Although I really enjoy listening to the album that Cameron gave me, the best part about it is the reason that Cameron gave me an R.E.M. vinyl. In March, he was visiting us, and we were talking about bands that we had loved that had fallen out of favor with music listeners. Guns N' Roses was number on that list, but R.E.M. was on it as well. I told Cameron the story of how their lead singer was caught with young boys in his limo and after that everyone really stopped listening to the band. Cameron looked at me strange and said, "Are you sure? I had never heard that, and it would be a big story in the music world if it was true." I was positive that I was right, but decided to fact check it anyway, especially after my long-standing belief of the urban legend surrounding Phil Collins' song "In the Air Tonight." Of course, I could find absolutely no information on the story that I had long believed about my favorite college band once again confirming Cameron's suspicions that I was completely gullible. Thankfully, Doug did confirm to Cameron that everyone in our age group including him believed the myths that I had shared. The best part of the discussion, however, was that Cameron would never forget my love for R.E.M. and showed it this past Mother's Day.
Friday, May 30, 2025
R.E.M.
For the past three months, Doug and I had been listening to a lot of R.E.M. on Spotify. Once Cameron gave me their vinyl, Life's Rich Pageant, we switched over to only listening to that whenever we were in the mood for music from my favorite band in college. Although I think that it is their best album, Doug and I have been looking through their collection to see which other ones that we would like to order. We have also spent a lot of time debating which of their songs was the best. I find it amazing that neither one of us has changed our opinion in over thirty years. I still believe that "I am Superman" is their best song and Doug's number one continues to be "Orange Crush." Just like most of their songs, the lyrics do not make sense in either song, but we still love listening to them on repeat.
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