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Why R.E.M.’s "The One I Love" Is NOT a Love Song

Behind the Song by Gamut Podcast Network

Jan 21, 202600:07:36Music

Think twice before you add R.E.M.’s "The One I Love" to your romance playlist. While it reached on the Billboard charts and even became a favorite at weddings, Michael Stipe himself calls the track "downright brutal." Ge...

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Why R.E.M.’s "The One I Love" Is NOT a Love Song is an episode from Behind the Song by Gamut Podcast Network. Think twice before you add R.E.M.’s "The One I Love" to your romance playlist. While it reached on the Billboard charts and even b...

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Think twice before you add R.E.M.’s "The One I Love" to your romance playlist. While it reached on the Billboard charts and even became a favorite at weddings, Michael Stipe himself calls the track "downright brutal." Get into the story of this often-misunderstood song in the new episode of the Behind The Song podcast with Janda Lane. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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