Back to the Eighties: Its the End of the World As We Know It

Original video located here. Accessed 24th January 2023

Song title: It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

Artist: R.E.M.

Year: 1987

Why I like this song:

So let's talk about R.E.M.: My first encounter with them was the seeing the video to Orange Crush. Then, I found more about them through their early nineties breakthrough. And THEN I found they had quite the considerable catalogue stretching back to the early eighties. And it is that revelation that continues to fascinate. Sure R.E.M. would achieve worldwide successin the nineties but that is completely different to the credibility they had cultivated in the eighties. And such an observation is justified when many people believe that the further R.E.M. got from the eighties, the less interesting their music became.

As for this song, well it may be a go-to theme for anything going wrong and/or global catastrophe but the fact I can still rely on it shows that has considerable staying power.

But ultimately this is far from a 'doom and gloom' song - more like a 'the place is going crazy but we're still going to pick up and pieces and move on' type song

That and it's fun to sing along in the car too XD