R.E.M. - Losing My Religion | The story behind the song | Top 2000 a gogo

[@Top2000agogo]

Like this video? Help us by subscribing to our channel!

[@patrickkane761]

@top 2000 a gogo please interview limahl

[@GENERALWACKASS]

Figures as this feels a sense of disconnect to it.

[@jeroendehaas6003]

@@GENERALWACKASS oo ik we w

[@davemcevoy6781]

I do like these, but they're too short. 19\0 mins would be better

[@lisafryslie2574]

♥️

[@martijn3151]

“One of the best pieces of music the band ever gave me”. That’s beautiful and humble.

[@trevorb7645]

It is...Im 42..So I can remember when this song was released..I never really cared much for REM or this song..Until now. Its like a new discovery..and new found respect for this man

[@truthbydesign5146]

@@trevorb7645 I loved most everything from REM in that era. “everybody hurts” was another fav. around the time Eric Clapton gave his beautiful ode to his fallen child, Tears in Heaven. back when MTV didn’t suck.

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@wouterhumme3051]

That sentence totally got me too, that's such a lovely way of thinking!

[@wouterhumme3051]

@@mastersupreme6126 Listened to it, i can't see any similarity, what evidence do you have for your statement?

[@propman3523]

This song seems to carry such a deep meaning, but without knowing why. A classic for all time.

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@vranime3772]

Bs sounded nothing like that song

[@BalboaBaggins]

Yeah same. It's weird, it feels so big but I still don't know what it's about, even when he explains it.

[@bradkokowski3304]

I’m 67 years old that song’s been dancing around in my thoughts also I was raised Catholic and somehow when I was at the end of my route, I found Jesus in Christianity there’s 2100 religions, but Jesus is not a religion. Jesus Christ is about a person, the one true God, who came down in a virgin birth, and he can relate with us because he had all the same struggles that we did was born holy spirit it was actually the family his brothers and sisters were stepbrothers and sisters because he was not my man, he was rejected by some of his own family he was spit on humiliated belittled all the same things that we experienced here on this broken world came and died on the cross the most brutal of all things after being whipped after the death punch a bag over his head punched in the face, pulled some of his beard out his hair out cross was one of the most brutal that you could have it would put big nails through your tunnel where all the nerves were put in your feet so you wouldn’t suffocate every time you wanted a breath you had to yourself sometimes you would hang there for two or three days before you die very brutal our God suffered for us he was buried on the third day. He rose according to all the scriptures the prophecies that were said 2000 years documentation that scrolls all that verify Jesus says you can see the working of his hand man has never created anything from nothing nothing ever comes from nothing was designed everything is here that we needed and never created. Nothing from nothing. We just used to resources that are there Lucifer in charge of a third of the angels goes by many names Satan and a perdition all these names prideful and he was able to convince a third of the angels to follow him Lord, our God cast him to heaven down here he set up churches he wants to be worshiped, just like Jesus Buddhism Hinduism solecism all the isms and much more. There’s only one Jesus Christ other Jesus, the right hand of the father interceding prayers for his saints if you read scriptures people say that he is way overdue. He’s right on time to him. He states in the Bible to him 1000 years but a day he was three days ground only taking him three days to come back. Hope you understand this I lost my religion Catholicism and I came to the knowledge of living God, Jesus Christ, Lord

[@aninavasardyan7460]

The distance between your eyes. Oh no, I have said too much. Female’s eyes are typically closer together and male’s further apart. So…he is probably questioning at what he is looking at. Questioning or already knows what he is looking at.

[@loisshukes8842]

My son had just died about six months before this song so it hit so many cords with me and always will

[@USERLOLAJOSEPHINE]

Sorry for your loss.❤️

[@karinhauprich]

I am sorry yve löst your son God Save you and all the best for your Family

[@williamthomas1]

🤗

[@jean-jacqueslesenfant3347]

🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️🇫🇷

[@157montgomery]

❤ peace be with you

[@charlesdavis545]

One of the most beautiful, poignant, heartfelt songs ever. "that's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight. losing my religion." that song was my life.

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

The mandolin in this song made it FLOAT on the ocean of the rest of the amplified guitar noise on the radio at the same time.

[@dabu73]

so true and also i think what made it so huge all over the world

[@decruzyserao6994]

dude, you’re a poet your comment is beautiful 😊

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@mastersupreme6126 YOU MUST BE TELLING THE TRUTH BECAUSE YOU ARE USING ALL CAPS!!!!!

