Polly by nirvana more so the explanation of the story polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water. A teenage girl went to a rock concert, and while there she was kidnapped, raped, and tortured with a blowtorch. Polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first think she wants some water to put out my blow torch. Nevermind is nirvana s most successful album and is still a very popular album today. Polly by nirvana songfacts this song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. Polly was the sixth track on nirvana s breakthrough 1991 album nevermind. Either he gets off because she is hurtupset or i could get her a cracker for my little birdie the girl he is raping but i would have to get off of her firstie stop raping her and maybe that is not something that he is ready to do. Polly is the sixth song on nirvana s most successful album nevermind. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself polly wants. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed. Nevermind polly is the sixth song on nirvana s most succesful album nevermind.
What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas song. This blog is about lyrics and their deeper meaning. Nirvana polly lyrics meaning lyric interpretations. And so begins the trend of naming parrots pol, poll, polly, or polly. The surprising and profound choice cobain makes in polly is to make the protagonist of the song the rapist. Polly is a song by the american alternative rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist kurt cobain. Verse polly wants a cracker i think i should get off of her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch chorus it isnt me, i will see let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, look at yourself i want some help to please myself i got some rope, ive been told i promise you, ive been true let me take a ride. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope. Nirvana polly by outcast free listening on soundcloud. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch.
Want some help, please myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asked me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like. The rape me is from the victims point of view because people didnt get polly he said hed be more blunt. This is fairly clear from the first two lines of the song. This is first attested by the 1611 play volpone by ben johnson, in which he wrote of a parrot named pol. This song is available as a downloadable track for the video games rock band, rock band 2, rock band 3, rock band 4 and rock band blitz. As james mcleod has pointed out in another answer, polly want a cracker can be verified to have been in use even before. Polly by nirvana song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. It is the sixth song on their second album nevermind, released in september 1991. However, cobain had already written the song in 1988. This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. This song actually has a really brutal, depressing, terrifying origin.
According to michael azerrads 1993 nirvana biography come as you are, polly is based on the true story of a female rape victim from tacoma, washington. Isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself. Nevermind polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind. Originally titled hitchhiker and later cracker, polly dates back to at least 1988.
Polly is a song designed, in other words, to give cobain access inside your head. Okay ohokay polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first i think she wants some water ian, youre gonna have to. Chorus em g d c verse d c g bb em 0220xx g 320003 or 355433 d xx0232 c x32010 bb x33x intro em g d c em g d c em verse g d c em polly wants a cracker g d c em think i should get off of her first g d c em i think she wants some water g d c em to put out the blow torch chorus d c it isnt me g bb we have some seed d c. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning planck. Rape me was about the media affecting him and is a metaphor, but was also written for womens rights.
Polly this song is by nirvana and appears on the album nevermind 1991 and on the live album mtv unplugged in new york 1994. One of the earliest uses of the phrase is in a fake advertisement from the mock newspaper the bunkum flagstaff and independent echo published in 1849 in the knickerbocker magazine. Polly want a cracker is a common saying to parrots, often used in training a parrot to speak. Polly by nirvana lyrics polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip. Polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind. Got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help. Polly wants a cracker think i should get off of her first i think she wants some water. Polly wants more than a cracker this american life. Kurt cobain wrote the song based off of an event he read about in the newspaper in 1987. The lines about polly wants a cracker, is a sick pun on the name polly. I want some help to please myself 88 barnyard session polly wants a cracker shed like me to get off her first maybe she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings lets take a ride dont cut yourself want some help please myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning. She managed to escape by flirting with her captor to gain his tr. Polly guitar tab by nirvana with free online tab player.
Polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride hurt yourself want some help help myself got some rope have been told promise you have been true let me take a ride hurt yourself want some help help myself polly. The group has some pretty dark songs, but none compared to the dark meaning behind polly. Polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself polly. Het verhaal achter polly van nirvana we speak music.
It is unclear how or why the changing of the m to a p came about, as it is with meggy and peggy. This american life is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and delivered to. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few the girl in real life acted like she liked it and when he trusted her she asked him to untie her. Isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please. Smells like teen spirit, in bloom, come as you are, breed, lithium, polly, territorial pissings, drain you, lounge act, stay away, on a plain, something in the way, endless nameless. To learn more about what data we collect and your privacy options, see our. I will analyze song lyrics and interpret them in a way easier to understand. Except for the people too dumb to get that polly is just because the kidnapper and rapist is treating the victim kind of like a pet at his mercy. The particular lyric polly wants a cracker has a double meaning as it is degrading to the girl to be compared to a parrot, but written to make it seem as though the. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas song polly. Nirvana polly lyrics meaning song descriptions, song.
What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nivanas song polly. Polly meaning and origin of the name polly wikiname. Mar 26, 2009 any one know the meaning of the song polly by nirvana. Want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want. Apr 19, 2020 polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. Nirvana wouldnt be as silly as to write something stupid as the story of a raped girl. And because, at the time, parrots were a new thing in the world to anyone but incans and mayans, as was the decision on proper names. A fourteenyearold girl was abducted in tacoma, washington while returning home from a punk show at the community world theater. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in tacoma, washington when she was abducted by a man named gerald friend. Aug 18, 2017 nirvana wrote some pretty dark songs over the years, but nothing as dark as the story behind polly. Any one know the meaning of the song polly by nirvana. Polly opera, with text by john gay and music by johann christoph pepusch, the sequel to gays the beggars opera. Polly wants a cracker, think she wants some water, maybe she would like more food. The earliest known version is a home demo featuring cobain on.
Polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first think she want some water to put out the blowtorch isnt me i have a seed let me clip your broken wings let me take a ride hurt yourself want. Polly was the invented name that kurt cobain use in the song. My guess is that it was in a movie, but am not able to find any reference to it thanks. Kurt cobainkrist novoselicdave grohl writing period. Nirvana wrote some pretty dark songs over the years, but nothing as dark as the story behind polly. Their slogan for this new type of cracker was polly wants a cracker. Saltine crackers were mildly successful after being released, but received a huge boost in popularity thanks to the great depression. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few jeez, hes not that friggin hard to understand. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. Polly wants a cracker, think i should get off her first, think she wants some water, to put out the blow torch, it isnt me, have a seed, let me clip, your dirty wings. My guess is that it was in a movie, but am not able to find any reference to it.
Polly polly polly wants a cracker think i should get off her first think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let. Polly is a song by the american alternative rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist. Polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. Polly tab by nirvana guitar songsterr tabs with rhythm. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas. No one understood why he would want to look inside the mind of such a. While there are a number of sources that attribute the origin of this phrase to r. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let m. He plays the chords in a choppy way with palm mutes here and there intro em g d c em g d c mild distortion verse em g d c polly wants a cracker em g d c i think i should get off her first em g d c think she wants some water em g d c to put out the blow torch chorus d c isnt me g bb have a seed d c let me clip g bb dirty wings d c let. Polly nirvana song, the sixth song on nirvana s second album nevermind 1991, written by kurt cobain. Poily wants a cracker but i got to get off her first well lots of meanings when you know she is being raped. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip.
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