R.E.M. Singer Reveals Everyone's Been Getting Lyrics to Famous Song Wrong
Legendary R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe says we've all been getting the lyrics to one of the band's most famous songs wrong for the last 38 years. Released in November 1987, "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)," was one of R.E.M.'s first mainstream hits, which along with "The One I Love," helped propel the Atlanta-based group to stardom. Known for its rapid-fire and seemingly nonsensical lyrics, the song reached No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 list and cracked the top 20 on the American rock charts. Over the weekend, Stipe decided it was time to let the world know that some of the documented lyrics on Genius.com and other sites are incorrect. It all started when the 65-year-old singer shared a Simpsons meme on Bluesky. In the clip, Homer says he can "sing all the lyrics to "It's the End of the World" by R.E.M" but another character doesn't believe him, arguing that no one can do that. "I...
