Kurt is 1 of the only musicians to ever have gone through an entire MTV Unplugged in 1 take. Almost every other unplugged had to be edited and put together. He sat down and played the whole show in one shot. This is what he was capable of. RIP Kurt. We miss you
Really? I did not know that. It shows how good Kurt and the rest of Nirvana really were. I've always heard that they constantly rehearsed and practiced before doing live shows and it shows.
@@pompastine100Layne Staley messed up "Sludge Factory" and had to start over, but it was hilarious cause he just yelled "F**K!" and then slowly laughed 😂
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@@pompastine100 IMO PJ just played their songs with the same energy and the same arrangements but with acoustic guitars 🤷🏽♂️.
he did screw it up on 3:14 He was aiming for the 8th fret, hit the 7th, then over compensated and hit the 9th then finally hit the 8th. But that screw up made the song better in my opinion. Crazy how screwing up can actually work out for the better.
Kurt Cobain at 0:05 "I guarantee you that I will screw this song up..." Kurt Cobain at 0:27 He starts playing the best performance of the night and one of the 90's music most memorable moments.
@@graph9927 It's very tough to choose between both songs, I've always liked "The Man Who Sold The World" more than "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?". I feel it's like Cobain saying goodbye.
Totally feel you!!! MTV is bullsht these days and needs to be called BSTV. Another Unplugged classic was The Stone Temple Pilots Unplugged. Damn, I miss quality music TV shows!
Kurt bringing on Pat Smear was a really smart move. Really filled out their live songs with another great guitar player especially during this entire performance.
@@savage_aly8752 what's up with that , why do they all like nirvana all of a sudden, and nasa shirts.every kid on a college campus wears these. Why haha. They are a good band, but all of a sudden you wear jeans with holes and a nirvana shirt..hmmm
Sorry to tell you that they are not making music together,but they are learning the gospel of our savior Jesus Christ,so I hope and pray they both will accept it,and when the resurrection comes they both will have everlasting life.
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 I'm sure they both didn't even think about it,they lives were very busy but it's ok,I know my beliefs are true no matter what your opinion is.
@@oldadelagarza7967 They can be right with God without being a practicing Christian. Religion is the Devil's corruption of God love, don't get it twisted.
back in the day i had friends who were into hip hop and were blown away by this album. People who were clearly not into grunge were sporting nirvana t-shirts. A cousin of mine who was a depeche mode fanatic stole my unplugged cd. I retrieved it and have not spoken to him since
Can you imagine being there, there must be some people around the world with a very smug look on their faces…….love Pat Smears input at this point as well………..I have this Album on vinyl……sounds so good……..
I remember the day around mid 90s, when my brother brought the album and i first listened as a little kid, it left an impression to me that holds till this day. The raw sound coming from the band and his torn vocals wailing thru the instrumental is art in the highest regard imo.
I love how the Cello and Kurt's solo at the end feels like playing catch up with one another, like a lo-fi delay. It felt like "The Man" who seems immortal in the song is moving past history one after another and is indifferent.
My good friend worked at a coffee shop in Seattle that Kurt would visit sporadically, he said Kurt was very shy, quiet, and quite nice to everyone, and would just sit for hours, and no one would dare talk to him.
@@oldadelagarza7967 He gave us Nirvana, One of the best MTV Unplugged and one of the most iconic grunge/punk albums of all time. You love a guy you’ve never seen or heard before, yet claim he existed because of a book.
I'm right there with you. I started to listen to this CD again after close to 30 years. It hits me so hard. What an amazing time. Nirvana was so cutting edge and it's lived on for years and years and years.
I was about to say you were way off with it being nearly 30 years old, because it came out after I was born, but then I realised I am going to be 30 this summer
This performance as authentic as it gets. Love how Kurt slides up to the first note of the solo, finding the note, just fuckin epic. This man just gave an all-time performance on the fly. Also, one of my fav parts is at the end when he says "That was a David Bowie song". Yes it "was", Kurt. Lol
There's a documentary where David Bowie says that he actually prefers Kurt's version of this song to his own... It "was " a David Bowie song, but now it's a part of Nirvana. Where Kurt & David are Eternally. Peace Love & Empathy -Kurt Cobain 🕉️♾️
I love Nirvana, but I have always been a bigger Bowie fan (I'm an old... I grew up with Bowie). Except for this song. "No Kurt, you did NOT screw this song up."
This song takes me nearly 30 years back in time when I lived in Syria and saw this on TV for the first time and was instantly hypnotized only to learn that he had just died. What a minor revelation about a stranger, in his prime, on the other side of the planet that instantly made my heart sink. That is, by far, my favorite among all of his songs because it evokes such a strange mixture of sad and sweet emotions.
They found the guy that "supposedly" murdered Kurt Cobain. His name is Allen Wrench look him up on RUclips he admits that Courtney paid him $50,000 to kill Kurt.
I have this on tape, I memorized the little details (him clearing his throat, the person going “woo” towards the beginning) I can’t count how many times I’ve listened to this performance. I just love it so much.
Feel like when Kurt sings this song its about self sabotage and regret, when Bowie sings its about a man thinking how he can do better. Both are great in different ways.
I've hit an age where I've returned to the music that meant the most to me and cannot stop listening. I can't believe how fortunate I am to have grown up with such talent, and how unfortunate we all are to have lost Layne, Kurt, Chris...
Man, I'm 70 years old but I miss Kurt. I can only imagine what kind of music he'd be playing today. I'm sure it wouldn't be pop-rock or dance music. This is a David Bowie song. You should listen to him doing it, too. Like Jim Morrison, Kurt is probably jamming with the rest of the greats up in heaven.
only that you didnt mention any "great musician"^^ its nice music, i listen to it sometimes to and enjoy it. but i mean i like it, if my children paint pictures for me and i hang them up. it doenst have to be ... hieronymus bosch, monet, van gogh or picasso all the time. in this picture, kurt cobain, jim morrisson and david bowie are the children and for example hiromi uehara, art tatum, miles davis, franz liszt, paganini, beethoven, bach and friends are the picassos of course.
@@wurstfinger3289 Well "great musicians" is a subjective term and people like all kinds of different music. Some people don't like Bach. Doesn't mean he wasn't great. If somebody is really good at what they do I don't care what kind of music it is, I pay attention. Kurt was good at what he did. Musicians don't want to be categorized or stuck in a box of some kind, they want to be free to explore and experiment with new things. That's why I hate it when you're at a concert and some yahoo keeps yelling out for the band to do some old song. It's much more interesting to see where a band is going and what they're creating that's new. The only thing I find it hard to listen to is "dissonance" when the notes are not in harmony in any way. That's just noise. I like everything from "Iko Iko" by the Dixie Cups to "29 Palms" by Robert Plant.
@@johnallen2771 "Well "great musicians" is a subjective term" no. "Some people don't like Bach. " i dont really like most of him. doesnt matter. i know what he did for the developement of music and which level of skill he had. i mean calling kurt cobain or clapton skilled guitarrists is ... well i say "not proven". " Kurt was good at what he did." yes. "It's much more interesting to see where a band is going and what they're creating that's new." depends if there was a positive developement, go for it. but in cultural industrialized productions, this is a rarity. "The only thing I find it hard to listen to is "dissonance" when the notes are not in harmony in any way. " thats somehting YOU dont like. go for your 3chordsongs your whole life. great musician of course reach for more. its not my problem if majorities stay in your nutshell the rest of their lifes^^ wont happen to me. "That's just noise." its just something you will never get because of your habits.
