R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Official HD Music Video)

"The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" from from R.E.M.’s best-selling 1992 album, Automatic for the People.
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#REM

[@danieclarke4783]

His trying not to laugh after 'a reading from Dr Seuss' will Always be the best part of any song known to man ❤️

[@antdujar]

I met Micheal Stipe a week ago at my job, and he was the most coolest, chill, kind person. I ended up doing a quick sketch for him after I served him his Decaf Americano and chocolate croissants. Moral of the story, even with all he has achieved and influenced, he still remained a kind and respectful human being.

[@laurareilly4686]

That is so class! You've reminded me - ten years ago my friend returned from a pub here in Ireland and said that a famous band had stopped by called REM. My favourite band who were soon to disband, in a rural pub up the road - livid to have missed them!

[@Ricsard]

I wouldn't and couldn't believe a story with a totally different conclusion!!! Good for ya, by the way!

[@jrose2014]

nice, lucky you!

[@paulbruce4177]

Cool story bro,

[@garyjenkins6629]

I've always thought he would be respectful and cool. Good for you getting to meet him.

[@a_h_2590]

Possibly the greatest middle 8 ever written.

[@johnobrien7860]

The middle 8 is just excellent.

[@swimdeep189]

Get you,no one else will.

[@mollyhall2954]

@@swimdeep189 lol

[@Karriebear78]

So glad this music was in my high school years! Musical genius ❤️❤️❤️

[@jayzacharias2943]

Absolute awesome song. Not a big REM fan but this is immense

[@lukestarling6810]

Sound my childhood 💕

[@muhammadyaqoob7881]

Legendary band rem

[@exeindiveri6483]

feliz cumple maikel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@germanpina9197]

Arte puro

[@ciaranmilligan1021]

I love the line "A reading from Dr. Seuss"

[@TheLeUnder]

Come mucha arveja... Come mucha arveja... Come mucha arveja...

[@biekanez1]

What an epic awesome song, I will always love it 😎👍👍👍

[@williamhassell5589]

Mari ...... 😋😋😋 told you I would have a job by Monday

[@winkofranz2931]

Michael Stipe, a voice that will not be repeated!

[@claudiabannister6414]

As long as he remains tuned in to the only True Free-Queen-C being revealed to him in this present moment and which will require direct contact on his part....no CONVOLUTION just REVOLUTION 💜💜💜

[@QUALITY1412]

100% 1 of the greatest

[@soda1850]

His voice touches my soul like no other. No one could ever come close to being Stipe.

[@garycarr3857]

Michael Stipe

[@garycarr3857]

​@Claudia Bannister Peter Buck

[@toldossaopaulo3460]

Somebody 2024?

[@romeowarque6863]

Still listening

[@alexandreteixeira3711]

🎉

[@pk.firing]

On repeat in my car

[@PaulImel]

Still listening in 2024

[@elizabethcurtin4468]

Yeah still here,All the best.

[@marialabudova7214]

REM was the reason why I started to study English language....I asked my Englich teacher to translate this song and he was not able to do the whole text..at high school,I remember myself listening the tape ,later CDs with lyrics and dictionary and translate them,because I wanted to understand what that brilliant music was about....that was the time when album Up came out and it was quite diffetent from the previous ones,too many methaphors,hints and stuff like that 🙂 But I never gave up...I had special notebook dedicated to REM 😁 this song has the special meaning to me....I was obsessed with it so much that I recorded it on the whole tape and it was playig all days 😊 my mother hated this song 😁 and the other tape was full of Find the river 🙂 as an adult I understand the words and backgrounds more,of course 😊 this music brings do many memories ❤

[@cjquinn729]

Snakes in Politics, in technology, in every aspect of life, even the music and film industry...Call your child, wake her up... Clarion call to the youth of the world, especially Amer-uca, the Land of the Plumed Serpent....

[@josetijerino5198]

me too a friend and I where looking for the same.

[@lupodelupis3672]

I know that even the americans have quite some issues trying to understand what Michael sings and the meaning of his lyrics that often are really obscure.🤔🤨🙄😁 Greetings from Italy!

