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R.E.M. — What's The Frequency, Kenneth
Album: Monster
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Released: 1994
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"What's the frequency, Kenneth?"
Is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh

I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, TV, movies, magazines
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy."
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?"
Is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
Butterfly decal, rear-view mirror, dogging the scene
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh

You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh
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 davemacc51 wrote:


I'm a crusty old fart, and I love this


Same here!!
Posted 3 days ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:

I don't understand why people hate on this... this is up there with REM's best songs... Must be crusty old farts...



I'm a crusty old fart, and I love this
Posted 4 months ago by davemacc51    [ Reply ]
CBS newscaster, Dan Rather was mugged.   During the mugging, the mugger kept saying:   "what's the frequency Kenneth"  over and over again!
Posted 10 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 todbothom wrote:


I'm an old fart and I like it fine.



Farts do not come much older than me, and I give it a 9 :-)
Posted 1 year ago by Rstrickster    [ Reply ]
This sucks. Sorry, R.E.M. fans. Not sorry.
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

My kids had a friend named Kenneth.  They were all around 10 years old when this was released.  Their friend was not amused.



If you're on the spot like Kenneth, you just have to ride the wave...
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Dan Rather was assaulted near his apartment building in NYC (by two men, he originally stated), not on the White House lawn.  Here's an interesting clip of him singing the tune with R.E.M.


You rock for posting the link to the video! Sadly, World  Wide Pants exercised copyright control and had it taken down. BUT here's a different performance...

We have Dan and REM performing the song together, sometime apparently in 1995: 

Dan is not a good singer. No. But a good sport! 
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:

I don't understand why people hate on this... this is up there with REM's best songs... Must be crusty old farts...



I'm an old fart and I like it fine.
Posted 2 years ago by todbothom    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:

I don't understand why people hate on this... this is up there with REM's best songs... Must be crusty old farts...



Well I'm a crusty old fart & I think it's great... maybe because I'm a tech named Kenneth and have answered this exact question more than once in the last 50 years (I'm 76). But I also like REM & others of their ilk. Been listening to RP since day one... it's how I keep current... thanks Bill!
Posted 2 years ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

Monster was a transition that I had to get through. They had kind of kept the same vibe, until this one. Well, much as I'd done when The Joshua Tree had shown me such a different band behind the genius effort, I simply played the hell out of it, until it crystallized like uric acid daggers precipitating out of the blood into the joint of your left big toe. By the end of that summer, I had all my friends hooked on it.

were you sidelined by gout that summer? i had a bit of a time with some of the Joshua Tree album as well but pain wasn't the distraction - Big Hits, to be honest

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
possibly the most funny and fun REM song and we bought most of their albums. and thank you, Edweirdo, for using the word bobbins!
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I thought the New Pornographers' lyrics were obscure gobbledygook, but this is purest bobbins.  Good tune though.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Monster was a transition that I had to get through. They had kind of kept the same vibe, until this one. Well, much as I'd done when The Joshua Tree had shown me such a different band behind the genius effort, I simply played the hell out of it, until it crystallized like uric acid daggers precipitating out of the blood into the joint of your left big toe. By the end of that summer, I had all my friends hooked on it.
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I’d like to hear the re-mix. Not sure I Will prefer a clearer vocal track. The edgy thing is the fuzz, over-loading the Mikes and the loud Peter guitar
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
 Matt_Maurer wrote:

Vocal audio is swamped by the drums and guitar buzz. Not well mixed in my view. 4/10



They remixed the album for the 25th anniversary release in 2019. The vocals are much clearer.
Posted 3 years ago by 3Chords    [ Reply ]
 Montreal_Mort wrote:

Pour yourself a scotch. Relax into the album at loud volume It’s great. The whole album You have to be open to edgy rock

Define "edgy rock" please?


Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 Montreal_Mort wrote:

Pour yourself a scotch. Relax into the album at loud volume It’s great. The whole album You have to be open to edgy rock



I'm open to the scotch and the album, but you had me at the scotch...
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
Pour yourself a scotch. Relax into the album at loud volume It’s great. The whole album You have to be open to edgy rock
Posted 3 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
 Matt_Maurer wrote:
Vocal audio is swamped by the drums and guitar buzz. Not well mixed in my view. 4/10
 

I swear the version from my 1990's CD had the vocals much more prominent. I think something has been lost on this version.
Posted 4 years ago by Ando    [ Reply ]
Vocal audio is swamped by the drums and guitar buzz. Not well mixed in my view. 4/10
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the rest of the band had absolutely no idea what Michael was going for.  Almost like he suddenly wanted to be Sonic Youth and the band just wanted to keep doing three-chord pop songs because that's all they know.

You can actually hear the passive aggressiveness from the drummer and bass player, who just don't get whatever Stipe is trying to do.
Posted 4 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:
They tried hard to be relevant, like so many before them and since
 
Yup, only 15 albums.
Posted 4 years ago by bpemby    [ Reply ]
Never used to like this album, but now realise it is pretty good.
Posted 4 years ago by nickodgers    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
My kids had a friend named Kenneth.  They were all around 10 years old when this was released.  Their friend was not amused.
 
Really?
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Jesus Christ, isn't there anything else to play? Cowboy Junkies?
Posted 4 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
My kids had a friend named Kenneth.  They were all around 10 years old when this was released.  Their friend was not amused.
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
They tried hard to be relevant, like so many before them and since
Posted 5 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
As with a lot of commercially successful bands I like their early stuff more. Which doesn't mean I hate this.
Posted 5 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Well damn that R.E.M. Always hated this song. But right now (only) it sounds real good. Go figure. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Rather was attacked near his apartment building in NYC (by two men, he originally stated), not on the White House lawn.  Here's an interesting clip of him singing the tune with R.E.M.
 

*rubs eyes*

*goes to get a drink*
Posted 5 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:

The driving force of this song was Dan Rathers experience on the White House lawn,  where a stark raving lunatic took him down and uttering the words; "what's the frequency Kenneth?" (And later going to prison for killing someone by the way).

They were just winging it.  The quality of the song was secondary...
 
Dan Rather was assaulted near his apartment building in NYC (by two men, he originally stated), not on the White House lawn.  Here's an interesting clip of him singing the tune with R.E.M.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by Rokanje    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:
I don't understand why people hate on this... this is up there with REM's best songs... Must be crusty old farts...
 
The driving force of this song was Dan Rathers experience on the White House lawn,  where a stark raving lunatic took him down and uttering the words; "what's the frequency Kenneth?" (And later going to prison for killing someone by the way).

They were just winging it.  The quality of the song was secondary...
Posted 5 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
SHIMONAAAA
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
I don't understand why people hate on this... this is up there with REM's best songs... Must be crusty old farts...
Posted 6 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
For me, this album has aged particularly well. I didn't care for it much when it first came out. I found it a bit grating -- and I wasn't one of the Automatic for the People-lovers who felt betrayed, because I was young and foolish and hadn't heard that one yet.

Now, it's one of my go-to albums for high-quality tunes through and through.
Posted 6 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
  sfyi2001 wrote:

                            Once you start putting out shit like this, you are no longer relevant. Quit. {#Smile}


  
Time to follow your own advice. {#Smile}



____

{#Notworthy}

I've never laughed harder at any retort to a comment on RP.  

Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Bananapiano}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}
Posted 6 years ago by DocStrangelove    [ Reply ]
 sfyi2001 wrote:

                            Once you start putting out shit like this, you are no longer relevant. Quit. {#Smile}


 
Time to follow your own advice. {#Smile}
Posted 7 years ago by SeriousLee    [ Reply ]



                            Once you start putting out shit like this, you are no longer relevant. Quit. {#Smile}





Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
From Duke E.to The Athens, GA Fab Four.

Nice segue, Mr. G. 
Posted 7 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 hencini wrote:
Poor Dan Rather.  

 
 Hannio wrote:
He deserves it.  What an asshat.
 
{#Lol}
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
For me this song marks the end of their mega brilliant phase, after this they were only good. 
Posted 8 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Dunno why, but I liken Gordon Downie and Michael Stipes, and their songs, and bands, and awesomeness...
Posted 8 years ago by Far    [ Reply ]
Love the song, love the back story.
Posted 8 years ago by Jimhrguy    [ Reply ]
 hencini wrote:
Poor Dan Rather.  

