IFLTS: 'Tongue,' R.E.M.

'Tongue,' R.E.M.
From 1994's 'Monster'

From the snapping fingers and pretty piano at the song's onset, to the heart-wrenching guitar solo in the middle and finally the slow fade out accented by Michael Stipe's falsetto, 'Tongue' is an over-all sensory thrill. The song may or may not be erotic in nature (it was rumored to be about a certain sexual act), but it touches nerves regardless.

"Dont lay that stuff all over me/It crawls all over/All over me/Call my name, here I come," Stipe sings.

'Tongue' is all at once romantic and sad. The delicate ivories and slight tambourine move the song along at a pleasant and graceful tempo, while Stipe emits sighs that could be your own.

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