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"Love Buzz"
"Love Buzz"
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B-side	"Big Cheese"

"Love Buzz"
"Love Buzz"
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Published	1969
Songwriter(s)	Robbie van Leeuwen

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"Love Buzz"

"Love Buzz" by Nirvana

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"Love Buzz" is a song written by Robbie van Leeuwen of Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, first released as part of the group's 1969 album At Home.^[1] Their version was sampled for the song "Phoenix" by The Prodigy on their 2004 album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned.

The American grunge band Nirvana recorded a cover version of the song for its 1988 debut single, released on Sub Pop. It was the first single in the Sub Pop Single of the Month club, a marketing gimmick which helped Sub Pop stay temporarily financially solvent.^{[citation needed]} A different mix of the song would also appear on Nirvana's debut album, Bleach, along with the single's b-side, "Big Cheese". The Bleach version is missing a 10-second sound collage introduction put together by Kurt Cobain. "Love Buzz" was later released on the Blew EP.

In a 1989 review for British music magazine Melody Maker, Everett True wrote, "Nirvana are beauty incarnate. A relentless two-chord garage beat which lays down some serious foundations for a sheer monster of a guitar to howl over. The volume control ain't been built yet which can do justice to this three-piece!" True also made "Love Buzz" joint-US Single of the Week.^[2]

Live versions

An intense, violent performance of the song can be seen on the 1994 home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!. Cobain smashed the PA system at the club with his guitar, frustrated that it had consistently malfunctioned. (Viewers can see a pallet covering the PA, which was added in case Cobain decided to take a second shot.) Soon after Kurt decided to jump into the crowd. A bouncer tried to push him back onstage; Cobain responded by hitting the bouncer in the head with his guitar, drawing blood, after which the much larger man hurled Cobain to the floor and the performance came to a halt with band members, fans and crew separating the two.

In a performance in Amsterdam, Dave Grohl sings "Macho macho man! I wanna be a macho man!" after Cobain has an altercation with a cameraman. This is also seen on Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, but this part is muted out possibly because of copyright reasons.^{[citation needed]}

A rehearsal of Love Buzz from 1988 can be found on the DVD with the 2004 rarities box set With the Lights Out.

References

Specific references:

^ ^a ^b Song Search Results for "Love Buzz" from Allmusic
^ True, Everett (2007). Nirvana: The Biography. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81554-6. p. 111.

General references:

Cross, Charles. Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain. Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-8402-9.
allmusic.com
ew.com
popmatters.com
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[allmu-1] Song Search Results for "Love Buzz" from Allmusic

[2] True, Everett (2007). Nirvana: The Biography. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81554-6. p. 111.

