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“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” is a song by the rock band R.E.M., found on their 1987 album Document and the 1988 compilation Eponymous. It was also released as a single in 1988, reaching #69 US Billboard Hot 100 and later reaching #39 in the UK singles chart on its re-release in 1991.
The song originated from a previous, unreleased, R.E.M. song called “PSA”, which is short for “Public Service Announcement”. The two songs are very similar in melody and tempo. “PSA” was itself later released as a single in 2003, under the title “Bad Day”. In an interview with Guitar World magazine in the early 1990s, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck indicated that one of the primary inspirations of “End of the World” was Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”.
The music video was directed by James Herbert, who worked with the band on several other videos in the late 1980s. It depicts a young skateboarder (Noah Ray) rifling through an abandoned, collapsing farmhouse and displaying the relics that he finds to the camera.
One of REM’s best songs. Featured on the Disney film Chicken Little, and in the Sony motion picture Independence Day.
The song originated from a previous, unreleased, R.E.M. song called “PSA”, which is short for “Public Service Announcement”. The two songs are very similar in melody and tempo. “PSA” was itself later released as a single in 2003, under the title “Bad Day”. In an interview with Guitar World magazine in the early 1990s, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck indicated that one of the primary inspirations of “End of the World” was Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”.
The music video was directed by James Herbert, who worked with the band on several other videos in the late 1980s. It depicts a young skateboarder (Noah Ray) rifling through an abandoned, collapsing farmhouse and displaying the relics that he finds to the camera.
One of REM’s best songs. Featured on the Disney film Chicken Little, and in the Sony motion picture Independence Day.
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petemp1992 wrote:
great tune. Was it in 2012?
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soldier_jane wrote:
feel good song. great for monday blues..:)
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jerseyboi3877 wrote:
Lenny Bruce is not afraid....
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fmaratz wrote:
Timeless. Awesome, clever, catchy and unique song!
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corky64 wrote:
Great track.....<3
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Bouncingjess wrote:
This is GREAT!!!!! Don't you just love singing along to it??????
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britters0901 wrote:
awesome beattt ahh i love it
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SerpentLazarus wrote:
The Phil Anselmo version rules all...
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Clown00 wrote:
greaaaat !
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clokc wrote:
:-p
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DeathToBetrayal wrote:
I heard this a long time ago on chicken little during the alien invasion loved it and when i say it was R.E.M. pretty keul! AWESOME!!
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riazor wrote:
offer me solutions, offer me alternatives, and I decline!
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madzikmonster wrote:
Idealna piosenka kiedy wszystko się pierniczy:D
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justsomeother21 wrote:
Independence Day! :D
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Jinandblood wrote:
P.S. I blame zombies!
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Jinandblood wrote:
C; OH BALLS! I'm not ready to die yet! Replay! <LOL
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vinnyeck wrote:
memories of Devilles, manchester,late eighties....i feel fine........
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anne020 wrote:
Tommy Boy, hehe :))
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IRSARGE wrote:
maybe ?
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CAVermeer wrote:
I actually remember exactly where I was the first time I heard this. I was so excited I believe it was the first single from Document.
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