R.E.M did the same thing with Hope from the 1998 album UP, their first without drummer Bill Berry. In contrast to Wayne Coyne, they actually gave Leonard Cohen a writing credit on the song, which borrows heavily from Suzanne. Its almost more audacious to give a writing credit to a living legend who didn't work on the song than it is to just let the influence speak for itself. Maybe they asked Lenny first?
In any case, don't let anyone tell you that this album is REM's experimental eletronica masterpiece ala Kid A.
Bollocks! Its just plain weak, though I do dig this track .
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