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  • Bowie is great. He created this song in the first place, and like always, he sings it very well. It's great in it's way. The Nirvana cover of this song is great in it's way. The whole point of grunge is to not be elegant or refined - it's to be raw. Kurt Cobain was obviously a very troubled person and expressed some of his anguish through his music as well as through songs by artists he respected enough to cover. Respect both artists; prefer who you want, but don't hate and don't judge.

  • How lovely to see that the "old man" could still do this song justice 30 years later!! TOP CLASS backing band too, most of them weren't even born when this was written but the drummer, bass player, rhythm and lead guitarists absolutely NAIL this song!! :-D

  • How much did he sell it for?

  • me gusta mas la de kurt ko

  • cuando nirvana hace un cover de tu cancion ya no es tuya :D

  • Curt was 3 years old when Bowie was recorded this , but both are ok

  • Nirvana''s version shits all over this one. Don't get me wrong, i'm a bowie fan... but some of us need to accept the facts.

  • all I need is 293 condoms , flux capacitor and a Delorean !

  • We fell in love with my ex, to this song... oooh how things change. :/ i still love this though.

    

  • classic !!!!!!!!!!

  • 293 people are apparently deaf!!

  • Bowie was grunge before grunge even was a stain on most of their mothers leg!!!

  • @eagle0468 Don't be ridiculous, David Bowie's music is progressive not grunge...

  • love this cover

  • @Zell666Dincht It's not a cover...

  • @Zell666Dincht The Man Who Sold the World is the third studio album by David Bowie. It was originally released on Mercury Records in November 1970 in the United States and in April 1971 in the UK.

  • This version is almost better than the original !!

  • Love Kurt but this out of this world

  • great love this

  • David Bowie is David Bowie, Kurt Cobain is Kurt Cobain. They are both musicians who have a characteristic, and no one will replace them.

  • EyeMantra - ever watch Dr. Who Episodes>?>)>?

  • UR Beautiful >>>>>>>>>

  • I Guess Kurt coulden't Keep Up with the rest of the Pack? and Bowie..well He just Keeps on Living and Creating Works of Art that Others Follow...

    And I do like Kurt.

  • mucho hablar, de todos modos te vas a suicidar. dale rapido a tocar

  • How ironic. The man with the best (rock) voice in the world being judged by the peer group who worship the man with the worst voice in the world.

    Personally, I never had any taste for grunge but clearly Mr. Cobain did have his influences, and I'm glad he did cover this song.

    My reflection of it however is something far beyond the grunge attitude and attire. I see it as a classy piece, devoid of mere mortals ....the opposite of Curt Cobain.

  • IMO Kurt took the best out of this song! His voice gous much better with the melody. I love the unplugged version by NIRVANA more than the original. But good lyrics by David!

  • Of the many, many artists I have seen live since the 60s Bowie remains a highlight. Perhaps we will see him on stage again - I do hope so.

  • bieber i'll give you a punch in your teeth

  • This song is amazing. Sure Nirvana did a cover of it and it was good but Kurt Cobain will never be the man who sold the world like David Bowie is.

  • Like Always:)O>> Ziggy Rules

  • I think that Bowie should have the credit for this song but Nirvana was heones who brought it back to the youger crowd

  • wha this song it's from David Bowie :D

    the more i know

    it's such a great song

  • this arrangement is great. Even though the vid is not such good quality, I really like this performance.

  • You know, I like the Last Shadow Puppets' version of "In the Heat of the Morning," but it's still Bowie's song. Same thing here.

  • Nirvana does a great version  I think this is superb. Props to both nirvana and david and extra props to the author The most excellent David Bowie

  • Look guys, David Bowie is a legand. Kurt Cobain is a legand. Both were and still are music icons. It does not matter whos version of the song is better. Its ok to like one more than the other but quit aruging about it. David Bowie is one of the best musicians who ever walked the face of the earth. But on the other hand Kurt was also one of the best. So people quit putting down Kurt and Nirvana fans quit trolling on this video.

  • NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA NIRVANA Now Its out of my system.

  • @CameraGuitarCoke what is? The stupidity? Covers will always be covers, grunge will always be "garage rock", the music sounds good when nirvana plays it because the music is good, not because they "made" it good, Bowie made it good because he made it, anyone else performing it will be merely a copycat.

  • @fyctssss It's only good for you because you think it is good. not everyone thinks this is good. its good because you think it is good.

  • Bowie said himself that he barely does the song anymore cause nirvana nail'd it so much that its their song. both are awesome though

  • Kurt Cobain couldn't be a pimple on David Bowie's ASS when it comes to performing music!

