| 词条 | Polly (Nirvana song) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Polly | cover = PollyPromo.jpg | caption = Promo CD for the MTV Unplugged in New York album | artist = Nirvana | album = Nevermind | released = {{Start date|1991|09|24}} | recorded = April 1990 | studio = Smart, Madison, Wisconsin | genre = Acoustic rock, alternative rock | length = {{Duration|m=2|s=57}} | writer = Kurt Cobain | label = DGC | producer = Butch Vig | tracks = {{Nevermind tracks}} }} "Polly" is a song by the American alternative rock band Nirvana. It was included as the sixth song on the track-listing of their second studio album Nevermind, released in September 1991. The song was written by Kurt Cobain and is based on a real-life account of the abduction, torture and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl by a serial rapist who managed to outsmart and escape her captor. "Polly" has received general acclaim from music journalists and is regarded as one of the band's best songs. BackgroundCobain wrote "Polly" about an incident in Tacoma, Washington involving the abduction and rape of a 14-year-old girl in August 1987.[1] Gerald Arthur Friend kidnapped the girl while she was leaving a rock concert, suspended her upside down from a pulley in his mobile home and raped and tortured her with a blow torch.[2][3] She managed to escape by jumping from his truck at a gas station, attracting attention from surrounding people. Friend was later arrested and convicted for his crimes.[4][2][3] Cobain's addition to the story was to have the victim fool the kidnapper into thinking she was enjoying what he was doing to her, causing him to let his guard down long enough for her to escape. Writing songs like "Polly" gave Cobain the opportunity to take on a character and sing from the voices of others. The song's lyrics are written in first-person perspective.[5] In his 2001 biography Heavier than Heaven, Charles Cross compared the song to Truman Capote's In Cold Blood in that it was written from the criminal's point of view.[6] In his Nirvana biography Come As You Are, journalist Michael Azerrad noted that rape seemed to be a consistent theme in Cobain's songs and interviews, as if Cobain was "apologizing for his entire gender." However, Cobain explained, "I don't feel bad about being a man at all. There are all kinds of men that are on the side of the woman and support them and help influence other men. In fact, a man using himself as an example toward other men can probably make more impact than a woman can."[1] Following the release and surprise success of Nevermind, there were reports of a woman being raped by two men singing "Polly."[7] This appalled Cobain, who condemned the act in the liner notes to the band's 1992 compilation album Incesticide, writing, "last year, a girl was raped by two wastes of sperm and eggs while they sang the lyrics to our song 'Polly'. I have a hard time carrying on knowing there are plankton like that in our audience. Sorry to be so anally P.C. but that's the way I feel."[7][8] RecordingOriginally titled "Hitchhiker" and later "Cracker," "Polly" dates back to at least 1988. The earliest known version is a home demo featuring Cobain on vocals and guitar. The song was first recorded in the studio by Steve Fisk at Music Source in Seattle, Washington in August, 1989. The sessions were for a planned EP to coincide with the band's European tour, but only two of the five songs recorded, "Stain" and "Been a Son," were officially released, on the Blew EP later that year.[9] On October 26, 1989, the band recorded a version during their first BBC Peel Session, at Maida Vale Studios in London, England. The session, engineered by Ted de Bono, was originally broadcast on November 22, 1989.[9] The song was re-recorded by Butch Vig at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in April 1990. This acoustic version, featuring Chad Channing on drums, later appeared on the band's major label debut, Nevermind, released in September 1991. It was the only recording from Vig's original session with the band to appear on the album, the rest of which was recorded by Vig in May 1991 at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California.[10] The recording features Cobain playing a five string Stella guitar that he said he purchased from a pawn shop for $20. "I didn't bother changing the strings," Cobain told Jeff Gilbert in a 1992 Guitar World interview. "It barely stays in tune. In fact, I had to use duct tape to hold the tuning keys in place."[11] Vig remembers that the guitar's "strings were so old they didn't have any tone to them. A real plunky sound."[12] Cobain's guitar and Krist Novoselic's bass were recorded live, after which Cobain recorded lead and harmony vocals, and then Channing added the cymbal crashes. According to Nevermind producer Butch Vig on Classic Albums: Nevermind, Cobain sang the line "Polly said" too early, but they decided to leave it in.