Fuck off with this gatekeeping bullshit.
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2026
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This type of nonsense actually kills the thing you're trying to protect. What are you trying to prove? That some kid doesn't know the songs? Sure, you know you're right... but why milk it? Just say "come as you are" and share your passions with others.
Oh, you're a Nirvana fan? Name every person Courtney Love has killed with a Shotgun to the face.
One other problem with naming Nirvana songs is that their titles are often not words from the chorus like most mainstream songs.
I think most people who know Nirvana could name Smells like teen spirit even though it's not in the lyrics. I suspect people could name Come as you are, since it's the first lyric of the song.
But after that, I guess it might be Heart shaped box?
With Nirvana, when you really want to hear that one song and you go look it up, you always think, okay, what's the song name? "Yeah!"? That can't be right. And then you have to go through some process to pry it out of your memory until you remember it's Lithium.
That was my thought too. Nirvana pops up on my playlists fairly regularly, but I doubt I could have listed 3 of their songs and I grew up with that shit. Reading your post was a few iterations of "Oh yeah, that's what that song is called!"
Gimme the hum test any day though!
My favorite song of theirs is actually a cover: “Lake of Fire” by the Meat Puppets
It's just so short!
So uh, is it just me who saw their logo as a butt plug at first glance?
No, but I did get a sudden urge to play Knights of the Old Republic.
As someone who grew up on Nirvana I'm in no place to gatekeep fashion. My clothes back then were so fucking big that gusts of wind picked me up like a kite. I had an empty wallet CHAINED to my belt for fucks sake.
empty wallet CHAINED to my belt for fucks sake.
That's functional. The chain weighed you down so you didn't drift away.
You throw the wallet out like an anchor.
My favorite band is Old Navy. They were pretty popular in the early 2000s.
I liked them back when they were New Navy
Name three sea shanties!
I could only get Drunken Sailor and Blow the Man Down, off the top of my head.
To the brig with you!
Well...alright then. I won't pretend like last time wasn't entirely unenjoyable. The blowing down is fine. I could do without the rusty razor. We don't need another nipple incident.
Remember Maxell? They were like 98% of my collection.
I'm not going to gatekeep this but I will be sad when the conversation goes "cool {band} shirt! You ever listen to their live stuff?" and they go "what? It's a band?"
Why is it always band shirts tho?
Surely there is at least one person out there wearing a Pikachu shirt that doesn't know what Pokemon is.
Hollister would like to enter the chat.
Name 5 of those girls on your ahegao hoodie
Fuckin fake fans everywhere
Name 5 of those girls on your ahegao hoodie
Nah, everyone autistic enough to wear a Pokémon shirt in public knows who Pikachu is.
Yeah, BUT... thrift stores, and also charities with donated clothes.
There was a homeless guy wandering around street where I live who was wearing Minecraft creeper cap, so I'd say there's non-zero chance of him getting Pikachu shirt at some point. 🗿
fair
ok, but you cannot disallow a legit band name then.