R E M World Leader Pretend
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Uploaded by StevenGA1011 on Oct 27, 2009
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The Best Song of REM
2 years ago 39
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Good band
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This is my world and I am wolrd leader pretend: Michael, is this the reason why you and your guys quit? Wasn't it you r wolrd anymore? We will miss R.E.M. forever!
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Sometimes the battle against yourself can be the toughest battle of all.
Love the use of castanets in this song. Sublime!
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@anastasia81472 1983 was an age of innocence? you are a fucking fool
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i dont think this song is about a literal world leader, lol
3 months ago 2
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@anastasia81472 we had so many warnings, too; many pre-date Reagan, but he added a few more & took it all to a whole new level. I think grandpaw was the most amoral of the lot (it's hard to say).
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I've always seen this as a song about personal struggles. I don't see a military implication in here at all. The person in this song simply used his mind to justify his shortcomings, but ultimately succeeds to rise above them.
5 months ago 3
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green is my fave. love you guys. r&r hof '07!!!! rem rules!!!
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no it sounds like "love will tear us apart". excpt it is way better
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Think Michael Stipe has ever thanked God he lives in a country where he can question the motives of the very people protecting his right to do so?
I don't agree with his politics, but REM has always been one of the best sounding bands ever....especially in their IRS days.....
stevepwood 7 months ago in playlist Favorite songs
@stevepwood This is just my interpretation of the song as Michael wrote it about Leonard Cohen -
"Frontman Michael Stipe looked back at the recording of the Green album in a 2008 interview with Rolling Stone magazine. He recalled: "For me, the big moment is 'World Leader Pretend.' It's a tribute to Leonard Cohen, using military terms to describe a battle within. I was so proud of the lyrics and my vocal take that I refused to sing it a second time. I did it once. That was it."
StevenGA1011 7 months ago 2