the worst rem song
Lisa A. Salazar
even the Beatles made a couple of bad songs(revolution 9)
...Elvis (in the ghetto)
every band has made at least one bad song
so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
please
post
....... thank you, L
positive K
>nobody is perfect
>even the Beatles made a couple of bad songs(revolution 9)
>every band has made at least one bad song
>so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
Windout, Dark Globe, SHP, Wrong Child, The video to Everybody Hurts. :)
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also have a cute, campy quality to it.
Greg Jeffers
have always liked the least, and I decided that they are still pretty
good. Here they are:
The Wrong Child
Good Advices
King of Birds
Low
DONALD C HERTZFELDT
....rem didnt write dark globe....and i like wrong child and the video...
i'd have to go with SHP (which is really not all THAT bad) or can't get
there from here
OCLV52
<Pine.SGI.3.91.950705...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> "Lisa A.
Salazar" <lasa...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> writes:
>every band has made at least one bad song
>so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
> ....... thank you, L
I really don't think I can ever come to like "You."
Steve.
Jared Hughes
>every band has made at least one bad song
>so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
> ....... thank you, L
some of my least favorite songs:
Fireplace
I Remember California
Hyena
--Jared
Pjarre
Sinople
>even the Beatles made a couple of bad songs(revolution 9)
>every band has made at least one bad song
>so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
>post
> ....... thank you, L
Shiny Happy People without a doubt. I was at a party and the stereo died, so
someone turned on the radio. I was kicked back drinking Johnny Walker and
talking about the good ol' days. Then SHP comes on the radio. I didn't even
recognise who it was at first. When I did, I snarfed a shot of JW out my nose.
Shocked the hell out of me. Now everytime I hear Radio song, I smile. It
reminds me of this incident.
Ffej
: Have to admit it, I always skip BANG AND BLAME on the disc...
Oh, you mean "Losing My Religion Part 2"?
Driver 9
What? Huh?!
Bill Boelema
rem song. I mean, there are no bad songs on that disc. My vote is for
Fireplace.
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Ralph X II
Windout is fun, I LOVE Dark Globe, can't argue with SHP, Wrong Child is
tolerable if not terribly complicated, and videos don't count. ;-)
Andy
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The thing I always liked about "You" is the fact that, while not among
their more musically pleasing songs, it's VERY intense. Hard for me not to
get lost in that song...
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> In article
> <Pine.SGI.3.91.950705...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> "Lisa A.
> Salazar" <lasa...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> writes:
> >every band has made at least one bad song
> >so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
>
> > ....... thank you, L
>
> I really don't think I can ever come to like "You."
>
> Steve.
I think the worst REM song of all time is "Radio Song". I mean, it just
sucks. Every time I want to listen to Out of Time, I have to listen to
part of it before I realize to skip to the next song. -Blech!-
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>> >so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
>>
>> > ....... thank you, L
"Me In Honey" doesn't need to exist. Though I admit it ends the
LP well somehow.... (I mean, I loved Out of Time, but.... zzzzz)
Jeremy
jer...@music.cc.uga.edu
oddrummer
> Pjarre (pja...@aol.com) spewed:
> : Have to admit it, I always skip BANG AND BLAME on the disc...
>
> Oh, you mean "Losing My Religion Part 2"?
I have the same thought too. The bass line for B&B is so similar to LMR.
Listen closely.
Oddrummer
Remrock
month. Man, with all the shit going on tour and all, you would think
they could send me some dirt.
grendel
<Pine.SGI.3.91.950705...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu>, "Lisa A.
Salazar" <lasa...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> wrote:
> so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
>
> please
> post
> ....... thank you, L
how about organ song (i like the original demo for oot much much better),
fruity organ (crush it!!!), rotary whatever
WADDELL, BRYAN TAYLO
postcard a month and a half ago...
Gary & Tami Huested
It's my understanding that the Fan Club is no longer sending out monthly newsletters. I don't know why--you'd think they would have lots to tell us and to offer us. Gary H.
J.Tarling
> have always liked the least, and I decided that they are still pretty
> good. Here they are:
>
> Good Advices <--- these are both fantastic songs IMHO
> King of Birds especially the latter
> Low green grow the rushes, kohoutek and this
must be one of the best er segues on any album
still....
while I'm still fond of them, I least like
west of the fields
maps and legends
nearly everything on document
Paddy Da
because they want to compile as much news as possible first before putting
out a newsletter. The newsletters now come out in "volumes" (vol.
