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I can't say that I love Jesus
That would be a hollow claim
He did make some observations
And I'm quoting them today
''"Judge not lest ye be judged."''
What a beautiful refrain
The studio audience disagrees
Have his lambs all gone astray?
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
''"You are lost and disillusioned!"''
What an awful thing to say
I know this show doesn't flatter
It means nothing to me
I thought I might help them understand
But what an ugly thing to see
''"I am not an animal."''
Subtitled under the screen
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
When I tried to tell my story
They cut me off to take a break
I sat silent five commercials
I had nothing left to say
The talk show host was index-carded
All organized and blank
The other guests were scared and hardened
What a sad parade
What a sad parade
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
Call me a leper
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jan 20, 2013 - 12:26 excellent... we be dancing... |
| spigolli (Peachtree City, GA, USA) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 10:52 sirdroseph wrote: REM is like Elton John. Magnificent for years and then all of the sudden they woke up one day sometime in the early to mid 90's, lost it and have sucked out loud since! For Elton it happened around 1977, for the Stones 1981 or thereabouts, strange how that happens.  This is one of the first suckage albums! I suppose every band has to lose their Bernie Taupin. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 10:51 After listening to the lyrics I am forced to bump this up to a 7. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 10:51 sirdroseph wrote: REM is like Elton John. Magnificent for years and then all of the sudden they woke up one day sometime in the early to mid 90's, lost it and have sucked out loud since! For Elton it happened around 1977, for the Stones 1981 or thereabouts, strange how that happens. This is one of the first suckage albums!I'd like to disagree, but you've got a point. The problem is, this is true for all of us! You wake up one day and you suck. That's why Glory Days was written. (btw - I'm still waiting for that morning to hit me) |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 23:24 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: May 13, 2012 - 13:31 coy wrote: yeah not only that but blessed are the humble blessed are the meek blessed are those who feel their heart for they shall know god blessed are the peacemakers for they shall see light blessed are those who don't get pissed off for they shall live in the kingdom of heaven my father was a preacher JC was anything but humble. If there is one take-away from his preaching, it is this: rock the boat. Your post signifies the reverse. I have been working on a recent project to catch up on REM, to be a REM completist in other words, because there are some gaps in my collection. One thing that has struck me is the numerous references to the New Testament in REM's later work. Interesting. |
| coy (san antonio) | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 19:58 Nurse_Jenks wrote: Judge not, lest ye be judged . . . what a beautiful refrain yeah not only that but blessed are the humble blessed are the meek blessed are those who feel their heart for they shall know god blessed are the peacemakers for they shall see light blessed are those who don't get pissed off for they shall live in the kingdom of heaven my father was a preacher |
| Nurse_Jenks | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 19:29 sirdroseph wrote: REM is like Elton John. Magnificent for years and then all of the sudden they woke up one day sometime in the early to mid 90's, lost it and have sucked out loud since! For Elton it happened around 1977, for the Stones 1981 or thereabouts, strange how that happens. This is one of the first suckage albums!Judge not, lest ye be judged . . . what a beautiful refrain |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 08:00 REM is like Elton John. Magnificent for years and then all of the sudden they woke up one day sometime in the early to mid 90's, lost it and have sucked out loud since! For Elton it happened around 1977, for the Stones 1981 or thereabouts, strange how that happens. This is one of the first suckage albums! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 07:29 This song be berry berry good... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 04, 2010 - 10:22 This is a GREAT song... love it... |
| scrubbrush | Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 14:18 Way better than most of REM's popular stuff, which makes it a 5. Shiny Happy People! = 1 |
| 2Hawks (Living in Theory -- where everything works) | Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 05:26 Not for me. Boring. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 14:54 excellent... love it... |
| Fables85 | Posted: Jan 27, 2010 - 03:47 These guys have so many outstanding tracks... but this one never did it for me. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Dec 26, 2009 - 17:38 simme2 wrote: BEST EVER Yes, this is a great song! |
| simme2 (Linkoping, Sweden) | Posted: Dec 26, 2009 - 17:36 BEST EVER, the version on the cdsingle for Bittersweet Me is even better.. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 07:39 love it... |
| bronorb (Wisconsin) | Posted: Nov 25, 2009 - 07:39 I like a lot of REM songs but this one just bores the crap out of me. |
| zaknafein (Kansas City, MO) | Posted: Sep 23, 2009 - 08:18 A really fantastic, under-appreciated album. E-Bow The Letter is my favorite from this disc. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 19, 2009 - 16:29 This is cool... I like it a lot... this song is good for the ears... |
| jblankenship | Posted: Mar 17, 2009 - 12:56  Don't like it! |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Mar 17, 2009 - 12:54  |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Mar 10, 2008 - 00:40 Bokey, you're making progress! We're all very proud. bokey wrote: I didn't know it was REM for sure until I looked so I guess it doesn't suck. |
| More_Cowbell (North of Chicago, IL, USA) | Posted: Feb 07, 2008 - 12:38 Very Nice. REM is a musical leader, maybe that is why they are a target to the 'haters' out there. |
| zair99 (In Cognito) | Posted: Jan 07, 2008 - 01:37 pushkinjim wrote: Oh how this just SUCKS! PUKE! :puke:
Ban REM! So, wait, I'm not sure if I understand from this and the dozen or so other comments you've made on REM songs. Do you like REM or not? Can't tell, really! |
| pushkinjim (Sweden) | Posted: Jan 07, 2008 - 01:29 Oh how this just SUCKS! PUKE! :puke: Ban REM! |
| bokey (I dunno.On the back of a microbe,on a skin cell of a flea on that ape?) | Posted: Dec 06, 2007 - 16:15 I didn't know it was REM for sure until I looked so I guess it doesn't suck. |
| moonbat (Flying Low and Avoiding The Radar) | Posted: Aug 03, 2007 - 00:08 jbtidwell wrote: I think this is the best album of their later work - it has some really rockin' songs on it too. Agreed, though I also love "Monster." |
| jbtidwell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Jul 02, 2007 - 11:27 flyfree wrote: What a treat! I haven't heard this in ages. I need to revisit this album.
