"Floyd the Barber" is a song by the grunge band, Nirvana. It is the second song on their 1989 album, Bleach. The song was written by Kurt Cobain (credited as Kurdt Kobain). The song was first recorded as a demo on January 23, 1988, with Dale Crover of The Melvins on drums, and produced by Jack Endino for only $152.44. During the sessions for Bleach, takes of "Floyd the Barber" with Chad Channing on drums couldn't match the Crover versions, so the Crover demo was remixed and added to the album. Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in 1989 through Sub Pop. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Suquamish chief, see Chief Seattle. ... Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... Look up second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sub Pop logo Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and many other bands from the local scene. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Bleach was the debut album by Nirvana, released in 1989 through Sub Pop. ... this guys music iz amazin remember its better to burn out than to fade away Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – ca. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dale Crover Dale Crover is a American rock musician. ... The Melvins is an American punk music band and usually play as a trio. ... Jack Endino is a music producer based in Seattle, USA. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney and Soundgarden, but is probably best known for producing the first Nirvana album, Bleach, released in 1989. ... Chad Channing Chad Channing (b. ...

The actual Floyd the Barber, who the song is based on, was a character from the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Kurt Cobain said the song is about "a small town gone bad. Everyone turns into a mass murderer." Other characters from The Andy Griffith Show are also mentioned such as Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney Fife. Floyd Lawson was the slow-paced, somewhat absentminded barber in The Andy Griffith Show. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ... Opie Taylor was the name of the character played by Ronny Howard on The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom of the 1960s on the CBS television network. ... Aunt Bee was a character on the long-running 1960s American television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show and its successor program, Mayberry R.F.D.. Aunt Bee was the aunt of Sheriff Andy Taylor in the small town of Mayberry, North Carolina. ... Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show Barney Fife was the fictional deputy sheriff in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. ...

A live version of the song appears on With the Lights Out released 2004. The same live version appears on Sliver: The Best of the Box released 2005. With the Lights Out is a box set, containing 3 CDs and 1 DVD, from the American grunge band, Nirvana. ...

Trivia

• In the North American version of Digimon the Movie, two of the characters in Part II of the story end up at a barber shop when looking for a computer. In the background, you can hear a customer shouting at "Floyd" for nearly cutting his ear off. Though this is probably a reference to The Andy Griffith Show more than the song.
• The Freakazoid theme song mentions a man named Floyd the Barber, who cuts the title characters hair and is visually similar to the Andy Griffith character.

Digimon ) (short for Digital Monster) is a very popular Japanese series of childrens merchandise, including toys, manga and anime, featuring monsters of various forms living in a Digital World. Digimon contains many of the typical themes associated with mon (monster). ... Freakazoid! (or Freakazoid) is an animated television show created by Warner Brothers that aired for two seasons in 1995-1997. ...

References

• Azerrad, Michael. Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, Doubleday, New York: 1993, ISBN 0863697461