Nirvana - Polly [Music Video]

“Polly“ is a song by the American alternative rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the sixth song on their second album Nevermind, released by DGC Records in September 1991. The song was written about the abduction, rape and torture of a 14-year-old girl returning home from a punk rock concert in Tacoma, Washington in 1987. Written from the perspective of the perpetrator, “Polly“ has frequently been cited as evidence of Cobain’s support of feminism and women’s rights. Originally titled “Hitchhiker“ and later “Cracker“, “Polly“ dates back to at least 1987. The earliest known version is a home demo featuring Cobain on vocals and guitar. This version was released posthumously on the Nirvana rarities box set, With the Lights Out, in November 2004. The song was first performed live on June 23, 1989, at Rhino Records in Westwood, Los Angeles. It was first recorded in the studio in August 1989 by Steve F