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 (US) - Nevermind - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £26.99, $35.36, €31.04 (New Item) (arrived 14-Apr-2025 11:02)on April 15, 2025 at 2:47 am
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
- Nirvana (US) - Unplugged In New York - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $39.29, €34.49 (New Item) (arrived 12-Feb-2025 17:14)on April 15, 2025 at 2:47 am
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
- Nirvana (US) - Nevermind - 20th Anniversary Edition - EX - UK - box set - £75.00, $98.25, €86.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 29-Jan-2025 18:00)on April 15, 2025 at 2:47 am
NIRVANA (US) Nevermind - 20th Anniversary Edition (Limited 2011 UK Super Deluxe Box Set, comprising four CDs & one DVD. The CDs feature seventy tracks in total from the original remastered album, plus Smart Studio Sessions, Boombox Rehearsals,Devonshire Mixes & Live At The Paramount. The DVD features Live At The Paramount recorded on 31 October 1991. Also includes a 90-page special collector's book with previously unpublished photographs and exclusive memorabilia, plus a rare Smash Hits poster. The hardback book has a little corner wear and a few scuffs and the poster shows a little stressing to the corners from display. The slipcase has only minor general shelfwear. The DVD shows some cosmetic surface scuffs and CDs show little sign of handling. Overall an Excellent copy)
- Nirvana (US) - With The Lights Out - US - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £39.99, $52.39, €45.99 (New Item) (arrived 31-Jan-2025 13:47)on April 15, 2025 at 2:47 am
NIRVANA With The Lights Out (Deleted 2004 US issue 4-disc set comprised of 81 tracks across 3 CDs [of which 68 are previously unreleased] with rare live recordings, studio outtakes and home demos recorded from 1987-1994 plus Bonus NTSC DVD featuring previously unseen material including early home movies, rehearsal footage & secret recording sessions plus 20 full length videos, complete with 60-page booklet with liner notes from Sonic Youth's Thurston Mooore and unpublished photos, presented in an embossed metal panel hardback bookstyle packaging - this copy has a deletion mark on the barcode but is still factory sealed)
- Nirvana (US) - With The Lights Out - US - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £39.99, $52.39, €45.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 04-Feb-2025 18:00)on April 15, 2025 at 2:47 am
NIRVANA With The Lights Out (Deleted 2004 US issue 4-disc set comprised of 81 tracks across 3 CDs [of which 68 are previously unreleased] with rare live recordings, studio outtakes and home demos recorded from 1987-1994 plus Bonus NTSC DVD featuring previously unseen material including early home movies, rehearsal footage & secret recording sessions plus 20 full length videos, complete with 60-page booklet with liner notes from Sonic Youth's Thurston Mooore and unpublished photos, presented in an embossed metal panel hardback bookstyle packaging - this copy has a deletion mark on the barcode but is still factory sealed)
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