R.E.M.

Released: December 20, 2010

Featuring: Eddie Vedder

Songwriter: Peter Buck Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Michael Stipe

Producer: R.E.M. Jacknife Lee

[Verse 1]
This is not a parable
This is a terrible
This is a terrible thing
Yes I will rhyme that after
After all I've done today
I have earned my wings

[Chorus]
It happened today, hooray hooray
It happened, hip hip hooray

[Verse 2]
We'll leave the allegory
To another Bible story
Out of deference, defiance and choice
And close in on a promise after
After all I've done today
I have earned my voice

[Chorus]
It happened today, hooray hooray
It happened, hip hip hooray

R.E.M. were an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and drummer Bill Berry.

Berry quit the band in April 1997, as they were getting together to record demos for the album Up. He was not replaced on a permanent basis, but the band used an assortment of drummers in his place.

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