin72]

Alive is a helluva lot better than FF, which is still a great song.

[epilogue]

Alive is a helluva lot better than FF, which is still a great song.

I don't disagree with you. This is one of the rare instances where my own personal experience with a song, my own history and such -- you know, the stuff Anders is always talking about -- is more important to me than actual composition, songwriting, and performance.

I think these are both incredible top tier songs by these respective bands. I totally understand any argument for Alive being better. But there's too much of me wrapped up in FF to set aside.

I won't be upset when Alive takes this. There are much worse songs to lose out to. But goddaman that Frances Farmer and her wicked charms.

[VinylGuy]

Pff Alive.

[Jammer XCI]

Frances Farmer by all the population of Seattle

[Anders]

[Anders]

I was never a big Nirvana fan growing up, but have come to appreciate their music over the years. As such Frances Farmer will always be more fresh than Alive. But I do think that Alive is the superior song, so it gets my vote.

[Anders]

Alive is a helluva lot better than FF, which is still a great song.

I don't disagree with you. This is one of the rare instances where my own personal experience with a song, my own history and such -- you know, the stuff Anders is always talking about -- is more important to me than actual composition, songwriting, and performance.

I think these are both incredible top tier songs by these respective bands. I totally understand any argument for Alive being better. But there's too much of me wrapped up in FF to set aside.

I won't be upset when Alive takes this. There are much worse songs to lose out to. But goddaman that Frances Farmer and her wicked charms.

Well spoken.

[stip]

FF was, for a long time, my favorite song on In Utero. It's great. I expected it to run away with this and while I would have been angry because Alive lost, I would have happily supported FF in future matches

[stip]

I think Cobain is hit or miss as a lyricist, but this is one of his best.

[epilogue]

"I miss the comfort in being sad" is such a powerful sentiment. It was when I was 13, everything. As a 37 year old who has terrible mood swings, who battles with his own worth, it's just as meaningful, even if the meaning has shifted some.

[stip]

'She'll come back as fire and burn all the liars/leave a blanket of ash on the ground' is such a great angsty sentiment in all the best ways

[epilogue]

'She'll come back as fire and burn all the liars/leave a blanket of ash on the ground' is such a great angsty sentiment in all the best ways

Oh totally. I fucking love that line and I love the delivery, too.