R.E.M. - Crush With Eyeliner (Official Music Video)

As heard in Captain Marvel. "Crush With Eyeliner" from R.E.M.'s 1994 album "Monster."
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[@Tommy-wf9kr]

I hope i'm not the only one who thinks Monster is the most underrated album ever made

[@billg5732]

Tommy no you're not.

[@jaredthomas5348]

You're really not. It is INCREDIBLY underrated, and I suspect it's because it was the follow-up album to "Automatic For The People", which had a much different tone. "Automatic" was their masterpiece, IMHO...but"Monster" was much more primal, and I loved the energy on it. Just as good of a beast, just a different stripe. Frankly, I wish they'd just let their hair down and ROCK OUT on a few more albums.

[@Smiterover]

It's one of my all time fav album's 👍

[@tburrell4314]

I played the shit, out of this album!!!

[@user-rj6de5xj6u]

Tommy Many things are underrated. Myself for example.

[@mr.y.mysterious.video1]

There’s something effortlessly cool about this song.

[@johndef5075]

Very swaggy😂

[@kinkane5566]

Agreed!

[@michaelrizun3403]

Absolutely. They just played away with no real purpose. Only dug on the feel and sound of it. That's how great songs are made.

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I can remember sitting at a bar while this played and you know how it goes. Connecting with a woman. I was ready to go and she said, where you goin? We closed the bar. 1994 was a great year.

[@timothykangethe7700]

The Instrumentals...Outrageously dope 🎇

[@phantomframe]

One of the greatest REM songs ever.

[@Zontar82]

from one of the best album they ever made

[@adyg5402]

@@Zontar82 Awesome band!

[@adyg5402]

Amern Brother.

[@JJthename55]

When REM left IRS thev went down fast af.

[@garystefan8550]

Producer: how much Tremolo effect do you want? REM: Yes

[@newBIGmedia]

"I am smitten" with this song and have been since it came out. It consistently makes me euphoric.

[@mukmewx]

it makes me so happy, so happy that I'm not afraid to die even, sorry I realize that's pretty deep.

[@rogerray5210]

I look forward to dying, just not yet 59 years old had a great life dying is part of our journey in life and look forward to seeing my mom, my best friend

[@kenkovar2647]

stipe's a genius, yo

[@jepuitz1]

No one ever says smitten anymore

[@tremayne3]

@@rogerray5210 Same here.

[@IanPaiva15OFFICIAL]

Monster is the most underrated album ever made. It's easily one of my favorite albums ever and I couldn't disagree more when people say it's one of their worst.

[@delilasloan8914]

It's incredible. I remember when this album came out...I had it on cassette

[@goatlps]

The problem is that Monster was their next album after #AutomaticForThePeople, which was easily their best album, with popular singles. I'm sure there's better albums most people haven't even heard of, which would make them the most underrated albums ever made.

[@MidnightandAugust]

I'm not much of a REM fan to be honest but I did buy their Monster album on CD as a teenager. To me, Monster IS their best album.

[@kegalormoon]

@@MidnightandAugust yep they weren't my favourite band but I thought this album was their best stuff

[@kenkovar2647]

this song's solid proof!!

[@christinatatman]

i don't care what anybody says, "monster" was a great album...

[@kps.77]

My favorite ever REM album

[@scottcampbell6617]

777xina777 The black album, only given to some of us.......by far the best.......without a doubt. The news will be announced before summer and then the release.

[@cegap]

Yes it is!!!

[@IanPaiva15OFFICIAL]

It sure was. It's my second favorite R.E.M. album (the first being Automatic). R.E.M.'s 90's work was so awesome.

[@ripelivejam]

It's up there for me.

[@angelasoria2080]

"Monster" is such a great album!!! My brother got it on cassette from BMG Music back in the day and let me have it because I loved "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", "Bang and Blame", and "Strange Currencies". I'm old lol.

[@abrahamkennedy652]

Angela Soria I’m that old too. Good times.

[@rickcole349]

I was 26 or 27 when this came out r.e.m. is it

[@NotNotKenny]

I'm so old i can remember thinking "Michael Stipe is bald now???!!!I think it's a great album as well,but for some reason I've noticed a lot of their "Real Fans" don't like it.

[@stationsixtyseven67]

You're young! (trust me) :D

[@jennifercharbarneau2632]

I win it Off The radio! cassette ..I was thrilled.

[@garrethdavis3124]

What a ''surprise '' another R.E.M song that is amazing.

[@Kinnakeeter]

R.E.M. is re releasing their New Adventures In Hi-Fi album in a book type box set on October 29th. This will commemorate the album's 25th anniversary. It will also be released in a deluxe edition as well.

