Bandwagon

R.E.M. * Track #12 On Dead Letter Office

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Bandwagon by R.E.M.

Performed by

R.E.M.

Produced by

Joe Boyd

Writed by

Michael Stipe & Lynda Stipe & Bill Berry & Peter Buck & Mike Mills

About

This song was the B-side to “Cant Get There From Here,” the first single off Fables of the Reconstruction, 1985.

As for the song’s theme, parse it a bit and there are two possibilities. The plain reading is the song is a sarcastic invitation to fans jumping on the R.E.M. bandwagon. The second rea...

Bandwagon Lyrics

[Chorus]
Come on aboard, I promise you you won't hurt the horse
We treat him well, we feed him well
There's lots of room for you on the bandwagon
The road may be rough, the weather may forget us

[Verse 1]
But won't we all parade around and sing our songs
A magic kingdom, open-armed
Greet us hello, bravo, name in lights
Passing on the word to fellow passengers and players, passing in
Until you're tired looking at all the flags
And all the banners waving
This is some parade, yesiree Bob
Could we have known?
Yesiree Bob, could we have known?
Look at all the flags and all the banners waving
Open up our arms, a magic kingdom, open-armed and greet us all

[Chorus]
Come on aboard, I promise you you won't hurt the horse
We treat him well, we feed him well
There's lots of room for you on the bandwagon
The road may be rough, the weather may forget us

[Verse 2]
But won't we all parade around
And sing our songs and wave our flags
A magic kingdom, greet us all hello
Greet us hello, greet us hello

Bandwagon Q&A

Who wrote Bandwagon's ?

Bandwagon was written by Michael Stipe & Lynda Stipe & Bill Berry & Peter Buck & Mike Mills.