R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Live from Glastonbury Festival, 1999)

[@paulolet4766]

Who would have ever thought that a mandolin would provide the intro for one of the greatest rock songs!

[@toxictaco9922]

Iris

[@dionlindsay2]

@@toxictaco9922 Maggie may have realised a while back

[@evelyntanswell3311]

From the first time I heard this brilliant song, I've never forgotten it. I will listen to it, anytime, anywhere. ❤

[@ahmeddzoko3332]

Old good time

[@paulj6756]

​@@ahmeddzoko3332Me too.

[@roryreid307]

sometimes the lyrics just come to you in a quiet moment creeping up on you like a shadow in the setting sun.

[@diegocalzolaio8179]

One of the greatest songs of all time

[@ameliafroehlich2577]

I agree! I can listen to it all day long.

[@sheilahinder4668]

I agree

[@John-ct9cn]

I agree. One of my alltime favs

[@angeloiodice9304]

So human, so poignant, so spiritual, so humble, and suddenly you enter into the realm of spirit and never want to leave. This has such a special vibe. So honest.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

So well put! 🦋

[@pennystout2285]

I am 83 yrs old and I will always love this song!❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@gloriamitchell8648]

76 years old here. This song is too beautiful.

[@RobDawg1197]

Crazy ive heard this song on the radio all my life and never could care for it, then randomly one day the shit hit hard af and i still aint been the same since

[@nonevero-v7m]

had that moment last week life is just different now

[@jayhedonist13]

Same bro.

[@opalescencedoll7840]

It’s a good song got meaning

[@lemonslemons6]

Same.

[@raisa_cherry35]

@@nonevero-v7m :'(

[@aprilsmith3683]

In 1991 I was entering my fourth year of teaching... An educator for twenty five years... Now fifty eight... Never tire of this... 🇿🇦

[@sagittarius-gu6mv]

Well done Aprilsmith. Everyone needs a song or place to visit. Cheers

[@josemojicaperez4436]

Funny thing; i was in my third and fourth years of basic school... i was 8 - 9 years ol'.

[@rolandc2878]

This song became a favorite when it first came out, I am soon to be 71 and I just watched this, tomorrow I'll sing it to my cats, GFR is my favorite group, but REM is right there, every waking hour, I'm choosing my confessions

[@ravensfan118]

Rock On im 24 I love this song

[@jannibal9273]

This 72 year old woman hears you.

[@jannweitman4431]

You are me. And I am you.

[@nicolareid740]

One of those songs that are timeless that everybody can join in and sing along to

[@arkadiuszmazur5386]

100% agree.

[@dcsmooth]

Love that the bass is more pronounced in the live versions. The mandolin usually gets the spotlight on this song but that bass line is holding it all together.

[@MotherSmuckers]

Isn’t it tho I’d want to play bass if I found some dudes who wanted to play this

[@MrLBPug]

Indeed, I always feel Mike Mills' bass work (and his harmonizing backing vocals) on this song is a bit underappreciated. Still, it doesn't really work with the mandolin substituted for a guitar.

[@nickrandles1102]

Good ear bro

[@shortallliam3142]

Very true, my friend; but they all rock, don't they??😁😄

[@shortallliam3142]

@@MrLBPug No, indeed; it has to be the mandolin to have such an impact, doesn't it?

[@LazarWolf07]

It’s amazing how sometimes we just aren’t ready for certain lyrics, tunes or pieces of art until we have lived through various experiences, met different people, felt joys and pains, failed and bled, returned and grew. As a kid I heard this song a lot on the radio and cast it away as irrelevant. How wrong I was. This version particularly pierces into my soul. Cheers REM. Thank you.

[@miriammccray5550]

How so very true are your words. Thank YOU!

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Bible In Arabic USD SGD

[@birdiedog5]

So absolutely true and well articulated! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This is so very true. One of the bands I cast aside at the time was Audioslave. As a huge SG fan, I just didn't get it at the time. I sifted through the first 2 albums again a few years ago and I was just floored. Right art, right time. ❤

[@robotariancod3]

so true, happened to me with other bands as well as believes, things that i would consider wrong when i was a kid are so right now that am older and more mature

[@artemisjamesfowl]

WHAT A FRONTMAN. Truly amazing performance. He doesn't skip a beat.

[@aprilnicholas4054]

Was he always wearing makeup ❤??

[@motomania3094]

First time watching this. Unbelievable. The emotion in his performance is breathtaking!

[@MrGanjalien]

yeah, literally !

