
Beck Joins Nirvana Members to Cover David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” at Pre-Grammy Event
Featuring Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear
Feb 15, 2016 Beck
Last night at Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy Awards party Beck and the surviving members of Nirvana teamed up to cover the late David Bowie‘s “The Man Who Sold the World,” which Nirvana once covered in their MTV Unplugged episode and on their MTV Unplugged in New York album. Below are some fan videos of the performance.
1st #PreGRAMMYGala performance is a tribute to David Bowie: @Beck and the living members of Nirvana (@DaveGrohl!) pic.twitter.com/g0SgrRtug5
— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) February 15, 2016
Wow - @beck, Grohl and the remaining living members of Nirvana honor Bowie + Cobain with ‘Man Who Sold The World’ pic.twitter.com/17xstepsZD
— maeve mcdermott (@maeve_mcdermott) February 15, 2016
(Via Stereogum)
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