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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.
"Radio Free Europe" is the debut single by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1981 on the short-lived independent record label Hib-Tone.
on YouTube " Losing My Religion " is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. , released in February 1991 by Warner Bros. as the first single from their seventh album, Out of Time (1991).
"The record's biggest surprise, however, is its one surefire pop hit, "Everybody Hurts", an almost unbearably passionate argument against suicide. It sounds like a gigantic arena transfiguration of a '50s rock ballad, with Stipe's voice pleading over triplets and massed strings, and surely will be played on radio for generations to come, right next to unforgettable anthems like "Bridge Over ...
According to Buck in 2003, "Nightswimming" was the only R.E.M. song for which the lyrics were written before the music. [6] However, in a 2019 interview, Stipe recalled that "E-Bow the Letter" was the only time this had happened.
on YouTube " Shiny Happy People " is a song by the American rock band R.E.M. , released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time (1991). It features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's , who also appears in the music video.
"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.
on YouTube " Man on the Moon " is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. , released in November 1992 as the second single from their eighth album, Automatic for the People (1992). The lyrics were written by lead singer Michael Stipe , and the music by drummer Bill Berry and guitarist Peter Buck .