David Bowie + Nirvana: the Core Relation
Two endpoints. 3 steps. Where would you dig next?
Nirvana performed the title song from David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World.
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David Bowie → The Man Who Sold the World → The Man Who Sold the World → Nirvana
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David Bowie released The Man Who Sold the World. Source
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The Man Who Sold the World is part of The Man Who Sold the World. Source
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Nirvana performed The Man Who Sold the World. Source
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- David Bowie performed The Man Who Sold the World. Source
Three more rabbit holes
Nirvana’s debut single leads to a Dutch band from 1969.
Continue through Nirvana.
Love Buzz appeared on Shocking Blue’s At Home before Nirvana released its cover as their debut single.
Shocking Blue → At Home → Love Buzz → Nirvana
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The guests on Nirvana Unplugged brought their own underground history.
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Lake of Fire connects Meat Puppets II to Nirvana’s Unplugged performance, with Curt and Cris Kirkwood joining them.
Meat Puppets → Meat Puppets II → Lake of Fire → Nirvana
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A short Scottish EP opens another Nirvana tunnel.
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The Vaselines released Molly’s Lips on Dying for It; Nirvana later recorded the song.
The Vaselines → Dying for It → Molly’s Lips → Nirvana
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Open Find, choose David Bowie and Nirvana and explore the graph. This is one documented route; the finder may offer a shorter one. Follow a person, a record or a place that catches your ear.
Spot a missing credit or a better source? Open the relevant entry and contribute what you can document. A cover, sample, shared city and shared stage mean different things; the source should support the exact relationship.