"This Is It" Arrives on DVD: A Look Back at Jackson's Final Triumph

Following its limited theatrical engagement late last year, Michael Jackson's concert rehearsal film This Is It finally comes to DVD and Blu-ray today, just five days before the King of Pop is to posthumously receive the Grammys' Lifetime Achievement Award. As Rolling Stone previously reported, This Is It is comprised of footage from Jackson's Los Angeles rehearsals, where the star and his team were prepping for their historic 50-concert run at London's O2 Arena. Since Jackson's June 25, 2009 death from acute Propofol intoxication, This Is It has served as one last reminder of the King of Pop's talents. For much more on This Is It, check out all our coverage:

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• Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Peek Reveals Star in Onstage Glory
• Michael Jackson's "This Is It" DVD Out Jan. 26th, Packed With Extras
• Peter Travers' Review of This Is It

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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