[@kaushikganguli1091]

Bridging the gap of Garage Grunge and Glam Rock to fill stadiums across the world.... a great song showing scenes of the cool spots of Harajuku

[@carlosbalestretti1854]

1994. The best year of the last great decade of rock n roll.

[@YIDARMY08]

You know what you are... The problem with you is that you’re a “Sad Tomato”

[@flipflop1975ify]

Undeniably catchy track, loved it as a teenager when it was released and still love it as a 45 year old!

[@marctessier5798]

I'm with you, except I was in my early 20s when they released Monster, and now I'm tipping the scales at 51 years.

[@karenfellows7957]

I was 37 when it came out and loved it at first listen -- 65 now and still love it! ;)

[@lesrout2734]

Same age.

[@roughcutretrospect7235]

R.E.M. *The greatest modern American rock band PERIOD. Their sound defined and ERA.

[@Brokenstruggle]

This may just be the 90's teen in me but this is my favorite song off my favorite R.E.M. album. I can't get enough of it. It's kind of their ironic album and it's meant to be tongue in cheek, but this album is so fucking beast.

[@melaniem1515]

Yes, agree on all counts!

[@josephpaladion235]

The best song this band ever made!!!

[@luisalayosalazar6959]

for me, one of the best REM songs

[@coolbreeze5683]

I found this album on tape the other day when cleaning out boxes in my closet. I don't have anything to play it on so decided to look up all the songs from Monster... great memories

[@mariekatherine5238]

Check thrift stores for cassette players, CD players, record players.

[@paulprovencher8538]

One of my favorite songs....I cant describe it, I only wish it were longer.

[@davidhutchinson6377]

1994 was a great f'in year.

[@joeblo23]

+David Hutchinson 1987-1994 were great f'ing years in music.Especially if you were a drug or alcohol user.

[@mectron63]

+David Hutchinson yes it was

[@darbstar1]

+David Hutchinson Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, Kurt's last days and R.E.M.!

[@jefsiv]

Fucken rights it was the beast time ever..trolling around Hopkins Hall & Illini Tower sporting a fucken floppy haircut and what I could grow on my chin, listening to Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Green Day, REM other grunge shat, getting fucken high as fuck..... miss them daze...

[@troublezks]

+David Hutchinson It really was dude

[@Jonger81]

One of their greatest songs that you don't hear talked about enough.

[@bettypro]

this track has aged really well ,very classy ,well written distinct and quirky video too

[@spiderreed350]

Michael Stipe has a very unique voice,he's great.

[@adamsmith3996]

I love Mike's voice. Been a giant fan since the 80,s . Take care spider.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend taking a listen to a song called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix

[@spiderreed350]

@@redskies4530 why did you recommend that song?I listened to half of it,that's all I could stand,ugh,terrible.

[@theselector4733]

Reminds me of the lead singer in JAMES. They have a similar timbre of voice.

[@zoofolk1]

Michael Stipe is one of my all-time favorite singers!

[@acemacgruber6593]

Buck's guitar playing is fantastic throughout this whole album.

[@adyg5402]

What a guitar player,FANTASTIC!

[@patricioarte]

This remains one of the best music videos of all time! I love this song!😍💕💖

[@lovemrj4ever]

Patrício Swann The best video of all time!! 💕⭐️

[@MrGunnfilms]

Spike Jonze!!!

[@marcinzdun146]

A great guitar, melody and catchy. The 90's are years of my youth - I have a fondness for music from these years, the sound of instruments. Nice music. You can listen to it over and over do not get bored. The expressiveness of the guitar is very addictive. Nice video. In a word, great.

[@sharonc.2207]

Yes

[@Texturas75]

Tremolo is a simple but amazing effect. I love it!

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

is this what they used in more songs like "What's the frequency Kenneth"?

[@Texturas75]

Yes, after "You wore a shirt" in the chorus.

[@ostieguy]

This song and CCR's "Born On The Bayou" really sold tremolo to my ears.

[@Texturas75]

Just checked that one out. Nice song!

[@Johro66]

ostieguy also 'bang and blame'

[@kps.77]

Probably not the choice of many REM fans but still my all time favorite REM track.

[@user-rj6de5xj6u]

Probably too suggestive in some way and offensive to liveral "values".

[@sinclairhutcheson7764]

It's the boss delay pedal...

[@nicolasjarpa4336]

@@sinclairhutcheson7764 For years I thought the same but it is a tremolo, maybe a pedal or the vox ac30 built-in one. Maybe the boss was used on reverse mode in what's the frequency...

