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Guitarist [[Peter Buck]] admitted in the liner notes for the band's 2003 compilation album ''[[In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003]]'' that the verse chords for the song "[[Imitation of Life (song)|Imitation of Life]]" were unintentionally taken from the verse chords of "Driver 8." |
Guitarist [[Peter Buck]] admitted in the liner notes for the band's 2003 compilation album ''[[In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003]]'' that the verse chords for the song "[[Imitation of Life (song)|Imitation of Life]]" were unintentionally taken from the verse chords of "Driver 8." |
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[[NASCAR]] driver [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]] borrowed the title of this song for his [[autobiography]] (until 2008, Earnhardt drove a #8 car). |
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[[ESPN]] anchor [[John Buccigross]] frequently references the song on [[SportsCenter]], usually referring to an athlete that wears the number 8 (such as [[Alex Ovechkin]]). |
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==Cover versions== |
==Cover versions== |
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Revision as of 04:12, 5 January 2012
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| B-side | "Crazy" |
"Driver 8" was the second single from R.E.M.'s third album, Fables of the Reconstruction. Released in September 1985, the song peaked at #22 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was not released in Europe.
The song refers to the Southern Crescent, a passenger train operated by the Southern Railroad until 1979, and continues today (with fewer stops) as the Amtrak Crescent. The music video shows Chessie System trains running around Clifton Forge, Virginia.
Guitarist Peter Buck admitted in the liner notes for the band's 2003 compilation album In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 that the verse chords for the song "Imitation of Life" were unintentionally taken from the verse chords of "Driver 8."
Cover versions
- It was covered by Hootie and the Blowfish in 2000 on their covers-only album Scattered, Smothered and Covered after the band performed a live version of the song with R.E.M. on the UK's TFI Friday in October 1998.
- Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger's bluegrass instrumental cover appears on 2001's Pickin' on R.E.M.: The Bluegrass Tribute.
- Death Cab for Cutie played the song on their 2006 UK tour for the album Plans, although they have not released an official recording of it.
- Old 97's covered it on their covers-only EP Mimeograph released on July 6, 2010.
- The Walkmen covered it as a part of The A.V. Club's online Undercover series released on August 31, 2010.
Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe unless otherwise indicated.
7": IRS / IRS-52678 (US)
- "Driver 8" - 3:24
- "Crazy" (Pylon) - 3:05
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
