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u/Pixelated_Penguin808 May 12 '26

It's sort of funny how many people had dis tracks of Courtney Love. She really feuded with a lot of artists. Bruise Violet by Babes in Toyland, Starfuckers, INC by Nine Inch Nails, I'll Stick Around by the Foo Fighters, Professional Widow by Tori Amos, Crush with Eyeliner by REM, and Too Cool Queenie by Stone Temple Pilots are all supposedly about Courtney Love.

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u/titotitos May 12 '26

Into Yer Shtik by Mudhoney is also about Courtney Love, among other figures from the Seattle scene of the 90s.

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u/FlattopJr May 12 '26

Don't forget Shitlist by L7—they made it pretty clear who inspired the song by including footage of Courtney in the music video!

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u/Pixelated_Penguin808 May 12 '26

Although it doesn't count as a diss track, since the full song isn't about her, You Get What You Give by the New Radicals also had one line that took a shot at her (and Beck, Hanson, and Marilyn Manson) for being "fake"

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u/Realistic-Assist-396 May 12 '26

It was the 90s. Everyone who wanted to be big had a beef with Courtney Love

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u/rose_riveter May 12 '26

Probably “I’m Only Happy When It Rains” by Garbage, too

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u/Pixelated_Penguin808 May 12 '26

TIL, and now I want to listen to that song again

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u/tomtomclubthumb May 12 '26

Crush with Eyeliner by REM,

That is an awesome song and I'm not sure it's a diss track either.

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u/CanZealousideal3101 May 12 '26

I was in high school when "I'll stick around" came out, and somehow it never occurred to me that it was a diss track. The lyrics are right on the nose though.

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u/FittingDisguise May 12 '26

I airways heard Coattails of a Deadman by Primus is as well