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Music Appreciation

marble falls

(72,697 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:21 PM 21 hrs ago

Ledbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

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Ledbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Original Post) marble falls 21 hrs ago OP

No one ABC123Easy 21 hrs ago #1

Nirvanna played it as a tribute to Ledbelly. Nobody played it better than Ledbelly. marble falls 18 hrs ago #2

For me ABC123Easy 17 hrs ago #3

ABC123Easy

(366 posts)

1. No one

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 04:29 PM

21 hrs ago

For me (Gen X'er) no one will ever top Nirvana's version from Unplugged.

Love Ledbelly still though.

marble falls

(72,697 posts)

2. Nirvanna played it as a tribute to Ledbelly. Nobody played it better than Ledbelly.

Reply to ABC123Easy (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 06:59 PM

18 hrs ago

ABC123Easy

(366 posts)

3. For me

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 08:06 PM

17 hrs ago

Obviously it was a tribute to Ledbelly as most covered versions are. The Ledbelly Estate was trying to sell his guitar to Kurt so they played the song during Unplugged.

Nirvana's version is far better than any version I've ever heard.

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