[@matthewwalker6621]

Public image limited did that with rise the little float piece lifts it

[@bleep77]

One of the greatest songs ever written. Michael Stipe sure sings his heart out on that classic. Everything about it is sheer perfection. Never get tired or bored of hearing it. It's immensely deep and emotional.

[@davidian2.024]

@@BigBewtieHoles You need a hug

[@BigBewtieHoles]

@@davidian2.024 lol not from stipe i'll probably get doo doo all over me because he eats fucking shit

[@corb5654]

@@BigBewtieHoles You seem to be obsessed with eating shit. Are. You. OK???

[@BigBewtieHoles]

@@corb5654 i dont eat shit but stipe dose!

[@ryankenyon5010]

True. I remember when it first came out and it has held up due to its honesty.

[@Warmblliss]

Easily one of the best songs ever.

[@sirmount2636]

Along with Everybody Hurts too. REM made several timeless classics

[@kevindossantos6282]

Beyond understanding

[@anthonycaserta89]

To each their own, But their video really intrigued me as a kid.. I didn't understand the song then and hated the music genre but as a adult i can appreciate it and now the genre has a sentimental value to me including this song

[@kevindossantos6282]

@@anthonycaserta89 I thought I saw you try

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@eardwulf785]

Remember hearing this for the first time on the radio in the works van on the way to work must be thirty years ago. When it came on the driver turned up the volume and everyone's like "tune!" "top tune!" And there's me "Who's this?" Everyone in the back of the van looked at me as if to say 'where have you been?' Been an REM fan ever since and so are all my kids. Legendary song.

[@NotIfWhen]

One of the best songs ever written. The dancing in the video makes it perfection. I could watch him dance all day. For the people who don’t understand it.. you haven’t lived it.

[@Peace4All09]

The absolute majesty of this song is that it encompasses a piece of everyone's hearts & story. Whether it is a loss of faith or hope, unrequited love, giving up, knowing something or someone so well but never being able to change another's pain or never being forgiven for a humans idea of a fall from grace, a death & dying, there is something here that touches all of us. Timeless Classic, just Thank You For All of You Within R.E.M. Michael Stipe You danced this piece into existence & the Mandolin was Magnetic. The Song, Perfect!

[@lynnmarieanderson1744]

I always felt like it was a song about dealing with severe depression. It's a classic to me.

[@vader_zim1461]

Brilliantly explained

[@taspap5861]

What a nice, simple, though so deep explanation of that absolute hit of my youth in Athens Greece.... Thank you so much. Congrats for your nice writing, language...

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@theriffwriter2194]

When this song was new, I was about 17, young, dumb and metal was the only music that was cool to me. So here I am. So many years later. 40 years old and truly hearing it for the first time. Dinner time with the family. Struggling not to cry.

[@cheerp7313]

The Riff Writer What sensitivity!

[@theriffwriter2194]

@@cheerp7313 aah. Mockery. "The fool's substitute for wit" - Mark Twain

[@cheerp7313]

The Riff Writer You are a fine man 😊

[@deftone1]

I was 8 when this came out and I’m 37. My parents used to crank the album on repeat across from my bedroom at all hours of the night. Owe them, as I feel this bolstered my ear for music and helped me later on guitar.

[@brigidvaughan9385]

I was in ny having a blast

[@Flyingtaco82]

I have heard this song hundreds of times. Each time, I am left spiritually on the floor. Profoundly beautiful piece of music...

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@42awww]

I remember hearing this song for the first time. My jaw hit the floor. Almost 30 years later and I will purposely play it late at night with headphones on, and just luxuriate in the beauty. Still don't know what it's about....and that suits me fine.

[@melodyparsons4590]

There are some pieces of art (music) that, when you hear them for the first time, you don't just hear or listen to them, you FEEL them. You ABSORB them. The art, notes, melody, the voices, instruments, the incredible magic that the combination produced, all of it becomes part of you forever. Becomes etched on your soul because it touched you so deeply in a place that only you and the music will understand. Thank you R.E.M. for the gift of "Losing My Religion". That's what this puece of art (music) has meant for me.

