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Lyric interpretation help - REM's Man on the Moon
Posted on 6/11/13 at 7:58 am
Posted on 6/11/13 at 7:58 am
I realized this song is supposed to be about Andy Kaufman, but what is it saying? I never have been able to figure this out.
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Posted on 6/11/13 at 8:14 am to baybeefeetz
Posted on 6/11/13 at 2:16 pm to 3xlsugrad
Mott the Hoople and the game of Life yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you heaven if you make the list yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Moses went walking with the staff of wood yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Here's a little agit for the never-believer yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you heaven if you make the list yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Moses went walking with the staff of wood yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Here's a little agit for the never-believer yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Posted on 6/11/13 at 4:06 pm to kage
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Interesting tidbit...songfacts.com says that in an interview Michael Stipe thought that Kurt Cobain was the king of putting "yeah, yeah, yeah's" into a song, and he wanted to duplicate or beat that. Thus all the "yeah, yeah, yeah's" in this song.
Interesting tidbit...songfacts.com says that in an interview Michael Stipe thought that Kurt Cobain was the king of putting "yeah, yeah, yeah's" into a song, and he wanted to duplicate or beat that. Thus all the "yeah, yeah, yeah's" in this song.
This post was edited on 6/11/13 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:07 pm to baybeefeetz
What the hell do any REM lyrics mean
quote:
They called the clip a two-headed cow
Your hate clipped and distant, your luck, pilgrimage
Rest assured this will not last, take a turn for the worst
Your hate clipped and distant, your luck, a two headed cow
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:12 pm to Chef Leppard
quote:
What the hell do any REM lyrics mean
quote:
They called the clip a two-headed cow
Your hate clipped and distant, your luck, pilgrimage
Rest assured this will not last, take a turn for the worst
Your hate clipped and distant, your luck, a two headed cow
I,liked them better back then in the early days when their lyrics were more nonsensical, Stipe mumbled everything, and they didn't feel the need to be annoyingly political or pop/deep.
There are REM songs like Man on the Moon, Stand (in the place where you live), Shiny Happy People, and Everybody Hurts that make me want to punch a baby.
Give me some Driver 8, Can't get there from here, or Seven Chinese Brothers please.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:02 am to TygerTyger
quote:
Give me some Driver 8, Can't get there from here, or Seven Chinese Brothers please.
This.
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