[@garycarr3857]

​@@cjquinn729 remhq

[@garycarr3857]

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

[@quattovallor71]

I believe R.E.M. is one of those legendary bands that will survive the test of time, because their music brings different meanings to individual listeners.

[@FuriousGibbon]

So ambiguity = longevity?

[@snowyparker1462]

@@FuriousGibbon Yes

[@zone1hearing]

@@FuriousGibbon Yes. What were Tribe Called Quest talking about?? One of the most loved Hip Hop Groups

[@germanpina9197]

100% de acuerdo

[@timorlinski1347]

Without a doubt, timeless . I will never stop listening to them

[@awolfwithnotail2788]

Probably one of the best songs ever.

[@The_Juice_Goose]

@@scinformation7229 let's slow down a bit , ive only just discovered he's not saying "calling Jamaica" let alone trying to understand the songs meaning

[@JohnSmith-uk3oh]

@@The_Juice_Goose 😆

[@samw2996]

Its so underated

1992

[@a9999999999gaga]

@@The_Juice_Goose LOL

[@mjr597]

Automatic for The People is one of the best albums ever recorded. I didn't really listen to R.E.M., but I heard many of their songs on the radio and one day I just started listening to R. E. M. songs here on KZbin and I can say it changed my life in a really good way.

[@stevenevo9152]

Oh yeah I do love automatic though but they did so many good albums monster I like to 👌🙌

[@chloedevereaux1801]

out of time is the definitive album......... recorded after a 19yr world tour...

[@christiecooper1479]

🤗

[@StratsRUs]

We did when it was new and saw them live many times. Nur nur nur nur nur !!

[@josefinebliss2801]

Same here I never listened to them but two years ago I started to and feel lucky to have found out how amazing they were and their music means a lot to me now

[@5k.n1ght]

Im from the uk. At 8 years old, I heard the songs main chorus on the radio when my nan's husband picked me up from school. I was too shy to ask what song it was, but i loved it, and obviously, hearing the chorus, it's unintelligible to try and memorise so I had no way of getting ahold of the song to listen to it again. So for 10 years, it was stuck in my head, I spent years trying to find it. With complete unsuccess. Until 2 weeks ago. I was at my local pub and the song was playing and I had no idea until I heard the main chorus play and I immediately stood up and asked the barstaff what song this was and he didn't know so he checked on what radio station it was playing on and then I saw the title "now playing: the sidewinder sleeps tonite" now I feel like a 10 year old huge weight has been lifted from me.

[@johnandersen6364]

Welcome to the club my friend

[@IrCrypt]

nice to hear your story. this is my fav rem song

[@Astro41876]

Wow, I have been an R.E.M. fan for almost all their entire career. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite has been one of many of my R.E.M. favorites. I bought the album when it came out in 1992, and have always loved this. song

[@davidheater]

Now discover the whole array o

[@davidheater]

Of rem songs, so many good ones,

[@playingmusiconmars]

This has got to be the best chorus ever. Callmewhenyoutrytowakeherup.

[@cruiser815]

totally. why aren't there more gobbldegook choruses in RAWK 1

[@jonkheere1]

And there are still people out there(my Son In Law included who think that they are singing Calling Jamaica...!)

[@cruiser815]

that's the beauty of it, he could be signing that too. mad stipey man

[@jonkheere1]

Paul S Exactly my friend...!

[@catsilvy]

Icanalwayssleepstandin'up

[@geraldo35171]

This here is the place I will be staying There isn't a number You can call the pay phone Let it ring a long, long, long, long time If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more If I don't pick up, pick up The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her There are scratches all around the coin slot Like a heartbeat, baby trying to wake up, But this machine can only swallow money You can't lay a patch by computer design It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs Tell her, Tell her she can kiss my ass, Then laugh and say that you were only kidding That way she'll know that it's Really, really, really, really me Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial A can of beans or blackeyed peas, some Nescafe and ice, A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading of Doctor Seuss; Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her The cat in the hat came back, wrecked a lot of havoc on the way, Always had a smile and a reason to pretend But their world has flat backgrounds And little need to sleep but to dream The sidewinder sleeps on his back Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up Call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up Call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up Call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up Call me when you try to wake her We've got to moogie, moogie, move on this one

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@Gen_X_Amy]

R.E.M. tribute band playing tomorrow night in my beautiful city ❤❤❤ Buffalo, NY

[@jamesgreenldn]

Callinjawakalerr

[@cemo4642]

Automatic for the people was and is the best album

[@jasonwilson2763]

Document for me

[@weqe2278]

Monster

[@hopscotchoblivion7564]

2:33 That chuckle gets me everytime.

