OH SNAP.. | R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official Music Video) REACTION

[@lindahardy8713]

“Losing my religion” a Southern term meaning I can’t take any more, there’s nothing left. It’s about a relationship where trust is lost or you’ve lost faith in a persons commitment. “The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes”, “Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it”, “Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt lost and blinded fool”.

[@infopackrat]

It could be both the expression and literal.

[@RaggedyRebuilds]

Great interpretation and way of putting it

[@Mewtwo-hy4fe]

its a coming out the closet he was guy so take the song like what you think

[@Sunshineandhydrangeas]

As a Southern woman, if I say “I’m about to loose my religion” or it’s alternative “I’m about to loose my testimony”.... you better run. It means I have had it, my limit has been reached, and I am about to go off on somebody.

[@nolagirl2458]

Yes like when you say...you're going to make me lose my religion! I'm getting ready to blow

[@keeksbee5441]

Whenever I hear this song, I can’t NOT think of the scene in BH 90210, when Brenda is laying in her bed all depressed bc her parents wouldn’t let her see Dylan anymore. This song was playing in the background.

[@angelaalvarez536]

That is what i think of everytime i hear this

[@keeksbee5441]

@@angelaalvarez536 yes!!!! I’m so glad it isn’t just me

[@vonnietorraville1058]

Play every body hurts by REM.thanks Vonnie ❤❤❤❤❤ ❤

[@bradleydanek3958]

My first concert was R.E.M 25 years ago when I was 15. Saw them in Milwaukee with my Dad! One of my favorite bands!!!

[@maryellenazack4466]

STAND- R.E.M

[@teamofone6313]

Losing My Religion, released as the first single from the R.E.M.’s 1991 album Out of Time is definitely a remarkable song. With its beautiful, and rather surreal music video, it listed 4th on The Billboard Hot 100, was nominated for several Grammy Awards from which won two, and was constantly spun on the MTV. The music video was directed by an Indian director - Trasem Singh, who admitted that it was modeled after the Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings in which an angel crashes into a town and the villagers have varied reactions to him. The clip has a moody art house feeling to it, and was created in a style of a type of Indian filmmaking, where according to Stipe everything would be “melodramatic and very dreamlike”. The video was also based on the inspirations drawn from an Italian painter Caravaggio, as the scenes from the clip strongly resemble the style of the painter’s work, and filled with religious motives and tableaux, or, so called “living images” portraying Indian deities. Many controversies occurred with the song’s questioning of faith, however unlike it may seem, it actually is about unrequited love. The phrase “losing my religion” is an expression from the southern region of the US, that means “at my wit’s end,” meaning as if things were going so bad you could lose your faith in God

[@brigittehuard4902]

I think this is probably one of my all time favourite videos. It's so captivating.

[@mgentles3]

imagery is religious, catholic, old. Very old. But I'm a southerner and if somebody says, "You're about to make me lose my religion", it means they're about to cuss or go off on you, which is, of course, against most religions.

[@6666Imperator]

I love the dance moves of the singer. It looks a bit like an everyday person just dancing out to the music he's privately listening to :D

[@joecampbell2496]

I love how hesitant Leo was when he was trying to figure out if he should be dancing, and exactly how he wanted to! Authentic

[@watcherwlc53]

This song always brings back memories of college. On the radio all the time then. I remember liking somebody then whom I did not know well, someone rather mysterious, and I related the song to that situation so much...

[@rickcoona]

The lead singer smirked and said "Don't read too much into it, it's about a crush..."

[@IcePrincess751-kb9bq]

This won 6 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Video,Best Direction,as well as the Grammy for Best Form Video in 1992.😃

[@pammcmonigle9210]

This band is from Athens Georgia. I have always loved them. I think the meaning of this song could be so many things.. thanks for playing them. Love you!

[@AcornAcorn-gg9id]

The saying I'm about to lose my religion is equal to saying I'm about to lose my shit. Love R.E.M.!

[@doobernow]

1992/93.... 3 cds I listened to the most.... REM 'Automatic for the People' Dr. Dre 'The Chronic', and Pearl Jam 'Ten'. I feel very fortunate to be a teen in the late 80s early 90s... we truly had the best of every type of music!!