I think this is the best album of their later work - it has some really rockin' songs on it too. |
| themotion (acrobatic nonsense) | Posted: Jul 02, 2007 - 11:25 the first millisecond i thought this was 'elderly woman behind the counter in a small town' ... "I seem to recognize ..." |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Jun 01, 2007 - 03:39 Whirlpool wrote: Old REM is the best.
I still remember the face I made, when I listened to REM the first time. Back in 1985 or '86 I think... The album was 'Life's rich pageant'... It's still one of my 5 albums to take with me on a lonely island. |
| Whirlpool (Somewhere in California) | Posted: Mar 14, 2007 - 13:53 Old REM is the best. |
| bokey (Filialville) | Posted: Feb 11, 2007 - 08:34 artisfree wrote: GRRR. It's a strong personal bias, one that even I don't understand. But the frequent use of REM is the ONLY reason I turn the volume down on radioparadise.
HARK!! A voice of reason from the past.From before "The Time Of Peace and Not This Horrible Song Again" as the blissful 2 -1/2 year period when this terror slept undisturbed is known among the faithful. Perhaps this call for reason resulted in the time of happiness? What unspeakable sin did mankind commit in order to have this song awakened from the foul ,putrid depths in which it had lain all those (2 -1/2 ) years? |
| lmic (Uniondale, NY) | Posted: Jan 27, 2007 - 17:06 Oh hey - a post-IRS REM tune I actually like! Nice! |
| RobK (Leucadia, CA) | Posted: Nov 30, 2006 - 10:22 MKW wrote: I'm still waiting after 21 years for something to better " Wolves Lower" , from Chronic Town. If you don't think they ever did better than that, then I suggest you stop waiting. |
| radiozep | Posted: Oct 17, 2006 - 13:47 MKW wrote: I'm still waiting after 21 years for something to better " Wolves Lower" , from Chronic Town. When played the proper way , the windows rattle .
Trying... Sorry: REM - Carnival of Sorts Sorry: REM - Gardening at Night Sorry: REM - Wolves, Lower Again, with being placed on LRC??? |
| Kerly (Estonia) | Posted: Sep 18, 2006 - 05:39 flyfree wrote: What a treat! I haven't heard this in ages. I need to revisit this album.
Exactly, because this album has some really good songs on it. This is the best and one of the best by R.E.M overall, IMHO. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: May 09, 2006 - 14:42 This is a new REM tune for me and quite like it! Chalk up another first thanks to RP  |
| flyfree (West Egg) | Posted: May 09, 2006 - 14:31 What a treat! I haven't heard this in ages. I need to revisit this album. |
| Rickvee (New Orleans) | Posted: Feb 25, 2006 - 09:04 This song is very similar to an earlier REM song - "Try Not To Breathe". Breathe is much better imo. |
| Xeric (Twenty feet off the ground) | Posted: Feb 10, 2006 - 15:20 Have played several REM albums into the dust but don't know this one. Cool song. |
| agoston | Posted: Nov 26, 2003 - 03:30 great album. but, I'd love to hear "E-bow the letter" |
| PattonFever (tripoli) | Posted: Nov 15, 2003 - 19:51 haven't heard this one before. i quite like it. |
| zaknafein (Kansas City, MO) | Posted: Sep 25, 2003 - 13:04 Just saw these guys in KC a week ago. Wow. New Adventures is one of the most underrated albums of all time in my opinion. There's some really great stuff on there that nobody has ever heard. |
| trav34 (dallas, tx) | Posted: Sep 25, 2003 - 13:02 one of my favorite bass lines ever! so melodic.  |
| gandalfbmg (Liberty, MO) | Posted: Aug 05, 2003 - 14:47 CoolbeaN wrote: I don't understand REM fanatics. Yes all of their stuff is pretty good. But nothing outstanding. Alot of it sounds the same. They pump out CD's like CRAZY! How many of them are there now??
By my count: 1 EP (5 songs), 12 full albums, an album of b-sides, and several songs on movie soundtracks. Really, not all that much when you consider the clock started almost 25 years ago. I guess they average a new album every couple of years, which is respectable. Oh, by the way, I'm one of those fanatics :) |
| artisfree (Jamaica Plain, MA) | Posted: Aug 05, 2003 - 14:45 GRRR. It's a strong personal bias, one that even I don't understand. But the frequent use of REM is the ONLY reason I turn the volume down on radioparadise. |
| jrenfro (Florissant, MO) | Posted: Jan 13, 2003 - 14:21 I really like the lyrics of this song. A great commentary on the media and religion. |
| herc (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Oct 03, 2002 - 11:27 One of their better (relatively new) songs from a group that still manages to churn out gems. |