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Who sang Leaving New York?

Release date: 2004

Duration: 04:49

R.E.M. released the song Leaving New York. Date of release: 2004.

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The meaning of the song 'Leaving New York ', based on the lyrics

What is Leaving New York about?

🎶 Leaving New York song analysis

The protagonist remembers a special night he spent with his girlfriend in New York, but now he feels lonely and sad. He knows that it is easier to leave than to be abandoned, but he is still struggling with the decision to leave. He tells his partner that he loves her and will always love her, but that he must leave.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Leaving New York’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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R.E.M. - Short Biography

- R.E.M. is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980.
- The band members are Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.
- Noted for Buck's arpeggiated guitar style, Stipe's vocal quality, stage presence and obscure lyrics, Mills' melodic bass lines and backing vocals, and Berry's drumming style.
- Considered a pioneer of alternative rock in the early 1990s.
- They sold over 90 million albums worldwide and became one of the world's best-selling musical acts before breaking up in 2011.