MTV Unplugged

TV Series
1989–
TV-PG
1h

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Major pop music stars play their songs with only acoustic instruments.Major pop music stars play their songs with only acoustic instruments.Major pop music stars play their songs with only acoustic instruments.

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8.2/10

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Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 15 nominations total

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10,000 Maniacs

Themselves

Eric Clapton

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Perry Montague-Mason

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Tony Bennett

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Natalie Merchant

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Jerry Augustyniak

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Shanice

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Robert Buck

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Dennis Drew

Hammond organ…

Porl Thompson

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Steven Gustafson

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Mitchell Froom

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Jules Shear

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Michael Blakey

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Ralph Rieckermann

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Neil Finn

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Tim Finn

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Paul Hester

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‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

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Trivia
Kurt Cobain and Nirvana's gig at Unplugged is known for being the most famous, playing songs like Leadbelly's 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?' and David Bowie's 'Man Who Sold the World.'

Connections
Edited into Aerosmith: Love Me Two Times (Unplugged) (1990)

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9/10

Something special we didn't know we had

I loved unplugged by mtv. It was such an amazing and special show that we never truly appreciated while it was happening. It always had great bands and in their raw form! I'm so glad to have grown up with this show.