Twentieth century, go to sleep

R.E.M. - 'Electrolite' (New Adventures In Hi-Fi - 1996)

In 1982 Prince decided that the ultimate place for a party was one right on the cusp of the new millennium in ‘1999’. Pulp decided that the year two thousand was the right time to plan for a reunion. Blur insisted the end of the century was “nothing special”. By the time 2000 rolled around. Robbie Williams was heralding it with ‘Millennium’, and Will Sm…