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Drive

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Lyrics

Smack, crack, bushwhacked.
Tie another one to the racks, baby.
Hey kids, rock and roll.
Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
What if I ride? What if you walk?
What if you rock around the clock?
Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
What if you did? What if you walk?
What if you tried to get off, baby?
Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
Hey kids, shake a leg.
Maybe you’re crazy in the head, baby.
Maybe you did. Maybe you walked.
Maybe you rocked around the clock.
Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
Maybe I ride. Maybe you walk.
Maybe I drive to get off, baby.
Hey kids, shake a leg.
Maybe you’re crazy in the head, baby.
Ollie, ollie.
Ollie ollie ollie.
Ollie ollie in come free, baby.
Hey, kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
Smack, crack. Shack-a-lack.
Tie another one to your back, baby.
Hey kids, rock and roll.
Nobody tells you where to go, baby.
Maybe you did. Maybe you walk.
Maybe you rock around the clock
Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
Maybe I ride. Maybe you walk.
Maybe I drive to get off, baby.
Hey kids, where are you?
Nobody tells you what to do, baby.
Hey kids, rock and roll.
Nobody tells you where to go, baby, baby, baby.

14 Official Releases

Drive (12” Single)
Germany – 9362-40634-0

Drive (Promotional 12” Single)
USA – PRO-A-5942

Drive (7” Single)
Germany – 5439-18708-7

Drive (7” Single)
USA – 5439-18729-7 | 7-18729

Drive (7” Single)
UK – W0136

Drive (Promotional 7” Single)
UK – W0136

Drive (Maxi Cassette)
USA – 4-18729

Drive (Maxi Cassette)
UK – W0136C

Drive (Maxi CD)
USA – 2-18729

Drive (Maxi CD)
USA – 5439-18729-2

Drive (Maxi CD)
Germany – 9362-40633-2 | W0136CDX
Coll. Edt.

Drive (Maxi CD)
Germany – 9362-40634-2 | W0136CD

Drive (Maxi CD)
Japan – WPDP-6308
3”

Drive (Promotional Maxi CD)
USA – PRO CD 5700

Unofficial Releases (Bootlegs)

Drive (Bootleg LP)

Recorded: Demos from various studios and dates.

‘Drive’ is also available on

Hit Collection 2000 (Bootleg LP)

released: unknown

Losing My Religion (Bootleg LP)

released: unknown
Recorded: 11/19/1992, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

1. Drive
2. Monty Got A Raw Deal
3. Everybody Hurts
4. Man On The Moon
5. Losing My Religion
6. Country Feedback
7. Begin The Begin
8. Fall On Me
9. Me In Honey
10. Finest Worksong
11. Drive
12. Love Is All Around
13. Funtime
14. Radio Free Europe
15. Losing My Religion
From Mountain Stage

Strange Currencies (Maxi CD)
Germany – 9362-43513-2 | W0290CD
released: unknown

1. Strange Currencies
2. Drive
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
3. Funtime
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
3. Radio Free Europe
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens

Strange Currencies (Maxi CD)
Germany – 9362-43513-9
released: unknown
Cardsleeve

1. Strange Currencies
2. Drive
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens

Strange Currencies (Maxi CD)
Japan – WPCR-2178
released: unknown

1. Strange Currencies
2. Drive
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
3. Funtime
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
4. Radio Free Europe
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens

1994 (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown

1. Losing My Religion
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston
2. World Leader Pretend
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston
3. Belong
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston
4. Low
live recorded at: 1991-04-28 in Charleston
5. Losing My Religion
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
6. Country Feedback
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
7. Begin The Begin
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
8. Monty Got A Raw Deal
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
9. Everybody Hurts
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
10. Man On The Moon
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
11. Everybody Hurts
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
12. Drive
live recorded at: 1992-11-19 in Athens
13. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York
14. Bang And Blame
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York
15. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
live recorded at: 1994-11-12 in New York

1998 The Greatest Hits Collection (Bootleg CD Album)
Bulgaria –
released: unknown

2nd Strike At the Bowl (Bootleg CD Album)
ISR –
released: unknown
Tracks 1 – 25 Recorded at Milton Keynes 7/30/95 plus 7 Out of Time Outtakes

