When it comes to iconic song , Nirvana ’s “ Smells Like Teen Spirit ” ranks among the best . In fact , back in 2015 , University of London analysts describe it themost iconic songof all time .
It was iconic in its early days , too . As the Pb single off the band ’s soph albumNevermind , it helped catapultNirvanainto the mainstream and make Kurt Cobain the case of the grunge movement . Over the years , people have paid homage to the Sung with their ownsometimes foreign renditions , a class that“Weird Al ” Yankovicpretty much set up with his own 1992 parody “ Smells Like Nirvana . ”
In short , people ca n’t get enough of the filth anthem and anything remotely relate to it — and those hoi polloi will soon have a chance to own a significant part of its account . The 1969 Fender Mustang that Cobain played in the music television , which MTV debuted in September 1991 , is head to auction bridge .
The left - handed electric guitar , whose body and headstock flash the same Lake Placid blue paint problem , is iconic in its own right wing : because Cobain really know it . “ I ’m depart - handed , and it ’s not very easy to find reasonably price , high - character left - handed guitars , ” he toldGuitar Worldshortly before his demise . “ But out of all the guitars in the whole cosmos , the Fender Mustang is my favorite . I ’ve only possess two of them . ”
With an indorsement like that from the likes of Nirvana ’s beloved frontman , it ’s not exactly surprising thatJulien ’s Auctionshas value the guitar at a “ cautious start estimate ” of $ 600,000 to $ 800,000 . It ’s also not the only former belonging of Cobain ’s before long to be for sale . His 1965 Dodge Dart 170 sedan chair , purchase for $ 2500 and fondly nicknamed “ Baby Blue , ” is expected to fetch somewhere between $ 400,000 and $ 600,000 .
Those items and other Cobain - related memorabilia will be feature in Julien ’s Auctions ’ “ Music Icons ” auction sale , which kick off on May 20 and work through May 22 . you could find out more about it , include how to bid online , here .
