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What happens when the avatars of Grunge, Nirvana, meet their rough contemporaries, the Swedish Hair Metal band Europe?  Australian video producer and musician “Tom,” purveyor of marvelous mash-ups via Wax Audio, mixes two signature tunes– both multi-platinum hits– to give us a peek:  “Smells Like Teen Spirit” vs. “The Final Countdown”…

As we struggle to regain our equilibrium, we might recall that this date marks a singular moment in the history of sibling rivalry.  On November 2, 1991, as “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Nevermind, the album it led, were climbing up the charts to displace Michael Jackson’s Dangerous at #1, Jermaine Jackson released “Word to the Badd!!,” an anti-Michael song.  Jermaine went on to make history as the first housemate to enter the Celebrity Big Brother UK house in 2007.

Jermaine and Michael in happier days (source)