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Track 11 of 12 on the album Automatic For The People.
In the liner notes of ‘In Time: The Best of R.E.M.’ (2003) guitarist Peter Buck says that this is the only R.E.M. song where the lyrics came before the music. Lead singer Michael Stipe told Buck & bassist/ keyboardist Mike Mills he had written a full set of lyrics & maybe they could find some suitable music. When the band returned to the studio, Mills played a piece on the piano which fit Stipe’s lyrics perfectly.
The song is supposedly about swimming naked at night (or ‘skinny dipping’) but many have their own interpretations.
In the liner notes of ‘In Time: The Best of R.E.M.’ (2003) guitarist Peter Buck says that this is the only R.E.M. song where the lyrics came before the music. Lead singer Michael Stipe told Buck & bassist/ keyboardist Mike Mills he had written a full set of lyrics & maybe they could find some suitable music. When the band returned to the studio, Mills played a piece on the piano which fit Stipe’s lyrics perfectly.
The song is supposedly about swimming naked at night (or ‘skinny dipping’) but many have their own interpretations.
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Deformografy wrote:
this is one of the best songs in history of music imo
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pessimystica wrote:
luv the oboe part... was always playing along to it on my oboe when this song came out in '93 :)
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jsmyers91 wrote:
OMG breathtaking
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isthatatuna wrote:
These things they go away, replaced by everyday.
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Robbielove69 wrote:
beautiful song
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szejper wrote:
great song, awesome band
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MirrorDepth wrote:
Nightswimming... deserves a quiet night~ .Beautiful song. ♥ it.
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Ituri wrote:
Brings back so many memories. Still loving this song so much...
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aux1980 wrote:
Masterpiece! Beautiful song, great album, big band.
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Wesbecher wrote:
I've never heard this before!! very beautiful
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spidrwegian wrote:
So beautiful it can, and frequently does, make me cry
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tanecznica wrote:
one of my beautiful songs:)
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higginst wrote:
Absolutely in love with this song.
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Teh_Zombie wrote:
I've said it so many times before but I can't stop myself from saying it again, this is the greatest song ever written. Now and forever.
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xtalbal wrote:
Love it Love it Love it!
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Crkdrain wrote:
what came first - the word nostalgia or this song? sort of a chicken or the egg type thing.
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google45 wrote:
to tara this song is for you
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xfenrir wrote:
I officially love this song more than anything in the world.
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loudyloudy wrote:
songs like this stir the emotions
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Yukino328 wrote:
<3
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