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- In 1973, the song was covered by the Scottish artist Lulu and that 1974 version, which was produced by Bowie and Ronson and had a more vaudevillian feel, hit No. 3 on the U.K. singles chart. In 1993, however, Cobain and Nirvana covered the song in the band’s now-famous MTV Unplugged release, featuring acoustic instruments.
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Jun 2, 2020 · At the time that Nirvana recorded Unplugged, David Bowie had been famous for decades, but "The Man Who Sold the World" was not a mainstay of his live sets, or even widely known outside of the UK, despite being the title track for his third album in 1970.
Jun 6, 2021 · In another interview about the song, Bowie once said of Nirvana’s cover: “I was simply blown away when I found that Kurt Cobain liked my work, and have always wanted to talk to him about his reasons for covering ‘The Man Who Sold the World’” and that “it was a good straight forward rendition and sounded somehow very honest.”
In subsequent decades, the song has been covered by Scottish musician Midge Ure in 1982, and the American rock band Nirvana in 1993, whose performance of the song for the television programme MTV Unplugged introduced it to a new audience.
Apr 10, 2024 · “Man Who Sold the World” was originally written by David Bowie and released in 1970. It was covered by Nirvana for their MTV Unplugged in New York album, released after the death of frontman Kurt Cobain.
May 19, 2020 · We are taking a trip down the Far Out vault to uncover a gem of Nirvana performing an electric version of David Bowie song ‘The Man Who Sold The World’. The grunge icons famously added their own unique spin on the classic track acoustically during their MTV Unplugged session and it sounds equally glorious when delivered plugged in at full ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Terrorizing and horrifying. But what does it mean? Written by David Bowie and made globally famous by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, “The Man Who Sold the World,” is rich with thought and musical...
Jan 10, 2022 · David Bowie recorded the original version of the classic rock song “The Man Who Sold the World” and Nirvana subsequently covered it. During an interview, Bowie made some critical comments...