[@benkarim49]

+hopscotchoblivion Me too ! I wonder what happened at this very moment of the recording !

[@ashleighrajala]

+hopscotchoblivion EVERY TIME! :D I love it

[@benkarim49]

Thank you for the information ! That's funny indeed ! Have a nice day :)

[@acxley]

So cute and human

[@eduardomota2429]

Aways ! Only for AftP fans !

[@sandibergen2523]

The only song I could think of to make me feel better...summer 2020

[@urkoolUncle]

That's why I am here today, Sandi !!! Song makes me dance and cry (??) Oct 2020

[@davids.martin1811]

It's true Sandi!! This song touches something inside me!! Hermosa canción!!

[@marwit1040]

Feeling the same...

[@arnodobler1096]

so true everybody hurts too "...hold on"

1992

[@marialabudova7214]

I was addicted to this song in high school,listening to it over and over every day 🙂 I gave REM tape to my English teacher and asked him for lyrics and translation 😁and now,when I hear it on the radio or youtube I feel the same as when I was 14 ❤️❤️❤️ been REM fan for 25 years.....great music ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JACKPOTTT777]

Vidim ze REM ma vela fanusikov aj v nasej krajine :)

[@marialabudova7214]

@@JACKPOTTT777 jasneee :D

[@garycarr3857]

Jul 1, 2011

[@garycarr3857]

Universal Music Group

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@CourtneyCornell-pd4py]

Some much diversity in Michael's vocal range in this song it's brilliant.

[@Jlew-ei3oy]

"Diversity" Just copy the script

[@MicheleToscan]

It's completely IMPOSSIBLE to understand what he says in the chorus unless you read the lyrics. Even reading the lyrics, I still don't understand how is it possible he fits such a long sentence in two syllabes.

[@mjfan3709]

Nine syllables- CALL ME IF YOU TRY TO WAKE HER UP!

[@mjfan3709]

That's true, a good point!!😊

[@MrBrno]

Michele Toscan Come mucha arveja! Come mucha arveja!

[@madheadmadDAZ]

Michele Toscan calling Jamaica

[@yebwulebdullah]

Michele Toscan Calling Jamaica

[@ikesours6558]

I love that controlled crack in his voice both times he descends from the high note. *Shivers* ... I actually don't mind digital effects and fixes in music but that natural delivery is SO DAMN EVERYTHING.

[@originalindiechick7999]

Agree! The beauty of the natural voice is 👌🏻😍

[@recordealer1]

Yeah love when Im singing along to a great tune, and am right in that groove where I can do it myself. It fells great when I realize you have that kind of control over my voice ,connects me completely to my whole body at that very moment

[@InternationalBrit]

Yep. Listening in 2024 and loving it.

[@emanuelaguirregarcia1874]

Aquí estoy escuchando 22:15 28/6/24

[@LiamRedmondVideo]

This is fucking music man!

[@JacobBen94]

Automatic for the people is sooooo good

[@edvargas8514]

One of my favorite ones and i got em all, even compilations, bootlegs and almost all their DVDs! I cried when i saw them live, thats how happy i was, a dream come true!

[@63brennan]

This album was THE album of my high school years.

[@laurakasic]

This Song Takes me directly back to my Teenage years ( and to when my mum was still alive 😫😫,) Love Love Love this

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@garycarr3857]

Jul 1, 2011

[@OttoTorrens]

Michael Stripe is great.

