I was always a HUGE REM fan from the early 80's. I got married in 92 when I was 33. This album came out a week before our wedding. We drove out to Calfornia, we live in Iowa. 2 weeks. This played (AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE) about half the time we were in the car. My wife passed away about 5 years ago. Still think of her deeply when I hear any of this album. Especially NIGHT SWIMMING. Miss you Teresa.
@AusNav096 жыл бұрын
Bless you man. Night swimming is a great song. Thanks for sharing :) I'm finding new love to this song right now. Circle of life within this masterpiece i think. Thanks again for sharing hope alls well Willy.
@mikeysuzefour6 жыл бұрын
So very sorry to hear that about Teresa, but maybe what will make you smile +Willy James is that she's singing along with more than 1/2 of the people mentioned in this tune up in Heaven. ;-)
@aviacam6 жыл бұрын
Willy, deseo que Dios te bendiga y que siempre recuerdes a tu esposa con amor y alegria. Un abrazo muy fuerte desde Argentina.
@jheezwiiz97336 жыл бұрын
Sorry dude v. V😢
@ItzOver9k6 жыл бұрын
Damn...sorry to hear about that loss. Glad REM is a remembrance
@shinrips9 ай бұрын
It is so unbelievable how this college garage band became a world-wide sensation but when I listen, I can see why REM is so awesome. Great song writing/ great sound
@TheLifeOfTexan3 ай бұрын
something about Athens, GA....
@tom-vx1lp3 ай бұрын
how does anyone start out
@ironfistarrival3 ай бұрын
@@tom-vx1lp What ?
@tom-vx1lp3 ай бұрын
@@ironfistarrival everyone starts form the bottom
@thisismychannelname54763 ай бұрын
@@tom-vx1lpnepo babies
@mikethompson85949 ай бұрын
Beautiful and timeless. What happened to music?
@lilblackduc7312Ай бұрын
"What happened to music" was, it started to suck after the '80s when VH1/MTV went downhill and Hair Bands took over.
@martinrooney552525 күн бұрын
well said
@greggg0259 Жыл бұрын
I am 75 years old, and I didn't pay much attention to R.E.M. in the day, even though I lived only a few miles from Athens, GA. I was more into the B52s. I have rediscovered R.E.M. and their songs. They produced such great music. You never know how your attitudes will change as you get older. I wish I had seen them live.
@jasonmorris3533 Жыл бұрын
I hope you're doing well.. I'm from 45 minutes away from Athens and I'm a hard rock lead guitar player but I grew up on these guys, as well as all my proud GA artists, like James Brown, Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers, the Black Crows, etc..
@Boloyangg Жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm 40, I'm from the Urals, I also came across this song just today. opening day.
@Raminess Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful thing, to discover R.E.M. when you already have the life experience to truly listen and relate to it. Must be a wonderful experience!
@livinup33 Жыл бұрын
Look up R.E.M's 'Shiny Happy People" - a collab with Kate Pierson of the B-52's :)
@ianthomas595511 ай бұрын
I love Shiny Happy People but apparently all members of REM hated it! Very strange.@@livinup33
@totonash9409 Жыл бұрын
As a Muslim from the Middle East, it is through the brilliantly crafted songs of R.E.M that I first became exposed to the greatness of Western culture. R.E.M songs remind me of the happy times of my childhood when optimism ruled the day. Things have changed for the worse since then, but I will always have R.E.M hits to fall back on. Thank you Michael Stipe for brilliant works of art! I'll be forever grateful.
@happycathotelkensingtonjhb3175 Жыл бұрын
So,proud of you
@alesandrocilantro1542 Жыл бұрын
Ledgend, welcome to the world brother
@Akillesursinne Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. Cultures are made to be shared.
@Floridacoastwriter Жыл бұрын
Gaza could use some happy times.
@Midlanflyguy Жыл бұрын
Good music transcends race, religion, sex or age.
@331SVTCobra Жыл бұрын
Decades have passed and I forgot how wonderful this song is.
@shelleyharrop14192 ай бұрын
Awesome
@MaggieD01234 ай бұрын
There’s something so melancholy about this song, so beautiful. I love it with all my heart.
@blip2012Toon10 ай бұрын
one of their greats... still good
@mckapril Жыл бұрын
Hearing this again reminds me of how good life was still in the 90’s. We had music like this that made us all feel like we were living life in the last part of a century and it was magnificent!
@GavinPeacock-rc6nv11 ай бұрын
Exactly older cat NZ.
@szzk793710 ай бұрын
It was the last peak of civilization, and I miss it a lot. It was all down hill once the century turned, and we have been speeding down since then.
@GavinPeacock-rc6nv10 ай бұрын
@@madcyril4135 N
@CRBN7410 ай бұрын
Why do I feal the same?!
@RHulswit-lo4yv10 ай бұрын
Amen
@thelonewolf83332 жыл бұрын
Timeless song. The lyrics, the voice, the mandolin, the acoustic guitar, the electric and bass guitar, the drums. That’s creativity right there. A masterpiece.
