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R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Reveals 'It's the End of the World as We Know It' Lyrics Are Wrong After 38 Years

On Sunday, Aug. 31, the musician went on Bluesky to clear up which lyrics are incorrect Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...
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R.E.M. Frontman Michael Stipe Clears Up Confusion Around Iconic Hit “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”

Well, the voice behind the song, Stipe, admitted he could. And only a few days after posting the meme, he decided to post the lyrics, revealing, “It’s ‘Left of west and coming in a hurry with the ...
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Michael Stipe Clears Up “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It” Lyrics Confusion After 38 Years

Back in the day, R.E.M. almost never printed their lyrics in their liner notes. Michael Stipe famously did not enunciate those lyrics very clearly much of the time, which led to generations of ...
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R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Reveals 'It's the End of the World as We Know It' Lyrics Are Wrong After 38 Years

The musician shared the correct lyrics on Sunday, Aug. 31 on Bluesky after several websites had incorrect ones over the years "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" was released ...