R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Lyrics

One of my daughters marriage and wedding is rapidly approaching later this year (September 2020) in "The South Of France" and I truly wish- John Michael Stipe -would perform at the event. Please contact me at your earliest convenience in-order that I can begin event planning.
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1.8k are deaf...

94 was epic.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, TV, movies, magazines
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh

Under the Silver Lake bring me here.

Kurt cobain was supposed to do the vocals on this song. R.I.P Kurt Cobain. He died while this song was still being developed.

Since being a kid I loved the distorssion on this.
The rest of the CD was not that impact but this start was good.

R.E.M., The only band that makes grooving to word salad possible.

Back in the day when bands and musicians wrote their own songs, weren't manufactured and were interesting.

The song title has to do with an incident involving an encounter CBS reporter (and later, news anchor} Dan Rather and a crazy guy who grabbed him and kept shouting "Whats the frequency Kenneth".

Kenneth you Twat! I never liked you!

We went off program to prove a 'mister_dc" on IRC, 95, or variant, even in Phils New York pad.


No such return from audit.

Suffer yourselves to suffer unto your houses of plague.


Kind of an amalgum, but they're burned too, a bit behind as the were..

Ive isolated it. It's 44,000 Hz.

It leaves K out of everything, and than God !


Thise aren't even the Candy Samples I remember, and played Judge in court, years ago abd she got busted on the way

Soz, PiggyMeg. Some inda turn there..


Or, have more drinks
Complain. By letter.

You know, for what Winnipeggwrs wouldn't dare do Time for...

The differences

Hand me downs . Sheesh.
I Cut my losses there.

I posted this weekly on fbook for the last 6 years untill i finally saw comments flood the thread with beautiful nostalgia. I love being from the Future.

Incredible tour and album. I met them at Document at A&M.

Off the Charts

And now Kenneth is in the news again. Why does he get to have an REM song about him?

1/17/20 walking on the moon brought me here next learning to fly enjoy.....

I always return to R.E.M. to cleanse my neurons....

One of the worst videos in the history of music videos. The director is a moron, the camera work sucks, BUT the editor is to blame and should never work in music video again...

1:54 simple, clean, timeless, sublime....Guitar Solo!!! Peter Buck!

True Americans. Fu Trump.

Great 👍 Song

Move the camera around alot, everyone else stand stationary, im gonna dance around eccentrically... Sound good?

Dang I was searching for this song a few years finally found it can't forget his voice kinda like Cold Play love em both 💓

Michael debuts the bald look and violent green T, and Mike breaks out the first in his collection of Nudie suits. Bill and Peter just rock out. No matching Beatles Nehru jackets with these guys! LOL (and I LOVE The Beatles!!!)

libert where ys 3, ....AND ...I VE FOUND KENNETH - KENNETH.......................MARIKEN XXX

That guitar riff tho.... SMH...gives me chills everytime!

Nothing says 90s like that guitar riff.

were going to make you buy our album cause you need to listen to it a zillion times to understand what were say..….what a marketing ploy

were going to make you buy our albums just so you can work out our lyrics.....what a marketing zenith

I still mishear the lyrics!

Buena musica,buenos tiempos!!!!

Best song this álbun !! R.E.M. eternal ! From in Rio de Janeiro Brasil 🇧🇷 2019

Most of their music pretty simple, but the songwriting is pretty strong and has catchy hooks/versus. Either way, happy 60th birthday, Mr. Michael Stipe.

Hand-on Microphone gay. He came out in this video. Not that I care.

He was/is such a great artist I forget his sexuality entirely
Same with Freddie Mercury

"I never understood Dan Rather's melt down, uh huh....."

Heard this on SiriusXM 90's on 9 and immediately headed to YouTube. it's that good

here in 2020.smile like a cartoon.

I just want to know what the f#ck is wrong with the 1.8k people that gave this a thumbs down.

Absolutely fantastic
A great and very underrated song
out of a great and very underrated album
done by one of the best bands on this planet
I remember when this came out
I guess that means I am old

Man, Stipe's got some moves. Always liked this song. Kudos to the whole band. Love it!