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Turn You Inside Out
5. Try Not To Breathe
6. I Took Your Name
7. Undertow
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
13. Man On The Moon
14. Country Feedback
15. Half A World Away
16. Losing My Religion
17. Pop Song 89
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Fall On Me
24. Departure
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
26. Night Swim
27. Fretless
28. Kerouac No. 4 (Organ Song)
29. It’s A Free World Baby
30. Unknown
31. Untitled OOT Instrumental
32. Shiny Happy People

Adhesion (Bootleg CD Album)
KTS 471-72
released: unknown
Milton Keynes 7/30/95

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Turn You Inside Out
5. Try Not To Breathe
6. I Took Your Name
7. Undertow
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
13. Man On The Moon
14. Country Feedback
15. Half A World Away
16. Losing My Religion
17. Pop Song 89
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Fall On Me
24. Departure
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Aneurysm ’95 (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown
Recorded: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, 5/15/95

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Circus Envy
3. Crush With Eyeliner
4. Drive
5. Me In Honey
6. Try Not To Breathe
7. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
8. Strange Currencies
9. Revolution
10. Tongue
11. Man On The Moon
12. Country Feedback
13. Monty Got A Raw Deal
14. Losing My Religion
15. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
16. Star Me Kitten
17. I Took Your Name
18. Departure
19. Star 69
20. Get Up
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Pop Song 89
24. Bang And Blame
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Aural Pleasure (Bootleg CD Album)
MOONTUNES 13/14
released: unknown
Recorded: Milton Keynes 7/30/95 + 7/29/95 and 1/16/95 , Tracks 10-14 on disc 2 are from July 29th, and 15-17 are from the

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Turn You Inside Out
5. Try Not To Breathe
6. I Took Your Name
7. Undertow
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
13. Man On The Moon
14. Country Feedback
15. Half A World Away
16. Losing My Religion
17. Pop Song 89
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Fall On Me
24. Departure
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
26. Circus Envy
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes
27. Orange Crush
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes
28. Welcome To The Occupation
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes
29. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
live recorded at: 1995-07-29 in Milton Keynes
30. King Of Comedy
live recorded at: 1995-01-16 in Adelaide
31. Me In Honey
live recorded at: 1995-01-16 in Adelaide
32. Disturbance At The Heron House
live recorded at: 1995-01-16 in Adelaide

Automatic People (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown
Recorded 11/19/92 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA. Last song appears to be MTV Performance.

Automatically Live (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown
Recorded 11/19/92 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA. Last song appears to be MTV Performance.

Back To Rockville (Bootleg CD Album)
FLASHBACK 01-95-0247
released: unknown
Recorded at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL 7/784, Arsenio Hall – 10/17/89, MTV Awards 9/2/93

1. Femme Fatale
2. Radio Free Europe
3. Gardening At Night
4. 9-9
5. Windout
6. Letter Never Sent
7. Sitting Still
8. Driver 8
9. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
10. Seven Chinese Bros.
11. Voice of Harold
12. Harborcoat
13. Hyena
14. Pretty Persuasion
15. Second Guessing
16. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
17. Stand
live recorded at: 1989-10-17 in Hollywood
18. Everybody Hurts
MTV Awards
19. Drive
MTV Awards

Boreal Equinoxia (Bootleg CD Album)
BC 039
released: unknown
Recorded 11/19/92, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA. Plus 3 Bonus Tracks

Classic Traxx (Bootleg CD Album)
SH 69057
released: unknown
All tracks recorded live in USA 1993-1995

1. The Wake-Up Bomb
2. Bang And Blame
3. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
4. Losing My Religion
5. Shiny Happy People
6. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
7. Drive
8. Everybody Hurts
9. Radio Song
10. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
11. Love Is All Around
12. Man On The Moon
13. Pop Song 89
14. Red Rain
15. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
16. The One I Love