1,2,3...) instead of "months."
camille horan
to tell you the truth, although the newsletters are now nicely designed and produced, they still don't contain a whole lot of inform=
ation. i would rather them wait til they have something to say than just crank out issues for the sake of keeping it a monthly.
Antonia Bradford
In article <3tf81q$5...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, OCLV52 (ocl...@aol.com) writes:
>In article
><Pine.SGI.3.91.950705...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> "Lisa A.
>Salazar" <lasa...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> writes:
>
>
>I really don't think I can ever come to like "You."
>
>Steve.
>
I like "You" and I know a lot of people will disagree with me but I
was disappointed by "King of Comedy"
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Lisa A. Salazar <lasa...@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> wrote:
>even the Beatles made a couple of bad songs(revolution 9)
>...Elvis (in the ghetto)
>so you die hard fans what do you consider the worst REM song
>
Well, the worst songs IMHO, are:
West of the Fields
Second Guessing
Letter Never Sent
Shiny Happy People
Fireplace
The Wrong Child
New Orleans Instrumental #1
Walter's Theme (do drunken jokes count?)
Star Me Kitten
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> West of the Fields
> Second Guessing
> Letter Never Sent
> Shiny Happy People
> Fireplace
> The Wrong Child
> New Orleans Instrumental #1
> Walter's Theme (do drunken jokes count?)
> Star Me Kitten
That's a pretty good list, except for the second-to-last. Walter's theme
is nowhere near the worst REM song -- they did this one drunk and it's
still great to listen to. Fine, there's not "melody" or "theme", but who
cares...
- Josh
Galen Davis
pauldavis
John Collin Kostichuk
hasn't overwhelmingly voted for RADIO SONG is because they've
blocked it from their memories. SHP has to pull in at a close
second. Actually, that whole album was pretty bad, with one or
two (and that's being generous! :) ) exceptions. Just my humble
opinion.
Collin
CACVA
New Orleans Inst. #1 or #2.
BRENDEN KOCH
The Wrong Child
Ignoreland
Me In Honey
Pop Song '89
Chris Eckert
Bang and Blame
only R.E.M. song I can think of that I consistantly get the urge to run
up and hit skip on the CD player for...but then they went and put the
nice little intro for I Took Your Name on the end of it...devious little
buggers.
JOHANNA MACDONALD
called. oh god, no wonder it's an outtake!
Reverand8
subscription isn't even close to over. that said, does anyone else agree
the newsletter could be a million times more helpful. i subscribe to the
phish newsletter (don't scoff!) and they tell members every single tour
dates, when tix go on sale, and the number to call to get them, plus
relevant show ionfo (i.e. - campgrounds,etc..)
Fretless5
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Well, Michael has a habit of losing his voive in the normal high notes,
but when he goes falsetto he's still good IMHO. I like Tongue...
Dina Williams
wrote:
Speaking of tour dates, the REM fanclub flyer didn't even list the show in
Albany, NY on June 20. I realize that there are some possible explanations
for this, such as that the show wasn't confirmed when the flyer went to
press, but both the Boston shows before and the NYC shows after the Albany
date were listed. If they're going to let us know about concert dates I'd at
least like to know what's happening in my own town. I got the flyer less
than a week before tickets went on sale, and the Albany show shouldn't have
been such a big surprise to the fan club.
Dina
kgu...@aed.aed.org
crawl. Or Stand. Yikes.
Geoffrey de Vlugt
IS> 'Tongue' from "Monster". It sucks. Michael Stipe's high
IS> vocals are GROSS.
I agree, I honestly don't like the song but ok... In the beginning I didn't
like 'It's a free world baby' (B-side) because I always turned it off (my
cd-player) before the good stuff ;-)), now it's one of my favourites...
I also had problems with the wrong child (the song ;-)) but the text is great
but to come to the point... For me, their worst song is 'chance'...
It was allright...
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even more than SHP: Forty Second Song. It's the same damn 4-second guitar
bit played over and over and over and over and over and over ad nauseam, I
think it was over two minutes when I checked. Quite obnoxious and
unoriginal. I expect better from REM.
crayola laura
leastways, it's sorta funny.
*titter*
*****
lbwren (crayola laura)
i'd like it here if i could leave and see you from a long way away
NJC7 REM
drew.s...@tpdome.com
Whoa.. No way..
