TEENS REACT TO NIRVANA - 33 people stabbed to death in militant attack at China train station

TEENS REACT TO NIRVANA




♪ (punk rock music) ♪
♪ (Nirvana, andquot;Smells Like Teen Spiritandquot;) ♪
- This song sounds familiar.
- I've heard the song before.
- It's Nirvana.
- Is this Nirvana?
- Who doesn't love Nirvana?
♪ (imitating song's punk melody) ♪
♪ (music mellows) ♪
- ♪ Load up on guns ♪
- (singing along) ♪ Bring your friends ♪
♪ It's fun to lose and to pretend ♪
- I love this song, but I've never
actually watched the video.
- I love him... so much.
- Takes forever to understand
what he's saying.
- (singing along) ♪ Hello,
hello, hello, how low? ♪
- ♪ Hello, hello ♪
- I love it so much.
♪ With the lights out,
it's less dangerous ♪
- ♪ Here we are now, entertain us ♪
♪ I feel stupid and contagious ♪
- When music videos used to be normal.
There's nobody stripping in this one.
♪ (guitar solo) ♪
- (mouths along)
- ♪ Yay ♪
- ♪ I found it hard ♪
- But I just like how
it goes from, like, andquot;Yeah!andquot;
to, like, mellow and, like, andquot;Yeah.andquot;
- I could never go to a rock concert.
I'd be, like, trampled on.
- ♪ Here we are now, entertain us ♪
- Hey, they used this in that
one song by Jay Z. They stole that.
- ♪ An albino ♪
- Only if music was this good now.
Like, some of the new music
is so just like trash.
- ♪ A denial! A denial! ♪
- Their most typical song.
- ♪ (holding note) ♪
- Looks like the Joker at the end.
(giggling) What the heck?
♪ (mellow guitar intro) ♪
- andquot;Heart-Shaped Boxandquot;? Ha!
- ♪ She eyes me... ♪
- What? (snickering)
Why is he in a meadow
in only his underwear?
- ♪ ...I am weak ♪
- I'm pretty bomb at this on Guitar Hero.
- ♪ I wish I could eat your cancer... ♪
- Oh no, is that Jesus?
- ♪ ...you turn back ♪
♪ (music builds) ♪
♪ Hey! Wait! ♪
♪ I've got a new complaint ♪
- (scoffs) What is this?
- ♪ ...your priceless advice ♪
♪ Hey! Wait! ♪
- (laughing)
- I love all this vivid
imagery that they have.
- I don't know what I'm watching.
♪ (punk instrumental) ♪
- It looks like the people--
like, the Titans from Attack on Titan.
- 'Kay.
- KKK?
- ♪ I've been drawn into your... ♪
- Mm, he's so attractive.
- He was, like, really attractive.
That's really creepy 'cause he's dead.
♪ (music builds) ♪
- ♪ Hey! Wait! ♪
♪ I've got a new complaint ♪
- What is with the KKK kids?
- ♪ Forever in debt
to your priceless advice ♪
- What is that? I'm so confused.
- Was this actually put on TV?
Were they actually showing this?
- Did I miss something out of that?
Like, am I supposed to be like,
andquot;Wow, that was so profoundandquot;?
- I've never been more confused
from a music video in my life.
- ♪ I need an easy friend ♪
- I love this song too. These are
all freaking kickass songs.
- I love this song!
- ♪ I do think you fit this shoe ♪
♪ I do ♪
♪ Won't you have a clue? ♪
- It's such a shame.
- (singing along)
♪ I'll take advantage while ♪
♪ Do-do-do ♪
- I like how his voice is kind of raspy.
- ♪ But I can't see you every night ♪
♪ Free ♪
- They sound the same when they're live.
- ♪ ...night ♪
- (chuckles) Dave Grohl and his ponytail.
- ♪ Free ♪
♪ I do ♪
(cheers and applause)
- So that was Nirvana.
- I enjoyed that.
- I actually like old music like that.
♪ (punk rock music) ♪
- (Finebros) So have you heard of Nirvana?
- Yes.
- Of course I've heard of Nirvana.
- You always see the shirts
where it's like, andquot;Nirvana,andquot;
and smiley faces.
Everyone's heard of Nirvana!
- (Finebros) Do you like the band?
- They sound good but maybe not for me.
- I'm leaning towards no.
- I wouldn't sit there
and listen to it for hours.
- Yeah, I like Nirvana.
- All-time favorite for me.
- Yeah, I do,
even though it's kinda like yelling,
but it's still relaxing.
- They really give you what they are
instead of what anyone else wants.
- I love rock and I love--
I don't know, I just-- I love him.
It's sad that he's not here with us today.
- (Finebros) In school,
