Man on the Moon
R.E.M. Lyrics

@keelyemerine-mix1051

Can't walk away from this song ...

@googalacticgoo

Yess! Revelation

@totonash9409

As a Muslim from the Middle East, it is through the brilliantly crafted songs of R.E.M that I first became exposed to the greatness of Western culture. R.E.M songs remind me of the happy times of my childhood when optimism ruled the day. Things have changed for the worse since then, but I will always have R.E.M hits to fall back on.

Thank you Michael Stipe for brilliant works of art! I'll be forever grateful.

@happycathotelkensingtonjhb3175

So,proud of you

@alesandrocilantro1542

Ledgend, welcome to the world brother

@Akillesursinne

Glad to hear it. Cultures are made to be shared.

@Floridacoastwriter

Gaza could use some happy times.

@Midlanflyguy

Good music transcends race, religion, sex or age.

@greggg0259

I am 75 years old, and I didn't pay much attention to R.E.M. in the day, even though I lived only a few miles from Athens, GA. I was more into the B52s. I have rediscovered R.E.M. and their songs. They produced such great music. You never know how your attitudes will change as you get older. I wish I had seen them live.

@jasonmorris3533

I hope you're doing well.. I'm from 45 minutes away from Athens and I'm a hard rock lead guitar player but I grew up on these guys, as well as all my proud GA artists, like James Brown, Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers, the Black Crows, etc..

@Boloyangg

Hi, I'm 40, I'm from the Urals, I also came across this song just today. opening day.

@Raminess

What a beautiful thing, to discover R.E.M. when you already have the life experience to truly listen and relate to it. Must be a wonderful experience!

@livinup33

Look up R.E.M's 'Shiny Happy People" - a collab with Kate Pierson of the B-52's :)

@ianthomas5955

I love Shiny Happy People but apparently all members of REM hated it! Very strange.@@livinup33

@linkinparkrulz2275

My younger brother committed suicide last weekend by overdosing on something. He was found with headphones on, presumably listening to something. This is his youtube account. He made a playlist containing 6 songs that was edited the day he passed. This is one of the 6 songs. With the method he used, he was dead after about 30 minutes, probably unconscious around 12 minutes. I like to think that it was peaceful for him with his music on. I love you Myles, I'll miss you everyday for the rest of my life..

@geoffreywhaley8674

May you find peace my friend. I can only say "you never get over it" , but "you learn to live with it"

@JF-kv1gm

@@geoffreywhaley8674 So true, 2 years in November and the shock and intense pain have softened.

@JF-kv1gm

So sad to read this. It echoes what happened in my family. Try not to be hard on yourself, it's often v hard to recognise that things were that difficult for the person. Take care, sending a virtual hug.

@sunnnnnyday

So sorry for your loss

@johnwpolsce9401

There is often joy or sadness behind a piece of music. The music and the memories live on. Hope your dear brother is in heavenly peace on the other side of life.

@PindarMOD

There is something hauntingly beautiful about this song. Makes me feel nostalgic about a time I will never revisit.

R.E.M.

@joshtrigsted9912

Their songwriting at its best had that quality of making you think you're on the cusp of grasping something life changing. It's a rare and precious quality. All I can say is listen to Murmur from start to finish. All the songs have this quality from start to finish even though Stipe's voice at the time was a literal murmur and it's almost impossible to understand what he's saying and even when you can the meaning is impenetrable. It's the feeling that matters anyway.

@theokcomputerofkida4881

Same here its like the days of the moon landing and oil rigs and 1960s 1970s and 1880s nostalgia.

@algundiaveras

I feel the same!☆

@rexsand1321

Use to love this song when I was twelve in the early 90s. I almost forget about it until I heard a YouTuber mention the song last night, I was half a sleep but immediately woke up and searched for it.

@grantnaidoo3349

Who else is here in 2024?👀

@auntjenifer7774

I'm here because the moon landings were fake and these guys yelled it to the whole world and yet no one here says anything about that fact😂

@larryenglish7366

What does your question mean , or ..

@larryenglish7366

Stupid click ...or chick ?

@charlesbeavin8736

Here...and on the verge of liberation.

@mattczinege

I'm here. Great music doesn't know what year it is

@RadIguanas

Sands of time
The ultimate song on the vanity of life

@shawnmichael2593

The songs for man on the moon and the actual movie never got the right amount of respect and love it should have gotten. I'm fighting cancer right now... So it has new meaning to me.. Love everyone. Peace

@fayezfawzi3255

hope you beat it. love.

