NFC News Nirvana in Top 10 of Greatest Songs Of All Time
In a '500 Greatest Songs Of All Time' list by Rolling Stone, Nirvana makes it to the #9 spot with Smells Like Teen Spirit:

"Teen Spirit" wiped the lingering jive of the Eighties off the pop map overnight. "The song was a call to consciousness," Novoselic said in 2000 — Cobain's avenging grenade against the corporate invasion of youth culture, spiked with the demanding venom of the sneering chorus: "Here we are now/Entertain us." The phrase was something Cobain used to say at parties — "to break the ice," he said. "That could have been him watching TV," said Novoselic, "aghast at popular culture."

More information here.

In related news, don't forget to check out the June issue of GQ for a great article on Nevermind in light of the upcoming 20th anniversary.
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