This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl. Kurt cobainkrist novoselicdave grohl writing period. An alternative to the nolongerfresh molly, the initial p gives polly a peppier sound, combining the cozy virtues of an oldtimey name with the bounce of a barmaid. I rather doubt that real pirates with parrots ever taught them to say polly wants a cracker.
In 1987, she was returning from a concert in tacoma, washington when she was abducted by a man named gerald friend. Hitchhiker genoemd, maar daarna werd dit veranderd in cracker. One of the earliest uses of the phrase is in a fake advertisement from the mock newspaper the bunkum flagstaff and independent echo published in 1849 in the knickerbocker magazine. A teenage girl went to a rock concert, and while there she was kidnapped, raped, and tortured with a blowtorch. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. Except for the people too dumb to get that polly is just because the kidnapper and rapist is treating the victim kind of like a pet at his mercy. The song is told from the perspective of a rapist who is keeping a young girl captive for his own pleasure. Nirvana polly lyrics meaning lyric interpretations. Apr 20, 2016 polly says her back hurts and shes just as bored as me she caught me off my guard it amazes me, the will of instinct it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont hurt yourself i want some help to help myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont hurt. Nirvana wouldnt be as silly as to write something stupid as the story of a raped girl. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let m. Often people train their parrots polly wants a cracker and other things. I want some help to please myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings.
Nevermind polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind. Polly want a cracker is a common saying to parrots, often used in training a parrot to speak. My dad taught my parrot to say polly wants a cracker. Polly is a song designed, in other words, to give cobain access inside your head. Rape me was about the media affecting him and is a metaphor, but was also written for womens rights. The last live performance of polly was at nirvana s final concert, at terminal 1 in munich, germany, on march 1, 1994. Saltine crackers were mildly successful after being released, but received a huge boost in popularity thanks to the great depression.
What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nirvanas song. This is fairly clear from the first two lines of the song. Polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most succesful album nevermind. Nabisco originally released the saltine cracker in 1876. Any one know the meaning of the song polly by nirvana. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few the girl in real life acted like she liked it and when he trusted her she asked him to untie her. Well lots of meanings when you know she is being raped. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip. Jul 09, 2016 polly by nirvana the meaning polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. However, cobain had already written the song in 1988. The group has some pretty dark songs, but none compared to the dark meaning behind polly. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning polly is a song written and recorded by nirvana for their album nevermind.
The wildcaught parrot trade depends on consumer ignorance and apathy to fulfill supply and demand. This song actually has a really brutal, depressing, terrifying origin. Please educate others about this appallingly cruel industry. That is the beauty in music, song meaning is what you think it is about. Especially in nirvana songs you cant trap yourself in thinking what the writer had in mind. It is the sixth song on their second album nevermind, released in september 1991.
Want some help, help myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asks me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have some seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself want. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip dirty wings let me. Polly, by jennie tremaine 1987 music polly nirvana song, the sixth song on nirvana s second album nevermind 1991, written by kurt cobain. Mar 26, 2009 any one know the meaning of the song polly by nirvana. Polly is a song by the american alternative rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist. The surprising and profound choice cobain makes in polly is to make the protagonist of the song the rapist. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first. To kurt this song was, probably, about a girl who got raped. Originally titled hitchhiker and later cracker, polly dates back to at least 1988. Sucking damaged fingers and leaping about in pain i thought you said your parrot didnt bite.
The rape me is from the victims point of view because people didnt get polly he said hed be more blunt. This is first attested by the 1611 play volpone by ben johnson, in which he wrote of a parrot named pol. This song is available as a downloadable track for the video games rock band, rock band 2, rock band 3, rock band 4 and rock band blitz. So my interpretation not knowing about the rape would be it is a prisoner that is being interrigated, for information, the first line polly wants a cracker.
This is a really sad song that talks about the real story of the kidnapping happen to a girl while come back to home after a concert in the city of tacoma in the state of washington. New wave polly cracker from the album nevermind lyrics polly wants a cracker. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, you have been told promise you, i. Polly is a song by the american alternative rock band nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist kurt cobain. What does polly wants a cracker mean, as in nivanas song polly. I want some help to please myself polly said polly says her back hurts and shes just as bored as me she caught me off my guard.
Want some help help myself got some rope have been told promise you have been true let me take a ride hurt yourself want some help help myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like more food she asked me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me have a seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride hurt yourself want some. Polly this song is by nirvana and appears on the album nevermind 1991 and on the live album mtv unplugged in new york 1994. To complete the quest use rodrigos birdseed biscuit on runaway macaw flying in the area. Aug 18, 2017 nirvana wrote some pretty dark songs over the years, but nothing as dark as the story behind polly. Their slogan for this new type of cracker was polly wants a cracker. The lines about polly wants a cracker, is a sick pun on the name polly.
Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning. To learn more about what data we collect and your privacy options, see our. Polly was the invented name that kurt cobain use in the song. Polly wants a cracker, think she wants some water, maybe she would like more food. This is a really sad song that talks about the real story of the kidnapping happen to a girl while come back to home after a. Want some help, please myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asks me to untie her chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have a seed let me clip, dirty wings let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself got some rope, have been told promise you, have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself. It is unclear how or why the changing of the m to a p came about, as it is with meggy and peggy. He plays the chords in a choppy way with palm mutes here and there intro em g d c em g d c mild distortion verse em g d c polly wants a cracker em g d c i think i should get off her first em g d c think she wants some water em g d c to put out the blow torch chorus d c isnt me g bb have a seed d c let me clip g bb dirty wings d c let. It comes from polly, the diminutive form of poll, which the oxford english dictionary defines as a female name or the name of a parrot. Polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asked me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few. The earliest quotation the oed gives for polly as a name or designation for a parrot is from ben jonsons epigrams, 1616. Want some help, help myself polly said polly says her back hurts shes just as bored as me. Nirvana wrote some pretty dark songs over the years, but nothing as dark as the story behind polly.
Polly, with text by john gay and music by johann christoph pepusch, the sequel to gays the beggars opera. She wants a lover right now but not no brother her man gotta have a lot of money to get under her cover now shes a fine sister but up here shes missin it she says. Polly wants a cracker shed like me to get off her first maybe she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have some seed let me clip your. Jack black posted this wonderfully wacky improv of nirvanas polly wants a cracker complete with mouthsound rhythm section which he sang carpool karaoke style while he was stuck sitting in traffic. Nevermind is nirvanas most successful album and is still a very popular album today. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip your dirty wings let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself ive got some rope you have been told i promise you i have been true let me take a ride dont cut yourself i want some help to please myself polly wants. Polly tab by nirvana guitar songsterr tabs with rhythm. The nirvana song polly by kurt cobain 708 words bartleby. Polly want a cracker this is a cliche phrase taught to parrots and other birds with speechmimicking abilities.
Dec 09, 2009 want some help, help myself got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, hurt yourself want some help, help myself polly wants a cracker maybe she would like some food she asked me to untie her a chase would be nice for a few isnt me, have a seed let me clip dirty wings let me take a ride, hurt yourself. Het verhaal achter polly van nirvana we speak music. New wave polly cracker from the album nevermind lyrics polly wants a cracker shed like me. Polly is the sixth song on nirvanas most successful album nevermind. This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold. Polly by nirvana songfacts this song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14yearold girl.
Oct 19, 2019 he plays the chords in a choppy way with palm mutes here and there intro em g d c em g d c mild distortion verse em g d c polly wants a cracker em g d c i think i should get off her first em g d c think she wants some water em g d c to put out the blow torch chorus d c isnt me g bb have a seed d c let me clip g bb dirty wings d c let. And because, at the time, parrots were a new thing in the world to anyone but incans and mayans, as was the decision on proper names. Polly guitar tab by nirvana with free online tab player. Polly by nirvana more so the explanation of the story polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch isnt me, have a seed. Polly wants a cracker i think i should get off her first i think she wants some water to put out the blow torch it isnt me we have some seed let me clip. My guess is that it was in a movie, but am not able to find any reference to it. Get unsalted crackers, salt is bad for birds health. Polly by nirvana and his happy ending lyrics meaning planck. To others it may mean that, or it can mean something else. Mar 15, 2001 according to the oxford english dictionary oed, polly is a diminutive of poll as a female name, and name for a parrot, and poll, altered from moll, familiar form of mary, is the traditional name for any parrot. The song was originally named hitchhiker which was later changed to cracker. More likely they would be taught bloodcurdling oaths and other words not meant for delicate ears. An acoustic version of polly, featuring pat smear on second guitar and lori goldston on cello, was performed during nirvana s mtv unplugged appearance at sony music studios in new york city on november 18, 1993.
Polly is het zesde nummer op nirvanas meest succesvolle album. Got some rope, you have been told promise you, i have been true let me take a ride, cut yourself want some help, please myself. No one understood why he would want to look inside the mind of such a. As james mcleod has pointed out in another answer, polly want a cracker can be verified to have been in use even before these dates. Polly origin and meaning the name polly is a girls name of english origin. The nirvana song polly by kurt cobain 708 words 3 pages the lyrics in the nirvana song polly can be someone what ambiguous depending on ones interpretation. And so begins the trend of naming parrots pol, poll, polly, or polly o.
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