@@wurstfinger3289 Like I said, I'm 70 years old and music is my main interest. During my life I have heard so many different kinds of music from all over the world. There was a time during the '50s when some jazz musicians were experimenting with dissonance. The sound was quite chaotic/confused and not really pleasing to the human ear except as a curiosity and it didn't last long. But you can listen to the most intricate jazz and it harmonizes in some fashion no matter how obtusely. So I know the difference between harmony and dissonance. Even in ancient Africa the natives made drums that harmonized. And what is "cultural industrialized productions"?
@@johnallen2771 cultural industry in very short means enlightment as instrument of massdesception. culture in capitalistic societies has to follow the same dictation of capital, as the industrial production. most important is not the cultural aspect but the value-realization. its not about art, its about selling. so the product doesnt have to be cultural valuable, it has to be easy to consume, easy to understand. it has to have nothing challenging, nothing that could make the individual grow with it. it has to be that easy, that after a day of 8-10 hours work, you can just relax and do nothing, while this music is played. actually, you dont even really need to listen. you can do anything else parallel to it. so its not challenging products, its degenerative products. its a term not only usefull for music but also for movies, architecture, ... culture. you can see it everywhere, if you take a closer look. the theroy calls out 2 phases: before that, in the liberal days, art was used for progressive, emancipative, critical action with some impact. it was mostly about resistance. its been about free art and stuff. now, in the late capitalism, the art is not free anymore, because "freedom" doenst necessarily express itself in getting money. "free art" in the very most cases means poor artist. very poor artist. nowadays, art lost a lot of its substance. "under my umbrella ella ella e e e" (rihanna) or eric claptons always the same and not very various guitar"licks" as an example. he s not scofield, joscho stephan or david fiuzcinsky. the impact, that this has on society: the autonomous individual will be replaced by a hetereonomous one. thats what we can see all over the world. the "world of culture" becomes seperated in one very small part of real authentic arts and a big one, produced in an industrial way: mass production of easy things, no complex messages and so on. means: the art doesnt communicate or interact with the individual anymore, because the individual is degraded to a consumer. the topics will be only ... easy stuff, superficialities. cultural industry is massculture, as a weapon of assimilation. its as adorno and horckheimer said: "culture today is infecting everything with sameness".
Kurt and Nirvana are flawless musically and vocally. MTV Unplugged was an extraordinary showcase for the truly gifted rock musicians, however, Kurt and Nirvana stood in a league of their own-R.I.P. Kurt, your music is eternally beautiful.
@@markkuskin5453 Kid, I saw it when it was aired. And bought the cassette. I was talking about MTV how it was crap after 1990 - you kids can't read but are quick to tell everyone what to believe. LOL.
My brotther and his girlfriend were really into Nirvana and had it recorded on VHS and I remember being that annoying little sister who used seek in to sit and watch the video with them totally not reading the room making myself look like a total gooseberry lemon, Sorry, I loved Nirvana too. We only had one TV and video player in the sitting room,
My little brother died suddenly in 2010 at only age 30. He was their biggest fan. We laid him to rest in his favorite Nirvana t-shirt & guitar pick necklace. This song hits home.
"That was a David Bowie song" lol. And he was so humble and had no confidence but was so blessed with a beautiful voice and spirit...he just didn't realize it.
@@АлександрНиколаев-ш9ф2с you're obviously not very well versed on addiction. Its ok man but realize this dude is a GOAT. Just know he struggled and fought. Some of us do.
@@АлександрНиколаев-ш9ф2с he was clever as fuck, an amazing musician/writer, an amazing person and was always involved with real causes. You think is so easy to stay away of a drug as dangerous and destroying as heroin... Now imagine a depressed person in that situation. Judgemental people thinks they are the hot sh*t... I have a little secret for ya...nobody's perfect.
I always thought about this song being a story from the pov of Bowie. He has finally reached the height of his fame. After his performance, he walks backstage. He passes a figure in the shadows, one that he recognizes. It was that of a man whom he had heard rumors about in his circles in the depths of the music industry. The figure was a man who had reached the height of power and wealth. He made trillions off of the suffering and death of millions of people. He was the man who sold the world. Then, Bowie speaks with him. The song is about his brief, backstage, brush with a man so unbelievably powerful that no one even knows who he is.
They're spitting and throwing things at his very expensive camera. There's another version I've seen which includes Narduar's entrance and more "respectful" behavior. Courtney apparently arranged the interview, I don't think the boys were on board. To be fair, Narduar takes shit from everyone. Still, having actually been around at this time, my memory of Kurt is not one of a respectful guy. More irreverent and borderline personality types of shit. Whatever you say, though. I really liked Nirvana back in the day, had all their studio records and a bunch of "bootleg" records. I'm not even mad that he was that way. I just would never characterize his behaviors as respectful. He was trying to shock you.
What's really a trip is I am 61 and just really started to listen to Nirvana. A band I never paid attention when they were around. This is a masterpiece. RIP Kurt.
@@Haryel1987 Technically, it's a cover of the 1970 David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World, not a version. That been said, it's an amazing and flawless cover.
there was nothing quite like the creative froth of the late 80's and early 90's as the Reagan era came to a close and alternative rock came to the mainstream sadly, we may not have another one of these eras. the digital music economy is a beast where the single dominates and is much a throwback to the corporate owned music economy of the previous decades . This revolution in the digital economy promised much but seems to have been a false promise, and it truly has been the last big revolution in music since Nirvana and the emergence and recognition of hip hop after his death which was a long time coming. the true next revolution may be in free sharing of music created and shared outside of it that allows for true genuine growth and experimentation
You are there. The spied genius author is still spied. Cobain was fraudster and performer of that music, like hundrets other performers, and is still alive. And war is closer than ever. I promise you. Change your criminal policy (usa/nsa) before the world will eat you.
@@futureshock7425 All music was stolen from a spied master since 1976, unpaid till today. Create your own music, instead of stealing it. Change your policy, unsucessfull musician. Create complete new songs insted of criminal cheap talk.
I was 10 years old when I heard on the radio Kurt died and ill never forget that day. It was pure shock and heartbreak. He was such a talented musician and I don't think he knew how much of an impact he made in so many of our lives. To this day, when I'm feeling a certain way, only a Nirvana song could match that feeling.
That he mentions its a David Bowie song makes me respect him so much. So many other artists would not say that, because their record label and managers want everyone to believe the lie.
Would you be able to back that up with examples? I've never seen a cover performed live without a mention. No records contain covers without mentions, unless it is followed by a lawsuit.
2:37 the way Pat looks at Kurt, in admiration, like thinking, "dude, you´'re so hard with yourserf, if you only could see you as we see you..., you're doing it so beatiful...."