[@ColofzO]

Best ever listen this over and over again 🇳🇱💪👍

[@FlorntBringby]

This is one of those songs that no matter hold old it gets will always be listened to, guaranteed people will still listen to it for thousands of years

[@mdbx3887]

until ans after the end of sects/religions

[@NiKOliDANBURSKi]

This song will never get old because it was recorded in youth. That snapshot lives forever

[@bladeswelove]

I wouldn't bet real money on that prediction.

[@cpg8000]

The cream tends to rise to the top even if it takes a while…

[@bakakaizoku]

@@bladeswelove not like he's able to pay up by then anyway

[@C_LASSIC_ROCK]

"Losing My Religion" remains one of R.E.M.'s most beloved and enduring songs, often cited as one of the greatest songs of the 1990s and a defining track of the alternative rock genre.

[@kevintreacy1072]

What an amazing singer this guy is.

[@anitahardesty2163]

Just pure talent. No auto tune. Michael sounds better than many singers recordings!! ❤

[@jessk_17]

21 years old right now and R.E.M. are one of my favourite bands ever. I’m glad my parents played them all the time growing up!

[@MariaSantos-qf8dq]

Same !!

[@zootv1971]

Been listening since 86 [ I'm old)

[@thomashugus5686]

Good for u young man!!

[@RetzGaming7]

same

[@void0094]

I'm 18 and they have been my favorite band for four years now

[@terrybartholomew7311]

I love that he just keeps singing in this song - no breaks except for the repeated intro - so insistent no middle 8, and so deliberate - great untraditional writing

[@ChristineAshford-v8w]

I've watched REM losing my religion Glastonbury for a long time now. Still watch it every day

[@UpaUrs]

Same

[@meloneye8625]

I can't stop watching this video, this song speaks to my soul. So haunting and beautiful

[@lucydevine3239]

yes sis #hauntingtings

[@tortoiselover]

Satanist song look at the UV symbols

[@jonnyrainforth5516]

@@tortoiselover you do realize the song actually isn’t about losing religion. that is a southern expression for “losing my temper” it’s not “satanist” omfg…

[@shortallliam3142]

Ain't music a wonderful thing??😁

[@shortallliam3142]

@@jonnyrainforth5516 I did hear that, but thanks for the update. 👍

[@NUtama-ph4is]

Perhaps It's just me, but I believe this one is the best version of this song...as real as it's surrealist, full of emotion and of....ecstasy...

[@GRIFFIN1k]

Dude straight up said I can taste and feel you 😂😂 know he was tripping

[@humblemuzik]

You got ears man…I believe so to..I study this song , the violins and the mandolin come thru beautiful..and the vibe in the building captivates it.. the whistle at 1:26 is beautifully timed by whoever felt that line. 🎼 Music is an angelic entity in and of itself period.

[@diegoacosta8168]

Did you watch a live version in Canadá? That's the best, no doubt

[@Joelster-og4pf]

If anyone’s watching this in 2024 and beyond, I appreciate ya. R.E.M- Remember Excellent Music.

[@terrykiely2716]

Yep

[@jannibal9273]

This song still speaks to me after so many years, and I'm 72.

[@adrianaesem]

🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉🎉

[@leeshyne8324]

2024, I am here Reminds me Beverly Hills

[@peterivanlanuzo1833]

One of the better bands of my generation...Rotten Eggs in Mayonnaise 🤣😂🤣👍🤘

[@albertomeutiara2096]

Oh life, is bigger It's bigger than you And you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh no I've said too much I set it up That's me in the corner That's me in the spot-light Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try Every whisper, of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool Oh no I've said too much I set it up Consider this Consider this, the hint of the century Consider this the slip That brought me to my knees, failed What if all these fantasies come Flailing around Now I've said too much I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream That was just a dream That's me in the corner That's me in the spot-light Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream Try, cry, fly, try That was just a dream Just a dream Just a dream, dream

[@EmRauen]

Thank you for posting the lyrics!

[@stuartsiglain3972]

Ditto for me.

[@d..m2250]

Tausend Dank für den Text. 😘😘😘😘😘🤩

[@ms-jl6dl]

Thanks!

[@BruceWayne-zk5jc]

Tk's.

[@parmjr1]

If you're watching this in 2021, I love you and you're not alone ! God bless you...

[@adolfoantonioticchiniherna5843]

Aqui tbm!

[@parmjr1]

@@adolfoantonioticchiniherna5843 Parabéns irmão ! cheers....

[@FrenchGoddy]

Thankyou sir same goes

[@parmjr1]

@@FrenchGoddy Nice...cheers !

