Michael Stipe is serious. Too serious? That may have been the perception in 1991, but anyone paying attention was already aware of R.E.M.’s dark wit. On “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” Stipe jams syllables into a pop song with a heavy dose of gallows humor. R.E.M. […]
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