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) - Heart Shaped Box - UK - CD single - £14.99, $18.14, €16.94 (New Item) (arrived 07-Feb-2023 17:42)on February 9, 2023 at 6:57 am
NIRVANA Heart-Shaped Box (1993 UK 3-track CD single, including Milk It and the previously unreleased Marigold, complete with picture sleeve - Classic Nirvana! GFSTD54)
- Nirvana (US) - Sliver - UK - CD single - £18.00, $21.78, €20.34 (New Item) (arrived 07-Feb-2023 17:41)on February 9, 2023 at 6:57 am
NIRVANA Sliver (Genuine original 1991 UK Tupelo label 4-track CD single, also including Dive plus live versions of 'About A Girl' and 'Spank Through' recorded on the 9th February 1990 at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon. The disc appears in excellent condition with its slimline jewel case complete with the original picture sleeve TUPCD25)
- Nirvana (US) - Live At The Paramount - 180gm - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $42.35, €39.55 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2023 12:35)on February 9, 2023 at 6:57 am
NIRVANA Live At The Paramount (2019 US 19-track double LP pressed on 180 gram vinyl, recorded live at The Paramount in Seattle, WA on 31st October 1991. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with double-sided fold-out poster. The sleeve has a notable corner crease with otherwise very little wear whilst the vinyl looks seldom played B0029541-01)
- Nirvana (US) - Unplugged In New York - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £65.00, $78.65, €73.45 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jan-2023 12:08)on February 9, 2023 at 6:57 am
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 does have a couple of edge creases and remains in excellent condition, while the vinyl looks rarely played)
- Hank Williams - 20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits - 180gm - US - vinyl LP - £29.99, $36.29, €33.89 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jan-2023 10:06)on February 9, 2023 at 6:57 am
HANK WILLIAMS 20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits (2004 US 20-track LP pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl, a great collection from one of the founding-fathers of not just country music, but modern rock music as we know it today. Half a century onfrom his death his influence is still being felt via artists as diverse as Elvis Costello & Beck, heart-wrenching mini-epics such as 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' and 'Your Cheatin' Heart' sit alongside the lightweight 'Hey Good Lookin', providing proof, should you need it, that the word genius is often banded about but here it is richly deserved!. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear and the vinyl looks unplayed)
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