Pop Song 89

R.E.M.

Track 1 on Green

Producers

This song is a reference to the song “Hello, I Love You” by The Doors. Stipe has described it as one of his “fruit loop songs” along with “Shiny Happy People” and “Stand”.… Read More

Nov. 7, 19881 viewer10.9K views

Pop Song 89 Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hello, I saw you, I know you, I knew you
I think I can remember your name (name)
Hello, I'm sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else

[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)

[Verse 2]
Hello, how are you? I know you, I knew you
I think I can remember your name, name
Hello, I'm sorry I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else

[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Hello my friend, are you visible today?
You know I never knew that it could be so strange, strange
Hello, I'm sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else

[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)

[Outro]
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)

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This song is a reference to the song “Hello, I Love You” by The Doors.

Stipe has described it as one of his “fruit loop songs” along with “Shiny Happy People” and “Stand”. Once we realize that “Shiny…” is actually about the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, however, the other “silly songs” immediately become suspects of being deeper than what one might think at first.