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| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[jangle pop]]|[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref |
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[jangle pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/part-lies-part-heart-part-truth-part-garbage-1982-2011-mw0002232417|title=Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 - R.E.M. {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>|[[blue-eyed soul]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fables-of-the-reconstruction-mw0000195395|title=Fables of the Reconstruction - R.E.M. {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 January 2020}}</ref>}} |
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| label = [[IRS Records|IRS]] |
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| 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 |
| 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=9 February 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205195817/http://www.remhq.com/albums.php |archivedate=5 February 2012 }}</ref>}} |
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| producer = [[Joe Boyd]] |
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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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The song mentions the small town of [[Philomath, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retroweb.com/rem/lyrics/menu_FablesOfTheReconstruction.html |title=The Complete R.E.M. Lyrics Archive: Fables Of The Reconstruction |publisher=File Under R.E.M |accessdate= |
The song mentions the small town of [[Philomath, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retroweb.com/rem/lyrics/menu_FablesOfTheReconstruction.html |title=The Complete R.E.M. Lyrics Archive: Fables Of The Reconstruction |publisher=File Under R.E.M |accessdate=18 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.msn.com/music/features/rem |title=Inside Music: Icon Series/R.E.M. |publisher=[[MSN]] |accessdate=18 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025090223/http://music.msn.com/music/features/rem |archive-date=25 October 2007 }}</ref> |
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==Music video== |
==Music video== |
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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. |
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. |
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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."<ref name=hour>''An Hour with R.E.M.'', MTV Europe, |
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."<ref name=hour>''An Hour with R.E.M.'', MTV Europe, 28 April 2001</ref> |
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==Punctuation== |
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On the 1988 compilation ''[[Eponymous (album)|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 Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987|And I Feel Fine]]''. |
On the 1988 compilation ''[[Eponymous (album)|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 Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987|And I Feel Fine]]''. |
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The band's U.S. copyright registration for the song includes the apostrophe.<ref |
The band's U.S. copyright registration for the song includes the apostrophe.<ref>{{cite web |author=R.E.M./Night Garden Music |title=Can’t get there from here |publisher=U.S. Copyright Office |website=Public Catalog |date=6 June 1985 |accessdate=17 October 2016 |url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&SC=Title&SA=Fables%20of%20the%20reconstruction%2E&PID=_BG2O7_zx3k0NlX3hQhiTUFkmJWg&SEQ=20161017142806&SID=2 |archivedate=17 October 2016 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6lKdqizyW?url=http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1%2C2&SC=Title&SA=Fables%20of%20the%20reconstruction.&PID=_BG2O7_zx3k0NlX3hQhiTUFkmJWg&SEQ=20161017142806&SID=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Cover versions== |
==Cover versions== |
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| Single by R.E.M. | ||||
| from the album Fables of the Reconstruction | ||||
| B-side | "Bandwagon" | |||
| Released | June 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | IRS | |||
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| Producer(s) | Joe Boyd | |||
| R.E.M. singles chronology | ||||
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| "Cant Get There from Here" on YouTube | ||||
"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".[4][5]
The song mentions the small town of Philomath, Georgia.[6][7]
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."[8]
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.[9]
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 |
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| Canadian Hot 100 | 91[citation needed] |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 110[citation needed] |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks | 14[citation needed] |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011 - R.E.M. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fables of the Reconstruction - R.E.M. | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "ALBUMS". R.E.M. HQ. 2011-12-18. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ 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 18 October 2007.
- ^ "Inside Music: Icon Series/R.E.M." MSN. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ An Hour with R.E.M., MTV Europe, 28 April 2001
- ^ R.E.M./Night Garden Music (6 June 1985). "Can't get there from here". Public Catalog. U.S. Copyright Office. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
