REM & Dan Rather - What's The Frequency Kenneth? - 1995

REM & Dan Rather play What's The Frequency Kenneth? - 1995

Category:

Music

Tags:

• REM
• R.E.M.
• Rare
• 1995
• Monster
• New York City

[salemfox]

On June 22, 1995, at Madison Square Garden, Rather accompanied the band during soundcheck to perform the song. The clip was shown prior to R.E.M.'s performance of "Crush with Eyeliner" on the Late Show with David Letterman the following night.

[heidigretel]

Thank you for the fantastic detail! :)

[robertaplantledzep]

was this really dan rather??

[heidigretel]

I do not have USA television so I am not familiar with Dan Rather. He is TV person in the USA?

This song is about a crazy man attacking Dan Rather so I think the man in this video must be Dan Rather. :)

[ThomasRowbottom]

It really was Dan Rather... this is why. The song is about a crazy guy who attacked Dan in like 85 and all he did was attack him and scream Whats the Frequency, Kenneth? Hence the song. Its not about it, just the title has to do with it... BTW that little hand move dan does is funny as fuck

[cthulhuraiser]

@VA24541 yep, you got it.  slurp, slurp, slurp.

[VA24541]

@cthulhuraiser You are correct on that point, and I bet you just keep on drinking the kool-aide.

[cthulhuraiser]

@VA24541 I'll bet you're an absolute joy to be around.

[VA24541]

@cthulhuraiser I just tell it like it is, not the way you want to told. Dan Rather is nothing but a political hack.  Sometimes the truth hurts don't it?

[cthulhuraiser]

@VA24541 okay, chief. whatever you say.

[VA24541]

@cthulhuraiser Rather still stands by the story. It was total fabricated. There was a day in this country where CBS newsreaders did not put a story on the air unless they had 3 independent confirmations. This "story" was put out by ONE political hack and was not verified by anybody else. Rather knew that was the case, and still put it on the air. As stated before, Rather allowed his personal hatred for Mr Bush to cloud everything he had been taught. He just did not care.

[Stube437]

Why would the guy who attacked him not say What's the frequencey, Dan? Who was Kenneth?

[cthulhuraiser]

@VA24541 No, you don't.  CBS producers were misled by their source. The documents were not adequately vetted, and a retraction was later made, but that's a far cry from Rather fabricating the piece wholesale. YOU are the one making stuff up.

[VA24541]

I know exactly what I am talking about. The guy just made up stuff and went on CBS and reported it as though it was news. He knew it was a lie when he told it, but just did not care. Dan Rather is a total loser.

[cthulhuraiser]

@VA24541 you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.