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- #1
Finest WorksongR.E.M.
- #2
Welcome to the OccupationR.E.M.
- #3
Exhuming McCarthyR.E.M.
- #4Disturbance at the Heron House
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- #5Strange
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- #6
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)R.E.M.
- #7
The One I LoveR.E.M.
- #8Fireplace
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- #9Lightnin’ Hopkins
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- #10King of Birds
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- #11Oddfellows Local 151
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Oddfellows Local 151 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Odd Fellows Local 151 behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits to prove a sage, to teach
Peewee gathered up his proof, reached up to scratch his head
Fell down and hit the ground again
[Chorus]
Firehouse
Firehouse
[Verse 2]
Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach?
This boy and girl that gather pearls of wisdom
Falling from his mouth
Wash off the blood, wash off the rum
[Chorus]
Firehouse
Firehouse
[Verse 3]
Odd Fellows Local 151 behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach
This boy and girl that gather pearls of wisdom
Falling from his mouth
Wash off the blood, wash off the 151
[Chorus]
Firehouse
Firehouse
Firehouse
Firehouse
[Outro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Firehouse
Oddfellows Local 151 Q&A
Who wrote Oddfellows Local 151's ?
Oddfellows Local 151 was written by Bill Berry & Peter Buck & Mike Mills & Michael Stipe.
Who produced Oddfellows Local 151's ?
Oddfellows Local 151 was produced by Scott Litt & R.E.M..
When did R.E.M. release Oddfellows Local 151?
R.E.M. released Oddfellows Local 151 on Tue Sep 01 1987.
What did R.E.M. say about "Oddfellows Local 151"?
Guitarist Peter Buck explained to Q magazine in 1992:
That song is actually about all these winos who used to live down the street from us. They used to live in cars. We call them the The Motor Club. These old guys would sleep in the cars and drink all the time. I think there was a guy called Pee W...