I'll Take the Rain by R.E.M.

Genre: Pop
Year: 2007

"Stand" is a song by R.E.M. released as the second single from Green in 1989. The song quickly rose up the charts, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming R.E.M.s second top 10 hit in the United States. The song reached #48 on the UK Singles Charts. The song reached #16 in Canada. The lyrics speak of finding direction in ones life ("Think about direction / Wonder why you havent before") and being realistic ("If wishes were trees / The trees would be falling"). Michael Stipe has said of the songs origin that he and the other band members were discussing The Banana Splits, The Archies, The Monkees, and similar ’60s pop groups. “They threw these super bubblegummy songs at me, and I said, ‘I’ll raise you and see you one.’ And I wrote the most inane lyrics that I could Read full article at wikipedia.org

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