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+| writer          = [[Robbie van Leeuwen]]
+| composer        =
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+| published       = [[1969 in music|1969]]
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+| performed_by    = Nirvana (''[[Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!]]'')
+*19 Oct. 1991 - [[Dallas, Texas]]
+*24 Nov. 1991 - [[Amsterdam]]
+}}
+{{More footnotes|date=August 2009}}
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   Name           = Love Buzz |
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   Released       = November 1988 |
   Format         = [[vinyl record|7"]] |
-  Recorded       = June-September 1988 at [[Reciprocal Recordings]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]] |
+  Recorded       = June-September 1988 at [[Reciprocal Recordings]] in [[Seattle, Washington]] |
   Genre          = [[Grunge music|Grunge]] |
   Length         = |
   Label          = [[Sub Pop]]  |
+  Writer         = |
   Producer       = [[Jack Endino]] |
   This single    = "'''Love Buzz'''"<br />(1988) |
   Next single    = "[[Sliver (song)|Sliver]]"<br />(1990) |
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+"'''Love Buzz'''" is a song written by [[Robbie van Leeuwen]] of Dutch rock band [[Shocking Blue]], first released as part of the group's 1969 album ''[[At Home (Shocking Blue album)|At Home]]''.<ref name="allmu"> [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:908920 Song Search Results for "Love Buzz"] from [[Allmusic]]</ref> Their version was sampled for the song "Phoenix" by [[The Prodigy]] on their 2004 album ''[[Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned]]''.
-"'''Love Buzz'''" is a song written by [[Robbie van Leeuwen]] of Dutch rock band [[Shocking Blue]]. The American [[grunge music|grunge]] band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] recorded a [[cover version]] of the song for its debut single, released on [[Sub Pop]] in 1988. It was the first single in the Sub Pop Single of the Month club, a marketing gimmick which helped Sub Pop stay temporarily financially solvent. A different mix of the song would also appear on Nirvana's debut album, ''[[Bleach (album)|Bleach]]'', along with the single's [[b-side]], "Big Cheese".
+The American [[grunge music|grunge]] band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] recorded a [[cover version]] of the song for its 1988 debut single, released on [[Sub Pop]]. It was the first single in the Sub Pop Single of the Month club, a marketing gimmick which helped Sub Pop stay temporarily financially solvent.{{citation needed|date=August 2009}}  A different mix of the song would also appear on Nirvana's debut album, ''[[Bleach (album)|Bleach]]'', along with the single's [[b-side]], "Big Cheese". The ''Bleach'' version is missing a 10-second [[sound collage]] introduction put together by [[Kurt Cobain]]. "Love Buzz" was later released on the ''[[Blew (EP)|Blew]]'' EP.
+In a 1989 review for British music magazine ''[[Melody Maker]]'', [[Everett True]] wrote, "Nirvana are beauty incarnate. A relentless two-chord garage beat which lays down some serious foundations for a sheer monster of a guitar to howl over. The volume control ain't been built yet which can do justice to this three-piece!" True also made "Love Buzz" joint-US Single of the Week.<ref>[[Everett True|True, Everett]] (2007). ''Nirvana: The Biography''. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81554-6. p. 111.</ref>
-The ''Bleach'' version of Love Buzz was mixed differently and is missing a 10-second sound collage introduction put together by [[Kurt Cobain]]. "Love Buzz" was later released on the ''[[Blew (EP)|Blew]]'' EP.
-In a 1989 review for British music magazine ''[[Melody Maker]]'', [[Everett True]] enthusiastically wrote, "Nirvana are beauty incarnate. A relentless two-chord garage beat which lays down some serious foundations for a sheer monster of a guitar to howl over. The volume control ain't been built yet which can do justice to this three-piece!" True also made "Love Buzz" joint-US Single of the Week.<ref>[[Everett True|True, Everett]] (2007). ''Nirvana: The Biography''. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81554-6. p. 111.</ref>
-The original Shocking Blue version is featured in the song "Phoenix" by [[The Prodigy]] on their album ''[[Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned]]''.
 ==Live versions==
-An intense, violent performance of the song can be seen on the 1994 home video ''[[Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!]]''. Cobain smashed the PA system at the club with his guitar, frustrated that it had consistently malfunctioned. (Viewers can see a pallet covering the PA, which was added in case Cobain decided to take a second shot.) Soon after Kurt decided to jump into the crowd. A bouncer tried to push him back onstage, but Cobain took this as an act of aggression.
+An intense, violent performance of the song can be seen on the 1994 home video ''[[Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!]]''. Cobain smashed the PA system at the club with his guitar, frustrated that it had consistently malfunctioned. (Viewers can see a pallet covering the PA, which was added in case Cobain decided to take a second shot.) Soon after Kurt decided to jump into the crowd. A bouncer tried to push him back onstage; Cobain responded by hitting the bouncer in the head with his guitar, drawing blood, after which the much larger man hurled Cobain to the floor and the performance came to a halt with band members, fans and crew separating the two.
-Cobain responded by hitting the bouncer in the head with his guitar, drawing blood, after which the much larger man hurled Cobain to the floor and the performance came to a halt with band members, fans and crew separating the two. In a performance in Amsterdam, [[Dave Grohl]] sings "Macho macho man! I wanna be a macho man!" after Cobain has an altercation with a cameraman. This is also seen on ''Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!'', but this part is muted out possibly because of copyright reasons.
+In a performance in Amsterdam, [[Dave Grohl]] sings "Macho macho man! I wanna be a macho man!" after Cobain has an altercation with a cameraman. This is also seen on ''Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!'', but this part is muted out possibly because of copyright reasons.{{citation needed|date=August 2009}}
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 A rehearsal of Love Buzz from 1988 can be found on the DVD with the 2004 rarities box set ''[[With the Lights Out]]''.
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+Specific references:
+{{reflist}}
+General references:
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-==Footnotes==
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