"
Aero Zeppelin" is a
rock song by
Nirvana, recorded at the Reciprocal Recording Studios on
January 23,
1988.
Its only official release was as track 13 on the Nirvana album
Incesticide in
1992.
Few versions exist, the best known being the studio version and a live version, recorded at the Community World Theatre in
Tacoma, Washington on the same day as the studio session.
"Aero Zeppelin" is unique when compared with other songs by
Nirvana due to its light beginning style.
The main riff has an oriental sound, although it speeds up and becomes more 'aggressive' as the song progresses.
The lyrics, available in the posthumous
Journals, are a general attack on conformity and mainstream '80s pop culture.
Throughout them, it mentions topics including
songwriting,
fashion and fan devotion.
The title combines the names of two of Cobain's favorite
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Aerosmith and
Led Zeppelin.