I usually hate those earworms, LOVE IT when THIS song is stuck in my head for days!

My dog Sam (miniature Schnauzer) really DID eat purple flowers...those tiny ones that carpet the woods in the early spring. I still think of Sam every time I see a purple flower.

@guydreamr

Жыл бұрын

And every time you hear this song.

I still own a copy of the Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack. It's a solid soundtrack. I also secretly like REM's cover better than the original just because I love Michael Stipe's voice so much.

@PaulGoodeK

6 жыл бұрын

I think that Berry or Mills sings lead on this.

@timothybessemer7316

4 жыл бұрын

I still like the Tommy James original a tad more but that said this is a tremendous cover!

@oaksmane

4 жыл бұрын

That soundtrack is highly underrated.

@drbobdc8319

4 жыл бұрын

Me too... :)

@m0L3ify

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that soundtrack was the best! I still have my copy, too. I used to listen to it endlessly when I'd drive from LA to SF to visit my sister whenever I had a break at work. Good times.

this is the best song ever!

Fantastic cover of a Tommy James hit from 1971.

Great cover by a great band. The original is great also.

Has a beach boys feel to it - with the bright sunshine and draggin' the line :)

The original I learned from my Dad when I was about six. He has an exceptional knack for liking just the right songs. He likes this version very much as I do also. No matter what a bad day I'm having or bad mood I'm in, if I play 'Draggin' the Line' (REM or Tommy James) I always feel better afterwards.

@AstarOfDavid

3 ай бұрын

Check out the version by "Beat Goes Bang" from the "Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead" sound track! and the one by "Cameron Dye"

this is a worthy cover...it's different (like it should be), but it keeps the harmonies and horns that really make this song pop

@beare.5622

2 жыл бұрын

Here’s a modern tribute to this timeless classic. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJij0dt-YqnJedI.html

@shannonvanderhoof4810

2 жыл бұрын

Gimme some Brass.. I love sounding 📯📯📯 TRUMPETS !!! 🔊❤🥁

This is the best version of this song!😊❤

The original was by Tommy Jones and the Shondells in 1971. R.E.M. kills it. great song. This post is mainly just for the people that come in surprised to see the REM does this song..

@80sbuttrock

2 жыл бұрын

Actually this was TJ's first solo hit sans the Shondells

@johncalaway4446

2 жыл бұрын

Tommy James and the Shondells

@Shamanator

5 ай бұрын

@@johncalaway4446 No, just Tommy James; he recorded it after leaving The Shondells in 1970. Written by Tommy James and Bob King.

@scottspence1

Ай бұрын

Count me as surprised. Covers can go either way, these guys nailed it

A great rendition to an old song. Best i ever heard/

such a perfect cover! great pop music! the sun the moon and r.e.m.

Wow, the last two minutes are hypnotic.

PRETTY GOOD COVER

I'm diggin this

@Chris-ey6rn

4 жыл бұрын

Leese Burge Foley me too. Damn good cover 👍

I always thought Michael's voice would be perfect for this song ❤❤❤

Great cover!

Sneaking in the Crimson and Clover vibe.

@IstasPumaNevada

3 жыл бұрын

And doing it repeatedly, and repeatedly.

This song IS summer.

@massvt3821

Жыл бұрын

But...he digs snow and rain, too.......

I don't know if i like the original more or the cover...... both excellent songs though. x3

@IstasPumaNevada

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the mixing/sound quality on this is better than the original (though considering the respective time period/tech and (probably) budgets, it better be, heh), and between that and hearing the REM cover first via Austin Powers during a young point in my life, I prefer this version.

Been looking for this for a long time. Not surprised to see it’s REM.

Of course, Mills nailed the bass part.

I used to love this song - I remember I bought that CD with soundtrack of A.P.2 mostly because of this song

One of the rare ones that is better than the original. Weird this version is not on Spotify.

@conservat1vepatr1ot

3 жыл бұрын

Just came here losing my mind over that fact...

@derekdavila432

3 жыл бұрын

Very very good....but better? No chance

@earthtruthhunters1642

3 жыл бұрын

@@derekdavila432 freedom is beeeeutiful man. Tomato toematto. I love both versions but lean toward REM. To be honest I grew up with James version, didn't know till 2020 that REM covered it. How can I not know that for 30 years? Be blessed man.

@PsychedelicFerret

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent cover :) didn't know it even existed till right now. Like Tommy's version better though :) Nice fuzzy throwback to the psychedelic 60's :)

@earthtruthhunters1642

3 жыл бұрын

@@PsychedelicFerret TOTALLY

Nice cover.

