R.E.M. - Stand (Video)

[@josephcorridon9314]

I will forever respect REM for allowing themselves to get silly every once in a while.

[@paullagasse5504]

I totally agree some people shit on them for a few songs most notably this one and shiny happy people but who cares you can't always be serious they have alot of serious songs and to have a few silly ones just shows how good they were to be able to create serious songs and sillys

[@nateeaton7729]

They do like to go off da sploinky and dinkle from time to time

[@chrispappaterra3566]

They said they hated the video…but it was fun!!!!

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Haha they're goofy

[@Jim26D]

This was a truth song especially the symbolism and other imagery used in the video. It flies over most people's heads

[@vincentgilio]

This song is just so positive. It really motivates me to stand up myself and I have got cerebral palsy. Every time it plays in my head, I think to myself "I have to stand up" and not let go of the railing in the bathroom. It's a great song to do my sit to standing exercises from home. It's a great song. And I love it so much. It is my second favourite R.E.M. song behind "Man On The Moon" which is indeed my personal favourite R.E.M. song. This song reminds me of when I was a teenager and I had the ability to walk a little bit more. It's a great song and I personally love it.

[@DanielvsBabylon]

its telling you the earth is flat....think about direction and why you havent yet

[@SethMacLeod95]

I love this comment and God bless you sir. Keep standing and keep fighting!

[@curly_wyn]

⁠@@DanielvsBabylon @SethMacLeod95 idiots

[@farberam]

This is such a fantastic insight into problems I don’t have to think about with mindsets and solutions and mantras. A totally different world view. You are an amazingly strong person for not just giving up and letting go. Amazing. 🎉

[@poppyhimbo]

opening scene shows the boy acting as an airplane flying into the twin towers. This video is just a glimpse into the predictive programming that the evil sorcerers use for their rituals...and of course most people are deep asleep and can't see it.....deep sleep also known as REM sleep@@DanielvsBabylon

[@rzlynt10]

I love that this song was the opening sound track for the early 90's TV show, "Get a Life."

[@tomburns70]

Me too, probably the only one I get down and boogie Up too, William Take care

[@saraspivey1129]

William Murphy Never heard of it. I don’t think.

[@flukislucas]

It was a sitcom starring Chris Elliott. It was only on for two seasons and got poor reviews by critics because of how weird and dark it was

[@derrbow]

That show was way before its time

[@jimward596]

Fantastic show, Get a Life!

[@pyenapple]

I just realized B-52’s Roam is literally a perfect response/sibling to Stand. Even the video. Lyrics. Theme. Vibe. Positive yet yearning warmth. The humanity.

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@jonhenrimusic]

And both REM & B-52s are from Athens, GA

[@pyenapple]

@@jonhenrimusic yes, that’s kinda a given

[@Michelle-bk3ff]

Actually I think love shack is better..lol

[@JoeBrone100]

Literally Unnecessary....

[@Elpearr]

My dad loved REM and this was my favourite song he played from them, I watch it to remind myself of him 🥺 Hope you are doing good in heaven dad ❤️

[@redskies4530]

Hi I'd like to recommend a song to you Called 'Looking Into the Mirror' By 80's Indie Artist Robert Nix Have a Good One-My Dad is gone too.

[@BennieTarrMusic]

¥€$

[@Militaria_Collector]

I totally understand...

[@alexisarrizon6799]

My dad listened to REM when I was a kid in the early 1990s and I use to dance around to End of the World with my sisters when we were kids. My dad was a cool SOB, shame we don't talk anymore. Oh well.🤪

[@usemoreoil]

Bless..I know how it feels👍

[@sjmatiak]

First REM song I remember as a child in the 80's. very nostalgic for me.

[@joerules829]

Stefan Matiak me too. Used to see it on MTV when they actually played music and not knocked up teenagers and people getting catfished.

[@trevgreg2]

Same! My sister recorded this off Friday Night Videos and watched it a lot in the following years.

