life and how to live ite-bow the lettercrush with eyelinercountry feedbackget upharborcoatpilgrimagebittersweet meexhuming mccarthymonty got a raw deal
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
Sitting StillLeaveLetter Never SentCircus EnvyThe Flowers of GuatemalaThis World Is BigMe In HoneyDisturbance at the Heron HouseI've Been HighLittle America
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
Losing My ReligionFind the RiverNightswimmingMan on the MoonEverybody HurtsDriver 8 RockvilleFall On MePerfect CircleHarborcoat
― van dyke parks generator (anagram), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
NightswimmingSo. Central RainHarborcoatShaking ThroughCountry FeedbackDriver 8Maps and LegendsSwan Swan HE-BowBe Mine
Fuck, I don’t know about this.
― Mule, Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
Fall On MeTry Not to BreatheCuyahogaNear Wild HeavenLaughingBittersweet MeDisturbance at the Heron HouseMan on the MoonCarnival of Sorts (Boxcars)You Are the Everything
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:40 (four years ago) link
KING OF BIRDSBelongSo. Central RainNightswimmingDaysleeperYou Are the EverythingThe One I LoveLosing my ReligionSwan Swan HFind the River
I guess?
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
king of birds nearly made mine
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:52 (four years ago) link
So many great things not fitting. One tries to be reasonably broad in tone and era but... gah.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:58 (four years ago) link
there should be a gen x dating app where you list your top ten rem songs to find a match.
― Yerac, Thursday, 7 November 2019 16:59 (four years ago) link
Not in order, but this is what i've decided on today (and I feel fine about it).
Driver 8CuyahogaCarnival of SortsI BelieveYou Are The EverythingCountry FeedbackHaborcoatDon't Go Back to RockvilleTexarkanaUntitled (from Green)
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
sitting stillworld leader pretendcuyahogalife and how to live ite-bow the lettergardening at nightswan swan hme in honeyfall on medrive
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:53 (four years ago) link
what's great is that i love all of the other lists...these are all good songs.
r.e.m. POXXV?
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link
i feel like an old man in a nursing home, with the game rigged in my favor by a polite staff so that whatever choice i make is correct, in some way
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
Is "This World Is Big" what people are calling the untitled song on Green?
― nate woolls, Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:29 (four years ago) link
Yeah sorry that’s what I call it
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 November 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
so. central rainthe one i lovegardening at nighttalk about the passionfinest work song7 chinese brothersnear wild heaventhe sidewinder sleeps tonight (feel like this is not a partic popular choice, but as a kid - i was 8 when automatic was released - this was the first REM song i remember really liking a lot)nightswimmingwhat's the frequency kenneth
― ت (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 7 November 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
the sidewinder sleeps tonite (i hear you jim in vancouver; this song is pure joy)shaking throughcuyahogae-bow the letterbang and blamenear wild heavenwendell geeworld leader pretendtime after time (annelise)it's the end of the world as we know it (and i feel fine)
― J. Sam, Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
i feel like a jerk for not putting losing my religion in there. it's not honest without that. losing my religion may be the song that i still like the most that i've listened to the most times, if you know what i mean
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Thursday, 7 November 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
Gardening at NightSitting StillDon't Go Back to RockvilleDriver 8Fall On MeCountry FeedbackNightswimmingFind the RiverStrange CurrenciesE-Bow the Letter
Since my picks are pretty basic, here's 10 deeper cuts I also love:
9-9CatapultKohoutekSwan Swan HKing of BirdsYou Are the EverythingHairshirtBelongNew Test LeperAirportman
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:01 (four years ago) link
this is pretty much the same list I would have had at age 19. sadboi REM will always be my favorite REM
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
The Wrong ChildFireplaceI Remember CaliforniaNightswimmingNear Wild HeavenHopeGardening At NightRadio Free EuropeLeaveCrush With Eyeliner
― nate woolls, Thursday, 7 November 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
good list
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 7 November 2019 22:18 (four years ago) link
Oh fiddlestix I need 7 chinese brothers on there. Gah.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 7 November 2019 22:37 (four years ago) link
KohoutekGardening at NightHarborcoatDriver 8World Leader PretendCountry FeedbackI BelieveLaughingFind the RiverDaysleeperLots of overlap with evol j. I too probably would have chosen very similarly perhaps, um, two-thirds of a lifetime ago.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 7 November 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link
Try Not To BreatheSitting StillE Bow The LetterHarborcoatI BelieveNightswimmingFind The RiverElectroliteSweetness FollowsWolves Lower
― Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. (Stew), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:27 (four years ago) link
^^^oooooh yeah
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
Wolves, LowerGardening At NightSitting StillSo. Central RainDriver 8Fall On MeI BelieveNear Wild HeavenNightswimmingFind The River
― SA, Friday, 8 November 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
I should have found room for Electrolite.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:10 (four years ago) link
Me too but I have no idea what I would dislodge to make room for it.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
sitting stillthe wrong childbelongfall on meshaking throughkohoutekcircus envywolves, lowerwendell geelittle america
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
there are too many positive feelings on this thread. so let me say it: i think electrolite (which i like!), is possibly the most overrated REM song.
