Friday, February 6, 2009

Furry Happy Monsters



REM, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, & cast on episode #3844 of Sesame Street, 1999.

Apparently Michael Stipe wrote it as an ironic criticism to Chinese propaganda and the Tiananmen Square incident. Turns out he doesn't like the song much.
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2 comments:

SEAN said...

REM are the Bob Denvers of the 90s. Next you'll be telling me that Bobby McFerrin wrote "Don't Worry Be Happy" ironically. Which, upon 2 seconds of research, he didn't, but along with Hakuna Matata & the later B52s songs, i believe that these musical pieces contributed to Barack "Hakuna Matata" Obama winning the election.

February 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Ruxton Schuh said...

No, I just remember seeing this for the first time and being equal parts repulsed and enamored. I don't know why.

February 6, 2009 at 9:16 PM

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