  • I dont care if Bowie wrote this song or not , Nirvana did a WAY better job singing it !!

  • Everyone does realize that Curt Cobain says "that was a David Bowie song" at the end of the Nirvana version right? So I dont think there is any confusion.

  • Heal.

    I'm heling me by this song.

    This is I'm not toy of somebody.

  • Both Versions are great, but imo the melanocyte of Curt makes it better ...

  • the nirvana cover is alright but this is just amazing.

  • 1:01 fucking hottest girl ever whats her name?

  • Plus, this is juste ONE reendition of this song, more cheerful than others actually. Bowie sang it so many times. Check the accoustic versions, amazing.

  • The Kurt cover is a just a slight accoustic version of the original!

    I really do not understand the hype around the Nirvana cover, maybe it is because people don't check their facts and assume it is a Nirvana song.

    The original is so awesome and creepy at the same time, that any cover in the world can't do it justice.

  • bowie's left nut had more talent than kurt but you gotta admit, kurts cover was better.

  • Bowie said that he thinks "Fuck off" when kids come up to him and say, "Cool, you did a Nirvana song!". XD

  • This is the best cover of Nirvana's song I've heard yet!

  • @CBJWasHere Brother this song is originally from David Bowie

  • @CBJWasHere Stop trolling. It's not working.

  • @CBJWasHere troll ;D

  • lovely and i love bowie and nirvana

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  • Look at Bowie, still alive, didnt know it was his song, now I know. But Kurt did it as good as bowie did, maybe even better, but he is dead now, what a shame

  • he should be knighted top class entertainer

  • jaja increíble

  • iNCREIBLE forma de tocar la guitarra por MICK RONSON y la forma dramàtica en que NO SOLO CNTA SINO ACTUA LA CANCION EL MAESTRO DAVID BOWIE, LO ADORO!!!

  • David Bowie is of course a legend and amongst the best living singers. In my opinion right besides Paul McCartney and Mike Jagger. BUT: Kurt Cobain and his band made of this soo cool song a PERFECT song! ... Unlike the well known cover of "knock me over at heaven's door" g n' r, compared to its original, this is what actually happened! Just listen to instrumental part in the live rehearsed version of Nirvana.

  • Amazing David!!!!

  • Unbelievable man, made a remarkable and unforgetable mark in music history. love you and your music. Happy birthday!

  • me quedo toda la vida con la version de Nirvana

  • @JACPUNK Arreglarla es fácil, crearla no.

  • Ok, so I'm a fan of Nirvana and I also thought that this song was their original. But I gotta say this is better aside from the fact that it's the original, but because it was also performed by a great legend. C'mon kids, you know you gotta listen to your elders when you're talking about what REAL MUSIC is. :)

  • happy b-day dave!

  • Happy Birthday Dave <3

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!!!

  • BOWIE!

  • Bowie gives this song so much more 'heart' while performing it than any other other artist ever did or ever will.

    THANK YOU, David, for this song and for everything else you did ! Happy Birthday !

  • Unbelievable how many people wrongly assume this is Nirvana's song. Nirvana did a nice cover of a Bowie song (with the exception of the bad slide Kurt played near the end) but Bowie's will always win. Always. No contest. I don't think a lot of people get how much influence Bowie had and still does on a lot of bands current and past. Do your homework people. Otherwise you just look stupid.

  • @eyemantra Kids Nowadays have NO Idea !!!!

  • @Hanzey666 Shut up, not every "kid" is listening to bullshit..

  • @CathalinaCFC most of you are. Shut up? Really? What are you 10 years old?

  • @eyemantra Bit older, darling..

    Okey, so I am listening to shit, right? Led Zeppelin, The Doors, David Bowie, Bauhuas, The Sisters Of Mercy, Fields Of the Nephilim, Siouxsie & the Banshees and MANY more. Not to mention classical music and opera, you call that shit?

    It's stupid to assume one doesn't listen to good music beacauseof that person's age. Wake up.. Most of adults listen to shit music too... It has nothing to do with age.

  • @CathalinaCFC don't twist shit to "try" and make your point. You know damn well most kids out there are listening to shit. I never said you or anyone else in particular - I said most. All anyone has to do is look at charts, video shows, radio and they can see thats true. Again its all subjective. What is shit to me is gold to someone else. As for the age thing - that was directed more towards YouTube but demographics for music absolutely target age. Thats just common sense.

  • @eyemantra As with anything in marketing and demographics it is generally applied but not all inclusive. Of course there will be people outside the demographic. Like it or not its just how it works. Nowhere in what I wrote did I call any of those bands you listed as shit. Stop trying to start shit. Just makes you look stupid.

