Michael Stipe

[Trumpton]

No, not Doctor Who - The Who.

[Deuce Bigolo]

Hes an original

Seen him interviewed a few times and he's no ones fool

His song lyrics?

Strange and unfathomable spring to mind but thats the quirky nature of REMs music

I got given a best of double CD of the 1982-87 years labelled the I.R.S years

Alternative would be an understatement

[steve56]

1st heard them in 78 thought the DJ annouced them as Oral Speedwagon.

[ATS]

Shiny happy people like Trumpton have better thinks to do with their
time like listening to their Stock,Aitken and Waterman collection

Bring back the hitman and her!!

[ATS]

Foreigner were not bad. I only found out other day that Mick Jones is
the stepfather of Mark Ronson

Saw Ronson on electric proms last week and enjoyed that show

[beutelwolf]

magoo wrote:

> Trumpton. Have you never heard of REM?

Must be an age thing.
I am about the same age as Trumpton and though I have heard of REM, when they first came into prominence they completely went past my radar too.

I suppose one of the reasons was simply their name: bands with 3-letter names (abbreviations?) signalled hip-hop to me [yes, I know now, REM have nothing to do with hip-hop - but then I wouldn't wait long enough to find out], and I switch stations when the DJ threatens with hip-hop. Can't stand the stuff, and don't start me on "sampling"...

[Trumpton]

beutelwolf wrote:

> Must be an age thing.
> I am about the same age as Trumpton and though I have heard of
> REM, when they first came into prominence they completely went
> past my radar too.

They were never on my radar in the first place.