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The Man Who Sold the World is David Bowie's third album of a total of 24 albums!

It was released on 4 November 1970.

That song was written by himself in 1970.

Artist: David Bowie
Songwriter: David Bowie
Release Date: November 4, 1970
Producer: Mercury Records
Genders: Glam Rock, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Folk Rock

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The man who sold the world - David Bowie

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This song is the title track of his third album (1970). The song has been covered by other artists ( Lulu in 1974, and Nirvana in 1993).

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David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

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The Man Who Sold The World Lyrics: 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 some surprise / I spoke into his eyes, "I thought you died

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SETTING

There was more variety in music in the 1970s than ever before

The end of the Hippie era

Who was the man who sold the world?
There are differents versions:

Bowie talks about himself

He talks about youth and lack of self-esteem

It´s simply one of his surrealist stories

Personal Opinion
In my opinion when Bowie wrote the song he was talking about himself, about how he would see himself in a few years, that he would be proud of his work; this is what I understand of the phrase "We never lost control" because neither his present or his future lost control.

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David Bowie died 2 years ago. Since that moment I´ve been listening his full discography because before his death I´ve only had listened some of his songs.
One of the songs that impressed me the most was this.

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Nirvana covered this song in 1994, in fact there are a lot people who think that The Man Who Sold The World was written by Nirvana but it´s not true https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8

It´s the song that sounds during the opening of the video game "Metal Gear V" released on 1 september 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjk4HqP8kBA

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Upon

I searched for form and land

Roamed

I gazed a gazeless stare

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Webography
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2902

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World