when you meet someone
who says they love Nirvana,
what type of person typically are they?
- They don't wash their hair.
- Like, hipster.
- Skater.
- Long hair and wears black T-shirts.
- Gothic or artsy.
Even though I've met many
people who enjoy Nirvana
that have been really,
like, preppy people.
- It's actually a wide range.
- Just, like, an alternative kid
that I would most likely hang out with
'cause he likes Nirvana.
- (Finebros) So the first video
for andquot;Smells Like Teen Spirit.andquot;
What did you think of the music video?
- I liked it!
- I want to go to a party like that.
- Watch out, school,
'cause I'm gonna plan
a Nirvana-styled party in the gym.
- It's a metaphor of how
crazy a teenager's life is.
They were partying at the same time,
but they were destroying stuff.
Like, I guess that inner chaos.
- (Finebros) And what about
the second music video?
That was for a song
called andquot;Heart-Shaped Box.andquot;
- Um, I liked that one too.
That was really trippy.
- I feel like you're supposed
to be on acid or something
before watching it.
- One of those powerful music videos
that enhances the sound of the music.
- I saw a Ku Klux Klan member!
We don't like those people!
What the fudge?
- (Finebros) The last video was
from an Unplugged special
they did for MTV.
But unlike other bands
who were doing it at that time,
Nirvana chose not to play
almost any of their actual hits.
- Well, I mean, it's unique.
But, I mean, people want
to watch you on TV,
and they want to hear
their favorite song playing.
- They more are for a love of music
instead of making money.
- That song though, the one they played,
is now one of the most popular
songs that they have now
because they did that.
- (Finebros) How would you say their music
compares to the rock music of today?
- Oh now, like, I don't even know
any good rock bands anymore.
- What is considered modern
rock today? I have no idea.
- There's not really much out there
with that same sound and vibe.
- Rock and roll's splitting completely--
pop rock and then hardcore heavy metal.
In the future, like, near future,
there's gonna be that band
that's gonna just tie
all rock and roll together.
- (Finebros) Do you know
what subgenre of rock music
Nirvana was considered?
- No.
(buzzer)
- I have no idea.
(buzzer)
- Is it alternative?
(buzzer)
- Grunge.
- It's grunge.
- Grunge music.
(simultaneous chimes)
- (Finebros) They were
referred to as andquot;grunge music.andquot;
- They don't look grungy.
Well, I mean, they could cut their hair.
- Sounds a lot like andquot;grudge.andquot;
- What does that mean?
Is there a definition?
- (Finebros) And what do you think
about their lead singer?
- I love him as a musician and an artist.
- He definitely gets into the music.
- He was pretty cute.
He was a really good singer.
- You just kind of see that
he was kind of a tortured soul.
- I think he's a rad dude.
It's such a shame that
those issues overwhelmed him
and he had to take his own life.
- (Finebros) Do you know what happened
to Nirvana's lead singer,
Kurt Cobain?
- I do not.
- He left Nirvana and then
became a drummer?
But that might be somebody else.
- Did he pass away?
- Didn't he O.D.?
- He killed himself.
- (Finebros) 20 years ago next month,
Kurt Cobain committed suicide.
- Why?
- Oh no.
- I did not know it was suicide.
Why, 'cause they were so successful?
Oh, my heart. It hurts.
- I sound like an ass[bleep] saying this,
but I can kind of understand,
just from the place he was
coming from, to make that music.
- That makes me feel bad about
what's going on these days.
Like, I know a lot of people
hate on Justin Bieber.
On his birthday, I saw a trend
going on: andquot;Kill yourself, Bieber.andquot;
Like, if something
happens to him like that,
what are we gonna say afterwards?
- I'm still crushed about it.
Like, one of the greatest
bands in history.
Never in my life am I ever
gonna be able to see them play live.
- (Finebros) The one reason
