(As taken from R.E.M.’s Facebook page)
“Amazing”/”Wonderful”/”Beautiful” – Gave up counting after 90 comments.
Discussion of how R.E.M. need to come back and save the music world from Justin Bieber- 9 comments
“Love Bowie, hate tributes”/ “Go be deep somewhere else” – 8 comments
Overuse of ellipses – 9 comments
Overinvested Debbie Harry fanboy- 1 comment
Overinvested Debbie Harry hateboner guy – 3 comments
People who are pretty sure they know what David Bowie would want and it’s not this – 4 comments
Guy who keeps posting dodgy-looking movie links and quizzes – 7 comments
Quoted lyrics / lists of commenter’s six favourite R.E.M. songs – 8 comments
Support of Michael Stipe’s Bernie Sanders T-shirt – 22 comments
Frothing at the mouth over Michael Stipe’s Bernie Sanders T-shirt – 13 comments
Intense Jimmy Fallon hate – 3 comments
“Why is David Bowie more important than the countless people who die daily across the world?” – 2 comments
Comparisons of Michael Stipe’s version of “The Man Who Sold the World” to Nirvana’s – 15 comments
Beard jokes – Gave up counting after 135 comments