How R.E.M.’s Losing My Religion Became an Unlikely 90s Anthem
Professor of Rock · Gamut Podcast Network
November 15, 202124m 34s
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Show Notes
The otherworldly story of how an indie band went global with the unlikeliest hit.. maybe ever… R.E.M. Losing my Religion from their 1991 masterpiece blockbuster Out of Time. Months before 90s grunge took over, REM set the tone with a song about madness using an old southern saying… Michael Stipe masterfully sang the tune, with Peter Buck’s Mandolin and Mike Mills and Bill Berry holding their own…the story of a classic.
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