REACTION TO Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (MTV Unplugged)

In this video I react to Nirvana's cover of The man who sold the world.
Originally, when I first heard this song from a video game and I hated it. But I as I continued to play the game the more I heard it, the more I liked it.
So, I was completely shocked to find that one of my favorite band's Nirvana, had covered the song. Now i'm curious!
Hope you guys enjoy the reaction and leave your request in the comment section below.

[@theatomicwookie9953]

My favorite Nirvana Unplugged song was their cover of Lead Belly's 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?'. Last song in the set, great way to end the show.

[@Stoffeungh]

This right here.

[@jceddo]

Reaction to Lead Belly version tho...

[@lrodriguez9315]

No one asked you.

[@coltmagnus6572]

Same, at least from this show.

[@ajsays3398]

Not my favorite but it’s up there for me just because of the energy on those scream notes . It just gave me chills

[@number1sun]

The entire MTV unplugged set is amazing. Pure talent!

[@mathieud5548]

He's a legend !!

[@ButBigger42]

If Kurt covered your song, it's no longer your song. It's his song. Nirvana Unplugged is the best performance of all time.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Hahahahahaha......damn real. Lol. I literally spit my drink out over this comment.

[@Cryptic-1-9-1-1]

Yep, I agree. The nirvana unplugged and alice chains unplugged are two of the best live performances I've ever seen. I consider his vocals on "where did you sleep last night" probably the best vocal performance of all time

[@kize32]

I like David Guetta unplugged

[@David-gh7gh]

Queen at Live Aid takes that cake for me, but Nirvana and Alice and Chains unplugged are close.

[@almahperditae]

Let's put it in perspective. At that time Nirvana was the number 1 band in the world. A huge tsunami that break into mainstream. And many people think it will be like hundred of times before. It will soon be over. Many people (reporters, other musicians, the industry execs) believe they doing the unplugged was going to be the beggining of the end. Without loud electric guitars and thunderous drums, they can't give a good show. And as some people said "We sit in that cold night in NY to see the God in clay feet break in the flour, and we just saw the greatest musician of all time rise to eternity."

[@MrDavenez]

KURT WAS LIKE A SUNSET, MAGNIFICENT FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN GONE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE !!

[@autumnturley4892]

Yes

[@goldengreen7763]

26 years later.... Is he really gone?

[@steveiam5762]

ngl ... it felt like it

[@whatsthegeedis9688]

Jesus don’t want Kurt for a sunbeam. And he’s ok with that

[@WeberJohnP]

Great choice. One of the best cover songs ever in my opinion.

[@mattb.4333]

Bowie wrote this beautiful song but Kurt's voice is what made it a masterpiece. The lyrics combined with the raspy voice is just perfect.

[@black4pienus]

This makes me want to relisten all the music I listened to in the 90's. Now I listen with a different ear, so to speak. I still miss Kurt.... What if... Sigh...

[@jasonsulewski8215]

I started doing that ... in the 90s. And haven't stopped.

[@Jacobmainchannel]

That whole performance was that amazing.

[@funpark3945]

I don't know why I'm crying. I was 3 years old when Kurt died, he is not the voice of my generation, but his work and his personality are closer to me than the work of my contemporaries. I send you greetings from Russia.

[@marcopolo6944]

what is razvlečjenij? I taught myself Russian Cyrillic because I always thought you guys were cool :) But sometimes I don't know where to put the emphasis in the word lol. Привет из Коннектикута! Мы любим красивые России в Торрингтона

[@funpark3945]

@@marcopolo6944 I kiss you

[@tanitam.7838]

That's my most favorite cover of this song ever. Kurt was a mastermind, absolutely outstanding artist.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Outstanding indeed!

[@notimportant3686]

this guy is a very enjoyable reactor, i don't really understand the way of the world, annoying screamer reviewers with 100 cuts per minute have million sub channels and this nice dude has less than 10k whatever, eh?

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Thanks. I appreciate your comment. And yes, I hate when people pause an cut up their reactions.

