REM (Bingo Hand Job) - Dark Globe @ The Borderline (1991)

[@peitarchiapennylane6884]

my favorite cover ever of my favorite artist, syd barrett, and then everyone helping him sing after he thought no one would know the song!!!!!!!!!! beautiful!!!!!!!!

[@heidigretel]

i too like this cover :)))))

[@AzulValium]

Legend says that Roger Water was there and it was extremely surprise to hear this song.

[@sexobscura]

RW omnipresent *AND* omniscient

[@TBPetitP]

No legend, he says it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ2TdYqJh9OAo9k around minute 20

[@Oh_I_Will]

@@mirror9553 Stipe has always been like that to people he doesn’t know...

[@robert48719]

He was there. He said it in an interview

[@jlouis4407]

Not at this particular show it was at the Odeon

[@stevenringer]

this is just a fab vid of a band on the cusp of greatness, enjoying themselves and laughing...... miss them!! come back and rescue us sooooon

[@sexobscura]

they'd already made it as Warners offered them quite a 'few' million to record for them

[@vonhorn29]

I was at this show- very small intimate gig with Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Holsapple and Billy Bragg. Thanks so much for posting this...they played under a pseudonym "Bingo Handjob" and handed out small hand towels.

[@declancummins5321]

Played the bootleg of this within an inch of its life but dark globe wasn’t on it, so brilliant to see a visual if a concert I could only appreciate the audio for thank you

[@TheDissident77]

OMG! I've been looking for this song by REM for years. Got it on a little vinyl record as an insert from magazine in the 80's! I could never remember anything but the 'Oh where are you now' part!

[@heidigretel]

i am happy you enjoy video :)))))

[@thelouderyouscream]

I was there too, and got the hand towel and t shirt.....as I recall the Borderline only holds 280 people so we are truly lucky, best gig I ever saw...also the Chickasaw Mud Puppies played

[@silaslangsyd]

good stuff from the lads , great version on the MOJO mag disc by REM , his voice is amazing.

[@Pinkyfl0yd]

Syd Barrett would be proud Amazing !!!!!!

[@dmlevitt]

Michael is such a sweet guy.

[@gubijinn]

シドよりキーが高いけど高音部の声も伸びてて凄い上手。 歌い続けてくれる方が居て下さってシドファンとして嬉しいです。

[@joshie4330]

I hope Syd saw this and smiled like I did before he moved on. What a great job!

[@sexobscura]

has he got it yet ...

[@vee3012]

I love you for your vids! Thx tons xxx

[@h7opolo]

"tattooed my brain," not "tattered." but nice. 3:39

[@chiefduffer2]

I remember that one. May even have the bootleg somewhere. Will have to look it up.

[@bermurf44]

your videos are always amazing...thank you agian vERY much!! X

[@OlafProt]

I was working at HMV at the Trocadero when the BHJ gigs happened. We heard about them but I did nothing. Duh.

[@ErikIancovici]

Great vers, total love and respect for the originator

[@nachin44]

incredibleeee....thanks soo much

[@river2poet]

That's the pure R.E.M. essence

[@subwaygoddess1]

Happy Birthday, Sydney Barrett

[@daysleeper76]

OH if i can go back in time i want to see this live!!!!!

[@heidigretel]

you are always very welcome nunzio : )

[@5akuraD1va]

Thanks Heidi!!! I love it!!

[@heidigretel]

you are always very welcome Samuel : )

[@mariagleusagleusa1623]

grande syd barrett !

[@jamesheath7601]

Syd Barrett ❤

[@WarrenPeece]

MO Jo Magazine just released a disc on Syd....REM kicks as usual....

[@heidigretel]

thank you for kind comment : ) you are very welcome : )

[@nunzioforpresident]

love it,thanks!

[@CrazyCat9898]

Very cool!!

[@heidigretel]

you are always very welcome bermurf44 : )

[@parkt6792]

breathless

[@Sandwich13455]

Syd wouldn't want to be next to this dude

[@dcfcinla]

just having a hard time figuring out how awesome you are, Heidigretel!

[@heidigretel]

you are very welcome : )

[@fred6059]

Somewhere I saw Bill in a Bingo Hand Job T-shirt

[@javayoda]

Roger Waters said he saw Stipe perform Dark Globe at the Hammersmith Odeon so it was likely a show from May, 1989 and not this one.

[@Musitards]

Studio version is way better, but this version is cool because of the interaction with the crowd.

[@daysleeper76]

@vonhorn29 This song isn't on the double cd if i remember correctly.

[@notapara2812]

a cappella would be better. love

[@heidigretel]

@vonhorn29 you are very welcome :)

[@heidigretel]

thank you for kind comment : ) i am not awesome. REM is awesome : )

[@PetraPuppy]

So was I!

[@heidigretel]

yes i agree : )

[@jacobtarmichael6020]

00:00:42 No one noticed in 1991 someone is already requesting A Perfect Circle songs, he must be from the future

[@michaelpierce6385]

Perfect Circle is from 1983

[@marcelosimaspereira4156]

He Sing this like a "fuck you" to Roger Waters, cos before this gig, Waters went to backstage to talk tô that Band, and an arrogant Stype ignored him.

[@the.butcher]

Got a Bingo Hand Job T shirt though...

[@deekbo74]

Big R.E.M. and Syd Barrett fan, but this wasn't a particularly good cover. Interesting and glad to see it on here tho!!

[@joycehall4866]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@yodude9624]

Strumming the sand?

[@GracieFrick]

Did they simultaneously sneeze at 0:52?

[@silaslangsyd]

looks like it but think they just laughed 😅

[@heidigretel]

i wonder if rem know roger waters was at this performance? :))))

[@purplerico]

heidigretel hhow do you know roger waters was there?

[@garycitro1674]

@@purplerico Roger says that he had VIP passes to a different REM show than this one and went backstage and met them all, but Stipe stayed in the corner and didn't acknowledge him, which was fine with him. He said thier set was great, and Stipe came back and sang Dark Globe and he loved it, though some of the words were different. That's the part I don't like here. I'm fine with this interpretation, I think established artists should change things, but changing the words here is sacrilege, IMHO.

[@gibsonrulezz]

vocals are fine but guitar ... wtf ?

[@heidigretel]

you are very welcome : )

[@heidigretel]

you are very welcome : )