Editing Smells Like Teen Spirit (section)

==Covers and parodies==

[[Tori Amos]] recorded the song and released it in 1992 on her "[[Crucify (song)|Crucify]]" EP single. Dave Grohl commented on Nirvana covers in 1996: "There are a few bands that go out there and do Nirvana covers and it's absolutely ridiculous, That's almost like desecration, that's what I think of it as. Tori Amos' take on it (Smells Like Teen Spirit) was fine. I mean that was pretty hilarious. She can do whatever the hell she wants."<ref>{{cite web|date=April 5, 1996|title=Life without Kurt|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]|url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicArtistsN/nirvana.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011101083407/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsN/nirvana.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2001|access-date=July 22, 2020}}</ref> [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] parodied the song in 1992 with "[[Smells Like Nirvana]]", a song about Nirvana itself. Cobain quickly gave permission, but asked, "It's not about food, is it?" Yankovic answered, "No, it's about how nobody can understand your lyrics." Upon hearing the parody, Cobain and his bandmates laughed hysterically. Yankovic has said Cobain told him he realized that Nirvana had "made it" when he heard the parody.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=September 19, 2006|title=Weird Al Yankovic Dishes On James Blunt, Discusses His Role As the Whitest, Nerdiest Rock Star Ever|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weird-al-yankovic-dishes-on-james-blunt-discusses-his-role-as-the-whitest-nerdiest-rock-star-ever-20060919|access-date=April 5, 2011|archive-date=April 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427114936/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/weird-al-yankovic-dishes-on-james-blunt-discusses-his-role-as-the-whitest-nerdiest-rock-star-ever-20060919|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1995, the [[queercore]] band [[Pansy Division]] released a cover version with altered lyrics titled "Smells Like Queer Spirit" on their ''[[Pile Up]]'' album. Pansy Division guitarist [[Jon Ginoli]] insisted that his band's version of the song was not a parody but "an affectionate tribute".<ref name="Teen Spirit at ten"/> In the 2011 film ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'' and [[The Muppets (soundtrack)|its soundtrack]], one of the acts of the Muppet Telethon involves [[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Link Hogthrob]], [[Sam Eagle]], and [[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]] performing the song as a [[Barbershop music|barbershop quartet]], where unwilling special guest [[Jack Black]] accuses them of "ruining one of the greatest songs of all time".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title='Muppets' Movie Soundtrack Features Feist, Flight of the Conchords, Andrew Bird|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/muppets-soundtrack-feist-flight-conchords-246217|access-date=July 11, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|tab=review|id=r2302113|last=Cherrie|first=Chrysta|access-date=February 14, 2012|ref=Allmusic}}</ref> The 2015 film ''[[Pan (2015 film)|Pan]]'' features a cover of the song performed by [[Hugh Jackman]] in character as the pirate [[Blackbeard]] and other members of the cast in a musical sequence that introduces the character and his crew. It was selected for the scene after other traditional pirate songs "just wasn't jelling" with the filmmakers during rehearsals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=So About That Nirvana Song In 'Pan'... |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/115811-pan-covers-smells-like-teen-spirit-surprisingly-hugh-jackman-has-an-explanation |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=Bustle.com|date=October 9, 2015 }}</ref> A version recorded by singer Malia J is used in the opening credits sequence of the 2021 film ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel's Black Widow opens with "dark, dramatic" cover of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit — Kerrang! |url=http://www.kerrang.com/marvels-black-widow-opens-with-dark-dramatic-cover-of-smells-like-teen-spirit |access-date=October 11, 2022|website=www.kerrang.com}}</ref>