A música The Man Who Sold the World foi composta por David Bowie, figurando em seu álbum homônimo de 1970. A letra aborda temas de dualidade, identidade e realidade, sugerindo um encontro surreal com uma versão passada ou alternativa de si mesmo. A música ganhou destaque mundial quando foi tocada por Kurt Cobain da banda Nirvana, durante o seu 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