[@Jdowling357]

God I miss the 90's

[@robertcronin6603]

I can't believe this tune dropped in '91 ...wow, man - where does the time go? I'll never forget when I heard it the first time - I was mesmerized... "I think I thought I saw you try..." ... amazingly relevant to anyone who's experienced broken love...great tune.

[@njdrummer7120]

I never truly appreciated this song as a 21 year old but boy is this a beautiful piece of work I can truly appreciate as a 48 year old man. Thank you R.E.M.

[@itgetter9]

I got dumped right before this album came out. And man, did it get me through.

[@rogerpattube]

I never liked it the first 20-39 times then by 50 it was growing on me. By 100 I can say I really liked it.

[@keikosan1354]

I was 15 and had no clue what the song was about , now im stunned after he explained . This guy is a genius !!

[@crimson25543]

I haven't listened to this song in so many years I'm embarrassed to even guess. I love it. Always have, always will. There's just something so raw and vulnerable Stipe brings to this song. You can hear pain, longing, reckoning, and a final acceptance. The chords, the harmonies. Just brilliant.

[@davefieramosca6974]

Michael Stipe is one of the best frontmen ever.

[@kenparnell4297]

Those guys were and still are awesome. I wish we had more of them instead of the crap we have now.

[@lynnmarieanderson1744]

Yes, I try to listen to some of the new pop songs on the radio, and a lot of it seems bizarre and weird and nothing I want to hear again!!!

[@abutts02]

Today’s music, aside from modern rock, is nothing but crap.

[@freddrog4689]

You miss music too eh? Yeah we had a good thing going, from tribal drums, to mozart, everything since mozart and up til about 1996, was music, and then something terrible happened, some sort of glitch in the simulation of life, or perhaps a wicked spell cast by some particle collider or whatever, that permanently ruined all of humanities ability to create music ever again. which explains stuff like, yknow, every ear torturing yet boring monstrosities like "Wet Ass Pussy" or "stupid hoe". yknow im just gonna say it, we had music until our countries were ruined, invaded and perverted by money worshiping misers and their disgusting vision of society.

[@dz2363]

This song Is one of the most memorable songs I ever remember . Thirty years ago I was just a fresh man, young and full of hope when I landed in Vancouver, now I am an old man and still this song hits me as before.

[@FraterAleph]

This is what modern music is missing. Real musicians.

[@bryanbarantula5207]

Modern music isn't missing real musicians... you just need to get over listening to the same 10 bands from your youth

[@cravis123]

@@bryanbarantula5207 I dont agree with you...you can't listen to a music that doesn't tell you anything, no emotions, like most of today's music. Thing's are different now not just in music industry but also in film industry, there is a lack of identity, of real human character. Obviously there is quality music today but less than before..people are not stupid if they don't want to listen to the nonsense the present music...

[@bryanbarantula5207]

@@cravis123 you know how much music is constantly being created? A lot. You haven't sampled it all. You haven't sampled even 10% of it. There isn't enough time in the day. If we're talking what gets radio play, that's something else.

[@cravis123]

you are right, there are millions of artist(like they want to be called) in the world, but only a few of them deserve the title of artist...now everyone can mix music but not everyone has real talent...

[@trhoades2063]

It's missing heartland soul, now it's just made to get likes and clicks

[@robertb.4202]

I got tired of MTV playing that song back in the day, but you can’t deny the conviction the band had in performing that song.

[@tinklvsme]

I LOVED HIS STRANGE DANCING. WHY becomes i saw and felt a realness to him. Like I'm strange I'm not embarrassed about being different. Still its 2021 and I still love everything about REM! ✌🙏🙏🦋

[@brammurti]

I love how vulnerable the lyric is and how Stipe felt when recording it

[@banginghats2]

It's one of those musical masterpieces that's like a piece of art with a sense of infinity that expresses something inexpressible in any other way. That's why you can't really explain it in mere words: you just feel it on a deep level. I think it will be just as powerful in hundreds of years time.

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@humblemuzik]

Great comment .

[@janettemartin4604]

THANK YOU for mentioning Sinead and Talking Heads! HONEST people, GREAT band and a whole lotta other stuff you do not get today!

[@FacheChanteDeux]

The Talking Heads/David Byrne are one of the most influential artists of all time. They deserve every bit of recognition they get.

[@shtroizn]

Too bad cuckoo Sinead converted to Islam but then - she is a very unstable person... who knows what her next conversion will be?

