Nirvana - Spank Thru [Lyrics]

Song Author: Kurt Cobain
Writing Period: 1985
Alternate/Working Titles: None Documented
Recorded: June-September 1988, Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, WA

Spank Thru is a song that dates back to the Fecal Matter times. Kurt Cobain and Dale Crover recorded this song in 1985 as Fecal Matter on a demo called "Illiteracy Will Prevail". Kurt sended this demo to many people after Fecal Matter disbanded the next year, one of the person's that were interested in this demo was Krist Novoselic, who asked Kurt to start a band, Krist was specifically fond of Spank Thru. Krist ended up being the bassist of Nirvana and a good friend of Kurt. Spank Thru is one of the two songs that were performed by both Nirvana and Fecal Matter, the other being Downer.

This is probably the most famous version of Spank Thru, it appeared on the various artists Sub Pop compilation "Sub Pop 200". The band recorded it on the sessions for the Love Buzz single in 1988, the main point of interest in the song is that the backing vocals were provided by the producer Jack Endino at Kurt's request.

From the compilation album Sub Pop 200

Lyrics

As the soft pretentious mountains
Glisten in the light of the trees
All the flowers sing in D minor
And the birds fly happily
We'll be together once again my love
I need you back, oh baby baby

I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
Living without you girl, you'll only break my heart

I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it, I can beat and masturbate it

I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same old
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever could

I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it, I can beat and ejaculate it

I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same old
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever could

I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same old
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make it do things you wouldn't think it ever
You wouldn't think it ever could