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) - In Bloom - VG - UK - 12" picture disc - £25.00, $31.50, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 29-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 22, 2024 at 3:44 pm
NIRVANA In Bloom (1992 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including live versions of Sliver and Polly recorded at the O' Brien Pavilion in Del Mar, California on 28th December 1991; glossy die-cut titled sleeve. The sleeve has some notable general wear and creasing, whilst the disc shows little signs of play GFSTP34)
- Nirvana (US) - In Bloom - VG - UK - 12" picture disc - £25.00, $31.50, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 29-Nov-2024 09:08)on December 22, 2024 at 3:44 pm
NIRVANA In Bloom (1992 UK limited edition 3-track 12" Picture Disc single, also including live versions of Sliver and Polly recorded at the O' Brien Pavilion in Del Mar, California on 28th December 1991; glossy die-cut titled sleeve. The sleeve has some notable general wear and creasing, whilst the disc shows little signs of play GFSTP34)
- Nirvana (US) - In Utero - 30th Anniversary Edition + Bonus 10-Inch Record - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $50.39, €48.39 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 22, 2024 at 3:44 pm
NIRVANA In Utero (30th Anniversary 2023 UK/EU limited edition 12-track 180gram black vinyl LP, plus a bonus 10-inch record featuring 5 additional tracks. Newly remastered by original album engineer Bob Weston, housed inside a premium gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Nirvana (US) - In Utero - 30th Anniversary Edition + Bonus 10-Inch Record - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £39.99, $50.39, €48.39 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2024 16:09)on December 22, 2024 at 3:44 pm
NIRVANA In Utero (30th Anniversary 2023 UK/EU limited edition 12-track 180gram black vinyl LP, plus a bonus 10-inch record featuring 5 additional tracks. Newly remastered by original album engineer Bob Weston, housed inside a premium gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Nirvana (US) - Bleach - Deluxe Edition Remastered 180 Gram - Sealed - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £34.99, $44.09, €42.34 (New Item) (arrived 22-Nov-2024 15:53)on December 22, 2024 at 3:44 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)
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