List of Things for the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Music Video
To shoot the music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, Nirvana needed things and people. And to get them, they had to make a list. Let’s take a look at it.
A Little Rest and a Little Rage
After writing 100 blog articles, it’s time to take a little rest and just enjoy — perhaps even embrace the rage.
What could be better than the Grunge music genre for this? I can’t imagine anything else. Let’s draw on the renowned book “Lists of Note” [1] to explore what was required to film this iconic music video more than 30 years ago.
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video
So, the List of Things for “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
- Mercedes-Benz and a few old cars.
- Access to abandoned mall, main floor and one jewelry shop.
- Lots of fake jewelry.
- School auditorium (Gym).
- A cast of hundreds. 1 custodian, students.
- 6 black cheerleader outfits with Anarchy as A on chest.
To gather hundreds of participants, you need to reach out to people, and here’s how that looked.
A Little More, and That’s All
Here you can find more photos and a story about the filming.
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List of Links
[1] Shaun Usher “Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience”, ISBN 978-1452144573
