R.E.M

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.

Certain Songs #1729: R.E.M. – “Perfect Circle (Greensboro 11-10-1989)”

January 17, 2020 by Jim Connelly

Album: Green (25th Anniversary)
Year: 1989

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File Under Friends

This is somewhat convoluted. This version of this song was originally on the VHS of Tourfilm — a concert film from their 1989 tour — but when R.E.M. put out the 25th anniversary edition of Green back in 2014, the bonus disc was basically the audio they used for Tourfilm: a concert that was recorded in Greensboro, North Carolina on November 10, 1989.

Certain Songs #1709: R.E.M. – “Life and How To Live It”

December 18, 2019 by Jim Connelly

Album: Fables of the Reconstruction of the Fables
Year: 1985

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File Under Carpenter

“Live and How To Live It” just might be my favorite R.E.M. song.

For sure, it’s the greatest song I’ve ever seen them play live, the absolute highlight of the second time I saw them; at the Warnors Theatre in Fresno on July 19, 1985.