Paul Anka - Smells Like Teen Spirit Lyrics






Load up on guns and bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over bored and self assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word

Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3]
Hello, hello, hello!

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido
Yay! [x3]

I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3]
Hello, hello, hello!

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yay! [x3]

And I forget just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard, it was hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3]
Hello, hello, hello!

With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My libido

A denial !! [x9]





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  1. D.... G....

    i cried when i found out this existed

  2. S.... ....

    I feel complete.

  3. D.... P....

    Ha hahahaha what a lod of auld shite

  4. A.... S....

    Oh yay now I can actually tell what the lyrics are

  5. M.... W....

    God damn. This has got to be the worst thing ever.

    Scenario One: Anka was so completely out of the loop and just wanted to cash in on “what the kids are into”, and had some young producer bring him a list of songs he had never heard. Thus it was a cash grab. He spent too much time talking to Pat Boone and Dick Clark, and no one with an actual career should ever do that.

    Scenario Two: Anka thought this was funny, but forgot that he’s not Richard Cheese. Thus it is literally self-parody which comes off as more pathetic than an exercise in jovial self-awareness.

    I’m stumped here as to which of these two scenarios is the “better” one. Ignorant aging cynicism or willing destruction of a a life’s work and dignity?

    Every crooner from Sinatra to Harry Connick Jr. knows: if you don’t “feel” a song, get a true sense if its purpose, and understand the lyrics, then the result of your performance is crap. Anka supposedly tried to record “Billie Jean” and couldn’t get through one take without laughing. And that’s pretty lyrically straightforward compared to Smells Like Teen Spirit.

    I’m guessing he didn’t laugh at this song because he didn’t get it at all. It was just random words. Fair enough. I don’t get the lyrics either. I don’t think anyone but Kurt Cobain understand what it means. So don’t record a cover of it! This isn’t the jabberwocky or some fun little bit of tongue twisting doggerel. There’s no fun to be had from rolling “a mulatto, a mosquito” “load up on guns and bring your friends” and “I know a dirty word” around in your mouth. The only reason rock covers of this song work is because they get the feeling of the sound and attack right. There are great covers of “It Smells Like Teen Spirit” out there, but no one ever says of them, “You really brought those words to life.” It’s about the attitude.

    M.... W....

    Your comment is the worst piece of fart sniffing trash I ever read.

  6. J.... ....

    who else only knows this guy from gilmore girls??

  7. R.... R....

    I instantly became a Paul Anka fan lol.

  8. A.... s....

    Load up on guns, bring your friends
    It's fun to lose and to pretend
    She's over-bored and self-assured
    Oh no, I know a dirty word

    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello

    With the lights out, it's less dangerous
    Here we are now, entertain us
    I feel stupid and contagious
    Here we are now, entertain us
    A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
    Yeah, hey

    I'm worse at what I do best
    And for this gift I feel blessed
    Our little group has always been
    And always will until the end

    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello

    With the lights out, it's less dangerous
    Here we are now, entertain us
    I feel stupid and contagious
    Here we are now, entertain us
    A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
    Yeah, hey

    And I forget just why I taste
    Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
    I found it hard, it's hard to find
    Oh well, whatever, never mind

    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello, how low
    Hello, hello, hello

    With the lights out, it's less dangerous
    Here we are now, entertain us
    I feel stupid and contagious
    Here we are now, entertain us
    A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
    A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial
    A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial

  9. S.... A....

    excellent.

  10. D.... A....

    I much prefer the version by Pleasure Beach

  11. F.... V....

    Who else is here after learning that Hurt by Johny Cash was originally by nine inch nails?

  12. M.... B....

    Joe Piscopo says this is a class album that smells like an expensive joint.

  13. G.... N....

    The first time I heard this was when I was eating pizza in a big Y

  14. W.... C....

    I heard this on the radio the other day while driving. I only realised it was a cover halfway thru. Fml.

  15. c.... ....

    Mesmerizingly weird.

  16. G.... F....

    Truly horrible. The words are the same but all the feeling has been sucked out of it and replaced by glossy, superficial swing noise. Nirvana was a reaction against this kind of pap which belongs in the Mad Men days of executive America and should be left there. This is anti-grunge.

