Genius, collectively known as WZRD, recorded a rendition of the song for their self-titled debut album. Fantastic Negrito recorded his rendition of the song for his 2016 album, The Last Days of Oakland. Jake Blount's version appears on his 2020 debut solo album, Spider Tales. Forbidden Dimension included a rockabilly version on their 1993 album, Sin Gallery. Caught A Ghost released the track as a non-album single in 2019. In popular culture Literature In 2007, Czech-American writer-singer Natálie Kocábová used a strophe of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" for the opening of her novella Růže: Cesta za světlem... ("Rose: A Way to the Light"). Games A rendition by Jared Emerson-Johnson and Janel Drewis is played during the closing credits of The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided released in 2014. A version of the song, as of yet unidentified, can be found playing in certain parts of the Ubisoft video game Far Cry 5, released on March 27, 2018. Film and TV In The Defenders, an instrumental version of Nirvana's cover of the song plays in the cold open of episode 7, "Fish in the Jailhouse" In Blindspotting (2018), a version by Fantastic Negrito plays during the protagonist Collin's first day out of probation. Another version appears in the fashion brand Diesel’s 2020 TV commercial, Francesca, directed by Francois Rousselet. The story follows the journey of a young Italian student, assigned male at birth (played by transgender model Harlow Monroe), who transitions into a woman and ultimately becomes a Christian nun. The movie Girl ends with "The Pines" playing during the credits. A version by Brian Reitzell appears in the TV series American Gods. A version by Wanda Davis appears in episode 8 of season 1 of the TV series Bad Sisters. A portion of the Nirvana Unplugged recording is played in the BBC drama serial Happy Valley series 3 episode 4. See also List of train songs References External links In the Pines novella at Spiral Publishing, Ltd. 1870s songs Appalachian folk songs Lead Belly songs Live singles Nirvana (band) songs Songs about trains