# Is the Black girl dancing in the video for REM's 'Stand' the same girl in 'Pop Song 89'?

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**Created:** [December 5, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-black-girl-dancing-in-the-video-for-rems-stand-the-same-girl-in-pop-song-89/675558 "2013-12-05T08:24:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-black-girl-dancing-in-the-video-for-rems-stand-the-same-girl-in-pop-song-89/675558/1 "2013-12-05T08:24:12Z")

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And if so , anyone know who she is? A friend of the band from Athens? I know the dark haired girl in\* Pop Song\* and _The one I love_ is the same person. It’s Michael Stipe’s sister.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-black-girl-dancing-in-the-video-for-rems-stand-the-same-girl-in-pop-song-89/675558/2 "2013-12-05T13:32:38Z")

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> [@Quintas](#):
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> It’s Michael Stipe’s sister.

Really? Ewwww.