We all know REM’s It’s The End Of The World As We Know It. The lead single from the band’s 1987 Document album featured a fast-paced stream of consciousness lyric that takes in references to Lenny Bruce, Leonid Brezhnev and, lest we forget, LEONARD! BERNSTEIN!
Other than Michael Stipe, few of us could sing it all the way through accurately. Hell, REM didn’t put any lyrics on their sleeves until the following album, Green, so how could we know? Now, no lesser an authority than Stipe himself has cleared up some of the common mistakes people make.