[@germanicelt]

Think I was about 14 at the time. I feel like it's that time, or the 90s, alot more than the present, where I'm left wondering how the hell I arrived here, 2 decades into the 21st century.

[@germanicelt]

@Stewie Griffin Yeah, in just a half dozen decades it's the 80s again!

[@cybercat29]

Same here as the 80s were my teen years.

[@jael7163]

Ben Wyatt is a genius

[@chungu7180]

Jael Martinez far better than avatar. No depression evident whatsoever

[@daphneee2966]

Practically Good “Do you think a depressed person could make this? No.”

[@interstate366]

Did he pause it?

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

The worst Mayor ever!!! Are you Serious ?

[@GenericUsername1388]

The perfect mix of 80s and 90s doesn't exis-

[@pinkfloydguy7781]

Ooh another good one is “Here Comes Your Man” by The Pixies

[@ecoRfan]

Song is from 1988, but could very well be 1993

[@James-if3kc]

"King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West.

[@raygengamer8440]

as a 31 year old man. who has never really had many friends. who simply just hasn't gone for it. as a 31 year old who is too scared to be who he is. this song broke me. if there ever was a song that inspires me to change my ways. it's this song. STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU WORK. NOW LOOK WEST. THINK ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE WONDER WHY HAVEN'T BEFORE. means to live life and to not have it happen but for you to take advantage of opportunities

[@gatopez7833]

Yes, first stand, then look, looking for new things! Life!

[@stephenmcbride8859]

Uhmmmmmm sorry bud he's talking about the flat earth.... These guys new the truth

[@SethMacLeod95]

Right on my dude! 🤙🏻 that special someone is waiting out there for you. Stay positive and know you got a friend in Jesus no matter what! Stand and smile 😃

[@Mr.Obongo]

We the same age and you kind of described me too (minus being inspired by this song, I just like a variety of music). This is in my list of songs I listen to that I can’t allow anybody know about,

[@thekingofmikes]

If you're going to promote flat earth it would help your case if you knew the difference between "new" and "knew" just saying...

[@The_R_Vid]

I remember sitting by the radio with my brother so we could record this off the radio onto a cassette...in mono, 'cause that's how we rolled in the 80s.

[@SDriver1111]

Ha ha, loved the anticipation of having to wait for a song to air so that you could capture it on tape! Last of the generations to grow up without constant instant gratification.

[@ibosquez5238]

That's how we rolled

[@derrbow]

The funny thing about that was how when the radio station faded into the next song, or started talking, it would become part of the song as you would get used to hearing it every time you played the tape

[@mindfulchimp9946]

I would wait until the top 40 Sunday show. You knew what number a song would be more or less so it made the waiting a little easier.

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

Too bad Ben

[@jaime5725]

0:11 Oh my God. That's the whole thing

[@alisterfolson]

I don't get it it flew over my head...please explain

[@rickytheduckyboi3227]

@@alisterfolson It's from Parks and Recreation.

[@juancarlosricarti7215]

0:06 the child begins "the flight" towards (against) the twin towers...

[@ilahmaecunanan2629]

Did you pause it?

[@bruzrcruzr2004]

Several times.

[@tcg1_qc]

what

[@roeiirani7505]

No

[@janakjoshi7558]

Ben 😂😂

[@howardmiller8012]

love this song. always wondered why those dancing on a large compass do NOT face the direction the song mentions us to do at the time

[@skelter1153]

They did actually but the way those shots were edited the dancers were out of sequence on the final cut.

[@OmegaPrime1]

@@skelter1153 well that's mildly infuriating

[@d4b]

​@@skelter1153 Or perhaps it was intentional. Notice how feet are always up in the air when the words say, "ground", etc. It gives more weight to the line, "if you are confused".

[@stevenharding4595]

It is very obviously intentional - the lyrics call to turn anticlockwise (i.e N to W) but the dancers are always turning clockwise. "If you are confused" indeed 👍

[@kristinb8172]

I had a friend in high school who went to one of their concerts and said nearly the whole crowd did the dance during this song! For the next couple of weeks he made all of us learn the dance during lunch period.