Collection 2000 (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown

1. Losing My Religion
2. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
3. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
4. Bang And Blame
5. 9-9
6. White Tornado
7. At My Most Beautiful
8. Can’t Get There From Here
9. Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)
10. Gardening At Night
11. Everybody Hurts
12. Drive
13. Fall On Me
14. Perfect Circle
15. Pretty Persuasion
16. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
17. Strange Currencies
18. The Flowers Of Guatemala
19. Driver 8
20. Why Not Smile

Consider Life (Bootleg CD Album)
NG270493
released: unknown
Recorded 11/19/92, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, 1/20/93 MTV Inaugural Ball

Down Under 95 (Bootleg CD Album)
ROB-1046 A/B
released: unknown
Recorded: 1/16/95

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Circus Envy
3. Crush With Eyeliner
4. Drive
5. King Of Comedy
6. Me In Honey
7. Disturbance At The Heron House
8. Try Not To Breathe
9. Revolution
10. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
11. Tongue
12. Man On The Moon
13. Half A World Away
14. Country Feedback
15. Losing My Religion
16. You
17. Orange Crush
18. Star 69
19. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
20. Let Me In
21. Everybody Hurts
22. I Took Your Name
23. Bang And Blame
24. Finest Worksong

Draggin’ The Line – Greatest Hits ’99 (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown

Drive (Live 1985 – 1992) (Bootleg CD Album)

released: unknown
Recorded: 1985- 1992

1. Losing My Religion
2. Drive
3. Radio Song
4. World Leader Pretend
5. Half A World Away
6. Man On The Moon
7. Everybody Hurts
8. Stand
9. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
10. Orange Crush
11. The One I Love
12. Driver 8
13. Red Rain
14. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
15. Monty Got A Raw Deal
16. Country Feedback
17. Pop Song 89
18. Endgame
19. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Early Movements (Bootleg CD Album)
COP 010
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-11) Chronic Town LP Early Studio Outtakes; (Tracks 12-19)1980 Wuxtury Demos; (Tracks 20-21) Remixes.

Espana ’95 (Bootleg CD Album)
EMCD0001/02
released: unknown
Recorded, San Sebastian, Spain 2/15/95

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Circus Envy
3. Try Not To Breathe
4. Drive
5. Crush With Eyeliner
6. You
7. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
8. Monty Got A Raw Deal
9. Revolution
10. Tongue
11. Man On The Moon
12. I Took Your Name
13. Country Feedback
14. Losing My Religion
15. Departure
16. Star Me Kitten
17. Me In Honey
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Pop Song 89
24. Bang And Blame
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Freak Marmalade (Bootleg CD Album)
KRCD 12
released: unknown
Recorded: Recorded: Track 1 – MTV Music Awards 9/7/95, Track 2-4 – Milton Keynes, London 7/29/95, Track 5-7 – Saturday Night Live 11/12/94, Track 8-12 – Greenpeace benefit 11/19/92, Track 13 – Milton Keynes, London 7/29/95, Track 14-16 – Milano 1995

Gold (Bootleg CD Album)
WH 200297U
released: unknown
Recorded: Unknown Origins.

The Greatest Hits Collection 1998 (Bootleg CD Album)
WH 970427
released: unknown
Recorded: Various

Greatest Hits Live (Bootleg CD Album)
CHER-049-A
released: unknown
Various

1. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
2. The One I Love
3. Welcome To The Occupation
4. Pop Song 89
5. Orange Crush
6. Get Up
7. Stand
8. Losing My Religion
9. Shiny Happy People
10. Radio Song
11. Everybody Hurts
12. Drive
13. Radio Free Europe
14. Superman
15. Driver 8
16. Finest Worksong
17. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
18. Crush With Eyeliner
19. Bang And Blame

Have You Heard This? (Bootleg CD Album)
MOVEMENT 0065
released: unknown

1. Ghost Riders In The Sky
2. Dark Globe
3. Drive
Primary Remix
4. Drive
Secondary Remix
5. Radio Free Europe
Mitch Easter Dub
6. Funtime
7. Shiny Happy People
Music Version
8. Belong
Acoustic
9. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
Alternate
10. See No Evil
11. Summertime
12. Man On The Moon
13. Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
14. Ghost Riders In The Sky
15. Finest Worksong
Lengthy
16. Radio Song
Monster Mix
17. Tainted Obligation
18. Low
19. Low

