Can anyone add to this list? Comment on what influenced Kurt’s vocal melodies? I heard he also listened to Gregorian monk chants and childrens music - maybe he got some melodies from these songs?

*Update: Eleventh Dream Day- Tenth Leaving Train (riff) was used for for Nirvana- On A Plain

I made the following discoveries and added them to the list: God's Acre- Wood (guitar riff) influenced Nirvana- Rape Me, Butthole Surfer - Bar-B-Q Pope (guitar riff starting at 21 seconds is same of Nirvana opening riff but slowed down , and the arrangement of vocals / guitar at 1 min 21 secs sounds like the chorus of the Nirvana song - when Kurt goes Heyyy , Waaaait , etc) had major influence on Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box , The U-Men - Bad Little Woman (two guitar notes played at very beginning of song at 1 sec, 13 secs , etc) influenced Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit (two notes played during verses) , Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (guitar riff throughout song , 3:53) and Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (guitar riff starting at beginning of song) inspired guitar riff of Nirvana- In Bloom

Also recently added:

Black Flag- Nothing Left Inside (intro, drums) influenced Nirvana- Scentless Apprentice , The Shaggs- We Have A Savior (guitar riff, starting at 26 seconds and especially at 2:50) definitely influenced Nirvana- Lithium, The Vibrators- Petrol guitar riff influenced Nirvana- Lounge Act, The Skulls- On Target guitar riff influenced Nirvana- Territorial Pissings, Big Boys- Sound On Sound guitar riff influence on Nirvana- Come As You Are, Dead Moon- Diamonds In The Rough guitar riff same as Nirvana- Lounge Act , The Jesus Lizard- Whirl guitar riff at 1:43 sounds like Nirvana- Aneurysm

I also recently added:

Scratch Acid - El Espectro has the riff that influenced Nirvana- Mexican Seafood , Dead Moon- Don't Burn The Fires for Nirvana- About A Girl , I can hear the Dead Moon- Already Gone influence in Nirvana- Heart Shaped Box , Dead Moon - Parchment Farm and Wipers - Way of Love riff for Nirvana- Breed , Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth and Transvision Vamps- Baby I Don't Care influence on Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit , Dead Moon- Walking On My Grave (guitar riff, starting at 14 seconds) compared with Nirvana- Drain You guitar riff , The Rats - Secrets guitar riff compared with Nirvana - Territorial Pissings , The Rats- Nightline guitar riff compared to Nirvana- Lounge Act , Neoboys- I'm Free guitar riff compared to Nirvana- About A Girl

***Disclaimer: The purpose of this whole post is to find the influences that Kurt had and lead us to new music discovery from artist/ songs we haven't heard before. Kurt even said that he wanted people to hear Nirvana and dig deeper into finding out who influenced them and discover bands such as Flipper and Black Flag. That being said...

Kurt even said in his journals and interviews that he ripped other bands off. Did you hear Nirvana- Been a son ? Same riff as Zebra- don't walk away. 4 skins- on the streets same riff as polly. In a link from KAOs radio he said that his song is a ripoff coming from his own mouth (see link in comments section). I am confident that Kurt Cobain ripped off riffs , vocals , drums , etc. for every song he 'wrote'. I would really like to go through every Nirvana album starting with Bleach and ending with In Utero; namely identifying the riff and other song components he ripped off from for every song in each album. I would like to make this the most comprehensive Nirvana ripoff list ever. Kurt even mentioned and blatantly said he ripped other artists off and Nirvana is the world's biggest cover band because of it. Kurt is my all time favorite artist. It is like trying to find the recipe behind your favorite food. I want to understand his songwriting process better and it will lead me to other great songs / artists that inspired Kurt. I love Kurt and his music. It changed my life and is a staple in my childhood. I would like to dig deeper into his inspirations and be influenced by the exact same songs that inspired him as an artist.

So far a list was already posted- but I want to add to this list. I assorted them by album and put * next to what I added with other users.