[@emiliarodriguez1364]

Absolutely love this song!! Thank you!! 🙏🏽💜💜🙏🏽

[@jonathonfrazier6622]

Please react to " Alice's Restaurant". The original 1967 performance by Arlo Guthrie. Before or by Thanksgiving. Its a Thanksgiving tradition.

[@kellymccombs3496]

Has to be at Thanksgiving 😄

[@dragontaletarot]

I was born and grew up in Georgia (Atlanta, Athens, etc) and remember this song being MASSIVE when it came out in the late 80s - as a little kid, I was hooked on it. 'Losing my religion' is a very old southern saying when you're fed up with something/someone, as in 'boy if you don't behave, I'm gonna lose my religion with you!' (and proceed to whoop the devil outta him!! LOL ;)

[@showmeagoodtime]

Brings me back in time..love it!!! Great music 🔥❤🎸

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Great song,definitely worth checking out a few more of their songs. Love their melodies and harmonies. 🎼🎶🎸🎤🔥😎

[@ZX4RNINJA]

Love R.E.M Beautiful song

[@Justamy1973]

“That’s you on the couch, losing yourrrrr lighter” 🤪🎼🎵🎶

[@meokeefe92]

I wish I could go back in time to when I heard these songs for the first time. Glory days

[@ChairView]

The dance came in last minute, they had an original concept, it wasnt working, so Michael Stipe said hey just let me dance. He was inspired by the talking heads and his weird sporadic dance moves lol

[@Palace-of-Madness]

You just stay killing it. Keep it going bro. Love it.

[@lgood4970]

According to the singer, the expression 'losing my religion' is from the South. It means giving into your anger, losing your cool, or being at the end of your rope. You're just beyond your endurance. Although some one CAN apply it to a loss of religion that is not the main meaning. It is about being pushed beyond your 'polite public' face. He's standing in corner. He's trying to stay out of it. Then, he's put on the spot (spotlight). He's being pushed. He's tried to stay out it---but you keep shining the light on him. He's losing his ability to put up with this crap. But he's not supposed to get pissed. He should keep his mouth shut before he says too much. Before he says things he can't take back. Yet, he hasn't really said the truth that needs to be said. Is that just a dream where he expresses what he thinks? He has to keep his civility but he can't quite do it. He's 'losing his religion'. Video is weird though. He comes from a Methodist minster background and always had an interest in Buddism which peeks out in the video.

[@tessasnow]

Well said!!!🖖🏻🇨🇦😊

[@keithgraham8588]

This isn't even close to what the writer intended for this song. It is literally just about obsessive love or "unrequited" love.

[@dianedollion6126]

Perfect description. I love this song in that I can so relate to it. Everyday, my foot gets close to my mouth and I almost lose my religion. The strength it takes to hold back is hard. But sometimes, you gotta.

[@lgood4970]

@@keithgraham8588 I only remember what I read when the song came out. But hey, I can be wrong. Leo will have to google. :) americansongwriter.com/behind-the-song-r-e-m-losing-my-religion/ Link to article from American Songwriter and here is another article on the same topic, "www.openculture.com/2018/09/r-e-m-reveals-the-secrets-behind-their-emotionally-charged-songs.html "

[@loricreel2463]

Nice! Great explanation. And a fitting sentiment in these times. Thank you.

[@alxandramitchell3074]

Love R.E.M...This and "The One I Love" are my Faves!

[@philstone3859]

R E M stands for rapid eye movement. It’s when you are in deep sleep and someone observing you can see your eyes moving back and forth under your eyelids. Most likely in a dream watching the action.

[@coletteoconnell2916]

Must listen to their songs Everybody hurts 💕😭so sad but beautiful 🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@tgates0314]

I really like this tune, but "Everybody Hurts" touched me to the core...

[@wendyweekendgourmet]

I live in San Antonio....the video for Everybody Hurts was filmed here near Downtown- near where I-10 meets I-35.

[@rhondahandley9595]

Mr Video--PLEASE watch when you are in a good place. Maybe next react to "The End of the World as We Know It"?? Because seeing you cry when it gets to you pains me something awful. I plead with you to be ready. Luv ya.

