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"Driver 8" was the second single from R.E.M.'s third album, ''Fables of the Reconstruction''. Released in September 1985, the song peaked at #22 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was not released in Europe. The song refers to the Southern Crescent, a passenger train operated by the Southern Railroad until 1979, and continues today (with fewer stops) as the Amtrak ''Crescent''. The music video shows Chessie System trains running around Clifton Forge, Virginia. Guitarist Peter Buck admitted in the liner notes for the band's 2003 compilation album ''In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003'' that the verse chords for the song "Imitation of Life" were unintentionally taken from the verse chords of "Driver 8." ==Cover versions== *It was covered by Hootie and the Blowfish in 2000 on their covers-only album ''Scattered, Smothered and Covered'' after the band performed a live version of the song with R.E.M. on the UK's ''TFI Friday'' in October 1998. *Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger's bluegrass instrumental cover appears on 2001's ''Pickin' on R.E.M.: The Bluegrass Tribute''. *Death Cab for Cutie played the song on their 2006 UK tour for the album ''Plans'', although they have not released an official recording of it. *Old 97's covered it on their covers-only EP ''Mimeograph'' released on July 6, 2010. *Indie rock band The Walkmen covered the song as a part of ''The A.V. Clubs A.V. Undercover series in August of 2010. *Santa Cruz Bicycles produced a mountain bike model called Driver 8. It was first released in 2009.〔http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/product/review-santa-cruz-driver-8-custom-build-35095/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Driver 8」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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