David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

[ThePFloyd65]

dude i love this song thanks a bunch

[SAHAJASIDDHI]

Bowies "edge is there, yet quite subtle.

[creativityvoided]

Kurt did a very good job covering an incredible piece of exsisting art

[tehbunnei]

I like Nirvana's version better. I've heard three or four of Bowie's and in my opinion this is the best, but he just doesn't have Nirvana's edge. It's nice ... but it's just .. nice, and that's all.

[nadiasxe]

LOVE BOWIE AND KURT, BOTH ARE GENIUS FOR ME!!!

[TheMattozzie]

ATTN: Anyone who thinks the Nirvana cover is better -- DO NOT BOTHER COMMENTING. ya tards.

[xSsj3Sasukex]

What a ugly motherfucker

[2000TheGaara]

yeh nirvana is better cover just sayin

[TheHellsangelrocks]

epic!

[frangieh14]

nirvana shitted on this

[NiggaPlease2311]

I like Bowie's more.

[pearljammartins]

boa musica mesmo, neim sabia que era dele, mais imaginava que nao era do nirvana pois nao tem a cara do nirvana essa musica, é muito perfeita pra isso mesmo eu gostando de nirvana assumo que as letras deles nao eram tao perfeitas assim

[utahjazz8914]

I like Nirvana just as much as the next guy, but Kurt had enough sense to just play his cover and stay true to the original. Bowie got it right the first time, and that's why there is little difference between the two versions. Nirvana did nothing to improve the song, so I can't understand how even the most avid Nirvana fan can say that their version is better. Its not like when Hendrix covered Dylan's All Along the Watchtower and you could hear a huge difference. To each their own I suppose.

[senhoraamirim]

I love both version, David Bowie's songs are amazing!

[Igneis12]

I like this version better because Nirvana's version is live. I hate live music.

[HeyPhantom4]

@Igneis12 Well you just don't appreciate music as much as others do clearly.

[Igneis12]

@HeyPhantom4 I don't like live music because I hate the background noises that the audience makes. How is that not appreciating the music?

[HeyPhantom4]

@Igneis12 Live music shows how excellent and how terrible bands are. It is not appreciating music in the way of its fullest potential

[Igneis12]

@HeyPhantom4 When recording studio's start filtering out the audience, I will start listening to live music. Until then, the cheering and the clapping distract from the song.

[HeyPhantom4]

@Igneis12 Wow, I cannot believe what you just said. I'm done talking to you lol

[Igneis12]

@HeyPhantom4 Because you couldn't think of a way to intelligently disagree? Great. I have better things to do.

[Wolfgang01011]

@Igneis12 People like live music because you get to hear the artist/bands music unedited and unaltered and usuialy aren't bothered by cheering or clapping because it's usuialy at the begining and end of the song and only lasts for a few seconds, so what's the big deal about it?

[Igneis12]

@Wolfgang01011 I know it doesn't bother most people, but it bothers me. Besides, some artists try to get audience involvement by having them sing a line or two and that really annoys me. Also, if you listen to the studio version you can hear the artist at their best.

[DoctorSess]

bowie fuckin wrote it... nuff said... its assholes like you that KILLED KURT

[aysonator]

I refuse to go any lower as i knw theres gonna be many a nirvana vs bowie war down there...

and i have a favorite but its not important there both great

[theguybye]

nirvana is better

[nirvana8437]

but David Bowie is great

[nirvana8437]

nirvana is better

[alexnadim]

I'm used to Nirvana's version of this, but this one is great too :P

[lemans24fan]

david bowie has two different coloured eyes

[nachowackk]

we all know david bowie's vocals shit on cobains. that whinny punk murmurs too much -__-

[sssuckittt]

@nachowackk : He murmurs, this guy sounds stoned. 

[Salinear]

@sssuckittt he was stoned

[mrelisamuel]

@nachowackk Kurt is grunge, not punk.

[nachowackk]

@mrelisamuel i called him a little punk not a literal PUNK -________________-

[lreyay]

@nachowackk i dont want to talk shit about bowie because i do like him and respect him but cobain is stylistic when he sings and in my opinion thats more interesting then cookie cutter singing the right notes with a voice effect.

[catfishrob1]

@lreyay What you're saying is that you like cobain's style better, but don't think bowie's singing is not stylistic. He didn't just rely on the vocal effect, this song has great, stylistic singing, listen to it again if you have to. It's just a different style. But don't bash bowie just because you don't vibe with his singing style. Maybe cobain had a more EXPRESSIVE style, but that doesn't make it necessarily better.