[@dopesnake1307]

You’re supposed to be losing your religion ya maroon

[@margaretstutts4362]

I absolutely love this song. 40 years later I’m listening to Losing my Religion and watching REM on KZbin. Im 56 now and I go straight back to 20 something in college at AU. Right across the Georgia line. Thank you, REM for the soundtrack to my college memories.

[@RealSmartHawk]

The Song has a dark painful melody and words, filled with story of his life stuck in a limbo between the love of his life, God and him self alone in the corner ...

[@jamieb3071]

Bands in the 90s seemed to lose themselves in the music, jus throw themselves into the song. Really sends shivers down my spine. So glad to have been part of this history xx

[@FineFlu]

What i love about this song is that Religion can refer to any sort of belief system or set of principles one may live by- and that is an eternal human choice/experience It is relevant 150,000 years ago, now, and will be relevant at the expiration of humanity

[@amysscentsandsongs]

What is it about this song - it touches my soul, love it so much. The energy in this performance is off the charts. Love you Michael.

[@paulagrigsby2951]

Yes. Me to tell me

[@paulagrigsby2951]

Love it love him love it all

[@marconaves]

It is about a Catholic Priest who fall in love to a woman and then found himself in a big inner dilemma ....

[@doriondouglas6176]

"Losing my religion" is a souther term for being at the end of their rope

[@cathystruska1558]

Michael sure has a way with words, doesn't he? REM IS FABULOUS ENTERTAINMENT . He puts his heart ❤ into the music! Fantastic lyrics 👏 👌

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

Even if you're not a huge fan of certain bands, this song is one of those that just hits in a different way..

[@gailflora1835]

I can’t even imagine the height of joy to sing along with them live! Such a great tune. ❤

[@smileygladhands]

Thank you Michael and crew, for putting my thoughts and feelings into words and music. Your group is very special and powerful, never forget that. Much love from Virginia, USA from a 41 year old man.

[@rustemsadvakassov1787]

got back home after a 36 hour rave with afters... first time watching this particular rendition and cracked in tears... im pumped up emotionally for sure but damn this is such a wonderful performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thankyounothankyou9722]

Pumped up with substances you'd probably cracked in tears at baby shark

[@youseftomar]

Can never get enough of this song. I think I have played it thousands of times since it was first released.

[@tommisgartenjahr585]

guess, me too

[@nickydungeons]

As much as i love your passion, you really need to get out more :)

[@ritchiepetemendoza1481]

Oh my god, I can’t believe how excited the crowd was...!!!!! And boy Michael sure revelled in the excitement. As they begin to play, the crowd erupts and Michael looks over to Mike Mills with a huge grin on face. They certainly gave it their all and the crowd just couldn’t get enough of it. A standout performance from everyone that night, including the audience. It just doesn’t get any better than that. The finest performance ever..!!!!!!!!!

[@waynewanderer]

i was stood slightly to the right of centre and about 30 ft from Michael that night........ i have seen ALOT of live music in my time and this was by far the best concert i`ve ever witnessed , i was alone because i`d lost my friends but i didn`t care! i was surrounded by thousands of friends and we were witnessing musical history being made right there and it was beautiful . my god i wish i was 27 again

[@Hondadctrider]

The crowd didn't sound very excited when the song started.

[@jmsl910]

agreed. i saw REM in ny @ msg & the crowd was so lame it actually impeded the experience new "yourkers"

[@loudensmore4916]

Radio Free Europe was my introduction to REM in 1982. I still love their music and this is one of their best!

[@luizhumbertodourado2500]

I'm Brazilian, and I love this song! transmits very good energy. This is surreal...❤ 🎶 losing my religion.

[@tituschad1144]

This band and this song has tremendous energy

[@NDDC12]

This is such a beautiful song because it has a different meaning to each listener, to me its just sublime

[@parmjr1]

I am very grateful to God for being born at that time and experiencing this poetry, this work of art, which I still cherish with love in the depths of my heart .... Feb / 2021

[@motoprofedeboca]

Ok. We don't care about your "god" man.

[@parmjr1]

@@motoprofedeboca No comments......sorry !

[@bigian5656]

@@motoprofedeboca good for you Julio

[@virginiaknighten4687]

@@parmjr1 I care.

[@parmjr1]

@@virginiaknighten4687 Thanks Virginia...cheers !

[@jaclynrodrigues7289]

Unrequited love is a traumatic burden he went through it was slow emotional tournament... I Know it all too well so many of us have felt this sadly We love you Michael thank you for having the balls to get on stage and help so many of us get through the same hurt and pain

[@Ananya_mishra_1310]

I was 20 when I heard this sweet ballad for the first time. It remained with me wherever I went, whatever I did. Three decades later Losing My Religion didn't find a replacement. May this ever memorable song by REM live a thousand years!