@garycarr3857 Жыл бұрын
remhq
@garycarr3857 Жыл бұрын
R.E.M. Man 👨 On The Moon 1992
@garycarr3857 Жыл бұрын
R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
@garycarr3857 Жыл бұрын
1992
@garycarr3857 Жыл бұрын
Peter Buck
@MJC_21125 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written
@stephensharp3033Ай бұрын
Its the video rather than the words.
@MJC_2112Күн бұрын
@@stephensharp3033 The lyrics are what makes the song as amazing as it is and the music compliments them perfectly.
@Omegajunior265810 күн бұрын
It's one of my favourite R.E.M. songs of all time.
@bryanebert4903 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs when deployed with the Marines. When the gun was cold I would sing this in my head and give me comfort and some sort of happiness till this day! Great song🇺🇸
@LauraMargaret67 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇸
@jonmacdonald5345 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🗽 you Folks are greatly appreciated....
@johnspinelli9396 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for serving!!
@David-p7z9n Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi, 1983-87, Quantico 6114
@PeterKushubar11 ай бұрын
God bless you, thank you for keeping our nation free!
@scottyb79797 ай бұрын
REM inspired me in the late 80's in the sense that you can do anything as an artist or musician. With them, there were no rules.
@linkinparkrulz22753 жыл бұрын
My younger brother committed suicide last weekend by overdosing on something. He was found with headphones on, presumably listening to something. This is his youtube account. He made a playlist containing 6 songs that was edited the day he passed. This is one of the 6 songs. With the method he used, he was dead after about 30 minutes, probably unconscious around 12 minutes. I like to think that it was peaceful for him with his music on. I love you Myles, I'll miss you everyday for the rest of my life..
@geoffreywhaley86743 жыл бұрын
May you find peace my friend. I can only say "you never get over it" , but "you learn to live with it"
@JF-kv1gm3 жыл бұрын
@@geoffreywhaley8674 So true, 2 years in November and the shock and intense pain have softened.
@JF-kv1gm3 жыл бұрын
So sad to read this. It echoes what happened in my family. Try not to be hard on yourself, it's often v hard to recognise that things were that difficult for the person. Take care, sending a virtual hug.
@sunnnnnyday3 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss
@johnwpolsce94013 жыл бұрын
There is often joy or sadness behind a piece of music. The music and the memories live on. Hope your dear brother is in heavenly peace on the other side of life.
@vanvan8151 Жыл бұрын
疲れきって仕事から帰って適当に流して見てたDVDでこの曲を知り何故かポロポロ泣いてました。
@therecanbeonlyonechris501911 ай бұрын
All these years I never gave this song much thought, but now in 2024 I realize it's brilliant. A whole new meaning
@shandylynn222811 ай бұрын
I was just thinking the same.
@raybarger811911 ай бұрын
Nailed it. I agree at 70 I think a lot about my memories
@WHATISTRUTHTV8 ай бұрын
Yes , I no longer believe in the nasa fairy tale.... so I have a new love for this song lol ....
@therecanbeonlyonechris50198 ай бұрын
@@WHATISTRUTHTV Yes 👊 I second that
@clareglynn9133Ай бұрын
Same😂❤🎉😢🎉😅😅😅
@PindarMOD3 жыл бұрын
There is something hauntingly beautiful about this song. Makes me feel nostalgic about a time I will never revisit.
3 жыл бұрын
R.E.M.
@joshtrigsted99123 жыл бұрын
Their songwriting at its best had that quality of making you think you're on the cusp of grasping something life changing. It's a rare and precious quality. All I can say is listen to Murmur from start to finish. All the songs have this quality from start to finish even though Stipe's voice at the time was a literal murmur and it's almost impossible to understand what he's saying and even when you can the meaning is impenetrable. It's the feeling that matters anyway.
@theokcomputerofkida48813 жыл бұрын
Same here its like the days of the moon landing and oil rigs and 1960s 1970s and 1880s nostalgia.
@algundiaveras3 жыл бұрын
I feel the same!☆
@rexsand13213 жыл бұрын
Use to love this song when I was twelve in the early 90s. I almost forget about it until I heard a KZbinr mention the song last night, I was half a sleep but immediately woke up and searched for it.
@williamlarochelle6833 Жыл бұрын
Over 40m hits--no surprise. Beautiful song, beautiful video. Neither will ever get old. ❤
@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb17 күн бұрын
Timeless, enduring music that will be remembered long after 99.99% are forgotten.
@garethdavies67062 жыл бұрын
What a singer,what a song and what a band.Absolute classic
@redskies45302 жыл бұрын
Hi I recommend an indie song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
@RoxanneM- Жыл бұрын
👍
@enterthebruce91 Жыл бұрын
@@RoxanneM- Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas (1994): "No way...that's great-WE'VE LANDED ON THE MOON! Jim Carrey in 1999: Plays Andy Kaufman to a tee in 'Man on the Moon'. Legendary status ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@MarySmutny Жыл бұрын
Michael Stipe has such a beautiful voice I love this song what a great band and band members too❤
@rickpoindexter3150 Жыл бұрын
You are so right!