  17. C.... O....

    This is the unironic hell in which Kurt Cobain currently lives, pray for him.

  18. b.... ....

    THIS IS SO THREATENINGLY CALM I HATE IT? THIS IS AMAZING THOUGH

  19. M.... G....

    listening for first time while stoned like woah wtf is this

  20. B.... B....

    I came here to hate this but I like it

  21. Z.... S....

    I heard this on the radio two years ago. It shook my core and I have been looking for it since. Thank you.

  22. S.... K....

    "daj dite materi"

  23. L.... G....

    I had to make sure I read the title correct...but this is fantastic ❤

  24. F.... F....

    dafuqisdis

  25. M.... d....

    But he don't know what it means

  26. E.... E....

    Nah this ain’t it chief

  27. A.... C....

    when you like jazz but also like grunge

    A.... C....

    when genre cant hold back true taste

  28. S.... S....

    Hmmm, smells like senior spirit.

  29. T.... S....

    Pinoy rock songs can be done this way

  30. S.... A....

    Me encanta!!!!😍💜

  31. S.... S....

    this is literally the worst thing i’ve heard all day

  32. D.... R....

    I don’t know, man. I just like it. Don’t know why... I just do

  33. B.... B....

    Oh my gosh... it WORKS! I clicked on the link for a chuckle. Figured it would be like Shatner singing (well, "singing") Lucy in the Sky. But Anka actually sells it. Love this version!

  34. N.... L....

    Great Music !!!!

  35. J.... J....

    Just ordered this recently. Can't wait to get it in the mail.

  36. E.... Y....

    MEURT STP

  37. w.... b....

    oui oui un francais qui kiff grave Mr Paul Anka ca existe lol

  38. P.... M....

    dead sound at the end tho

  39. D.... M....

    i was *not* expecting that in my spotify playlist

  40. L.... ....

    Is _Rock Swings_ a whole rock cover album?

  41. H.... L....

    Absolute trash

  42. n.... g....

    This is gorgeous

  43. S.... F....

    I heard this on the radio and said to my friend "that sounds like teen spirit". she just said yeah I guess. And procedeed to ignore my comedy gold.

  44. �.... �....

    Karaoke version where?

  45. Y.... W....

    Please watch and give comments to my jazz experimental cover NIRVANA - Smells Like Teen Spirit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg4yzIrSDK0

  46. B.... B....

    Now.im about to bust out the Richard cheese...

  47. A.... W....

    fuckin, Wow! optimal shade of swing.

  48. /.... ....

    This is... unexpected

  49. H.... R....

    Thanks Paul, my son did not remembered me brestfeeding him on rock swing but certainly his smile told me everything when i pressed a button 'play' <3 his current musical environment in a hospital is so boring <3 Bless you <3

  50. A.... G....

    Just goes to show you can play any type of music in totally different styles. Good cover👍

  51. D.... W....

    This take has been censored. On the album version Paul sings 'Load up on guns...'

  52. D.... W....

    And this one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ-opbJ4QzQ

  53. D.... W....

    I did it before Paul and Richard Cheese. Thank you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsiP-GrbbD0

  54. I.... S....

    what a waste of an amazing song

  55. k.... s....

    this is beyond horrible

  56. J.... g....

    I wonder if 'Ol Blue Eyes' (that's Frank S. for u younger folks) wdve. ever covered stuff like this, espec. coz he hated rock and roll.

  57. r.... ....

    I'm here from an article from the internet

  58. A.... ....

    This is the one song on the album where the swing treatment rather collides with the style and content of the lyrics. This is neither a criticism of Mr. Anka nor Mr. Cobain, both singular talents, but a point on the nexus between lyrics and style or genre of delivery. Here it works, mostly, but as is stated below, a bit weird. The other songs in the collection fare much better. Hats of, though for taking this on to reveal its rhythms and musicality.

  59. s.... m....

    Is the bitch called Diana still around to hear this.

  60. m.... ....