[@RealMuperSan]

Agreed

[@nathcascen473]

+1

[@angierucker5505]

This song, has been covered a lot & Nirvana does it best Kurt nails it ... RIP Blue Eyes 💙.. You are missed like crazy!

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

nails it!!!! 100%

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

this cover had me extremely excited. Especially since I really enjoy the David Bowie version.

[@flakeyjay]

Probably one of the greatest albums ever made for me.. One of the few albums I can listen to on repeat for hours and a good portion aren't even their original music but covers of music he admired. Amazing!!

[@devinluoto873]

I agree! Nirvana could make any cover song EPIC!

[@pasta4762]

Let's see them cover 6ix9ine😂

[@latentsea]

I feel sorry for the kids that thought these guys were a talented band musically speaking... Grohls good but the others are so simple and juvenile compared to bands that were masters of their instruments.

[@jasonpietersen8385]

@latentsea Kurt wrote music for teenagers. Music is supposed to be simple and easy on the ear. When he was young and learning how to play guitar he could play like all the greats before his time and he chose to sound different and sound dirty with distortion it is grunge music. They killed glam rock and roll! But it was his emotion that he sang with that drew the people to him.

[@pseudoillusion2556]

@@latentsea Music doesn't need to be complex to be good. You must be listening to too much prog.

[@brentparks3669]

And yet these guys had the worlds ear for a few years while you haven’t achieved anything of such greatness. And what’s funny is other musicians consider them very talented, people who are their peers, then there’s morons like you.

[@dangreauxjerome3975]

I'm a hard French fan of Nirvana and this by far the best reaction ever, no cuts, minimum words placed at the right time, Amen brother

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

This performance had me stoked! I was having a moment!

[@dangreauxjerome3975]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT I feel that, the power of music? Kurt owned this song, just like Johnny Cash owned "Hurt" 's cover by Trent reznor..peace man, i'm sure you're christian, black and white whatever, Jesus loves his chidren...sorry for the religious part but Amen

[@webbit1518]

i love your excitement towards the videos you watch...great stuff!

[@curtiswilson3569]

My first girlfriend when I was like 8th grade or so got me this album at summer camp. I listened to it nonstop for years. This was my favorite on it.

[@EvaFariou]

Love what you say. Thanks for this reaction! And...Kurt... Always love you man!!!!!!Peace! ☝💖

[@brianbarnett1004]

I always feel so selfish watching Kurt perform. I miss his music so much. I miss everything about how he made grunge popular. I cannot imagine the endless pain of Francis Bean.

[@richlisola1]

An amazing cover! I love Bowie but this cover may have even surpassed his!

[@maxa3221]

Happy you loved it. Great content because you do more than observe new music - you react. Awesome

[@EliteTeamKiller2.0]

Kurt has such a haunting sound on this.

[@alanramsay2821]

Its nice to get a reminder every now and then about how amazing Nirvana's Unplugged performance was.

[@danieladams8085]

Sound of heaven!! He mad hard core music. And beuitful music

[@joeyhandeland983]

Great video. Love these guys. Cobain was on another level.

[@vocnarsr]

A Reporter told David Bowie that he did a good job at a cover of The Man who Sold the World in a Rolling Stone mag (believe it was the mag)

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

wow!!!! Gaaawwwd damn! I bet he was pissed. lol

[@papl20]

Holy shit... That dude lost his job

[@bekahnavarro]

Ouch.

[@Sndwhikmsic]

Under statement.

[@Codex7777]

Why would Bowie have been upset? He always saw it as a compliment when people covered his material. It's a great cover but I still prefer the original or, even better, any live version by Bowie. :) Kurt's good but Bowie blows him away vocally.

[@bevieann61]

Any nirvana is awesome ! Curt was a very gifted vocalist !

[@hungfao]

I have what few albums they managed to put out. You can hear the progression Kurt was making in his song writing. He took the simplest of elements and did astounding things. I treasure every track.