@skamony20013 жыл бұрын
Michael Stipe has a wonderful unique voice, love R.E.M.
@tomperock1615 Жыл бұрын
Mr Stipe Is the best.
@NiGiff7 ай бұрын
Instantly recognizable.
@dennisleporte23274 ай бұрын
I miss you Diane. REM always reminds me of you. You were never really happy. Thanks for all the friendship you gave me. Breast cancer was the enemy. 6/5/68 - 10-4-22.
@dianekrauss39407 ай бұрын
R.E.M. were just inducted into the songwriters hall of fame!
@therocknrollgamer95727 ай бұрын
Something they deserved
@TOCC507 ай бұрын
His kind isn’t allowed in heaven
@mudpebble88367 ай бұрын
@@TOCC50Good thing it's the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and not heaven
@joeluebbers54746 ай бұрын
Yes! How do they come up with these brilliant lyrics and melodies?
@michaeldoherty12875 ай бұрын
@@dianekrauss3940 so deserved.
@sebastiencrusener4968 Жыл бұрын
Automatic For The People is just such a brilliant album. Thank you R.E.M. to enrich our lives with so much good music ❤️
@h.seliger82943 ай бұрын
Heute zum ersten Mal nach über 10 Jahren gehört. ❤ Danke R E M ❤
@MrPhilm00r3 жыл бұрын
I can still picture this video playing on my living room tv back in 92. I was 13 years old. At the time I thought my life was so hard. Boy I really had no idea. I miss those days dearly.
@michaelmorgan69053 жыл бұрын
Me too brother
@keithbickerdike46213 жыл бұрын
Why is life harder now ?
@rob7hg3 жыл бұрын
I was so much older than, I'm younger then that now.
@jaworskij3 жыл бұрын
Sasme here OP.
@Hertfordshire2473 жыл бұрын
@@keithbickerdike4621 If you have to ask, just thank your lucky stars you don't know.
@sean88gator2 жыл бұрын
REM & The B-52s both from Athens, GA and both incredible bands. Stipe's voice and gentle nature always floored me. So many 80's tunes that just hit.
@federicolamela6065 Жыл бұрын
Mi consigli alcune canzoni dei The 52s. Non li conosco. Grazie
@freewaresnewsdotit Жыл бұрын
@@federicolamela6065 intanto comincia dalla canzone più famosa di tutte, Loveshack. Il resto lo trovi facendo una ricerca su KZbin.
3 ай бұрын
His voice comes off as whiney...they are definately overrated.
@ronnoble24405 ай бұрын
This song came out just after my 14 month old son Andrew (Andy) passed away suddenly from meningitis . It made me cry hearing this . Just thinking of goofing on Elvis . See you again someday son.
@mickjagger84395 ай бұрын
Very sorry, so sad when an innocent child loses their life in any way. I also believe we will be with the loved ones we lost.
@torasacramento49054 ай бұрын
I'm SO sorry for your loss and God Bless you and your family...
@colleenjennings9874 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢
@maxinebenner21334 ай бұрын
You will see him again, he is with Jesus in Paradise. 🙏🏻🫂💐💔❤️🩹
@davidjamesmoorerobinson4 ай бұрын
You will ❤️
@Lee-eb6xw4 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever written ❤
@dimoslaros7243 жыл бұрын
Brilliant song, brilliant band, brilliant theme. This is pure gold.
@peperol96263 жыл бұрын
Yes
@dimoslaros7243 жыл бұрын
@Maximo Ricardo and @Ivan Devin you must be part of the shit side of the Internet. Propagating constant bullshit and idiocy....
3 жыл бұрын
R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
3 жыл бұрын
R.E.M. Love The 1990's
3 жыл бұрын
R.E.M. Love The 1992
@bethsmall86529 ай бұрын
I'm here. I love this song. 66 and going strong on the tunes I will love forever. This is one of my all time favorites!!!!😊
@shawnmichael25934 жыл бұрын
The songs for man on the moon and the actual movie never got the right amount of respect and love it should have gotten. I'm fighting cancer right now... So it has new meaning to me.. Love everyone. Peace
@fayezfawzi32554 жыл бұрын
hope you beat it. love.
@shawnmichael25934 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I believe I honestly will. Love you
@shawnmichael25934 жыл бұрын
You are not connected to the chris jericho band are you!
@fayezfawzi32554 жыл бұрын
@@shawnmichael2593 No. as a big wrestling fan, I would certainly have liked to be though!
@shawnmichael25934 жыл бұрын
That's cool and cool name
@barbaraulrichАй бұрын
Yes it's all in the music. Why not listen to this song. Music is meaningful at any generation. I am 72 years old.
@Morporkshortman2 жыл бұрын
This truly is one of their most beautiful songs.
