[1987]
More REM worship... well this not so much a rip off as a tribute. This is a pretty fantastic impersonation of an REM song too. Stipe and co were absolutely mythical in the 80s before they did terrible shit like Radio Song that destroyed all of that delicious mystique.
P - Michael Stipe [1995]
Even Gibby Haynes of Butthole Surfers was dazzled by the great man, so much so that he wrote a song about meeting him. Others name checked in the song include River Phoenix, Sophie Coppolla, Martin Landau etc.
REM - 9-9 [1983]
You tend to forget that REM were pretty fucking peculiar on those early records. I mean what the fuck are they up to on this tune? This ain't no radio friendly schlock à la Everybody Hurts. They were incredibly inspired, eccentric and distinctive.
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