[@rickyelvis5986]

Janette Martin ... yep ... ones a fruit loop and the other is a great band.

[@raisa_cherry35]

@@shtroizn Cuckoo Sinead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bojack40]

Janette Martin she’s totally f*****!

[@lisas2538]

My niece was 6 when this song came out. I was driving in the car with her and it came on the radio. I was surprised she knew every word and sang along perfectly. It still makes me happy to think of this. Great song.

[@roughjoe]

its the best song ever,,,,,i will cry every time, my deceased best friend was enchanted with these lyrics,,,,its extraordinary,,,,marked my life,,,, i don't know what else to say,,,,i am crying again.... love u REM

[@jamieminsky9436]

As a child of the 60’s and 70’s..I loved this tune then and now. U did not say too much..U said just enough!! Thank you..

[@sadiesleepwalker646]

Love the way he interprets the lyrics, out from the depth of his heart. So much relating to my perception of unrequited love.

[@rose4490]

I crashed my car to this when I was 21. For a long time after the accident I thought this song would have been the last thing I ever heard had the collision been a fatal one. I had those thoughts afterward I would think of it all whenever I heard this song. I was grateful though, because I love REM, and wouldn't want the last thing I heard to be something I didn't like.

[@MariaCarabin]

standrew OMG! Glad you’re still around, stranger 🐻

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

Wow and that song gets played often. That would be something!

[@terrero912]

That’d be a beautiful death honestly

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Thank God I grew up in the 70s/80s. While I know/see/hear everyone saying their specific generation of music was the best, The 70s-90s music was truly GOLD.

[@Kiss__Kiss]

@Cindy Who I say, that all depends on how old you were when the 90s music was playing. Also, what was your personal preference at the time as well.. Factors which go into subjective reasoning.

[@acarouselofantics]

@Cindy Who I think the 1990s had some good stuff. But it took me years to appreciate the music (or some of it) that was made in that decade. Like a lot of people said to this video (and to videos all over KZbin), I would hear songs as a child with no appreciation for them, then loved them when I became a man.

[@RedyPiper]

The song has taken on so many forms throughout my life. It's always been there. Even today with my most important relationship. From about 12 to 44 it's still the anthem of my most brilliant challenges. Some I've overcome, some I've failed, and the one I need to win the most.

[@jefferee2002]

I can remember the spring that came out. My brother came home from a study abroad program from Ireland. It was a beautiful spring, and this new music from REM made it even more beautiful.

Michael is a fucking legend. I saw him in concert a few times. I love this man and the band so much.

[@ehiggin]

I remember watching this video on MTV when I was a kid. Amazing to see this explanation of what went into it. It's a classic!

[@infamousElle]

Thank you for the poetry in your soul. I have lived this song, and it broke my heart to both live it and lose it.

[@adamweston4152]

Rem has been a major piece of my life and I have loved them since I discovered them at 17 and now I am 48 and I still feel the same way when I listen to them now. My only complaint is that after leaving the I. R. S. Label they became too commercial and when Bill left the music was never the same. Still love them though and if you haven't heard their 80s work then you are loosing out on the most brilliant work they have ever done.

[@NatasjavanDijknah]

I was 16 and am now 47... 31 yrs... :O I stopped liking the music after Monster. New Adventures in Hi Fi has some great track, too but after that I completely lost them.

[@bpar73]

46 here, I remember some hardcore REM fans went as far to call them sellouts when Green came out. Just think back to the time when REM and U2 were the biggest bands of the 80's that weren't getting the traditional "push". I was a huge fan, from Murmur through Monster, but nothing after that was compelling to me. But that was a great run and they made a ton of money. I predict they will do a reunion with Bill Berry eventually.

[@Soulseeologia]

Great tune along w their others, throwback albums for sure, but I also lost them after the mid 90s cuz it wasn’t as easy following USA bands overseas then and their later stuff didn’t resonate the same as it did when keg beer was foaming out of our noses at house parties where u always heard REM! 🎉💥🍻

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@littlejoe9381]

Just love this channel. Since I was a child, I have always wanted to know the meaning behind so many songs. It is so great to hear it from the artists/ writers/ creators themselves. Thank you.

[@christophergargaro959]

This song is perfection. Through and through. My literal favorite song ever and something I can listen to thousands of times and never get tired of it. Michael Stipe is such a gentle and kind soul. The world needs more Michael Stipe's.