@shawnmichael2593

Thank you. I believe I honestly will. Love you

@shawnmichael2593

You are not connected to the chris jericho band are you!

@fayezfawzi3255

@@shawnmichael2593 No. as a big wrestling fan, I would certainly have liked to be though!

@shawnmichael2593

That's cool and cool name

@dimashadiwardani

[Verse 1]
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty-One, checkers and chess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you in heaven if you make the list
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

[Verse 2]
Moses went walking with the staff of wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

[Bridge]
Here's a little agit for the never-believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

[Outro]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

@therecanbeonlyonechris5019

All these years I never gave this song much thought, but now in 2024 I realize it's brilliant. A whole new meaning

@shandylynn2228

I was just thinking the same.

@raybarger8119

Nailed it. I agree at 70 I think a lot about my memories

@mckapril

Hearing this again reminds me of how good life was still in the 90’s. We had music like this that made us all feel like we were living life in the last part of a century and it was magnificent!

@GavinPeacock-rc6nv

Exactly older cat NZ.

@szzk7937

It was the last peak of civilization, and I miss it a lot. It was all down hill once the century turned, and we have been speeding down since then.

@GavinPeacock-rc6nv

@@madcyril4135 N

@CRBN74

Why do I feal the same?!

@dimoslaros724

Brilliant song, brilliant band, brilliant theme. This is pure gold.

@peperol9626

Yes

@dimoslaros724

@Maximo Ricardo and @Ivan Devin you must be part of the shit side of the Internet. Propagating constant bullshit and idiocy....

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

R.E.M. Love The 1990's

R.E.M. Love The 1992

@werewolflover8636

God Bless Andy Kaufman, gone but never forgotten!

@hollywoodmkx

And now a Hall of Fame inductee.

@garycarr3857

@@hollywoodmkx 1992

@rhondizzy7302

Lets just wait for his return.

@MaryKatherineTimme

And this week Andy Kaufman finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

@sgnmath1234

And, if you heard..."Mr. Fred Blassie and a breakfast Mass". There was a film released in 1983 called " My Breakfast with Blassie" starring Andy Kauffman and the real WWWF Hall of Famer...Classy Freddie Blassie "

@colehenry5915

I don't know many folks that listened to REM in my life, but I knew one person who did. Lorelai, someone precious to me, loved REM. We bonded over many things, but this song especially spoke to both our souls. Lorelai isn't with us anymore, now she's a woman on the moon. Despite that, I know we'll be together again, whether that's on the moon or somewhere better.

@user-th8qe4os2s

Hey mate, im so sorry to hear about Myles.. Listen my friend if it was what made him comfortable at the time... Than could any of us have done anything?? It's hard my friend but if it's any comfort. You will see him again.. From Darren in Toowoomba Australia. God bless.

@MrPhilm00r

I can still picture this video playing on my living room tv back in 92. I was 13 years old. At the time I thought my life was so hard. Boy I really had no idea. I miss those days dearly.

@michaelmorgan6905

Me too brother

@keithbickerdike4621

Why is life harder now ?

@rob7hg

I was so much older than, I'm younger then that now.

@jaworskij

Sasme here OP.

@Hertfordshire247

@@keithbickerdike4621 If you have to ask, just thank your lucky stars you don't know.

@leifposegger3438

My best friend in school sand this song in front of everyone.. we were 15 at that time.. He died in an accident when he was 23.
So this song brings good memories.. friendship, teenager times where we didn't know anything about taxes, bills to pay and politics.. we were full of dreams at that time.. 😊
God bless you, my friend

@explisithiphop4134

Its therapeutic ..main reason i like this song best..

@explisithiphop4134

Sorry to hear.. keep his memory alive...just like Kaufman is alive every time i hear this song...

@leifposegger3438

@@explisithiphop4134 i usually come across this song in supermarkets, some stores or occasionally in the car. All my past dreams were replaced by new ones. Life is different for sure, but i know that every time i hear this song i feel lucky for all the good memories.

@edgarmenezes6400

vim com muito mais força amigo

@mikeericaful

Adults work so that children may play.

@monkeyteeth6559

3:25 Mr. Charles Dierkop died Sunday, February 25th, 2024. He was 87. RIP

@loretta2008

Never get tired of this awesome song...

@TheEveryone-ur3kz

I feel the same . So melodic

@redskies4530

Hi I recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix

@Morporkshortman

This truly is one of their most beautiful songs.

