Covers: Shiny Happy People

R.E.M.’s “Shiny Happy People” was on their album Out of Time which was released 30 years ago yesterday on March 12, 1991. It was also issued as a single. Sesame Street made a version called “Happy Furry Monsters” with the band’s participation.

I don't know why everyone is talking about Shiny Happy People today but it's a terrible song and a black mark in the REM discography.
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 12, 2021

R.E.M.'s 'Out of Time' turns 30 today. Rob Sheffield on how the album invented Nineties rock, and why even "Shiny Happy People" is great https://t.co/lPZlId3U2X
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 12, 2021

Kate Pierson Likes to Think ‘Shiny Happy People’ Was an ‘Homage to the B-52’s’ https://t.co/gDHvmbMaLA via @vulture
— R.E.M. HQ (@remhq) March 11, 2021

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