[@sinclairhutcheson7764]

@@nicolasjarpa4336 cool. You must be an axe-man. I have an old 57 VOX, I'll give it a whirl!

[@paullagasse5504]

Not true I'm a die hard rem fan I own every album but if I could pick one fav song crush with eyeliner kicks ass and never gets old to me it's my fav song

[@eyebrowman1]

what a track! Sleazy yet subtle. Blows "What's the frequency Kenneth?" out of the water for me.

[@nathueil1]

I think they compliment each other nicely in diversity.

[@elvismansoncpa]

Just listened to the Smiths How Soon Is Now, realized that Crush With Eyeliner has the same guitar sounds, but slowed to about half speed. Which is really brilliant.

[@octoroksam6448]

It’s called tremolo

[@cotiaratv3651]

This song makes me happy. Always has.

[@firingbulletsatmoon]

Years ago I was at an REM concert with my sister and her college friends here in Dublin in western Europe and up to then Crush With Eyeliner was just another good song but when we heard it live we said wow that comes across really well live. From then on it was a stand out song.

[@TyrelKatz]

This song is like Velvet Underground colliding with Placebo... gotta love R.E.M

[@MrKarmapolice97]

Well I hate to be a music nerd (which I am) but Placebo’s debut album didn’t come out till 1996. The Monster album which this song is on was recorded from October of 1993-May of 1994. It was released in September 1994. So it predates Placebo which they formed in 1994. So I guess we could say R.E.M had influenced Placebo.

[@SneedyKetler]

Yeah, this is an awesome description. Gothic VU.

[@aniym21000]

@@MrKarmapolice97 Speaking as another music nerd, the OP is correct. This does sound like the sort of alt-rock glam thing Placebo might make. Placebo are huge REM fans and Stipe appears on their 2006 song Blind.

[@robharding5345]

I'm not even a REM fan, But I have to say, they were some band ! So many hits on a regular basis tells me, they were very big, from a global prospective.

[@zeroelliott]

fav REM song.

[@spooked5527]

Mine as well

[@violetvixen6301]

Monster is one of the only albums in the world by any given band where I love ALL THE SONGS!

[@Aygo84]

I absolutely love this album. "Crush With Eyeliver" is now my ringtone.

[@drhenrylouie]

This is definitely a post from 2012... ringtones...

[@Nixter1974007]

I don't know how people can say this isn't a great album...In my personal opinion it's magnificent,and this is probably the best track on it.I also rate Strange Currencies.Overall,a terrific band,who will be sadly missed.Thanks Messrs Berry Buck,Mills and Stipe for leaving us with a super legacy!!!

[@mscliftonhanger1]

Strange Currencies, hands down one of the best love songs EVER!

[@johnbarry1965]

I totally agree, great album!!!

[@Zontar82]

it's one of their best imo, and much much better of anything they made after new adventures in hifi

[@martinironfoot2844]

That hot British summer of ‘95 listening to this over and over and over....

[@mukmewx]

Sounds like a great memory!

[@d.pplastermaster8215]

Monster was a solid album start to finish it was the first CD my dad bought me REM was the shit my Dad (rip) loved them they were a part of my childhood that's for sure 90s forever 🤙

[@pgm1972]

What an incredible guitar sound.

[@franreed4188]

Such a great album. Great music went out with the 90s.

[@SuperGabe55]

Classic video of the 90's

[@scoobydoowhereru1480]

OMG I haven't heard this since the 90s lol great song

[@ladistar]

Marry me. Please.

[@GrandePlinio]

Epic And also Bang and Blame. Do u remember "Shine" from Collective Soul? \,,/

[@Hiushisan]

Such an Underrated Album. Every Song on it is Great! King of Comedy is one of my Favorite R.E.M. Songs!

[@matthewstetson1840]

Good album for a band who'd been around some fourteen years. Every song is good through the moving Let Me In. Tongue is mystifying. Heck, I don't even mind Michael talking about giving head. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. It falls apart after Let Me In however with Circus Envy and You as I prefer the Kinks doing You Really Got Me.

[@haruruben]

Great song, Recently I had a dream about someone someone doing a head spin like at 2:00 it was quite vivid, the imagery felt so familiar but I didn’t know where it came from. Took a while but I was able to wrestle the memory of this video out of depths of my brain. When I was watching it today it shook loose a vivid memory of my mother and I. I used to leave MTV on in my room while I was doing homework or exercising and this video came on and she happened to be there and just loved it. For a while I used to sing that “three miles down that road” to her while she was cooking and it got a smile out of her. My mother passed away about 10 years ago so it was nice reliving this happy memory thanks to REM. All these experiences are like tears in the rain

[@anton1949]

I just LOVE this Song/Video. One of the top ones ever!!

