Polly (song) - Other Versions

Other Versions

Apart from the acoustic rendition which appears on Nevermind, many other versions have been officially released:

• A live, clean (non-distorted) electric version from late 1991, which appears as a B-side on import versions of the band's 1992 "In Bloom" single (with Dave Grohl on cymbal/bass drum and backing vocals).
• A distorted electric studio version recorded for the BBC's Evening Session in late 1991, which appears on Incesticide. This version is dubbed "(New Wave) Polly", because of its faster tempo (Grohl on drums).
• A live, acoustic version recorded during the band's MTV Unplugged performance in late 1993, which was subsequently released the following year on the band's posthumous MTV Unplugged in New York album. This version features Pat Smear on rhythm guitar, and Lori Goldston on cello.
• A live, clean electric performance from late 1991, which appears on the 1994 home video Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!, taken from the Live at the Paramount concert (full show released in 2011).
• A live, clean electric rendition from mid 1991, which appears on the documentary 1991: The Year Punk Broke.
• A live, distorted electric version from late 1989, which appears on the band's 1996 live compilation, From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah, with Chad Channing on drums.
• A Kurt Cobain solo acoustic home demo, which appears on the 2004 Nirvana box set, With the Lights Out.
• A distorted electric studio take from 1989, which also appears on With the Lights Out (Channing on drums).
• A clean electric live version from 1992 appears on the 2009 release Live at Reading.