Must be SHP.
Mmmmm....beeer!
bombard the fan club office with mail about this? I know the
membership is growing by leaps and bounds (at least that's what
Michelle is always implying), but perhaps it's time to add a few
more people to the fan club staff to help her out? Geez, I'd even
be more than happy to volunteer my services - I have to pass
their office on my way to campus everyday anyway!! If nothing
else, it'll be interesting to see how they handle this Mike Mills
thing. Okay, so his situation isn't nearly as bad as poor Bill's,
but there are still a lot of very concerned people out there.
Ron (Henry), Dave (Prokopy), and Michael (Baer): should you be
reading this, what do you think? The three of you seem to be up
on these types of matters.....correct me if I'm wrong, but
Michael, you're the one who launched the "write the fan club
about the absurd ticket prices" aren't you? I seem to recall that
Bert Downs was actually phoning people trying to defend their
decision so obviously they do care about their fans!
Dazed, Confused in a very *Hot* Athens, GA.
Timothy Nokken
Timothy P. Nokken
e-mail tno...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
Department of Political Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Josh Brown
Shiny Happy People
tied for last
- Josh
- Josh
"My name's David, I got a hat the size of Ooklahoma
... Goin' to Walters to get me some barbeque" - Drunken J. M. Stipe
Elizabeth A. Owens
hmmmmm....
I've never really liked "Tongue," and there's another one off of "Fables
of the Reconstruction," but I can't remember the name, and I cant find the
tape.
Bef
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Mmmmm....beeer! <10212...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>Yeah, I too haven't received anything in ages. Should all of us
>
>Ron (Henry), Dave (Prokopy), and Michael (Baer): should you be
>reading this, what do you think? The three of you seem to be up
I think it's just summer, and the Athens office is busy with the tour.
Perhaps in a short while, they'll come out with a "Summer Mail-out"
(covering these missed months, of course (; ).
>on these types of matters.....correct me if I'm wrong, but
>Michael, you're the one who launched the "write the fan club
>about the absurd ticket prices" aren't you? I seem to recall that
>Bert Downs was actually phoning people trying to defend their
>decision so obviously they do care about their fans!
Actually, that was *before* the campaign even started! So far, I haven't
heard much about it, but perhaps (if we're especially lucky) they'll do
something nice for us "neglected" fan club members. Ticket prices around
these parts turned out not to be so high anyway ($30 + charge for the
best seats).... On the other hand, with the wave of get-well cards
sweeping the fan club, the campaign may have been a bust. I guess all we
can do is watch what happens in the future.....
They've tried to remain a home-grown fan club, but those of you who have
received mailings recently have noticed that this has seemed to change
some. Understandable, with the fan base growing so much, but it still
would be a nice touch to be more personal. Just hafta wait....
Michael
Lin Wright
cal...@quack.kfu.com (Michael Baer) writes:
>
>In article <3ub8ln$n48$1...@mhafm.production.compuserve.com>,
>Mmmmm....beeer! <10212...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>>Yeah, I too haven't received anything in ages. Should all of us
>>bombard the fan club office with mail about this? I know the....
>
you haven't heard anything. A mailing from the fan club will go out
within the next day or two. It was delayed by Mike's illness.
The new mailing will have the tour merchandise in it and Michele
mentioned that getting that information accurate and deciding what
to include also contributed to the delay.
Lin
Michael Baer
Lin Wright <ERWR...@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU> wrote:
>No, don't bombard the fan club office. That's part of the reason
>you haven't heard anything. A mailing from the fan club will go out
That is definite bull. Mike's illness is less than a week old, but we
haven't heard from the club since, what, May?
I'm sure they have legitimate reasons, that's just not one of them....
Michael
cmn...@indyunix.iupui.edu
staff members and donUt you still get your happy holiday single every demcember
....
canUt you just be grateful that they at least take the time to do something nice
for us at least one month a year.....?????????????????
just tired of the damn fan club thread.......
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great
>but to come to the point... For me, their worst song is 'chance'...
With the B-sides especially, you have to be careful not to take them too
seriously. Many of them aren't meant seriously at all; what about Silver
Bells, in that thick-as-molasses-in-winter southern accent? Not a musical
masterpiece by any means, but you have to appreciate the humor in it...
