R.E.M. - So. Central Rain

("So Central Rain I'm Sorry") ♪ Did you never call ♪ ♪ I waited for your call ♪ ♪ These rivers of suggestion are driving me away ♪ ♪ The trees will bend, the cities wash away ♪ ♪ The city on the river is a girl without a dream ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ Eastern to Mountain, third party call, the lines are down ♪ ♪ The wise man built his words upon the rocks ♪ ♪ But I'm not bound to follow suit ♪ ♪ The trees will bend, the conversation's dimmed ♪ ♪ Go build yourself another home, this choice wasn't mine ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ Did you never call ♪ ♪ I waited for your call ♪ ♪ These rivers of suggestion are driving me away ♪ ♪ The ocean sang, the conversation's dimmed ♪ ♪ Go build yourself another dream, this choice wasn't mine ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I'm sorry ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

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Views: 2,116,280

Rating: 4.9084878 out of 5

Keywords: R.E.M., So., Central, Rain

Id: msWi0c4tHV8

Length: 3min 14sec (194 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 19 2009

Reddit Comments

[u/Rssbrryjag]

One of my favorite R.E.M. songs

[u/lanboyo]

Rem was much better before you could understand what the fuck Stipe was saying.

[u/wileyrocketcentaur1]

Such a great song.

[u/DJ_Spam]

R.E.M.
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R.E.M. (an acronym for Rapid Eye Movement) was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, that was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's distinctive vocal quality and obscure lyrics, Mills' melodic basslines and backing vocals, and Berry's tight, economical style of drumming. R.E.M. released its first single—"Radio Free Europe"—in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed by subsequent acts such as Nirvana and Pavement as a pioneer of the genre. The band then released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band's established sound and catapulted it to international fame. R.E.M.'s 1994 release, Monster, was a return to a more rock-oriented sound, but still continued its run of success. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three of the band members.

In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. Its 1996 release, New Adventures in Hi-Fi, though critically acclaimed, fared worse commercially than its predecessors. The following year, Bill Berry left the band, while Stipe, Buck, and Mills continued the group as a trio. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success, despite having sold more than 85 million albums worldwide and becoming one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time.[7] In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their first year of eligibility. R.E.M. disbanded amicably in September 2011, announcing the split on its website. Read more on Last.fm.

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