Genius Lyrics
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R.E.M. – The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
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“The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” explains that the singer lives on a floor with a payphone at the end of a hall. it’s broken to the extent you cannot call out so someone has to keep
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The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight Interpolations
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See all of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens’s interpolations
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Spotify – This Is R.E.M.
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1. Losing My Religion / 2. Everybody Hurts / 3. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) / 4. The One I Love - Remastered 2012 / 5. Shiny Happy People / 6. Man On
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R.E.M. – C To D Slide 13 (Demo)
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[Non-lyrical vocalizing]
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R.E.M. – Pakiderm (Demo)
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[Intro] / 1, 2, 3, 4... / [Instrumental]
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R.E.M. – Howler Monkey (Demo)
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[Non-lyrical vocalizing]
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R.E.M. – Bill's Acoustic (Demo)
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[Instrumental]
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R.E.M. – Afterthought (Demo)
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[Instrumental]
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R.E.M. – Peter's New Song (Demo)
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[Instrumental]
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The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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“The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, also known as “Wimoweh” or “Awimbawe”, is a a number one hit in the United States adapted in English by the the doo-wop group The Tokens from the song
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R.E.M. – Cello Scud (Demo)
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[Intro] / 1, 2, 3, 4... / [Verse 1] / Readying to bury your father and your mother / What could you care when you take another? / I used to wonder why did you bother / Distanced
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R.E.M. – 10k Minimal (Demo)
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[Intro] / 1, 2, 3, 4... / [Non-lyrical vocalizing]
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R.E.M. – Hey Love (Mike Voc / Demo)
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Hey you're [?] / Hold your clothing to your heart / [?] / [?] and all your friends / Fuck me kitten / [?] / These things [?] / And if you want to / You can have / [?] / And if you
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R.E.M. – Bazouki Song (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Monty this seems strange to me / I know my head, I know my feet / But mischief knocked me in the knees / Said, just let go, just let go / I saw the ocean meet the man
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R.E.M. – Michael's Organ (Demo)
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When the day is long and the night / The night is yours alone / When you're sure you've had enough / Of this life, well hang on / Don't let yourself go / If you're alone / Cause
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R.E.M. – Drive (Demo)
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1, 2, 3, 4... / Smack, crack, bushwhacked / Tie another one to the racks, baby / Hey kids, rock and roll / Nobody tells you where to go, baby / Oh / Maybe I ride, maybe you walk
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R.E.M. – Organ Song
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[Instrumental]
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R.E.M. – Mike's Pop Song (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / You call me on the phone / You say you're not alone / And will I take you away / Away from all the noise / From other nasty boys / Who want to kiss you / Afraid, afraid
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R.E.M. – Eastern 983111 (Demo)
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[Verse] / [Non-lyrical vocalizing] / [Chorus] / Eastern nine-eight-three-one-eleven / Is the number of your plane / I'll wait for you, in you I'll build a monument / In your name
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R.E.M. – 6-8 Passion & Voc (Demo)
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1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3... / I will try not to breathe / I can hold my head still with my hands at my knees / These eyes are the eyes of the old, shivering and told / I will try not to
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R.E.M. – Arabic Feedback (Demo)
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[Instrumental]
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R.E.M. – Hallelujah
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[Verse 1] / The world is an oyster, the bitter refrain / The Lord is my shepherd, I cannot stay / This blessed earth, this beautiful lamb / A new day that breaks the dawn / [Verse
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R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
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“Everybody Hurts” seems kind of saccharine and overly heartfelt because it was meant to be. In an interview, Michael Stipe mentioned that the song was meant to be a genuine message
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R.E.M. – A Month of Saturdays
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[Verse 1] / Five o'clock Friday / All my work is done / I can hardly wait / Let's take the server / Let's sling it around / Let's make it taste so sweet / I want to take all the
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R.E.M. – Photograph (Demo)
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R.E.M.’s “Photograph (Demo)” is an unfinished outtake from the recording session which resulted in Automatic for the People. The song was ultimately revised and released as a
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R.E.M. – New Orleans Instrumental No. 1
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This song was recorded in a single session one night in New Orleans (as you would expect.) The version on the album is slightly edited, and longer versions do exist. And, yes
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R.E.M. – We All Go Back to Where We Belong
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[Verse 1] / I dreamt what you were offering / Imagine lying next to me / Your shirt and your reputation tossed / [Verse 2] / I will write our story in my mind / Write about our
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R.E.M. – Nightswimming
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This song is a nostalgic look back by Stipe to a childhood spent on the secluded shores of lakes and ponds. For many American teens, these secluded shores serve as one of the few
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R.E.M. – Star Me Kitten
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The title of this song is a pun. The chorus is “fuck me kitten,” but since R.E.M. didn’t want to use “fuck” in the track name, they replaced it with “star,” as in an asterisk. For
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R.E.M. – Ignoreland
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This song is pretty explicitly about the band’s anger at the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. Multiple references are made to Republican politics (“trickle
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