The 10 Best Things Right Now
by Mike ConklinPage 8 of 10
R.E.M. –“Star 69”
Now that R.E.M. is officially done, there is of course another greatest hits thing coming out just in time for the holiday season. It’s called Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982-2011, and you’re not gonna buy it because you know better than to get caught up in that kind of shit. But you’re also not gonna buy it because of the simple fact that the only song included from the not-actually-all-bad 1994 album Monster is “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” They should have included “Star 69,” if not for the totally addictive dual vocals thing, then at least for the chorus, which you cannot even believe is real: “I know you called, I know you called, I know you called, I know you hung up my line, Star 69!”
