R.E.M.
( aka Hornets Attack Victor Mature or Bingo Hand Job or It Crawled From The South )
- A rumor claimed Michael Stipe wrote the R.E.M. song while hospitalized for a nervous breakdown. The band denied this.
- Many believed the R.E.M. hit was about a crisis of faith. Michael Stipe clarified that 'losing my religion' is a Southern expression for being at the end of one's rope, not about religion itself.
- Stands for 'Rapid Eye Movement,' the dream stage of sleep. The band chose it from the dictionary, feeling it was suitably vague and mysterious.