Well Done!!! 👍👍👍👍

Awesome cover! Always amazing.

Tres cool

My playlist begins here. Hope to play this while traveling with the love of my life my girlfriend.

Unexpected Cover…. Awesome

REM did cool versions of classics... Draggin' the Line (Tommy James and the Shondells), Iam Superman (originally done by The Clique), among a few others but these two, in my opinion, are the best

@ldolphin34

Ай бұрын

Without Michael stipe, the rest of the band was in a one-time group with Warren Zevon called the Hindu Love Gods that did a bunch of Blues covers, and a rousing rendition of Prince's Raspberry Beret. That Prince cover has to be heard to be believed.

AWESOME cover! ✌️🎶🎤🎸🥁🔥💙

I love the original by Tommy James but REM do an AMAZING job of it.

I used to hang around Athens georgia music scene allot back in the early 1990s, I visited the old church where r.e.m played, saw many bands, dryvin and crying, B52s, government mule, left front tire, and many more. Places like the handle bar, 40 watt, georgia theater and others. Plus the wuxtry record store. Great memories

@Shamanator

5 ай бұрын

I started UGA in the Fall of '79 and boarded in the basement of Reed Hall Dorm (Rm 33); Bill Berry lived on the 3rd floor. We became friends the day before the 1st day of classes (a Sunday) after he started blasting "God Save the Queen" out of his dorm window, echoing 100dB off the outside of Sanford Stadium. I'll never forget the absolute freedom I felt, pogo dancing in the drizzle to The Sex Pistols under his window. He popped his head out -- "Hey, I'm Bill...who are you?" We ended up sharing a bowl in his dorm room, where he already had his drums set up. A month later we carried my Yamaha CP30 stereo electric piano up 4 flights of stairs and had the privilege of jamming out with Mike Mills, Bill, and some other guy (not Pete Buck) on guitar for several hours. Was in a mutual friends dorm room down from Bill's listening to the student radio station the night they supposedly decided to call themselves "REM" (via a pseudo poll on WUOG). Went to the first 6 Human Rights festivals; danced my heart out to Little Tigers, Pylon, Flat Duo Jets, Porn Orchard, Whitehouse China, Christy McCullough and the Challengers (!), Jason and the Nashville Scorchers, Widespread Panic at the original (and 2nd and 3rd) 40 Watt Clubs (where they had a keg in the corner with 8 oz plastic Solo cups of beer for a quarter!), Tyrones, The I & I, Uptown Lounge. Good times for both of us, @wjfc1968 !

love it

I never realised this was an R.E.M song, despite having watched Austin Powers 2 for many years. That explains why I liked this song when I heard it in the movie :")

@SoulShines4U

5 жыл бұрын

It's actually *not* an R.E.M. song, it's originally by Tommy James and came out in 1971. 😉

@eddieschwab864

3 жыл бұрын

Yep originally recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells

@thomasedmundrichards

2 жыл бұрын

🤦‍♂️

The best cover of any song I've ever heard. This is just as enjoyable as the original by Tommy James and the Shondells..

"My dog Sam eats purple flowers, We ain't got much, but what we've got's ours." I always thought this line was "My dog Sam eats purple flowers, I think I much prefer weak-eyed sours" 😂

@IstasPumaNevada

3 жыл бұрын

Hah, yep, though for me it was "I think I'd much prefer we'd got sours". And no, I had no idea what it was supposed to mean. :D

@shannonvanderhoof4810

2 жыл бұрын

Whiskey Sour's 🌾🍹🍒

@m0L3ify

2 жыл бұрын

@@shannonvanderhoof4810 haha I like that!

Damn! This is a good cover.

Totally on point, well done.

this song is in my favorite key F sharp!

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The best version of Draggin' The Line.

Best version of the Shondells classic.

@daliborsnajdr6871

5 жыл бұрын

It's Tommy James solo stuff not The Shondells track

@detlefzimmer3956

3 жыл бұрын

@@daliborsnajdr6871 yes....in 1971......

I come across The spy who shagged me soundtrack at a yard sale for $1 and it was every penny

I just discovered this version today [SLAPS FOREHEAD]. How did I miss this all these years?? I do like it better than the original by Tommy James (sorry).

The last time I heard this song I was a kid

Tommy James and the Shondells, the best unknown band there ever was.

@eddieschwab864

2 жыл бұрын

Unknown?? They had hits in BOTH the 60s and the 70s. Tommy James was also an excellent songwriter AND producer as well...

@steveshattah

2 жыл бұрын

Best unknown 100 million record selling band ever.

Very good

Well done.

Great fucking cover!!! Wow.