[@notthom864]

white stipes

[@JohnSmith-kq9xk]

Stipes

[@Darticus42]

+Daniel Friedman Stipe

[@krysiak1987]

Stype

[@Thevoiceofreason84]

Otto T shite

[@cbak12sg]

I used to think it sounded like "Come on in tiebreaker", but my favourite version is "communists shall wake her up"

[@martinwebster2335]

I used to think it said “go eat your bacon up” haha

[@SovietSoyouz]

Wake URSS up

[@7PECHODMARWOL]

I thought it was corned beef and beans for her.

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

Used to think it was cony shall wake her

[@gabepizza]

I use to think it was "calling Jamaica"

[@angelahenderson3130]

I lost my beautiful sister in law (English Teacher aged 46) in April 2021. Whilst she leaves an enormous legacy to her pupils in Hamilton, Scotland REM fans take care and look after each other Love Angela x

[@MarkLynch-v9z]

Sorry for your loss😢

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

❤

[@garycarr3857]

​@@MarkLynch-v9zJul 1, 2011

[@garycarr3857]

​@@RebekahCurielAlessiR.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@LuisFiguer]

I have sang this song at the top of my lungs while driving my car so, so many times. Specially the : "Tell her, tell her she can kiss my ass" part. I so love this song.

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@garycarr3857]

Jul 1, 2011

[@garycarr3857]

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@amazingkeller]

0:54 call me Jamaica

[@MJD2SWEET]

No he's saying"call me when you try wake her up"

[@amazingkeller]

​@@MJD2SWEET oh i see (they were talking rlly fast)

[@TomLeach-dd8cl]

😂

[@qtip4ever]

I love the line when Stipe tries to sing " or a reading from dr seuss", only it comes out "Zeus", because apparently (according to R.EM facts/ books) he couldn't pronounce "seuss "and that's why he laughs at that part in the song. It just adds even more whimsy and character to an already amazingly original and imaginative song. The fact that he can somehow string together the rapid fire chorus but not pronouncethe word "seuss" is pretty bizzare, though.

[@joevdb]

Yes, my friends and I love this part too! It's the highlight of the WHOLE album. After flubbing (?) stub...substantial too.

[@flossycee1012]

Mine to.x

[@kathleencollins4110]

I also love when he says "I can always sleep standing up." Cracks me up every time., just like Dr. Zeus, even if he isn't laughing in that part. It's so tongue in cheek. :(

[@BobSmith1980.]

I always wondered why he laughed but I assumed it was because the line was kind of funny. 90s rock alternative was like no other other genre of music.

1992

[@randyhanson837]

Once I understood that the sidewinder is a pay phone it all made sense. One of their best eva.

[@garycarr3857]

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@megabyteNZ]

There was a time, a glorious time, when REM were arguably the biggest band in the world. They sold out Western Springs, Auckland one hot summers night - Grant Lee Buffalo opened, followed by Kiwi favourites Crowded House at their peak (they could have sold The Springs out by themselves, fuck were we partying to Neil Finn!) but then the awesome power of REM just blew the crowd away - Michael Stipes first words "uhmm, that was a song, and here's another one" - laconic chill in front of 80,000 fans. Still the best outdoor concert I ever attended.

[@RajeevSharma-y1h]

The man is a genius - Emotional and upbeat at the same time 😊

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@decaalv]

I haven't heard this song in probably 20 years. I can feel the neurons tickle.

[@moralocarlos]

30 years later. . . it still works ! Long live Stipe´s voice ! 😁😁😁

[@jackteelan6342]

Amazing 👍

[@reynavazquez6534]

R.E.M. has spiritually reunited me with my Dad. He recently passed away. He loved this band. I have wonderful memories of my Dad every time I listen to R.E.M

[@rappingcommuter3148]

Same here. My dad passed two years ago. I now laugh, cry and sing in equal measure. All with a smile on my face whilst driving to these songs. You're choosing to heal when you choose this music x

[@DanielleBachmann-v2n]

So sorry for your dad. Am 75 years old and still crazy about REM with love Danielle.❤❤❤

[@antoniodelahoz1021]

I’m 46 years today and hope my children and my siblings can write something like you to remember me when they listen to REM. I’m from Colombia and they know how much I love this band. Even they know it by me.

