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Losing My Religion

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Losing My Religion is a Rap act. Their sound grew out of Fleetwood Mac, Hootie & The Blowfish, The Police and Sinéad O'Connor. Those roots explain a lot about how Losing My Religion arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Are You Gonna Go My Way, Summer of '69, Strong Enough, Here Comes the Rain Again and Girls Just Want to Have Fun, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dan Mangan and Trivium, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Losing My Religion, reaching back through Fleetwood Mac and forward to Dan Mangan. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"Losing My Religion" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on February 19, 1991, by Warner Bros. Records as the first single from their seventh album, Out of Time (1991). It developed from a mandolin riff improvised by the guitarist, Peter Buck. The lyrics, written by the singer, Michael Stipe, concern disillusionment and unrequited love.

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Losing My ReligionFleetwood MacHootie & The BlowfishThe PoliceSinéad O'ConnorDan ManganTriviumAre You Gonna Go My …Summer of '69Strong EnoughHere Comes the Rain …Girls Just Want to H…Hotel CaliforniaBillie JeanEnjoy the Silence

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Losing My Religion connections

Losing My Religion grew out of Fleetwood Mac, Hootie & The Blowfish, The Police and Sinéad O'Connor, shares an orbit with Are You Gonna Go My Way, Summer of '69, Strong Enough and Here Comes the Rain Again, went on to shape Dan Mangan and Trivium. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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