Original video located here. Accessed 6th February 2016
Song title: Perfect Circle
Artist: R.E.M.
Year: 1983
Why I like this song:
It's official: R.E.M. have called it a day.
Some cynics would think they should've done it years ago but this is still the endpoint for one of the most successful bands ever and that should at least shed a tear or two...
Personally, I've been on quite the journey with this band.
In early primary school I became of them through being freaked out by the video to Orange Crush.
In late primary school I knew of Everybody Hurts through it's emotional weight.
In high school I was puzzled by their recent but I rediscovered their eighties efforts.
In university I came to love them, having listened to Reveal lot.
And in the post-university years I heard their first clutch of albums - their independent era which is regarded by some as their best.
In any case, the story of R.E.M. is one of being a pioneer for alternative rock and one that altered the course of history of popular music.
Here's to you legends.
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