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{{Songbox
{{Songbox
| Name = tourette's
| Name = tourette's
| Album = In Utero
| Album = -
| Length = 1:35
| Length = 1:35
| AltTitles = The Eagle Has Landed
| AltTitles = The Eagle Has Landed
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}}</ref>{{supn |uncertain}}
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| Recorded = February 13–26, 1993
| Recorded = -
| Writer = [[Nirvana |Kurt Cobain]]
| Writer = [[Nirvana |Kurt Cobain]]
| Producer = Steve Albini
| Producer = -
| Chart position = -
| Chart position = -
| Cover = 1
| Cover = 1
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== Description ==
== Description ==
A song originally by grunge band [[Nirvana]], from their album ''In Utero''. Muse played "tourette's" during their first two concerts, [[Teignmouth Broadmeadow Sports Centre 1994 (gig) |a Battle of the Bands competition in February 1994]] and [[Dawlish Sports Centre 1994 (gig) |a roller disco a month later]]<ref name="thecave"/>{{supn |uncertain}}.
A song originally by grunge band [[Nirvana]], from their album ''In Utero''. Muse played "Tourette's" during their first two concerts, [[Teignmouth Broadmeadow Sports Centre 1994 (gig) |a Battle of the Bands competition in February 1994]] and [[Dawlish Sports Centre 1994 (gig) |a roller disco a month later]]<ref name="thecave"/>{{supn |uncertain}}.


The song consists of a basic, power chord-based, guitar riff with near-incoherent lyrics, that differ every time the song is played.
The song consists of a repetitive guitar riff with incoherent lyrics.


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
The ''In Utero'' inner sleeve identified the lyrics as:
The only clear line is the first:
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|Cufk, Tish, Sips
|Moderate rock
}}
}}


This representation in the inner sleeve is mainly due to the fact that the song had no permanent lyrics and thus was different every time it was played live.
The rest are unclear, although the ''In Utero'' inner sleeve identified the lyrics as:
 
''tourette's'' is a prime example of the "Music comes first, lyrics come second," mindset that Kurt Cobain had when he was writing songs.
 
Despite the song having no permanent lyrics as such, Nirvana fans have been able to decipher the lyrics for the studio version of the track; they are as follows:
{{lyrics
{{lyrics
|Moderate rock
|Cufk, Tish, Sips
 
Mayday, every day, my day
Could've had a heart attack, my heart
We don't know anything, my heart
We all want something fair, my heart
 
Hey!
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey!
 
Out of town, out of sight, is my heart
Queen of lies, today, my heart
One more on the phone, my heart
One more at the door of my heart
 
Hey!
Hey, hey!
 
Mean heart, cold heart
Cold heart, cold heart
Cold heart, cold heart
Cold heart, cold heart
 
Hey!
}}
}}



Revision as of 01:27, 29 August 2011

Muse song
Name tourette's
Album/single -
Length 1:35
Alternative titles The Eagle Has Landed
First live performance February 1994
Latest live performance March 1994[1][uncertain]
Recorded -
Writer/composer Kurt Cobain
Producer -

<flashmp3>http://www.musewiki.com/Image:Tourette%27sClip.mp3%7Crightbg=0xDDEEFF%7Cleftbg=0xDDEEFF%7Cbg=0xFFFFFF</flashmp3> Original recording by Nirvana

Description

A song originally by grunge band Nirvana, from their album In Utero. Muse played "Tourette's" during their first two concerts, a Battle of the Bands competition in February 1994 and a roller disco a month later[1][uncertain].

The song consists of a repetitive guitar riff with incoherent lyrics.

Lyrics

The only clear line is the first:

Moderate rock

The rest are unclear, although the In Utero inner sleeve identified the lyrics as:

Cufk, Tish, Sips

References

  1. a b [Interview excerpt]. The Cave. Retrieved 2009-01-21 from www.angelfire.com.


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