  • @eyemantra So according to you, only young people listen to radio and are responsible for the charts? And all adults listen to good music? Quite stupid notion..

  • @CathalinaCFC Nooooooo what I wrote is "As with anything in marketing and demographics it is generally applied but not all inclusive. Of course there will be people outside the demographic." I've worked in upper management in marketing for 15 years. Part of that job is buying TV and radio commercials. But you know what - you're gonna twist whatever I say into what ever suits you. You just like to stir shit up or you're quite dense. Either way you're a waste of my time. Ciao

  • @eyemantra Sorry, I missed your second comment ^^ My apologies...

    I can agree with your words (partially), but saying that young people listen to shit music IS stupid and I stand behind that. That sentence should read "People listen to shit music nowadays." Because not only young people have bad taste in music. You know what difference does it make?

    And if reading other's people opinions is a waste of time for you, I feel sorry for you.

  • @eyemantra I actually never realized this was Bowie's song, and I'm a big fan of David Bowie. Thanks. I agree that he has had an incredible influence on music.

  • @eyemantra now now, Bowie won't always win. I think both versions, Nirvana's cover and Bowie's original, are superb, but they're performed in different genres, which in my mind leaves it down to personal taste.

  • @TheFlyingPineapple I think Bowie's is superb and Nirvana's is good. I don't claim to have any proof or evidence but it's my opinion that Bowie will always win. It's all subjective and opinion. I think most people get that though. I'm sorry you didn't. :o)

  • @eyemantra bullshit, nirvana's version shredded this one... this is not subjective.. look at the youtube views of each clip.

  • @guitarin1993 popularity doesn' t mean shit. If that were the case that would mean Gaga is better than anyone else. Britney Spears and Justin Beiber rule the airwaves while countless more talented artists go unheard of. When it comes to art and music it always comes down to subjectivity and opinions. My opinion is Bowie's will always be better - and I'm a fan of both. You're entitled to your opinion. Even if it is wrong. lol

  • @eyemantra Well, popularity does mean shit as the views generally dictate the the amount of people who like the song.. While we're all entitled to our own opinion and while many agree with your statement. Based on the popularity of the cover and the original I'd say based on popularity that Nirvana's version by a general consensus is better from a public view. Genuinely I wish popularity didn't mean shit.. then hopefully we'd have real music on television, instead of bieber, spears and gaga. :p

  • @guitarin1993 let me rephrase that. Popularity doesn't necessarily mean shit when it comes to quality. If you really need proof hop on over to Billboard charts which are based on sales. With the exception of artists like Adele and a handful of others there are tons of "popular" chart toppers (notice I didn't say artists) that are racking up the bucks in sales and some have more hits than the Bowie and Nirvana videos combined.

  • @eyemantra I can guarantee there are a lot more Nirvana fans trolling YouTube than there are Bowie fans. There is a huge difference in age demographics. Popularity does not me shit to me. Just because top 40 radio plays for the flocks doesn't mean its all good stuff.

  • @guitarin1993 WRONG!

  • @chadmerritt1 Good for you bro.

  • @eyemantra

    I agree

  • I don't believe - he's 53!!!...

  • @iguana177 he's actually 65 as of today. that is if your referring to Bowie

  • saying that Kurt and Bowie don't belong in the same sentence is like saying you have poor musical education,depriving you from the opportunity to accept that things are not just black and white in this world and especially in the musical world.Change the world man,both versions are good in their own way,so pish off

  • Bowie wrote the song in 1970 and has sung it a thousand times. There are hundreds of excellent and creative versions of this song by Bowie who has done so much with this song. So many cool renditions on this tune by Bowie. No wonder why nirvana wanted to copy the great work as a tribute to Bowie's extreme talent and long and highly successful career.

  • @imagefixx So Right!

  • OMG #1 - Kurt No-brain cant hold Bowie's jock. He is NOT in the same league and should not be mentioned in the same sentence as Bowie. Nirvana is good for what they were. They did a decent cover of this song and no more. #2 - This was written by Bowie showing his creative genious!

  • @imagefixx Yeah bowie sung this song first but cobain sung it better

  • @imagefixx Yes, and because the Nirvana Fans are Not Creative like the Bowie Fans, They just Don't have Morals, lol

  • great song

  • I prefer Nirvanas

  • Nirvanas version is the best because they are the best

  • David Bowie's version is the best, and Nirvana's version is also the best

  • Kurt WIN!.

  • music is music. arguing over what is better is not appreciating the music. opinions are opinions. If you don't like this music, then stay quiet, and don't listen to it. no music is better than any other music, it's all about personal preference. either way. music is music.