[@jaspermervin5204]

When I was in High-school I rode the bus to school, we had a cool bus-driver who would let us listen to the radio on our way to school, at the time, this was on rotation, the song always played at the same time every morning at the same place on the route, so when ever I hear the song it reminds me of riding on the school bus.

[@Captain_MonsterFart]

That's a nice story. I had a similar experience in elementary school. Only we had a tape deck on our bus and our very patient driver let us listen to either the Dirty Dancing or Cocktail soundtrack over and over and over and over again. So all those dumb songs remind me of the school bus. I've never even seen those movies!

[@rogermty1971]

jasper Mervin I remember was going to McAllen, Tx with my friends for the first time without parents. Those were glorious days, miss my friends and those great times.

[@onefodderunit]

Commercial radio had gone lame by that time.

[@solarnaut]

That's my bus taking the corner... that's my bus in the headlight... oh no, I've said too much...

[@solarnaut]

Rogelio, "I never had friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHTQdXWiaLxghs0 ) ~ "we're going to need a bigger bus."

[@splodge57]

I listen to this song almost every week for over 30 years since it was released. And now with youtube get to also watch the video. Wonderful, never tire of it.😊

[@omar66277]

I was 20 and literally losing my religion when it came out, so the song meant a lot to me.

[@rogerpattube]

omar66277 Ironic then to learn years later that the song had absolutely nothing to do with that.

[@plaguedoctormasque8089]

Thank you Micheal for being part of my life.

[@stevenheath741]

A song full of amazing imagery …Thank you for showing the vulnerability of presenting your initial creativity..Real courage

[@TheRealBizWiz]

*Say what you want to say about the producer that pissed off Michael.* Whatever energy was in that studio that night resulted in an eternal masterpiece. ❤️🙏🏼

[@jamesdavies542]

I miss R.E.M.

[@mikeyates7931]

I remember when this first came out in 1991 , I was a 13 year old kid going through a really toxic childhood , and something about this song really resonated deep inside me - mere words cannot describe how much this song means to me - thank you , R.E.M. - thank you , Mr. Michael Stipe

[@terrimead1003]

What a great story about how genius works! Thank you for a glimpse into the band's thinking! I've been in love w/Michael since I first saw him dance!

[@warrenpeterson6065]

I grew up in the church and lived with abused children whos parents prayed to God each Sunday morning. While I was very young at the time I immediately knew this was wrong. This song is so powerful for a person like me.

[@downnheavy]

this song plagued Mtv and the radio back in the day, and that's unfortunate because the hate was much stronger than the curiosity to actually find out and dissect the lyrics and understand that is a perfect song

[@anarkan191]

Michael Stipe, young or old he is still a true icon a legend, there will never be any one like him,an embodiment of pure raw emotion . . .

[@frankstoeffler4006]

I'm so happy Mr. Stipe explained; Lost/Losing religion is a Southern term about anything in daily life that becomes different.

[@benyoung4305]

Michael Stripe, the best frontman since Freddy. Absolutely mesmeric!

[@sidnacos]

To me this song is about trying to keep a stable relationship with someone who is pulling back or doesn't want to be your friend/ significant other anymore and wants to go their separate ways and wants nothing to do with you.

[@JoelHernandez-yl6yw]

Them boys from Athens made a classic.

[@andrearenee7845]

One of my favorites, even now. Especially now.

[@Wooley689]

I remember when this came out, I was so riveted to it and played it over and over again. It felt like there was even a deeper meaning in there somewhere, but I couldn't get to it, so , play it again, play it again. The haunting tune that pulls at you shaking a wispy finger.. "don't you get it" it says...

[@themindoftwister]

This will forever be a brilliant song...

[@Cheebaroni812-kx5yt]

I didnt appreciate the song for how amazing it was when I was younger. I rediscovered it as an adult and I’m so grateful I did. Masterpiece

[@tori2dles]

I loved this song back in the day & the video overwhelmed & short-circuited my brain. It was a spectacular masterpiece.

[@aceofwizardsnephelite829]

Loved the song, always thought the body movement in the video was odd. Enjoyed the other parts of the video. Cool to learn why the dancing did not fit.