talked about most often
about what might have led
to this was this level of fame,
that he really was not
comfortable being that famous.
All this anti-mainstream music
became the mainstream.
- It's like that one Batman quote.
andquot;You either die the hero
or live long enough to see
yourself become the villain.andquot;
- (Finebros) And what do you
think about that struggle
of you became the thing
that you did not want to be?
- That's just sad because people--
like, they just need to shut up
and let him do his thing.
(sighs) Why is it like this?
- That makes sense.
He's like, andquot;Oh, I'm gonna
do something for this purpose.andquot;
And then it's interpreted
for a whole 'nother purpose,
and you end up being
the opposite of what you wanted.
- In Kurt's sense, I feel like
that's really stupid thing to do,
to make music in hopes
that it doesn't become big.
- Shows how messed up society is.
Like, this guy just wants to make music,
and you're pushing him to
the point where he shot himself.
- One of the goals of an artist
is to become that mainstream.
But the fact that he kind of
rejected that is really interesting.
Once you've reached that level,
that maybe it's not the best for a person.
- (Finebros) And what are
your thoughts that, even today,
your generation listens to Nirvana
and relates to the music
in the same way that teenagers
20 years ago listened to Nirvana?
- Because young people always
go through the same [bleep].
We have the same angst
and problems and inner struggles
that the kids 50 years ago had.
- (Finebros) So Nirvana only
made three studio albums
yet are considered to have
huge influence on rock music.
What is it about them that has led to them
being such an influence?
- They're so awesome.
- I have more respect for them now.
The fact that they only had three albums
and they're still so popular--
it just shows how great
of a band they are.
- The suicide.
People want to listen to it
more because of him.
- It really influenced
a lot of bands of the '90s
and today still.
- It's been 20 years now.
His music lived on.
It still touches so many people.
So his life never went to waste.
- That brings us to the end
of another episode of Teens React.
- Let us know in the comments
what band we should react to next.
- If you liked what you saw
in the main episode,
keep on watching
and click on the bonus video.
- Seeing as how it's been 20 years,
do yourself a favor
and play a Nirvana song
right now. See you guys.
♪ (punk rock music) ♪

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33 people stabbed to death in militant attack at China train station




33 people have died and at least 130 injured
in a knife attack at a train station in southwest China.
Authorities have said the group of militants
from the west armed with knives launched a
premeditated attack at Kunming Railway Station
late on Saturday night.
Four of the attackers were shot dead by police.
Witnesses said they saw knife-wielding men
attacking passengers randomly.
This man was working at a shop 50 metres from
the station and said he couldn't believe what
was happening.
Two women said to me, andquot;There's fighting outside.
They're killing people.andquot; I said, Don't talk
nonsense. It's very safe here, but people
really were being killed. I walked out and
saw a person with a knife. I thought it was
just one person, so I planned for a couple
of people to try and apprehend them, but then
I saw five or six of them. They all had knives
and they were stabbing people.
Onlookers said hundreds of people came spilling
out of the site when the attack took place.
Last night, everyone ran over into my supermarket.
The supermarket was full of people, including
two passengers who had been stabbed. I was
terrified. They were killing people. How could
I not be scared?
The incident comes at a sensitive time for
China, as it prepares for its annual parliament meeting.

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