Nirvana’s aching rendition of David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold The World” is perfect evidence of that. We know they can sing their own songs on key and well, but can they sing someone else’s with the same proficiency? The answer is almost always yes. The format of the Unplugged sets lent themselves well to covers, which tended to be the most stand-out songs from an artist’s session. If there's ever any doubt that she has the range, this performance of “I Gotta Find Peace Of Mind” will confirm that and more. Though, at the time, many were upset that she chose to veer from her Miseducation tracks and go down a more political-folk route, today, it holds up as an understated classic.
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The performance is impossibly vulnerable and showcases Hill’s incredible singing skills, revealing why people still flock to her concerts today, despite her constant tardiness. Lauryn Hill’s MTV Unplugged performance is the (unofficial) second solo album we received from the artist. Lauryn Hill, "I Gotta Find Peace Of Mind" Let’s bring it back to the days when MTV actually lived up to its Music Television title, shall we? Here, then, are our 10 favorite Unplugged performances of the past. While it was announced in April that the show was getting a reboot, almost a year later, we still don’t have any new ones, but we do have some longstanding favorites to reminisce with until that time finally comes.
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The performances were honest, pure, and live-meaning, there was no room for screw ups.
UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCE SERIES
The series started in 1989 and showcased artist’s talent and singing abilities in a stripped-down, unsynthesized format. Before we had NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts or even BBC’s Live Lounge performances, we had MTV Unplugged.