This Saturday, April 5, 2014 marked 20 years since the world lost a legend in Kurt Cobain. To pay tribute to the Nirvana leader, St. Vincent and Muse coincidentally both covered the Nevermind track, “Lithium.”
St. Vincent, who was playing in our town at The Riviera, played a straight-on cover of the original with that same aggression and snarl that did Cobain justice (above). Muse was headlining down in Sao Paulo for this year’s Lollapalooza Brazil when they did their rendition, which was less grungry and modified/adapted, appropriately, for a festival setting that led to a big sing-along between fans and the band. See that below.
(RS)
