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When you look up the meaning of Lithium, used as psychiatric medication, primarily for bipolar disorder and for major depressive disorder. The song make so much more sence once you have that understanding, Man I miss him so much! Great work as always Bisscute!❤
You are right about the lyrics being about someone with issues, the song is about someone struggling with bipolar, which lithium is used to treat, bipolar and drug use were 2 things Kurt and the bass player Kris both suffered with
The song is about this Christian family of this childhood friend that that took Kurt in to live with them (when he was a teen) for a few months: ("light my candles in a daze cause I've found God, etc)..He was being a bit ironic but I think it was his only experience of Christianity, or a Christian family, that wasn't negative though he had mixed feelings about it...(The title makes people assume its about bi-polarity but it isn't.)
I played bass for a local punk/grunge band that opened for Nirvana on October 9th, 1991 in Columbus, Ohio at a small rock dive called Stache's. (they were still pretty unknown outside of the Pacific NW). I've played hundreds of shows since then. Most of them blend together. But I'll always remember that night as an 18 year old who's mind had been permanently imprinted by the rawness of the songs and authentic, in the moment poetic and sonic chaos of Nirvana's set.
it's one of the most beautiful songs about drugs filled with raw truth that hurt, but kurt always took it on board and the sound of Nirvana is simple, upbeat, and melodious,
On the other hand, we agree drugs are not good for your health, but I will never forget the music of Nirvana which marked my youth and inspired my music, I sang and played its sounds
He was very real, unpretentious and he said he was moody but he had an Angel heart. Miss you Kurt. Love this song. Anyone whose loved, hated and felt despair and freedom knows what this song means.
Lithium is used to treat psychological disorders such as depression, bi-polar disorder, and PTSD. Definitely something Curt was probably taking or should have been. BIG HUGS as always Biss! ❤
@@MalevolentBeak Lithium is used a lot for treating bipolar disorder Also outside US. Espesially type 1, but also type 2. I've been on them for 6 years now. For me Lithium have been brilliant, but it's very individual what medicine that works for bipolar disorder.
Great song, I love it. One of those songs that 90s kids like me grew up with. It was exciting to see the band live smashing instruments and tearing down apart the stage. You can see in this video Kurt bringing out all his demons, looking to escape from them. Also Layne Staley from Alice In Chains live was a cathartic experience. Both souls screaming for help through their music.
You should listen to their last ever song “You know you’re right “ it’s sad and amazing. Also Aneurysm Live at the Paramount. Or also, the live performance of “Drain You “ live on the French show Nulle part ailleurs in 1994. Amazing primal scream by Kurt.
I was aware of Kurt for the last three years of his life. From 9 to 12 years old. I'm so grateful for this. Even at that young age I realized my taste in music had found a home away from my father's classic rock and my mom's pop. They set me on a path and a way of thinking that really shaped my life through friends and common interest. Yes this song is Sessy🤘😎
Kurt Cobain and Nirvana intentionally or not spoke to a generation of kids on the fringe such as myself. Especially in the Midwest USA for whatever reason. It was a wild time for sure. 90s music is in a league of its own and those of us who lived through it are happy to see younger folks such as yourself discover it. Great stuff.
1. Lithium was a mood stabiliser, especially for bipolar. 2. Their performance of Breed live at the Paramount was fantastic. It's in my workout songlist, always gets me going. 3. 6:31-6:45 where you surrender to the mood that is Nirvana, 30 Days Of Night vibe
Bringing up bipolar behavior exactly describes the lyrics of this song. Uncontrollably going from the highs (I love you) to the lows (I kill you) in seconds.
@@michaelfredgren1342 A diagnostic criterion of bipolar disorder is that the mood swings last for a sustained length of time. Months usually. Never seconds. Though I'm not sure how long it typically takes to switch from one extreme to the other when it is time for a transition. Not seconds though, I wouldn't think. Very rapid mood swings are far more likely to be symptomatic of borderline personality disorder. Emotional lability, it's called. And more broadly emotional dysregulation. I have reluctant familiarity with both as my ex had bipolar (or the diagnosis at least) and my best friend has borderline. I think though for a long time borderline would've been misdiagnosed as bipolar and so would've led to a lot of misconceptions about bipolar.
@@jeffjones7108 Yea, seconds may have been an exaggeration. But also, the term bipolar is more "understood" term by the general public than "emotional lability". However, emotional lability can come from various condition including hypomanic or manic episodes of bipolar disorder according to some studies.