[lreyay]

@catfishrob1 im not trying to bash bowie, i wasnt gonna say anything about bowie because he has an amazing voice but i was responding to some one saying that cobain was a "whinny punk" who "murmured too much". also i said in my oppinion thats more interesting, i respect if you dont agree with me on that, im just sayin...

[GummiesRAWR]

Both versions are amazing . Some like Bowie's version more-some like Nirvana's version . Deal with it and shut up .

[archimonde40]

@MEMESAREAWESOME We should do this again sometime.

[GetterRay]

why are you having an argument of youtube? Take it to msn or get a room or something. No one cares.

[archimonde40]

@MEMESAREAWESOME Then*

I thought you were refraining from personal insults?

[archimonde40]

@MEMESAREAWESOME Who said I was trying to debate? Was just throwing it out there :P

[archimonde40]

@MEMESAREAWESOME Nah, he pretty much summed it up with idiot :0

[kraskata2012]

@MEMESAREAWESOME if kurt couldnt sing, what about bowie - no vocal range whatsoever

[kraskata2012]

@MEMESAREAWESOME idiot

[MaxxPaulTv]

Nirvana's is better.

[NiRvAnAmAnIa158]

@MaxxPaulTv Yeah nirvana's is better. Just cause Kurt Cobains vocals are a orgasim to the ears

[MaxxPaulTv]

@NiRvAnAmAnIa158 ya

[AlexWolfking]

nirvana's cover is nice but its not david bowie...

[theguybye]

holy shit nirvana is so much better

[goku17vegeta]

@justagirl123431 look you guys this tool has been trolling on almost every grunge video i have been on. just ignore her

[justagirl123431]

Fuck Nirvana they should have never touched bowie's song! Kurt was a whiny no talent bitch, face it faggots!

[armenius28]

@justagirl123431 and that from someone who listen to the music who is bi sexual..yeah calling nirvana fans faggots then....pretty much fail....admit it.Next time think before posting some inmature lines....grow up...

And on another note...he covered the song for reasons you will never understand...he wanted to slap the illuminati with that song,because on the moment he played it...he opend his sweatshirt and under it...he had a t-shirt with a pyramid and the word fright on it.His death sentence

[tiffystep]

@justagirl123431...David Bowie and Nirvana are both legends! So shut the fuck up and appreciate good music.

[bungholekiller]

@tiffystep thank you sir.

[tiffystep]

@bungholekiller...Mam :)



[bungholekiller]

@tiffystep thank you mam :) 

[Xsellent]

@justagirl123431 Kurt has more talent than you will ever have you ignorant fuck. It was an amazing cover to an amazing song you face it bitch.

[Nattligkorp]

@justagirl123431 you're a funny troll

[skelington1333]

@justagirl123431 You wrote the same thing on the Nirvana song. And yet you're wrong on both. Ms. justabitch get the fuck out of here before we rape your lonely ass OH WAIT you're probably some fatass glasses pizzafaced bitch that sells blowjobs to men with HIV so gtfo

[carlos86902]

Las dos versiones son muy buenas, de hecho son muy parecidas, Nirvana asemejó mucho la versión a la de Bowie.

[Valkoisen]

Nirvana? pffff fuck it!

Bowie, now, is the real master. Musical genius like very few

I'm in love with this man, and I'm a guy xD

[jackassTM]

@Valkoisen your're gay

[heronblackmane]

herp, herp herp, herpa-derp...

[TheAlterman67]

i like the way he has 2 different colored eyes

[kristyiscoles]

@TheAlterman67 they are not two different colors. if you look its just that his pupil is huge in his one eye. he got hit in the face by his ex when he was 14ish and she cut part of his eye with her nail causing damage to it.

[TheAlterman67]

@kristyiscoles oh thats messed up

[kristyiscoles]

@TheAlterman67 its true tho i was like "ouch..!!" when i learned that

[udohood]

this album is unique in its synthsizer placement...nobody ever put a sound together like the way this album sounds........Cobain was the first person to give it its proper grace.....the spiders band covered songs from four albums that in no way resemble each other...so it was like a missing link the sound... Bowie performed "width of a circle" thats all....

[HarukaHatter]

@jujugorawr

Yes, he has something wrong with his eye. It's always been that way.

[SmashBrosBrawl]

Thumbs up if NinjaBridge bought you here.

David Bowie David Bowie!

[edwigederer]

je préfère BO BOWIE  love

[ludicer]

his eye is like that because he got punched in the eye at school and the person had a ring on.

