Nirvana went about officially recordingВ вЂњRape MeвЂќВ later in 1992, in their home state of Washington.В CobainвЂ™s daughter Frances Bean, who would have been two years old at the time, was also in attendance. ThisВ led to a serious beefВ between MTV and Kurt Cobain in particular.В And after being introduced to a number of threats, the latter only relented after Music Television threatened to fire one of their employees who also happened to be a friend of the bandвЂ™s.В In fact the feud was so intense that when Cobain did render said instrumental snippet, the live broadcast was almost cut and sent to a commercial. performed it.ДЄn instrumental snippet of this piece was also played during NirvanaвЂ™s live performance at the 1992 MTV VMAs, which were held on 9 September of that year.В Their original plan was to performВ вЂњRape MeвЂќВ in full.В But MTV wasnвЂ™t having it,В reportedly being under the impressionВ that this is actually a diss track against them. The authoring of this song dates backВ to 1991, which was also the first year that Cobain and co. Cobain himself actually enlistedВ Steve to work with Nirvana. NirvanaвЂ™s frontman.В It was his suicide at the age of 27 that led toВ вЂњIn UteroвЂќ, which was only the bandвЂ™s third studio album, being the last of such they ever put out.В And the producer of the track is Steve Albini, a prolific behind-the-scenesвЂ™ musician. The writer of this song was Kurt Cobain (1967-1994), i.e.

It was the second single from what proved to be the last studio album Nirvana would ever put out,В вЂњIn UteroвЂќВ (1993).В Actually in terms of its release,В вЂњRape MeвЂќВ came out as a double A-side along with another of the bandвЂ™s tracks,В вЂњ All ApologiesвЂњ. This track was released on 6 December 1993. someone who is powerless in this situation.В But ultimately, the vocalist is also wishing for the rapistвЂ™s demise and to some degree is even asserting thatВ he will do what he canВ to contribute to such an outcome. So basically, Nirvana is using the word вЂrapeвЂ™ both literally and metaphorically.В And in both cases it can be gleaned that the victim is exactly that, i.e. Or letвЂ™s say that whereas, all things considered, itвЂ™s pretty obvious Kurt hated rapists, itвЂ™s also blatantly apparent, via his lyrics, that heвЂ™s never been the victim of a rape himself.ДЄnd the same fuel that fires him to confront such a controversial issue in an eyebrow-raising way is also the one that made him outspoken against the вЂrapeвЂ™ celebrities like himselfВ endure when dealing with the public which, in this case, we will say is personified by the media and by extension the entertainment industry. In ConclusionДЄnd at the end of the day yes, Cobain may have been akin to a concerned feminist.В But the way he has gone about expressing himself in songs such as this one and 1991вЂ™sВ вЂњ PollyвЂќВ has, understandably, rubbed some people the wrong way.

Lyrically, the bridge was apparently the last part of this song to be written, being done so a considerable time after the rest of the lyrics were conceived.В AndВ it has been put forthВ that the entity which inspired Kobain to pen this section wasnвЂ™t rapists but rather the media, including the likes of MTV.В So in that regard,В вЂњRape MeвЂќВ has also been interpreted as one of those musician-beefing-at-the-industry kinda songs.

So even though the narrator plays docile throughout most of the song, the bridge in particular portraysВ his ill will and disdainВ towards the rapist. Cobain taking on the role of a rape victim who is actually inviting her abuser, of course had some listeners concerned.В But by the time the bridge rolls around, we find him rather cursing the addressee. the addressee, to abuse him.В This stance, i.e. Throughout the first half of the song, one may interpret the vocalistвЂ™s disposition as being akin to inviting the rapist, i.e.

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