Great little tune, don't you think? I remember the first time I heard REM's classic. I had no idea what they were singing about.

Now I do.

The world is constantly changing. The end of the old world has come and gone more times than I can count. Think about it. Look back to the 70s or 80s, or however far back you can remember.

Are things the same?

In 1979, when I first started writing my own music, the recording studio I put together was a joke...