Nirvana’s “Polly” and the Weight of Its Subject Matter “Polly” – Nirvana (1991, Live at the Paramount – Seattle). Performed on October 31, 1991, during Nirvana’s Paramount Theatre concert, this rendition came just as Nevermind was beginning its climb through the charts. The show, one of the earliest professionally filmed documents of the band, captures Nirvana balancing underground intensity with a rapidly growing mainstream profile. Unlike the acoustic studio version, this performance is delive