Gardening at Night

According to wikipedia, Michael Stipe called Gardening at Night R.E.M.'s first real composition. Sure seems true. Its a young sounding song. Simple folky strum riff, easy-going rhythm section. Pretty straight forward. I do like the turn-around part towards the end that ramps into the main musical riff. I think the inclusion of that bit of music qualifies the song for "composition" status. It's the smartest part of the song. While I don't love G.A.N. I do think it has a simple charm to it.