There's even, like, an old video that we keep closely guarded of us lip-syncing "Don't Stop Me Now" at summer camp. Goldberg: Nick and I grew up loving Queen. video: "Everybody, get in your cars! This isn't safe!" And then at the end of the song, it's like, "What are you? Out of your minds? Get back on the bus!" That's how I always felt about the R.E.M. We thought it was so funny because it's the biggest woman in the world, and that's where you get your first period? I think it was Nick who had the idea to have a singing tampon that looked like Michael Stipe. So I'm glad they gave me the book.Īndrew Goldberg: I don't doubt we sent Mark a whole bunch of information about menstruation, because we wanted the songs to be informative as well - this one at least. Very early on we had the idea to have the second episode be about Jessi, the main girl in the show, getting her first period at the Statue of the Liberty - that happened to a very close friend Nick and I grew up with. The writers gave me this book that's written like a cutely illustrated guide for 12-year-olds, describing, Hey, what's going on with my body? I thought, Yeah, I won't be needing this, but sure enough, I was like, Wait, what does happen? I would've totally fucked this up.
I think works comedically because it's not trying to make a joke out of periods as much as it is just earnestly singing about something so clinical. Mark Rivers: I think this is the only song I sing of the bunch - that's me doing Michael Stipe! Everybody, of course, is familiar with " Everybody Hurts," - definitely one of my favorite R.E.M.
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