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Behind The Song
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The Cataclysmic Song Michael Stipe Wrote After Waking From a State of REM, Inspired by Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick Blues”
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Mike Mills of R.E.M., and Darius Rucker perform during R.E.M.'s 40th Anniversary Of Chronic Town Celebration Concert at Coca-Cola Roxy on December 15, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)
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