''Pop Screen'' is a video feature compiling all of
R.E.M.'s ''
Document
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'' and ''
Green
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''-era promotional videos. It was released on
VHS on July 1, 1990, and on
DVD format (
region 1 only) on August 22, 2000, both on the
Warner Brothers
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label.
The 35-minute release features promotional videos to all of the band's singles and several album-only tracks from ''Document'' and ''Green''. It also includes the video for "
Talk About The Passion" from ''
Murmur''. This particular video was made to promote the compilation ''
Eponymous
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Usage of the word
The term ''epon ...
'' which was released between ''Document'' and ''Green'', and this is the reason for its otherwise anachronistic inclusion.
It includes the uncensored version of "Pop Song 89," which has three topless women dancing along with a topless
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence.
Poss ...
. In preparation for television airings,
MTV asked Stipe, who directed it himself, to censor the three topless women. Instead, Stipe superimposed black bars on the chests of all four dancers, himself included, and stated, "a nipple is a nipple."
There are no bonus features on the DVD. Audio on the
DVD-5 is
PCM Stereo.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Bill Berry
William Thomas Berry (born July 31, 1958) is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar ...
,
Peter Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his car ...
,
Mike Mills
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., hi ...
and
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe (; born January 4, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. He is known for his vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence.
Poss ...
.
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The One I Love"
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It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
"It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., which first appeared on their 1987 album, ''Document''. It was released as the album's second single in November 1987, reaching No. 69 in ...
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Finest Worksong"
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Talk About the Passion"
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Orange Crush"
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Stand"
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Turn You Inside-Out"
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Pop Song 89"
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Get Up"
#Credits
References
{{R.E.M.
R.E.M. video albums
1991 video albums
Music video compilation albums
R.E.M. compilation albums
1991 compilation albums
Warner Records compilation albums
Warner Records video albums