[@KristenKnightLasVegas]

I had a stroke four months ago and was paralyzed on my left side. I'm in physical therapy now to recover movement and standing is vety hard, but today my therapist played this and it is so fun and motivating! ❤️❤️💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@andreagirardello8376]

Good luck!

[@DarthPhallix]

Good luck to you!

[@Militaria_Collector]

Keep up the fight!!!! Sincerely wish you a speedy recovery

[@liduck52]

Also try BLUE by Eiffel 65.

[@christophersmith9237]

Bonafide powerup music! 💪😁👍

[@scottgoulet1776]

Such a great song. I don't know how a person couldn't feel good when this comes on.

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@martymusch1375]

The guitar on this song rules. Well done Peter Buck.

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@iamstarstreek]

Requiem for a Tuesday

[@hippikilla1753]

Thats what made me find this song

[@commonsenseability]

Tyrel

[@romanmalenda1279]

I love you

[@liamgallagherful]

Coronavirus epidemic quarantine of 2020 brought me here 🤦‍♂️

[@unoriginalname6354]

I love how Ben has such a hard on for bands of the nineties lol.

[@rusticization]

Strange enough this is the first R.E.M. song I ever heard since 1989 when I was going through a rough time at school.

[@rachelroth9546]

I started kindergarten in 1989! I first heard this song a few years later, because it was the theme song to a show my mum liked. XD

[@josgoossens9059]

Then you should know what it means.. Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@lord_insany]

Yeah... I remembah dose ruff times at kindergarten and school. Tings were ruff back then, ya hear

[@gaialanzer81]

Love this song, and I do remember it being used as the intro theme to "Get A Life". Though for some reason, and I know it came out afterwards, whenever I watch the video I get big "The Adventures of Pete & Pete" vibes. That kinda late 80s/early 90s quirky era that just makes me so nostalgic!!!

[@Geek37664]

I was 8 years old at a skating rink in Colorado Springs and they played this song. Have been a fan ever since.

[@jedallandelacruz6409]

“STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU L-“

[@GIJesse-xo1vl]

Did you pause it?

[@JaxonHH]

@@GIJesse-xo1vl hold on gimme a sec

[@daphneee2966]

Jaxon Hibler oh my god... that’s the whole thing

[@Lexie_T]

That's three weeks of work.

[@boblorenz-oo3tl]

@@Lexie_T And how can it not be longer?!

[@TheSpogNYC]

Doctors have discontinued using the little rubber mallet on the knee area for testing reflex. They now play this song as a test, and if your head bounces from side to side you have passed the test.

[@saraspivey1129]

🤣🤣🙌🏽

[@0okamino]

Doctors were surprised to find that it even works on completely deaf people.

[@oldschooljack3479]

I didn't realize how lucky we Gen X'ers were... We had the greatest toys and cartoons in the 80's... And the best music in the 90's.

[@jamesteegardner2273]

Plus we're all aging like fine wine! The 25 year old secretary at my office thought I was only a few years older than her. She was shocked to learn I'm closer to 50 than I am to 40!

[@lightlybatteredjustcrispy]

Nah 70s is king for music

[@mikew9584]

@@jamesteegardner2273 I bet that made your day. Congrats!

[@mikew9584]

@@lightlybatteredjustcrispy Nah, 60's rule--disco broke the 70's

[@joeynarciso94]

Hold on! Didn't you guys have parents?? We enjoyed the same music as our kids did. How far removed was that one from us and our parents listening to Perry Como and all that boring stuff?? 😂

[@nickporter574]

“Your feet are going to be on the ground. Your head is there to move you around.” Idk why but i love this part. Its like a tutorial for an spiritual entity about to enter the earth system. So weird.

[@vincentgilio]

That is indeed my favourite part of this awesome song as well. Whenever I think of that part "Your feet are going to be flat on the ground and your head is there to move you around." Brilliant, positive lyrics of this song - so encouraging as well - and so inspiring as well.