@IamSkullrules2 жыл бұрын
it's a message not a song
@AIvey2 жыл бұрын
@@IamSkullrules your ✅️ right on the money and if you take that road you will be amazed.....IamSkullrules.
@IamSkullrules2 жыл бұрын
@@tetertertertert man didn't land on the Moon and everything we are told is a Lie that's the meaning
@Morporkshortman2 жыл бұрын
@@tetertertertert whats the sun "mean" what about a rainbow? no clue. but it doesnt stop me from appreciating their beauty.
@Emobunneh2 жыл бұрын
@@tetertertertert A lot of it is a tribute to Andy Kaufman and mentions different things he did. There was some conspiracies put forward after his death so I think that plays into it as well.
@sandwich77614 жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs I love that it doesn't matter whether I feel bad, good, or somewhere in between. It's just a great listen anytime, anywhere.
@colejx784 жыл бұрын
REM Music got me through my 20's, 30's
@kevincosgrove9483 жыл бұрын
Thats timeless music. You can listen to their songs and they hold up time and time again
@absoluteacw3 жыл бұрын
Just brilliant.
@buxs_urbano72542 жыл бұрын
X2
@themusic52292 жыл бұрын
R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 R.E.M. - Love this song - Love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@absoluteacw3 жыл бұрын
The way he changes his voice into an impression of Elvis, "hey baby" is so great and those backing vocals for singing the lyric "man on the moon" I love that sound of the vocals. This is such an incredibly clever brilliant song.
@buxs_urbano72542 жыл бұрын
X2
@neuuser70712 жыл бұрын
I think Kaufmann did an Elvis impression/gag. It’s in the movie.
@garethjones61682 жыл бұрын
Best backing vocals ever in my opinion.
@GealicGirl2 жыл бұрын
This Guy as a singer will be a legend of his tiime .Brilliant live Band ..Some stunning tracks .what a voice !
@XXSkunkWorksXX2 жыл бұрын
@Gaelicgirl☘☘ Absoloootly! Amazing range and so haunting. I'd never listened to R.E.M. before and a friend introduced me about 30 years ago. I was never going to escape the spell after the that summer - we used to go onto the common ground overlooking Cowes (Isle of Wight) seafront and sit there listening to a few of the albums on a ghettoblaster. We'd always drop ecstasy (White Dove) and just listen all night 'till them batteries were no more, in love with the music, in love with the surroundings in the wee morning hours, the sea rippling gently and _Night Swimming_ or _Orange Crush_ guiding us gently 'till the sun came up. And in love with each other. That instant psychic group love that MDMA allows you to shortcut into :) Ah those days, I'd give anything to be able to recapture them and the unrequited love I suffered with the amazing girl who introduced me not only to the songs of REM, but also *how* to listen to that great music :)
@karlherrmann46434 күн бұрын
"see you in heaven if you make the list" love that line.
@Jvalde20217 ай бұрын
This is the type of song you hear late at night driving home from an event that was the time of your life.
@quedarsedepiedra5 ай бұрын
Exactly! Thanks 😊.
@Bizzle2234 ай бұрын
Nostalgic Deja Vu Vibes !! Pondering about the meaning of life ... Bittersweet Emotions !!
@JamesB-l5o3 ай бұрын
Great comment; evokes a precise emotion perfectly.
@AlexandreVidal17 күн бұрын
Best definition for this song ever made. You just described my feelings when I listen to it. Thank you.
@daveb62144 жыл бұрын
This is one song I will never get out of my head. It still rocks today even after all these years. Classic song and a classic group.
@heidiball15444 жыл бұрын
I was 16 or 17 back in 92 or so when it came out. This is so epic. I miss those days and music like this beyond words.
@ryanwatt18673 жыл бұрын
This song takes me back to when I was 16, and I wish I could go back to those days. I'm only 32 but that shows how timeless this type of music is
@jacobwilkinson61122 жыл бұрын
This music will always exist though❤️
@paulawright92175 ай бұрын
I'm as into REM at 66 yrs and never plan to stop!
@davidnelson54743 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the best groups to write such great music and lyrics. Fantastic musicianship. It's a perfect combination. 🎶🎸
@redskies45303 жыл бұрын
Hi I recommend checking out a Video& song called 'Covid19 Jam' By Robert Nix
@liorgold5303 Жыл бұрын
2024 this song is still beautiful.. sending me back to childhood
@karlchandran46315 жыл бұрын
The song has a hypnotic quality about it! The words "if you believe they put a man on the moon", in itself transports you to another time and place! Rem is an amazing band and this is a beautiful song!
@SeanLawlorNelson7 ай бұрын
A melodic, intellectually astute song I've liked ever since my days as a Safeway grocery clerk, a job and community I loved and love.
@lupodelupis36723 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs of the 90's....but it's so nostalgic, almost makes me cry.
@sngray1110 ай бұрын
This band will always have a special place in my heart and this song is one of their many greatest hits that I never get tired of listening to. 🫶🏽
@davidbaez35976 ай бұрын
I love this song !!! I was 15. Today i am 47!
