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David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World
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“The Man Who Sold the World” is the 8th track of the 1970 David Bowie album by the same name. Bowie had written the song 4 years earlier, in 1966, at the age of 19.
The song was
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Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World
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A song originally by David Bowie that Kurt Cobain and Nirvana played at their famous MTV Unplugged show. The song’s main character, a man who felt like he had sold his soul and
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David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World (ChangesNowBowie Version)
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“The Man Who Sold the World (ChangesNowBowie Version)” is a live re-recording of David Bowie’s immortal song of the same name. The track was released on January 8, 2020 on what
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Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold the World
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Midge Ure re-imagined David Bowie’s 1970 song of the same name with 80’s synths and piano.
This song was the opening track in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain along with many
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Transviolet – The Man Who Sold The World
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[Verse 1] / (Ah-lalala-la, ah-lalala-la, ah-lalala, mm) / 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
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Tyler Cassidy – Man Who Sold the World
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(Verse 1) / 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 some surprise / I spoke into his eyes, "I
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EMEL – The Man Who Sold the World
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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 some surprise / I spoke into his eyes / I thought you died
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David Bowie – The Supermen
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The final song on The Man Who Sold the World was inspired by the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche and H. P. Lovecraft. Bowie later said of the song’s apocalyptic themes:
I was
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David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World Covers
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See all of “The Man Who Sold the World” by David Bowie’s covers
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Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (Rehearsal)
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[Spoken Intro] / OK, that's where I'm having trouble, because... / No, let's just do it once, because... / The problem that I'm having is that I'm so used to going all the way
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Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World (Live & Loud)
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[Intro] / This is the David Bowie's song / [Verse 1] / We passed upon the stairs / We spoke of was and when / Although I wasn't there / He said I was his friend / Which came as a
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The Hics – The Man Who Sold The World
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[Verse 1: Roxane Barker] / 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 some surprise / I spoke into his
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David Bowie – After All
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“After All” is one of several tracks on The Man Who Sold the World with lyrics based on the philosophical writings of Friedrich Nietzsche and is often viewed as a sinister
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Trevor Something – The Man Who Sold The World
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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
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David Bowie – All the Madmen
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“All the Madmen” is about a man in a mental hospital who, despite been permitted to leave, decides he is better off in the asylum, because the real world is too cold and harsh for
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David Bowie – The Width of a Circle
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“The Width Of A Circle” is the opening track of Bowie’s third studio album, The Man Who Sold the World.
At eight minutes' length, it is the longest track on the album and one of
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David Bowie – Running Gun Blues
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“Running Gun Blues” is the fifth track from Bowie’s third studio album, The Man Who Sold The World.
Written at the same time as the Vietnam War, it tells a story of a maniacal
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David Bowie – Holy Holy
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Listen Lady, let me lie low, lie low with you / To be lie-high-high-high-high-high, my! Oh my! / Slowly, we get too good and too holy / Helping one another, just a righteous
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Doves – The Man Who Told Everything
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This is a man who frees himself by “telling everything.” Telling everything might be a form of confession or redemption for a lie or a secret wrong. It’s hinted that the man is
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Lulu – The Man Who Sold the World
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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 some surprise / I spoke into his eyes / I thought you died
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
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[Куплет 1] / Мы прошли по лестнице / Разговаривали о том, что было / Правда меня там и не было / Он сказал, что я его друг / Что стало для меня сюрпризом / Я сказал ему прямо в
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David Bowie – Nuts
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An outtake from the final recording session for David Bowie’s 1997 album Earthling, “Nuts” was originally meant to be released as a bonus track for the album, but was scrapped and
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David Bowie – Stay '97
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[Verse 1] / This week has passed me so slowly / The days fell on their knees / Maybe I'll take something to help me / Hope someone takes after me / There's always a change in the
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