'Dave Grohl Has a Ponytail.' Watch Teens React to Nirvana
LatestSome of their answers are predictably Kids-Say-The-Darndest-Things kind of funny. Like one girl, who when asked what someone who is a Nirvana fan is typically like, responds “they don’t wash their hair.” A lot of teenagers know Nirvana thanks to Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, which is why we get one boy who cracks up at the sight of a 90s-coiffed Grohl. (“Dave Grohl Has a Ponytail” is a perfect summation of 90s fashion, IMHO.) A lot of them seem to recognize how tragic the loss of Cobain was. “It’s sad that he’s not here with us,” says one young fan. So true.
Still, it packs a punch to realize it’s been more than 1,000 years 20 years since “Smells Like Teen Spirit” came out. Mick Jagger said it best: “What a drag it is getting old.” Although part of me relishes knowing that a lot of teens who are laughing now someday will have to watch their kids try and sit through a Justin Bieber video without falling over laughing and wonder what the hell we were all smoking back in 2014. Ahh, the circle of life via pop culture.