Lake of Fire
by Nirvana
- Artist
- Nirvana
- First released
- 1994
About this song
Nirvana's acoustic cover of the Meat Puppets' 1984 song, performed with Curt and Cris Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets at the November 1993 MTV Unplugged taping and released on MTV Unplugged in New York in 1994.
Song themes
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Performance tips
- Keep it raw and ragged; Kurt's voice cracks on purpose.
- Push the final lines into a strained, desperate howl.
- Keep the strum steady and let the darkness of the song do the work.
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