Watch Michael Stipe and Jason Isbell perform R.E.M.’s ‘The One I Love’ and ‘Driver 8’ at Kamala Harris event
nme.comMichael Stipe was joined by Jason Isbell as he performed two R.E.M. songs at a campaign concert for Kamala Harris on Friday (October 4).The ‘Get Out The Vote’ event took place at Schenley Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and saw Stipe singing ‘The One I Love’ and ‘Driver 8’, both songs he has not performed in public since 2008.The two musicians also played two songs from Isbell’s catalogue: ‘Traveling Alone’ from 2013 album ‘Southeastern’ and ‘Hope The High Road’ from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s ‘The Nashville Sound’ from 2017.Watch fan-captured footage from the event here:A post shared by R.E.M. (@rem)Stipe and Isbell were introduced by Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff, and Stipe, ahead of ‘The One I Love’, said: “It’s been a while since I’ve sung these songs, 16 years in fact, but I’m really happy to be here with Jason and with the soon-to-be First Gentleman ever of the United States of America,”‘The One I Love’ was R.E.M.’s first chart hit in the US, reaching Number Nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. ‘Driver 8’ was first released on 1985’s ‘Fables Of The Reconstruction’, the Athens band’s third studio album.In playing in support of the Democratic nomination for US President, Stipe and Isbell become the latest musicians to throw their weight behind her campaign.Bon Iver recently played at a rally in Wisconsin, Alanis Morissette took to the stage at a Harris fundraiser in Los Angeles last weekend, and P!nk recently joined Isbell to perform at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.Other names to have come out in support of Harris include Ariana Grande, Lizzo and Olivia Rodrigo – the latter of whom highlighted the VP’s stance on reproductive rights.Charli XCX endorsed Harris by posting: “Kamala IS brat”, a.
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