[@philstone3859]

@@wendyweekendgourmet, hey Wendy! I just said that before scrolling down the comments! I’m San Antonian too!

[@wendyweekendgourmet]

phil Stone Small world! I grew up in Houston, but moved to SA in 2000 for law school at St. Mary’s.

[@philstone3859]

@@wendyweekendgourmetgood for you! You’re in a better place now. Ha ha! I know you’ve been here quite a while, but have you been up in the Tower? It’s something that nobody talks about or even knows about sometimes! It’s not like it’s only the tallest thing here! I always recommend it to people from out of town.

[@replicantgirl]

According to Wiki: The music video for "Losing My Religion" was directed by Tarsem Singh. As opposed to previous R.E.M. videos, Michael Stipe agreed to lip sync the lyrics. The video originated as a combination of ideas envisioned by Stipe and Singh. Stipe wanted the promo to be a straightforward performance video, akin to Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U". Singh wanted to create a video in the style of a certain type of Indian filmmaking, where everything would be "melodramatic and very dreamlike", according to Stipe. Singh has said the video is modeled after the Gabriel Garcia Marquez short story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" in which an angel crashes into a town and the villagers have varied reactions to him. Director Singh also drew inspiration from the Italian painter Caravaggio and the video is laden with religious imagery such as Saint Sebastian, the Biblical episode of the Incredulity of Thomas and Hindu deities, portrayed in a series of tableaux. The music video was nominated in nine categories at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. The video won six awards, including Video of the Year, Best Group Video, Breakthrough Video, Best Art Direction, Best Direction, and Best Editing.

[@anja_katharina4891]

Omg you never ever heard this song before? I love this song since 15 years 😍 I not living in the US at all :) But really good that you explore it now.

[@Atlanticoduck]

LOVE this song! Also.... I died laughing when you burped🤣

[@mammothcheese]

The song is about an Unrequited love but I think we all found deeper meaning in this gem of a song.

[@teoma0395]

The inspiration of the video is a story from Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez a.k.a Gabo. The english name of the story is 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings'. That's why the man in the video has bird's wings and is getting older passing time.

[@tigerwilliams7723]

Their song "Everybody Hurts" will tug at your emotions ❤️

[@shirleyhinderliter4900]

My absolute favorite song of theirs.

[@laurilouise8280]

Still one of my all time favs!! Thanks for the reaction. Keep up the great work!! Love your stuff!

[@karencogs1]

One my favorite REM songs! Everybody Hurts is another!

[@davidpeters3857]

All time classic

[@mjking9019]

I love R.E.M. please please please keep reacting to them! Shiny Happy People, Everybody Hurts and well all the other songs everybody else is suggesting!

[@liamobrien9840]

You are one of my favorites. Crushing it. Keep it going!!!

[@MeMeVoyageOf]

I was never a huge R.E.M. can but I sure do love their song, " Everybody Hurts". That song will make you emo.

[@MeMeVoyageOf]

@Randy White I already did. I am just "meh" when it comes to R.E.M.

[@msmrsro]

He would totally lose his sh** if he watches that one.

[@hippychikforever]

I cry every time.

[@DAVEPRO74]

I am 6'2 290 and that song makes me cry every time.

[@arnodobler1096]

"Everybody Hurts" saved so much Lifes

[@billputt3855]

Thank you for feeling the lyrics...the sympathetics are classical works of art brought to life

[@Handletakenlol]

Ha! I watched this just this morning for the millionth time R.E.M..... rapid eye movement like when you are dreaming

[@Phoenix-x8y]

Wow this song take me back, I miss those times...

[@laurenmarie2946]

This is one of my favorite songs from the 90s. I get super hype when it comes on. Lol.

[@LadyIn13lack]

Love his dancing.

[@julieb3996]

I heard this song over and over again in the 90's. It sounds so fresh today 25 yrs later! Thanks for the video, and the people who analyze it, it still confuses me

[@dinaghikas7933]

'Drive' is a freaking awesome song and video, 'Stand' and 'Radio Free Europe' will have you dancing, and 'What's the Frequency Kenneth' rocks.

