I was introduced to R.E.M. quite a few years ago during a spinning class! “It’s the end of the world (as we know it)” was the final song of the class and, as R.E.M. were clearly winding down to the end of the song, we were told to sprint … and hold the sprint until the very end. I soon found out that this song had a rather lengthy ending!
Below are two links. First is a live performance which I included because of the interactions with (and participation by) the audience.
The second link is so that you can follow the lyrics much better! This has to be one of the best uptempo/uplifting songs regardless of the title. Enjoy!
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Excellent, thank you 💜😀
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Glad you liked it Willow. 🙂
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I did thank you 💜
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A great song for sprinting…when you’re in great shape! 🚴🏼♂️
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Yes .. a sprint that long is a bit of a challenge! 🙂
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Including the lyrics helps. But not much. But that’s okay, I feel fine.
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REM was such a cool band. The song is new to me but the title reminded me of the way they ended their career. Haha, I almost see you sprinting at the end of the song and waiting for the last ruffle😅 (if that is the correct word… lol)
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If I would have been told to think of a song with the word “world” in it, I would have thought of the song by Skeeter Davis! Same title, but quite different. Hers is a sad, slow song, while this one is upbeat for sure!
My words would not be understood if I tried saying them as fast as they do! 🙂
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Ah yes … a Skeeta Davis classic. Loved it so much that our Siamese cat of many years ago was named after her, and a tribute to our Skeeta is in my “Just Thinking” book. (“Skeeta’s Legacy”)
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My apologies to Skeeter re my spelling, although our cat (her namesake) was Skeeta! 🙂
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I actually looked it up thinking I had got the spelling wrong, not that it’s happened before at all. 🙂 But…this time I was right!
Skeeta is just a shorter way of saying Skeeter, it works! 🙂
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Just one more thought that I forgot to mention, due to being caught up in the title. Was it a Spinning class or a Sprinting class? 😆
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It was a Spinning class … which is why I wrote Spinning class! 🙂
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Yes you did write “spinning class” but … you also mentioned sprinting … 🙂
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I must assume that you’ve never done a spinning class?
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Oh gosh and I am starting to think that I was wrong in my assumption that your “sprinting” word was an error.. I may just retreat to my hole now! But yes, I have never done a spinning class.
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Do you know what spinning is?
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Welll….I thought I did! ☺️ I used to do it a lot when I was little.
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You might want to search for “Spinning Class” in YouTube.
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Yeah, from reading the other comments I am thinking that I may be alone in not knowing what “spinning class” is! Though Tippy didn’t comment about the “spinning” and “sprinting” words in your post, so perhaps he was confused too. I will just make myself feel better by thinking he was. 🙂
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Here you are:
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Shaking or maybe smacking my head. LOL! But thanks for the link.
Oooh will be anxious to see if anyone else comments asking what Spin class is?
Now you are welcome to forget what I thought I knew but didn’t know. 🙂
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But you aren’t going to forget are you! Yeah, you don’t need to answer. 🙂
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Ahh! I am not the only one. I asked Brad what he thought a spin class was. His reply? “A class that shows you how to make clothing on a spinning wheel?” LOL! 🙂
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Yes, a classic that I know well! A special name for a special cat. 😉
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classic REM
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