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Who sang The Great Beyond?

Release date: 1999

Duration: 05:7

R.E.M. released the song The Great Beyond. Date of release: 1999.

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The meaning of the song 'The Great Beyond ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 The Great Beyond song analysis

The protagonist tells how he saw love and life leave his partner's eyes. He wishes she could see a new planet that he has found. He feels like he is doing impossible things and looking for answers in the afterlife.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘The Great Beyond’. 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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"The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. written for the 1999 film Man on the Moon. The song was released as a single the same year to support the film's soundtrack album. The soundtrack version of the song features dialogue from the film at the end, while the single version is a radio edit that omits the bridge. The song is known for its energetic and upbeat nature, with powerful vocals and appealing instrumentals that perfectly reflect the quirky and unconventional nature of the film.

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