▁singer ▁of ▁N ir v ana , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁partly ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁l ure ▁Cob ain ▁away ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁and ▁his ▁drug ▁add iction . ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁manage ▁to ▁compose ▁or ▁record ▁anything ▁before ▁Cob ain ' s ▁death . ▁St ipe ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁god father ▁of ▁Cob ain ▁and ▁Court ney ▁Love ' s ▁daughter , ▁Frances ▁Be an ▁Cob ain . ▁R . E . M . ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁" Let ▁Me ▁In " ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁album ▁Mon ster ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Cob ain . ▁ ▁St ipe ▁was ▁once ▁very ▁close ▁to ▁fellow ▁alternative ▁rock ▁singer ▁Natal ie ▁Mer chant ▁and ▁has ▁recorded ▁a ▁few ▁songs ▁with ▁her , ▁including ▁one ▁titled ▁" Ph ot ograph " ▁which ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁pro - choice ▁benefit ▁album ▁titled ▁Born ▁to ▁Cho ose , ▁and ▁they ▁appeared ▁live ▁with ▁Peter ▁Gabriel ▁singing ▁Gabriel ' s ▁single ▁" Red ▁Rain " ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁V H 1 ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁times . ▁ ▁St ipe ▁and ▁T ori ▁Am os ▁became ▁friends ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁du et ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁called ▁" It ▁M ight ▁H urt ▁a ▁Bit " ▁for ▁the ▁Don ▁Juan ▁De Mar co ▁motion ▁picture ▁sound track . ▁Both ▁St ipe ▁and ▁Am os ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁release ▁it .