It’s a simple guitar riff that lit a fuse that truly changed the world. Nirvana’s ‘Smells like a Teen Spirit’ literally changed music in general, forcing 90’s America to shed the indulgence and shallowness of the 80’s for gritty emotional introspection with one brilliant alternative punky song. As the generations have changed and alternative music has evolved, the song which kicked off the band’s epic ‘Nevermind’ album has achieved a special milestone on YouTube having crossed the 1 billion stream mark this week. It is also the second most streamed 1990s video on the platform.

Trash Theory is a great retrospective channel that digs into the influence of alternative music and how it changed the landscape when it was released. Their video digging into the seismic shift that followed Nirvana is a must-see.