R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, 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's 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.
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Em I've watched the children come and go A2Em A late long march into spring A2Em I sit and watch those children A2 Jump in the tall grass Em Leap the sprinkler A2 Walk in the ground EmA2 Bicycle clothespin spokes EmA2 The sound the smell of swingset hands
D (Riff) I will try to sing a happy song D (Riff) I'll try and make a happy game to play
Come play with me I whispered to my new found friend Tell me what it's like to go outside I've never been Tell me what it's like to just go outside I've never been And I never will
I'm not supposed to be like this I'm not supposed to be like this But it's okay
Hey those kids are looking at me I told my friend myself Those kids are looking at me They're laughing and they're running over here They're laughing and they're running over here What do I do? What can I do? What should I do? What do I say? What can I say?
I said I'm no supposed to be like this Let's try to find a happy game to play Let's try to find a happy game to play I'm not supposed to be like this But it's okay...okay