  • In my opinion Nirvana version is better

  • i don't get it - why there is always people arguing about who played the song better - whatever - beautifull song - both - great artists

  • ambas versiones son estupendas Nirvana tambien brabo¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ pero David is precursor de un estilo unico no es solo su canto. y Kurt es cierto que la cantaba con un toque melancolico casi depresivo que igual me gusta un monton.

  • BUT WHERE IS DAVID BOWIE ? HAS WHEN THE RETURN ???? </3

  • Nirvana is way better ..... sorry but its like something electric in his voice .

  • @Jawadsmokii well i think the electric in his voice makes it unique 

  • so, it is 1970 or 2000 ?

  • @crazykido27 i guess were just gonna have to agree to disagree

  • David can't copy it, even he wrought the song kurt gave it the feeling i love

  • @amy1231s I'm sorry girl but Kurt adds a certain melancholy to it that i just love

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  • Well said. Kurt had great taste. If you're a fan... strive for his taste!

  • Bowie... still going strong... a unique and real Artist...

  • This song was first released in 1970. While Nirvana, great band that they were, did it justice, it was in no way whatsoever, written for them.

  • There are so many stupid Nirvana fans I can't believe, such a mass hype. Another big group of stupid people coming together making them even more stupid.

  • @ProgrammeringPC lovely little stereotype you've formed there, cheers

  • @msbowiedepp one good song ....you're an obvious nirvana hater. credibility out the window. we're done here.

  • I love how Bowie has the TALENT to make his voice sound like that, while T-Pain uses a COMPUTER PROGRAM to alter his voice

  • @ralman20154 u so full of hate. why do u compare t-pain and bowie? different kind of music, like comparing basket ball and soccer. t-pain's good bowie's great and that's it

  • Genius at its Best

    David Bowie is A GOD

    From David to Ziggy to Beyond

    Pittsburgh Loves David Bowie

  • has more tune to it

  • what a wack job! this is terrible

  • @blklightning330 you are an idiot. learn your music history before you decided to try to be cool.

  • @KristenaBailey shut the fuck up, dude. nirvana is legendary and this guy is nothing but a posing, copy cat douche bag. why don't you go do some research on wikipedia to get the facts.

  • @blklightning330 i love bowie and nirvanna you dont have to diss bowie personally i like the nirvanna version better but there all great musicians and wikipedia isnt a valid source RIP kurt were all sorry for your murder and if you dont like this comment please feel free to say something on my profile

  • @ziggy045 i may have overstated my dislike of bowie. his hair is absolutely incredible.

  • @blklightning330 Bowie wrote and recorded this in 1970 when the boys from Nirvana were about 3 or 4. You check your facts.

  • @Warthogfan still nirvana did great job performing it

  • @Warthogfan lol kurt even says it at the start of the song.. "this is a david bowie song"

  • @luckybobby123

    Sorry to be clucky, but he says it at the end=)

  • @blklightning330 иди на хуй, dude

  • @blklightning330 Damn curt cobain would really hate you...

  • @blklightning330 Not sure if trolling or just stupid

  • Idk to be honest I like nirvanas cover better lol, usually originals are better, but imo nirvana does it better. Hos voice sounds like a robot, love the instrument part though.

  • Is that obama playing the drums?

  • So now we know where Kurt is hairstyle got from!

  • kurt cobain somehow looks like david o.O

  • @japoneses11 not even in 240p

  • David is David...

    End of the story.....

    :)

  • his look is somewhat reminiscent of curt cobain. but i love this song

  • the dame does it again

  • along the watchtower  hendrix and man who sold the world nirvana

    allebei beter dan het orgineel van dylan en bowie

  • @KaKaGaNu Lol, nice joke

  • @KaKaGaNu this is the original dude!

  • @KaKaGaNu cover? This is the origonal my friend. He wrote this song, Nirvana covered it.

  • @KaKaGaNu Uh, Nirvana's version is the cover, this is the original.

  • @KaKaGaNu lol are you retard... or are you a troll? Nirvana did a cover of this song that is a David Bowie's song.

  • @KaKaGaNu timeline fail :') he even says at the start of the video that he wrote it :P

  • wersja nirvany o niebo lepsza

    

  • chujnia

    

  • originals are in music are ALWAYS better!

  • Also, I liked that harmony he put into this version... I don't think the studio recording had that, did it?

  • God he sounds so nervous....

  • Haahaa, I always thought this was Nirvana's song... aren't I stupid.

  • Both versions are amazing!

  • I like the original better. :(

  • @Aepotheosis Good, cause you just listened to it.

  • @KickingYourCat what??? gay

  • @Aepotheosis so you like this version better? this is the original

  • @PivotMakeranimations not anymore

  • I vote this our new national anthem