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| Album = [[Fables of the Reconstruction]] |
| Album = [[Fables of the Reconstruction]] |
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| Released = {{startdate|1985|6|mf=yes}} |
| Released = {{startdate|1985|6|mf=yes}} |
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| Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]] |
| Format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|7"]]|[[12-inch single|12"]]}} |
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| Recorded = 1985 |
| Recorded = 1985 |
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]] |
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[jangle pop]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref name="allmusic">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=fables-of-the-reconstruction-r16017|pure_url=yes}} Fables of the Reconstruction – R.E.M. | AllMusic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}} |
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| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=39}} |
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=39}} |
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| Label = [[IRS Records|IRS]] |
| Label = [[IRS Records|IRS]] |
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| Writer |
| Writer = {{hlist|[[Bill Berry]]|[[Peter Buck]]|[[Mike Mills]]|[[Michael Stipe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://remhq.com/albums.php |title=ALBUMS |website=R.E.M. HQ |date=2011-12-18 |accessdate=2012-02-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205195817/http://www.remhq.com/albums.php |archivedate=2012-02-05 |df= }}</ref>}} |
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| Producer = [[Joe Boyd]] |
| Producer = [[Joe Boyd]] |
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| Last single = "[[(Don't Go Back To) Rockville]]"<br />(1984) |
| Last single = "[[(Don't Go Back To) Rockville]]"<br />(1984) |
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"'''Cant Get There from Here'''", or "'''Can't Get There from Here'''", |
"'''Cant Get There from Here'''", or "'''Can't Get There from Here'''", is the first [[Single (music)|single]] released by [[R.E.M.]] from its third studio album ''[[Fables of the Reconstruction]]'' in 1985. The song peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]], equaling to a position of approximately 110 on the main [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. It also peaked at number 91 on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]]. It was re-released in 2006 on a compilation disc, ''[[And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987]]''. |
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It was the first R.E.M. song to feature a [[horn section]]. Matthew Perpetua's 2010 retrospective of R.E.M.'s work called it "oddball...approximated southern funk via Peter Buck's chiming Rickenbacker chords".<ref name="Pitchfork 2010">{{cite web|last1=Perpetua|first1=Matthew|title=Fables of The Reconstruction|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14446-fables-of-the-reconstruction-deluxe-edition/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=26 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Popsongs 07-08">{{cite web|last1=Perpetua|first1=Matthew|title=Can't Get There From Here|url=https://popsongs.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/cant-get-there-from-here/|website=Popsongs 07-08|accessdate=26 February 2017}}</ref> |
It was the first R.E.M. song to feature a [[horn section]]. Matthew Perpetua's 2010 retrospective of R.E.M.'s work called it "oddball...approximated southern funk via Peter Buck's chiming Rickenbacker chords".<ref name="Pitchfork 2010">{{cite web|last1=Perpetua|first1=Matthew|title=Fables of The Reconstruction|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14446-fables-of-the-reconstruction-deluxe-edition/|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=26 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Popsongs 07-08">{{cite web|last1=Perpetua|first1=Matthew|title=Can't Get There From Here|url=https://popsongs.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/cant-get-there-from-here/|website=Popsongs 07-08|accessdate=26 February 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:10, 1 October 2017
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| B-side | "Bandwagon" |
"Cant Get There from Here", or "Can't Get There from Here", is the first single released by R.E.M. from its third studio album Fables of the Reconstruction in 1985. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equaling to a position of approximately 110 on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at number 91 on the Canadian Singles Chart. It was re-released in 2006 on a compilation disc, And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987.
It was the first R.E.M. song to feature a horn section. Matthew Perpetua's 2010 retrospective of R.E.M.'s work called it "oddball...approximated southern funk via Peter Buck's chiming Rickenbacker chords".[3][4]
The song mentions the small town of Philomath, Georgia.[5][6]
Music video
In another first for R.E.M., who had opposed including the lyrics with their albums, many of the words of "Can't Get There from Here" appeared in the video for the song.
The video features band members frolicking in hay fields, throwing popcorn at each other at a drive-in movie, and big insects. "We used the new-to-us 'blue screen' process," Buck explained to MTV UK in 2001, during An Hour with R.E.M. "So we have dinosaurs and monsters in the background. It's probably the most humorous video we've ever done. For a band that's kind of noted for not having a sense of humor, I kind of enjoy that aspect of it."[citation needed]
Punctuation
The proper title of the song is unclear: unlike "Feeling Gravitys Pull" or Lifes Rich Pageant, this song's title does not maintain a consistent punctuation. On the album, it is spelled without an apostrophe on the back cover, but with the apostrophe on the CD. One version of the single has an apostrophe and the other does not.
On the 1988 compilation Eponymous, the song's title also is spelled without an apostrophe, except in the liner notes. The title has an apostrophe on the back cover of the 2006 compilation And I Feel Fine.
The band's U.S. copyright registration for the song includes the apostrophe.[7]
Cover versions
The punk band The Mr. T Experience recorded a frenetic cover for the 1992 R.E.M. tribute album Surprise Your Pig. It was subsequently included as a bonus track on the 1997 reissue of their earlier EP Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood.
Track listing
All songs written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, "Bandwagon" is co-written by Michael's sister, Lynda Stipe.
7": IRS / IRM 102 (UK)
- "Can't Get There from Here" (Edit) - 3:12
- "Bandwagon" - 2:15
12": IRS / IRT 102 (US)
- "Can't Get There from Here" (Extended Mix) *- 3:39
- "Bandwagon" - 2:15
- "Burning Hell" - 3:49
- "Extended Mix" identical to album version
Charts
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 | 91 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 110 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 14 |
References
- ^ Fables of the Reconstruction – R.E.M. | AllMusic
- ^ "ALBUMS". R.E.M. HQ. 2011-12-18. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Perpetua, Matthew. "Fables of The Reconstruction". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Perpetua, Matthew. "Can't Get There From Here". Popsongs 07-08. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "The Complete R.E.M. Lyrics Archive: Fables Of The Reconstruction". File Under R.E.M. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ "Inside Music: Icon Series/R.E.M." MSN. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
- ^ R.E.M./Night Garden Music (June 6, 1985). "Can't get there from here". Public Catalog. U.S. Copyright Office. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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