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Who sang Near Wild Heaven?

Release date: 1991

Duration: 03:19

R.E.M. released the song Near Wild Heaven. Date of release: 1991.

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The meaning of the song 'Near Wild Heaven ', based on the lyrics

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The protagonist senses that something is wrong in his relationship with his partner, even though they hold each other. He tries to keep himself in this almost wild paradise, where he thought he was getting smarter, but only got tougher. He wants to be closer to his partner, but it's not enough.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Near Wild Heaven’. 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.

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"Near Wild Heaven" is a popular song by American rock band R.E.M. It was released in August 1991 as the third single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time (1991). This song is unique in that it is the band's first single with lyrics co-written and sung by bassist Mike Mills. The lyrics were a collaboration between Mills and singer Michael Stipe. The song reached #27 on the UK singles chart, but was not released in the US. Mike Mills previously wrote the lyrics for the single "(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" and sang the cover of "Superman," but with "Near Wild Heaven" this is the first time he has sung his own work on a single.

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