Kurt Cobain Home Demo of Nirvana's "Been a Son" Released

The  soundtrack of Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck contains some unreleased home cassette recordings by the Nirvana frontman. One of the standouts is a rough demo of "Been a Son," a raucous track that had previously come out on the group's Blew EP in 1989 and, in a different form, on the Incesticide comp in 1992.

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The version on what is officially titled Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings finds Cobain strumming the song's chords on an unplugged electric guitar, as he sings the melody with nonsense lyrics that map out the general idea of the tune. When he's done, he says, "bass part," and plays what he intended to show Krist Novoselic for the song. Since it's a demo, the whole thing lasts less than 90 seconds.

Listen to it below:

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​When the soundtrack comes out on November 13th, it will be available as a 13-track CD and a 31-song vinyl release; both will come out digitally. A CD edition of the extended version will also accompany the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the film, out the same day.

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