 

He deserves it.  What an asshat.
Posted 8 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I like REM, but this song never sounded good to me. Too awkward.
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
 stalfnzo wrote:
I was late to the scene with REM; discovered them years after my friends did. Then, I couldn't get enough of them. Finally, I saw them live about 10 years ago. Oh my god; what a truly uninspired show. Stipe seemed absolutely and completely bored with the whole thing. Ruined REM for me. Too bad.

 
Similar experience for me. Liked them a lot for many years, but never got the chance to see them live until Rock Werchter 2008. Cold performance, horrible sound, bad mood. A ruined band, and memories destroyed beyond repair. Happend to be their last tour.
Posted 9 years ago by palatin8    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
I was on the train between concourses at the Atlanta airport once with Dan Rather. He kept eyeballing me. My wife said it's because he's trying to figure out why Joe Biden is on his train.
 

 
LOL!

Incognito?
Posted 9 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
I was on the train between concourses at the Atlanta airport once with Dan Rather. He kept eyeballing me. My wife said it's because he's trying to figure out why Joe Biden is on his train.
 
Posted 9 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
https://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcpzflu2Et1qakq8o.jpg

 
My thoughts exactly!!! It makes me sad to think that the band was never able to achieve the great sound they had up to this point.{#Cry}
Posted 9 years ago by clyman99    [ Reply ]
Dammit, it's "Kenneth, what is the frequency?"
Posted 9 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
I was late to the scene with REM; discovered them years after my friends did. Then, I couldn't get enough of them. Finally, I saw them live about 10 years ago. Oh my god; what a truly uninspired show. Stipe seemed absolutely and completely bored with the whole thing. Ruined REM for me. Too bad.
Posted 9 years ago by stalfnzo    [ Reply ]
10 years ago I would have given this an 8

Hasn't aged well. 6 
Posted 10 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
https://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcpzflu2Et1qakq8o.jpg
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Definitely one of the bes ones of R.E.M. ...
Posted 10 years ago by rgabriel    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
I don't think I'd like this as much as I do if it didn't remind me of Dan Rather getting beat down.

/Didn't say I was a nice person.

 
With your sparkling personality? Never would have guessed. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Poor Dan Rather.  
Posted 11 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my churches loves this marvelous song...
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Kids were 10 or 12 when this came out, and their little buddy down the street was named Kenneth.  Of course the standard greeting, even from us adults, was ...

Kenneth loved it. 
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

While my Romeo gently weeps!

I'd like to know, Romeo, what you cannot dance to.

Song you dislike - they exist?

Don't be always so lovable, good and positive!

Let me know what you cannot stand!

 

I love you, Stingray, even with your sharp wit!  Maybe even because of that!  I cannot dance to music composed by Josef Slavík!

I love this R.E.M. song!
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
according to the comments, this one was played in july ´12for the last time... ??

if this is true, there´s something seriously wrong with the frequency ...
Posted 11 years ago by tutakea    [ Reply ]

While my Romeo gently weeps!

I'd like to know, Romeo, what you cannot dance to.

Song you dislike - they exist?

Don't be always so lovable, good and positive!

Let me know what you cannot stand!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Have to appreciate how important this record was for them; pulled them back into things after everyone thought they'd called it quits; STILL ROCKS AND VIBRATES and ties me forever to that time!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Ughhh
Posted 13 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
They did some ok stuff after this,  I think this was last one that really jumped out at me.
Posted 13 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
Hmm since Peace, Love & Understanding played a few songs back, I imagined I heard the opening chords to that song in this song. 
 
Back to my nap... 
Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Everybody in the WORLD should love this song!!!
{#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


We be dancing in my motel room this morning...  love this song...

 
 
What's happened, economy cause you to down grade from the hotel? {#Cheesygrin}


Posted 13 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
Cool guitar tone.

Met REM in Lubbock TX in 1983. They were driving in an old white van. I am surprised I remember that much{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by stratzippy    [ Reply ]

Just sayin: If you don't like this song, then we really shouldn't be friends...