I was in high school when I learned of his death. I’ll never forget that day. I arrived at school to at least 100 students holding hands in a circle on the football field crying. I asked someone what was going on and they said Kurt Cobain was dead. I didn’t listen to grunge or most rock in those days but I definitely liked Nirvana. See in those days MTV actually played music videos, so you pretty much got exposed to a lot genres. Watching all those kids stand together having their own moment of silence in unity was very powerful. This cover reminds me of that time. Beautiful and Powerful. 😎
MTV used to play the crap out of this 94, 95-96 at times just out of the blue. When the internet and RUclips came out I saw the behind the scenes and other unedited stuff. Time flies
The tempo, the grit, imperfections, they all fit perfectly. Seems like one can play this while cruising down a lonely road and meeting a well-dressed stranger with a dark grin in the stop over, and then cruise again after some drink and some words.
David Bowie was very pleased with this cover. Edit: "The " is a written by English - David Bowie. The title track of Bowie's third studio album of the same name, it was released in November 1970 in the US and in April 1971 in the UK by Mercury Records.
I have lost count of the times i have watched this over the years ...... huge Bowie fan and this is without doubt the best ever cover of any of his tracks and one of the best ever MTV unplugged acoustic sets. So sad we lost Kurt and his amazing musical ability and vocals
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 his 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 "Thanks, that was a David Bowie song" "What's next?" "I didn't screw it up, did I? Okay, but here's another one I could screw up" "What is it?" "Am I going to do this by myself?" "Do it by yourself" "Okay, well, I think I'll try it in a different key I'll try it in the normal key And if it sounds bad, these people are just gonna have to wait"
This was the pinnacle of Kurt’s voice. It changed a little over time, physically and stylistically.. he woulda been a killer solo singer songwriter had he kept on.
@@kiWi-zv8vr if he didn't scream he might of kept his voice he had alright technique on his clean tones but he did try to get help with vocals in 93 and went to a vocal coach who sent him a mixtape with vocal exercises such as scales with the ma and mo vowels and when kurt heard the mixtape he basically laughed at it and called it bs, the guy could have been a really good vocalist with some training the guy had such potential he was blessed with 4 octaves
I can only think of two or three cases where someone covered a song from an artist the caliber of David Bowie and actually did it better. I love the original but this was a masterpiece in every way.
Bowie is one of my very favorite musicians. His music got me through puberty back in the day & was comforting. To hear Cobain do such a moving rendition is magickal! ❤❤❤
Back in the summer 2003 I was 13 years old. I was living in a remote Russian region with no internet connection. I told my friend, that I had no music to listen to, every tape I had (yeah, tapes) had bored me and I needed something new. He said, I have Nirvana, that's my brother's tape, but I can give it to you.I said, yeah, "I heard about them". So he gave it to me. I listened to it couple of times, my favourite songs were SLTS, Rape me, About a girl, Polly, Where did you sleep last night and The man who sold the world. I was thinking, shit, that band is really cool. I didn't know, they were not out there anymore. Couple of days later I went through old Russian magazines from 90s, which my family stored in the attic. I found an article from the year 1996 - Two year without Kurt Cobain. I was like, what, wait a minute. I read the story about his suicide, I was shocked, went back to my room and turned on the record. That was the most intimate music experience of my whole life. I was lying on my bed listening to all these song and the minute the solo on The man who sold the world kicked in I started to cry. I didn't know English at that time, all I understood was the title, that gave up the idea of the song. Also I didn't know that it was "a David Bowie song" and that such an artist even exist (at that time and again - no internet, remote Russian region). Couple of years later I learned how to play this song and learned the lyrics (they were pretty much close to what I was expecting them to be). Either way - this is one of the greatest music performances of all time and I really enjoy to relive that moment from 2003 everytime when I listen to it
@@chrisyoung8093 Music is a magical thing indeed. Yeah, I do still play guitar occasionally. Nowadays it's more about pop, country music, then rock or alternative. But either way it gives me a lot of joy and of course Nirvana is always on my playlist. Actually I play Rape Me for the warm up
He might’ve been self deprecating at the start, but when he actually does make a mistake at at 3:13, he still sells it in a way that you don’t even notice he messed up! What confidence!
He makes a mistake by sliding half step too short, and fixes it wrong by sliding a half step too much, and then goes to the right note, and it sounds so good no one even noticed.
@@AdoNir I’ve studied this today. He is a half step too short on the first note yes, but after he moves one step higher and he is right. After he just moves earlier than in the rest of the solo to a half step down which is a good note as well
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 Thanks, that was a David Bowie song What's next? I didn't screw it up, did I? Okay, but here's another one I could screw up What is it? Am I gonna do this by myself? Yeah, he should do it by himself Do it by yourself Okay, well I think I'll try it in a different key, I'll try it in a normal key Yeah If it sounds bad, these people are just gonna have to wait Do you have a smoke? Okay
Crystal K Crystal K guess you could say that it means kurt was very grateful for the passed songs and artists of his generation and wasn’t afraid to let people know what his influences were and what music he enjoyed listening to...?
@Crystal K that he does not take credit for it and he most likely thinks his version of it was trash compared to David Bowie's version, which tells you how humble Kurt was. Such a shame that Kurt had no idea how much he changed the world still to this day.
@@dirkdiggler2430 Why do you think him saying it was a David Bowie song suggests he thinks his version is trash. He also said Jesus doesn't want me for a Sunbeam is a Vaselines song. Does that also suggest he thinks his rendition is trash in comparison?
My fish just died ... he was the life of the tank. It’s amazing how close you become to all of your animals. Such a big character. This song is dedicated to him. So long my brother I wish you great travels. 😔
Hey im very sorry, my aunt had a parrot as a gift but i was the one who alwayd taked care of him and i loved him so much, he was very difficult but i felt his love also, i hated seeing him in his cage, i wsnted him to be free. One day he got out of his cage by his own and a dog killed him, i screamd like crazy and cried alot, that happend in january and i still cry when i see our videos together, i had my first tattoo a month ago and i decided to do a bird. I understand you ♥️
Kurt is 1 of the only musicians to ever have gone through an entire MTV Unplugged in 1 take. Almost every other unplugged had to be edited and put together. He sat down and played the whole show in one shot. This is what he was capable of. RIP Kurt. We miss you
Really? I did not know that. It shows how good Kurt and the rest of Nirvana really were. I've always heard that they constantly rehearsed and practiced before doing live shows and it shows.
Go watch pj unplugged eddie vedder is clearly on another level
He was so much more beautiful and talented than I think he ever knew. ❤️
@@pompastine100Layne Staley messed up "Sludge Factory" and had to start over, but it was hilarious cause he just yelled "F**K!" and then slowly laughed 😂
@@pompastine100 IMO PJ just played their songs with the same energy and the same arrangements but with acoustic guitars 🤷🏽♂️.
You didn't screw it up Kurt. You actually played one of the most memorable covers ever.
he did screw it up on 3:14 He was aiming for the 8th fret, hit the 7th, then over compensated and hit the 9th then finally hit the 8th. But that screw up made the song better in my opinion. Crazy how screwing up can actually work out for the better.
@@XXAbbott i agree
@@XXAbbott yeah, totally! But you're right, the song did get better
@@XXAbbott you know it’s funny, my entire life I’ve heard that mess up and I don’t think it would sound the same without it.
@@kryingblood exactly!
