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Nikhil Rajagopalan's avatar

With great trepidation I’ll say this song was meh. The lyrics weren’t imaginative or memorable, although the instrumentals were good.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

All good! My next attempt at winning you over is on Friday. :)

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LP Service's avatar

Agree with Nikhil that it's a very solid instrumentally-driven song.

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[ai]'s avatar

A very spirited rendition, but nothing can compare to the original. Pink Flag forever!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Yes!

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[ai]'s avatar

Good on R.E.M. though for introducing their audience to the music of Wire (much as they helped kickstart a VU revival with their cover of "Pale Blue Eyes").

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Chris Zappa's avatar

The album is great. Finest Worksong is *chefs kiss* I think this may have been the first REM album I bought then I worked my way backwards from there.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

"Finest Worksong" is one of my all-time faves by the band.

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Matt Springer's avatar

I really love the version of this with the horn section. I think it's on Eponymous or Dead Letter Office? I can't remember but it slaps.

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

I'm not sure I remember that version, but I'm a sucker for a good horn section. I'll have to go find it!

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Kevin Alexander's avatar

Oh, this was great! I've heard Eponymous plenty of times, but I don't remember this version at all. Thanks for the link!

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Matt Springer's avatar

I unabashedly love this song as a classic example of the "band makes song about band" subgenre. Like the Rolling Stones on "Jigsaw Puzzle" or when Elvis Costello shouts out "the butcher, baker and the bassline maker" in "The Loved Ones."

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