The rock and roll band R.E.M. broke up this week. I feel like an odd in-betweener fan of R.E.M. in that I wasn't, obviously, paying attention to music during the indiest eighties heyday, nor was I even particularly attuned to them when Out of Time and Automatic for the People and Monster were selling mad copies (and, in the latter's case, re-
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I guess the only thing I'd argue is that "Imitation of Life" is seriously boring, and its spot on your list should be filed with actual "Man on the Moon", less-boring imitator "The Great Beyond," or one of the other good songs from Accelerate.
Also, I heard "Mine Smells Like Honey" again the other day, and it took me a minute to realize but that song is actually awful. (The chorus is Stipe at his whiniest.) It's not just a clever name.
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I actually like "Mine Smell Like Honey" as a song. But it does have a terrible title.
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10. It's The End of the World As We Know It And I Feel Fine (I know all the words)
9. Fall On Me
8. You Are The Everything
7. E-Bow The Letter
6. What's The Frequency Kenneth
5. Finest Worksong
4. Belong
3. Leave
2. Half A World Away
1. Night Swimming
Honorary Mention Radio Song- just because it features KRS-One. It's kind of a terrible song.
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