Nirvana - Return Of The Rat (Guitar Cover)

As a tribute to the Portland punk pioneers, Nirvana were invited to take one side of the 7-inch box set Eight Songs for Greg Sage and the Wipers, joining covers by Hole, Poison Idea, and Napalm Beach. According to Thor Lindsay, who founded the label that put out the comp, Cobain originally wanted to submit the band&already recorded Wipers cover "D-7," which they had done for John Peel, but Nirvana&label complicated the licensing. So Cobain said, "Fuck it, I&record another track," and, in Lindsay&words, "basically a DAT tape turned up with &of the Rat&on it." Session engineer Barrett Jones said the group recorded the track along with "Oh, the Guilt" and "Curmudgeon" in one or two takes. More impressive is Jones&claim that they had never even played it before. Tuning: Half step down Equipment used: Fender Kurt Cobain Mustang, Boss DS-1 and Fender Mustang IV amp. Lyrics: You better watch out You better beware They&coming from all sides of the country You better beware Return of the rat Return of the rat Return of the rat Oh, no no no Return of the rat Return of the rat Return of the rat Oh, no no no no no no no They better confess Well they better confess They started this mess, I know, I&seen them do it They better confess Return of the rat Return of the rat Return of the rat Return of the rat Return of the rat Return of the rat Oh, no no no no no no no Nirvana Return of the Rat Guitar Cover #TheWipers