[@davidlaymanpiano]

Video, The title of the video refers to an old expression, often used by Grandma's in the deep South, when someone makes them so mad they almost forget who's they are, lose their religion, and say something they'll have to ask forgiveness for later. It's a song about frustration, living in the unknown, and existential crisis. If you notice, scattered throughout the video are numerous religious and mythological references, including Icarus from Greek mythology and Doubting Thomas from the Christian Bible. REM (pronounced like an acronym: r e m), started in the early 80s in Athens, Georgia. With a foundation of southern culture and roots music, "Losing My Religion" typifies the band's early '90s sound. Compare "Losing My Religion" to 1994's, "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" It's a huge shift from one album to the next, but this has always been my favorite track, after "You Are the Everything," from their 1988 album "Green." Dr.L

[@christinawoolley6206]

He's pulling some shaman shit with his dancing.....absolutely adore your joining in with all you videos! Love ya man! 😽💘

[@nolagirl2458]

R.E.M IS AMAZING! HE WAS GREAT FRIENDS W/KURT COBAIN❤ Michael Stipe, the singer inducted Nirvana in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

[@yukiefromoz2573]

Apparently this song was written when he had a crush, and he was trying to drop hints to this crush and getting frustrated because he wasn't sure whether his crush was getting the message or not. Losing my religion means "losing one's temper".

[@mikefisher4834]

This is one of those songs that can mean different things to different people There’s a whole lot of songs from the 90s that are damn near impossible to understand because it’s not straightforward It’s a song filled with metaphors💯

[@Jillyconjem]

The first REM I remember hearing that was a legitimate radio hit was “The One I Love”. Some thing pretty upbeat would be “Stand” or “Shiny Happy People” (which was done on Sesame Street as “Shiny Happy People, Furry Happy Monsters”). I think you need upbeat now. ✌🏻

[@toriboy25]

One of my top ten songs and videos! Enjoyed your reaction.

[@joliedevereux]

You know a good tune as soon as you hear it! 🖖💝😘

[@CopperValentine]

I heard the lead singer/writer say himself that this song is about being in love with someone, but not being brave enough to tell them or make a move.

[@hobbitpeddler4267]

R.E.M. has been my favorite band since I was 3 years old! Michael Stipe is a god

[@davidsan9654]

This song/video are so legendary. Thom Yorke from Radiohead did a video for Lotus Flower where you can clearly see some of these dance moves from this video going on.

[@jimfrederick3907]

Reminds me of them doing this on SNL back in the day!

[@caprichandler9813]

Are those double stuffed Oreos?

[@glenkrisch4844]

I thought it was when you meet someone so perfect, that you'd do anything for them. Seeing them for the first time makes you think, I'd lose my religion to be with that person.

[@janinebennett4492]

My son who’s 31 now could sing this word for word when he was 2 . One of my favorites.

[@parisbrat]

This video has won many awards, and has been regarded as one of the best.

[@cindys5426]

Like your Grandma might say."You go pick a switch,I'm about to lose my religion" 😅

[@dimar1845]

The video was inspired by the paintings of Caravaggio, one of the most important italian painters of the Renaissance. Look at his masterpieces. They are breathtakingly beautiful.

[@sharilynbratton6476]

Love Caravaggio, the luminous quality of his paintings is fantastic!

[@ItsmeDee88]

Ooooh! "Lightning crashes" would be something you would love!

[@jameswilliams2106]

My karaoke song this lol and dude when u do everybody hurts get the tissues at hand one of the most powerful songs ive ever heard

[@tarrynrobedee1764]

I love your reactions.. it’s so true your facial expressions say it all

[@OG-SherlockHolmes]

Brilliant, I was gonna request this. Fun to sing along.

[@pamelascott5702]

My favorite song by REM is “Everybody Hurts “. You should check it out. HUGE song. When it was released, I couldn’t turn my radio on without hearing it every 20-30 minutes on the radio dial. I didn’t complain about it.

