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Smells Like Nirvana
Single by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album Off The Deep End

"Smells Like Nirvana" is a song parody written and performed by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. A parody of Nirvana's song "Smells Like Teen Spirit",

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Music Video[]

The music video was directed by Jay Levey. It parodies "Smells Like Teen Spirit", which depicts the band playing at a high school concert while it descends into riot, and many of the same actors and camera angles are used. Various elements parodied include the cheerleaders, the janitor, Rudy Larosa, is the same actor as in "Smells Like Teen Spirit." and the craze of the mosh pit is exaggerated. Dick Van Patten appears with the crowd in the bleachers. At the Yankovic's voice becomes distorted from lack of breathing and when he is done, he coughs several times before collapsing.

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