[@robertwiesler381]

Absolutely fantastic One of the best songs of all time Great performance

[@lorrainespagnuolo4149]

There’s something about this song that I find haunting beautiful!! I can’t seem to get it out of my head.🎶

[@debishaw9355]

Absolutely breathtaking song

[@Spiderific]

Great timing. Put me in a slightly less depressed mood. That's always welcome.

[@OK-hw9fl]

Hope ur good

[@Spiderific]

@@OK-hw9fl Thanks, I appreciate it. Things have gotten better 😊👍

[@Alice-je9rq]

@@Spiderific Thanks guys for your kindness, I sometimes belive in human for People like you..

[@jla5832]

Life is worth living just to hear music like this :)

[@taniafleming4859]

His voice is insane. Sounds amazing live too.

[@mikeybraz915]

This is a timeless song. Amazing song

[@BrianLopez-dv7ep]

I just discovered this song, this band. This one hit me like train, my life's in shambles right now and it's songs like this that make it a little better.

[@humblemuzik]

The mandolin makes this beautiful piece of music. !🎼

[@marioschristodoulou8834]

One of the greatest songs ever

[@susanmaddox-pulpher4200]

What an incredibly unique and soulful performance.

[@hymasnail]

I’ll always be thankful to that karaoke scene in ‘Aftersun’. Totally changed my perception of this song and REM forever. ❤ What a special song from such a special group. And this performance? Gives me goosebumps every time!

[@leanlute7507]

I heard it for the first time as a kid (90s), and even not understanding lyrics, changed me inside 4 ever and for good. Love them since then.

[@UpaUrs]

same.. I couldn’t have been more than 9 or 10 at the time. love this song forever and a day

[@vcankeklik]

This is one of those songs that keep my connection alive with my delicate memories and youth energy. Whenever I feel lost, they bring me to a peaceful state of mind, so I can forget about everything for a couple of minutes. All the crap we hear these days are too artificial and devoid of soul. I guess this was the cyberpunk we "dreamed" of. We're finally living in it...

[@dvestal7583]

I love this song. It's one of my favorites ever. Those guys are geniuses. Stipe is phenomenal. I'm not saying anything anyone doesn't know. Just had to enthuse again.

[@jarkajakubova6815]

Seriously this is life concert! Beautiful great singer and band hand down artist musician! Love it ! Now I'm set!!!

[@peterjosvai9804]

mind-blowing... playing a song for the 9000's time, and keeping it, making it (like always) original -- a true performance -- is what ART is... especially given that the music video attached to this song was the best video ever on this planet...

[@larryrhindress2972]

That song and R.E.M. become more amazing each time that I hear it and that must be a quaddrilliion times!

[@Kalaffia]

Michael has magic in his voice. Everytime I listen, his voice makes me fly 💚

[@ivan442-y3p]

probably coolest singer ever

[@larizanabua2158]

One of the best band ever!!! I won't forget this song ...my teenage years is with this song ...I really love this sooooo much!

[@barrykelly2722]

These guys are an actual music group.

[@jakedeyoung8568]

Such an amazing powerful voice. So many memories that come washing over me.

[@sbrunner69]

The memories can be overwhelming.

[@Luckyfish-se9om]

Wow, that's all i can say ,wow !! First thing i been thinking about when i woke up today...tx R.E.M. God bless everyone 🙏❤️🔥😇

[@vincentdougherty947]

One of the best songs written and performed 🎭

[@WilliamTarbush]

That's good mandolin right there. I love how album-like everyone sounds but more emotional than the album cut.

[@brigittebouman-mengering1497]

In this year my/ our beloved son is born...❤...A very long, difficult story....But he will get the good side of lfe❤

[@miguelserrano3380]

EVERY WHISPER, ON EVERY WAKING HOUR, I'M CHOOSING MY CONFESSIONS!!!!!

[@pm081983]

Pensar que ahora tenemos que aguantar una bestia como elegante con sus burdas canciones y no tener más estos grandes artistas y su eterna música... siempre siempre lo de antes fue la mejor música

[@humblemuzik]

The person who whistled at 1:26 felt that line boy ..’trying to keep up with you’ 🎼🗣 His/Her timing perfected the vibe.

[@alipashai8114]

Never gets old.

[@chris.fitzgerald]

I love this quote from Mike Mills about Losing my religion I saw on Rick Beato’s interview with him. “(The) song it's over 5 minutes long it has no chorus and the lead instrument is a mandolin how could it not be a hit…” 😅

[@a.mnmemories4289]

What an amazing band.