Posted 13 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
I like REM but I think this is the last REM song I recall paying any attention to.

{#Guitarist}

Rock on!
Posted 13 years ago by mapman    [ Reply ]
 Walrus_Gumbo wrote:


If only it was Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. I would buy tickets!!!
 

Yeah, that would show those intolerant bastards.
Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 aelfheld wrote:
I don't think I'd like this as much as I do if it didn't remind me of Dan Rather getting beat down.

/Didn't say I was a nice person.
 

Well, at least you're honest with yourself.
Posted 14 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
This is very good.  "It's not The Size it's The Frequency !"
(some one out there will laugh at that)
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I don't think I'd like this as much as I do if it didn't remind me of Dan Rather getting beat down.

/Didn't say I was a nice person.
Posted 14 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Hm, not as lame as I remember.
Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Great song.  There's an interesting - somewhat satirical - take on the Rather incident from Harper's Magazine.

Rather Poster


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 RobK wrote:

Comments like this sounds so idiotic to me. "Stop altogether doing what you love to do and do for a living because you're not as remarkable to me as you once were." Brilliant advice, man. And by the way, Bill Berry's decision to retire had little to do with REM's supposedly waning creativity. The guy was worried about dying on stage from another aneurysm.
 

They may not have been as great since this album, but there are some gems on the later ones that I'd miss had they never existed ("Bittersweet Me", "All the way to Reno", and God help me but I love everything on Up...)
Posted 15 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
perfect friggin playlist.bra!
Posted 15 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
One of the better R.E.M. songs for sure......
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
one of the three rem songs I actually like.
Posted 15 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
David Bowie's bass player sounds ... Wonder if Dan Rather is still wondering what the frequency was and who the hell was Kenneth?
I think Rather's got it out of his system. Stipe's still tripping on the matter: "R.E.M. vocalist Michael Stipe said of the incident: "It remains the premier unsolved American surrealist act of the 20th century. It's a misunderstanding that was scarily random, media hyped and just plain bizarre." On June 22, 1995, at Madison Square Garden, Rather accompanied the band during soundcheck to perform the song. The clip was shown prior to R.E.M.'s performance of "Crush with Eyeliner" on Late Show with David Letterman the following night." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What's_the_Frequency,_Kenneth%3F
Posted 16 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
My fav REM song...
Posted 16 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
David Bowie's bass player sounds ... Wonder if Dan Rather is still wondering what the frequency was and who the hell was Kenneth?
Posted 16 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
pushkinjim wrote:
Official Puke from a puke band!
Hey man, at least it's official!
Posted 16 years ago by Krow_Pie    [ Reply ]
Official Puke from a puke band!
Posted 16 years ago by pushkinjim    [ Reply ]
tommychuck wrote:
I'm a huge REM fan but the rest of the band should have followed Bill Berry's lead and hung it up after this one.
Comments like this sounds so idiotic to me. "Stop altogether doing what you love to do and do for a living because you're not as remarkable to me as you once were." Brilliant advice, man. And by the way, Bill Berry's decision to retire had little to do with REM's supposedly waning creativity. The guy was worried about dying on stage from another aneurysm.
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Bought this CD recently at the Salvation Army Thrift Store, and have been playing it non-stop since. Love a popular band with the talent to challenge us with change; to not be "Comfortably Numb".
Posted 17 years ago by longplayderby    [ Reply ]
I'm a huge REM fan but the rest of the band should have followed Bill Berry's lead and hung it up after this one.
Posted 17 years ago by tommychuck    [ Reply ]
Love this track. I'm not sure why, but all the elements of the song meld pefectly into a "9" for me. It's not mind blowing, but it does its job perfectly. Plus, gotta love the reasoning behind the name ;)
Posted 17 years ago by danimal3114u    [ Reply ]
This song followed Comfortably Numb on this exact date last year. Is this on purpose? Is there a September 4th link to both bands? Am I reading too much into this or are my shoe laces untied?
Posted 17 years ago by Banaszak    [ Reply ]
Heh I wore out this tape.
Posted 17 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
Um, "but these go to eleven".
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
Actually, the correct quote was ''What's the frequency, Gwyneth?'' They wanted to know how the rate of intercourse enjoyed by Ms. Paltrow. They thought Rather had interviewed her via the back door. True story.
Posted 17 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
djblitz wrote:
Yes, because there is nothing like seeing a TV newscaster getting beat up to get your rocks off.
If only it was Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. I would buy tickets!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Trustocity wrote:
*stomach rumble*
Helchat wrote:
Nope, sorry, I can't support that movement.
EleventhMan wrote:
always gets me up outta my chair
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
Great memories of a road trip with my two daughters in '95. The hottest tapes we had were Monster, Nirvana Unplugged, and Lloyd Cole's Rattlesnakes. Oh, for some "Perfect Skin!!"
Posted 17 years ago by 93vx800    [ Reply ]
I must have been asleep during most of the 90s and seemed to overlooked this band. Thankfully I discovered these guys through my kids (who are much more in tune than I ever was). REM's body of work is fabulous.
Posted 17 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
One of REM's worst, IMO. Dan Rather reference or not, it doesn't make for good music.
REM jumped the shark with this one.

Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
The opening chords of this always get my hopes up that it's going to be "Tomboy" by Bettie Serveert. I'm always disappointed that it's not.
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
TJOpootertoot wrote:
That chiming, overdriven Rickerbacker means it's time for someone to say, "These guys made the best albums ever when they were on IRS and then they sold out." This might not be the best song they ever did but it does rock. take that, REM-haters. TJ
+1
Posted 17 years ago by 99    [ Reply ]
Ahh, saw these guys in 1995. I love the energy and liveliness of this tune. Where's the banana jumping up and down like its at a rave? That's close enough.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
Courage....
Posted 17 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
That chiming, overdriven Rickerbacker means it's time for someone to say, "These guys made the best albums ever when they were on IRS and then they sold out." This might not be the best song they ever did but it does rock. take that, REM-haters. TJ
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
yuk
Posted 17 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
slowhand wrote:
One from the dudes from Athens best!
That's some frightful use of the English language there, buddy.
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
One from the dudes from Athens best!
Posted 17 years ago by slowhand    [ Reply ]
strick wrote:
Did anybody ever figure what the hell that was all about??
Yahoo! wrote:
In 1997, based on a tip from a psychiatrist, Rather's attacker was identified as William Tager. According to the psychiatrist, Tager, who was currently serving time for killing an NBC stagehand, blamed news media for beaming signals into his head, and thought if he could just find out the correct frequency, he could block those signals that were constantly assailing him. Hence the enigmatic inquiry.
I liked it better when there were more mysteries.
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
djblitz wrote:
Yes, because there is nothing like seeing a TV newscaster getting beat up to get your rocks off.
In the case of Dan Rather, yes.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
the only reason i even remotely like this song is that it conjures up images of dan rather getting his ass whipped
Yes, because there is nothing like seeing a TV newscaster getting beat up to get your rocks off.
Posted 18 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
the only reason i even remotely like this song is that it conjures up images of dan rather getting his ass whipped
Did anybody ever figure what the hell that was all about??
Posted 18 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
Great follow Comfortably Numb, now REM. Two 10s in a row! PLEASE add Circus Envy in sometime to a playlist. One of my other all time favorites.
Posted 18 years ago by kilroyjoe3    [ Reply ]
"But to have this following Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb"?! I've said it before and I'll say it again about R.E.M.... " Oops it follows the Pink Floyd again.. funny
Posted 18 years ago by kurtzjs    [ Reply ]
great song
Posted 18 years ago by dtb    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
the only reason i even remotely like this song is that it conjures up images of dan rather getting his ass whipped
But to have this following Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb"?! I've said it before and I'll say it again about R.E.M....
Posted 18 years ago by TKTuttle    [ Reply ]
This song is best played loud. Love the reverb.
Posted 18 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
the only reason i even remotely like this song is that it conjures up images of dan rather getting his ass whipped
Posted 18 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
No one can call REM inconsistent as they have always followed the convention of making only one phrase per song legible and the rest a mumbled mess.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]