[@zebulon8819]

Losing my religion / a possibility of a person being so entangled in a situation that they lose their own principles for whatever reason / just a thought ✌️♥️

[@talkingdonkey1817]

I always enjoy watching videos with you. Keep it up. Cheers!

[@BathtubBass]

Michael Stipe, the lead singer, once said in an interview the song is about a stalker.

[@herbalgerbil]

One of the best bands in rock history and they have at least twenty better songs than "Everybody Hurts".

[@ryandotson5373]

I agree, and personally, this isn’t top 30 for me. I have a new favorite song every week, and they’re all songs I’ve heard countless times. Right now, it’s “Near Wild Heaven” that I can’t get enough of.

[@Michael-yv6mp]

I love this song

[@truthseeker12523]

Their other hits, "The end of the world as we know it", "Man on the moon", "Everybody hurts", "The one i love".

[@Caroline-vk5gk]

Love the fact that you love music. All music.

[@KokomoGreenberg]

This song was one of the only Billboard top.ten hits to feature a mandolin. A fun fact.

[@navigatingwithnana]

Everybody Hurts- another incredible REM classic! Check out anything they do live, too.

[@JockJutManhwaRecap]

One of my top 10 songs

[@shezarae8827]

R.E.M. is an acronym for, rapid eye movement, which is the stage of sleep where you dream.

[@kimmycook2698]

R E M...they played many little bars in my college town. Roll Tide. Always put on a great show!

[@alexandraaaron9705]

R.E.M. had a Lot to say ALWAYS, will make you think, or FEEL...and Sometimes the "Feel" is totally Random..."Night Swimming" came on the radio the other day, it was dusk, warm and the fog was thick like soup...Song was Soooo Pristinely PERFECT I forgot I was driving for a minute..."Automatic for the People" was a Perfect Album

[@ItsmeDee88]

And also "Dolphins cry" 😁😁😁

[@taylorblackwell6554]

That's whoever's directing the video choice, the band/artist can really put their own ideas in it

[@darksideofthemood]

This song is, like a lot of people have pointed out, about the end of a relationship or rather a specific commitment. However there is more to this tune: the singer, Stipe, was at the time struggling with his sexuality. Lines such as " I'm choosing my confession " expresses how he struggled to come out and thus put on an act when in society. " Consider this the hint of the century " will echo with a lot of queer folks who throw hints here and there to the people around them to test the waters. Stipe was raised in a very religious household and while, yes, the title is a southern term - here it also deals with his mental health and the way he felt alienated from himself due to his sexuality.

[@dianegoldeneye7207]

I actually lived this song. Thanks to all for the explanation. Mr V you always seem to get it. Best reactor on the tube. Thank you ❤️

[@lLadyAszneth]

Dude ... Get ready for this 👉🤯 This song is a masterpiece! Can't get enough of it. OH! It's about a relationship breakup, not actually losing his religion.

[@venessalee2426]

The idea for the video came from a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez titled “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.”

[@jacksaintjack2844]

What a fabulous group.

[@Droppedpocket-987]

Dude...your couch pillow is looking at me funny. Clicked on this one as soon as I saw it thinking...perfect! You always try to do the moves that the ppl in the video are doing. This guy moves funny. You didn't disappoint! Thanks. But that pillow is staring me down.

[@gallegaeyes]

This is a beautifully filmed video. They are recreating famous paintings, several by the Italian painter Caravaggio and at least one by Vermeer (he was Dutch) with religious and Classical Greek themes (such as the story of the inventor Daedalus' son Icarus, who tried to fly to the sun with wings attached to his body with wax). Keep your reviews coming--you are really fun and spontaneous!

[@Genesizs]

i remember listening to this song on mtv daily for months being mesmerized by the music voice and video imagery allot of video's in these 90's songs had reallu interesting or weird or even a little disturbing imagery that made it all so surreal, i miss the 90's ;d , imma 1983 guy.

[@le7669]

90s were all about existential angst & REM excelled at it -

[@joebryant5722]

R.E.M, stands for, Rapid Eye Movement. (Occurs in your sleep). But that was just a dream!!

[@gdgm1]

Thank you for reacting Mr. Video. It is deep, the video is awesome. Another Classic :)