“Gardening at Night” was written by R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. That is the same quartet who founded the R.E.M. brand and continued to hold it down until the group...
The lyrics of R.E.M.’s “Fall on Me” are highly metaphorical. As far as the title and original intent goes, it is well known by fans of R.E.M. that this track is supposed to be about...
“The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” is one of those types of songs that isn’t really that metaphorical as one might assume. Outside of the title and third verse, the lyrics appear to be more or...
The American alternative rock band, R.E.M. was seen as one of the trailblazers for the genre with most of their songs considered as semi-folk, semi-rocklike by most of their listeners. Comparing this group to many others, the band members...
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” utilizes a lyrical style which is referred to as a ‘stream of consciousness’. And at least the way the lyrics read...
“Shiny Happy People” is one of those types of songs in which people who are familiar with it feel they already know what it’s about. And in this particular case, that would be an ideology...
The foundation of this song is the singer being in love with someone who does not feel the same about him. In fact it can even be concluded that the object of his affection is snubbing him....
Simply put, R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” is designed to prevent people from taking their own lives. In 2003, co-writer Peter Buck of R.E.M. had stated that its lyrical simplicity is founded in the fact that the...
For the most part R.E.M.’s “Man On The Moon” serves as a tribute to the late musician Andy Kaufman (1949-1984), though in varying capacities. For instance, Mr. Kaufman had an affinity for professional wrestling and...