[@proctorlena6429]

I sat here ripped, thinking "Did REM invent KPop is the 90's?" "I am smitten" with this song and have been since it came out. It consistently makes me euphoric.

[@Patrick-ql5jl]

You totally got that right.i didn't get it til your comment.right on.

[@Nixter1974007]

One of the best songs ever in the history of Rock....(alt)

[@sponsellerfd]

I love how each of us has our own favorite albums. Each decade has it's own style and groove!

[@Meanmanmartin2007]

'Monster' became my soundtrack to lockdown a year ago. I was working virtually by myself in the office and listened to this album a lot to distract myself from what was going on. This was one of my favourite tracks on the album.

[@coreyzimmerman9782]

Peter Buck makes 'beautiful noise'🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎸

[@1971mofo]

This phenomenal album came out when my eldest daughter was 3 months old. It got me through many a midnight feed & nappy change

[@5minutemovies977]

Funny thing, it came out when I was 3 months old :D But I discovered the song after I was 25+ only

[@zoofolk1]

Obsessed with them in my 50's!!! They are awesome!!!

[@aleksnekrasov987]

Now, still obsessed in your 60s?

[@MrMonikerjay]

Awesome tremelo from Mr. Buck. And backing vox from Thurston Moore. Brilliant.

[@Kawboy65]

"She's three miles of bad road..." I don't know why, but I find that lyric absolutely hilarious.

[@neilhale8626]

Simply badass

[@anselmoroberto2464]

Sound-wise, Monster is a remarkable and unique album built around the concept of a guitar, playing chords with distortion through the tremolo. The tremolo pulse forms the rhythmic basis of each song. A successful experimentation!

[@paulelliott3220]

The album was never going to be another 'Automatic' but is full of classic cuts and is very under-rated. This is class and the guitar effects cool Great to see again

[@Cherrytea558]

I bought Monster immediately on CD in 1994. I never bought Automatic, it was a bit too pop for me. I think this album is a little weird and thats why I like it.

[@jasonbarbush4991]

we still need to come up with a better word than underrated. underrated is becoming cliche.

[@jimbailey5681]

Murmur, Reckoning, Fables, Pageant, Document, and Green are much better than Monster. It's better than Out Of Time though

[@klofa1972]

This one is PERFECT!

[@uhhhhyourmom]

R.E.M. is a blessing honestly.

[@MichaelBaker-iz7qd]

I don’t know the origin or inspiration behind it, but IMHO, the end product of this video is BRILLIANT!!! I didn’t even like it at first and I was about to delete it from my playlist, but then I finally just relaxed and watched it from beginning to end and those kids blew me away. I don’t know if they got a lot of instruction from the band or the director or if they were allowed to just be themselves, but their performances are brilliant and VERY entertaining!!! Especially the lead singer and the girl on lead guitar. If a person didn’t know this was R.E.M., I could see a lot of people just thinking this was a weird video, put together by a band of kids. Whoever thought this up, should be commended. I think it’s one of my favorite R.E.M. videos, now.

[@marcindalczynski3999]

love Monster album - a real masterpiece.

[@patgal8588]

Fantastic track.

[@leevitalone]

I am always so surprised that more bands have not stated that they were an influence in their musical style, this ban is stellar and was such a reason that the 90's were able to start off as they did, college radio was the underground to the course to expose the masses. Just my opinion.

[@Marinnnara]

This song fills me with such an indescribable feeling.

[@guggsdusty3674]

Id forgotten just how good this track is. Simply awesome 🙌

[@thenaturalboxer]

I love the "lead singer" kid. He's a STAR!

[@highlightsbottleflipnbanfl1847]

R.E.M. really crushed it here.

[@stephenclapham9664]

Really love this song .the band has great timing. Amazing.

[@mercurioj7171]

I love this is song..

[@nimhard]

This video is the coolest time capsule of all. I mean, there's REM (one of the best bands ever), 90's (one of the best decades ever) and Japanese people doing random shit during the 90's. It's truly lovely.

[@AngelVomit26]

Mandy Loves This Song With A Passion

[@allergeist]

That green Rickenbacker is a beauty. I remember catching this and Radiohead's "Just" on 120 minutes late on Sunday night. Monday morning, my three rock obsessed comrades met at the usual stoop and without hesitation we erupted in exaltation and were throwing out all the nerdy phrases and descriptives we'd learned from reading message boards and music blogs.This was when your opinions on bands that SUCKED mattered more than bands that you thought were AMAZING.

