Song title: Man on the moon
(berry/buck/mills/stipe) by R.E.M.
Man on the moon
Mott the hoople and the game of life. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy kaufman in the wrestling match. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, twenty one, checkers, and chess. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister fred blassie in a breakfast mess. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let’s play twister, let’s play risk. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you heaven if you make the list. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey andy, did you hear about this one? tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey andy, are you goofing on elvis? hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
Moses went walking with the staff of wood. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister charles darwin had the gall to ask. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey andy, did you hear about this one? tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey andy, are you goofing on elvis? hey baby, are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
Here’s a little agit for the never-believer. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here’s a little ghost for the offering. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here’s a truck stop instead of saint peter’s. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister andy kaufman’s gone wrestling (wrestling bears). yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey andy, did you hear about this one? tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey andy, are you goofing on elvis? hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believe there’s nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool Notes:
These are the lyrics of the album take
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 01/10/2004 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia,PA ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 02/10/2004 Gund arena, Cleveland,OH ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 03/10/2004 Cobo Arena, Detroit,MI ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 05/10/2004 Xcel Energy center, Saint Paul,MN ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 08/10/2004 TD Waterhouse, Orlando,FL ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
- 11/10/2004 MCI Center, Washington,DC ,USA during the Vote for Change Tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 01/10/2004 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia,PA ,USA
Last known live performance: 11/10/2004 MCI Center, Washington,DC ,USA
Song 'history':
Played during the Vote For Change tour, in October 2004.
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database