Spank Thru
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| Song by Nirvana | ||
| from the album 'Sub Pop 200' | ||
| Released | December 1, 1988 | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 3:19 | |
| Label | Sub Pop | |
"Spank Thru" was a Fecal Matter song and, according to Krist Novoselic, the first ever Nirvana song. It was first recorded for the Illiteracy Will Prevail demo in December 1985. As of 2006 it remains the only unreleased song from the Dale Crover-sessions (January 23, 1988 at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle). Another studio version, rerecorded with Chad Channing on drums, was released in 1988 on a vinyl LP box set of bands on the Sub Pop label. The box set was called Sub Pop 200. The 3xEP box set was released in December 1988. CD versions were first released in 1990 and there are three versions of Sub Pop's American CD.
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[edit] Other versions
A live version of Spank Thru recorded February 9, 1990 at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland, Oregon was released on CD copies of the Sliver single in 1990.
Another live version recorded November 19, 1991 at the Castle Theatre in Rome, Italy appeared on the live album From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah in 1996.
A rehearsal from 1988 at the Novoselic residence in Aberdeen, Washington appeared on the DVD with the 2004 box set With the Lights Out.
The Illiteracy Will Prevail version by Fecal Matter was released on Nirvana's Sliver: The Best of the Box on November 1, 2005. This version of Spank Thru has great significance in Nirvana's history, as former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has stated it was hearing this song on the demo that convinced him to start a band with Cobain, thus founding the band that would later be known as Nirvana. Many fans hope the entire Fecal Matter demo will eventually be officially released.
[edit] Theme
The theme of this song is a lost love and masturbation. Such lyrics as "We'll be together once again my love I need you back oh baby baby" and "I can spank it, I can beat and ejaculate it" make this theme known.
[edit] Trivia
- This song is one of the three Fecal Matter songs that were later performed by Nirvana, the others being Anorexorcist and Downer.
- Cobain introduced this song as "Breaking the Law" at a 1987 house party performance.
- This song was one of 10 demos recorded at Reciprocal Studios in 1988 for $152.44.
- This song was recorded with numerous drummers throughout the band's career, including Dale Crover, Chad Channing, and Dave Grohl.
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