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| R.E.M. – What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This is according to AskYahoo: News anchor Dan Rather was mugged in 1986 by a madman as he walked down the street in Manhattan. His assailant repeated "Kenneth, what's the frequency" Michael Stipe wrote this song in 1994 - the identity of the assailant was revealed in 1997 as William Tager. Tager had killed an NBC stagehand earlier and was serving time for that crime. He said that the newsmedia beamed signals into his head and believed he could block them if he found the correct frequency. Hence: "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" Rather even joined R.E.M. on The Late Show when they were the musical guest. |
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