Don't worry, being a fan of R.E.M. has long been somethign you will ocassionally take knocks for from people that only really ever heard song song from Out of Time and Automatic For The People.
Oh and btw, Everybody Hurts is NOT a depressing song. See, R.E.M. is a band for people that listen to lyrics and appreciate muscianship and don't judge a band based on hairstyles or sexual preferrence.