[heysugar100]

@ludicer

I think he was just born like that

[adamtorak]

this song is ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupe­r

[lawltaxcuts]

Both are awesome, but Bowie's is definitely the superior. You Nirvana fans will understand when Beaver starts covering some of your songs.

[ateasdale38]

why can i only hear the drums through one speaker?

[cubanzombie]

@ateasdale38 its probably the mixing of the track, one of the various post production effects.

[suckassforthewin]

so... i've been listening to this song on loop for like 2 hours now. BOWIE FEVER!

[QAHN1]

this isn't a bloody "version" it's the original!

[suckassforthewin]

@QAHN1 lol i like this comment.. haha.

[pureblackeagle]

@QAHN1 i respect original things, but i just like Nirvana's version better.

[heidirlipes]

David Bowie is timeless! His music is just as fresh as the day it was composed and performed. Let the music take you away from it all! He is an artist, mais oui! Certainement! Merci, David! David Bowie is also obviously a very dedicated hard worker. Look at how much work he has done that is recorded!!! Unbelievable.

[claudio5junior]

nirvana is better

[deansusky]

Why all the audio quality on this song is so low

[cepecia]

En la foto tiene un ojo midriático y el otro miótico

[Nirvanagoon94]

This is the good, but i really think Nirvana's cover of this sounded better because it was all acoustic and Kurt has a great voice.

[DarkLionInteractive]

@Nirvanagoon94 sadly, you're right..... but Bowie will always be the genius who made this.....

[DexRok]

nirvana's version of this was the first cover i ever heard that was no better and no worse than the original. both are incredible.

[gustavooww18]

very nice

[ddrfreak121]

@mrguitarstupid1232123565432

lol jk.

he's not high. he had an eye injury at a young age and his eyes are permanently stuck like that.

[charstarl]

gotta love the guiro.

[SuperMouthBlaber]

Is this the original version?

[Vatch1966]

@SuperMouthBlaber Yes it is!!

[SuperMouthBlaber]

@Vatch1966 Crap! I liked Nirvana's version better

[anrk94]

@SuperMouthBlaber

well appearently Kurt didnt think it was shit asshole

[SuperMouthBlaber]

@anrk94 well i'm SORRY!

[danivillan]

he got them crazy eyes

[TreCoolsDominatedLS]

Im not really a bowie fan, but his songs are amazing, I have to say I prefer the Nirvana cover, though.

[mrguitarmaster12321]

wow hes eyes are....dilated he must be high

[LKDynamite7]

@mrguitarmaster12321

His one eye is permanently dilated due to him getting beat to a pulp by one of his friends over a girl, if I recall correctly.

[Squadillah]

Is it me or does this song have one of the catchiest freakin riffs ever?

[ThePrice8]

Bowie is a fucking genius and his version is amazing but Kurt Cobain took this song to another level and made it his own best version in my opinion, In fact maybe Lulu's was the best version what a rare musical talent she is hahaha

[Amberdyn]

Cobain is AWESOME. But he's got nothing on Bowie <3

[Sebbarooney]

Nah Nirvana's got absolutely jack squat over Bowie

[speedave00]

Better then Nirvana......I know the Nirvana guru's will have at me for that.....BUT its FUCKING BETTER!!! hahah

[1979TheBand]

I like his eyes

[Mercedes240DEP]

Nirvana owns this song over Bowie, like Joe Cocker owns with a little help from my friends over the beatles...but bowie is still cool

[TumisHumis]

Nirvana's "cover" didn't change a thing about the song. It should be called a Tribute.

[walruspower60]

Nowie got freaky eyes

[NoelleNabob]

@walruspower60 His friend socked him in the face once.. Which gave him his permanently dialated pupil and blind-ness in that eye. Haha. Kind of funny if you think about it...

[ronnogold]

I love so much of Bowie's music and this song is probably in my top five. I love this whole time period of his career. How much talent can one person have?

[Lexa443]

The original and BEST !

[TheHowling81]

TODAVIA RECUERDO CUANDO DECIAN QUE ESTA ERA UNA CANCION DE NIRVANA¡¡¡¡¡ DEFINITIVAMENTE ABSURDO¡¡¡¡

[Im2highman]

Kurt Cobain's Voice Is way better than David Bowies ... Hands Down

[pennyroyaltea89]

@Im2highman i'd say they are both equally awesome in their own ways!!!.... cobain and bowie are both pure genious songwriters!!!

