Driver 8 by R.E.M.
“One of the more overlooked albums in R.E.M.'s vast and exceptional back catalogue, 'Fables Of The Reconstruction' was released 30 years ago today. It was their third album, and the only one they ever recorded outside of the US, right here in Britain, and it showed a darker and more politically aware side to the band that would be developed through the '80s and into their career highlights of the early '90s. And 'Driver 8' is an absolute tune!”
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One of the more overlooked albums in R.E.M.'s vast and exceptional back catalogue, 'Fables Of The Reconstruction' was released 30 years ago today. It was their third album, and the only one they ever recorded outside of the US, right here in Britain, and it showed a darker and more politically aware side to the band that would be developed through the '80s and into their career highlights of the early '90s. And 'Driver 8' is an absolute tune!
Reminds me of so much stuff.
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The problem with having a bunch of R.E.M. songs in the Rock Band game is that you actually learn the words to them and thus get the songs stuck in your head a lot more often. This is not really a problem, in the truest sense of the word. The line that has been repeating in my head today is "The power lines have floaters so the airplanes don't get snagged." Anyway, I'm probably going to make my hubs play Rock Band with me tonight so I can sing this song, 'cause I can nail it (like 100%, gold stars, on Expert vocals), 'cause I guess Michael Stipe and I have the same vocal range or something? Anyway, this has been TMI Hour with Liz. Please enjoy this song.
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And the train conductor says "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break We can reach our destination, but we're still a ways away"