[@MrDavenez]

Kurt's Cover of this is SUPER GREAT !! That's how it should have been to sang to begin with !!!

[@Module79L]

I knew the original long before Nirvana did this cover and I tell you, everytime I hear the original now I'm always expecting it to sound like the cover. : )

[@devinluoto8590]

It's not a simple solo, but it's sounds just amazing..Kinda hits ya hard..Do where did u sleep last night unplugged..Tears me up...

[@leonardkorn2347]

Actually the solo is simple, yet so amazing. Nirvana is always about simplicity. Less is more. Simple but gold. Simplicity is the key.

[@ERICBALLARD1]

I got drunk to this album more than any other album created. Great all the way through. The Alice in Chains unplugged is exact same if not better.

[@kandimelvin7770]

I love the Alice in chains unplugged and also the Pearl jam unplugged. ❤🤘

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

That's next on my list as long as KZbin don't ban it.

[@kandimelvin7770]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT which one is next? Either way you can't go wrong.

[@theatomicwookie9953]

AIC >>>>>>>>>>> Nirvana.

[@SPLASHGOD575]

@@theatomicwookie9953 Bullshit

[@chrislain1349]

How about just one more Nirvana reaction?? 😆...Nirvana: Aneurysm, Live @Paridiso

[@raisa_cherry35]

That continuing riff is mind -blowing 😍😍😍😍😍😍💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 hooked!!!

[@ouah8ter667]

You should do more nirvana.. like polly and rape me.. very powerful songs that meant alot to kurt.. "Its better to burn out Than to fade away" - kurt cobain - r.i.p.

[@Blizzard0fHope]

youre right it was a tragedy to lose cobain as early as we did. . but if iits any consolation out of the ashes dave went on to form the foo fighters

[@gogoat_2894]

Problem is, Foo Fighters are not as good as Nirvana. Kind of weak sauce. And I really like Dave, one of the best rock drummers ever.

[@ouah8ter667]

R.I.P. Kurt Cobain A true legend. 👍

[@rowdyron4111]

Please, more Nirvana! They blow away the other bands you "have in the pipeline"!!

[@trigueiros113]

The king.. is voice had something i never never "saw" after.. i dont know how to explain..

[@Kman31ca]

I still remember the exact day and place I first heard Nirvana, and man it made an impact. And then Seattle exploded with all those other great artists that made the early 90's effing epic!

[@SBguitarcovers]

I know you were afraid of this but.... MORE NIRVANA :D Good reaction! Keep it up

[@rickdbranch4787]

I remember watching almost all of the MTV Unplugged series. It was the best show MTV had, along with Metal Mayhem.

[@rebekahkissel7629]

He must have died alone a long long time ago. Means alot 25 yrs after his death.

[@koukiguy4163]

When he did MTV unplugged, he was fresh out of rehab. He literally left rehab, flew to NY, got off the plane, into a limo and taken to the set. He was super raw and emotional.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

I agree with you

[@ScumBagInFL]

He only performed if he could get valium too

[@jeffreyval9665]

not true he was dope sick b4 the show laying on a couch and not doing well and he had someone get him dope and it got him well enough to make it thru this show.

[@gordonramen592]

I always have shiver listening to his voice

[@jceddo]

The whole album is a listen and react video in it self.

[@moritzr1749]

One of the best songs ever

[@siikedonnelly]

I too loved Metal Gear Solid 5. The beginning is hard for me to get through. I woke up in a hospital with no memory after a brain aneurysm ruptured in my head in 2010. When I play that opening, I cry every time. And the music is genius. This is an amazing cover. You gonna play Death Stranding? I might stream it. I hope I don't cry. :)

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Wow man, that’s an incredible story. I’m glad your still with us. Death Standing looks weird and convoluted but I love everything kojima so I’ll be giving it a shot. I wish it was mgs6 but I’m satisfied as long as it’s a kojima game

[@siikedonnelly]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT thanks for the kind words. Hopefully we'll see a Death Stranding reaction video or music reaction from yall to some of the soundtrack songs. Have a good night. :)

[@brahsumatra]

This is the best reaction video.

