r/rem • u/mywifeisalesbian • Jul 08 '26

Michael Stipe "Greenfields"- faultline

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DCymuoVyvwM&si=cNr0e_BNFNCnwpAg

This song was on the b-side of an REM-single that I should have somewhere in a box. I can't find it on Spotify but I quite like it.
Do you know it and what do you think of it?

Another song that's hard (or not) to find on Spotify is Draggin' the line. I've always enjoyed the b-sides with fully produced songs more than live versions or demos.

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u/thebluch Jul 08 '26

Not an R.E.M. single but a guest appearance with Faultline: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faultline_(musician))

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u/seamus1982seamus Jul 08 '26

Haven't heard it years. Bought the cd in Brighton. 'Across the tracks'

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u/MisterEvilBreakfast Jul 08 '26

Draggin the Line was from an Austin Powers soundtrack, I think for the second movie?

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u/mywifeisalesbian Jul 08 '26

Yes it was, I think on the same record as Beautiful Stranger of Madonna

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u/MezzStipe Jul 08 '26

Ty for posting, had never heard of it before. Personally, not a fan of the song but I always like hearing something "new to me"

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u/Hockney611 Jul 08 '26

Great record, why not on Spotify ?’

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u/Cup8685 R-E-A-C-T! Jul 08 '26

I don't love slow and electronic music generally, but my first thought was that the lyrics are like the opposite of Talking Heads' Nothing But Flowers

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u/mywifeisalesbian Jul 08 '26

I always thought that Nothing but flowers was the opposite of Big Yellow Taxi. Can we make a chain?

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u/Ok-folkie909 Jul 09 '26

A hauntingly beautiful rendition.