Kurt Cobain at 0:05
"I guarantee you that I will screw this song up..."
Kurt Cobain at 0:27
He starts playing the best performance of the night and one of the 90's music most memorable moments.
I'd say his best performance on MTV was definitely Where Did You Sleep Last Night but this is a close second.
@@graph9927 It's very tough to choose between both songs, I've always liked "The Man Who Sold The World" more than "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?". I feel it's like Cobain saying goodbye.
It was one of the best songs of the set, I agree. I also like the Live and Loud version.
Kurt Cobain will never die !!!
He doubted his abilities for a slight second, but still pulled off a masterful performance.
God I miss the days of MTV actually being about music. This was one of their greatest shows of all time. So many bangers came out of Unplugged
Yeah. This and Alice in Chains are the best
Totally feel you!!! MTV is bullsht these days and needs to be called BSTV.
Another Unplugged classic was The Stone Temple Pilots Unplugged. Damn, I miss quality music TV shows!
very True.
Hell the fuckyeah
Yeah alot like cbs news
There’s a couple times when Pat is looking at Kurt like he genuinely knows history is being made. Goosebumps.
Kurt bringing on Pat Smear was a really smart move. Really filled out their live songs with another great guitar player especially during this entire performance.
@Hunter Vonnegut it's not the same dude shut the fuck up already
pat might have but kurt thought this was terrible because the crowd was quiet, the man had issues but was a genius
Why is it historic?
@@schmidt776 If you have to ask that, you will never know! Never!
We are all growing old, and look at him, staying young forever.
Only the good die young.never have to see them old.. That's the only good thing, i guess. He had demons.bad ones.
@@captainscentsible1811 'Tis the truth
@@savage_aly8752 can i ask , why do so many young college students wear nirvana and nasa t-shirts. ? Did i miss the memo ....
@@captainscentsible1811 Idk tho, They wanna be trendy i guess, but they ain't
@@savage_aly8752 what's up with that , why do they all like nirvana all of a sudden, and nasa shirts.every kid on a college campus wears these. Why haha.
They are a good band, but all of a sudden you wear jeans with holes and a nirvana shirt..hmmm
When her cello and Kurt's guitar synchs up at the end is definitely my favorite Nirvana moment of all time.
Omg yes!!!
this one is definitely going in the top 10 Nirvana moments
Behind Blue Eyes Kurt Cobain ruclips.net/video/TT27KdVUzNE/видео.html
I couldn’t agree more. I adore the contemplative ‘duet’ between Kurt’s electrified acoustic guitar and the cello at the end to close out the song.
@@JK-vp5dpGoosebumps.
Can we all agree this is the best unplugged concert of all times?
yes, it is. Bowie would loved it
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@schelfie1 Bowie truly loved how Nirvana did this. i saw a short interview with Bowie talking about this.
Unfortunately no.
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Everybody talks about Kurt, but look how Grohl is making superhuman efforts trying to hit the drums as soft as possible
The exact opposite of what he was asked to join the band for!
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Grohl is a superhuman drummer!
lol laughed so hard at that "accoustic with a drumset"
@@ANDJELINA why? Do drums not exist as an acoustic instrument??
Those people in the crowd are the luckiest people in the history of man.
Chris Johnson what the hell is wrong with you asshole
@Chris Jonhson LMAO
@Chris Jonhson That "smackhead" had more talent and has achieved more in his life than you ever will.
True...One of my wish!!!!
yes one of the most beautiful show ever
I hope Bowie and Kurt are jamming together right now and making incredible music. Both are legends and are sadly missed.
Sorry to tell you that they are not making music together,but they are learning the gospel of our savior Jesus Christ,so I hope and pray they both will accept it,and when the resurrection comes they both will have everlasting life.
@@oldadelagarza7967 both of them were thankfully smart enough to see through Christianity’s bullshit
@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 I'm sure they both didn't even think about it,they lives were very busy but it's ok,I know my beliefs are true no matter what your opinion is.
@@oldadelagarza7967 They can be right with God without being a practicing Christian. Religion is the Devil's corruption of God love, don't get it twisted.
@iSpy sorry to burst your bubble it don't work that way.
This is one of the best unplugged album/performances of all time. The best of the 90's, no question, no doubt. Everyone owned this album.
back in the day i had friends who were into hip hop and were blown away by this album. People who were clearly not into grunge were sporting nirvana t-shirts. A cousin of mine who was a depeche mode fanatic stole my unplugged cd. I retrieved it and have not spoken to him since
I always think about the people in the crowd, they had no idea how iconic this concert would be; fucking legendary ❤
Absolute legend
thinking the same thinglol
You right,
Stop swearing, pls
Can you imagine being there, there must be some people around the world with a very smug look on their faces…….love Pat Smears input at this point as well………..I have this Album on vinyl……sounds so good……..
He always said that "I'm guaranteed to screw this up" every performance flawless.
He is beautiful. I wish he had a better life. Miss him allot
@@hil6578He had the world in the palm of his hand.
The humble artist. To an artist no matter how beautiful it is to us they saw something they want to fix they are special in a good way.
@@Anglo_Saxon1 More than most people could ever do in a lifetime..
we don’t talk about it
I’m 14, I wasn’t even born when Kurt died. But I just wanna say this gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. What a song
Wow 20 likes cool
@@Lolbbdb Ahem, 21
It’s a David Bowie cover
@Nightmare Ik
bien ahí bro
I remember the day around mid 90s, when my brother brought the album and i first listened as a little kid, it left an impression to me that holds till this day. The raw sound coming from the band and his torn vocals wailing thru the instrumental is art in the highest regard imo.
Love how he says he's going to mess it up and then gives just the most iconic performance of this song!
he did go one fret up from where he was supposed to on the solo but he covers it well.
@@lucidByte good old slide up
@@lucidByte yep on the first slide. but he anticipated it clearly and remedies it afterwards.
@@lucidByte *sigh* There's always one...
U trenzas o
That person who audibly yells "WOO" at the begin of the song is a part of history now
fr😂😂😂😂
♡
It was me! 😊
@@Anglo_Saxon1No, it wasn’t! 😊
@@rockylps No sh*t sherlock 😉
Every imperfection in Kurt's voice sounds so perfect...
Hell the fuckyeah
He says he knows which part he will screw up and it seems it was this part here 3:14
I love how the Cello and Kurt's solo at the end feels like playing catch up with one another, like a lo-fi delay. It felt like "The Man" who seems immortal in the song is moving past history one after another and is indifferent.
My good friend worked at a coffee shop in Seattle that Kurt would visit sporadically, he said Kurt was very shy, quiet, and quite nice to everyone, and would just sit for hours, and no one would dare talk to him.
Can you tell us more about that story? It's always amazing to hear new things about this man
tell more. I'm enjoying the story.
please tell us more
I’ll have him tell me all about it and post it here soon
Oh he also said that every now and then someone would come in for him and they’d Sprint out together
The man the world misses...
Well he don't miss here
Bien expresado bro 🤟😎
@@membrains The only man,I miss is my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,he gave his life for me.and Kurt did nothing good for human kind.
