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TIL that when Weird Al Yankovic did a parody of Nirvana’s song, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” (which is called “Smells Like Nirvana) Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain considered the parody as a sign that they had "made it” as a band.

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