Lin Wright
the mailing. The most recent of the series was Mike's illness. Had
that not happened, the mailing would have gone out last week, still
late, but not as late. My primary point as a person who works in
an office is that the way to get me to get a publication out faster
would not be to tie me down reading incoming mail. That would be
counterproductive for me, and I suspect the same is true with the
fan club. I know for myself things that are delayed are usually
delayed because of more than one intervening problem or event, as
was apparently the case here. In addition, the last mailing
mentioned that they will try to get something out each month,
but that is not always possible.
Lin
Dougie McArthur
I remember California (unsubtle rant, no harmony)
Everybody Hurls (That's not a misspell, either)
Strange Currencies (Just the above with different words)
The best is Driver 8 or Old Man Kensey - poetry. art. memory. time.
StrMeKttn
StrMeKttn
understand it. and by the way nothing about michael stipe is gross!
StrMeKttn
bad song just ones that arent quite as good as others
Jo Helsen
Are you serious ?
Driver 8 ???? That's one of those "easy listeners" which become crap after 20
listenings. You should stick a bit longer to "California" and discover a true 18
carats masterpiece.
Maybe I shouldn't do this, but I WILL include you in my list of FIRST REM
EXPERIENCES.
Just promise me to do something about it!
(keep me informed about your progress in discovering REM-land) ;-)
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Matthew Pendleton
AdamRos17
lyrics at their best... "I guess it's just a gesture...."
-Adam
Eric Briel
>Here are the very worst (cos I say so)
>I remember California (unsubtle rant, no harmony)
>Everybody Hurls (That's not a misspell, either)
>Strange Currencies (Just the above with different words)
>The best is Driver 8 or Old Man Kensey - poetry. art. memory. time.
I was never too crazy about "Hairshirt".
YagaBrimz
Star 69
drew.s...@tpdome.com
>Star 69
No way! That song rules!
STHE dogg
remarkable comeback but REM were simply the best
WE WAS ROBBED!*10
Michael Robert Beale
mike
KIKI181294
and
dan rather and tour merchandise. well worth the long delay -- not.
Kevin Curtin
: >worst one---
: >Star 69
: No way! That song rules!
REM's worst song is definetly Burning Hell.
A tongue-in-cheek joke song it may be, but
it's easily the worst thing they've ever
released.
turbomike
Remrock
>
> REM's worst song is definetly Burning Hell.
> A tongue-in-cheek joke song it may be, but
> it's easily the worst thing they've ever
> released.
>
Sorry, I must disagree. I think Burning Hell
is a classic!!
paul
Marc
not. Thier worst song is probally Hairshirt on Green. That song
is about the only REM song that actually sucks.
Jonas B. Downey
In a previous article, cee...@cee.hw.ac.uk (Kevin Curtin) says:
>drew.s...@tpdome.com wrote:
>: >worst one---
>: >Star 69
>
>: No way! That song rules!
Yes it does! What the heck...
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>In a previous article, cee...@cee.hw.ac.uk (Kevin Curtin) says:
>
>>drew.s...@tpdome.com wrote:
>>: >worst one---
>>: >Star 69
>>
>>: No way! That song rules!
>
>Yes it does! What the heck...
>
Well, it is a little on the dorky side.
- Josh
Jo Helsen
Isn't it amazing how much fans of one and the same band can disagree ???
I just can't believe an allround REM-lover hates this song.How come?
Ralph X II
over it.
CBS GAMES
It's stupid.. it sounds like a recording of Peter Buck and Bill Berry
playing "pong" together..
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>The worst song is New Orleans Intrumental #1 or whatever it is on AFTP...
>It's stupid.. it sounds like a recording of Peter Buck and Bill Berry
>playing "pong" together..
National Public Radio would probably disagree; I have heard them use
"N.O.I.#1" twice now (or at least fifteen second clips of it) for the
inter-report music on "All Things Considered."
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song is too depressing, even for Michael
Richard Borrett
I actually think that the Wrong Child is one of their few moments of sheer
brilliance along with Perfect Circle and Southern Central Rain.
The Wrong Child isn't meant to be easy to listen too....
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>From: nsd...@aol.com (NSDAQN)
>Subject: Re: the worst rem song
>Date: 16 Aug 1995 00:00:32 -0400
>You're all forgetting the wrong child!!! I love REM to death, but that
>song is too depressing, even for Michael
WRONG!!!!!!!!
This is their best song of their best LP, who cares if it's a bit depressing
I love it so much I want to cry when I hear it!