Always subliminally addictive....always

Good versions that I didn't know existed, but Tommy James and the Shondells still the best, but this version is good too..

@thomasedmundrichards

2 жыл бұрын

This is better

musikalisch für mich stärker wie das Original von 1971, yeah !

If you listen near the end its got abit of "The Lifting" vibe.

Don't tell mom about the babysitter.....we found the buick though lol

I didn't no the ga boys covered this one , damn these guys are good , I believe in coyotes

It’s been said before and now once more, this cover is better than the original. (Of course, that’s just an opinion).

This song gives me shivers... what's that all about

@thomasedmundrichards

2 жыл бұрын

You’re cold maybe. Put a jumper on

Holy shit I didn’t know this was R.E.M

@MobinKiadeh

3 жыл бұрын

This is the cover done for Austin Powers 2, the original was by Tommy James and the Shondells.

@eddieschwab864

2 жыл бұрын

@@MobinKiadeh even though they were covering it I'm thinking it was made long before Austin Powers 2. I'm not sure if it was on automatic for the people, out of time, or one of the other albums I know it was not on Monster or anything later oh, I'm pretty sure also that it was not on Green

Very respectful of the original,

I love this interpretation of the song. Much more of an "alternative" vibe to it than the original. Is Mills singing lead here? The voice sounds lighter than Stipe's.

@robcohen5585

3 жыл бұрын

It does sound more like Mills. Maybe he was in charge if covers as he sang lead on "I am Superman" too.

@Wolfdragon92584

3 жыл бұрын

@@robcohen5585 He did. He has a lovely voice. On their early stuff you can hear Bill Berry sing backup as well. It's mesmeric.

the day tat someone says that to you is the day yo've met a REAL REM fan..........just sayin.

"DRAGGING THE LINE INTO THE UNITED STATES CONFEDERACY"! TUES. 12/5/2023.

check out Tommy James back tracks on youtube and his movie story will be out soon as casting gets done

Who produced this cover? It’s very William Orbit no?

Sigh, I'll always be sad they never covered Crimson and Clover

i'm pissed that it's geoblocked on spotify

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Who posted that ? you gotta let the little girl on roller skates tell her mom that she needs coco..........I hear you precious........

Pretty good cover but tommy james is the man and original are the best 9/10 times but damn good job on this one

Credit for nailing it but it's basically just an exact cover. I'd have liked to hear them add a bit of their own flair to it but that's just me being picky! About the equvilant of Weezer covering The Rains Down in Africa 😂

@KylesSocietyofMisfit

2 жыл бұрын

Did you not hear the layers of reverb effects as they melted into that whole jam section? I think this is a good cover for people who wish the song cwas longer. The same formula but different vibe~

This cover is done by Tommy Rowe. Not REM.

@MobinKiadeh

8 жыл бұрын

No this is R.E.M, it was done for the movie Austin Powers 2.

@matthewpeterson1599

7 жыл бұрын

Mobin Kiadeh tommy Rowe does the original... google it

@MobinKiadeh

7 жыл бұрын

matthew peterson​ no the original was done by Tommy James and the Shondells. R.E.M covered the song for the movie Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me, which is the one in this video.

@matthewstetson1840

6 жыл бұрын

Duh.

Austin Powers.

Someone who lives in Vegas by choice is No Rock Star.

@Burt472

5 жыл бұрын

Noted

@leeseburger2937

4 жыл бұрын

Who's doing that?

This is Tommy James and the Shondells doesn’t sound anything like REM

@BigRalphN

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry. This Is REMs cover from The Spy Who Shagged Me album. Very true to the original but if you search you will find the original and hear the difference immediately

*Wow. Nothing like the original, by Tommy James & the Shondells. Nothing.*

it is OK but tommy james does it better

@perfectfan2006

5 жыл бұрын

t/y donna

@1966CARTER

5 жыл бұрын

True but it is worth listening to

@eclecticreader961

5 жыл бұрын

I prefer R.E.M. Tommy James is too country and not enough groove.

@quentinwade8506

4 жыл бұрын

R.E.M's version is superior I must tell you

This version is good but nothing comes close to the original

nonsensical why rem covered this song

Tommy James did the original.

This song is a fart compared to the original

Still not as good as the original.

Not as impacting

Nice try but no cigar. I still prefer Tommy James .

REM ruined a Hollies classic.

Sucks!

this version sucks

@perfectfan2006

8 жыл бұрын

cool they did it buttttt not even close to how much Tommy James did with so little under such a rotten situation as he had back then. he did my baby and kicked the Beatles out of number 1 when he was 15 years old his talent was a gift from god