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R.E.M. – Driver 8 (3:23)

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“Driver 8” was the second single from R.E.M.’s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction. While credited to Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe, it was primarily written by Bill Berry. Released in September 1985, the song failed to chart in the United States. It was not released in Europe.

The song refers to the Southern Crescent, a passenger train operated by the Southern Railroad until 1979, and continues today (with fewer stops) as the Amtrak Crescent. The music video shows Chessie System trains running around Huntington, West Virginia.

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. borrowed the title of this song for his autobiography. (Until 2008, Earnhardt drove a #8 car.)

ESPN anchor John Buccigross frequently references the song on SportsCenter, usually referring to an athlete that wears the number 8 (such as Alex Ovechkin).
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Albums featuring this track

  • Eponymous
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  • Fables of the Reconstruction
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  • The Best Of R.E.M.
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  • Reconstruction Of The Fables
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  • RedjMusic

    classic

    10 days ago

  • FeelingLost

    Really love it.

    February 2012

  • flippant23

    Love the version on Eponymous.

    February 2012

  • spacefaceinfurs

    nice

    November 2011

  • fmaratz

    Definitely in my top 5 favourite R.E.M. songs. Fascinating even after all these years.

    November 2011

  • Jealousheart

    So good..

    November 2011

  • midliferickman

    Always good jangly-ish guitars from REM

    December 2010

  • davidboner

    Sounds like a rootsier Radio City era Big Star.

    November 2010

  • Fitouthitas

    Classic!

    July 2010

  • cotmo

    the lyrics are beautiful and mysterious

    May 2010

  • zaynzaynzayn

    this one always grabs my heart

    January 2010

  • fer_md89

    Temazo!!!. Una de las mejores canciones de los 80' de R.E.M.

    January 2010

  • i_gjerry

    First REM song that hooked me way back when...

    December 2009

  • chadmagic

    "She is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade..."

    December 2009

  • luciferesque

    the best REM song, in my opinion.

    November 2009

  • lord-infernus

    " a way to shield the hated heat, a way to put my self to sleeeeep"

    October 2009

  • deiderique

    AAAAAAW! BRILLIANT!

    October 2009

  • aocavallari

    the fields divided one by oneeeeeeeeeeee.... fucking nice!

    March 2009

  • alfredo_aph

    you drive your live

    March 2009

  • Hendrix_7

    Ciao

    February 2009
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