Cheers
Chris
Marc
group be we disagree on the songs....the Wrong Child the best
song on Green???? oh man cmon it is easily by far Orange
Crush....and while Green still is an ok album it is thier
worst....thier 2 worst songs are Auctioneer and Hairshirt but
just about the rest of thier songs KICK ASS!!!
Josh Brown
>You're all forgetting the wrong child!!! I love REM to death, but that
>song is too depressing, even for Michael
You know, I've been reading this thread, and I'd forgotten which song
"Wrong child" was, I knew it was on Green. I listened to it, expecting
to say "OH yeah, this one sucks..." but I guess I disagree now.
Depressing does not mean bad, by any mark. I mean, think of REM's cover
of Pale Blue Eyes (Not the velvet underground version, it's a little
different) This depressing as hell, but excellent, IMHO.
- Josh
Sheila Inkster
it's depressing, but because it's not enjoyable to listen to.
Certainly, REM has a lot of songs which are not happy but sound great
( Country Feedback, Everybody Hurts, etc). The Wrong Child is not
melodic and sounds as if Micheal Stipe is having his teeth pulled out.
I don't hate it, but there are much better songs on Green, like Turn
You Inside Out or the aforementioned Orange Crush.
...oh, and by the way, whenever he says, "jump in the tall grass" it
always sounds to me like "dump in the tall grass". Silly, I know,
perhaps it's something Freudian in me. Whatever.
-Sheila
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Jo Helsen
>Just because a song is depressing doesn't mean its crap (eg: Everybody Hurts).
>I actually think that the Wrong Child is one of their few moments of sheer
>brilliance along with Perfect Circle and Southern Central Rain.
>The Wrong Child isn't meant to be easy to listen too....
>--
I agree:I don't listen to it very often, but from time to time I do because of
the contrast and because it's brilliant in its own, strange, way.I'd call it
"crippled".
In my opinion, Me_In_Honey is VERY bad:it's just simply R.E.M.:give them five
minutes and they will come up with something plusminus identical.
Todxilla
But you need some reall bad music...buy this
SMOKIN DAVE AND THE PREMO DOPES --HUH?
this is a fave of certain REM members...but not THEIR members.
Smokin Dave
po box l6044 Knoxville Tn
37996
Hey, it's been thumbs up in Creem Option and Musician.
COME ON only 12 bux and it gets ya the postage.
For real. You know you need to support indie rock
Emmett Pepper
>
>You're all forgetting the wrong child!!! I love REM to death, but that
>song is too depressing, even for Michael
5.little america
4.What if we give it away?-the goofy pause to say the title, I don't like
3.Catapult-just a bit generic
2.Monster(whole album)-the
lets-make-an-album-using-the-same-3-or-4-power-chords
1.Shiny Happy People-Most people don't consider this an R.E.M. song and
classify it with the recent crap the B-52's have put out. It's not just
that album, I love most of Out of Time, but there are a few bad apples.
If you don't agree, then argue.
Michael Moore
"West of Fields" is pretty bad... The delivery is awkward, like they
wanted a different title, or something.
"Auctioneer (Another Engine)" is really bad... very bizarre. Again, a
delivery problem.
"Bang and Blame"... this is about the only song I think should have been
left off of Monster. There was no need for it...
Caryn Becker
You can't use a word like worst. Maybe least good. Come on.
Josh
Brown (josh...@beta.delphi.com) wrote: : nsd...@aol.com (NSDAQN) wrote:
: >You're all forgetting the wrong child!!! I love REM to death, but that
: >song is too depressing, even for Michael
: You know, I've been reading this thread, and I'd forgotten which song
: "Wrong child" was, I knew it was on Green. I listened to it, expecting
: to say "OH yeah, this one sucks..." but I guess I disagree now.
: Depressing does not mean bad, by any mark. I mean, think of REM's cover
: of Pale Blue Eyes (Not the velvet underground version, it's a little
: different) This depressing as hell, but excellent, IMHO.
: - Josh
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Caryn
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jrw...@ibm.net
>The question about the worst R.E.M. song is just wrong to begin with.
>You can't use a word like worst. Maybe least good. Come on.
>
Nah. I'm afraid that in my book SHP genuinely does suck. It just sounds like
they don't know whether they're being ironic or they really mean it.
>Josh
>Brown (josh...@beta.delphi.com) wrote: : nsd...@aol.com (NSDAQN) wrote:
>: >You're all forgetting the wrong child!!! I love REM to death, but that
>: >song is too depressing, even for Michael
Now this is the point I really don't get. _The Wrong Child_ is depressing?
