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/2503/2003 Archived Entry: "Stipe and Dee"

A quote from Jack Dee:

You know the world is crazy when the best rapper is white, the best golfer is black, France is accusing the US of arrogance and Germany doesnt want to go to war "

And this from Messrs Stipe et al.:
R.E.M. has posted their new song "The Final Straw" online for the world to
hear. The song has a strong anti-war sentiment, and REM joins a number of
artists including Madonna and the Beastie Boys who have posted anti-war songs
on their sites in response to the invasion of Iraq.

You can listen to streaming Windows Media or Quicktime copies here.

On REM's site, the following is posted.
This is the strongest voice I could think of to send out there.
We had to send something out there now.
We are praying and hoping for the lives of all people involved,
the troops, the Iraqi civilians, refugees, pow's, families of troops, the
innocents--
that they are safe and okay. Safe home, all. --Michael Stipe

The Final Straw
R.E.M.
Buck, Mills, Stipe