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The list consists mostly of studio recordings. Remix and live recordings are not listed separately unless the song was only released in that form. [1] Album singles are listed as released on their respective album. Only one release is listed per song, except for a couple of re-recordings, like their first Hib-Tone single.
[1] [3] [4] Despite the grim themes, according to R.E.M. biographer David Buckley, the lyrics are "words of optimism, partnership and community, set against an age of individualism." [3] R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck said of the song that it "is a metaphor for America and its lost promises. This is where the Indians were and now look at it.
Songs in the Key of X:Music from and Inspired by The X-Files "Revolution" [143] 1997 Batman & Robin soundtrack "Leave" (alternate version) [144] A Life Less Ordinary Soundtrack "Draggin' the Line" [145] 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack "The Great Beyond" Man on the Moon soundtrack "All the Right Friends" 2001 Music from ...
The song's drums are performed by Buck, [25] who has also cited the song as having his favorite of Mills' basslines. [24] Seth Troyer of PopMatters compares the guitar work on "The Apologist" to that of the band's 1994 album Monster, while referring to its lyrics as a "character study" echoing the chorus of an earlier R.E.M. song, "So.
The song is named after the access number for the last-call return feature of telephones in North America, as indicated by its chorus: "I know you called I know you called I know you hung up my line. Star 69" Of all of the songs on Monster, "Star 69" is the one that evolved most from its initial demo. It started out at six minutes long before ...
Like all R.E.M. songs, its composition is credited to all members. The song was recorded for Murmur in 1983, but was left off the album. In January 1993, the European reissue of Dead Letter Office, a B-side album compilation, included that recording, along with an acoustic version of "Gardening at Night".
"The One I Love" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band's fifth full-length studio album, Document , and also as a 7" vinyl single in 1987. The song was their first hit single, reaching No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , No. 14 in Canada, and later reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart in its 1991 re ...
The title itself is derived from Stipe and R.E.M.'s support for what would eventually become the "Motor Voter Bill" and the lyric "Hey, kids, rock 'n' roll" is an homage to the song "Stop It" by fellow Athens, Georgia, group Pylon; Stipe has also said the song is an "obvious homage to 'Rock On' by David Essex," which features a similar line.