[@DanielvsBabylon]

its telling you the earth is flat, also the kid doing plane arms flying into the wtc...probably nothing

[@bakedbeans3181]

​​@@DanielvsBabylon ok, give me the coordinates to any edge, if its flat then theres edges, cliffs actually, or do u think its 2 dimensional also?

[@CptChandler]

I always figured it means we are both mind and body at the same time. And while you might exist in one way now (standing), you have this amazing ability to change that (direction). But how do you choose what direction? REASON!

[@JoshuaHopkins-j9o]

@@bakedbeans3181 ... He didn't say the earth was flat... he was clarifying that REM was telling you the earth is flat... there is a difference. This is a flat earth jam... the song lyrics are very clear... the scenes in the video... especially the background images... are very clear. Don't beef with the guy for pointing out the obvious ;-)

[@LarxieArveri]

red vox covering this song will always be great, esp since Vinny giggled when he said feet

[@GiygasForPresident]

FEET

[@soyjakchud]

reminds me of when visions premiered and middle of the street said “an addictive devotion to feed” and chat went crazy thinking vinny said feet

[@zls9890]

My mom used to sing this to mel when I was 4 or 5. I'm 34, she's 62. Just thinking back on those days is making me cry right now.

[@felipebatistadeoliveira211]

"Imortality, eternal life........AND STAND POWER"

[@dodotvmusic]

Yo-Yo Ma is such an underated stand and arc

[@cadeyoung4406]

I’m gonna do one of those leitmotifs with this song for dragons dream, I think it fits really well

[@celestialstar5563]

Stone Ocean 🦋 part 6

[@Taliban69man]

@@celestialstar5563 Steel ball run 🐎 part 7

[@stargaizer789]

This song makes me think of traveling and how much time is changing with the amount of technology the next generation gets to experience. Music like this is a masterpiece. I really enjoy the older songs because they are so different than what we have today.

[@jimmyknight1609]

I can't help but feel anything but euphoria when I jam to this, Green is a fantastic album!

[@muffs55mercury61]

The final year of the marvelous and memorable '80s. It went out with a bang as there would be lots of great music in 1989.

[@Dolphin33024]

It’s 2020 and This song has been on my mind all day, had to play it!

[@christophersmith9237]

😁🤙 Groove with it, dude! 😁👍

[@gaming_withcat8686]

Ralph Nader

[@ArynBendah]

I'd have loved to live in the 80s. Simple aesthetic, booming tech, great economy, could quit a job one day and get a new one same day.

[@joshuaowens4797]

The music was amazing. Life was simple. Summers were amazing. You missed-out!

[@ArynBendah]

@@joshuaowens4797 Tell me about it. My older brother lived through it, said he's had some pretty cool memories.

[@johnpappas5413]

Are you kidding. Reaganomics, high unemployment, interest rates higher than 2024. Where did you learn about the eighties. Pluto???

[@bazookajoe6133]

REM is great. Stipe's voice is classic

[@JoeMandell-]

Back in the late 80s when I was going to school in Phoenix this song would play on KUKQ. The lyrics were slightly different...@0:27 "If you are from Phoenix, check with the Sun. Carry a compass to help you along."

[@alans2418]

This song fills me with such joy!!!!

[@christophersmith9237]

Some sophisticated person might turn up their nose and call this song a lot of bubble gum, but what do *_they_* know? It's upbeat, cheerful, and the video visuals are alright! And Michael Stipe cracking up with silliness at the end makes for a good-natured chuckle! 😆

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@LFZ15]

My AP Human Geography teacher played this the VERY first day of school with a single piece of paper with the lyrics and directions "DO WHAT THEY SAY" -- so much fun, we were running around looking at shadows and yelling at each other where north was... haha I loved that class so much

[@DarkShadowHawk720]

Finally! I found it! Love this song and I couldn’t remember the lyrics as i was 8 when i first heard the song, until today, age 25, i heard it again at work and now i have it saved!