[@boognish94]

Sorry for your loss, I'm eternally thankful that R.E.M.s music will live on the test of time to get us all through

[@clone63742]

Blame the bunny

[@laurabeane8862]

2020: "This here is the place I will stand"...

[@zoranmrdjenovic8127]

This song is proof that the 90s were the best time for music. 90s were the best! We may not have had cell phones, but we knew how to have fun. Good times, great memories. 90s forever! Listen to good music every day and be happy. Greetings from Saint Marys, Georgia. 90s❤

[@lucasprescott170]

I’m born in 2000’s but these are the tunes 🎶😎

[@richardshermanjr1899]

In the 90's it seemed like there was always a CD from a band that you could listen to over and over and not get tired of. REM, U2, Pearl jam, Smashing pumpkins, Live, and so many others.

[@opiebluwsit9751]

This song is good. But the 90s were most definitely not the best decade for music. Not remotely.

[@Joel-re1jz]

I don't know any other song where the vocal laughs through the lyric. It's so spontaneous and fits perfectly.

[@Ksbweapon16]

Joel Raedeke you can thank kurt Cobain for that one.

[@jamesgormley5875]

Joel Raedek

[@ReanimatorsMutilations]

@@Ksbweapon16 why

[@jakubbielak7273]

Bob Dylan - Ballad of thin man. Check it out! 😃

[@ricadeirov]

Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles, Paul giggles on a verse

[@TheRealForrestGeorge]

This here is the place where I will be staying There isn't a number, you can call the pay phone Let it ring a long, long, long, long time If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more, oh If I don't pick up, pick up The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her, oh There are scratches all around the coin slot Like a heartbeat, baby trying to wake up But this machine can only swallow money You can't lay a patch by computer design It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs Tell her Tell her she can kiss my ass Then laugh and say that you were only kidding That way she'll know that it's really, really, really, really me Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her, oh Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial A can of beans or black-eyed peas, some Nescafe and ice A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her, oh The cat in the hat came back, wrecked a lot of havoc on the way Always had a smile and a reason to pretend But their world has flat backgrounds and little need to sleep but to dream The sidewinder sleeps on his back Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up. Call me when you try to wake her, oh Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up. Call me when you try to wake her, oh Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her Call me when you try to wake her up, call me when you try to wake her I can always sleep standing up. Call me when you try to wake her, oh We've got to moogie, moogie, move on this one

[@josetijerino5198]

Tnx for posting the lyrics

[@miguelamaral4863]

Thank you!

[@deceiver444]

What is this song talking about ?

[@kittehhatetube]

That giggle just after the "Dr. Seuss" line still makes me smile, MANY years after this is consigned to "sub-conscious knowledge of lyrics". If you've never heard it, can I suggest a proper set of headphones, not bass + treble heavy crap around most modern musicians necks? :)

[@dougxvale]

same lol. And it's actually pronounced Dr. Sois I googled that today but people got used to pronounced Seuss Seuss

[@sjbeast7573]

This here is the place where I will be staying There isn't a number, you can call the pay phone Let it ring a long, long, long, long time If I don't pick up, hang up, call back, let it ring some more Oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh If I don't pick up, pick up The sidewinder sleeps, sleeps, sleeps in a coil Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Oh There are scratches all around the coin slot Like a heartbeat, baby, trying to wake up But this machine can only swallow money You can't lay a patch by computer design It's just a lot of stupid, stupid signs Tell her Tell her she can kiss my ass Then laugh and say that you were only kidding That way she'll know that it's really, really, really, really me, me Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Oh Baby, instant soup doesn't really grab me Today I need something more sub-sub-sub-substantial A can of beans or blackeyed peas Some Nescafe and ice A candy bar, a falling star, or a reading from Doctor Seuss Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Oh The cat in the hat came back Wrecked a lot of havoc on the way Always had a smile and a reason to pretend But their world has flat backgrounds And little need to sleep but to dream The sidewinder sleeps on his back Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) I can always sleep standing up (Call me when you try to wake her) Oh Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) I can always sleep standing up (Call me when you try to wake her) Oh Call me when you try to wake her up (Call me when you try to wake her) I can always sleep standing up (Call me when you try to wake her) I can always sleep standing up (Call me when you try to wake her) We've got to moogie, moogie, move on this one

[@pedrochazarrabernabe633]

One of my favourite songs ever

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@RanMagal]

Tony Charweka Tony Charweka Tony Charweka (Had to see the lyrics to see just who the hell Tony Charweka was lol)

[@MariaPratiwiU2]

hahahaha... I thought so

[@knenda1]

+Ran Magal Who was Tony Charweka ?

