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Fun Fact about "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
How did "Smells Like Teen Spirit" end-up in the movie "Pan"?
If you haven't heard it yet - check out this cover of "teen spirit" from the 2015 movie "Pan". You'd never guess it, but It wasn't part of the original script. So how did it end up in the movie?
Any way you look at it, this cover leaves an impression. The chanting by the lost children down in the query, Hugh Jackman playing Blackbeard viciously laughing as he breaks into the chorus, balancing over the edge of the ship - definitely a moment. Some fans enjoyed the powerful cinematic moment - others hated it, feeling it was too removed from the original spirit of the song.
Going back to our original question - if it wasn't part of the original script, how did it end-up in the movie? The story goes that the cast was on a 'Pirate retreat' getting into character, during which the original "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana came up on the radio and they spontaneously started singing it together. It was so powerful, that it was added to the movie and we got this memorable scene!
One personal anecdote - our TikTok post about this version of "Smells like Teen Spirit" became viral and is our most popular post to date, with almost half a million views! As people who were around when Nirvana were still performing, we were shocked to learn from the comments just how many commented that the movie 'Pan' was their first time ever hearing about Nirvana!
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