Θέμα του κλασικού τραγουδιού του Bowie από το ομώνυμο άλμπουμ είναι πιθανότατα η συνάντηση με κάποιο είδος Doppelganger. 23 χρόνια αργότερα, η unplugged βερσιόν των Nirvana θα έστρωνε το έδαφος για την ολική επαναφορά του singer songwriter στα ’90s, μετά την “Phil Collins period” (όπως τη χαρακτήρισε) της προηγούμενης δεκαετίας. Ο ίδιος διηγιόταν αργότερα στιγμιότυπο μετά από live, με νεαρούς οπαδούς να τον συγχαίρουν για την επιλογή “να βάλει στο playlist ένα τραγούδι του Kurt Cobain…” Ακούμε την ηλεκτρονική, middle ‘90s version του The Man Who Sold The World ηχογραφημένη ζωντανά στο Dallas του Texas. Και στη συνέχεια (03:28) την original του 1970. 📀 📀 The theme of Bowie’s classic song from the eponymous album is most likely the encounter with some kind of a Doppelganger. 23 years later, Nirvana’s unplugged version would pave the way for the total comeback of the singer-songwriter in the ’90s, after the “Phil Collins period” (as he called it) of the previous decade. He himself would later recount an incident after a live show, with young fans congratulating him for choosing “to put a Kurt Cobain song on the playlist…” We hear the electronic, mid-’90s version of The Man Who Sold The World recorded live in Dallas, Texas. And then (03:28) the 1970 original.

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 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