― at home in the alternate future, (Karl Malone), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
damn sonto me it’s like nightswimming except it’s good
― brimstead, Friday, 8 November 2019 20:35 (four years ago) link
sorry for the ‘lops
I have a mental thing where I think up additional lyrics: I'm Steve McQueen, I'm Jimmy Dean, I'm Martin Sheen, I'm Aqua Teen, I'm Vaseline, I'm Paula Deen, I'm Mister Bean, I'm Billie Jean, I'm David Lean, I'm margarine, etc.
― tempted by the fruit of your mother (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 8 November 2019 21:54 (four years ago) link
Nightswimming>>>>>Electrolyte
― quinn morgendorffer stan account (morrisp), Friday, 8 November 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link
nuh uh
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 8 November 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
YMP, i do the same with "catapult": "can of pork!, cat afloat!, gallow's pole!" lyrical madlibs was one of the minor joys of early mumbly michael singalongs. "electrolite" is maybe a final callback to those early days, on their last great (bill involved) album
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 8 November 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
Ranking their openers.
― Patriotic Goiter (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 October 2020 02:38 (three years ago) link
I don’t love “Radio Song,” but I think it works well as an opener for that particular album.
― Guitar Dick (morrisp), Sunday, 11 October 2020 03:47 (three years ago) link
aw c'mon "How the West was Won" is one of the all-time great openers, REM or other
― assert (MatthewK), Sunday, 11 October 2020 08:47 (three years ago) link
Find The RiverTime After Time (Annelise)7 Chinese BrothersDisturbance At The Heron HouseLife & How To Live ItSweetness FollowsI BelievePerfect CircleDaySleeperPilgrimage
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 25 July 2023 15:22 (eight months ago) link
Great choices, more ballad-y than mine would be I think.
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 25 July 2023 21:21 (eight months ago) link
wolvescarnivalpilgrimagelaughingharborcoatdiminishedbe minethe one i lovelosing my religionsidewinder
― brimstead, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 00:11 (eight months ago) link
Hmmm how about
Near Wild HeavenFind the RiverLet Me InNightswimmingSweetness FollowsI Remember CaliforniaWhy Not SmileThe Wrong ChildLeaveFireplace
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 01:55 (eight months ago) link
nice lists. don't think I've attempted one since college.
Green Grow the RushesNear Wild HeavenSweetness FollowsHopeHarborcoatWorld Leader PretendSidewinder Sleeps ToniteRockvilleElectroliteAftermath
― soup of magpies (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 01:59 (eight months ago) link
Near Wild HeavenCatapultSweetness FollowsNew Test LeperDisturbance at the Heron HouseFeeling Gravitys PullNightswimming Moral KioskLowTry Not to Breathe
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 02:07 (eight months ago) link
glad Sweetness Follows gets so much love, might be my favorite song of theirs.
― all this time I thought you were British (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 02:14 (eight months ago) link
pilgrimagemoral kioskso. central raingreen grow the rushesmaps and legendsi believelowsweetness followsfind the riverelectrolite
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 02:27 (eight months ago) link
hi!
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 26 July 2023 02:28 (eight months ago) link
wolves, lowerlaughingsitting still(don't go back to) rockvillelife and how to live itdriver 8nightswimmingsweetness followsstrange currencieselectrolite
― Clay, Wednesday, 26 July 2023 02:32 (eight months ago) link