Winehouse, West, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, Rihanna: Essential Grammy Videos

For your viewing pleasure, three-plus hours of so-so Grammy action condensed into five stellar thirty-second clips (plus a bonus video of Winehouse's charming, bewildered acceptance speech).

Click here for photos from the Grammy Awards and here for shots from the big afterparties.

Amy Winehouse gives her "Blake incarcerated" a shout during "You Know I'm No Good":

Rihanna provides Michael Jackson with the perfect moment to stage his Grammys comeback (sadly, it didn't happen):

A peek inside the pyramid: Kanye West passes Daft Punk the spotlight for "Stronger":

Tina Turner and Beyoncé make "Mary" proud:

Foo Fighters burn through "The Pretender" with their John Paul Jones-conducted orchestra:

Winehouse forgets about the live satellite feed for a few minutes after her big win, but who can blame her (it was around 4:00 AM London time by then):

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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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