REM - the flowers of guatemala, 1986

"This song is an interesting one because although it’s a fairly simple song musically, there’s some background to it lyrically. The song starts off with some pretty picked out electric guitar arpeggios from Peter, a light drum beat from Bill that includes some type of percussion that sounds like a triangle, and a somewhat buried bassline from Mike. It’s a very pleasant sound and if the song was twice the speed, it sounds like it would belong on Murmur."