sing alone

saw a performance of bohemian rhapsody on tv...

me:  'you really still can't beat the original...'

friend:  'of course!  that's queen...  it's one of my favorites...'

me:  'i like 'losing my religion'...'

friend:  'that's not queen...'

me:  'yup...  it's R.E.M....  how do you pronounce it, REM (one syllable) or R.E.M. (three syllables)?'

friend:  'R.E.M...'

me:  '♩ ♪  that's me in the corner...  ♫ ♬'

friend sings along and we do a duet...

'♩ ♪  that's me in the spotlight
losing my religion  ♫ ♬'

me:  'aw!  sounds awful...  we don't make beautiful music together...'

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