Man Of The Moon- R.E.M.

"Man on the Moon" es una de los temas más representativos y populares del grupo norteamericano R.E.M. Se lanzó como  segundo sencillo de su álbum Automatic for the People publicado en 1992. La canción fue escrita en solitario por el cantante del grupo Michael Stipe y enseguida obtuvo buenas críticas, alcanzando el puesto nº 30 en el "Billboard Hot 100" estadounidense y el nº 10 de la lista británica de la UK Singles Chart. La letra de la canción ihomenajea en cierta medida la figura del polifacético presentador y humorista norteamericano Andy Kaufman.

El video de la cancion fue dirigido por Peter Care en  el desierto cercano a Lancaster, Valle de Antelope, California, en octubre de 1992. En la lista de mejores videoclip de la revista "Rolling Stone" aparece en el puesto 41 de 100.

MAN ON THE MOON

Mott the Hoople and the game of Life.

Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match.

Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess.

Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess.

Let's play Twister, let's play Risk.

i'll see you heaven if you make the list.

Hey, Andy did you hear about this one?

Tell me, are you locked in the punch?

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.

Newton got beaned by the apple good.

Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp.

Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask.

Now, Andy did you hear about this one?

Tell me, are you locked in the punch?

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.

Here's a little ghost for the offering.

Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's.

Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling

Now, Andy did you hear about this one?

Tell me, are you locked in the punch?

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.