[@theWARMJET]

always loved this song

[@MrPelao999]

My favourite REM song.. timeless 🇺🇸🇯🇵

[@paddy9i99]

One of my favorite REM songs

[@TheTorrecillas07]

Monster, sin ser su mejor disco me impactó y marcó epoca para mi. Grandes R.E.M

[@smoshbooz]

Just bought this at a second hand store. Was the only CD in the whole store that was interesting to me. Went through all the crappy hip hop and pop CDs and then in the last row when I almost gave up I found this. Recognised it, and for 1€ couldn't go wrong. And I didn't!

[@AStupidTourist]

2019 ... still rocking ...anybody else ??

[@falconproductions175]

No... 2020 still rocking

[@alliecatgib]

2020... i just discovered this ❤️

[@martijnnieuwenhoff4474]

2020 too

[@haroldgardner9463]

Hell yeah!

[@rivercometman1845]

2021 son!

[@jamesbergantino100]

Their most underrated album, no doubt about it.

[@lizzykitten1834]

A "smitten" 25 years old when Monster was released. STILL smitten 29 years later. I LUV, LUV this song and the album is 1 of R.E.M.'s best! Thank you for all your masterpiece albums⚡💙

[@bridgetisjonesing5007]

This was sooooooooooo 90’s

[@bjscorpio4041]

R.E.M. is my favourite band, and where Crush With Eyeliner is far from my favourite song of theirs( I'm more of a Fables guy), it's the one that makes me want to go out and party the most.

[@jimbailey5681]

I agree. It's one of the better songs on Monster. I'm more of a Murmur guy

[@lf3541]

Me? I'm more of a Pageant gal.

[@bjscorpio4041]

@@lf3541 Pageant is a close second for me.

[@lf3541]

@@bjscorpio4041 Reckoning is my close second. But it's more of a rainy day album. And although not a hugely popular choice, I loved Green! I suspect it might be because I saw them for that tour and it was a great show. (It also marked the first time I ever saw a couple having sex in public.) Lol. Overshare much? 😳 Now you need to tell me something to even the awkward playing field, ha ha ha.

[@bjscorpio4041]

@@lf3541 The closest thing I can think of to a sordid act pertaining to my experience with R.E.M. is planning to meet my friends at a concert during the Monster tour; it was at a grassy amphitheatre and I got there early and was right up the front. Before the concert started, I saw my friends upon the top of the hill scanning the crowd looking for me. I didn't want to loose my spot up close to the stage and hang out up the back with them so I ducked my head so they couldn't see me until the show started, then I enjoyed the concert up close with the only part of the crowd that was dancing and really going for it. I caught up with my friends later and we caught the train home and they were saying they saw the crowd up front dancing and wished they were part of it.

[@davidbowman4259]

Awesome song off one of their best albums.

[@rubenswart]

Sensational song and video. Monster has amazing swagger in general.

[@parkandharbourcomedy]

Love this concept album

[@KhanivoreQniba]

WHAT a track.

[@danielpazos1994]

Iconic

[@goeiradasilva5950]

This is Rock n Roll !! R.E.M Great Band =)

[@johnsockett5595]

One of the best songs from monster love the riff

[@mikethaxton4935]

Never knew there was a video to this song which is my favorite

[@mike..6183]

idiot

[@pavelaizenberg7253]

Best loved song from Monster back then!!! 1994 I’m a student and don’t give a life a clue! But them put me on track. Three miles of bad road!!!!!

[@user-rj6de5xj6u]

Oh, what?

[@mikevandervegt]

Those REM Fans did a great Job.. :)

[@NuwandaBoy]

If there has ever been a guitar-tone concept album this is the one, and this is it's best track

[@michaeljanda5393]

One of the most underrated bands from the 80s and 90s.

[@moredistractions]

Or maybe overrated early on à la Shiny Happy People, a travesty best forgotten.

[@michaeljanda5393]

@@moredistractions Shiny Happy People lacked "soul," it's true. But that's excusable I feel since it came from one of the most unaffectedly melancholy bands I can think of.

[@pablorivascaamano2184]

Because they are from the 80s

[@menswear2112]

This album changed my life in 1995...I wanted to be in a band!

[@hkbenedictma]

I was 20 yo in 1994. asian Canadian here. could have been me and my friends in the video. this was the alternative rave look that was all the rage then. think Bjork in big time sensuality :)

[@michaelhorton2351]

I feel you. Big Time S is another lesser known song that brings out emotion regardless of whether Asian, Canadian or anything

[@randallleonard4344]

I love the fuzzy guitar sound

[@mariarumboalvarez9808]

Fantastic

[@jasonbarbush4991]

there is a new energy coming to the planet in '19 and '20. keep your ears peeled.