    Good cover, but, I mean what the hell is Kurt Cobain saying in the actual song? Guess he improvised the lyrics pretty well.

  61. V.... T....

    Smells like an old man steels a young man's spirit

  62. M.... G....

    My 15yr old is so upset over this, YOUVE RUINED EVERYTHING PAUL WANKA...her words not mine ...but, i have to agree with her side of things i dislike what youve done to this song. THIS SMELLS NOT OF TEEN SPIRIT BUT SOMETHING MUCH FOULER!!

  63. H.... O....

    https://youtu.be/m18BcNSA-CY

  64. A.... K....

    I actually like this version. Wow!!

  65. e.... ....

    Every comment is about Olive Garden I’m pissing myself

  66. A.... D....

    This is even more disturbing than the 101 Strings' cover of "King of Pain".

  67. C.... J....

    I like it.. but you won't find it in iTunes, lol.

  68. G.... I....

    wow me encanto

  69. B.... ....

    Heard this at the Monoprix near the train station in Arles, France, the other day. Not kidding. I was singing and dancing in the aisles. Freaked the Frenchies out, it sure did.

  70. L.... D....

    uuuughhh!!!! are you for real? I am 60, so I am not a snotty flannelette shirt wearing kid, but, this is rubbish!!!

  71. s.... ....

    i like the pepper with the salads but damn should i risk that heart burn after

  72. A.... S....

    I came here for Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, and Paul Anka.

  73. M.... R....

    Best cover version ever.

  74. Z.... ....

    "Hey honey, it's our song."

  75. O.... C....

    WHY IS EVERYONE COMMENTING ABOUT OLIVE GARDEN WHAT

  76. L.... G....

    What is this song all about?
    Can't figure any lyrics out

  77. h.... ....

    멋진 편곡!

  78. R.... R....

    I just imagine Kurt with his hair slicked back singing this with a bow tie and tuxedo in an alternate universe. LOL!

    R.... R....

    You mean like how he was in the IN BLOOM music video...LOL

    R.... R....

    Check out Mike Patton's "Mondo Cane" and you've pretty much got it

    R.... R....

    Ronnie Roland search up the nirvana rolling stones cover or the With The Lights Out album cover

  79. R.... V....

    Just came back from olive garden

  80. M.... ....

    Love the Paul Anka treatments, I must say just as good as The Cheese :0)

  81. R.... J....

    It's so different, yet it's so awesome!

  82. C.... P....

    This beats the hell out of Nirvana's version. I hated the other version. Paul Anka is first class, great voice, great talent.

  83. S.... ....

    my ears are getting whiplash

  84. D.... K....

    Awesome.

  85. T.... ....

    Yo this is sick

  86. E.... G....

    I too came here after Olive Garden. I'd like to buy this but it's not on iTunes? Does anyone know why? This is from his album "Rock Swings" and that album and its songs are not on itunes. What gives?

    E.... G....

    You can always download it with a YouTube to MP3 website

  87. j.... s....

    No. No. Funny, but not possibly on purpose. Or, yes? I love him, but not this. Kurt is not swinging to this one!

  88. K.... Z....

    I work at an olive garden and this song gets really old, really fast. 😒

    K.... Z....

    Same dude. This one and Wonderwall are the bane of my existence.

    K.... Z....

    Same dude. This one and Wonderwall are the bane of my existence.

    K.... Z....

    Yeah, I can see that, I feel for you!

    K.... Z....

    Hell no I would be happy af dancing around singing along, but you probably don't love Nirvana or Paul Anka like I do🤷

    K.... Z....

    @Julia Holloman Anyways, here's Wonderwall.

  89. L.... H....

    Nirvana

  90. A.... ....

    Gives me Bioshock Infinite vibes.

  91. D.... P....

    wow amazing !

  92. E.... M....

    This is much better than Nirvana version

    E.... M....

    Here here

    E.... M....

    Are you deaf like rdpeach?

  93. A.... L....

    Gooooood WORK

  94. F.... M....

    WTF????

  95. p.... d....

    awesome

  96. O.... ....

    I've never been to olive garden in my entire life.

    O.... ....

    I went once, and my meal was shit