The word nirvana has a variety of meanings but we shall concentrate on the one that concerns us for this article. You have probably heard of the band referred to as Nirvana. Nirvana is group that is credited with popularizing punk music, post punk and indie rock in America. One of their popular songs was titled ‘Smells like teen Spirit’ and it was one of their most successful compositions. ‘Smells like nirvana’ is an imitation by the singer Weird Al Yankovic, of Nirvana’s ‘Smells like teen Spirit’ composition.

In most cases you do not need to get permission from the original singers for the songs you imitate but Al is strong believer of good relations between him and his subjects so what he does is that he gets permission for all the imitations he composes. Al is a skillful singer and has done a good imitation of ‘smells like nirvana.’ It is quite funny and most of Nirvana fans find it comical but thing it is a wonderful piece. Al’s full name is Alfred Mathew Yankovic. He also does his own original compositions and does not rely solely on the parodies he makes.

‘Smells like nirvana’ is the first song on the album “Off the Deep End” by Al. you will have to listen to ‘Smells like teen spirit’ to find the humor in ‘smells like nirvana’. The author intended to ridicule or show humor by imitating the song which he successfully did and on top of that his music caress rocketed to another level due to the popularity of the song.

The artist is quite talented and knows how to create humor from something serious. Al is not just a humor artist but is also an acclaimed music producer, songwriter, actor comedian and satirist. So he is someone who is very serious about life and even before he made millions with ‘smells like nirvana’, he was already an established artist with a huge following and several albums under his belt. He has also taken part in his own television show called ‘the weird Al show’.

‘Smells like nirvana’ lyrics can be found on the internet and can also be downloaded as ring tones on phones. The song is also found as live performance and music video on the internet. It can also be found on youtube.