Back in the early ’80s, Late Night with David Letterman would book up-and-coming acts that the 11:30 shows wouldn’t take a chance on. One of these groups was R.E.M. who made their U.S. television debut on the NBC program on October 6, 1983. The Georgians sat for an interview and played Radio Free Europe and So. Central Rain. Take a look at the best quality clip of the spot to surface yet…
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Such a great video. Awesome they played So. Central Rain – taking a chance playing a song so new they hadn’t even named it yet. I’m sure they knew how good it was. Early R.E.M. was the soundtrack to my life – sad they broke up. But their final album was a great way to go out – “It Happened Today” is a beautiful song and encapsulates everything I love about the band.