Binky the Doormat by R.E.M.
Binky the Doormat by R.E.M.

Binky the Doormat

R.E.M. * Track #10 On New Adventures In Hi-Fi

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Binky the Doormat by R.E.M.

Release Date
Mon Sep 09 1996
Performed by
R.E.M.
Produced by
Scott Litt & R.E.M.
Writed by
Michael Stipe & Mike Mills & Peter Buck & Bill Berry
About

The title of the song is taken from the 1992 dark comedy film “Shakes the Clown”, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. In one scene, another clown named Binky, in the midst of a cocaine binge, wallows in self-pity and says he should be called “Binky The Doormat.”

Binky the Clown, looking not creepy at a...

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Binky the Doormat Lyrics

[Verse 1]
This is horror movie stuff
The muffin is peach, you're 'making love'
You mean this opera involves handcuffs?
I lay defeated
Yeah, sour milk mouth, horseradish sweet
She's a girl, and she's loving me
But distance is my tendency
I am defeated

[Chorus]
Have you lost your place? (Go away, go away)
I wore my doormat face (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (Go away, go away)

[Verse 2]
If I'm your oyster, where's the war?
You leave me gasping, tattered and torn
Oh, I know you can't find a fork
I am just a little acorn
Well, acorns grow to mighty trees
You've got sauce, but you don't have knees
Now look who's asking pretty please
I lay defeated

[Chorus]
Have you lost your place? (Go away, go away)
I wore my doormat face (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (Go away, go away)
Wow!

[Verse 3]
Call your bathroom friends around
I will fake a little frown
I will be your little clown
Easily defeated
Yeah, shut the door and open wide
Seconal and astroglide
Fuck with me and traumatize
Don't you see I love your hide?
All the beauty that's trapped inside
Can't you see I love your hide?
Can't you see I love your hide?
Can't you see it?

[Chorus]
Have you lost your place? (Go away, go away)
I wore my doormat face (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go, go, go)
I hung my this or that (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go away)
I laid my welcome mat (Go away, go away)
(Go away, go, go, go)
Go away, go away (Go away, go away)
Go away, go away (Go away, go away)
Go away, go away (Go away, go away)

Binky the Doormat Q&A

Who wrote Binky the Doormat's ?

Binky the Doormat was written by Michael Stipe & Mike Mills & Peter Buck & Bill Berry.

Who produced Binky the Doormat's ?

Binky the Doormat was produced by Scott Litt & R.E.M..

When did R.E.M. release Binky the Doormat?

R.E.M. released Binky the Doormat on Mon Sep 09 1996.

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