The Man Who Sold the World Nirvana release date

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  • The Man Who Sold the World (album), a 1970 album by David Bowie
    • "The Man Who Sold the World" (song), the album's title track
  • "The Man Who Sold the World" (Life on Mars), 2008 episode of Life on Mars
  • "The Man Who Sold the World" (Holby City), 2017 episode of Holby City

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"The Man Who Sold The World" Is a song that Nirvana covered at their 1993 MTV Unplugged concert. The song was originally by David Bowie from his 1970 album of the same name. Singer Midge Ure had also covered the song in 1982, 11 years before Nirvana. Kurt had listed "The Man Who Sold The World" as being his 45th most favorite album on a list of his top 50 favorite albums. The song was later released as a promotional single from Nirvana's Unplugged album in the year 1994.

Lyrics[]

We passed upon the stair
We spoke of was and when
Although I wasn't there
He said I was his friend
Which came as a surprise
I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone
A long long time ago

Oh no, not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

I laughed and shook his hand
And made my way back home
I searched for form and land
For years and years I roamed
I gazed a gazeless stare
We walked a million hills
I must have died alone
A long, long time ago

Who knows?
Not me
I never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

Who knows?
Not me
We never lost control
You're face to face
With the man who sold the world

The Man Who Sold the World

The Man Who Sold the World Nirvana release date

Artist
Nirvana
TypeSingle
ReleasedJanuary 1995
Recorded18 November 1993
RYM Rating 3.96 / 5.0 from 875 ratings
Ranked#2,325 overall, #8 for live
Genres

Acoustic Rock, Alternative Rock

Descriptors

alienation, lonely, sombre, male vocals, acoustic, introspective, melodic, existential, pessimistic, melancholic, sad, passionate

Language English
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  • 1 The Man Who Sold the World (LP Version) 3:48

  • Total length: 3:48

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  • 1995  CD DGC / PRO-CD-4704  

  • 1995  CD DGC / PRO-CD-4704  

  • David Bowie
    songwriter
  • Krist Novoselic
    bass
  • Lori Goldston
    cello
  • Dave Grohl
    drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Pat Smear
    guitar
  • Kurt Cobain
    guitar, vocals
  • Nirvana
    producer
  • Scott Litt
    producer

Did he have a photocopy to do these covers?

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David Bowie is an amazing songwriter and lyricist, but he isn't always particularly captivating as a performer. A lot of his songs, this one included, tend to get wrapped up in a production that, while impressive, drains them of their immediacy. This cover gives the song an emotional punch that does justice to the lyrics and melody, something the original lacks.

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Not quite as astonishing as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night", but right up there with it. This one's unquestionably a band effort, so it gives up a fair chunk of the intimacy of the Lead Belly cover, but it makes up for that by leaning hard into the mystery Bowie baked into this song on his original recording; the song's power lies in the way it retains all of that, wedding it to the depth and emotion Cobain's voice naturally brought to every ballad, putting a totally different spin on its meaning and taking it to places Bowie couldn't reach alone.

A lot of my friends hold up MTV Unplugged in New York as Nirvana's finest album. I don't agree with them, but Jesus, does it ever have some incredible moments on it.

Published

Really emotive and deliciously forlorn with the interplay between the singing, the acoustic guitars, and the electric guitar hook which adds so much more to the air of low-down-ness that this song displays. It was originally one of David Bowie's strange early cuts and Nirvana added so much more emotion to it while changing the atmosphere from strange to moody. It all fits very well as a really emotional and heartfelt tribute to a song that was already odd and atmospheric in it's delivery.

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Cover (presque) décente de Monsieur Bowie. Ça aurait pu être pire connaissant les gugusses de Nirvana! Cependant, elle n'arrive pas à l'ombre de la cheville de l'originale!
Disons que cette reprise fait partie du lot des quelques chansons du groupe à figurer dans le panier des "moins pires".

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The live version is fantastic. Dave Grohl in full-on non-superstar mode and Kurt channeling all his frustration through the coke-riddled lyrics of a Bowie classic. I much prefer this version, especially when I get to see the Unplugged video. It's a shame we never got to see Nirvana or the Foo Fighters explore this sound further.

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Although not as good as Bowie's (his version is far more interesting and unique), Nirvana's version still delivers one hell of an emotional punch and can be rightfully claimed as one of the best cover songs.

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Ratings: 875

Cataloged: 74

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The Man Who Sold the World Nirvana release date

  • 1 The Man Who Sold the World (LP Version) 3:48

  • Total length: 3:48

  • David Bowie
    songwriter
  • Krist Novoselic
    bass
  • Lori Goldston
    cello
  • Dave Grohl
    drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Pat Smear
    guitar
  • Kurt Cobain
    guitar, vocals
  • Nirvana
    producer
  • Scott Litt
    producer

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Which album of Nirvana was The Man Who Sold the World?

MTV Unplugged in New YorkThe Man Who Sold the World / Albumnull

Did Nirvana copy The Man Who Sold the World?

David Bowie recorded the original version of the classic rock song “The Man Who Sold the World” and Nirvana subsequently covered it.

Who originally wrote The Man Who Sold the World?

David BowieThe Man Who Sold the World / Composernull

What was Kurt Cobain's last written song?

"You Know You're Right" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by lead vocalist and guitarist, Kurt Cobain. It is the first song on the band's self-titled greatest hits album, and the last song the band recorded before Cobain's death in April 1994.