Bad Songs by Good Bands: No. 13

Posted May 5th 2008 5:00PM by Spinner Staff
Filed under: Songs, The Hit List

'Rape Me'
--Nirvana (1993)

With its look-at-me outrageous title begging to be misinterpreted, Kurt Cobain and his unhelpfully obtuse lyrics managed to alienate the women he claimed to write this song in solidarity of. The big box stores refused to stock 'In Utero' on its shelves until Cobain agreed to change the track's name to 'Waif Me.' It says a lot when Wal-Mart's censorious meddling actually improves a song.

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Caroat 5-07-2008

...But I love this song!
My mum yelled at me for liking it. :(

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tomemosat 5-08-2008

Wrong.

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Jconat 5-12-2008

dude he wrote this song also because he was sick of everyone trying to interpret his lyrics so he gave the most blunt song he possibly could... man this list is really messed up

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jjl2175at 5-13-2008

he wrote this song because he was sick of people like you judging his lyrics , im a woman and this is one of the best songs written

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Joeat 5-13-2008

whoever writes this junk, needs to be fired. you have no idea what youre talking about, none of the topics posted on this site are ever true or make sense.

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hardeemackat 5-13-2008

the song makes a whole lot more sense than the ignorant critic who doesnt understand the song cause he's a closed minded pansy

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ddlygeminiat 5-13-2008

There is no way anything by Kurt or Nirvana could be bad, reguardless of the bs ffc and walmart's consumerism cencoring

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adamat 5-13-2008

are you saying that retitling the song to something meaningless improved it?

maybe old grandpa's like whatever jackass's came up with this list of top 10's they don't like hated this song. and I do realize now that I'm older it doesn't really work as intended but for people that came of age on nirvana this is one of the better songs on there best album.

let me guess the album sucked because it wasn't polished to turd quality, but near as their contract would let them to releasing raw tapes?

seriously whoever came up with these songs needs to find a new job, music critic is not where you belong, go do something that doesn't expose your age and taste for repative non challaging, risky music.

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Carlosat 5-13-2008

Oh come on. That is some bullshit. Some of these songs I have to agree with, but others I really disagree. I mean Kurt Kobain and that whole movement is a great part of American Rock History. Its a sound that was dark, when everyone was trying to be happy. Guns n Roses made people pumped up and ready to party, whereas, Nirvana made people feel the real pain of reality. It was no joke and there were was no help. It was a drummer, Guitarist and a Bass. The Power Trio. You can beat it.

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amyat 5-13-2008

I have to say I am truly offended that this would be included on a list of "bad" songs. I believe Kurt was willing to go somewhere people don't want to and be damn blunt about it as well. The song has a lot of meaning to it and it irks me that anyone would even consider it for this list.

As a survivor many times over, I can say I do connect to song... I like it. Its bold and its not promoting the act. Quite the opposite...

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Seanat 5-13-2008

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songbyrd76at 8-04-2008

Either this countdown really sucks - which I think it does or I have the worst taste in music ever!!! WTF!!!

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Ezraat 5-13-2008

Why am i the only person in here that realizes that Nirvana is one of the most OVERRATED bands ever? I wish Kurt Cobain would never had died cause then people would realize that he sucks...he cant play the guitar and his lyrics are overrated as well...seriously you guys need to find a new idol...one who knows how to write good music.

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iowakid666at 8-11-2008

yes! ha finally someone that agrees with me.

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Markat 8-13-2008

And what exactly do you consider overrated? Or great guitar playing? When one of the GREATEST guitarists of all time, Chuck Berry, one of the INVENTORS of rock, said Kurt had a touch any player would be jealous of, your comments are pretty moot.

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