David Bowie- The Man Who Sold The World (Live 6-22-96)

Live at the Lorelei festival the title track from the 1971 album

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[hlamorama]

I' think what bothers him more is people's lack of knowledge. majority of people (mostly young) think he covers a Nirvana song. Of course it bothers him, especially since Nirvana didn't change a thing and performs it exactly the same. That speaks of BOWIE. A visionary whose song is still covered 30 + years later. The above is not a "laughable attempt" it's artistry. Those who know Bowie see that. The younger don't-probably cause the height of their musical education is Nirvana.

[YossGold]

@hlamorama The funny thing is that most of those youngsters know it from Nirvana's MTV unplugged performance in which Cobain specifically says "This is a David Bowie song" ... Show how much they actually listen to the prople they idolize :))

[KINGMJ1990]

Why is he performing it like this..He should perform it like the original..There are very few performances may be 1 where he is performing it with the background music of the original 1970 version...this background music sux

[shadetheman117]

@Alvareted people who appreciate real music and the artist who work their ass off to write and create the songs. That's who

[Alvareted]

@hlamorama who cares?...

[Reytec0]

Puta el concierto pa bueno...

[ivankaramasov]

@hlamorama Well written indeed. In fact, I think the main problem with Nirvana's cover is that it is so straightforward. They really don't bring anything significantly new to the song. When Bowie covers a song he really changes it and makes it his own.

[riverdeceits]

If possible my respect for Bowie just got even bigger

[psyoptica]

Love this song. Don't like this arrangement, though I suppose it fit in very well with his sound at the time.

[charliehenryrufus]

@hlamorama with all due respect fuck off. im part of "the younger" and enjoy both versions equally. indeed although i love kurt and nirvana, i acknowledge it was bowie who wrote this song. bowie too is a great and talanted musician ...so please don't patronise those who enjoy nirvana :)

[Droyd21]

@hlamorama, from what I've heard Bowie sees the Nirvana cover as yet another decent artistic impression of the song so I suppose it does not sounds "exactly the same" to him. But yeah, it would suprise me that he's not bothered at all about another band being credited for his work.

[ChrisRey3156]

Why doesn't the beat stay on Bowie?