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Pop Song 89
"Pop Song 89" is the opening track and third single released from R.E.M.'s sixth studio album ''Green''. It peaked at number 86 on the Hot 100, and in the UK "Stand" was re-released instead. ''Cash Box'' called it a "cynical parody of pop: but said that "it turns out they’ve created a pop hit despite themselves." The video was directed by band frontman Michael Stipe and features him and three women, all of them topless, dancing to the song. When MTV asked Stipe to put censor bars on the three women in the video, he superimposed black bars on the chests of all four dancers, himself included, later stating, "a nipple is a nipple."Richin, Leslie10 Classic R.E.M. Tracks Revisted ''Billboard'' January 4, 2016 The uncensored video would ultimately be made available through the band's YouTube channel in 2011, albeit with an age restriction attached. The acoustic version that was used as the single's B-side was also included on disc 4 of the 1993 box set ''The Automatic Box'', along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green (R
Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combination of yellow and cyan; in the RGB color model, used on television and computer screens, it is one of the additive primary colors, along with red and blue, which are mixed in different combinations to create all other colors. By far the largest contributor to green in nature is chlorophyll, the chemical by which plants photosynthesize and convert sunlight into chemical energy. Many creatures have adapted to their green environments by taking on a green hue themselves as camouflage. Several minerals have a green color, including the emerald, which is colored green by its chromium content. During post-classical and early modern Europe, green was the color commonly associated with wealth, merchants, bankers, and the gentry, while red was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
