Famously Misinterpreted Songs and What They’re Really About

“The One I Love” by REM

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REM singer Michael Stipe was horrified to hear couples saying the song was their song, and dedicating it to each other on the radio. The song isn’t a love song, but a breakup song. “It’s a brutal kind of song, and I don’t know if a lot of people pick up on that,” he said. Guess this one does not go out to the one I love.

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