[@rodthebodfromcanada]

I'm not a huge Nirvana fan, but this is in the top 5 filmed concerts of all time

[@aaroncarter9933]

You couldn't have said it any better Kurt was one of the greatest wish he was still around

[@jameshannagan4256]

I love every cover in this concert Jesus Doesnt Want Me For A Sunbeam really surprised me.

[@joshtonkin7684]

When watching most reaction channels it’s kinda cringe to me in a way but your channel is great

[@ediebarry4648]

I WANT MY MTV UNPLUGGED!

[@Newwaver2007]

I agree with you man, Kurt however covered a few songs, even tho he couldn't always play what he was singing. On stage they would often goof around and even do covers or attempts to, somehow you never knew what to expect. It's sad he's not around to make music anymore.

[@mystercy1]

Just for fun, watch the whole video. Don't react, just take a puff or two and just enjoy his gift. He might make you cry.

[@rivershannon1591]

Did you notice his guitar was upside-down? He was amazing 🥰🥰🥰

[@latentsea]

Ummm no... not that great on guitar...3 chords... listen to Hendrix if you want to hear an upside down guitar (as if it matters which way it is strung).

[@nickfanzo]

@@latentsea many chords don’t matter.

[@bevieann61]

Where did you sleep last night from the unplugged is just chilling!

[@latentsea]

Coming off Heroin is chilling... at least that what they tell me...

[@ronytheking7905]

One of those songs when cover is better than original.. Kurt effect 💓respect from Albania. Great reaction

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Please, where did you sleep last night. You will get something else in your eye. Just do it. Also, got any Pearl Jam in that pipeline?? 😅

[@Cryptic-1-9-1-1]

Yesssss! best vocal performance ever in my opinion

[@ForeverDC_]

WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT---UNPLUGGED!! This one is a must! Corn, Manson, Tool...NO COMPARISON.

[@sergi0YT]

Plateau, Lake of Fire, Where did you sleep last night and this one are the best

[@nickfanzo]

We miss you Kurt. I remember when you left us, I’ll never forget it.

[@zkiller67]

Hey man you can also check out the live version of Man who sold the world during their In Utero tour.

[@chrismcguinness5405]

I am not crying, you are! ?

[@jojo1cool]

You should watch his unplugged performance "Where did you sleep last night" that performance is being studied at singing classes.

[@devinluoto873]

They did 6 cover song during unplugged, and 5 other mentioned DEATH! Figure that 1 out....

[@abelstrd]

Upon hearing this for the first time, my reaction was the same 😲😃😊

[@ericportillo8277]

your angel wings are fitting for this video

[@goldengreen7763]

Love ya Kurt. Where did you sleep last night.

[@fortigan2174]

If you like Nirvana, you should check out Foo Fighters. Their lead singer Dave Grohl was Nirvana's drummer. They have been rocking for 25 years.

[@UltromanTheTacoman]

They had one single half-assed rehearsal before doing this incredible performance. Dave Grohl had never used whiskers before. These people are all just incredibly talented.

[@nelsonx5326]

That was great.

[@neilpavao7348]

3:28 "I must of died alone, a long long time ago" get's truer and truer every year. sad AF, React to "Lounge Act"

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Who are you telling. Getting old sucks!

[@jasonpietersen8385]

@niel pavao Lounge Act is my all time favorite song!! Good choice. Sadly it is not as recognized as their other work...

[@Hollman36]

Neil Pavao every song he did, cover or original spoke to him

[@bmaxime8771]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT Well Kurt didn't grow old, he committed suicide only 4/5 months after that...