[@SuperPrince1007]

This is one of the Best Live Performances of a song I've ever heard of in my life. REM played this song as good, if not better, than the Studio Version. I hear so many Bands play sloppy in Concert, not these guys.

[@Volk9696]

Лучше, пускай нас предадут... Чем мы предадим... Вот, о чем эта песня...Эта песня, раз приходит в твою жизнь и остаётся навсегда.Слушайте эту молитву, она спасёт.

[@mikieebonez]

Timeless banger

[@rogerbobrowski5741]

Old guy here. Fuc I was lucky to have lived during the music renaissance of the 60’s,70’s and onwards

[@ziomatula]

Questa canzone fu il tormentone dell'estate 1991... la ascoltavo ovunque, alla radio, in tutti i bar e pub a Rimini durante il servizio militare. Non so spiegarmelo ma se chiudo gli occhi mi sembra di rivivere quei momenti.

[@jorgehenrique934]

What we hear here friends is something unique, the lyrics speak to us inside, it's the most insane madness I've ever heard and I've seen and heard rock dinosaurs that make me cry, but this song, this music, in the voice of this immortal? I'm paralyzed, I don't know how to explain it, it moves me...12/28/2023 thank you sir..

[@cristinabarra8996]

Em 2022, eu com 73 anos, ouço essa delícia pra me fazer dançar , cantar e celebrar. Sou grata

[@rubenadriolo2080]

Bless you

[@carolehoag6607]

,,💕😃❤️🙋😉💥😊💥💕💥♥️😃

[@lanarosagouveia]

Que continue assim! Muita saúde à você ♡

[@rubendias7054]

Que continue a escutar por muitos mais anos Abraços de Portugal 🇵🇹

[@aloisiolopesdesouzasouza5378]

Nossa sorte então tenho 71 anos , e curto quanto eu toca essa musica no teclado . Sublime uma delícia.

[@biglocc2209]

Every song I’ve heard from these guys just cuts to the bone

[@Yeva_S]

This song never gets old

[@waynewanderer]

roughly 1 month before a total solar eclipse , i was young and fit and carefree and i was in Glastonbury as a massive REM fan . the summer of 1999 i miss you!!

[@madhukhanna-davies1133]

I have just so much love for this. It is one of those songs that touches something deep inside that is quite inexplicable. Exquisite ♥

[@she7413]

Couldn't have said it better!!! 👍

[@jasonbourne9819]

Why do you like it? Song is dull, joyless and weird. Sounds like something suicidal crybaby emo boys listen to.

[@she7413]

@@jasonbourne9819 Don't listen to then

[@Deborah4Antiques]

I agree I've loved it for a lot of years. Touching , yes.

[@luisponce4206]

@@she7413 qq

[@regicsf]

That's perfection right there, l&g.

[@gregc2467]

Best frontman ever, saw them twice in the UK, always awesome !

[@BrUn0__V-R]

Anyone still loving this song in 2024?

[@elkobotica4264]

Always

[@CarolynHughes-zx4fc]

Always will

[@BrettLee0]

Compared to the music today-- you cannot. Where'd it all go??

[@ibnufajarwiyuga]

I love that song...

[@meddy1]

No so piss off

[@jitters5999]

best band ever

[@KavehMoradi-v4o]

I truly love this song ❤

[@francoisthomas6910]

La plus belle version de cette chanson. Une émotion folle..des frissons, des envies. Pour l'éternité.

[@robertlawrence8698]

Written by a person who went to a Catholic school for eight years. I hope it helped those shy kids in the corner. Those who believed until life became real. About growing up beyond what religion and school can teach. Peace to all!! That's me in the corner!!

[@sabinochieppa6248]

Miss your music,guys 🥺

[@mickflynn7360]

My All time Favourite Song Of REM Is Losing My Religion

[@rafael-andrade]

I'm Brazilian. REM this is amazing forever

[@JoaoPereira-qo8yi]

Português aqui, muito boa a musica!

[@jonazboy8230]

Bolsonaro2022 Brazil aqui 😀

[@ciceromenesessinho6275]

Música inesquecível, Simão Dias-Sergipe 23/04/2021

[@marcelomb6208]

@@jonazboy8230 alienated and domesticated cattle have only in Brazil

[@benyoung4305]

Mike, Michael, Bill and Pete. Sounds biblical and with good reason. They are! miss you lads!

[@canigettawhatwhat]

He did this without his in ears. Incredible.

[@stevendphoto]

I've ALWAYS loved this song, had it since it was first released...