[@christophersmith9237]

Nothing like a great song that makes for a great mood! 😁👍

[@mathewhorodner2000]

if wishes were trees, the trees would be falling

[@JolieF]

❤ Yes

[@SpicePrincess1890]

This song was like.. 10 years ahead of its time. I grew up listening to 60s, 70s, and 80s music (mostly motown, r&b and soft rock) but REM was never on the list. So I didn't know any of their songs until I was an adult and started hearing this song recently at my job. But it's funny because when I first heard it, I immediately assumed it was a song from like 1998. It gives me total Smashmouth or Goldfinger vibes. The style of singing, the way his voice sounds. The guitar and melody. All give me late 90s vibes. But when I looked it up, I was surprised to find just how old this song actually is. So I guess that late 90s sound grew out of this!

[@mikewilson7711]

So I was like 15 when I saw the video for this song was livening I man a one room place with my mom sister and her infant daughter when this came on mtv my mom and my sister mocked it saying it was stupid about nothing i th out no there is something more here this is poetry that speaks to me it started me on a path that would lead to other bands and more REM that eventually led to the path to enlightenment for lack of better words. Thank you so much for changing my life

[@analazovic441]

Watching this made me really happy for some reason

[@christianhafer9819]

It's a pretty pleasant song.

[@Oswaldo6055]

EXACTLY!!!

[@michaelshaffer1658]

It’s about the only “feel good” written in a major chord that REM ever put out. Practically everything else was a reflection of angst that came with the dawn of the 90s. Listening to more than an hour of REM could have you looking for a length of rope to hang yourself with. Some of their later stuff could make Judy Collins sound like Aretha Franklin at Southern Baptist Revival.🥴

[@mike04574]

Michael Shaffer man of the moon sounds pleasant to me and it’s the end of the world

[@DonDiegon]

1:29 Peter Griffin whenever he hears Surfin' Bird

[@petergant8767]

I searched this out after l listening to Weird Al Yankovic's, "Spam", and now, I appreciate them both so very much more, how about that?!

[@DimensionX84]

make a mash up....called stand in spam :-D

[@warforrest-robloxian]

I was just about to comment the lyrics to Spam in the comments actually

[@davidhutchinson5233]

Late 80s and early 90s were such great times.

[@userface4414]

I'm so glad to have been a child of 90s because all of REM songs remind me of wonderful, happy time of beauty. Not to mention they are pretty awesome.

[@valentinosabatino5332]

I listen to this song at least 100 times a month. I need it.

[@jesusffs2233]

I know this from the absolute cinematic masterpiece requiem for a tuesday. Seek out that transcendent cinematic experience.

[@josinaldosouza3385]

Passei a gostar do REM ouvindo esse clássico,em 1987

[@listius]

Lyrics Stand in the place where you live Now face north Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before Now stand in the place where you work Now face west, think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't before If you are confused, check with the sun Carry a compass to help you along Your feet are going to be on the ground Your head is there to move you around So, stand in the place where you live Now face north Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before Now stand in the place where you work Now face west, think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't before Your feet are going to be on the ground Your head is there to move you around If wishes were trees the trees would be falling Listen to reason Season is calling Stand in the place where you live Now face north Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before Now stand in the place where you work Now face west, think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't before If wishes were trees the trees would be falling Listen to reason Reason is calling Your feet are going to be on the ground Your head is there to move you around So stand (stand) Now face north Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before Now stand (stand) Now face west Think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't Stand in the place where you live Now face north Think about direction, wonder why you haven't before Now stand in the place where you work Now face west, think about the place where you live Wonder why you haven't before Stand in the place where you are (now face north) Stand in the place where you are (now face west) Your feet are going to be on the ground (stand in the place where you are) Your head is there to move you around, so stand

[@HelenClareDill]

It's impossible to be depressed while listening to this song. I love this song absolutely 😊😊

[@gonstotwriter]

This video is one of my guilty pleasures. I find it absolutely charming.

