by Sunblynd 5.0 on June 21st, 2006
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT; (REM) in psychology the periodic rapid jerky movement of the eyeballs under closed eyelids during sleep, usually a sign associated with REM dream sleep.
The band REM chose this monikor themselves.
by MarshalFoche on July 18th, 2006
They decided upon the name REM after randomly flipping through the dictionary. Their origially were named the Twisted Kites.
by what on June 10th, 2008
Rapid Eye Movement
by ComicGoofBall48 on June 10th, 2008
THAT WOULD BE RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
by Anonymous on April 3rd, 2007
rapid ear movement
by Google a Foo Fighting COAT on January 20th, 2009
Rapid eye movement.
by iwnit on June 10th, 2008
1) "After considering names like "Twisted Kites", "Cans of Piss", and "Negro Wives", the band settled on "R.E.M.", which Stipe selected at random from a dictionary."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M.
2) REM or R.E.M. stays for Rapid Eeye Movement
"Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_eye_movement_sleep
3) "They had to have a name and the legend goes, I’m not exactly sure how true this is, but I’m told that they locked themselves in a room with some refreshments and a dictionary. And they agreed they weren’t gonna come out until they picked the name they were gonna go with. And evidently I believe it was Michael’s finger went on REM and they decided that would be a good name.
Now I’m told by another band member that it wasn’t necessarily the first one they pointed at in the dictionary. If they were gonna play a show and have a concert, they had to have a name. And so they ended up getting the name REM. They considered various other ones, but they decided on REM because it didn’t pigeon hole them any particular way. This was a time when there was all this new wave. There was punk. There was southern music. There were all kinds of genres of music. And some names you would just know that band was a certain kind of band. REM seemed a little more vague to them and they figured it would probably let them be whoever they wanted to be. It was almost irrelevant to the music they wanted to make."
Source and further information:
http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/rem
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by keithold thanks all baggers on March 30th, 2009
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What is your favorite R.E.M song?
by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on July 20th, 2008
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What's the first song that comes to mind for R.E.M.?
by Stu B in white tie and tailCOAT on August 15th, 2008
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What does REM stand for in the band named REM?
by charny211 on June 20th, 2006
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What happened to REM/Michael Stipe?
by Paper_Doll on December 22nd, 2006
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