I never saw it that way. I mean, a lot of it *is* pretty depressing, but the
last verse is full of hope, and that's what the whole song's about.
Much the same with _Everybody Hurts_; I actually think it's quite uplifting,
especially if you're starting from a low.
Ok, so Stipe's lyrics are infamously incomprehensible, but sometimes I
wonder whether anyone listens to them at all <g>.
One final point, since _Bang & Blame_ has been mentioned. I never really
saw the similarity between it and LMR, but listening to it in the car yesterday
it suddenly struck me that it's *very* similar to _The Lady Don't Mind_ by
Talking Heads. Anyone agree/disagree/want to cut off my head and put
it in the garbage disposal unit for making such an heretical statement? [1]
J.
[1] If you do, please don't bother trying. I probably wouldn't enjoy it.
Urquhart38
I would say that when you compare Seven Chinese Brothers to the
Revellaires version on Dead Letter Office it really makes one aggravated
at the plainess of it. I love the energy in the Dead Letter version.
Ellen Kline
>The worst songs are probably West of Fields and Ignoreland
Ignoreland is the only REM song I can not stand to listen to.
I skip it evertime I play the album.
Ick!
Gymkata1
<<I skip it evertime I play the album.
You're allowed your opinion, of course, but Ignoreland is one of my
favorite's esp. in the area of Michael's weird word positioning. Try
singing the chorus 3 times fast!
"Brooding duplicitious wicked and able media ready heartless and able
super US citizen super acheiver mega ultra power dosing relax defense
defense defense yeah yeah yeah"
Cynthia
"What a terrible thing it is to lose one's mind, or not to have a
mind....how true that is"
---Dan Quayle
Bryan Chenault Duncan
: My pick for worst song is, would you believe, "Losing My Religion". Now
: I'm not one of those elitists who got mad they had a hit single, but why
: did it have to be THAT song?
Well, I got really sick of hearing that song so much when it was a hit,
but from the first time I heard it, I thought it could very well be their
best song (that's a crowded house!). The hard part is ignoring the
mindless popularity and appreciating the song for what it is...a
beautifully sad admission. I hate hearing it at a bar or a club, even at
the concert where the crowd drowned out the band (although that was
impressive as hell...) but I love hearing the song when I can really
listen to it. I'm glad that their popularity grew with such a great
song, I just hate that it was overplayed so much. That took something
away from appreciating it.
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BCD
Matthew Brotman
: "Brooding duplicitious wicked and able media ready heartless and able
: super US citizen super acheiver mega ultra power dosing relax defense
: defense defense yeah yeah yeah"
I think it's four "defense"s.
My pick for worst song is, would you believe, "Losing My Religion". Now
I'm not one of those elitists who got mad they had a hit single, but why
did it have to be THAT song?
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Matt
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D Altmann
>Matthew Brotman (matt...@newshost.li.net) wrote:
>
>: My pick for worst song is, would you believe, "Losing My Religion". Now
>: did it have to be THAT song?
>
>but from the first time I heard it, I thought it could very well be their
>best song (that's a crowded house!). The hard part is ignoring the
>mindless popularity and appreciating the song for what it is...a
>beautifully sad admission. I hate hearing it at a bar or a club, even at
>the concert where the crowd drowned out the band (although that was
>impressive as hell...) but I love hearing the song when I can really
>listen to it. I'm glad that their popularity grew with such a great
>song, I just hate that it was overplayed so much. That took something
>away from appreciating it.
>
>--
>BCD
Um, is everyone out there forgetting about Shiny Happy People????????? I
think that the clear choice for the worst song is QUITE obvious. (If you
happen to be one of the people who likes that particular song....sorry.)
Yours Truly
Dan
..I'm not saying that Humble and Fred are bigger than Jesus, or better
than Jesus. I'm just... saying.
Bob Jones
listen to that song.
Bob
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Stan Kalisch III
I like all R.E.M. songs. I think people make the mistakes of
dismissing "Shiny Happy People" and/or "Stand" as trite. And--though it
does not feed off of the "feel-good" motif that the other two do, I
think "Bang and Blame" receives just as much similar and undue criticism.
As a start--consider these words in "Shiny Happy People": "There's no time to
cry..."
Stan
a guardian of the equally naive green lint