@leifposegger34382 жыл бұрын
My best friend in school sand this song in front of everyone.. we were 15 at that time.. He died in an accident when he was 23. So this song brings good memories.. friendship, teenager times where we didn't know anything about taxes, bills to pay and politics.. we were full of dreams at that time.. 😊 God bless you, my friend
@EXPLISITemcee2 жыл бұрын
Its therapeutic ..main reason i like this song best..
@EXPLISITemcee2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear.. keep his memory alive...just like Kaufman is alive every time i hear this song...
@leifposegger34382 жыл бұрын
@@EXPLISITemcee i usually come across this song in supermarkets, some stores or occasionally in the car. All my past dreams were replaced by new ones. Life is different for sure, but i know that every time i hear this song i feel lucky for all the good memories.
@mikeericaful2 жыл бұрын
Adults work so that children may play.
@carriedoty45272 жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss! Great memories for me of my late teens!
@johnbockkom93613 ай бұрын
Thanks for singing a song about this sweet kid.
@anthonykinneen8443 Жыл бұрын
I spent my youth working in factories listening to this message/music, before i got a brain injury and everything changed. The world is just different. Maybe.i sliped into some nasty wormhole or something. Not sure, but can anyone/anything show me the way back. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@francescascanlan4549 Жыл бұрын
Hope you’re doing well ❤
@brianfalk8830 Жыл бұрын
I had a closed head injury and woke up from a coma with paralysis on the left side. I trusted God and worked hard on my recovery. I quit smoking and got married and have been married for over 21 years. I wasn't supposed to come out of the coma but have now outlived my brother and mother's suicides and my dad's dementia. I'm still going strong. Don't give up.
@StanleyPinchak5 ай бұрын
I think we all slipped into that wormhole. God bless.
@mebansharaisantasticokhong73122 жыл бұрын
REM are an intellectual band, marvelous, enchanting, thought provoking, emotionally ingenious and every song is well engineered with an emotion.. it's like they are an art installation in a museum, they truly are "artist".
@meesalikeu2 жыл бұрын
they dud have those pretensions, or should i say stipe does, but actually they are a very blue collar band.
@the_sweetest_curation2 жыл бұрын
"egypt was troubled by a horrible asp" it's hardly dylan, rush or the fall is it? childlike, but anthemic, with all the right music industry connections, and yeah, by this point, the production was top notch
@ravingmavis58012 жыл бұрын
Horrible asp,is funny
@chrisgoetz38892 жыл бұрын
It's about all of the lies we believe is our experience of life.. Only if you be-lie-ve..
@eaa63472 жыл бұрын
nah.. a decent pop rock band.
@ryeofthebeholder2 жыл бұрын
My dad always played this song when I was little. I have such strong memories of listening to this and hearing my dad talk about the band.
@Ingens_Scherz2 жыл бұрын
Not wishing to diss your beloved papa, but he should have taught you that REM wrote better songs eight years before they released this thing. Try this one (from 1984): kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6S6mmOZadl7jJo&ab_channel=REMVEVO Just true: sorry.
@ryeofthebeholder2 жыл бұрын
@@Ingens_Scherz Ironically that's one of his favorites.
@pdlTWW2 жыл бұрын
my dad did the same thing he would always play this song in the car when i was younger
@garycarr38572 жыл бұрын
@@Ingens_Scherz remhq
@garycarr38572 жыл бұрын
R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
@bischnou3 ай бұрын
I knew and loved REM back in the day but listening now 30 years later it really hits home how freakin amazing this music really is.
@mooselord28382 жыл бұрын
Lost my mum to cancer last year. Couldn't even see her in her final months due to COVID restrictions. this was one of our favourite songs. Thank you REM ❤️
@mr.vinegar2 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️
@jdetlefsen7362 жыл бұрын
😔so sorry for your loss🙏🏻my dad passed away 7 years ago. He had cancer too and loved REM. So do i...all the best wishes to you and your family❤
@eriktheheroful Жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss. I sometimes wonder in what world we live where we cannot even be with our loved ones on one of their most important moments in their lives. Time will be the judge.
@garycarr3857 Жыл бұрын
@@mr.vinegar 1992
@chacaloso361 Жыл бұрын
May she Rest in Peace. Sadly, my mother passed away alone in a nursing home for months. 2 years ago.
@jetnova37885 жыл бұрын
"Automatic for the People" pulled me from the brink of a nervous breakdown. I lay in bed, alone in Thailand, just absorbing it for hours at a time. This album healed me.
@aamarkhan74485 жыл бұрын
For me it was New Adventures in HiFi - amazing band
@jetnova37885 жыл бұрын
@@aamarkhan7448 I LOVE that record
@shawnmurphy96675 жыл бұрын
Jet Nova me too ✌️❤️
@jetnova37885 жыл бұрын
@@shawnmurphy9667 I'm glad
@alisterfolson5 жыл бұрын
It was Monster for me
@alanknotts18443 жыл бұрын
What a hauntingly beautiful original song. Utterly memorable.
