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“Imitation of Life” is a song by R.E.M., the first single released from their twelfth album, Reveal in 2001. The song peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 (but reached #22 on the U.S. Modern Rock list). It was the lowest chart of a lead single from an R.E.M. album in the U.S. since “Fall on Me” from Lifes Rich Pageant in 1986. It reached #6 on the UK Singles Charts, making it the eighth top 10 for the band in Britain. In Japan, the song became R.E.M.’s first number one single in the country.
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CreamCrazy wrote:
Along with Orange Crush, this was the song that made me love R.E.M., it's such a special song <3
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daianybarbosada wrote:
muito legal
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katarzyna304 wrote:
I was ten years old when this came out, and it was my favorite song. I still cannot get over its greatness.
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museic_lover wrote:
easy listening. loved it.
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jbl60 wrote:
superb
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stuartnewman wrote:
Some of their best work. Quintessentially REM.
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phthoggos wrote:
Stipe is the real deal. This is my favorite performence: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4920226512923534414 because he's raspy as all hell and wimps out on the choruses. You feel so bad for him... and then he goes for it, and completely elevates everything to the next level.
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lovelikesummer wrote:
fantastic
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jennaaaa_x0 wrote:
i listened to this song every single day before school. i was 7. it changed me even then. :)
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always_peng wrote:
As mad as a box of frogs...love it
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Marjo47 wrote:
Yes they are very good davidbowiegirl also one of my favorites.
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
The first R.E.M. song that I heard knowing it is R.E.M. This song made me buy Reveal, which is a wonderful album.
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Merowinger110 wrote:
Love it
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neoliminal wrote:
When I saw them in concert, he said this was a #1 hit.... in Japan. I laughed. It's a very Japanese song.
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higginst wrote:
This was the song that got me into R.E.M. back in 2001 and remains my favourite of theirs today.
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williangel wrote:
Excelente!
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nytransmission wrote:
i dont like cinammon
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sionborg wrote:
good song... :-)
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fravog wrote:
Please never imitations of R.E.M.-songs.
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FlipTonik wrote:
brings back my childhood memories : P
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