[@markitux]

this song is definitely on my top 10! It's pure gold

[@bokhans]

A cherished moment in my life was when Michael Stipe and I was holding the same bottle of water simultaneously. 😊 I think this song is one of the best I have ever heard. 👍

[@jwh2f]

Easily one of the best songs ever written. Period.

[@williamashford-payne2416]

R.E.M were a great band.

[@dsaint372]

R.E.M. one of my favs. I won a cd while they were first coming out. I loved it and always followed them. Still wonderful to listen to, brings me back to so many stages of my life. Thank you

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@ve4mm]

WTF with the comments.................this is an amazing song........................

[@LESSAOLE]

I was 18 when this Song came out. Living in Brazil in 1991 wasnt easy,but this lyrics gave me hope and strength to go through a difficult time of my life.

[@davidlambert7725]

Stipe's phrasing is remarkable. Sounds so easy to sing - and where vocal range is concerned it is - but the phrasing is brilliant.

[@jonr-p2079]

Masterpiece from A to Z, I don't know much about music even though it plays an important part in my life, but listening to this song , watching the video , watching him dance sends shivers in my body. Its a fully loaded piece and it can be felt (emotion wise). Thanks for the music that traverse time R.E.M.

[@Gambit8228]

this song makes me feel like crying and dancing at the same time

[@corsaircaruso471]

I’ve passively listened to this for years and really enjoyed it without knowing anything about it. I listened to it actively for the first time today. Actually listened to the lyrics, the arrangement of the instruments, and this video only heightened the experience.

[@babygirlb3kah]

Love when music, gives my goosebumps goosebumps, and this Song meets that potential, AMAZINGLY HUGE GOOSEBUMPS, inside my goosebumps.

[@michel1994dr]

What a song! What an interview! Where is the shot at 2:35 from?

[@martinkristensen8398]

I was introduced to REM in the 80s when i bought the album "dead letter office" it was an album of outtakes and b-sides i think and when i heard the first 2 songs of side one i was blown away i had never heard anything like that before they didn't sound like the 80s which was a breath of Fresh air they were indie and americana before those labels were invented they never used synthesizers or sequencers which was common with all music in the 80s and felt alien to me so as an outsider REM really connected with me and then I began to listen to their other albums. i read in a magazine that the smiths and REM listened to each others records and I think that has something to do with only a handful of bands made organic music at that time. they had a big cult following travelling all over america to their concerts but listening to their 80s output were really touching.every time i hear the song "crazy" from D.L.O. it brings a tear to my eye even though they didn't write it themselves but by another athens band named pylon I really miss 80s REM . They were really something special and there will never be a band like them again .even though i like "losing my religion" which broke them through to the masses things were never the same they still made great music but fans of "losing my religion and "everybody hurts" who have never heard 80s REM should give it a listen theyll be in for a Surprise . its right when people say things were never the same after bill left .they were never a heavy rock band but "monster" was a tribute to the late kurt cobain , that's why it's so rocky but when they made it big it was like they didn't belong to us 80s fans anymore and became rock stars on the front pages of the music magazines around the globe

[@evertondave5825]

I was 10 years old when I heard this song and loved it and at the age of 38 its still sounds amazing

[@joecook5689]

His beard suits him. It's cool to accept appearance with aging in my book.

[@danieldicicco3605]

He looks like a wizard now

[@TheTruthiest]

Yeah, though those metal boogers coming out of his nose are the opposite of that.

[@Чайныйчайникдлячая]

The man is 60! Could be someone's grandfather

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

Looks a little bit like a lawn troll now.

[@sirmartinfrobisher]

Or is Michael hiding from his fears?

[@TheMetalFreshTiger]

I totally feel it everytime i hear this song. I am italian, and even before i’ve learnt a proper english to understand all the words, i felt the same sensations that i still feel now that I understand the lyrics, but reinforced. Masterpiece. Thank you for this song 🙏

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@frankderryberry1412]

I always thought it was about love obsessions . The college years and the crush that never ends.

[@redriver6541]

One of the cherished songs of my youth. Takes me back to an ex girlfriend and a trip to buy this album..... REM has several iconic tracks....all have a memory for me.