@@oldadelagarza7967 He gave us Nirvana, One of the best MTV Unplugged and one of the most iconic grunge/punk albums of all time. You love a guy you’ve never seen or heard before, yet claim he existed because of a book.
@ult16 i claim he exists because he's very much alive,and his second coming is in our generation. I know that my redeemer lives!!!!
Nearly 30 years later and I still can't express how much I adore this song.
I'm right there with you. I started to listen to this CD again after close to 30 years. It hits me so hard. What an amazing time. Nirvana was so cutting edge and it's lived on for years and years and years.
40. Играю в гараже, соседи в шоке
I was about to say you were way off with it being nearly 30 years old, because it came out after I was born, but then I realised I am going to be 30 this summer
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave Acoustic” by SLT 🤘🌊🎧🌊🤘
@@komichok,завидую тебе, потому что ты можешь это играть.....
завидую твоим соседям, потому что они имеют возможность это слушать вживую!!!!!))
This performance as authentic as it gets. Love how Kurt slides up to the first note of the solo, finding the note, just fuckin epic.
This man just gave an all-time performance on the fly.
Also, one of my fav parts is at the end when he says "That was a David Bowie song".
Yes it "was", Kurt. Lol
Is that the part he thought he would screw up? Even if he did, it sounded incredible. Yes, it "was" a David Bowie song!!
There's a documentary where David Bowie says that he actually prefers Kurt's version of this song to his own... It "was " a David Bowie song, but now it's a part of Nirvana. Where Kurt & David are Eternally.
Peace Love & Empathy -Kurt Cobain 🕉️♾️
Он, это сделал так, как он её воспринял...
this was certainly not "on the fly", this set had intense rehearsals for the band leading up to this live performance.
Until his BBC live in 2000 when he got his song back.
Sadness in his eyes, lack of confidence when he said “im going to screw this song”
The song he thought he would screw is actually my favorite one..
What's really sad is the fact that he did this whole show high on heroin and he still outperformed most motherfukers that get on the stage today
I love Nirvana, but I have always been a bigger Bowie fan (I'm an old... I grew up with Bowie). Except for this song. "No Kurt, you did NOT screw this song up."
He did screw one note up but it took years for anyone to notice
@@user-rz2sq9fm2g What part?
@@jhonatanmonsalve7054 search up the video ‘what kurt cobains mistake on mtv taught me’
4:00 No worries, you nailed it; beautiful.
At the end Kurt says "that's a David Bowie song" and it says so much about his character
Kurt Cobain Final Days.. ruclips.net/video/y0xbDCRjMPM/видео.html
that WAS a david bowie song (now it's a nirvana song)
This song takes me nearly 30 years back in time when I lived in Syria and saw this on TV for the first time and was instantly hypnotized only to learn that he had just died. What a minor revelation about a stranger, in his prime, on the other side of the planet that instantly made my heart sink. That is, by far, my favorite among all of his songs because it evokes such a strange mixture of sad and sweet emotions.
Remember, written by David Bowie- as Kurt acknowledges. But this is the best version!
❤
that WHOA at 0:48 is legendary
Doesn't seem right without it tbh
YEAAAAA
Yes😂😂😂
Kurt was such a legend. His spirit will never die❤🕊️
Notification from Nirvana's channel can't be a bad day
I was having a Bad day.. Untill a hour ago, now i'm fine 😎
It's "mind blowing"
Second oh me anf like para ke lo suba xd
They found the guy that "supposedly" murdered Kurt Cobain. His name is Allen Wrench look him up on RUclips he admits that Courtney paid him $50,000 to kill Kurt.
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Such a beautiful song and a great tribute to Bowie. I like Nirvana's version better than the original.
Bowie>
@@Soslanman1 Nirvana > any other rock band or musician except blink 182 (Blink = nirvana)
So did Bowie.
@@hydrospace1 i disagree
@@hydrospace1 thats a joke right?
I have this on tape, I memorized the little details (him clearing his throat, the person going “woo” towards the beginning) I can’t count how many times I’ve listened to this performance. I just love it so much.
Yup. The moment that there is feedback on the guitar on “I never lost control” always sticks with me. They almost always edit out stuff like that.
I remember when my brain memorized every part. Shortly after it came out.
Plus the emphasized “Puh” sound on the “passed” part of that first like
3:20 when they hit this note, the harmony is so beautiful. one of my favorite parts of this concert. They do it twice, the other at 3.39.
Sounds like guitarr is crying 😢
@@familjensiresi7918 ele é baixista, não guitarrista
@@levymatheus6282krist bassist
agreed. it just makes me feel something
'I guarantee you I will screw this song up'
Proceeds to record one of the greatest covers of all time
Did you just Ctrl+v Ctrl+c the top comment
@@thatcat1822 ctrl+c comes before ctrl+v genius
@@HeresaBanana 😂
He did mess up the solo a little. Landed on the wrong note.
@@MaynardOwns and that made it sound amazing imo.
Feel like when Kurt sings this song its about self sabotage and regret, when Bowie sings its about a man thinking how he can do better.
Both are great in different ways.
2:17 her face feeling the sound while watching Kirst playing
she understood
Classic of my college days...still recall those days music is a transport
I've hit an age where I've returned to the music that meant the most to me and cannot stop listening. I can't believe how fortunate I am to have grown up with such talent, and how unfortunate we all are to have lost Layne, Kurt, Chris...
Exactly the same thing happens to me, sometimes I don't know whether to laugh and enjoy it, or cry.
Brad Nowell
Me too. So lucky to have been young in the 90s, the music was great.
Bradley Nowell too
@@TMcLure100 I say this 50x a day
2:58 - 3:57 one of the best Minute in rock music ever!
Agree
Still gives me chills 15 years after hearing...
The best is that is the rift is wrong
@@tonipuig *I guarantee you I will screw this song up*
Шедевр
This is the best "Unplugged" of a history... Kurt,I miss you...back please 😞
Kinda nice seeing people recently commenting
This song is a straight masterpiece.
MENGO PORRA
I have deep nostalgia for a world that will never exist again
Whatever has been, IS now, & will be again!
I have seen the same comment on other song.
probably it never existed
me too
I belive because anything can be posible and too much better
Man, I'm 70 years old but I miss Kurt. I can only imagine what kind of music he'd be playing today. I'm sure it wouldn't be pop-rock or dance music. This is a David Bowie song. You should listen to him doing it, too. Like Jim Morrison, Kurt is probably jamming with the rest of the greats up in heaven.
only that you didnt mention any "great musician"^^ its nice music, i listen to it sometimes to and enjoy it. but i mean i like it, if my children paint pictures for me and i hang them up. it doenst have to be ... hieronymus bosch, monet, van gogh or picasso all the time.
in this picture, kurt cobain, jim morrisson and david bowie are the children and for example hiromi uehara, art tatum, miles davis, franz liszt, paganini, beethoven, bach and friends are the picassos of course.
@@wurstfinger3289 Well "great musicians" is a subjective term and people like all kinds of different music. Some people don't like Bach. Doesn't mean he wasn't great. If somebody is really good at what they do I don't care what kind of music it is, I pay attention. Kurt was good at what he did. Musicians don't want to be categorized or stuck in a box of some kind, they want to be free to explore and experiment with new things. That's why I hate it when you're at a concert and some yahoo keeps yelling out for the band to do some old song. It's much more interesting to see where a band is going and what they're creating that's new. The only thing I find it hard to listen to is "dissonance" when the notes are not in harmony in any way. That's just noise. I like everything from "Iko Iko" by the Dixie Cups to "29 Palms" by Robert Plant.
