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Pop Songs 07

by Molly McCall
Mon, November 19, 2007, 3:00 am PST

This blog has a bold and simple goal: to "write about every R.E.M. song, eventually." Since its launch in March, Pop Songs 07 has gone about its task with candor and seeming ease. The brief posts take on song after song from R.E.M.'s oeuvre, frequently delving into the group's history, surfacing quotes from Michael Stipe on a particular tune's origins, or refuting popular notions of a track's great success or lack thereof. The pop maven behind the site clearly adores the band, but he (or she?) isn't afraid to venture an opinion. One post asks, "Seriously now, were they even trying with "I'll Take the Rain"?" Another comments, "It's pretty clear that an entire album of this sort of thing would've been rather ill-advised." The Web's R.E.M. community has responded. Some of the posts have garnered up to 100 comments, many of them glowing with pleasure. Michael Stipe, we're just waiting for you to weigh in.

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Posted by joy2allmankind | Tue, November 20, 2007, 5:44 pm PST

R.E.M. was a great band. My 3 favorite songs are: Losing My Religion, Man On The Moon and Everybody Hurts. I currently have those songs and the rest of the album they are on, in my music library. Michael Stipe is a really good song writer. Their music will be around as long as there are people who still enjoy their music. Thanks for sharing.

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