[@natalieps2387]

The lyrics to this song are just beautiful stipe was an amazing lyricist so central rain blew me away too. But every word of this song is so haunting and amazing . The video was awesome. I think the defining song of the decade . Maybe teen spirit but this actually is a much better song and kicked off the 90s away from hair metal people think it was grunge but r.e.m around for years but this was their smash breakthrough globally I'd say it bridged the 80s into the grunge era . This was huge in 1991 and as it's over played run on radio was ending tern spirit came out in that winter of 91 so two great bands in the 90s. God I miss the 90s I was only 10 and then 11 into 91 but I knew it was a great time for music. R.e.m. was my awakening away from teeny bop stuff that young kids under 10 like nkotb tiffany debbie Gibson I just felt excited to be a part of r.e.m. and the grunge early era by 93 I was sick of grunge lol. I was 13 when kurt Cobain died 12 6 months before when river Phoenix died. The early 90s were just very serious and scary. I loved it though and things actually got better the 90s as a decade was one if the best in every way it was peaceful economy was good. Then 2000 started with Napster and that was the beginning of the end of albums and music

[@aidtom3503]

Heard this song on mtv about 91 I was 17 and just met the love of my life, was a beautiful summer, never felt love for anyone ever since like that.

[@rafaelrp07]

Half of the success of this music is due to its videoclip. I'm heavy metal guy, but the references with classic Reinassance, old classic literature makes you try to decipher the lyrics in a way it makes sense to you in a completely different way than another person. It touches you in you own way, in your own vibe...

[@guillaumegf3563]

I always say this was one of my favorite pop songs ever - if not My ultimate favorite

[@martasousa8079]

Essa musica é linda 😍 A voz desse vocalista é incrivel , a letra. Ficou tudo perfeito . 🤩✨🌹✨👏👏👏👏

[@ArtistJane]

I’m proud to say I went to the same high school as Michael Stipe (not at the same time - I was a teenager in the 90’s). We shared the same theatre teacher and believe it or not, he had an Afro back in the day. It makes perfect sense that he had a theatrical background and R.E.M. really pulled off a rare gem of the 90’s that still holds water and doesn’t sound dated at all even today.

[@MaynardOwns]

This song is so phenomenal it blows my mind

[@Eppietrap]

The first time ever I heard this song, when it was aired in The Netherlands, I immediately fell in love with it. I still think it`s one of the best songs they ever made. So intense and so sad.

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@Eppietrap]

@@mastersupreme6126 Are you sure? I am not really sure I agree with that. But "The eagle will rise again" in itself is one of the best songs I`ve ever heard!😊

[@4thdensitylawofonewanderer931]

I never understood what this song was about, it stuck wth me though, I kept hearing it everywhere on the radio and mtv hit list and that was back in Belgium 🇧🇪. My English was very poor back then and I loved it but I can’t even explain how much I appreciate it now as an artist and an adult!!! Love just so much love ❤️

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@mragren9853]

@@mastersupreme6126 How in the world can you hear that connection/resemblance?

[@cheetah1344]

@@mastersupreme6126 who gives a f ? This song was way better. 😂

[@belle2154]

still love you guys. The music lives in my memories. and surfaces in my mind in times of need of good medicine. So many thanks xo

[@mastersupreme6126]

THE TRUTH IS THAT SONG IS A TOTAL RIP OFF OF THE ALAN PARSONS SONG THE EAGLE WILL RISE AGAIN NO DOUBT!

[@global001]

True artist. This song cut through to my heart at the time and every time I heard it since.

[@BlackOmegaUK]

All these years I've thought the song was about the video but the song stands alone and the video was just art.

[@geoffjoffy]

Timeless song - AND great beard.

[@charpnatl]

Another Banger that hit my younger ears and went deep into my brain. It’s simply magic and believe it when you say it was a challenge to bring it about. Nothing this good comes easy.

[@system4225]

They made history!! They are the best

[@firouz256]

This is not even my type of music but every time I hear it I pause! This must be one of the best songs ever written.

[@michaelthorne209]

Still one of the best songs ever. I dont know much about the meaning even after the explanation lol..but ive always loved it. In a time when i was more about dance music,hip hop,rap,disco,breakin,BASS,etc..I found myself also compelled by other genres and artists..And REM stood out to me.

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

I’m still confused too. He said “lost my religion” meant something happened that shook your faith and then it was an unrequited love song... so maybe a person loves another but something happened that shook that love...? As in I’m losing my love for you...? Maybe?

[@Sachin-pt1op]

Religion s just metaphor

[@biorythmicshifter]

The whole album has a number of exceptional songs. This song is like a time machine for me. It brings me right back…