@@johnallen2771 "Well "great musicians" is a subjective term" no.
"Some people don't like Bach. " i dont really like most of him. doesnt matter. i know what he did for the developement of music and which level of skill he had.
i mean calling kurt cobain or clapton skilled guitarrists is ... well i say "not proven".
" Kurt was good at what he did." yes.
"It's much more interesting to see where a band is going and what they're creating that's new." depends if there was a positive developement, go for it. but in cultural industrialized productions, this is a rarity.
"The only thing I find it hard to listen to is "dissonance" when the notes are not in harmony in any way. " thats somehting YOU dont like. go for your 3chordsongs your whole life. great musician of course reach for more. its not my problem if majorities stay in your nutshell the rest of their lifes^^
wont happen to me.
"That's just noise." its just something you will never get because of your habits.
@@wurstfinger3289 Like I said, I'm 70 years old and music is my main interest. During my life I have heard so many different kinds of music from all over the world. There was a time during the '50s when some jazz musicians were experimenting with dissonance. The sound was quite chaotic/confused and not really pleasing to the human ear except as a curiosity and it didn't last long. But you can listen to the most intricate jazz and it harmonizes in some fashion no matter how obtusely. So I know the difference between harmony and dissonance. Even in ancient Africa the natives made drums that harmonized. And what is "cultural industrialized productions"?
@@johnallen2771 cultural industry in very short means enlightment as instrument of massdesception.
culture in capitalistic societies has to follow the same dictation of capital, as the industrial production. most important is not the cultural aspect but the value-realization. its not about art, its about selling. so the product doesnt have to be cultural valuable, it has to be easy to consume, easy to understand. it has to have nothing challenging, nothing that could make the individual grow with it.
it has to be that easy, that after a day of 8-10 hours work, you can just relax and do nothing, while this music is played. actually, you dont even really need to listen. you can do anything else parallel to it. so its not challenging products, its degenerative products.
its a term not only usefull for music but also for movies, architecture, ... culture.
you can see it everywhere, if you take a closer look.
the theroy calls out 2 phases:
before that, in the liberal days, art was used for progressive, emancipative, critical action with some impact. it was mostly about resistance. its been about free art and stuff. now, in the late capitalism, the art is not free anymore, because "freedom" doenst necessarily express itself in getting money.
"free art" in the very most cases means poor artist. very poor artist.
nowadays, art lost a lot of its substance. "under my umbrella ella ella e e e" (rihanna) or eric claptons always the same and not very various guitar"licks" as an example.
he s not scofield, joscho stephan or david fiuzcinsky.
the impact, that this has on society: the autonomous individual will be replaced by a hetereonomous one. thats what we can see all over the world.
the "world of culture" becomes seperated in one very small part of real authentic arts and a big one, produced in an industrial way: mass production of easy things, no complex messages and so on.
means: the art doesnt communicate or interact with the individual anymore, because the individual is degraded to a consumer. the topics will be only ... easy stuff, superficialities.
cultural industry is massculture, as a weapon of assimilation.
its as adorno and horckheimer said: "culture today is infecting everything with sameness".
Kurt and Nirvana are flawless musically and vocally. MTV Unplugged was an extraordinary showcase for the truly gifted rock musicians, however, Kurt and Nirvana stood in a league of their own-R.I.P. Kurt, your music is eternally beautiful.
You obviously were not a teenager in the 1980s LOL MTV was good for a few years.
@@lunastargoddess1632 The show was in 1993…
@@markkuskin5453 Kid, I saw it when it was aired. And bought the cassette. I was talking about MTV how it was crap after 1990 - you kids can't read but are quick to tell everyone what to believe. LOL.
The unplugged album is one of those albums that you can just play over and over and not skip one song
So true.
Yea it’s just great all the way through
Fr
Your so right
The unplugged has CARRIED me this tear
My brotther and his girlfriend were really into Nirvana and had it recorded on VHS and I remember being that annoying little sister who used seek in to sit and watch the video with them totally not reading the room making myself look like a total gooseberry lemon, Sorry, I loved Nirvana too. We only had one TV and video player in the sitting room,
My little brother died suddenly in 2010 at only age 30. He was their biggest fan. We laid him to rest in his favorite Nirvana t-shirt & guitar pick necklace. This song hits home.
That's sad m8t...
@@oldman2485 its tragic....
I love at the end:
Kurt: "That was a David Bowie song"
respect. Still the most known version of the song but props for plugging the original.
LMAO David Bowie doesn't need any plugging.
@@dejiko I did not know that this was a Bowie's song all these years I've listen to this song, until recently when the unedited version came out.
He had to do that.
"That was a David Bowie song" lol. And he was so humble and had no confidence but was so blessed with a beautiful voice and spirit...he just didn't realize it.
but he was a heroin junk and died because of it - shot himself into head , isnt that awful? and you sayin about spirit - what did it all lead him to ?
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@@АлександрНиколаев-ш9ф2с Shut up you idiot hes a freakin legend
@@АлександрНиколаев-ш9ф2с you're obviously not very well versed on addiction. Its ok man but realize this dude is a GOAT. Just know he struggled and fought. Some of us do.
@@АлександрНиколаев-ш9ф2с he was clever as fuck, an amazing musician/writer, an amazing person and was always involved with real causes. You think is so easy to stay away of a drug as dangerous and destroying as heroin... Now imagine a depressed person in that situation. Judgemental people thinks they are the hot sh*t... I have a little secret for ya...nobody's perfect.
I always thought about this song being a story from the pov of Bowie. He has finally reached the height of his fame. After his performance, he walks backstage. He passes a figure in the shadows, one that he recognizes. It was that of a man whom he had heard rumors about in his circles in the depths of the music industry. The figure was a man who had reached the height of power and wealth. He made trillions off of the suffering and death of millions of people. He was the man who sold the world. Then, Bowie speaks with him. The song is about his brief, backstage, brush with a man so unbelievably powerful that no one even knows who he is.
This is perfection in every way. Dave's drums, Krist's bass, Patt's guitar, Bowie's lyrics, and obviously Kurt.
Haven't heard this in years... As soon as his voice kicked in, it was instant goosebumps. Legendary.
My favourite lyrics are "That was a David Bowie song"
Kurt was such a respectful guy
You've never seen his interview with Narduar. I bet it changes your opinion
@@gamete4375 can You send the link please
ruclips.net/video/Xkq_oRfC58Q/видео.html
@@gamete4375 What about that interview shows Kurt disrespecting Narduar? I've seen it and he seems fine to me.
They're spitting and throwing things at his very expensive camera. There's another version I've seen which includes Narduar's entrance and more "respectful" behavior. Courtney apparently arranged the interview, I don't think the boys were on board. To be fair, Narduar takes shit from everyone. Still, having actually been around at this time, my memory of Kurt is not one of a respectful guy. More irreverent and borderline personality types of shit. Whatever you say, though. I really liked Nirvana back in the day, had all their studio records and a bunch of "bootleg" records. I'm not even mad that he was that way. I just would never characterize his behaviors as respectful. He was trying to shock you.
