Shaking Through is a good song, and hints at the later style that would produce some of my favorite R.E.M. songs.
Photograph, though pretty obscure, is one of my favorite R.E.M. songs. Stipe and Natalie Merchant sound beautiful together, and this is recorded at the height of Stipe's vocal career. I love the lyrics and the story and the way this song poses so much wistful hope into such a simple song.
If you don't know this one it's worth a listen, and then it's worth tracking down a better quality version.
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Sun March 20, 2016 1:36 pm
by Kaius
Shaking Through !
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Sun March 20, 2016 4:07 pm
by Norah
Shaking Through is the best song on Murmur.
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Sun March 20, 2016 7:09 pm
by Rangi Guy
Photograph easily - I can't say enough how much I love this song!
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Sun March 20, 2016 8:57 pm
by UglyRedHonda
Another really tough matchup. I love "Shaking Through", especially the ending, but "Photograph" is one of my favorite R.E.M. tunes. (It actually got some airplay in Atlanta when Born to Choose came out.)
I believe Natalie wrote the lyrics. It was included on the Deluxe Edition of her Greatest Hits (which I think is on Amazon but not iTunes), and is probably the best-mastered copy.
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Sun March 20, 2016 10:26 pm
by stip
oh hey, welcome back csblackb!
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Sun March 20, 2016 11:50 pm
by chewm
Fuck, I just listened to Photograph for the first time, and I absolutely adored it. Shaking Through is one of their best early songs, it's amazing too.
I'm leaning towards Photograph right now, but I don't know how it will age. I wish both songs could advance. (I'm actually surprised that Shaking Through didn't get a bye)
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Mon March 21, 2016 11:06 pm
by UglyRedHonda
stip wrote:oh hey, welcome back csblackb!
Thanks!! I've usually been quasi-anon as URH, but I felt like it was worth a callback to all of the R.E.M. talk we used to have during the Original Song Contest(s). (I think the R.E.M. influences are all over my stuff.)
Re: 1-9: Photograph vs. Shaking Through
Posted: Mon March 21, 2016 11:39 pm
by stip
someone had mentioned a few months ago doing another one of those
