From Ultimate Classic Rock.
A revamped version of Nirvana‘s brooding song “Something in the Way” appears in the newly released teaser for The Batman, the upcoming franchise reboot starring Robert Pattinson.
In its original form — closing out the grunge band’s signature LP, 1991’s Nevermind — the stark song features Kurt Cobain softly singing over acoustic guitar, a quiet rhythm section and guest cello. The new arrangement is massive — adding piano, pounding percussion, dollops of reverb and orchestral flourishes over the frontman’s strumming.
The clip premiered Saturday during a panel for DC Fandome. Watch below.
“Something in the Way,” which the band also performed for their 1994 live LP, MTV Unplugged in New York, finds Cobain singing bleak lines like, “Underneath the bridge, the tarp has sprung a leak / And the animals I’ve trapped have all become my pets.” He told Michael Azzerad in the 1993 book, Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, that the song is an exaggerated “fantasy” of his time living under a bridge in Aberdeen, Wash.
“That was like if I was living under the bridge and I was dying of A.I.D.S., if I was sick and I couldn’t move and I was a total street person,” he said. “That was kind of the fantasy of it.”
The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, is currently set for release in October 2021. Michael Giacchino composed the score, and the cast also features Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Barry Keoghan, Jayme Lawson, Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell.
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NIRVANA Nevermind (2020 UK/EU 12-track LP pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl, their legendary 1991 album featuring the classic tracks Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come As You Are, and Lithium. Picture sleeve with iconic cover art image, factory sealed. Essential) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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NIRVANA Unplugged In New York (UK/EU limited edition 14-track LP pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl. Originally released in 1994, the album features songs performed for MTV's Unplugged, including Come As You Are, All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea, About A Girl and The Man Who Sold The World. Picture sleeve with illustrated credits inner, factory sealed. Essential) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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NIRVANA Unplugged In New York (2019 US 25th Anniversary issue 19-track 2-LP set pressed on 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl, featuring stripped-down acoustic recordings captured live at MTV's New York studios in November 1993 including their unique cover versions of Meat Puppets, David Bowie and Vaselines tracks plus five bonus rehersal recordings, embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve (still in shrink!) shows minimal wear, while the vinyl looks rarely played) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Nirvana (US) - Unplugged In New York - White - EX - German - vinyl LP - £250.00, $315.00, €302.50 (New Item) (arrived 11-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 22, 2025 at 12:29 am
NIRVANA Unplugged In New York (1994 German-pressed limited edition 14-track LP pressed on White Vinyl, featuring songs performed for MTV's Unplugged, including Come As You Are, All Apologies, Pennyroyal Tea, About A Girl and The Man WhoSold The World, picture sleeve & printed inner. The sleeve displays light wear with a little colour fade and the vinyl appears seldom played GEF24727) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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