bmccaul
(always getting nearer to Paradise) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 10:50 | |
This is the worst singing I've ever heard from Michael Stipe. Hit a note, man!
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 10:48 | |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Mar 07, 2010 - 19:54 | |
Excellent! Love it for Kurt Cobain...
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Fables85
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Give me the original version (from "Monster") anytime...
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lathyris
(Houston, TX) | | Posted: Feb 04, 2010 - 07:56 | |
This is great! The original is great too, but I love this take on it.
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rwgibson99
(NW England) | | Posted: Oct 02, 2005 - 04:15 | |
mandalavt wrote:
I recall it being about Kurt Cobain. Excellent version!
Yes, Stipe and Cobain had become friends just before KC's suicide. Mike Mills plays electric guitar on this, Kur(d)t's "lefty".
A great version, not as bleak/dark as Monster, and all the more frustrating as this isn't commercially available... |
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Rusty420
(north country) | | Posted: Aug 03, 2005 - 20:19 | |
winter wrote:
I shudder anticipating the answer, but I ask nonetheless and give the benefit of the doubt - what, exactly, do Stipe's age and sexuality have to do with the song?
I am curious as well. I don't particularly like this song, but I like a lot of Michael Stipe's vocal stylings, I rarely even consider his sexuality and/or age. |
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VooDooChile
(Long Island, NY) | | Posted: Jul 05, 2005 - 08:11 | |
drover wrote:Will someone let the guy in already so he'll STFU??  Beat me to it, you can come in if you'll just promise to SHUT UP!!!! |
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winter
(hither and yon (mostly yon)) | | Posted: Jun 05, 2005 - 22:27 | |
TJOpootertoot wrote:
That's cool though because " X is the new Y" is the new "Far out, man!"
(or the new "Think outside the box," if you prefer)
This isn't as good as the album version but it's still a good song despite Stipe's sexual preferences and age...
TJ
I shudder anticipating the answer, but I ask nonetheless and give the benefit of the doubt - what, exactly, do Stipe's age and sexuality have to do with the song? |
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TJOpootertoot
(Toronto) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2005 - 08:54 | |
physicsgenius wrote:REM is over. Not whiny is the new whiny.
That's cool though because " X is the new Y" is the new "Far out, man!"
(or the new "Think outside the box," if you prefer)
This isn't as good as the album version but it's still a good song despite Stipe's sexual preferences and age...
TJ |
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mrmojorisin
(Dallas, Texas) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2005 - 08:34 | |
drover wrote:Will someone let the guy in already so he'll STFU?? Indeed! Michael Stipe.... Drunk at 4AM |
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drover
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Mar 24, 2005 - 14:55 | |
Will someone let the guy in already so he'll STFU?? |
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Jacky
| | Posted: Mar 09, 2005 - 21:38 | |
But REM is just such a favorite.
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japanmoran
(Colorado Springs, CO) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2005 - 09:04 | |
coding_to_music wrote:totally inappropriate comment
Not bigoted just speaking my mind.
Just like clowns freak me out too.
Nothing against the clown lifestyle. |
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coding_to_music
(Marlborough Massachusetts) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2005 - 09:03 | |
japanmoran wrote:I like REM but old gay guys freak me out. totally inappropriate comment |
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Frawg
(Maine) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2005 - 09:02 | |
Not that I like this song (I don't).
But stupid bigoted people freak me out.
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japanmoran wrote:I like REM but old gay guys freak me out. |
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japanmoran
(Colorado Springs, CO) | | Posted: Feb 08, 2005 - 08:56 | |
I like REM but old gay guys freak me out.
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coding_to_music
(Marlborough Massachusetts) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 15:17 | |
praying this will be a short song. How many times can he re-work the phrase "let me in". Rock stars don't age well...
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gandalfbmg
(Missouri) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2005 - 15:16 | |
mandalavt wrote:
I recall it being about Kurt Cobain. Excellent version!
This is oddly better than the album version (though I'm still digging on the Monster). |
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coentje
(Rotterdam or anywhere...) | | Posted: Nov 26, 2004 - 12:52 | |
Great song!  |
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mandalavt
(Waitsfield, VT) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2004 - 06:20 | |
gandalfbmg wrote:I thought I remember reading somewhere that this song is about River Phoenix and/or Kurt Cobain... anyone else heard that?
I recall it being about Kurt Cobain. Excellent version! |
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gandalfbmg
(Missouri) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2004 - 06:18 | |
I thought I remember reading somewhere that this song is about River Phoenix and/or Kurt Cobain... anyone else heard that?
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MrKite
(An IsiltÃr) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2004 - 06:17 | |
I never liked this song until I heard this version :-) I really love this.
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physicsgenius
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REM is over. Not whiny is the new whiny.
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zaknafein
(Kansas City, MO) | | Posted: Oct 13, 2004 - 06:16 | |
Cool version of this song. I actually have the 2001 single, I need to get it out again.
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