Frontman Michael Stipe said of "Stand" that the single came out of the band discussing The Banana Splits, The Monkees and similar 1960s "bubblegum" pop. "They threw these super bubblegummy songs at me, and I said, 'I'll raise you and see you one.' And I wrote the most inane lyrics that I could possibly write. Now, it was a very intentional thing to do that. I really like most of those songs, in fact." Guitarist Peter Buck described it as "without a doubt, the stupidest song we've ever written. That's not necessarily a bad thing though."
13 сен 2024
