dav
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Post by dav on Jan 30, 2013 17:46:58 GMT -5
Wonderwall was better. And I always preferred the Weird Al Yankovich take on Teen Spirit.
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chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Jan 30, 2013 17:48:27 GMT -5
You're going to get vastly different answers between who was in America at the time and who was aware what a titanic smash "Wonderwall" was worldwide.
In terms of which song was bigger IN THE 90s, "Wonderwall" was much more of a multi-demographic multi-region phenomenon.
But being that we watched Oasis peter out and Nirvana end after two highly-influential major labels albums that have essentially become rites of passages, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" HAS BECOME the bigger song.
I wouldn't call Nirvana, or ANY band "The Beatles of our generation" because that would imply every generation had its own Beatles, which is just not true at all. The Beatles changed absolutely everything about modern music. They aren't a band that comes around "once a generation." They're a band that comes ONCE.
The Beatles are The Beatles, The Velvet Underground is The Velvet Underground, Nirvana is Nirvana, Michael Jackson is Michael Jackson and Prince is Prince. It's not a healthy to only recognize an artist's greatness by drawing parallels because such a practice diminishes the wholly unique impact they actually did have on the world.
But in terms of biggest 90s songs in the 90s itself, that conversation has to include more than just "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Wonderwall." You have to also look at "I Will Always Love You," "Macarena," "Living La Vida Loca," "Something About the Way You Look Tonight," "Wannabe," "My Heart Will Go On," "You Ouughta Know," and whichever Shania Twain song was the biggest.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jan 30, 2013 18:31:10 GMT -5
Nirvana no contest IMO. I like Wonderwall more, but just based on the new era of music ushered in by Teen Spirit alone, makes it the song of the decade
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 23:29:19 GMT -5
"Teen Spirit" had a much better impact if you ask me. It was the 90's anthem. And it doesn't help that "Wonderwall" is a s***ty song.
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Post by mjolnir on Jan 30, 2013 23:53:03 GMT -5
Yeah, this isn't even a contest. Teen Spirit.
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Celgress
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Post by Celgress on Jan 31, 2013 0:28:48 GMT -5
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit, imo
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kolani
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Post by kolani on Jan 31, 2013 1:21:14 GMT -5
I never hear Wonderwall on the radio. Teen Spirit, daily at least once.
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Post by celticjobber on Jan 31, 2013 3:11:09 GMT -5
Smells Like Teen Spirit and it's not even close, IMO.
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Banecat
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Post by Banecat on Jan 31, 2013 9:18:19 GMT -5
Teen Spirit. It still gets regular play on the radio. Wonderwall? I haven't heard it on the radio in over ten years. Teen Spirit helped ushered in the grunge era while Wonderwall is remembered as a one-hit wonder.
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