"Come As You Are" served as the second single from Nirvana’s 1991 breakthrough album, Nevermind . While "Smells Like Teen Spirit" became a cultural explosion, many in the band's management initially believed "Come As You Are" was the more "commercial" track that would truly break the band into the mainstream. 🎸 The "Borrowing" Controversy
Cobain described the song as being about . Nirvana - Come As You Are
Killing Joke reportedly complained about the similarity, but no formal lawsuit was ever finalized. "Come As You Are" served as the second
Years later, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl played drums on Killing Joke’s 2003 self-titled album for free, which many fans view as a "peace offering" for the riff. 🎤 Lyric Meaning & Themes Killing Joke reportedly complained about the similarity, but
Some musicologists pointed out that Killing Joke’s "Eighties" itself sounded remarkably similar to The Damned's 1982 track "Life Goes On".
Kurt Cobain was famously nervous about releasing the song because the main guitar riff bore a striking resemblance to the song by post-punk band Killing Joke .