@karlherrmann46435 күн бұрын
The music in this song is so unbelievably intricate. Each chorus is a little different and builds up to the end. A true masterpiece ,of course it's from the 90s! Best decade for music and I've heard a lot in 60yrs.
@justmadeit27 ай бұрын
Hey, you are listening to the best song they ever did. Admit it. It’s a classic
@shawnclare-nb1up7 ай бұрын
It's brilliant!
@squealingpig7 ай бұрын
I Love R.E.M. Was laying on the grass at a park and put on their "this is...." on spotify, so many memories and feelings. Ofc I love my sombre music more than anything haha...I wonder how many people actually get the meaning of this song
@justmadeit27 ай бұрын
@@squealingpig There’s a huge play list of decent music on my channel that you all may like
@justmadeit27 ай бұрын
@@squealingpig See the playlist of music on my ch annel on here, somr good tunes
@Ben-nd5dk7 ай бұрын
Sorry, but Losing My Religion is the best song they ever did. I rank this as #2
@ryanshane30343 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best song ever! The lyric and music go hand and hand. I 30 years later and I still am not sick of this song. I is timeless to me;) I get this strange vision in my head when I hear this song. I picture this song playing at my funeral and everyone is smiling and dancing instead of crying!!! I don’t have any idea why I have that vision in my head when I shear this song, except that it is absolutely amazing and timeless…
@stevedriscoll25392 жыл бұрын
That's such a good vision!
@Nick-Emery2 жыл бұрын
I think everyone at your funeral should wear psychedelic clothing and shake maracas while listening to ‘shiney happy people’
@Snowiscool082 жыл бұрын
One of my grandpa's last songs. Passed away 9/1/22 after a battle with cancer. He's with God now. We miss him. He loved this song.
@courtneyingerick35442 жыл бұрын
Your grandpa?
@Snowiscool082 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@johntracy72 Жыл бұрын
May he rest in peace!
@ladyblocker423311 ай бұрын
Masterpiece!!!!God bless you all
@georgegarcia4613 Жыл бұрын
I think I loved all of REM's songs from first listen. They were all so deep and very well written. I can't believe I never bought a full album of theirs.
@anjasmolders20134 жыл бұрын
Please come back REM ,miss this music ,greetings from a fan from Belgium
@dtuin20310 ай бұрын
Top songwriter
@aglio8215 күн бұрын
This is a masterpiece❤
@wildwest54362 жыл бұрын
REM digs deep in my heart. I just turned 20 and was in Desert Storm. 1 year later met my wife of almost 30 years.
@Annieareyouokayshamone Жыл бұрын
What was it like to be involved in that?
@wildwest5436 Жыл бұрын
@@Annieareyouokayshamone at the time it was an honor but later in life you realize the political show it was and the ever lasting effects of war.
@Annieareyouokayshamone Жыл бұрын
@@wildwest5436 Well I'm not American, but I respect you for going to war, whether the people in charge made the decision for the right reasons or not, you did what you had to do. Bravo, sir 👍
@wildwest5436 Жыл бұрын
@@Annieareyouokayshamone thank you🙏🏻
@andypotter68864 жыл бұрын
Still a classic. This song brings back so many good memories. R.I.P. Andy Kauffman. Spent many hours watching taxi growing up. One of the best shows of that era. Taken far too early
@petermortimer63034 жыл бұрын
Amen to Taxi being one of the all time best shows
@davidlevene71634 жыл бұрын
They really knocked one out of the park with this song! Have you paid attention to the instrumental techniques? It's just like Kaz Bielinski’s latest hit single “Love Never Dies”, its transcending! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKfSpJ2crqeLgK8
@rallabhandiprabhakar47506 жыл бұрын
R.E.M deserves to be in the best Top 10 bands ever . They made so much great music that will remain fresh and timeless in 2050 and beyond
@richardcharney15596 жыл бұрын
I definitely agree with you! Maybe one of the top 5 bands of all time.
@FragmentedR_YT5 жыл бұрын
Thomas Fleming they don’t consider REM one of the greatest bands ever only because of this song. REM has so many other far better songs (I like this song, but you definitely aren’t wrong). I’d absolutely recommend listening to So. Central Rain if you want something of theirs that I think is genuinely fantastic.
@josejoaoramirodafonseca63505 жыл бұрын
No doubt one of the best bands ever.
@matthewhunter64215 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Fleming don't be dumb. REM is known as a great lyrical band and to judge their body of work by one abnormally simplistic song is stupid.
@Silverlover97325 жыл бұрын
You DA, Not even close...da#@ garage band
@RobertKelly-it8wm3 ай бұрын
One of the best bands ever undoubtedly, I think it's impossible for Micheal Stipe and his colleagues to write a bad song, every one is a classic, priceless gem!!!
@richardwelton4594 жыл бұрын
This was posted here on my 70th birthday...amazing
@jayteeparanormal Жыл бұрын
REM songs will last forever...timeless ❤
@paulcrisp98612 жыл бұрын
I must be one of many who agree this is still a timeless classic decades later, hauntingly poignant to the full. 👍😎👍🌏🇬🇧 March first twenty twenty two
@origamioutlaww50562 жыл бұрын
🌎🇺🇸😉👍
@andrewc18953 ай бұрын
This song is a masterpiece in its simplicity . Why did the nineties have to end 😔.
@RockieCollamer3 ай бұрын
Kitchen table
@LCdrDerrick2 жыл бұрын
I was a teenager back then and I already considered R.E.M.'s music magical and one of a kind, but without the internet I had no clue how beautyful the videos have also been. I don't know what is needed for such touching work, but I appreciate it even more today due to the video!
@redskies45302 жыл бұрын
Hi I Recommend An Indie Song Called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix
@majorbarnes39913 жыл бұрын
I remember being around 7-8ish an my mother played this song every other day amongst her play list. She had her role in the factory saudering circuit boards for the apollo an Gemini flights. 23 years later I listen to this song in my car and its cold out. Though my eyes are teary My heart is warm an mind full of great memories! Rest in paradise Mom ✌ ☮ Marylynn Barnes
@Jayzone7023 жыл бұрын
My mom also played this songs all the time, she’s a huge REM fan. Glad she did, introduced me to a great band
@majorbarnes39913 жыл бұрын
@@Jayzone702 That's awesomeness man
@Baudolino1232 жыл бұрын
Your mom sounds like a very special and smart lady
@mrhypobaric25322 жыл бұрын
If you believe in a man on the moon....... ? What is this song saying?
@themusic52292 жыл бұрын
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@ricnyc27594 жыл бұрын
I want to congratulate the person who directed this video. It's a masterpiece.
@mightyatomfilms91274 жыл бұрын
Something about when he gets into the bar too, all around great stuff
@andykaufman76374 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@davedavid4274 жыл бұрын
@@andykaufman7637 Andy, are you goofin'... it was directed by Peter Care. He also directed the videos for Drive, What's the Frequency Kenneth? and a few others by R.E.M., as well as plenty for other artists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Care
@andykaufman76374 жыл бұрын
@@davedavid427 Donnnnt look at meeeee.
@andykaufman76374 жыл бұрын
@@davedavid427 D'you understand? They have a no cannon ball for Dee cannon!......thank you veddy much
@francerocha14174 ай бұрын
I'm very sorry that this band broke up, I really liked their lyrics and music. REM was and will always be a part of my life. I'll never forget the time they were here in my country, Brazil.
@andreafaria45304 ай бұрын
Maravilhosos, pena que eu nao assisti o show deles
@MrUnmutual2014 Жыл бұрын
Nobody does beautiful melancholy like REM
@johnfronczek54085 жыл бұрын
This is a great song from an excellent rock group. One of my favorite songs of all time !
@4862cjc2 жыл бұрын
I grew up watching Andy on TAXI and in the wrestling ring. What a great song! Thank you, REM!
@ricardocarmona52102 жыл бұрын
Yeah i miss the simpler time's to.✌
@ge26232 жыл бұрын
The first troll. Brilliant.
@richardshermanjr18992 жыл бұрын
I just watched Tales from the territories on the Vice channel and they did a whole episode on Andy Kaufman. They claimed Andy never cashed his checks from wrestling.
@No0one01 Жыл бұрын
Andy is a legend
@nickhill8612 Жыл бұрын
@@No0one01 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
@faithhopelove69454 ай бұрын
I dont think...., this Song will ever find a Way... out of my HEART 💙💛💚💙💜🤍
@scottmccluskey58392 жыл бұрын
I'm 44 and absolutely adore this group, I suffer from multiple personality disorders and always find that this groups music keeps my demons at bay with its happy upbeat but also has the occasional sad lyrics which fantasticly combines life with dreams. Thank you for this music in the best decade of all time. If we believe then we belive x
@englishlanguagewithnina59658 ай бұрын
Do people realize how brilliantly written this song is?
@cafinario8 ай бұрын
I do, promise.
@DJmemoriesPlaylists7 ай бұрын
...those who listened do. The rest went in search of Taylor Swift. 🏈 4:51
@thecandyman93087 ай бұрын
No. They love nee-kros with darkbuttz slamshittiin. Sorry, but that's how its!
@davidfinnegan91626 ай бұрын
Not many do but you, you keep rocking!!
@joeluebbers54746 ай бұрын
Yes absolutely, but by who? The lyrics tell you.
@philyates76703 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite lyrical songs of all time along with Sympathy For The Devil. If you've read enough about Andy Kaufman then you'll appreciate just how gold Michael's words are.
@drix79973 жыл бұрын
There was no man on the moon.😉
@seanhandsaker9139 ай бұрын
One of the best songs written and performed by Michael Stipe , such a great song. RAPID EYE MOVEMENT...
@LuisPerez-dz1wm2 жыл бұрын
Even after so many years, constantly overlooked, but what a great song and what a great message.
@the_sweetest_curation2 жыл бұрын
it was one of the biggest selling albums of the '90s ;)
@josefinebliss28012 жыл бұрын
@@the_sweetest_curation Well nowadays no one ever talks about REM... unfortunately
@the_sweetest_curation2 жыл бұрын
@@josefinebliss2801 well less people talk about RUSH, and they were even better. If youtube wasn't around, these bands would be nowhere now, but at the time both sold millions of records and cds, and got constant airplay across north america. REM were infamously on letterman early on, a big deal usa chat show, so a good 20 years at the top of mainstream pop/rock chart success, from early 80s to early this century when they really tailed off/lost steam/became overplayed. hey, we're talking about them now! ;)
@ericsays88014 жыл бұрын
this video is a masterpiece. These guys were truly artists of their craft.
@wizardmix4 жыл бұрын
REM is one of those groups that got better with time. I remember when this was new and I liked it but didn't really get it, now it's like a haunting anthem.
@zyourzgrandzmaz4 жыл бұрын
Yeah cus shiny happy people wasn't one of the biggest songs of all of the 90s. Totally underrated. Not super famous at all.
@wizardmix4 жыл бұрын
@@zyourzgrandzmaz I never said they weren't famous, I personally wasn't as into REM in the 90s as I've become today and even though I like them more now, "Shiny Happy People" is by far my least favorite REM song. But to address the sarcasm looking though the lens of now: Not everyone is into a band or should be just because they're big. Are you into Cloud Rap? -- dude, it's super big in 2020, better get on board. The most watched video on YT is "Despacito" 6.8 Billion views and it's the same trite four chord low hanging I-V-vi-IV schlock I hear in everything now. I guess you should love it because how can nearly the entire population of the world be wrong?
@wizardmix3 жыл бұрын
@GJ Grey True.
@josefinebliss28012 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I remember hearing Losing My Religion on the radio my whole life but I never got it. Only recently did it hit me how great it is. Now I am a dieheard fan of REM... :)
@josefinebliss28012 жыл бұрын
@@zyourzgrandzmaz I had never heard Shiny Happy People before I started listening to REM a month ago... I guess in America it was a hit though.
@ernestoblastАй бұрын
Sitting here at work in my lunch break I just can not help but wiping away the tears, thinking about how beautiful and awesome this song is and how perfectly executed this video is. In both - song and video - there is still so much to discover. Even after more than 30 years.
@verdantacres44602 жыл бұрын
Why do I get tears in my eyes every time I hear this? Love this song, band and video.
@lory2videos2 жыл бұрын
Me too! Not a dry eye
@thomaseaves7567 Жыл бұрын
😇😇😇😇
@johntracy72 Жыл бұрын
Maybe because it takes you back to a simpler time.
@whitneybays6522 Жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs that makes me happy and sad at the same time
@starletohara16313 жыл бұрын
Highly underrated song;in my mind it is one of their best,and it certainly deserved to go Top 10.
@anitahardesty21637 ай бұрын
This song brings back such great memories!! Such an awesome band❤
@tomgeorgearts Жыл бұрын
There is somethng about REM that will always resonate with certain people. A fresh, clean and distinctive melodic sense, subtle but skilled musicianship, memorable lyrics that are mysterious yet sincere. Michael Stipe's beauty and sensitivity, his physicality and outsider mentality. Political/social principles not forced on the audience, but always present. And also the fact that they called it a day before any of that started to feel stale and repetitive, and returned to lower profile lives in humility and gratitude. Will there ever be another music act like that again? I doubt it.
@the406seadonkey6 Жыл бұрын
Well said - and I kind of resented them as a teenager in the 90s. Getting older isn't always bad.
@andywinslow9638 Жыл бұрын
@@the406seadonkey6I certainly hope not. They were one of the first bands I've heard. They helped me through high school. My first acting job. At 34 now, It like to think I have a big new chapter coming for them to be a part of.
@the406seadonkey6 Жыл бұрын
@@andywinslow9638 I know them and their music. What I meant is; getting older allows you to appreciate a bit more. Good luck in life. Peace.
@BlueBeeMCMLXI Жыл бұрын
Tom - that's so exactly right it floors me. May you endure and overcome, sir.
@dajsespokoj3884 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully said
@marcellomarengo52083 жыл бұрын
The Band that has interpreted music in its most artistic form in the sense of ART. Their music videos and Long Play covers are timeless works of art.
@tarantulagirl3 жыл бұрын
Michael Stipes voice when he sings ‘are we losing touch’ is like an Angel singing. Automatic for the people stayed in my tape player (yes I said tape player) for about 14 months after this album came out. Incredible album. Love r.e.m
@stevedriscoll25392 жыл бұрын
You said tape player 🤣🤣🤣
@joncampbell38415 ай бұрын
I've probably watched this video at least 10 times in the last few days. It's not just the song but everything and everyone in the video that adds so much. Music can touch you in ways no other medium can.