Real People Mentioned in R.E.M. Songs

Click the correct answer to complete the R.E.M. lyrics that mention real-life people.
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____ _______ in the wrestling match
Man on the Moon / Comedian Andy Kaufman
Birds and snakes, an aeroplane, _____ _____ is not afraid
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) / Comedian Lenny Bruce
I always thought of you as quick, Exhuming ________
Exhuming McCarthy / U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy
A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading from __ _____
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite / Children's author Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
Dreaming of _____ ______, whoever she is
E-Bow the Letter / Opera singer Maria Callas
That's when _______ ___ takes a tug upon the string
Wendell Gee / Georgia (USA) businessman Wendell Gee
Mister ____ _______ in a breakfast mess
Man on the Moon / Wrestler Freddie Blassie
Mountains sit in a line, _______ _________
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) / Conductor Leonard Bernstein
_____ ________ proud, congratulate me
Begin the Begin / English military officer and colonist Myles Standish
_____ this seems strange to me
Monty Got a Raw Deal / Actor Montgomery Clift
It's a ___ ___ kind of sky
Feeling Gravitys Pull / Artist Man Ray
Mister _______ ______ had the gall to ask
Man on the Moon / Naturalist Charles Darwin
They crowded up to _____ with their noses worn off
Harborcoat / Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin
______ ________, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs
It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) / Soviet politician Leonid Brezhnev
Hey Andy, are you goofing on ______? "Hey Baby"
Man on the Moon / Singer Elvis Presley
Let's begin again like ______ ______, Zen
Begin the Begin / Protestant Reformer Martin Luther
I don't want to be ____ ___, but if that's what it takes, hey
I Took Your Name / Musician Iggy Pop
Another chance has been engaged, to throw _______ and rearrange
Finest Worksong / Naturalist Henry David Thoreau
Can't see where to worship Popeye, love __ _____
Just a Touch / Singer Al Green
Al Green
Andy Kaufman
Charles Darwin
Dr Seuss
Elvis
Fred Blassie
Iggy Pop
Lenin
Lenny Bruce
Leonard Bernstein
Leonid Brezhnev
Man Ray
Maria Callas
Martin Luther
McCarthy
Monty
Myles Standish
Thoreau
Wendell Gee
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May 23, 2026
Love it! Good one, FurSeal!
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May 23, 2026
Thanks so much!