@@michaelfredgren1342 Do you mean emotional lability outside the window of the bipolar hypomanic or manic episodes? Or within them? I'd be interested to see those studies, as it seems like it would be very tricky to diagnose someone as both bipolar and borderline. But not impossible, given the two disorders have a different basis. One being a mood disorder and the other a personality disorder. And I could see how untreated bipolar episodes could create (or exacerbate) the developmental trauma believed to be responsible for borderline. So I could see how it would be possible, but I'd be interested in the designs of the studies. That sort of thing fascinates me. Plus I'm trying to help my borderline friend, which isn't easy. All knowledge helps. He has almost no insight into his condition.
Lithium is also used as a medicine for bi-polar disorder, among others. It's main purpose is to act as an mood stabilizer, which works great, but also really flattens your personality and spirit. It's not that you're okay with everything, but in general you just care less. I've been using it for almost 15 years now and it gives me peace of mind, most of the time. So much better then the mood swings I used to have before.
Also Nirvana's original is more on the depression side of things. If you want to hear the manic version, listen to the cover by the Polyphonic Spree: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7vzUh_55x2M.html
Not listened to this song in a very long time. It really sucks Kurt joined the 27 club. A lot of great voices that we didn't get a chance to hear more from. Thanks for the video and al always I'll see you tomorrow.
Pretty sure his death started the 27 club. People didn't really acknowledge all their ages and use the term until he passed on, right? That's what i thought. Others before him went but with him everyone drew lines of their age, connecting the dots.
@@johnchauvin2183 🤣 if it was google info id have dropped names of the 27 club. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, Nirvana was one of my go to bands. U don't know random stuff about things u grew up with? Didn't mean to offend you and make you so defensive.
@@myTERAexperience I grew up in the 70 and 80's and yes people did acknowledge a distinction with musicians that had died at 27. Only defensive because of your wording. And again the actual term is not important as the lives that were lost.
I can never quite decide if this one or "Polly" is my favourite Nirvana song. "Polly" is super dark, though, especially if you get into the inspiration for the song, but I like dark, and there's something special to me about a song that wrecks you every single time you hear it.
@@BisscuteReacts Yeah. It's a stark reminder that there are some seriously messed up people in this world. Great song, but once you know what it's about it hits hard every time. EDIT: I meant to mention, there's a great MTV Unplugged version of "Polly" from 1993 if you ever get to checking this one out.
Oh "Polly", remembering playing this song so many times at a fireplace at night, with friends singing along together back in the 90s. Also, strangers sometimes asked "can u play Polly for us please". Such a great Song, Thank u bisscute for your reaction Videos. Realy fun to watch!!! :)
soft LOUD soft - every song on Nevermind is fantastic! It's the album that launched grunge into mainstream consciousness. Kurt's song writing is, frankly, unparalled. Always challenging, and yet so incredibly catchy. Another great reaction, Miss Cute. 🤘🤘🤘🤘 (I've been on lithium. Not much fun ... at all).
Not sure how bad copyright would be and would love to see your reaction to the Documentary... Montage of Heck... It's so great! Never change! Keep up the great videos
"The lyrics don't make any sense...!" Yes, that is exactly right. Kurt Cobain was not a typical poet - he wrote lyrics from his stream of thoughts, and that's why a lot of Nirvana's songs are lyrically rather confusing to follow... 'Lithium' (compounds) r actually used as medical anti-depressant or to treat manic disorders, and he named the song after the drug. The lyrics seem to capture his mood, hence the title 😂 'Weird Al' Yankovic (who makes parodies of pop songs) wanted to release his comedy version "Smells like nirvana" in 1992 of Nirvana's hit 'Smells like teen spirit'... He spoke to Kurt on the phone, and Kurt gave him permission and asked 'Weird Al' if his song was about food. Al replied it was about how no one could understand his lyrics 😂😂 So, Kurt's lyrics were, "With the lights out, it's less dangerous, Here we are now, Entertain us..." and 'Weird Al' changed it to - "Now I'm mumblin' and I'm screamin', and I don't know what I'm singing, Crank the volume, Ears are bleedin', I still don't know what I'm singing..." Kurt was very good at writing melodies that stuck in your head, and that was what made their 1991 album 'Nevermind' so special... Musically, it was simple, heavy and unforgettable... and even though the musicianship was not the best, he got his point across better than most artists... even if his lyrics were rather jumbled.
