Un tanto admirado y obsesionado, Kurt Kobain, líder de Nirvana, le escribió la canción "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" que incluyó en su Obra “In Utero”. En honor a ella, precisamente, su hija se llama Frances.
It's so relieving to know that you're leaving as
soon as you get paid It's so relaxing to hear
you're asking wherever you get your way I's so
soothing to know that you'll sue me, this is
starting to sound the same
I miss the comfort in being sad
In her false withness, we hope you're still with
us, to see if they gloar or drown Our favorite
paitent, A display of patience, disease-covered
Puget Sound She'll come back as fire, to burn all
the liars, and leave a blanket of ash on the
ground I muss teh comfort in being sad
It's so relieving to know that you're leaving as
soon as you get paid It's so relaxing to hear
you're asking wherever you get your way I's so
soothing to know that you'll sue me, this is
starting to sound the same
I miss the comfort in being sad
In her false withness, we hope you're still with
us, to see if they gloar or drown Our favorite
paitent, A display of patience, disease-covered
Puget Sound She'll come back as fire, to burn all
the liars, and leave a blanket of ash on the
ground I muss teh comfort in being sad
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La admiración de Kurt y Courtney Love (su esposa) fue tal que el día de su matrimonio, el vestido que llevó Courtney había pertenecido a Frances.