[@DeflatingAtheism]

This and The One I Love videos are basically peak R.E.M. video aesthetic. The Old South quaintness of their early videos meets the bigger budgets of their later years.

[@begonaalbaladejosaez4563]

If REM had never existed, they should create it again. Wonderful and pure nostalgia.

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@llh3025]

This song has TWO key changes at the end. Awesome.

[@MrRockzilla86]

Back when MTV and artistic videos still existed..I was there, had cable since 89' it was a beautiful time.

[@noblecaboose]

Wow, at the end Michael Stipe is so young and cute with long hair! Adorable! (He's still cute now, but in an older and wiser kind of way.)

[@nosaya3]

I watched this on Dial MTV when I was 8 years old. Still my fav REM song. I’m going to play it for my kids who are 6 and 4.

[@joshuaowens4797]

Same... I was eight too!

[@danielsaucedo8820]

I love how all these comments aren’t even about the song but rather about Ben Wyatt

[@thingmaker67]

Mike Mills on my shoulders, makes me happy. lol, I love his little John Denver smile at the end. So cute!

[@adude394]

One of those songs that never fails to make me smile!

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@stevemartinez5751]

Whenever I’m having a bad day, I just listen to this and try to dance the stand and it cheers me right up every time!

[@thatguyinelnorte]

I wish they listed all the dancers somewhere... Those folks deserve credit, too...

[@erinjpatra]

My neighbour just played this loud and I'm so glad because it's been decades and I'd forgotten this song existed

[@spc1612]

Love this! Made me smile! :)

[@christopherlewis1315]

Best song ever about directions, and facing them.

[@stevenshuniak9545]

Two key changes! Walking bass ....this music arrangement is very clever

[@oliverf.68]

Sounds to me like that song invites you to appreciate the good things in your life.

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@batsonelectronics]

Stand and Shinny happy people are my 2 fav REM songs.

[@samclark4860]

I met all of these guys in savannah love you rem

[@Fanuc_Operator1990]

"if wishes were trees, the trees would falling" is a great line.

[@lilsyevasifuentes7628]

This is the very first song I heard from REM. I loved it.

[@donnadrane4977]

Losing my religion is a southern expression for losing my mind. Michael Stipe, the lead singer, has said this is about unrequited love. Also, there is a lot of imagery in this video, and if you notice , there are quite a few shots of well built half naked men. So…….

[@Parasmunt]

Stand in THIS moment. Do not waste time on things that may never come to pass. Do not worry.

[@olivermoynihan9804]

Brings back so many great memories of friends who have passed on and friends who are still around ..hopefully we will all meet again one day

[@america0014]

This was my first favorite song. I remember being four years old dancing to this song.

[@laurie4293]

I love this one too! And I love the dance. Everyone seems to be having so much fun! It's been a sad couple of years and this song was on my mind and I really needed to hear it and watch that video.

[@Spooky1862]

I don’t understand the hate this one gets-this is one of REM’s best songs! Silly is good. Look at Louie, Louie by the Kingsmen; it’s recognized amd enjoyed allover the world 50 years after it was written.

[@joshuaowens4797]

Right and... Shiny Happy People!

[@Spooky1862]

@@joshuaowens4797 Right on! Shiny Happy People is another great song in the same vein as Stand!

[@SethMacLeod95]

This song only makes sense if you know what they’re referring too. Only few understand it. “He had ears to hear, let him hear” 😉

[@MariaPratiwiU2]

My favorit song during lockdown

[@calvin3005]

Stay in the place where you live

[@CoCoBella83]

Right 🎯💯 👏🏿😏💯

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

Research Flat Earth.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

Lockdowns are for prisons. Not countries.

[@thepangwin902]

Straight to the point catchy song about standing up for where you are. Your job, your community, your town, your state, your country and your world. Stop day dreaming and move. It all starts at home. Have pride in your person and place.

[@holtrain81]

That explains the surface level meaning.

[@drrayman1435]

Peter Buck's guitar nailed it! A favorite and nowadays a classic!

