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Cuyahoga (Unplugged 2001) - R.E.M.



     
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Let's put our heads together and start a new country up
Our father's father's father tried, erased the parts he didn't like
Let's try to fill it in, bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river redThis is where we walked, this is where we swam
Take a picture here, take a souvenirThis land is the land of ours, this river runs red over it
We knee-skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river red
And we gathered up our friends, bank the quarry river, swim
We knee-skinned it you and me, underneath the river bedThis is where we walked, this is where we swam
Take a picture here, take a souvenirCuyahoga
Cuyahoga is goneLet's put our heads together, start a new country up,
Underneath the river bed we burned the river downThis is where they walked, swam, hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here, take a souvenirCuyahoga
Cuyahoga is goneRewrite the book and rule the pages
Saving face, secured in faith
Bury, burn the waste behind youThis land is the land of ours, this river runs red over it
We are not your allies, we cannot defendThis is where they walked, this is where they swam
Take a picture here, take a souvenirCuyahoga is gone
Cuyahoga is gone

Cuyahoga is gone
Cuyahoga is gone
Songwriters
MILLS, MICHAEL E./BERRY, WILLIAM/BUCK, PETER LAWRENCE/STIPE, MICHAEL J.Published by
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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R.E.M. were an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm in 1995.

R.E.M. released its first single, "Radio Free Europe", in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone. The single was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982, the band's first release on I.R.S. Records. In 1983, the group released its critically acclaimed debut album, Murmur, and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases, constant touring, and the support of college radio. Following years of underground success, R.E.M. achieved a mainstream hit in 1987 with the single "The One I Love". The group signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1988, and began to espouse political and environmental concerns while playing large arenas worldwide.

By the early 1990s, when alternative rock began to experience broad mainstream success, R.E.M. was viewed as a pioneer of the genre and released its two most commercially successful albums, Out of Time (1991) and Automatic for the People (1992), which veered from the band's established sound. R.E.M.'s 1994 release, Monster, was a return to a more rock-oriented sound. The band began its first tour in six years to support the album; the tour was marred by medical emergencies suffered by three band members. In 1996, R.E.M. re-signed with Warner Bros. for a reported US$80 million, at the time the most expensive recording contract in history. The following year, Bill Berry left the band, while Buck, Mills, and Stipe continued the group as a three-piece. Through some changes in musical style, the band continued its career into the next decade with mixed critical and commercial success. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On 21 September 2011, after over 30 years together, R.E.M. announced that they had split up.

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