Big Cheese

Album: Bleach (1989)
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  • Big cheese make me
    Mine says, go to the office

    Big cheese make me
    Mine says, one that stays

    Black is black, straight back
    Need more enemies
    Show you all what a man is

    Big lies make my
    Mine says go to the office

    Big cheese make me
    Message? What is it?

    Black is black, straight back
    Need more enemies
    She eats glue, how are you?

    Big cheese make me
    Mine says, go to the office

    Big cheese make me
    Mine says, one that stays

    Black is black, straight back
    Need more enemies
    She eats glue, how are you?

    Black is black straight back
    Need more enemies
    Show you all what a man is

    She eats glue, how are you?
    Need more enemies

    Show you all what a man is Writer/s: Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 21

  • Luna Loud from Royal Woods, MichiganJust Some Guy: 1. The Simpsons weren't technically a show yet when this album was released (though the main family was featured in shorts on the Tracy Ullman Show), so the song can't be about that.

    2. I have no idea what you're talking about anyway, since I've seen pretty much every ep of the show and still can't get the reference (though Krusty the Clown did say he used to be a "Big Cheese" in one episode).
  • Just Some Guy from North MacedoniaI always thought Kurt was talking about the Simpsons, because it's called Big Cheese and there was a line: "Need more enemies" which Homer always gets in the show.
  • Maybeiknow from New Hampshire When your young and you figure out who the big cheese is and there trying to “make me” force there beliefs and ideas to conform and label your art. Thank you Kurt.
  • Md from Beach HappySo glad to see all of you modern day punks getting heated on these comments. Kurt would be proud. I was 13 when he passed away. I was a grungy lil flannel wearing rebel and it was devastating when he passed. I even have a cassette tape that I recorded off the radio (yes you could do that:) when Kurt Loder announced he was dead. I'm so happy to see his music lives on. He is a legend gone too soon but never forgotten. Take care everyone and turn it up.
  • Zero from Nowhere, NjMost of the lyrics to bleach were scribbled down right before recording the record so there really are no specific meanings to those songs, but I guess subconciously they could have meant something to Kurt.
  • Nick from Fresh Meadows, Nyi always think about the movie jaws theme song when i hear the beginning of big cheese, is it only me?
  • Nick from Fresh Meadows, Nyevery album has very good quality, bleach , he was 21 when they finished bleach, name one 20 year old that makes an album like that at 21, without any support. bleach is very late 80's garage band grundge music, nevermind, was statistically there record braker thats what made him #1 in 1992, so nevermind gets a lot of respect, but its different music completely, its poppy makes u wanna dance, it was like they adavnced so much in just a few years, and then incesticide came out in 1992, again very different but sttill good sh*t and then in utero, which was like a modern version of the other albums.
  • Nick from Fresh Meadows, Nyhe died april 5-6 1994 almost a year after airing mtv unplugged, but they didnt find his body till the 8th of april. so april 5. 1994
  • Elizabeth from West Bridgewater, MaThis song seems like it's about a kid in school who doesn't want to go to the office, and is backtalking his teacher :D
  • Jessica from Birmingham, AlUh, Jake, he died in 94, not 92
  • Bronte from Sydney, Australiajust from listning to the song.
    i thought it was about kurt like applying for a partime job.
    as in when he worked as a janitor for his old highschool.
  • Jake from Bettendorf, Iahe died in 92 Merel...so no you were not 3 ,,do math kid
  • Artemis from Aberdeen, Scotlandever think its about school? "go to the office"
  • Jeff from La Pine, OrI liked the bass in this song and I also liked the solo totally a single
  • Steven from West Carrollton, OhHey, "Dude of Manteca, CA"- forget you. There are MORE than a few songs on Bleach that stand out, like "Floyd The Barber" and "About A Girl".
    So I don't know what YOU'RE talking about- "Bleach" rocks. Just listen to it- and this time, listen GOOD.
  • Mykal from Manteca, CaBleach is probably my favorite album
  • Dude from Compton, Cai like cheese, nirvan has better songs on nevermind screw bleach
  • Brandon from Saskatoon, Canadathe starting sound is scary
  • Merel from Ede, United StatesI just had my 14th birthday and my friends gave me this album to me. I was happier than you can imagine. This album was released before I was born and Kurt died when I was 3. Still, I love their music. This is one of their best songs made, I love it!
  • Matt from Edmonton, CanadaBig Cheese is about the pressures that bands are put under their managars
  • Jason from Dover, PaOne of the best Nirvana songs ever
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