I was 23 when this happened. So many memories and emotions listening to this album.
yep the same....!
What's really a trip is I am 61 and just really started to listen to Nirvana. A band I never paid attention when they were around. This is a masterpiece. RIP Kurt.
Kurt Cobain Final Days.. ruclips.net/video/y0xbDCRjMPM/видео.html
I've listened to them since birth. Glad a new person is discovering this flawless band.
Better late than never.
He was far beyond his time. Gen X John Lennon. Dave Grohl is Gen X McCartney
Never too late.
One of the best covers in music history
Along with Sound of Silence by Disturbed
Facts is your first language.
One of them
Technically this is a version
@@Haryel1987 Technically, it's a cover of the 1970 David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World, not a version. That been said, it's an amazing and flawless cover.
what a time it must have been to live in this era of music.
I did and i'm still waiting for such a phenomenon to happen again, maybe in vain.
there was nothing quite like the creative froth of the late 80's and early 90's as the Reagan era came to a close and alternative rock came to the mainstream
sadly, we may not have another one of these eras. the digital music economy is a beast where the single dominates and is much a throwback to the corporate owned music economy of the previous decades . This revolution in the digital economy promised much but seems to have been a false promise, and it truly has been the last big revolution in music since Nirvana and the emergence and recognition of hip hop after his death which was a long time coming.
the true next revolution may be in free sharing of music created and shared outside of it that allows for true genuine growth and experimentation
Yep i missed peak of hip hop music 1986-1997 and alt rock underground 1983-1997
You are there. The spied genius author is still spied. Cobain was fraudster and performer of that music, like hundrets other performers, and is still alive. And war is closer than ever. I promise you. Change your criminal policy (usa/nsa) before the world will eat you.
@@futureshock7425 All music was stolen from a spied master since 1976, unpaid till today. Create your own music, instead of stealing it. Change your policy, unsucessfull musician. Create complete new songs insted of criminal cheap talk.
Peace and Love to all the People living in Depression!
Sim❤
I was 10 years old when I heard on the radio Kurt died and ill never forget that day. It was pure shock and heartbreak. He was such a talented musician and I don't think he knew how much of an impact he made in so many of our lives. To this day, when I'm feeling a certain way, only a Nirvana song could match that feeling.
well said. I feel exactly the same way.
Same. I was 10. I still come back to this show every now and then.
Right. I’m sure at 10 you really understood the gravity of his death and how profound it was
That he mentions its a David Bowie song makes me respect him so much. So many other artists would not say that, because their record label and managers want everyone to believe the lie.
yes.
Would you be able to back that up with examples? I've never seen a cover performed live without a mention. No records contain covers without mentions, unless it is followed by a lawsuit.
"So many other artists would not say that, because their record label and managers want everyone to believe the lie."
literally who has done that lol
Behind Blue Eyes Kurt Cobain ruclips.net/video/TT27KdVUzNE/видео.html
I absolutely love seeing how they all get into it when playing. Like the head bobs and eyes closed. Seems like magic
One of the best musical performances of ALL TIME.
That feedback at 2:23 still gives me chills to this day.
So glad someone else loves this small but oh so amazing fault
What chills I'm playing my guitar 🎸
2:37 the way Pat looks at Kurt, in admiration, like thinking, "dude, you´'re so hard with yourserf, if you only could see you as we see you..., you're doing it so beatiful...."
absolutely!
Pat = beast
I was in high school when I learned of his death. I’ll never forget that day. I arrived at school to at least 100 students holding hands in a circle on the football field crying. I asked someone what was going on and they said Kurt Cobain was dead. I didn’t listen to grunge or most rock in those days but I definitely liked Nirvana. See in those days MTV actually played music videos, so you pretty much got exposed to a lot genres. Watching all those kids stand together having their own moment of silence in unity was very powerful. This cover reminds me of that time. Beautiful and Powerful. 😎
I was of school age too, and when I heard the news, I thought, what a tit and got on with the rest of my day!
David C that's great!
MTV used to play the crap out of this 94, 95-96 at times just out of the blue. When the internet and RUclips came out I saw the behind the scenes and other unedited stuff. Time flies
The tempo, the grit, imperfections, they all fit perfectly.
Seems like one can play this while cruising down a lonely road and meeting a well-dressed stranger with a dark grin in the stop over, and then cruise again after some drink and some words.
the solo is just absolutely beautiful, goosebumps everytime
David Bowie was very pleased with this cover.
Edit: "The " is a written by English -
David Bowie. The title track of Bowie's third studio album of the same
name, it was released in November 1970 in the US and in April 1971 in
the UK by Mercury Records.
He said Kurt re-write it, as a compliment
@@hellojelen2598 now make music in heaven
@@rob7335 indeed❤
One of the rares where the cover is Bette than the original.
@@Ravishrex1 not entirely true, but for the most part yea
I have lost count of the times i have watched this over the years ...... huge Bowie fan and this is without doubt the best ever cover of any of his tracks and one of the best ever MTV unplugged acoustic sets. So sad we lost Kurt and his amazing musical ability and vocals
Its awesome that Bowie covered a Nirvana song isnt it.
I love how they have a whole conversation on stage in the beginning
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 his 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
"Thanks, that was a David Bowie song"
"What's next?"
"I didn't screw it up, did I?
Okay, but here's another one I could screw up"
"What is it?"
"Am I going to do this by myself?"
"Do it by yourself"
"Okay, well, I think I'll try it in a different key
I'll try it in the normal key
And if it sounds bad, these people are just gonna have to wait"
Music is timeless like this masterpiece, people will still listen to it 50 years later. Thank you Nirvana
Thats great and all but this is 31 years alone unless ur a time traveler
Check Klaus Nomi the man who sold the world. I think you'll enjoy that artist
I'd say 500 year later ... :)
Kurts Guitar in this song is sublime.
Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D18E ($6,000,000)
This was the pinnacle of Kurt’s voice. It changed a little over time, physically and stylistically.. he woulda been a killer solo singer songwriter had he kept on.
2:43 🤷♂️
@@ooohhenrybmblm 😂😂
when he wasn't screaming his lower and softer tones sounded really nice
@@kiWi-zv8vr if he didn't scream he might of kept his voice he had alright technique on his clean tones but he did try to get help with vocals in 93 and went to a vocal coach who sent him a mixtape with vocal exercises such as scales with the ma and mo vowels and when kurt heard the mixtape he basically laughed at it and called it bs, the guy could have been a really good vocalist with some training the guy had such potential he was blessed with 4 octaves
He had a bit of country style voice tbh like rock and rolling country singer though it’s fantastic
Flawless, just for that sound 2:24, but I can not hear this song without that sound anymore 😅
Be blessed, Kurt.
kurt: i guarantee you ,i will screw this song up.
_proceed to give one the most iconic performance_
He did mess up multiple times though
@@ButterBallTheOpossum but we gotta admit it’s was pretty iconic :D
Why is there like 8 versions of this exact comment posted almost word for word in the top comments? What is happening
Especially the solo
@@ButterBallTheOpossum to me it was perfect
Man this is pure gold … don’t get tired of listening once and again … such unique time … the guitar sounds are extraordinary..