[@sonnyturner6334]

Perfect Circle-Counting bodies like sheep. Vote it up guys

[@fermin1025]

The person who sang this song on metal gear solid 5 was Midge Ure, just thought you should know man 👍👍👍

[@KrypticNerve]

You had me right up to 6:13 when you basically said he was a cover artist that could do anything. The man decided he was going to choose his favorite songs as his last ode to the world and nobody heard what he was saying. It's a shame on us that his death happened when he clearly made a plea in L.A.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Cobain was a very talented, yet complex individual. I don't think anyone could stop him from doing what he did. I feel like, he was over living.

[@devinluoto8590]

That cardigan Kurts wearing, just sold at auction for 340,000 dollars bro! I wish...

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Jesus!

[@MMDPERFORMANCE]

This album is my favorite album to listen to from track one to the end! This is a must fully listen album!!

[@ghostlyme]

You should react to "Come as You Are" by Nirvana unplugged or electric version. I think the opening of that song is haunting.

[@kaekazakas4597]

Nirvana - You Know You're Right

[@DDHero2806]

Some of Nirvanas best songs are covers IMO

[@DDHero2806]

"I had something in my eye"... Yeah... Me too 😅😅

[@DDHero2806]

As for a recommendation, Nirvana "where did you sleep last night"

[@joh3628]

Love Buzz is one of my favorites

[@alexochroma]

Nirvana is a band that was better live than on vinyl. They were crowd intimate in a way that made them feel like they were a kink standing 20 feet away. They aired it out. They told you in music. You felt this spent emotion that maybe you have never felt before. "Sure, I had a partner that was a drag, but were they a magnet tar pit?"

[@clarionblur]

Losing him still hurts.

[@mizphit138]

My fav two songs on this performance were where did you sleep last night and plateau

[@skinpealers]

Love nirvana always have . The unfortunate thing if kurt hadn't died cuz I have thought about this. Nirvana would have disbanded cuz dave wanted to get away from drugs. Now if kurt could've got clean they may have been able to go on . But Dave still would've had foo fighters.

[@VeryCherryCherry]

I agree with you. I sometimes stop and think about Kurt and his music and what direction it would have gone over the years. Or even Dave Grohl, who really blossomed into a fantastic songwriter and musician. What would their music sound like today if they were still making music together? Nirvana was hugely influential to grunge/rock; how different would the landscape of music be today had Kurt lived?

[@jrstwart]

Honestly, he probably would have overdosed eventually. I don’t even mean that to be ugly. But people forget he had a HUGE heroin issue.

[@antoniosajulan7999]

Nirvana rules bro 😎!!

[@TylerLL2112]

We got discount Terry Crews and Kurt Cobain. All the makings for a great video.

[@kathrynhink7379]

And the drummer went on to become notable. Check him out.

[@guitarFAIL]

wise words my friend

[@enochancient9931]

Nice reaction

[@tapping-asmritalia6658]

Yeah I know, I love david Bowie but Kurt you can feel his soul. This song singed from kurt, is a completely different thing, it's like if you just meet his soul, you can feel and see his soul!!

[@henrymullins4592]

The live and loud version of this

[@devinluoto873]

Best cover ever

[@chuleta1976]

Good reaction. This is one of my favorite Nirvana albums. I think it was Kurt's goodbye letter to his fans. They played several covers I think, to give people a taste of what influenced them so those bands could be rediscovered by a new generation. Just a suggestion, everyone is reacting to Tool, Nirvana, Slayer, etc. Give another genre a try... Punk, psychobilly, ska (there's 60 years worth to listen to!), 80s new wave, americana... All of these channels are reacting to the same songs and it's getting saturated. Maybe I'm biased because I want people to react to my style but I'm good with that 😁

[@elpelicanojiji]

yep ridiculously talented. not in a technical way but in some other level... the music totally engages you

[@snqtch]

Transcendance, spiritual

[@coltmagnus6572]

These men who sell the world, especially in their industry can apparently use some dark practices. Which makes me wonder what Kurt learned when he met this man? He was definitely in that income bracket, that Bowie was.

[@cutthr0atjake]

The version in MGS V wasn't by Bowie. It was a cover version by Midge Ure from Ultravox.

[@markchang2634]

best one string guitar solo!