Heal Heal Rock N Roll (Bootleg CD Album)
OCT 104/105
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95 – National Bowl – Milton Keynes, England

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Turn You Inside Out
5. Try Not To Breathe
6. I Took Your Name
7. Undertow
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
13. Man On The Moon
14. Country Feedback
15. Half A World Away
16. Losing My Religion
17. Pop Song 89
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Fall On Me
24. Departure
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Here Be Monsters (Bootleg CD Album)
SOS-008
released: unknown
Recorded: Unknown

It’s A Free World (Bootleg CD Album)
STE 017
released: unknown
Recorded: (Tracks 1-2) MTV Inagural Ball, (Tracks 3-15) 11/19/92, 40 Watt Club Athens GA,

It’s REM Jim… But Not As We Know Them! (Bootleg CD Album)
TNT 006
released: unknown
Recorded: Various

Live In Athens 1992 (Bootleg CD Album)
SA24.017
released: unknown
Recorded: 11/19/92, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA.

Live Monster (Bootleg CD Album)
VM 019
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95, Milton Keynes, UK

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Try Not To Breathe
5. I Took Your Name
6. Bang And Blame
7. Strange Currencies
8. Man On The Moon
9. Country Feedback
10. Half A World Away
11. Losing My Religion
12. Pop Song 89
13. Finest Worksong
14. Everybody Hurts
15. Fall On Me
16. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Man On The Moon (Bootleg CD Album)
HL 2913
released: unknown
Recorded: 11/19/92, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA

The Megatour (Bootleg CD Album)
CH016/017
released: unknown
Recorded: 1/22/95, Brisbane Australia, (2)11/19/92, 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

1. Circus Envy
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. You
4. Me In Honey
5. King Of Comedy
6. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
7. Revolution
8. Drive
9. Try Not To Breathe
10. Tongue
11. Man On The Moon
12. Half A World Away
13. Losing My Religion
14. Get Up
15. Star 69
16. Country Feedback
17. Disturbance At The Heron House
18. I Took Your Name
19. Finest Worksong
20. Let Me In
21. Everybody Hurts
22. Bang And Blame
23. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
24. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
25. Drive
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
26. Monty Got A Raw Deal
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
27. Everybody Hurts
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
28. Man On The Moon
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
29. Losing My Religion
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
30. Country Feedback
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
31. Begin The Begin
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA
32. Finest Worksong
40 Watt Club, Athens, GA

Monster At Milton Keynes (Bootleg CD Album)
FFCD 09/10
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95, Milton Keynes

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Turn You Inside Out
5. Try Not To Breathe
6. I Took Your Name
7. Undertow
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
13. Man On The Moon
14. Country Feedback
15. Half A World Away
16. Losing My Religion
17. Pop Song 89
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Fall On Me
24. Departure
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It

Monster B-Sides (Bootleg CD Album)
Q-QR7
released: unknown
Recorded: Various

Monster Radio ’95 (Bootleg CD Album)
PD 075/076
released: unknown
Recorded: 7/30/95, Milton Keynes: + 10 Early Tracks

1. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
2. Crush With Eyeliner
3. Drive
4. Turn You Inside Out
5. Try Not To Breathe
6. I Took Your Name
7. Undertow
8. Bang And Blame
9. I Don’t Sleep, I Dream
10. Strange Currencies
11. Revolution
12. Tongue
13. Man On The Moon
14. Country Feedback
15. Half A World Away
16. Losing My Religion
17. Pop Song 89
18. Finest Worksong
19. Get Up
20. Star 69
21. Let Me In
22. Everybody Hurts
23. Fall On Me
24. Departure
25. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
26. West Of The Fields
27. (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
28. Auctioneer (Another Engine)
29. So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
30. Sitting Still
31. Driver 8
32. 9-9
33. Windout
34. Pretty Persuasion
35. Radio Free Europe

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Rene on January 18th, 2010 at 11:28 am:
Drive is my favourite R.E.M. song.

Drive

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