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) - Blew - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £295.00, $383.50, €351.05 (New Item) (arrived 19-Mar-2025 17:00)on March 20, 2025 at 12:49 pm
NIRVANA Blew (Rare original 1989 UK Tupelo label 4-track 12" EP on black vinyl, also including the Bleach mix of 'Love Buzz' and the previously-unreleased 'Been A Son' & 'Stain'. This copy shows little of its age. Picture sleeve. The sleeve has a stiny area of gloss loss on the top righthand corner andhas some scuffing and edgewear. The vinyl is a graded as Excellent with only a few very faint superficial paper hairlines and minimal signs of play. Now very tough to find TUPEP8)
- Nirvana (US) - In Utero - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £150.00, $195.00, €178.50 (New Item) (arrived 27-Feb-2025 09:58)on March 20, 2025 at 12:49 pm
NIRVANA (US) In Utero (1993 UK 12-track LP pressed in Holland for the UK & European market, complete with illustrated lyric inner, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light shelfwear and a small paperloss spot (bottom left) & the vinyl carries some mild hairlines/paperscuffs as moderate signs of play with minimal audible presence. GEF24536) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Nirvana (US) - With The Lights Out - US - 3-disc CD/DVD Set - £39.99, $51.99, €47.59 (Back In Stock) (arrived 04-Feb-2025 18:00)on March 20, 2025 at 12:49 pm
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) - Bleach - Deluxe Edition Remastered 180 Gram - Sealed - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £39.99, $51.99, €47.59 (New Item) (arrived 11-Feb-2025 09:36)on March 20, 2025 at 12:49 pm
NIRVANA Bleach (Deluxe Edition 2024 limited edition 25-track double album 2-LP, a welcome resisue package of Nirvana's debut album remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. Originally recorded over three sessions with producer Jack Endino at Seattle's Reciprocal Recording Studios in December 1988 and January 1989, Bleach was released in June 1989 and remains unequivocally & unsurprisingly Sub Pop's very favourite Nirvana full-length. This edition has been expanded with an unreleased live recording of a complete February 9th, 1990 show at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon. The show features performances of 'Love Buzz', 'About A Girl' and a cover of The Vaselines' song 'Molly's Lips' and has been re-mixed from the original tapes by Endino. Deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with 16-page booklet featuring many unseen photos, hype sticker & factory sealed. Recommended)
- Nirvana (US) - Unplugged In New York - White - EX - German - vinyl LP - £250.00, $325.00, €297.50 (New Item) (arrived 11-Feb-2025 16:02)on March 20, 2025 at 12:49 pm
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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