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Certain Songs #2547: Sugar – “Man on the Moon”

February 5, 2023 by Jim Connelly

Album: Copper Blue
Year: 1992

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It’s one of the weird quirks of 1992 that the two best albums of the year both had a song called “Man on The Moon,” but outside of the titles, the two songs really have nothing in common.

We’ve already talked about R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon,” the low-key samba that uses Andy Kaufman and Mott The Hoople to question the nature of reality itself.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Copper Blue, Man on the Moon, Sugar

Certain Songs #1737: R.E.M. – “Man on the Moon”

January 28, 2020 by Jim Connelly

Album: Automatic for the People
Year: 1992

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File Under Andy

“Man on the Moon” just might be my favorite R.E.M song.

Andy Kaufman was only on this planet for 35 years, but he made a helluva impression, to the point where there are people who firmly believe that he’s actually been on this planet for 71 years, having faked his 1984 death.

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Filed Under: Certain Songs Tagged With: Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, R.E.M

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Previously on Medialoper

  • Certain Songs #2582: The Supremes – “Come See About Me”
  • Certain Songs #2581: Supertramp – “The Logical Song”
  • Certain Songs #2580: Supertramp – “Even in the Quietest Moments”
  • Certain Songs #2579: Supertramp – “Bloody Well Right”
  • Certain Songs #2578: Supergrass – “Sun Hits The Sky”

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