Albums:

-----Bleach-----

Blew :

Floyd The Barber :

About A Girl : The Smithereens - Blood And Roses (Riff) , The Cure- M (Riff) , Hrast- Parni Valjak (Riff)* , Dead Moon- Don't Burn The Fires (Riff), Neoboys- I'm Free (Riff)

School :

Love Buzz : cover by Shocking Blue

Paper Cuts : Swans- Your Property (Drums)*

Negative Creep : Mudhoney- Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More (Lyrics)

Scoff : The Knack - My Sharona (Drums)

Swap Meet :

Mr. Moustache : Paul Revere & The Raiders - Hungry (Riff)

Sifting :

Big Cheese : Celctic Frost- Usurper (Chorus)*

Downer :

-----Nevermind-----

Smells Like Teen Spirit : Australian Crawl- Daughters of The Northern Coast (Riff), Transvision Vamp- Baby I Don't Care (Riff), Boston - More Than A Feeling (Riff) , The Troggs - Wild Thing (Riff)* , Blue Oyster Cult- Godzilla (Riff), Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (Riff), The U-Men - Bad Little Woman* (two guitar notes played at very beginning of song at 1 sec, 13 secs , etc)

In Bloom : Chicago- 25 or 6 to 4 (Riff)* , Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (guitar riff throughout song , 3:53)* , Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You* (guitar riff starting at beginning of song)

Come As You Are : Killing Joke - Eighties (Riff) , The Damned- Life Goes On (Riff), Big Boys- Sound On Sound

Breed : Link Wray - Run Chicken Run (Riff) , Wipers - Potential Suicide (Riff) , Hoodoo Gurus- I Want You Back (Chorus)* , Wipers - Way of Love (Riff)* , Dead Moon - Parchment Farm (Riff)*

Lithium : The Shaggs- We Have A Savior (Riff starting at 26 seconds and especially at 2:50)*

Polly : The 4 Skins - On The Streets (Riff)

Territorial Pissings : The Rats - Secret (Riff), The Skulls- On Target

Drain You : Fugazi- Bulldog Front (Breakdown)* , Dead Moon- Walking On My Grave (Riff, starting at 14 seconds)*

Lounge Act : The Rats- Nightline (Riff), The Vibrators -Petrol, Dead Moon- Diamonds In The Rough*

Stay Away :

On A Plain : Eleventh Dream Day- Tenth Leaving Train (riff), Dead Moon - In A Graveyard (Riff)*

Something In The Way : The Beatles- Something (Lyrics)*

Endless, Nameless : Butthole Surfers - U.S.S.A (Riff, Vocals) and Jimi Hendrix - I Don't Live Today (Drums)

-----Incesticide-----

Dive :

Sliver :

Stain :

Been A Son : Zebra - Don't Walk Away (Riff)

Turnaround : Devo Cover

Molly's Lips : cover by the Vaselines

Son Of A Gun : cover by the Vaselines

(New Wave) Polly : 4 Skins- On The Streets ( (Riff)

Beeswax :

Downer :

Mexican Seafood : Scratch Acid - El Espectro (Riff)*

Hairspray Queen :

Aero Zeppelin :

Big Long Now : The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe (Riff)

Aneurysm : Fang - An Invitation (Riff) , Breeders - When I Was a Painter (Verse)* , The Jesus Lizard- Whirl (Riff at 1:43)

-----In Utero-----

Serve The Servants :

Scentless Apprentice : The Cult - In the Clouds (Riff) and Jimi Hendrix - Little Miss Lover (Drums) and Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (Drums) , Black Flag- Nothing Left Inside (intro, drums)*

Heart-Shaped Box : Butthole Surfer - Bar-B-Q Pope* (guitar riff starting at 21 seconds is same of Nirvana opening riff but slowed down , and the arrangement of vocals / guitar at 1 min 21 secs sounds like the chorus of the Nirvana song - when Kurt goes Heyyy , Waaaait , etc) , Dead Moon- Already Gone (Riff)*

Rape Me : God's Acre- Wood (guitar riff)*

Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle :

Dumb :

Very Ape : Los Brujos - Kanishka (Riff)

Milk It : Melvins - It`s Shoved (Riff)

Pennyroyal Tea :

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter : PIL - Annalisa (Riff, Drums)

Tourette's :

All Apologies : Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - The Waiting(Vocals)

Gallons Of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip :

Other / non-album

Mrs Butterworth : Devo - Too Much Paranoias (Riff)