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This Friendly WorldR.E.M.

Released: November 23, 1999

Featuring: Jim Carrey

Songwriter: Ken Darby

Producer: R.E.M. Pat McCarthy

(ANDY:) Hi, Michael

(MICHAEL:) Hi, Andy. Thanks for joining us. Do you
Wanna ... you wanna sing a song together?

(ANDY:) Sure! Is it a sweet song?

(MICHAEL:) Yeah, it's real sweet

(ANDY:) O.K.!

(They laugh.)

(MICHAEL:)
In this friendly, friendly world
With each day so full of joy
Why should any heart be lonely?

(ANDY:) My turn!
In this friendly, friendly world
With each night so full of dreams
Why should any heart be afraid?

The world is ...

(MICHAEL & ANDY:)
... such a wonderful place
To wander through
When you've got someone you love

(MICHAEL:)
To wander along with you

(ANDY:) O.K., now take every second word! With ...
(MICHAEL:) ... the ...
(ANDY:) ... sky ...
(MICHAEL:) ... so ...
(ANDY:) ... full ...
(MICHAEL:) ... of ...
(ANDY:) ... stars

(MICHAEL:) And ...
(ANDY:) ... the ...
(MICHAEL:) ... river ...
(ANDY:) ... so ...
(MICHAEL:) ... full ...
(ANDY:) ... of ...
(MICHAEL:) ... song, Every ...

(ANDY:) ... heart ...
(MICHAEL:) ... should ...
(ANDY:) ... be ...
(MICHAEL:) ... so ...
(ANDY:) ... thankful
It's a friendly world! Don't you think so, Michael?

(MICHAEL:) Yup!

(TONY:) Oh yeah?! What's so friendly about it?!!
This is Tony Clifton, and, and I demand a part in
This song! I'm just as big a part of the movie as
These guys are! And, and I will not sit back while
Some sought-after Colonel Kurtz wanna-be, uh, uh
Has his day in the sun! I think he's enough
Boring! I think, um, uh-uh, Michael here should, uh
Sit this one out! At least the next verse, or so!

(ANDY:) Is that O.K., Michael?

(MICHAEL:) O.K

(ANDY:) I don't think you have a choice

(MICHAEL: (laughs) O.K

(TONY:)
The world is such a wonderful place
Ha! to wander a-through!
Ah, when you've got someone you luh-huuuv
Ah, to wander along, ah, with yooo-hoooooo!
O.K., you go...

(MICHAEL:) With the sky so full of stars
(ANDY:) And the river so full of song
(MICHAEL:) Welcome back, Andy. Every heart should be ...
(MICHAEL & ANDY:) ... so thankful

(ANDY:) Thankful for this friendly, friendly world
Thank you, Michael!

(MICHAEL:) Thanks, Andy!

(ANDY:) Thank you all for this friendly, friendly world!

(TONY:) Thanks for nothing! K, where's the girls?
They in a chopper? The guy's got a chopper, right?

R.E.M.

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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