HeyYo
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Post by HeyYo on Jan 30, 2013 9:53:10 GMT -5
Was talking about this with a buddy and wanted to hear some other opinions on this.
Although Nirvana and Smells Like Teen Spirit changed the music scene and was wildly popular, I'd pick Wonderwall. It just seemed more universal, I never heard of anyone not liking the song, it probably has had more radio play, and seems to have more longevity. Teen Spirit seemed more like a teenager/20's thing and more with males but Wonderwall seemed to be liked by all demographics.
What do you guys think?
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Post by Brainbustaaah! on Jan 30, 2013 10:09:58 GMT -5
Wonderwall has more staying power as a musical composition. I can listen to it in basically any context, any mood, and enjoy it.
Smells Like Teen Spirit, however, while it doesn't have the same sort of universal legs as Wonderwall, was bigger at its zenith than Wonderwall at its respective peak. Nirvana set the tone for much of the 90s musically with that song. It was the first track on what might as well be their first album to 90% of the world, and that opening shot was exactly the message that needed to be sent.
I'm going with Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jan 30, 2013 10:13:06 GMT -5
I hate Oasis, and even I think Wonderwall's a great pop song.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jan 30, 2013 10:16:57 GMT -5
At least in America Wonderwall never approached the popularity of cultural influence of Teen Spirit, even if it's a better song.
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Post by Tarik Dee on Jan 30, 2013 11:45:42 GMT -5
Wonderwall is a better all-around song, but Smell Like Teen Spirit is better as a 90's anthem song.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 11:49:37 GMT -5
Wonderwall was a brilliant song that didn't make the impact it could have in the US, because the landscape was already changed. Even thought it was fantastic, it blended in to everything else. I vastly prefer it to Smells Like Teen Spirit, but it was a small blip on the radar here and Teen Spirit was a cultural turning point.
This is like comparing mid '80s Bret Hart to mid '80s Hulk Hogan. You can argue all day about which one is better, but there's no denying which one was bigger - and the second only ever made an impact in the States later because the first turned the entire industry on its ear.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 30, 2013 12:09:50 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit was one of those once in a generation songs. Wonderwall was great, but it's not nearly as influential as Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jan 30, 2013 13:31:27 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit and it's not even close. Nirvana were the Beatles of 'our' generation, Oasis just wanted to be The Beatles.
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Post by rocket on Jan 30, 2013 14:00:12 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit and it's not even close. Nirvana were the Beatles of 'our' generation, Oasis just wanted to be The Beatles. Oasis had good songs, but yep, they were the world's biggest Beatle cover band. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 30, 2013 14:12:09 GMT -5
Definitely Smells like Teen Spirit.
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Post by vinnysimmo on Jan 30, 2013 14:22:15 GMT -5
Wonderwall, obviously! Liam gallagher himself said it best! "Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on, they don't get it."
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Post by Cela on Jan 30, 2013 14:25:16 GMT -5
Wonderwall is winning the war, but Teen Spirit won the devastating battle.
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Post by Hurbster on Jan 30, 2013 14:29:19 GMT -5
Got to be Wonderwall. It's just a better song all round.
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Post by Curt Hawkins Fan on Jan 30, 2013 14:37:11 GMT -5
I barely listen to Nirvana but I can remember the entire Smells Like Teen Spirit tune, especially the opening riff.
I didn't even remember what Wonderwall was until I looked it up again. If it wasn't for the amount of Youtube views it has, I would have had no idea it was popular.
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Post by Orange on Jan 30, 2013 15:48:10 GMT -5
Better? That'll change depending on who you ask.
But bigger? There's no bigger song for that decade than "Smells Like Teen Spirit". When your song can (almost) single-handedly change an entire culture - that's a big song.
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Post by The_Don_Mecha on Jan 30, 2013 16:10:02 GMT -5
Wow, that Wonderwall song is terrible. It was so 90s bland. And the lead singer's droning voice did not help with the attempted enjoyment of that song at all. I had never heard that song until this thread.
Smells Like Teen Spirit for my vote.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 30, 2013 16:59:24 GMT -5
I remember Smells Like Teen Spirit from my childhood, but I honestly never heard Wonderwall until a year ago because stores and malls play it in rotation on their PA Systems.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Jan 30, 2013 17:03:20 GMT -5
I don't really like Teen Spirit, but it was bigger simply in the fact that it destroyed an entire genre of music (hair metal) overnight. Wonderwall didn't do that.
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Jan 30, 2013 17:37:31 GMT -5
I prefer Wonderwall, but have no illusions that overall, Smells Like Teen Spirit was a vastly bigger song.
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Post by BRAINFADE on Jan 30, 2013 17:41:46 GMT -5
Teen Spirit in America, Wonderwall in the UK.
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