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Meanest Love Songs: No. 17
- Posted by Spinner
'The One I Love'
--R.E.M. (1987)
Oh, Monsieur Stipe, you are a clever, clever man. Wholly uninterested in writing the old, formulaic type of romantic ditty, the singer crafted his band's first big pop hit by masking a wicked putdown as an old, formulaic type of love song.
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i wish all the a-holes n dictators, warlords would be burned up honestly i pray this too God the real God because they won't dissipate n' i hate them they suck big cream tartar cheeseball boinker octupuses
February 13 2009 at 5:24 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Aquadonia
Brilliant song. Absolutely brilliant.
September 18 2008 at 12:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
flilguy
I use to like R.E.M. But they support Obama, So I think they was good but now suck.
June 01 2008 at 6:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Gwyn
I used to think the line was "a simple frock to lock you by my side," like he kept buying someone dresses to keep them with him... or something.
April 24 2008 at 5:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
BigREMfan
Whoever wrote this doesn't know what they're talking about. "The One I Love" is about an arsonist who sets fires for his 'old flame'. The fires are the 'simple prop' he uses to occupy his mind. Everyone thinks this is either a normal sweet love song or a mean love song, but no one ever gets it. Michael Stipe, expressing frustration that everyone completely missed the point of this song, put it best when he said, "I wrote a song with only 20 words in it, and everyone only heard 19 of them." Go back and listen to the song, people.
January 29 2008 at 10:43 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
brainyguy731
Nice. REM rules!
January 28 2008 at 3:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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