Come As You Are

"Come As You Are" is a song by the grunge band, Nirvana. It is the third song on, and second single from, their 1991 album, Nevermind. It was the album's second most successful single, overshadowed only by "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Both songs are often credited with breaking Nirvana and grunge into the mainstream.

Welcome to Aberdeen

In 2005, a sign was put up in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain's hometown, that reads "Welcome to Aberdeen - Come As You Are" as a tribute to Cobain. The sign was paid for and created by the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee, a non-profit organization created in May 2004 to honor Cobain. The Committee also plans to create a Kurt Cobain Memorial Park and a youth center in Aberdeen.

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2005 - Aberdeen, Washington

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The sad irony is that Cobain consistently expressed his hatred of the town of Aberdeen, and most of its inhabitants. As soon as he could get enough money together, he left Aberdeen, never to return. It is safe to assume that if Cobain were still alive, he never would have approved the use of his lyrics as a welcome sign for his despised hometown of Aberdeen.

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