[@RanMagal]

lol, in the chorus, it sounds like he says "Tony Charweka" (where what he says is actually "call me when you try to wake her up"). listen for yourself lol

[@kingkenny334]

Ran Magal lol 😂

[@lanasmith1539]

clean your ears

[@morganship-hopdissection1926]

This is such an amalgamation of intricate songwriting.. But in other words this is awesome in its own description, Nightswimming is just as good, in its own good way, the obscure lyrics of Michael Stipe as well as incoherence dramatized , this is definitely one of my faves...❤❤❤❤❤

[@christopherhowe4947]

what a song, maybe their best

[@whoswho1042]

+Christopher Howe I agree

[@DanielSchwerdt]

+Christopher Howe man thats what im thinking about every song of them lel

[@loveandlight4440]

+Richy C. revisit Electrolyte, it's great.

[@jimmyfigueras4476]

Amen! Its so underappreciated

[@iguanna41]

+Christopher Howe Probably right buddy, what a tune!!

[@foureyedchick]

Calling Jamaica... Calling Jamaica... Calling Jamaica...

[@germ3330]

calling to wake her up

[@jbirdsworld8537]

Calling Cheryl Baker

[@MaxHeadbroom87]

As a kid i was in year 7 when this came out and australian i had only heard of sidewinder missiles and always thought this was an anti war song or something lol

[@johnjensen4502]

I havent heard this song since i was 21 am 48 now and forgot how great this song is. Keep it on repeat!

[@lilas1959]

Came out when I was 13, I’m 43 now. It’s beautiful.

[@rjblaskiewicz]

Same here. Wow. What a blast from the past!

[@georgiapayne2945]

​@@lilas1959Came out when I was 1 and has been my fav song of all time for 30 years ❤ I'm 31 now

[@garycarr3857]

​@@lilas19591992

[@pbd2849]

I'm Polish native speaker and it's completely unpossible to me to understand, what they sing in the chorus. So, after reading the comments I can see that English native speakers have the same problem too :-D

[@collinslfc]

Yes, he sounds like he's saying "Calling Jamaica" to me.

[@kojirohyuga9]

No ale w końcu ogarnąłeś temat czy nie? "Automatic for the People" to jeden z najlepszych albumów w historii muzyki :)

[@clforever1]

call me when you try to wake her up....

[@EricMustardman]

"impossible" rather than "unpossible"

[@FuzzytheOTTER]

If you think this is bad take a listen to their "Murmur" or "Reckoning" Albums. :0 ;)

[@Starfish86777]

Who else is in love with Michael Stipe?

[@TomLeach-dd8cl]

Only himself 😅

[@Saternalius]

He's definitely singing "Calling Tom Baker".

[@themusic5229]

R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (Official Music Video) 🥰🥰 🥰🥰 🥰🥰 🥰🥰 🥰🥰 🥰🥰

[@sharanindirveerkaur5350]

"Call me when you try to wake her up"...no I didn't figure it out myself.

[@AJ-hd3sb]

Sharan Indirveer Kaur its obviously "call me in Jamaica" haha

[@pablopatriciom.3596]

Sharan Indirveer Kaur I speak spanish and in this language we say "come mucha arveja come mucha arveja" Its very glad

[@arielspierer5292]

Thought it was don't even try to wake her up !

[@just2comment2]

i thought it ended in Jamaica Rum and will always end in that for me.

[@mariahlopez5463]

Look at my comment

[@NoahMurray-l5g]

R.E.M. the world's greatest band

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@alexarias5717]

"co we chatta wa ka ha" thought he was speakin some fuckin native american language. love it though

[@Darticus42]

Haha I thought the same thing for the longest time. Apparently it's 'call me when you try to wake her up'. Still can hardly understand how he crammed in so many words into that lol.

