▁The ▁re he ars als ▁were ▁t ense ▁and ▁difficult , ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁running ▁into ▁problems ▁performing ▁various ▁songs . ▁During ▁the ▁sessions , ▁Cob ain ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁MTV ▁about ▁the ▁performance . ▁Produ cer ▁Alex ▁Cole tt i ▁re called ▁that ▁the ▁network ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁hit ▁N ir v ana ▁songs , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁Me at ▁Pu ppets ▁as ▁guests , ▁saying : ▁" They ▁wanted ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁' right ' ▁names ▁- ▁Edd ie ▁V ed der ▁or ▁T ori ▁Am os ▁or ▁God ▁knows ▁who ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁day ▁before ▁film ing , ▁Cob ain ▁refused ▁to ▁play , ▁but ▁he ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁the ▁following ▁afternoon . ▁Cob ain ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁drug ▁withdraw al ▁and ▁nerv ous ness ▁at ▁the ▁time ; ▁one ▁observer ▁said , ▁" There ▁was ▁no ▁j oking , ▁no ▁sm iles , ▁no ▁fun ▁coming ▁from ▁him   ... ▁everyone ▁was ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁little ▁wor ried ▁about ▁his ▁performance ." ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁ ▁N ir v ana ▁t aped ▁their ▁performance ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁at ▁Sony ▁Studios ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Cob ain ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁stage ▁be ▁decor ated ▁with ▁st arg az er ▁l il ies , ▁black ▁cand les , ▁and ▁a ▁cry stal ▁ch and el ier . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁producer ▁asked ▁him , ▁" You ▁mean ▁like ▁a ▁fun eral