(Don't Go Back To) Rockville (track) by R.E.M.
Year: 1984
From the album Reckoning (track #9)


(Don't Go Back To) Rockville appears on the following album(s) by R.E.M.:
- Reckoning (track #9) (this album) (1984)
- The Best Of R.E.M. (track #6) (compilation) (1991)
- Eponymous (track #5) (compilation) (1988)
- Live (track #20) (2007)
- Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982–2011 (track #6) (compilation) (2011)
- And I Feel Fine... The Best Of The I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (track #5) (compilation) (2006)
- R.E.M. At The BBC (track #35) (compilation) (2018)
- The Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC (track #17) (compilation) (2018)
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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Yes Stipe sounds like he’s smiling as he’s singing it, and I wonder if it’s a little tongue in cheek country ditty.
Whatever the intention though, it turned out just great.
One of my most favorite R.E.M. songs
A jolly song.
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