"In Bloom" - Nirvana

I'm a wee bit late... I apologize.

When I first read Elliot's assignment this week I was really confused and actually kind of peeved about it. I've never liked Nirvana. The song selection is what confused me though because at first glance I thought that the song was pretty lame and the lyrics didn't have much to them.

This morning I decided to think it over again because I wasn't set on the Pearl Jam song even though I was leaning that way. Then I realized that this song has a lot more to it.

This song is on Rock Band and I've sung it many times on the game. It's not that difficult to sing and actually it's kind of fun.

Even as I write this I'm still not sure if the verses have any meaning or that they have no meaning to give the chorus even more meaning. The lines in the verses kind of seem like they might have connection with one another but then again they may not.

The chorus is the main point of the song. It talks about a man that likes to sing along to "all [their] pretty songs." First off... in my opinion Nirvana has no pretty songs. I don't really like Kurt Cobain's voice. I would say that Nirvana's "pretty songs" would probably be the ones that are on the radio, or the popular ones.

I think that this song is about how people like songs not because of the lyrics or their meaning but because they sound good (they are pretty). The reason that the verse may or may not contribute to this is because people probably sing the verse without even realizing that it doesn't make any sense or have any particular meaning.

Well, there is my first post. I hope it wasn't too boring or scatterbrained for you. They'll improve for sure.