La canción The Man Who Sold the World fue compuesta por David Bowie, incluida en su álbum homónimo de 1970. La letra aborda temas de dualidad, identidad y realidad, sugiriendo un encuentro surrealista con una versión pasada o alternativa de uno mismo. La canción ganó reconocimiento mundial cuando fue interpretada por Kurt Cobain de Nirvana, durante su famoso MTV Unplugged in New York de 1993.
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 surprise I spoke into his eyes I thought you died alone A long, long time ago
Oh no, not me I never lost control You're face to face With the man who sold the world
I laughed and shook his hand Made my way back home I searched for form and land For years and years, I roamed I gazed a gazely stare At all the millions here 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