Well, it’s no “Safety Dance” but it’s not bad …
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Mew
I don’t reach for the volume knob to turn “Stand” up the way I do “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” ..
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWkMhCLkVOg
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or “Radio Free Europe” ..
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But yeah, “Stand” and “Orange Crush” were the first two REM songs I ever heard, and I like ’em .. I just think “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” is .. musically superior.
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Mew
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p.s. That I like the song has nothing to do with the Dan Rather tie-in.
I prefer Weird Al’s parody _Spam_ instead.
I went to college with one of the dancers. He’s the guy on the left of the grouping that makes its first appearance at 0:20.
Yes. I know. It’s very exciting. Shut up.
No, it’s cool. Totally legit anecdote.
Needs a hook. He was in right place/right time, spent most of the day sitting around never met the band. I tried selling this to Rolling Stone.
I actually like a lot of the early REM stuff. Kinda lost interest around the Monster era, though.
Well, it’s no “Safety Dance” but it’s not bad …
.
Mew
I don’t reach for the volume knob to turn “Stand” up the way I do “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” ..
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWkMhCLkVOg
.
or “Radio Free Europe” ..
.
But yeah, “Stand” and “Orange Crush” were the first two REM songs I ever heard, and I like ’em .. I just think “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” is .. musically superior.
.
Mew
.
.
.
.
p.s. That I like the song has nothing to do with the Dan Rather tie-in.
I prefer Weird Al’s parody _Spam_ instead.
I went to college with one of the dancers. He’s the guy on the left of the grouping that makes its first appearance at 0:20.
Yes. I know. It’s very exciting. Shut up.
No, it’s cool. Totally legit anecdote.
Needs a hook. He was in right place/right time, spent most of the day sitting around never met the band. I tried selling this to Rolling Stone.
I actually like a lot of the early REM stuff. Kinda lost interest around the Monster era, though.