The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite by R.E.M.

Genre: Rock
Year: 1992

"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" is a song by R.E.M.. It was influenced by the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", both in the title of the song and through the songs opening refrain. The band used "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" as the B-side to this song. The song was released on the bands 1992 album Automatic for the People and was later released as a single in 1993, reaching 17 in the UK singles chart. The phrase "Call me when you try to wake her (up)" is employed 32 times in the song. The song was placed on R.E.M.s Warner Brothers "best of" album In Time - The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 in 2003, although Peter Bucks personal sleevenotes on the song were not complimentary. It was one of four songs from Automatic for the People to make the compilation, more than from any other album. The song's Read full article at wikipedia.org

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