At My Most Beautiful by R.E.M.

Genre: Rock
Year: 1988

"At My Most Beautiful" is a song by R.E.M. and the third single from the album Up. With a heavy influence from the Beach Boys (mainly Pet Sounds-era songs) and the Beatles, lyricist Michael Stipe wanted it to be the most romantic song hed ever written. According to an interview to the Canadian news site CANOE, this was the inspiration for the song: The singles video, directed by Nigel Dick, shows an accident-prone cellist, played by Rain Phoenix, on her way to an audition, of which the band are the panel. It appears on In View, the DVD companion to In Time, R.E.M.s Warner Brothers 2003 "Best Of" album, which also includes the song. The singles B-side is a live version of Iggy Pops "The Passenger" as performed on the BBCs Later with Jools Holland R.E.M. special, a 14-song set which Read full article at wikipedia.org

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