Egrey wrote:
great post....laughed my ass off.

Great song...

A minor, D, F, G...

the middle eight is—

C, A minor, F, C

cjh7d wrote:
This version could have used a little Edge.
The guitar sounds a little uninspired... nice track, otherwise.

Stipe's voice lends the tenderness and desperateness needed in this song. I loved this song since I first heard it years ago.

tnt_thomas wrote:





I think after hearing Johnny Cash's take on this song, everyone else misses the mark, Bono should sound that good at 70.

Danimal174 wrote:

I think they called themselves "Automatic Baby"-- half of each of the titles of their then-current albums.

cjh7d wrote:

Yep, you're right. This song is also on a bootleg of REM's first MTV Unplugged show (called "Unplugged & More", I think). It's a great disc overall, if you guys have the chance to pick it up.

JohnBauer wrote:
I saw a show on TV that followed M Stipe around with Mario Battali (iconoclasts). They fly to Vancouver to catch a U2 concert and Stipe is so obviously in awe of them, his jaw literally drops. He also says this song was one of the most beautiful written and he wished he could write like that. I'm sure Bono had no problem letting Stipe sing this.

Hideous. The droning vocals and misplaced bongos ugh sound like something you'd hear from some hipster at the Student Union at some crunchy university...Yes, in case you're wondering, I AM in a crappy mood today.

ps-you kidz get off of my lawn.

R.U.E.2.M

cjh7d wrote:


Version: Studio (4:18) First Appears On: 99X Live II, 1995
Written By: U2 Performed By: Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Adam, & Larry

rUe2m

Great contrast to how Johnny Cash does this one.

Very nice!

I try not to complain -but this is truly dreadful. Please no more.

A cover should add something to the original -this subtracts.

I tried to load this, but had issues with my file. Not sure if they were able to use what I loaded or if someone else loaded it. Just glad it's on here.

If it's the same version I have, this is actually a couple of guys from REM (Stipe, obviously, and Peter Buck, I think) and two guys from U2 (Adam was one, not sure about the other).

I could be proven wrong, but I actually think this recordering is half REM (Stipe, Buck), half U2 (Clayton, Mullen).

Wow! Nice take on this.

I've heard Michael Stipe once say that he wished he wrote U2's It's a Beautiful Day . I'd love to hear REM's take on that number.

he's off key - great song but bono can sing it better

JohnBauer wrote:
More bongo!

What an unexpected loveley suprise! Me likey.