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Which song are these lyrics from?: 'You're plasticine. That is obscene.'?

Electrolite. The lyrics go: 'Twentieth century go and sleep. You're plasticine. That is obscene. That is obscene. You are the star tonight. You shine electric outta sight. You light eclipsed the moon tonight. Elecrolite.' R.E.M. decided on their name by flicking through a dictionary.

Which song is this lyric from: 'The papers wouldn't lie.'?

Bad Day. 'The Papers wouldn't lie! I sigh, not one more. It's been a bad day. Please don't take a picture.' R.E.M. officially stands for 'rapid eye movement', but it has been said that the band's name stood for 'rapid ear movement'.

Which song contains the following lyric: 'Like a hurt lost and blinded fool'?

Losing My Religion. 'Like a hurt lost and blinded fool. Oh no I've said too much. I set it up.' The video for this song was banned in Ireland for religious reasons.

Which song has these lyrics: 'This here is the place I will be staying'?

The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight. 'This here is the place I will be staying. There isn't a number. You can call the pay phone. Let it ring a long, long, long, long time. If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more. If I don't pick up, pick up... The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil. Call me when you try to wake her up. Call me when you try to wake her.' R.E.M. are from the U.S.A.

'Collar me, don't collar me.' What song is that line from?

Orange Crush. 'Collar me, don't collar me. I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush.' This song was an anti-war song.

What song is this from: 'I read bad poetry, into your machine'?

At My Most Beautiful. 'I read bad poetry, into your machine. I save your messages, just to hear your voice. You always listen carefully, to awkward rhymes. You always say your name, like I wouldn't know it's you, at your most beautiful.' Michael Stipe was offered the part of 'John Doe' in the film Se7en. He also did a voice in 'The Simpsons' and played an ice-cream seller, called Captain Scrummy in 'The adventures of Pete and Pete'

Which song features this line: 'I see today with a newsprint fray'?

Daysleeper. 'I see today with a newsprint fray. My night is colored headache grey. Daysleeper'. R.E.M.'s first single was called 'Radio Free Europe'.

'You didn't have to go so far. You didn't have to go' - what song has this line in it?

All the way to Reno. 'You didn't have to go so far. You didn't have to go. You know what you are. You're gonna be a star. You know what you are. You're gonna be a star. You know who you are. You know who you are. You know who you are. All the way to reno' R.E.M. met and formed at the university of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, USA.

In which song does this line feature: 'I forgot my shirt at the water's edge. The moon is low tonight.'?

Nightswimming. 'I forgot my shirt at the water's edge. The moon is low tonight. Nightswimming deserves a quiet night.' In November 1987, 'Rolling Stone' named R.E.M. America's best band.

'I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed. I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream. Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen' is in which song?

What's the Frequency, Kenneth?. 'I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed. I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream. Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen. I never understood the frequency, uh-huh. You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh' The band is made up of Mike Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar) and Mike Mills (bass guitar). Bill Berry was drummer for the band until he left in 1997.

'If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.' is a line in which song?

Man on the Moon. 'If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon. If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.' When R.E.M. made their guest appearance on 'Sesame Street', they rewrote 'shiny happy people', re-naming it 'furry happy monsters'.

'Spin me, win me, lift me, kiss me. Trip me, trust me, cuss me, judge me' was a line used in what song?

Animal. 'Spin me, win me, lift me, kis me. Trip me, trust me, cuss me, judge me. Touch me now. You take my hand. You trust me now, you understand. Hey, what's the big deal - I'm an animal.' R.E.M. was very popular on college radio.

'I'm keeping flowers in full bloom' is from what song?

The Great Beyond. 'I'm keeping flowers in full bloom. I'm looking for answers from the great beyond' R.E.M was formed in January 1980.

'Now face North. Think about direction. Wonder why you haven't before.' These are lyrics from which song?

Stand. 'Now face North. Think about direction. Wonder why you haven't before. Now stand in the place where you work. Now face West. Think about the place where you live. Wonder why you haven't before' R.E.M.'s first television appearancw was on 'Late night with David Letterman'.

'Now it's time to sing along.' Which song does this line feature in?

Everybody Hurts. 'Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along. When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on). If you feel like letting go, (hold on). When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on. Everybody hurts.' R.E.M. used to be called 'Twisted Kites'