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• [1] Brian from CT April 01, 2008 - 05:51AM

  There's some bands I like to name-check, and one of them is R.E.M.

  
  
• [2] Babkins from CT April 01, 2008 - 06:02AM

  I thought this highly enjoyable and totally appropriate to today's show:

  http://toiras.blogspot.com/2008/03/unseen-power-of-picket-fence.html

  
  
• [3] Chris O from New York April 01, 2008 - 02:38PM

  Pavement (aka Malkmus) had a song, B-side or unreleased, all about REM. Pretty classic tune.

  Unseen power of the picket fence by Pavement

  Some bands I like to name check,

  And one of them is REM,

  Classic songs with a long history

  Southern boys just like you and me.

  R - E - M

  Flashback to 1983,

  Chronic Town was their first EP

  Later on came Reckoning

  Finster's art, and titles to match:

  South Central Rain, Don't Go Back To Rockville,

  Harbourcoat, Pretty Persuasion,

  You were born to be a camera,

  Time After Time was my least favourite song,

  Time After Time was my least favourite song.

  The singer, he had long hair

  And the drummer he knew restrait.

  And the bass man he had all the right moves

  And the guitar player was no saint.

  So lets go way back to the ancient times

  When there were no 50 states,

  And on a hill there stands Sherman

  Sherman and his mates.

  And they're marching through Georgia,

  we're marching through Georgia,

  we're marching through Georgia

  G-G-G-G-Georgia

  They're marching through Georgia,

  we're marching through Georgia,

  marching through Georgia

  G-G-G-G-Georgia

  and there stands REM

  
  
• [4] Rick from Brooklyn April 01, 2008 - 02:44PM

  What is this? This sounds like my 15 year old nephew when he sits in his room shaking a tamborine and singing into his laptop microphone.

  
  
• [5] frank from NYC April 01, 2008 - 03:09PM

  I have one question for Stephen Malkmus, how did you ever get a record deal?

  I busted my chops all my life and never got a deal and I hear your music and I sit here scratching my head.

  
  
• [6] Carl the Clod April 02, 2008 - 07:56AM

  #4 & #5: wow, you guys really need to listen to some Pavement records. Malkmus is a SUPER GENIUS; that you guys don't get this is your loss.

  
  
• [7] Chris O from New York April 18, 2008 - 11:59AM

  It's a little late, but nice scoop John. I think you got Malkmus to say that the lyrics of Cold Son reflect his musings on Reality TV and our society. Now if you could only ask him what the other songs are about! I think Wicked Wanda has profound lyrics - at least the meaning I have imbued to them is profound.