Now in HD! Check out the official music video for "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?" from R.E.M.'s 1994 album Monster.To learn more, visit http://www.remhq.com...
The song’s title refers to an incident in New York City in 1986 in which two then-unknown assailants attacked journalist Dan Rather while repeating “Kenneth, what is the frequency?”
The background to this song is very interesting…
Exactly, that’s how the title came about.
I always wanted to set up a random music trivia community for stuff like that. Unfortunately, I never got around to it. Maybe one day.
That’s a really good idea!