[emceeaye]

@pennyroyaltea89 Nirvana's cover of this amazingly creative original is a blip in the radar compared to this timeless classic.

[pennyroyaltea89]

@emceeaye haha so what.. its just a cover and they did an awesome job. covering a song isn't like re making a classic movie ( which should be illegal).. its just a jam. and they stayed pretty true to the original in my opinion.. obviously no one beats bowie though why would that even be an issue for you ? lol

[jesseisabadfish]

nirvanas kicks this ass

[SuperSovietBear]

@jesseisabadfish Nirvana kisses ass! JK, Both are good. This one is better.

[SuperSovietBear]

@jesseisabadfish Nirvana kisses ass!

[Soulxchuykan]

Oh Man .. I better stop Doing Drugs, Nirvana Sounds Really Weird.

[swansondew]

Anyone else notice that his left pupil is very dilated and the other isn't?

[alanbonjour]

@swansondew His left eye was damaged in a fight and remains permanently dilated.

[lochfitty]

bowie is TIMELESS !!!!!

[unitom13]

Hi, Listen to my cover..hope u like it

watch?v=TZUVZLhhXrE

[TheCreech1990]

the photo scares me

[metramil]

me encanta me encanta me encanta!!!!

[pbja13]

@metramil a mi tambien!

[mrjohnstar11]

i prefer when bowie sings in his low register.

[AmigoFiell]

both versions are awsome

[slas2307]

esta cancion es genial

te amo bowie

eres el mejor del mundo

[cdkgb]

I've often wondered about whether this song wasn't about a meeting between David Bowie and Winston Churchill- the man who, it could be said "sold the world" in terms of getting rid of the British Empire.

[awsumazbitch]

@cdkgb thats a cool way of looking at it

[skrudumra]

That's called hetero-chromia. Two eye colors. Not all that rare. Love David Bowie! When growing up, my parents despised him. David Bowie is their age... I started really listening to his music in the late 70's and still enjoy it today.

[JackPackRec]

@skrudumra actually his eye changed its color because it was damaged after Bowie got in a fight with his friend. I think it was over some girl

[scobie046]

its a great song thats all i can say stuff this modern crap

[lori3966]

@IdaGno Okay my Question is answered ,by reading the scond time ,it is a remastered version.

i ve wondered that it sounds so clear and new..:)

[IndigenteMalherido]

Long long time a go... Beatiful!

[HeartWithTheClassics]

@IndigenteMalherido ago is one world and you misspelled beautiful...

[mulakify]

This better than the nirvana version, i like both though

[Darkangelrock92]

Nirvana & David Bowie himself are both awsome equal!

[KanaCanaful]

Nirvana's version led me to this version and I think both are awesome

[richardg136]

@KanaCanaful which one was first

[KornmanUNstoppable]

@KanaCanaful well in that vein Nirvana's cover of Meat Puppets and other songs from especially unplugged lead me to those band one great band always leads to other great bands

[NZWolf2]

@KanaCanaful Try Lulu's version.

[THEprincessFirefly]

@KanaCanaful oddlythis was the only song i had heard by nirvana that i liked, not surprised that it's bowie.

[themooddisorders]

@KanaCanaful fair enough! It was a nice surprise to a next generation

[amevilee]

Well I like it :)

[sniperbait14]

i like the nirvana version beter. just sayin.

[gaurondono]

WTF??? what happened with his eyes???? O.O

[ferretlad8]

he said i was his friend

[BertiMastah]

@IdaGno : Simple, he lost one eye when he was a kid (accident). So one eye is a prosthetic (sp?), and he changed the color many times in his career, ti suit his fantasies. The pupil diameter is, of course, fixed on the prosthetic, while the other pupil size normally changes according to ambient light.

[ak47tacos]

@IdaGno no he is not lol! one of his pupils his permanently dilated. When he was younger he got into a fight with his best friend, so his friend poked his eye, had surgery, and now thats how his left eye is permanently dilated

[alienboom330]

i like nirvanas better just becaus this is scary

[breffnipark]

" Which came as some surprise .. I spoke into his eyes "

[DerAnstifter]

David Bowie's existence has two major reasons: Compose great and revolutionary music... and portray scientist Nicola Tesla, who also was a revolutionary.

[odieburger12]

:( I think I like the nirvana version better

but you can't beat the original

[jmk8646]

love this song

[amickrocker]

You remind me of the babe.

[Rubystars1000]

@amickrocker

The babe with the power

[Rubystars1000]

@amickrocker

The babe with the power