Radio Free Europe, by REM.
Listening to, yes, the Bandsplain podcast about REM, which either weirdly or on brand for both me and them was a really important band in my life for a very short but important period of time, around 16-17 years old.
I heard Orange Crush first, probably and The One I Love, sometime around 1990 at summer camp, and a few years later worked my way through the whole catalog, and at one point had all the CDs through Monster, before, well, the “college rock” scene changed, and they seemed almost comically over-the-top.
Caught myself singing along with this song today after a long stretch at the DMV (don’t ask) and a generally emotional few days.
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Not jangly enough.
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