Monty Got a Raw Deal
R.E.M. * Track #7 On Automatic for the People
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Album Automatic for the People
Monty Got a Raw Deal by R.E.M.
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R.E.M.Writed by
Bill Berry & Michael Stipe & Mike Mills & Peter BuckAbout
“Monty Got A Raw Deal” is the seventh song on R.E.M.’s eighth studio album, Automatic for the People. Like a majority of the music on the album, “Monty” is a somber, mostly acoustic meditation about navigating the future when the past is haunting you.
The title is a reference to both Montgomery Cli...
Monty Got a Raw Deal Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Monty, this seems strange to me
The movies had that movie thing
But nonsense has a welcome ring
And heroes don't come easily
Now, nonsense isn't new to me
I know my head, I know my feet
But mischief knocked me in the knees
So, just let go
Just let go
I saw the ocean meet the man
I saw you buried in the sand
A friend was there to hold your hand
Said, walk on by
So, I went walking through the street
I saw you strung up in a tree
A woman knelt there said to me
Said, hold your tongue
Hold your tongue
[Chorus]
You don't owe me anything
You don't want this sympathy (Waste your breath)
Don't you waste your breath (Waste your breath)
For the silver screen
[Verse 2]
That nonsense doesn't mean a thing
They tried to bust you in a sting
But virtue isn't everything
So, don't waste time
Now, here's a rhyme that you can steal
Put this on your reel to reel
Mischief threw a rotten deal
Monty's laying low
He is laying low
Just let go
Just let go
[Chorus]
You don't owe me anything
You don't want this sympathy (Waste your breath)
Don't you waste your breath (Waste your breath)
Monty, this seems strange to me
Monty Got a Raw Deal Q&A
Who wrote Monty Got a Raw Deal's ?
Monty Got a Raw Deal was written by Bill Berry & Michael Stipe & Mike Mills & Peter Buck.
Who produced Monty Got a Raw Deal's ?
Monty Got a Raw Deal was produced by Scott Litt & R.E.M..
When did R.E.M. release Monty Got a Raw Deal?
R.E.M. released Monty Got a Raw Deal on Mon Oct 05 1992.
What did R.E.M. say about "Monty Got a Raw Deal"?
In a 2017 interview with Newsweek, Stipe mentioned that he once told Elizabeth Taylor about this song:
When I mention the track, Stipe launches into a story about meeting Clift’s onetime co-star Elizabeth Taylor at Elton John’s birthday party. He told the elderly actress about the song. She grabbed...