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Just here posting some pictures. All photos are mine (except random music related stuff) so please be cool, okay? 👍
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November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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1: Find the River

Number one. Without a doubt one of the most most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Takes my breath away every time.

Perfection.

This has been fun! Maybe I'll do another music challenge again soon.

youtu.be/KIJGlTu5sEI?...
September 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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2. Daysleeper

I don't know what to say about this song, other than that it's really beautiful and has a super cool music video which tricked me into thinking my tv was broken when it came on MTV back in the day.

youtu.be/uUcKeKt8C1k?...
September 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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3: Bad Day

This is the song that made me love R.E.M. I always liked them before, but this song made me a real fan. I'll never grow tired of it.

Side note: If I was bald I would totally rock this look for Halloween.

youtu.be/Hyk-Vdd_Qrk?...
September 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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4: Imitation of Life

My Nightswimming post last night was a little silly but that's what I get for listening to sad songs after 2 dirty martinis.

This track is the opposite, it's bright, bold and triumphant. Or maybe not, I have no idea what it's about.

youtu.be/0vqgdSsfqPs?...
September 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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5: Nightswimming

If you don't get this song, it's not for you.

That's okay.

It's not a queer anthem, it's a queer diary entry.
It's secret, it's personal. He made it public.

It's hard to be gay. It's hard to be young.
It's hard to be gay and young.

youtu.be/ahJ6Kh8klM4?...
September 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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6: The One I Love

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

I just found out that Robert Longo directed the video. Rad.

📷 Paul Natkin

youtu.be/j7oQEPfe-O8?...
September 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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7: What's the Frequency Kenneth?

Am I the only one who can't help but think of that episode of 30 Rock when Tracy greeted Kenneth the page by yelling "What's the frequency, Ken?!"

Okay, just me.

Anyway... I love this song and the video is amazingly cool.

youtu.be/jWkMhCLkVOg?...
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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8: Cuyahoga

My mom grew up in Ohio and she used to tell me stories about the Cuyahoga river catching fire. She also told me that people used the say Lake Erie was so polluted back then that you could walk across it to Canada.

youtu.be/mWPD1zPFZ3Q?...
September 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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9: Perfect Circle

I've heard that people are often confused about the cover of Murmur. I went to college in Georgia and spent a lot of time traveling the southeast so I am quite familiar with kudzu. The stuff is insidious!

youtu.be/6hESQr0XVBg?...
September 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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10: Man On the Moon

Here we are, top 10! It hasn't been easy picking 30 of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands who has made SO MUCH music over the decades.

youtu.be/dLxpNiF0YKs?...
September 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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11: Crazy

I've been waiting to post this one since the start! I know it's a cover but I can't get enough of it, and I adore the original #Pylon as well.

📷 Sandra Lee Phipps

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dp2...
September 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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12: All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)

I missed yesterday's post so I'll have 2 today.
I've seen this one posted a lot during this music challenge, it seems very well loved by fans. It deserves it!

youtu.be/zHlpWokiduk?...
September 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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13: King of Comedy

I love Monster. It's so sparkly, fuzzy, trashy, and sexy. R.E.M. through a glam-rock kaleidoscope. And an extremely bold move after Automatic to make such a drastic change.

Anyway here's Michael Stipe's old passport photo, apparently.

youtu.be/QbTXlvRyA4k?...
September 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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14: Sweetness Follows

An achingly gorgeous song, so simple and yet so rich. Perfect for a rainy day. If this one doesn’t do it for you then you’re dead inside, I guess.

📸 Anton Corbijn, right? Looks like his style.

https://youtu.be/p7aHDm5dxhs?si=La0v6qiHT9J3s5h4
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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15: Fall On Me

A perfect song to sing along with loudly in the car. Or just walking down the street, you do you.

https://youtu.be/lf6vCjtaV1k?si=ODjMx93fHarW3Lv7
September 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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16: Stand

Like Shiny Happy People, I think this is another misunderstood song. It’s fun and goofy but it’s not vapid. There is substance here. Per Wikipedia, one reviewer called it “simultaneously stupid and profound”. It’s zen, with humor.

September 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center

#Philadelphia
#JapaneseGarden
September 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center

#Philadelphia
#JapaneseGarden
September 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Japanese gardens within the ABQ BioPark.

#Albuquerque
#NewMexico
#JapaneseGarden
September 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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17: Exhuming McCarthy

A song the band wrote in the late 80's when they were concerned that the Reagan administration was pushing the country into fascism. So, yeah... relatable!

youtu.be/Az5dzXRRh4E?...
September 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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18: Losing My Religion

I don’t care how many times I hear it at the grocery store, it’s still an incredible song, with an incredible video.

From here to the end of the month the rest of these songs could easily fall in my top 10.

https://youtu.be/xwtdhWltSIg?si=SdkHQHUdSQWiM5FN
September 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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19: Let Me In

A heartbreaking song about the loss of a friend.

Photo by Stephen Sweet

#KurtCobain

https://youtu.be/lIy88eLFsoQ?si=BvTI5pXc5z6pKMj6
September 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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20: Photograph

Natalie Merchant has one of those voices that are like perfect comfort food to my soul, like Tracy Thorn or Sade. I only wish her and R.E.M. had made more music together.

This is from a '93 comp to support NARAL and promote abortion rights.

youtu.be/iO2eIebQqWg?...
September 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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21: Talk About the Passion

The vibe from this song feels like early fall to me, so this is a good time to share it.

Photo by Paul Natkin, I think in Chicago?

youtu.be/zCMy6kq5ZA0?...
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM