Nirvana Territorial Pissings meaning

The song's lyrics mock sexism and masculine stereotypes that Cobain always despised, with one line mentioning, 'Never met a wise man, if so, it's a woman.'

Curious facts on Territorial Pissings

It is the seventh song from the second studio album 'Nevermind' released in 1991. It is a song of only 2 minutes and 23 seconds, but its punk interpretation made it one of the band's most energetic songs, which generally ends with them roughing up or destroying their instruments when they finish playing it. For the song's title, Kurt declared that he was inspired by the animal kingdom, where the male typically marks his territory by urinating on it. He commented that he sees many men behaving the same way when it comes to sex and power. The intro sung by Krist Novoselic features fragments of the song 'Get Together' by The Youngbloods. An incident with this song occurred in 1991 on the BBC program 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.' The band had agreed to play 'Lithium,' but at the last moment, decided to play 'Territorial Pissings' before a stunned audience who watched as they destroyed their instruments at the end of the song.