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R.E.M. – Bad Day Lyrics 16 years ago
'86... Ronald Reagan... quoting him almost verbatim

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R.E.M. – Bad Day Lyrics 18 years ago
As I recall, Reagan actually said (paraphrasing) that we were dug in deep, and the price was steep. Which obviously inspired the added line "the auctioneer is such a creep."

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R.E.M. – Bad Day Lyrics 18 years ago
LaurieHart:

'Sure all men are created equal
Here's the Church, here's the steeple'

I believe is tongue-in-cheek for "Sure all men are created equal as long as they are Christians like me Ronald Reagan"

The song I believe was inspired by the press conference in which Reagan described the annihilation of countless non-Christian "other guys" as a "bad day." Some saw it as a flippant comment, given how Reagan viewed the Evil Empire and 'atheistic' regimes, and non-Christians in general.

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