MAN ON THE MOON
R.E.M.(MICHAEL STIPE)
SONGWRITERS: BILL BERRY; PETER LAWRENCE BUCK; JOHN
MICHAEL STIPE & EDWARD MILLS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
LABEL: WARNER BROS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1992
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed
in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry,
guitarist Peter Buck, bassist
Mike Mills, and
lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who
were students at the University of
Georgia. Liner notes from some of the band's albums
list attorney Bertis Downs and
manager Jefferson Holt as non-musical members. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar
style; Stipe's distinctive vocal quality, unique stage presence, and obscure
lyrics; Mills's melodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight,
economical drumming style. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such
as Nirvana and Pavement viewed
R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre. After Berry left the band in 1997, the band continued its
career in the 2000s with mixed critical and commercial success. The band broke
up amicably in 2011 with members devoting time to solo projects after having
sold more than 85 million albums worldwide and becoming one of the world's best-selling music acts.
John Michael Stipe(born January 4, 1960) is
an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and
lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M.. He is known for his distinctive
vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence.
Possessing
a distinctive voice, Stipe has been noted for the "mumbling" style of
his early career. Since the mid-1980s, Stipe has sung in
"wailing, keening, arching vocal figures" that R.E.M. biographer
David Buckley compared to Celtic folk artists and Muslim muezzin.
He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual aspect, often selecting album artwork and
directing many of the band's music videos. Outside the music industry, he owns and runs two film
production studios, C-00 and Single Cell Pictures.
As a member of R.E.M., Stipe was inducted
into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 2007. As a singer-songwriter,
Stipe influenced a wide range of artists, including Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Bono of U2 described his
voice as "extraordinary", and Yorke told The Guardian that
Stipe is his favorite lyricist, saying "I loved the way he would take an
emotion and then take a step back from it and in doing so make it so much more
powerful."
"Man on the Moon" is a song by the
American alternative rock band R.E.M., released as the second
single from their 1992 album, Automatic for
the People. The lyrics were written by lead
singer Michael Stipe, and the
music by drummer Bill Berry and
guitarist Peter Buck, and
credited to the whole band as usual. The song was well received by critics and
peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100,
number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number one in Iceland. It remains one of R.E.M.'s most popular
songs and was included on the compilations In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003 and Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage
1982–2011.
Lyrically, the song is a tribute to the
comedian and performer Andy Kaufman, with
numerous references to his career, including his Elvis
impersonation, wrestling, and the film My Breakfast
with Blassie. The song's title and chorus
refer to the Moon landing
conspiracy theories, as an oblique allusion to
rumors that Kaufman's death in 1984 was faked. The song gave its name to Miloš Forman's
comedy-drama film Man on the
Moon (1999), starring Jim Carrey, based
on Kaufman's life and was featured prominently in the film's soundtrack.
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
See you in 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?
And 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?
Hey 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
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
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
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.
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