[@alexarias5717]

Darticus the Great LMFAO me either! After I found out what he was saying I can sorta make out ONE time when it sounds like he's saying that, but it's great the way he says it xD Unintelligible lyrics are one of their trademarks I guess lol

[@scotthowe6324]

Who thought that this said Calling Jamaica" most there life I did

[@markgeorgeff9816]

don't why i took so long to start listening to REM again...luv the Band!

[@mollyhall2954]

I think REM is the band that the most people used to listen to and then "rediscovered" after years of not listening to them for some reason and are happily, emotionally impressed with the band at a later stage in life. I keep reading this over and over, and this was true for me, also. (I wish those same people would listen to the Atlanta guitarist Glenn Phillips who was the reason Peter Buck said that he didn't play guitar solos!)

[@Jman42576]

"Call me when you wake her up" - Can't believe these are the actual lyrics. He says it so weird that it sounds absolutely nothing like it.

[@alexarias5717]

it sounds like a whole other fuckin language lmfao

[@Thrasher9294]

"callmewhenyoutryto waaake her up"

[@lemonzing234]

No, it's Call me when you try to make up

[@Jman42576]

Ben Ramsey Nope. Nathan's right.

[@redmonkeyass26]

i believed he said "call me sidewinder" for the longest time...

[@outtathyme5679]

John Paul Jones did the string arrangements

[@marekkrakovsky4187]

This song saved my life today ... again "God Bless REM!"

[@5minutemovies977]

Listen to it everyday then.

[@-DEVIL7]

Am I the only one that hears, "Call me JAMAICA" ?

[@MrRussor]

Michael Stipe wearing the style that 90s UK boy bands would copy for the next 5 years.

[@josefinebliss2801]

... and he worse it better ;)

[@sulyokpeter3941]

Once i was driving in UK, countryside in november, it was around 5pm the sun went down the sky was dark blue, it was a tiny bit rainy like showers and left the road wet... There was black clouds around, the wind was blowing and it was cold.... i was thinking "Hmm, lets turn on the radio, lets see what is the radiostations like" and then nothing. The usual cracking sounds no signal and from the nowhere a radio station came up. It was not a perfect signal but it was fine. This music played in the radio. I still remember the name of that... it is called "Absolute Radio"... I will never ever forget the moments. It was less than a minute left from this music but i still remember every single moment of that 1 minute driving part in the countryside. This music hits HARD! Since then whenever i listen to this, the memories are coming up and still hits hard! It gives me goosebumps! And it was only a minute... Absolutely crazy stuff. UK countryside driving with this music around november 5pm is a very very strange feeling. Iam telling you. 10/11 feeling. :) Plus on top of that the dark blue sky with the black clouds around... It is cold outside, wet and windy but an amazing feeling! I love this music and i love UK... Every single part of it! Yes, this artist is from US but it reminds me of the UK countryside driving moment in my life. :)

[@lorrainemaafo3994]

I know what you Mean…..Nostalgia

[@buongiorno4434]

Absolute Radio is class. Probably the only radio station here with any sense.

[@tonytonev7343]

R.E.M. is the band that raised rock, turned it into art!

[@83dude]

No

[@garycarr3857]

​@@83dude1992

[@estefaniasilveira6592]

Amoooo essa musica 😘❤ Amo R.E.M #2019

[@ricardowilsonalvestimoteo]

🗣🔊Também AMOOOOOO....!!!!!😊

[@eduardomota2429]

Melhor banda ! Do REM Só E-bow the letter pra bater essa musica

[@paulohenriquebrum5727]

Somos dois😀😀😍😍😍😍

[@carloseduardosilva5797]

Uma das minhas preferidas

[@carloseduardosilva5797]

Minha banda preferida

[@Samantabhadra]

Call me the shadow maker… 😊

[@harryp6484]

Call me cheddar baker call me cheddar baker

[@conjooste6168]

JP Jones from Led Zep did the string arrangements on this song and a few others from the album..great lush sound

[@hooligansean1]

Michael stipe the GOAT

[@luminarNG]

I love this song, always have. It got me to like the group REM and as meaningless as the lyrics seem, its a song that seems to grow on you and becomes a part of you. Great song.