[12] Composition{{Wikiquote|Nevermind}}{{Listen|pos = right|filename=Polly.ogg |title="Polly" |description= A sample of "Polly", based a real-life account of the abduction and torture of a 14-year-old girl. It’s haunting narrative is written from the point-of-view of the serial rapist. The song is driven by soft, plunking acoustic guitar strums.[19] |format=Ogg}} "Polly" is an alternative rock song that lasts for a duration of two minutes and fifty-seven seconds.[13] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by BMG Rights Management, it is written in the time signature of common time, with a moderate tempo of 122 beats per minute.[14] "Polly" is composed in the key of E Minor, while Kurt Cobain's vocal range spans one octave and one note, from a low of D4 to a high of E5.[15] The song has a basic sequence of Em–G–D–C in the verses and G5–B{{music|flat}}5–D5–E5 during the refrain as its chord progression.[16] The song starts with Cobain playing a soft, sludgy acoustic guitar riff and singing the vocals until the first chorus when bass enters, a cymbal crash is played and Dave Grohl joins in for a vocal harmony. This is done for all verses and choruses. After the second chorus the guitar stops playing and a bass break starts. The song ends with a final cymbal crash after the third chorus. Lyrically, the song is one of Kurt Cobain's earliest forays into foreboding social commentary. "Polly" is reflective of Cobain's fascination with both the macabre and the sensitive, as well as his interest in feminism under the influence of his ex-girlfriend, Tobi Vail of the punk rock band Bikini Kill.[19] It is based on a real-life account in which serial rapist Gerald Friend abducted, tortured and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl. She manages to outsmart and escape her captor by convincing him that she enjoyed her treatment. The song harbors an haunting atmosphere, with its ominous lyrical narrative written from the disturbing perspective of the perpetrator.[19] Reception"Polly" was ranked number 18 in NME's 2004 "Top 20 Nirvana Songs" list. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked it number 29 in their ranking of 102 Nirvana songs. Julianne Sheperd wrote, "Though it's certainly not a protest song, it deftly delves into the mind of a sicko, like a succinct Portrait of a Serial Killer, and is an example of the thoughtful depths Cobain was willing to plumb."[17] According to Heavier than Heaven, American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was impressed with "Polly" upon hearing the song while at a Nirvana concert, remarking of Cobain that "that kid has heart."[6] Live performances{{Listen|pos = right|filename=Polly (Live).ogg |title="Polly" (Live) |description=A 18-second sample of "Polly" from the live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996). The song is set at a faster tempo and features distorted electric guitar. Cobain sings his lyrics in a melodic screaming style. |format=Ogg}} The band recorded another version of the song for the BBC on November 9, 1991 at Maida Vale in London during their appearance on Radio 1's Mark Goodier Radio Session. The session, their last for the BBC, was first broadcast on November 18, 1991,[18] and three of the four songs from the session, including "Polly," appeared on the band's compilation album Incesticide on December 1992. This faster version of the song appeared under the title "(New Wave) Polly."[19] Covers versions"Polly" was covered by dark cabaret musician Amanda Palmer. Regarding the song, Palmer stated, "It's entirely possible that the production on Nevermind is going to feel dated in 50 years, if it doesn't already. The mystery in the lyrics to a song like ‘Polly’ is so profound. People will always be trying to make sense of what the fuck exactly Kurt was singing about. That's what makes a song last." The cover was included on 2011 tribute album, Newermind, created in celebration of the 20th anniversary the band's breakthrough album.[20] In popular cultureThe song appears as downloadable content in the video games Rock Band, Rock Band 2, and Rock Band 3. Recording and release historySeveral versions of "Polly," both studio-recorded and live, were released during the band's lifetime, and numerous others have been released posthumously. The following tables list all studio versions of the song, and all officially released live versions. Studio versions
Live versions
References1. ^1 {{cite book|first=Michael|last=Azerrad|title=The Story of Nirvana|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York City|date=1993|ISBN=0-86369-746-1|page=321}} 2. ^1 {{cite book|first=John|last=Rocco|title=The Nirvana companion: two decades of commentary: a chronicle of the end of punk|url=https://books.google.com/?id=Ii0UAQAAIAAJ|publisher=Schirmer Books|location=New York City|year=1998|isbn=0-02-864930-3|page=243}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|first=Chuck|last=Klosterman|authorlink=Chuck Klosterman|author2=A.V. Club|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=70vSvQwG4vAC&pg=PT87|chapter=Shoot the whole day down|title=Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists|publisher=Simon and Schuster|location=New York City|date=2009|isbn=1-4165-9473-6|page=71}} 4. ^{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date=August 19, 1987 |title=GUILTY VERDICT IN RAPE CASE|journal=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |publisher=Hearst Corporation|location=Seattle Washington|volume= |issue= |pages=D1 |url= |doi= }} 5. ^St Thomas, Kurt and Smith, Troy. (2004). Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects. St Martin's Griffin. pp. 95. {{ISBN|0-312-20663-1}}. 6. ^1 {{cite book|first1=Charles R.|last1=Cross|authorlink=Charles R. Cross|title=Heavier Than Heaven|date=August 15, 2001|publisher=Hyperion Books|location=New York City|isbn=0-7868-6505-9}} 7. ^1 {{cite magazine|first1=Jonathan|last1=Gold|authorlink=|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/04/nirvana-kurt-cobain-death-spin-1994-essay-out-of-the-blue/ |title=Nirvana: Read SPIN’s 1994 Essay on Kurt Cobain’s Rise, ‘Out of the Blue’|magazine=Spin|publisher=SpinMedia|location=Los Angeles, California|date=April 3, 2014|accessdate=March 26, 2019}} 8. ^{{cite web|last1=Lindsay|first1=Cam|title='Incesticide' Is Nirvana's Best Record Because It Reveals Their Contradictions|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/pgp7xb/incesticide-is-nirvanas-best-record-because-it-reveals-their-contradictions|website=Vice|publisher=Vice Media|location=Brooklyn, New York|date=January 12, 2017|accessdate=January 25, 2018}} 9. ^1 {{cite book|title=Nirvana FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important Band of the 1990s|last=Luerssen|first=John D.|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|date=2014|isbn=978-1-61713-588-0}} 10. ^{{cite magazine|first1=Charles R.|last1=Cross|authorlink=Charles R. Cross|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/09/true-or-false-8-myths-about-nirvanas-nevermind/|title=True or False? 8 Myths About Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’|magazine=Spin|publisher=SpinMedia|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 8, 2011|accessdate=January 26, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite news|last1=Jeff|first1=Gilbert|title=Cool Hand Puke: Kurt Cobain tries to explain why Nirvana — third-hand guitars and all — is suddenly the hottest band in the country|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/kurt-cobain-talks-gear-and-more-his-final-guitar-world-interview-1992|magazine=Guitar World|publisher=NewBay Media|location=New York City|date=February 1992|edition=February 20, 2018|accessdate=July 26, 2018}} 12. ^1 {{cite book|first1=Charles|last1=Cross|authorlink=Charles R. Cross|first2=Jim|last2=Berkenstadt|title=Classic Rock Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind|publisher=Schirmer Trade Books|location=New York City|date=February 22, 2012|isbn=9780857127686}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0073488|title=Nirvana 'Polly' Sheet Music in E Minor - Download & Print|last=Cobain|first=Kurt|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=BMG Rights Management|access-date=March 9, 2019}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0073488|title=Nirvana 'Polly' Sheet Music in E Minor - Download & Print|last=Cobain|first=Kurt|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=BMG Rights Management|access-date=March 9, 2019}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0073488|title=Nirvana 'Polly' Sheet Music in E Minor - Download & Print|last=Cobain|first=Kurt|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=BMG Rights Management|access-date=March 9, 2019}} 16. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0073488|title=Nirvana 'Polly' Sheet Music in E Minor - Download & Print|last=Cobain|first=Kurt|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=BMG Rights Management|access-date=March 9, 2019}} 17. ^1 2 3 {{cite magazine|first1=Julianne Escobedo|last1=Shepherd|title=No Apologies: All 102 Nirvana Songs Ranked|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/no-apologies-all-102-nirvana-songs-ranked-20150408/polly-new-wave-polly-20150408|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|location=New York City|date=April 8, 2015|accessdate=27 January 2018}} 18. ^{{cite book|first=Gillian G.|last=Gaar|title=The Rough Guide to Nirvana|publisher=Penguin Books|location=New York City|date=2009|isbn=978-1-4053-8119-2}} 19. ^{{cite news |last= |first=|date=December 20, 1992 |title=Nirvana's Latest, Incesticide Is No Trump Card, But It's Still A Winner |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=36AaAAAAIBAJ |work=The Milwaukee Journal |accessdate=March 26, 2019}} 20. ^{{Cite news|author=Spin Staff|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/07/free-album-spin-tribute-nirvanas-nevermind/|title=FREE ALBUM: SPIN Tribute to Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’|work=Spin|date=2011-07-19|accessdate=2018-02-21}} External links
9 : 1991 songs|Songs based on actual events|Nirvana (band) songs|Songs about child abuse|Songs about sexual assault|Songs with feminist themes|Songs written by Kurt Cobain|Song recordings produced by Butch Vig|Works about rape |
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