5 STORIES
1987 · 80S
ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA
The most famous apocalypse song in American rock reportedly began as a dream about a party where every guest shared the same initials, and i…
1987 · 80S
The song millions have dedicated to sweethearts on the radio is, by Michael Stipe's own admission, "incredibly violent" — a cold-blooded por…
1991 · 90S
ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA
It is not about God. The title is an old Southern American expression for losing your temper or reaching the end of your patience, and the s…
1991 · 90S
ATHENS, GEORGIA, USA
The bubbliest song R.E.M. ever released is widely believed to have taken its title from Chinese state propaganda circulated after the 1989 T…
1992 · 90S
The most emotionally direct song R.E.M. ever released was written mostly by the drummer, deliberately stripped of Michael Stipe's trademark …