I was at the Reading Festival 1992 gig. It was mental. As a bonus to Nirvana we had a Mudhoney, The Manic Street Preachers, Smashing Pumpkins, The Melvins, PJ Harvey, Therapy?..... Pick any of these bands you are likely to be in for a treat. Love.
Thank you so much for reacting and playing "Lithium" today|! I sent you the "LIVE" version but perhaps you could not play that for 'copyright' reasons. It's much better! Thanks again, see you next time! Prost, Ken
I'm sure that other commenters here already explained what the song is about, since you're confused about the lyrics. But just in case no one provided a clear explanation, I'll add my 2 cents. While it is also an element in the periodic table, the element Lithium is also used to treat Bipolar depression and other mental issues. Having mentioned that, the song represents the Ups-and-Downs of someone experiencing a Manic Depressive Episode. So, in the song the lyrics convey that he's happy one moment, then he's sad the next moment, then he's happy, then he's sad etc etc etc. It's the extreme continuous cycle of emotional Ups and Downs that's being conveyed in the song.
Lithium is, well was its still used some but foe bi polar. That's why the song tends to be all over the place..but it's supposed to be. Out of all the bands from the 90s his lyrics were probably the most intricate. He used a lot of metaphors and entendres..almost like a rapper does in a way
I have never been sure if I find Lithium Nirvana's best song. Anyway it is a fantastic song from a great band and I still feel sad I couldn't see them play live. I had a ticket for the show in Rotterdam in 1994 which of course had to be cancelled because of Kurt's death. Your reaction is wonderfully honest again dear Miss Cute. Thank you! ~ vals Edit: Lithium is a medicine used to deal with Bi-polar personality disorders ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium )
That bass line you called sexy is played by Krist Novaselic, one of the founding members of Nirvana along with Kurt of course. They’d known each other since school.
The song is about to say whatever he thinks like confessions of what he are scared or ashamed when he thinks about what others think about him like closer persons to him, but he will still have fun, playing songs and lithium is a drug for bipolar disorders, and in the bridge "I like it I'm not gonna break" means that whatever negative words someone (girlfriend, parents,or whatever) says about him (Kurt) won't make him break, like he will trow all the negativity away and just have fun on stage with his music. Like his worries make him being on a bipolar disorder but his lithium would be "have fun".
Such a pure fucking soul. Fuck me. I wish i could meet him...he was soo funny... His sense of humour is amazing...he is soo ironic its fucking amazing.
Understanding Grunge (NIRVANA) a lot of it is how the music makes you feel (vibe) and it was a defiance against what music had become at the time (dude’s spandex makeup lipstick 80’s styled hair)
The chorus and all the lyrics are about the song title, Lithium. The medicament they use for bipolar and schizophrenia disorder. He had friends in his head and kill without care... He's doing anything not carrying because of Lithium.
Don't worry much about Nirvana's lyrics, most of the time they don't have a lot of it. Sometimes Kurt just put sentences and words together cus he thought they sounded well. That's one of the things i love about it. Ps. Another good song, specially for reactions is "Hearthshaped box", not gonna tell u why, u'll see xd
I'm from that generation, so I was there at the time, and I swear to you that I don't know if I ever understood the lyrics to this song, or really thought about it that much. I'm just now realizing that I never knew that he was saying, "I'm not gonna crack." I always thought he was saying, "I'm not color cut.", and I didn't know what that meant either, but Lithium is a drug for dealing with mania, usually given to people that are bi polar manic-depressive.
4 iconic men. One dies, one becomes a GOD DAMNED Washington State Senator. Dont think the other 2 did much. The drummer and Pat Smear started some one hit wonder...... think they are called FOO FIGHTERS :)
Lithium is a very common drug prescribed to people with Bipolar Disorder (formerly known as Manic Depressive Disorder), for the most part to type 1 but also sometimes for type 2. I've seen/heard/read several places thar Cobain was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, so he might have taken Lithium. And being diagnosed with BP, the lyrics makes some sense. But I really wish they wouldn't. I really miss the music of the 90's, Nirvana, 120 minutes and Alternative Nation.