I feel like early Radiohead was just rem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHilkoEasko

Who's here in 2020?





🙋🏻‍♂️

Me 😎

You all have wonderful tastes in music.

This is the first comment on this video of the 20's by the way!

Me from Chile...

A bit like the Beatles, REM could do anything... pop, rock, grunge, electro ...

Michael Stipe is such a great front man

Kurt's jag stang

Awesome band and music! One of my faves. ❤

Top demais

I have always thought that Gord Downie of "The Hip" and this band should have gotten together! I love them both!

What's your frequency? "rock n roll'......love it!'

528 HERTZ

I love this !!!

437 hz times by 11

Watching on dec 2019 👍👍👍

"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, TV, movies, magazines
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh

Who can say, I dislike this sound. I can answer, You are crazy, man. It's a wonderful sound. Good chords, good chorus. It's voice, bass, drums and the guitar a perfect soul.

Brilliant!!!

Everyone to dance !😅

I love REM apart from their veiws on trump, Trump for another term!!

I remember when this video came out, media thought M.S was ill since his head was shaved, now 1 out of 3 men over the age of 35 have the same haircut..

My favorite REM song. Much better than shinny happy peeeeooooooooople !

That guitar intro kills it every time!

Not a song you would expect to be non fiction,an REM doc.

I am now telling my 27 year old daughter about this music...luckily, she loves it

rem was cryptic.....hey boomers ...apparently that's what he was saying …....but enjoyable

I can assure you I will be violent free

Violent Free

Let's see you do something that matters. Or you wait til after the bomb is dropped?

Good song,great video.

"Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"

REM 100times better than anything today,

Had this album long time ago... I need to find it!

Dan Rather’s favorite song.

Still remember this song I was 13 when it came out and back in October I turned 38 so what’s that tell you

I've always loved this song.

Who is Kenneth???????????????????????????????????????Or what???

AWSOME BAAAAAND!!!!💥🔊🎼🎤🎵🎧🎶🎸🌋👏👏👏👏👏👏😎

I always found it curious that at a time when most music videos had guitars with no cables coming out of them, this video has the amps and drums mic'd. I I wonder if they made a recording the music video track.

Who else high af right now?

I still don't understand the Frequency, but sure do understand this song....miss REM horribly! Found Michael Stipe at his sexiest in this video....I find myself watching it frequently. I was in my early 30's when I discovered REM, I am grateful I was around for this era of music and truly miss their music the most. Wish I had a violent green shirt!!!

Upam Ganghnam Style

I LOVE this song! But only about a year ago did I learn the lyric isn't "You always said violently" but "You wore a shirt of violent green."

How the hell was this ever a hit?

Never. Gets. Old.

I know, hard to believe it's a quarter of a century old now.

Whats the polarity peoples?
on this jam box radio thing.
Does the positive go on the center post or the outer ring?
General Electric 3-5256A
barrel plug on the back but it don't tell me the way

I live this song, I like to sing it to my brother Kenneth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHilkoEasko - Yellow Jacket by The Type --sounds like REM ---kinda...

Takes me back to my senior year in high school. I can’t believe this song is 25 years old.

1994 rem Monster ist eins der besten alben die sie je gemacht haben !!!! Dieser song war mein Lieblings song Überhaupt ..!! Habe ich immer rauf und runter gespielt den ganzen tag !!!

I MADE UP A PARODY WITH THIS SONG. MY NAME IS KENNETH. I AM. A 5% MINDSET LIKE NIKOLA TESLA, HENRY FORD, THOMAS EDISON. MY IQ IS AROUND 173.
NO ONE GETS ME SO I ALWAYS SAY, " WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH ?" LOL

I dont care what anyone says their body of work over 25 years is simply unrivaled .Bands like
Pear Jam,the smashing pumpkins and soundgarden arent fit to lace their shoes.

REM Gods of music

My favorite rem.

That chord progression is so sweet that I can taste it.

My first cd.... Monster 💙🎶🎶

Same here!

That eyebrow tho...