Inspirations for songs can com from very strange places. For instance, R.E.M. had a hit in 1994 with a tune with an inscrutable title and chorus, hat's the Frequency Kenneth. It turns out the song was inspired by famed newsman Dan Rather getting mugged. Rather's attacker kept repeating the phrase "What's the frequency Kenneth?" Apparently R.E.M. liked the sound of the mugger' mantra, and set it to music.
R.E.M. Finds The Frequency
Inspirations for songs can com from very strange places. For instance, R.E.M. had a hit in 1994 with a tune with an inscrutable title and chorus, hat's the Frequency Kenneth. It turns out the song was inspired by famed newsman Dan Rather getting mugged. Rather's attacker kept repeating the phrase "What's the frequency Kenneth?" Apparently R.E.M. liked the sound of the mugger' mantra, and set it to music.
