The Man Who Sold The World is the first single from Music Television is a psychedelic David Bowie-inspired / Nirvana-influenced acoustic cover of The Man Who Sold The World, which Mike Peters attributes to his fascination with the ground-breaking MTV Unplugged acoustic performance series
“Unplugged was a series that redefined music as we knew it,” he says. “I remember watching in awe at some of the incredible stripped-down arrangements of classic songs and, at the same time envious that I had been denied the opportunity to appear on the show back in the day – Mike Peters March 2024
The Man Who Sold The World was originally recorded by Davis Bowie and appeared on the November 1970 album The Man Who Sold The World an album produced by Tony Visconti who The Alarm would work with in 1989 on the Change album. Nirvana performed an acoustic version of this song on MTV Unplugged recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on 18 November 1993
Music Television album recording details
Running length 4:35
Written by David Bowie
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Guitar
James Stevenson – Guitars,
Dave Mortait – Drums, Percussion
Jules Jones-Peters – Piano, Organ, Strings, Backing Vocals
George Williams – Bass Guitar, Piano. Orchestration
Recorded at Rock Hard Studio Blackpool, England; Sain Stiwdio, Caernafom, Wales
Produced by George Williams
video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuQvuV6mD18
Lyrics
Narrator : A few seconds away from switching to the redundant end sequencer
We have gone for main engine start, we have main engine start
Ladies and gentleman rock and roll
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
Ohhhh Ohhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhh
