R.E.M. - New Test Leper (Official Music Video)

[@spjfrat]

An underrated album. Was never sure why. I loved it.

[@mauswaffles]

i think it had to do with the timing. The bands peak years commercially were Green through AFTP, and after that there were plenty of other newer bands that put them in the backseat in terms of relevance.

[@SaraKearns]

Stipe has the voice of an angel. After thirty-five years of hearing it, it still breaks me.

[@Foldisfitch]

I remember when I first started hearing 'that voice' (didn't know who it was at the time) on the radio...stood out so much...so unique

[@mheberling5939]

Been into REM since 1987 and I have to admit, "New Adventures" is easily one of the best REM records.

[@michaelstandridge2159]

First 5 are the best. Been a fan since chronic

[@mikehersh6192]

Up is good and spacy 🎉😊

[@erictansley2085]

You are right. New Adventures has helped me through thru tough times.

[@erictansley2085]

​@mikehersh6192 Agreed. Up is full of really deep stuff. Helped me through my Mother's death and redundancy, both of which happened at around the same time. Sad Professor and Walk Unafraid are particularly important songs for me.

[@philmole1209]

One of REM's most underrated songs from one of its most underrated albums.

[@MichaelHartman-qt4mp]

Was this song 🎵 ever a hit? To the best of my knowledge, it never was. I asked mainly because, if I remember correctly, most of this band's songs 🎵 that have an official music video are among their hits.

[@markdavidson9100]

@@MichaelHartman-qt4mpno it was unreleased

[@Ruairification]

Some band,they`ll never be replaced or matched.

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

Wise words brother

[@jasonbarbush1794]

saying I love Jesus are hard shoes to fill

[@steveroe7773]

Yes! They are rather good, aren't they.

[@steveroe7773]

@@jasonbarbush1794 Peter tried. That backfired.big time.

[@Macsimus75]

That's for sure

[@2steaksandwiches665]

The lyrics here always got to me because it’s my complicated relationship with Christianity. My close friend is a devout Christian, and I have vacillated between atheism and desperately wanting to believe. The good thing is, he’s always been there for me and hasn’t pressured me. I told him long ago and I made him cry… I said… You are one of the main reasons I would want to be Christian. You live the life.

[@jasonkeith9317]

God bless u my friend.

[@titusmccarthy]

Atheism.

[@curly_wyn]

@@titusmccarthy yep.

[@kikijess0826]

As a Christian, I sincerely apologize for the ignorance of so many Christians who preach hatred and indoctrinate evil. True Christianity warms the soul, awakens one to the absolute fact that service to God and His people can't be the wrong way. There is so much beauty and absolute peace in a faithful walk with the Father. He is waiting for you and all of His children with the warmest, most soothing open arms to fill your soul with truth and beauty and peace and a comfort like you have never known in your body and world weary soul.

[@matthofer2431]

I was once the same way as you, but thankfully I found a good church!

[@peterlee5172]

I love this song. It's just the coolest. This and Electrolite, New Adventures is an awesome album. I'm gonna hammer it 'again' tonight.

[@JACkory]

One of the absolute best songs in a career filled with incredible music. Gonna miss you guys...

[@chandand5740]

Still missing these guys

[@kaydenjase6917]

Instablaster

[@davidmurray2539]

Not only one of REM's best but truly one of the greatest songs I've heard in all my years. No one else on the planet projects the kind of deep soul these guys delivered effortlessly every time.

[@bollpwnbay]

Never forget Bill Berry.

[@Picnicl]

New Adventures in Hi-Fi is one of the 20th century's great albums. It is the best 'postmodernist' album, melding different genres or sounds or lyrical themes deliberately to create contrast, juxtaposition , a journey. It's so atmospheric - the marshes, the airplane flights, the truck stops, the desert, the lights the sky. Monster -like glam rock and folk and car alarms - it's so wonderfully a journey for the listener of being on the road , yet it always has a Monster-like intellectualism to it - Be Mine, for instance, is surely a playful pop art exercise in writing a song composed of Love Hearts and greeting cards (and, indeed, postcard) sentiments, even when every word is meant.

[@dirockato]

I like to think that too, the amplifier feedback as disturbing element in this song for example, it makes me feel right about the lyrics meaning. Maybe its just a mind trick but it works fine.

[@gordongrant444]

Fucking great post. You've got a way with words!

[@francocruz5170]

Concuerdo contigo realmente es una lastima que sea tan subestimado. Es un disco genial muy artístico y también mi favorito de r.e.m

[@princedkness8577]

Well put, this is one of my absolute favorites by the group tied with Out of Time”

[@sartainja]

Great summation. Viva the music of R.E.M.

[@jeromegigon6184]

The bass line part is so beautiful!

[@notlob23]

What a stunning song.

[@penneymoore7133]

Beautiful song from my favorite R.E.M. album!

[@zico4743]

Judge not, lest ye be judged, what a beautiful refrain...........awesome

[@titusmccarthy]

I can't say I like R.E.M., that would be a hollow claim. I LOVE R.E.M.

[@kentaroisaki5428]

日本からです。このアルバムがなければ、多分…新しい冒険に出ることの勇気を持つことはなかった。それくらい大切な一枚。ありがとうございます。 From Japan. Without this album, I probably wouldn't have had the courage to embark on new adventures. It's that significant to me. Thank you.

[@roggstudelpest]

Judge not lest ye be judged. What a beautiful refrain.

[@chandand5740]

One of my all time favourites for sure

[@FraserBailey-jm5yz]

This was always one of my favourite REM songs. It's as good as ever.

[@matthew6994]

One of my favourite tracks from one of the best ever albums

[@Hqhq-01]

I was a huge fan of early REM but by the early 90s my music tastes and the direction of their music started to diverge. Now, thanks to KZbin, I've had a chance to start exploring REM's later catalog of music and I'm discovering what i had missed. This song in particular is incredibly potent and along with other gems like "Night Swimming" it's really been in my head. "Night Swimming" perfectly takes me back to the magic of skinny dipping on late summer nights at lakes outside of Lawrence, KS in my younger days before becoming paraplegic. I'd give anything to go back.

[@organicproductions]

one of my favorites

[@tonymich291]

Best album from these guys

[@AFirmKickInThePants]

"call me a leper" I can't even tell how many times people do that, metaphorically, judging others. This song has a very deep meaning

[@tdkt160]

Thank you for FINALLY uploading this video for this insightful, beautiful, touching, thought-provoking, and most often overlooked song from the R.E. M. library.

[@gordongrant444]

And a beautifully atmospheric video. The feeling of the song and the longing for something better than our vapid, talk show culture is conveyed by everything in it.

[@SneedyKetler]

I’ve never seen it

[@witchimage734]

This sounds so heavenly

[@erictansley2085]

Love this song ! I've been a fan since I saw them in England (I'm from London) back in 1983. Hi-Fi is such a strong album and helped me through hard times back in 1986 when it came out.

[@johnharvey4448]

Hi-fi was out in 1986 ? Don't u mean 1996 ?

[@davdav9832]

Soundtrack of so many, not easy, moments of my life.

[@evanraymondmusicandmindset2603]

This is the most epic shaker track in the history of music.

[@bichettevirgino6664]

Magnifique comme d'habitude je les aime tous ils sont uniques.supers musiciens et super Mike que j'adore 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@vivavasquez]

only the best band of all time

[@taylorsurfer]

Have always loved this song.

[@camlisa100]

Song makes me realize how many of us may think of ourselves as lepers--only damaged on the inside-- even though on the outside we appear perfectly normal. I've often thought, why hasn't anyone used this phrase before in a song, it's almost archetypal? A lot of Stipe lyrics are like that. The shock of the word "leper" combined with the beauty of the vocals/melody is both jarring and strongly moving.

[@fedezy6922]

beautifully perfect song ❤

[@iancamone]

Absolute anthem for the times! Cheers for this, dipping into rem good for the spirit.

[@nikishin2012]

GENIUSLY R.E.M. & sound team are real musicians, This musicians incomparable with others, especially those who play nowadays God bless bless 🙏❤️🙏

[@grahameccleson866]

Arguably their finest work this album, written while touring Monster...after they played their last live Monster gig, into the studio and laid this down onto pristine vinyl. One album to be dearly treasured, in my humble opinion... 💙

[@martacoro5933]

Grande REM!

[@steveroe7773]

With your love light shining, every clouds got a silver lining.

[@saturnreturn3889]

I think NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI is even better than AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE , all songs are great !

[@MichaelWilliams-fd7nj]

I like your comment, it is definitely on a par ✌

[@adriansampieri2363]

Nope.

[@musicfriekje]

Don't agree haha.

[@squierstrat9502]

Theyre both f*cking perfect imo

[@vajdaveronika]

Never seen this video. I love this song, there is something sensual in it.. you can find this sensuality in many REM songs.

[@harvistcrunch]

don't sense any sensuality in it

[@vajdaveronika]

harvistcrunch You mean, you don't sense it? Please, let me sense it anyway. Thank you.

[@harvistcrunch]

I haven't done anything to stop you sensing it ; good on you for sensing it ; i'm happy for you ; i personally don't think it is a sensual song but that's just me

[@vajdaveronika]

harvistcrunch It's okay.

[@divernater]

So true, I think its Mikes sensual voice filled with tenderness yet rawness,,

[@julianmann215]

Beautiful song

[@fabianapaulinadasilva7448]

Não posso dizer que amo jesus I can't say that I love Jesus Isso seria uma afirmação vazia That would be a hollow claim Ele fez algumas observações He did make some observations E estou citando-os hoje And I'm quoting them today 'Não julgue para não ser julgado' 'Judge not lest ye be judged' Que refrão lindo What a beautiful refrain O público do estúdio discorda The studio audience disagrees Seus cordeiros se extraviaram? Have His lambs all gone astray? Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Me chame de leproso Call me a leper 'Você está perdido e desiludido' 'You are lost and disillusioned' Que coisa horrível de se dizer What an awful thing to say Eu sei que esse show não é lisonjeiro I know this show doesn't flatter Não significa nada para mim It means nothing to me Eu pensei que poderia ajudá-los a entender I thought I might help them understand Que coisa feia de ver What an ugly thing to see 'Eu nao sou um animal' 'I am not an animal' Legendado sob a tela Subtitled under the screen Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Quando tentei contar minha história When I tried to tell my story Eles me cortaram para fazer uma pausa They cut me off to take a break Fiquei sentado em silêncio 5 comerciais I sat silent 5 commercials Eu não tinha mais nada a dizer I had nothing left to say O apresentador do talk show foi indexado Talk show host was index-carded Tudo organizado e em branco All organized and blank Os outros convidados estavam assustados e endurecidos The other guests were scared and hardened Que desfile triste, que desfile triste What a sad parade, what a sad parade Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Me chame de leproso Call me a leper Me chame de leproso Call me a leper

[@danielag.ishikawa]

best band , my life

[@felipemacedo66]

What a beautiful refrain

[@RizenLink]

[@karliegilbert3917]

Underrated

[@steveroe7773]

The audience was scared and hardened, what a sad Parade...excellencio.

[@trfesok]

There's a simpler, live in the studio version that is just as good - it was a B-side to another single from the album, "Bittersweet Me". I have both versions in my REM playlist. This is a great song!

[@asticou04]

This video is from the live-in-the-studio version; the album audio is just played over it.

[@Kim-hh2el]

Ace song. And spot on lyrics ❤

[@MariaPratiwiU2]

love love and love this song

[@steveroe7773]

You have so much love

[@steveroe7773]

And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.

[@MariaPratiwiU2]

@@steveroe7773 Thank you ❤️

[@steveroe7773]

Stipey is one helluva poet.

[@jimidelapaix]

'You are lost and disillusioned' What an awful thing to say ... Love this..

[@notlob23]

Beautiful..

[@reneperez2126]

remember the band advertising new adventures as being their best album (well i remember kurt loder saying so, to be precise) in 1996 , all in all the album end up being a failure , i absolutly loved it when it came out , 23 years on i consider it his best ,how can an album with so many ace song didnt make it to the top commercially is a mystery to me

[@1stGeorgiaGirl]

Definitely one of their best works.

[@douglaskirkland8271]

Great ness is not often recognized until many many years, or even decades or centuries later, like great art.

[@fredh1720]

They made a conscious choice not to pursue a career as the most popular band in the world when they got there with out of time and automatic for the people, then totally reversed with monster. Although critics are not always as nefarious as people say, they do tend to follow the zeitgeist, and post-monster, r.e.m. were not it. This is an amazing album

[@notlob23]

Great song

[@asjordan0yt]

Bill doing the shaker thing while the drums roll in the background. @2:34

[@rossellacasati1727]

io li adoro❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️magnificamente UNICI 😍

[@sherryfentiman3998]

I love this song

[@ismailozay2173]

Really great song

[@georgeionita9690]

Great !

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

NEW TEST LEPER GREAT - (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO ) BY R.E.M !!!!!

[@jasonbarbush1794]

have his limbs all gone astray. good poetry.

[@stevedagleish8442]

Jason Barbush Lambs mate...

[@RobertNugent]

Lambs. Have his lambs all gone astray.

[@ThePhotoglyph]

The Leslie on the guitar sounds great...

[@displayandy]

Judge not lest he be Judge what a beautiful phrase

[@themusic5229]

The music will bring us come together. Love R.E.M 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 The music will bring us come together. Love R.E.M 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 The music will bring us come together. Love R.E.M 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@cwatson426]

Did you even hear Accelerate or Collapse Into Now? Those albums were fantastic, and they decided to leave on a positive note. They didn't break up because they were sick of their music.

[@jasonbarbush1794]

Stipe's beard was most likely a rebellion for the rem days in some respect.

[@marcofalzone6469]

The illuminati forced them out. Make room for more mindless teen pop and hip hop.

