None of us need to be reminded what a hideous year 2016 turned out to be, and it feels like the end of the world more than the end of the year, which is why this R.E.M. classic is maybe the best song to bring us through it.
Watch Stephen Colbert shred the year's events, with some accompaniment from Stipe and a cameo by (who else), James Franco.
Watch:
And here's Stipe's full interview:
And Franco's:
