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Green is the sixth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. and their first release for Warner Bros. Records. Released in November 1988, the album continued to explore political issues both in its lyrics and packaging. To promote Green, the band embarked on an 11-month world tour and released four singles: "Orange Crush", "Stand", "Pop Song 89", and "Get Up". Background and recording With the release of Document in 1987, R.E.M. fulfilled its contract with I.R.S. Records. Frustrated that its records did not see satisfactory overseas distribution, in early 1988 the band told I.R.S. head Jay Boberg that it was leaving the label. Guitarist Peter Buck also explained that his group felt it was being pressured to sell well by I.R.S., yet felt I.R.S.'s distributor MCA Records did not consider the ensemble a priority. R.E.M.'s management then approached any record companies that expressed interest in the band. Though other labels offered more money, R.E.M. ultimately signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records—reportedly between $6 million and $12 million—due to the company's assurance of total creative freedom. In light of its move to a major label, the band became defensive in interviews about accusations from some fans who claimed it was selling out. R.E.M. began the album process by recording demos at Robbie Collins' Underground Sound Recording Studio in Athens, Georgia. Bill Berry, Peter Buck and Mike Mills recorded the basic tracks in two configurations: (1) guitar, bass, and drums and (2) percussion, mandolin, and accordion. The demos were mixed by Robbie Collins, Buren Fowler (guitar tech for Pete Buck and later member of Drivin' & Cryin'), and David LaBruyere (later bassist for Vic Varney, Michelle Malone, and John Mayer) and presented to R.E.M. management. Michael Stipe used these recordings for his vocal arrangements. The band recorded the studio album at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, with Scott Litt producing. Music In a 1988 interview, Peter Buck described Green as an album that didn't feature any typical R.E.M. songs. Describing the band's standard output as "Minor key, mid-tempo, enigmatic, semi-folk-rock-balladish things", the guitarist noted that for Green, "We wrote major key rock songs and switched instruments." Singer Michael Stipe had reportedly told his bandmates to "not write any more R.E.M.-type songs". Bassist Mike Mills argued that Green was an experimental record, resulting in an album that was "haphazard, a little scattershot". Band biographer David Buckley wrote, "[S]onically, Green is all over the place, the result being a fascinatingly eclectic album rather than a unified artistic move forward". Green was reputedly envisioned as an album where one side would feature electric songs and the other, acoustic material, with the plan failing to come to fruition due to a lack of acoustic songs deemed fit for release. David Buckley highlighted three main musical strands on Green: "ironic pop songs" like "Stand" and "Pop Song 89", harder-hitting tracks such as "Orange Crush" and "Turn You Inside-Out", and "pastoral acoustic numbers" that had Peter Buck playing mandolin, with "The Eleventh Untitled Song" singled out as an anomaly. Buck had become fond of playing acoustic music with his friends in that period, and thus purchased an "oddly-shaped Italian mandolin-cum-lyre" in 1987; he would play the instrument on three of the tracks on Green. From this period onward, R.E.M. would swap instruments among members, and on Green the group also incorporated accordion, cello, and lap steel guitar.

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r.e.m.,green,it is green

A funny rap written by a 13-year-old supporter of a candidate for secretary of state in Georgia. She lost in the primary. :(

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SHE WON!!!

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FEMALE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, hillary, politics, political,

frothy dick santorum gives a riveting speech in his mother tongue whilst strengthening his wrist muscles and soaking the audience.

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Brilliant, clever, hilarious, and best of all, CLASSIC. Vote five on this site to show that VIDEO GAMES will always make for the best YTMND material, not politics.

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Obama gives Hilary the "Barak Bottom."

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Obama, Hilary, Clinton, Smackdown, WWE, Raw, Politics, Fight, ObamaClintonFight, ObamaHilaryFight, Obama'sDream

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polite, blue, screen, blue screen, star wars, vader, no

Dick Cheney attacks Iraq, kills dozens.

Cheneyzilla

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What Tony Blair ISN'T Telling You...

secretdoublelife

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Penis, How Big, Big, Bush, Politics, Political, America, USA, Greenday, Colin Powell, War, Idiot, American

lol, non-political political ytmnd. also vote 5. also epic domain grab.

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obama, baby, shake, ac/dc, political

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I know this is dupe. And I though I was the only person on the webs who thought of putting this up on YTMND.

ineedjoebiden

Obama, Biden, Politics, Rap, T.I., Joe

Made the gif myself with AutoScreenRecorder and Adobe ImageReady, Picard Song clipped with Audacity. Idea inspired by Nitzwalsh.

kissingerunbroken

kissinger, picard song, politics

Political crap nobody gives a damn about.

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Putin, Russia, Georgia, Communism, Tanks, Ray Charles, Soviet Union, USSR, Effort

yay politics. image edited, sound modified/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1FDcryfQGM

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"Global Politics in 30 Seconds" from Wonder Showzen.

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hilary clinton, the joker, dark knight, laugh, hilary, mom, obama, palin, mccain, political

Wesley Willis Interview (not Howard Stern)

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Wesley Willis, interview, politics, congress

Another dew-style site. f*ck political correctness, it's YTMND dammit!

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Arnold when he was cool; now he's just a political tool.

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Disclaimer: actual political affiliations not necessarily present. No malicious intent; all in good fun.

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nobody's gay for moleman, mccain, palin

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serious-politics

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clinton-obama-mario

Yes, I know this is late but it was a lot of work and I had some sizing issues :/ kind of new to this whole making YTMNDs thing. First time messing with sound. Hope you enjoy my f*ggy short film.

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pluto, eight, planets, sun, solar, system, law, political, correct, douche, douchiness

"Speak softly and carry a big stick." - Teddy Roosevelt

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foreign policy, bush, big stick, america, roosevelt, politics, war on terror, iraq

Confused by flying Ice Cube heads? See icecubeswarms.ytmnsfw.com

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bees, ice cube, ann coulter, hillary rodham clinton, bitches, legal analist

Conservatives crashed monkey island too, it seems..

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stan, religion, politics, monkey island, guybrush

Politics in a shopping cart.

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bush, kerry, Polend, Poland, forgot, jackass, blair, Australia, Britain, Iraq

adam sessler gets political, as much as he can

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