I can only think of two or three cases where someone covered a song from an artist the caliber of David Bowie and actually did it better. I love the original but this was a masterpiece in every way.
what are the other two?
Icehouse did a good cover of Heroes.
1. Hey Joe. Hendrix.
2?
@@TheCrusaderRabbits that's a good awnser
Joe cocker- with a little help from my friends
Bowie is one of my very favorite musicians. His music got me through puberty back in the day & was comforting. To hear Cobain do such a moving rendition is magickal! ❤❤❤
I had a bad day. This notification made my day. Love you, Nirvana.
It's very "mind blowing" isn't it?
Same! I received it at the public library now jamming at home
@Goggle products ok boomer
@Goggle products Nirvana was against homophobia, sexism etc which bucked the trend of the day. Your Alex Jones esque conspiracy theories are weak.
Pradyuman Grewal me too
Perhaps one of life's mysteries, but I never get tired of listening to this guys voice.
Tomnedreb We will never will Tom, Great covers doe man! Watching you since 2015
Today Kurt is 54
We will always remember you
Kurt is dead
@@jacobburns4571 yeah we know😐
@@user-cp7bf7jp6d hahahahahahah🔥
@@jacobburns4571 arewhoooossssss
@@jacobburns4571 he didn't die in our hearts
This for me is one of his best ever performances . Timeless . Brilliant .
Back in the summer 2003 I was 13 years old. I was living in a remote Russian region with no internet connection. I told my friend, that I had no music to listen to, every tape I had (yeah, tapes) had bored me and I needed something new. He said, I have Nirvana, that's my brother's tape, but I can give it to you.I said, yeah, "I heard about them". So he gave it to me. I listened to it couple of times, my favourite songs were SLTS, Rape me, About a girl, Polly, Where did you sleep last night and The man who sold the world. I was thinking, shit, that band is really cool. I didn't know, they were not out there anymore. Couple of days later I went through old Russian magazines from 90s, which my family stored in the attic. I found an article from the year 1996 - Two year without Kurt Cobain. I was like, what, wait a minute. I read the story about his suicide, I was shocked, went back to my room and turned on the record. That was the most intimate music experience of my whole life. I was lying on my bed listening to all these song and the minute the solo on The man who sold the world kicked in I started to cry. I didn't know English at that time, all I understood was the title, that gave up the idea of the song. Also I didn't know that it was "a David Bowie song" and that such an artist even exist (at that time and again - no internet, remote Russian region). Couple of years later I learned how to play this song and learned the lyrics (they were pretty much close to what I was expecting them to be). Either way - this is one of the greatest music performances of all time and I really enjoy to relive that moment from 2003 everytime when I listen to it
Insaf Basirov I am sorry for his death
Insaf Basirov I’m glad to hear you had that connection man, music is a magical thing. Do you still play the guitar or any instrument?
Kurt Cobain was murdered, watch the documentary “ Soaked in bleach”. It will leave you with chill and your jaw dropped.
Nostalgia
@@chrisyoung8093 Music is a magical thing indeed. Yeah, I do still play guitar occasionally. Nowadays it's more about pop, country music, then rock or alternative. But either way it gives me a lot of joy and of course Nirvana is always on my playlist. Actually I play Rape Me for the warm up
He might’ve been self deprecating at the start, but when he actually does make a mistake at at 3:13, he still sells it in a way that you don’t even notice he messed up! What confidence!
He makes a mistake by sliding half step too short, and fixes it wrong by sliding a half step too much, and then goes to the right note, and it sounds so good no one even noticed.
This mistake makes the end of the solo even more powerful when he reaches the right note directly.
@@AdoNir I’ve studied this today. He is a half step too short on the first note yes, but after he moves one step higher and he is right. After he just moves earlier than in the rest of the solo to a half step down which is a good note as well
I love this song❤
I still love the fact that he's sitting in an office swivel chair.
Unplugged, but not uncomfy lol
thiccachu As someone who has back problems myself you’re right. If I was on a stool or a regular chair my back would hurt after a while.
Oh my God he is
Legit didn’t even notice lmao
@@swaggosaurus77 ok correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't he a known hypochondriac and didn't actually have scoliosis he just had some back problems
Look, children. This is when the M in MTV actually meant something.
Ok boomer
I know me and my brother hate MTV now.
It means something today too, “Money”
Look, boomer. Why would MTV show videocplis if there is RUclips?
@@TeacherJason123 look boomer memes ain't funny and because people still watch TV tf
you can really feel the tension in Kurt. holy shit.
Holy Shit. Kurt.
Who sold the world? Satan.
@@Shawney-jf6kc stop blaming Satan ffs
yes.
The most beautiful man to ever live on so many levels
One of the best Artist of all time period
These audiences are so lucky to watch this concert ..
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
Thanks, that was a David Bowie song
What's next?
I didn't screw it up, did I?
Okay, but here's another one I could screw up
What is it?
Am I gonna do this by myself?
Yeah, he should do it by himself
Do it by yourself
Okay, well
I think I'll try it in a different key, I'll try it in a normal key
Yeah
If it sounds bad, these people are just gonna have to wait
Do you have a smoke?
Okay
Thanxs for The lyrics!!
Thanks ❤️
Hero. Thank you.
Beer, weed and food for you the mvp
Thank you buddy
The solo at the end gives me chills i dont know why just always does
It's awesome !! ☺️ Two instruments as one very satisfying!
probably because it’s fucking amazing
and funnily enough kurt fucks it up
Agreed that solo gets to me every time so beautifully done gets to the heart strings stirs up emotions in me every time.
@@cipronix4394 how does he fuck it up ???
30 years later and I still come back to this performance! a masterpiece! they made history this day!
"That was a David Bowie song" at the end just tells you everything about him
Crystal K Crystal K guess you could say that it means kurt was very grateful for the passed songs and artists of his generation and wasn’t afraid to let people know what his influences were and what music he enjoyed listening to...?
@Crystal K need to stay true
Miki Domeny that too.
@Crystal K that he does not take credit for it and he most likely thinks his version of it was trash compared to David Bowie's version, which tells you how humble Kurt was. Such a shame that Kurt had no idea how much he changed the world still to this day.
@@dirkdiggler2430 Why do you think him saying it was a David Bowie song suggests he thinks his version is trash.
He also said Jesus doesn't want me for a Sunbeam is a Vaselines song. Does that also suggest he thinks his rendition is trash in comparison?
2:00 Pat clearly in awe of Kurt. Knows he’s living a very special moment.
My fish just died ... he was the life of the tank. It’s amazing how close you become to all of your animals. Such a big character. This song is dedicated to him. So long my brother I wish you great travels. 😔
Hey im very sorry, my aunt had a parrot as a gift but i was the one who alwayd taked care of him and i loved him so much, he was very difficult but i felt his love also, i hated seeing him in his cage, i wsnted him to be free. One day he got out of his cage by his own and a dog killed him, i screamd like crazy and cried alot, that happend in january and i still cry when i see our videos together, i had my first tattoo a month ago and i decided to do a bird. I understand you ♥️