[@whitneyweddell5483]

I have used this song for years to teach Geography. Thanks for helping me make it fun!

[@alanespinoza6086]

BEST REM SONG EVER 😁👍💙🇺🇸

[@ianbent0n]

This is the first song I remember hearing in my life lol. Kinda weird, but I remember being 2 in our apartment in Chicago in 1988 when this record came out, and listening to this with my parents. It's still probably the most nostalgic song in my life, even though it's not the most serious song.

[@NaviDoodlez]

for the longest time, i genuinely thought that this was a There Might Be Giants Song. So i was genuinely shocked to see it was R.E.M. !

[@erinstewart2644]

Me too!

[@jeffkelly636]

This is a good song to listen to when you wake up. When the song ends, move your head around, put your feet on the ground, and stand.

[@robertpower8161]

i love how they face a completely different direction from that mentioned in the song. for north they face west and for west they face east.

[@TigerWoodsLibido]

The new generation is combining some of the best elements of the 80s and 90s in a retrowave vibe. Started with the ‘Drive’ soundtrack and now it’s everywhere.

[@fredkurzweil4327]

Such a simple tune but such a classic

[@菊地翼-p2e]

亡くなった親父が好きだった曲色々思い出すなぁ

[@RK-ml2ns]

My fav R.E.M. song, i want to jump up and burst into dance everytime i hear it.

[@JonathanLopezUT]

This music video, and MC Hammers "You can't touch this", my earliest music video memories.

[@travelling9879]

I love R.E.M!

[@kaylabyers825]

Travelling sameeeeeeeeee

[@bakedbeans3181]

If u believe man on moon, nothing cool Wire in a fire rep 7 games Where we are RIGHT NOW.... think 7 heads 10 horns 🤷‍♂️

[@cliphound80]

R.E.M.‘s Stand was a favorite growing up in the 80’s.🙂👍💯

[@jameshewitt684]

This song always makes me think of the t.v. show "Get a Life" that starred Chris Elliott. I always thought that the show was underrated.

[@dani2smoove]

I agree!!!

[@SC9750-r3w]

I'm 60 years old and distinctly recall this playing on the radio when i was 18 or 19. Even more significant and joyful today . Just love this music video.

[@arieljones4595]

I dont think so. That would have this song on the radio in 78-79. This song was released more like 88-89. Maybe that's splitting hairs, but I get down like that.

[@patsk8872]

No... it came out in 1989, 32 years ago. Your memory is faulty lol.

[@silviangc8486]

This song will forever be one of my favorites

[@Granbyguy]

I always think of Chris Elliot when I hear this excellent song

[@pwnedddddd]

what an awesome song this is.

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@mrpappageorgio8311]

After all these years and I still love this great track

[@josgoossens9059]

Still Nobody Gets It.. Research Flat Earth! And thankyou R.E.M, aka RAPID EYE MOVEMENT! I'm not in the sleep state anymore.

[@paswordwithtwoss]

“I compared it to Avatar!”

[@frankwest8149]

This song and band are way better than avatar

[@jasonsmithisthegoat]

frank west it’s the joke in parks and rec

[@joehouse12]

Ben wyatt I've been your friend for a long time and I'm worried about you

[@TheSwankGuy]

@@jasonsmithisthegoat trust me. Frank west knows. He’s a photojournalist

[@gavinleser992]

@@TheSwankGuy He’s covered wars, You know.

[@brokebassoon]

For my wedding which was almost five years ago, I tried to ban all line dances (Chicken Dance, Electric Slide, etc.) from the DJ. Turns out I forgot the worst one: Cha Cha Slide! Anyway, I deeply regret not thinking to have this song played as a group line dance. The dance is nearly as infectious as the tune!

[@nuklz]

This was my anthem back in 1988, to be young again :)

[@germanicelt]

I was in 9th grade. Part of me is still stuck there.

[@RickyIcecubes]

I know some of y'all love this song, but to me it sounds like a song you'd hear in an educational video about hiking in the woods that was produced in 1987.