Hello B u heard of Jeff Healy he is a killrer guitarist he plays it with no vision in huis eyes hes got this one song that simoly shows us all that we can do anything we put our minds too hes a killer guitarist if u want to react to it Jeff Healey - 'See The Light. HAGD tc be safe be good peace out. POOF
If you think Nirvana and Kurt Cobain are a mood, you should check out some Trent Reznor and NIN (Nine Inch Nails) music especially since you already reviewed a cover by Johnny Cash of one of their songs. Great Songs to check out would be their most well known hit "Closer", "Wish", "Hurt" Live (You did a reaction to the Johnny Cash cover of NIN's Hurt), "Somewhat Damaged", "We're in This Together", "Only", "Every Day(Is Exactly The Same)", Burn", "March of the Pigs", "Head like a Hole", "The Hand that Feeds", "The Day the World Went Away", "The Perfect Drug", "Star F##ckers Inc.", "Came Back Haunted", Survivalism, "The Fragile", "The Wretched", "Where is Everybody?", "Even Deeper", "The Great Below", "Something I can Never Have", "Head Like a hole", "Down In It", "Terrible Lie". Really start anywhere; with Nine Inch Nails have selling over 20 million records and having been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning for the songs "Wish" in 1992 and "Happiness in Slavery" in 1996, you can't really go wrong. Thanks for the great reactions.
I'm a music nerd and Nirvana was my high school so they were, are and always will be my favorite band. Here is a quick run down. The lyrics mean nothing. To use quotes from Kurt himself "sometimes I'll write a couple lines and then I'll write the next lines making fun of it" or "it's your own crossword puzzle". He thought the whole concept of aloof rock stars was stupid. The musicians he made unemployed were all technically talented dudes in makeup and goofy outfits. Nirvana was three dudes who looked like the dudes "you bought your pot from". Because the unplugged set looked like a funeral and Kurt ate a bullet everyone has this impression that they were a serious sad band. Actually they were having a blast and the music was pure joy, it only got sad at the end. Punk was created as a reaction to the Beatles, it's basically anti Beatles music and any three dudes in a garage can play it. The thing that made Nirvana different was Kurt was a huge Beatles fan, so the music had punk energy with pop sensibility. It's bad music played extremely well. The best song he ever wrote was "Drain You". The most Nirvana Nirvana song is "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter". They ended most concerts by destroying their instruments. The best context to view Nirvana is to imagine you are completely bored with everything the world has to offer so you want to introduce some chaos into it, but like joyful mischief chaos not like dark murdery chaos.
Lithium is a mood stabiliser that limits both highs and lows and includes severe depression as well as bi polar disorders. I’m not going to crack. The argument is that life becomes without natural extremes. Neither up or lows, happy nor sad. Therefore is that a life? It’s a great way to illustrate that concept
Lithium is a very powerful drug used for many psychotic type of ailments. Because of the mind altering effects you can get lyrics that make no sense. Stone Temple Pilots song Creep has a line that says "it's got no meaning just a rhyme"
Without romanticizing the situation: He was almost at the end of the self-destructive loop of drugs and depression that would eventually kill him. He overdosed on mixing champagne and Rohypnol (a medication to reduce anxiety attacks and sleep disturbances). If you're in need of help, don't play with it. Seek help, it exists.
Some more good NIrvana stuff would be 'In Bloom', 'Something in the Way', 'All Apologies'. I mean there's like probably 20+ great songs so that's just a few but they're some good ones.
Lithium is a prescription drug used to treat some mental health issues. Lithium batteries are used to construct methamphetamine. There is definitely parallels to meth addiction and they words of this song.
“The story is about a guy who lost his girlfriend, I can’t decide what caused her to die, let’s say she died of AIDS or a car accident or something, and he’s going around brooding and he turned to religion as a last resort to keep himself alive. To keep him from suicide. Sometimes I think religion is ok for certain people. It’s good to use religion as a last resort before you go insane. I have this relative who I really love a lot and she really inspired me because she was a musician and I used to go to her house all the time and she because really disillusioned with her life and became suicidal. And we felt that she was gonna kill herself. Now she’s a Born Again Christian - and because of religion she is alive still. I think that is ok.” - Kurt Cobain 1992 on Lithium’s lyrics
Heartshaped Box - Official Music Video, Nirvana. If you want something not Nirvana: Or3o - Unravel (Tokyo Ghoul) She has my favorite scream in music in her cover.
