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R.E.M.: Radio Songs

David Stubbs, Uncut, November 2003

As R.E.M release their first compilation — and 32nd single — for Warners, David Stubbs asks America's greatest band to talk about their 20 greatest singles. But which one does Michael Stipe find "gross and disgusting"? And which one is his homage to David Essex?

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