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Superman (The Clique song)

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doll. Translated loosely from the Japanese, it says, "This is a special news report. Godzilla has been sighted in Tokyo Bay. The attack on it by the Self-Defense Force has been useless. He is heading towards the city. Aaaaaaaaagh...."
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instrumental entitled "White Tornado", was first recorded by the band in 1981. The version used on the single was recorded in January, 1984, during the
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also recorded a version in 1997 that was included on the 2002 re-release of his debut album
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and originally released as the first single off of The Clique's first album for
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Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002).
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The R.E.M. version was played during the "Tempus, Anyone?" episode of
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The scratchy spoken intro is attributed to a Japanese pull-string
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called it "another sparing example of simplicity maximized."
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sessions, but remained unreleased until "Superman."
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Index

Superman (R.E.M. song)
A line drawing of a baby smiling
Single
R.E.M.
Lifes Rich Pageant
B-side
Genre
Grunge
psychedelic rock
garage rock
Label
I.R.S.
Songwriter(s)
Gary Zekley
Producer(s)
Don Gehman
R.E.M.
Fall on Me
The One I Love
The Clique
1986
R.E.M.
Roger Troutman
The Many Facets of Roger
Gary Zekley
White Whale Records
Lifes Rich Pageant
Billboard magazine
B-side
surf rock

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