Released: May 16, 1989
Songwriter: Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Bill Berry Peter Buck Michael Stipe
Producer: R.E.M. Scott Litt
[Verse 1]
Hello, I saw you, I know you, I knew you
I think I can remember your name (Name)
Hello, I'm sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)
[Verse 2]
Hello, how are you? I know you, I knew you
I think I can remember your name, name
Hello, I'm sorry I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)
[Verse 3]
Hello my friend, are you visible today?
You know I never knew that it could be so strange, strange
Hello, I'm sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)
[Outro]
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
Hello, I saw you, I know you, I knew you
I think I can remember your name (Name)
Hello, I'm sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)
[Verse 2]
Hello, how are you? I know you, I knew you
I think I can remember your name, name
Hello, I'm sorry I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)
[Verse 3]
Hello my friend, are you visible today?
You know I never knew that it could be so strange, strange
Hello, I'm sorry, I lost myself
I think I thought you were someone else
[Chorus]
Should we talk about the weather?
(Hi, hi, hi)
Should we talk about the government?
(Hi, hi, hi, hi)
[Outro]
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
(Hi, hi)
(Hi, hi, hi)
In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
- Everybody Hurts
- The Great Beyond
- All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star)
- 2JN
- Country Feedback (Live from Wiesbaden, Germany / 2003)
- Drive (Live from Atlanta / 1992)
- Chance (Dub)
- The Lifting (Demo)
- Fretless
- It’s A Free World Baby
- Revolution
- Leave (Alt. Version)
- Star Me Kitten (Alternate Version)
- Pop Song 89 (Acoustic Version)
- Animal
- Daysleeper
- Orange Crush
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Losing My Religion
- Man on the Moon
- Nightswimming
- Bad Day
- All the Right Friends
- Stand
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- E-Bow the Letter
- Electrolite
- At My Most Beautiful
- Imitation of Life
- Turn You Inside-Out (Live from Orlando / 1989)
- Losing My Religion
- It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- Man on the Moon
- Everybody Hurts
- Orange Crush
- The One I Love
- Nightswimming
- The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
- Shiny Happy People
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
- Drive
- Imitation of Life
- Stand
- Find the River
- Radio Free Europe
- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
- E-Bow the Letter
- Country Feedback
- The Great Beyond
- Let Me In
- Fall on Me
- Try Not to Breathe
- So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
- Ignoreland