[@manuelrodriguezbarquilla5722]

Eternamente.. siempre

[@driftwud1978]

My top 3 REM albums, in order... 1. New Adventures in Hi-Fi 2. Automatic for the people 3. Up

[@steveroe7773]

Maria four years u are more than welcome ...

[@LSUOdyssey]

NEW ADVENTURES IS THE G.O.A.T REM ALBUM

[@TheHeroineaddict]

Please get back together R.E.M. I BEG OF YOU!!!!

[@MariaPratiwiU2]

sound peaceful

[@warrennotes3575]

Fantastic! When's the reunion tour?

[@youyoube3478]

I can't say that I love Jesus That would be a hollow claim He did make some observations And I'm quoting them today "Judge not lest ye be judged" What a beautiful refrain The studio audience disagrees Have His lambs all gone astray? Call me a leper Call me a leper Call me a leper "You are lost and disillusioned" What an awful thing to say I know this show doesn't flatter It means nothing to me I thought I might help them understand What an ugly thing to see "I am not an animal" Subtitled under the screen Call me a leper Call me a leper Call me a leper When I tried to tell my story They cut me off to take a break I sat silent five commercials I had nothing left to say Talk show host was index-carded All organized and blank The other guests were scared and hardened What a sad parade What a sad parade Call me a leper Call me a leper Call me a leper

[@nicholsjoshua15]

Never forget him, but he wasn't in the Collapse into Now promotional photo that used to be under this video. Bill Berry and Jimmy Chamberlain (drummer for Smashing Pumpkins) are two of my favorite drummers ever!

[@mrscat6234]

Jimmy is the man fuck yeah

[@nicholsjoshua15]

@ZZFO This isn't Vevo, this is R.E.M.'s official channel. You can tell by the huge R.E.M. and the picture Micheal, Mike, and Peter under the video, if it was Vevo there would be a picture of some Pop Star or Rapper.

[@talladegajunkie1439]

Whenever I hear this song, I cant help but think of when George Carlin first appeared on the Bill Maher show in '01.

[@delboy20091]

A deluxe box set of this album will be great ...

[@lucianodelossantos2400]

Maybe in two years

[@GiulianoIannotta]

Announced today!

[@xadrikxaulxu]

i remeber once someone notyu but somune sez tme...hezbutimnot...right,,, um "you said you don' "like jebus...jep...he said "/Know that at least, in principle, his priciples wuldnooot ooppposssee yours this is feer 2 this guy only...he own s it he never has top use it iy t can be deletesd from Paul. Big Fan. 49 yo,

[@MrMountain33]

jesus loves michael

[@Alan-gi2ku]

From their last great album.

[@roberthieber1]

Accelerate and Collapse into Now we’re both great as well at the end of their career.

[@fredh1720]

@@roberthieber1 I'd say apart from Up, they were all great albums after this. It kind of become a meme to say they were terrible after NAIHF but there's not much truth to it.

[@roberthieber1]

@@fredh1720 Walk Unafraid, Daysleeper, Sad Professor. I really like Up actually.

[@WhatItDoBedtimeCrewAyManListen]

Huckleberry up is top 3

[@fredh1720]

@@roberthieber1 Aside from Daysleeper, you've just named 2 of my least favourite songs from that album. It has moments, as they all do, and it's not a bad album at all. It's just not up there with their best for me. I'm also not a huge fan of Green.

[@michaelgreene4816]

Why does Stipe do that hand up in the air thing??

[@ghostbeyonder]

I think he's trying to tell some engineer to playback or stop recprding?

[@pmathias2005]

MUSICA DE ALTA QUALIDADE

[@steveroe7773]

I agree .somebody stole my copy, but it is re-released,so it's cool.

[@iezzi80]

New Adventures in HD!

[@DonnerParty1000]

Though they do have a Vevo page (Its where all of their stuff from their IRS records years are on)

[@OllieInArlington]

IN DEX CARDED

[@benjones7634]

There's no way Michael wouldn't have been a great actor if he so chose.

[@mariaclayton253]

Its not there the feeling truly

[@jasonbarbush1794]

even the salt shaker makes a difference in the sound.

[@jasonbarbush1794]

maracas

[@PuchuKt]

"call me a leopard" -black panthers

[@sartainja]

Great song for all the closed minded people of the world.

[@steveroe7773]

They are not listening still. Perhaps they never will.

[@curly_wyn]

@@steveroe7773 because it’s one of R.E.M.’s weaker songs.

[@steveroe7773]

When oh when will the anniversary edition happen

[@markdavidson9100]

Excellent album

[@GiulianoIannotta]

In October 😉

[@cotiaratv3651]

🕊️

[@meeksde]

Kind of Dillon-esque. I like it.

[@anjomendoza7324]

great album that never got it's due. well maybe automatic was too great to match.

[@steveroe7773]

I was at a gig where REM supported U2.bit weird.