[@ms-ex8em]

i thought they say commuter baker !!!! thanks....

[@episodicanalysis]

Fun Fact: Despite the fact this song was a hit in 1992, they never performed it live.

[@deanapov]

I never realized just how gorgeous Stipes is. WOW!!!

[@arladicey]

Yup. Had a crush on him back when; he had long, curly brown hair, those big, soulful blue eyes, that amazing cupid's bow mouth, that great jawline... and because of this video, found out he was pretty fit, too. Even though he's older now, you can still see it in those gorgeous eyes of his. And all that on top of all his artistic talent!

[@trevor6412]

Calling Cheryl Baker? What's wrong with the rest of Buck Fizz?

[@inkoinfinity2]

I love you

[@joshuaweatherly662]

one of the best bands ever. the range of emotion is second to none

[@garycarr3857]

remhq

[@garycarr3857]

R.E.M. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite 1992

[@garycarr3857]

Jul 1, 2011

[@garycarr3857]

1992

[@harristonmiller4399]

My favourite all time R.E.M song. make the most of these bands as we will not see their type again in our lifetime

[@welshlassie1421]

Absolutely

[@TheJohnny928]

Why do i keep living the same Nightmare during the day?😢

[@paulagwhyte1720]

"There's scratches all around the coin-slot like a heartbeat, baby, tryin' to wake up....." love that line!

[@mariotemizkan3690]

best song of R.E.M. ever ever ever

[@tomerrotman4534]

Shiny happy people is the best.

[@eljosepromedio]

@@tomerrotman4534 are u okey?

[@tomerrotman4534]

@@eljosepromedio what are you talking about?

[@eljosepromedio]

@@tomerrotman4534 literally Shiny Happy People is the worst REM song, maybe thats why is one of the greatest hahaha. Even Michael Stipe hates it

[@tomerrotman4534]

@@eljosepromedio but i love shiny happy a lot. It's a wonderful song

[@glutaminerebound4285]

Call me Jamaica Call me Jamaica Call me Jamaica…

[@xenoze6695]

When I was a kid I thought it said calling Jamaica 😂😂😂

[@enneaf1676]

This song has jabberwocky vibes, complete nonsense, I love it

[@ilriparabici7004]

1:31 best voice Micheal Stipe

[@lovemrj4ever]

“A candy bar, a falling star or a reading from Dr. Seuss” (giggles) “Call me when you try to wake her up...”

[@davidriley3422]

Love this song. The John Paul Jones string arrangement is fantastic.

[@mollyhall2954]

I've been wondering if he did the arrangement!

[@deanluyt]

Calling each other "Baker"???

[@huhwhut5126]

This might be my favorite REM song. Whole dang album is amazing

[@christiecooper1479]

🤗I was 30when this came out,just turned 59.seems just like yesturday

[@JohnnyFevermd]

Kids today don't know what a pay phone is

[@danielburkeodonoghue7478]

yes they do

[@danielburkeodonoghue7478]

'kids these days' aren't stupid except in music taste

[@Darticus42]

People's music tastes are almost always what they grew up listening to, and they appeal to different people for different reasons. Although I agree there's a lot of modern music garbage, to be honest there's a lot of that in every generation of music. Over time people are able to look beyond the garbage to see the actual good songs a generation put out, like these songs. And it's those songs that (usually) end up getting remembered the fondest.

[@danielburkeodonoghue7478]

Darticus the Great I don't listen to what I grew up witg

[@Darticus42]

Daniel Burke O Donoghue I know not everyone listens to songs from their childhood (and even then, more than those) maybe I should have been clearer. A lot of the music I listen to are songs I've recently discovered for example. Also, people's tastes change over time. But at the same time it's common for people to like music they grew up with, and to like songs similar to them (I've heard people compare it to nostalgia).

[@nogoodbastid]

I hadn't thought of this song in 20 years and the title just popped into my head. Had no idea they even made a video for this one. The fact that this album is now 25 years old is so crazy and somewhat depressing.

[@RisforRockit]

It is now 33 years old. Oh well...