This version — edit? remix? — of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion," digitally processed so that it now uses a major scale, is more than a little bizarre to listen to if you're used to the original. I think I prefer the "Major Scaled" version of "Riders on the Storm" (retitled "Riders on the Rainbow") which turns the ominous original into a pleasant, mellow, jazzy number.

Upset over the alleged use of their song "Losing My Religion" in a Fox News segment about Democrats removing the word "God" from their platform, R.E.M. yesterday released a statement demanding the news outlet quit using their music.