Sara Covers R.E.M.'s "Sweetness Follows"

Sara Quin and Kaki King have contributed the song "Sweetness Follows" to the 15th anniversary tribute album for R.E.M. You can read what Sara had to say about it, listen and even download the song over on Drive XV. Thanks to Jack for the info and link.

Sara Quin (Tegan & Sara) On "Sweetness Follows"
"When I was in grade six, my then boyfriend had an older brother who introduced him to the world of Monty Python, Adidas high tops and R.E.M. By association, well before I had ever thought to throw away my New Kids On The Block tapes and Double Dragon video games, I was 'in the know.' Automatic For The People was a Christmas gift from my mom when I was in the seventh grade. My friends and I would hang off my step dads workout equipment in the basement of my house, blasting this album. 'Sweetness Follows' is so pretty, with such a strange anticlimactic chorus, which I still love and admire about it. It's interesting to me, with only the perspective of a small career in my lenses, to imagine what R.E.M. was thinking and experiencing after they put this album out. I always wonder if artists knew they were making something classic, something that would influence a geeky 12-year-old to dance in the basement in the suburbs."