@IamSkullrules

it's a message not a song

@AIvey

@@IamSkullrules your ✅️ right on the money and if you take that road you will be amazed.....IamSkullrules.

@IamSkullrules

@@tetertertertert man didn't land on the Moon and everything we are told is a Lie that's the meaning

@Morporkshortman

​@@tetertertertert whats the sun "mean" what about a rainbow? no clue. but it doesnt stop me from appreciating their beauty.

@robincharles7057

@@tetertertertert A lot of it is a tribute to Andy Kaufman and mentions different things he did. There was some conspiracies put forward after his death so I think that plays into it as well.

@absoluteacw

The way he changes his voice into an impression of Elvis, "hey baby" is so great and those backing vocals for singing the lyric "man on the moon" I love that sound of the vocals. This is such an incredibly clever brilliant song.

@buxs_urbano7254

X2

@neuuser7071

I think Kaufmann did an Elvis impression/gag. It’s in the movie.

@garethjones6168

Best backing vocals ever in my opinion.

@gaelicgirl5728

This Guy as a singer will be a legend of his tiime .Brilliant live Band ..Some stunning tracks .what a voice !

@XXSkunkWorksXX

​ @Gaelicgirl☘☘ Absoloootly!
Amazing range and so haunting. I'd never listened to R.E.M. before and a friend introduced me about 30 years ago. I was never going to escape the spell after the that summer - we used to go onto the common ground overlooking Cowes (Isle of Wight) seafront and sit there listening to a few of the albums on a ghettoblaster. We'd always drop ecstasy (White Dove) and just listen all night 'till them batteries were no more, in love with the music, in love with the surroundings in the wee morning hours, the sea rippling gently and Night Swimming or Orange Crush guiding us gently 'till the sun came up. And in love with each other.
That instant psychic group love that MDMA allows you to shortcut into :)
Ah those days, I'd give anything to be able to recapture them and the unrequited love I suffered with the amazing girl who introduced me not only to the songs of REM, but also how to listen to that great music :)

@jasonaldridge30

Every time I play this song,I want to watch "Man On The Moon",with Jim Carrey playing Andy!Good movie!

@lianalarsen

The great beyond is an REM soundtrack for the movie

@squydwardyourlordansavior9723

Whats cool about YouTube comments, especially in songs, is sometimes you find sweet stories. Love stories. Sad stories, happy stories. Cryers nonetheless. What I am here for

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

R.E.M. Love The 1990's

Universal Music Group

@andykaufman7637

Thank you very much

@dannymcnamara2554

Because you’re human and you like these stories.

@MrRocksW

Michael Stipe is a legend, such a nice guy and a fantastic artist

@evelangdon8189

R.E.M. is unbelievable. If you're into them, you should for sure check out Kaz's latest single and music video "Love Never Dies"!! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vosjfyBXJM

@alfredodelallave2718

Agree with you, bro 🙏💫💙

@bluelotus9654

I don't know how nice, likeable or enlightened he is. I saw him saying a lot horrible of stuff against the people, against libertarians and conservatives and freedom. This was a few years ago.

@nossasenhoradoo871

"Michael Stipe is a legend, such a nice guy and a fantastic artist."

And telling the truth about the fake moon landings didn't hurt his career either!

@albaricca9576

Yes

@ryeofthebeholder

My dad always played this song when I was little. I have such strong memories of listening to this and hearing my dad talk about the band.

@Ingens_Scherz

Not wishing to diss your beloved papa, but he should have taught you that REM wrote better songs eight years before they released this thing. Try this one (from 1984):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWi0c4tHV8&ab_channel=REMVEVO
Just true: sorry.

@ryeofthebeholder

@@Ingens_Scherz Ironically that's one of his favorites.

@pdlTWW

my dad did the same thing he would always play this song in the car when i was younger

@garycarr3857

@@Ingens_Scherz remhq

@garycarr3857

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

@garcefranklin2610

at age 62, can relate to this era. Miss it.... no pagers, no cell phones, just squeezing into crowed cars, parking free on the beaches, rotary dialing phones, no laptops, more time to hang out and be free and young, strumming guitars in the park, love and peace in the air. This is music to ease the mind versus the chaos this generation has got lost in. so sad.......

@cynthia2602

At 53 this month I can relate to this.

@mrzedlyt

well said

@minnieburridge744

😭

@Taseradict

No YouTube though

R.E.M. Man On The Moon 🌕 1992

@thelonewolf8333

Timeless song. The lyrics, the voice, the mandolin, the acoustic guitar, the electric and bass guitar, the drums. That’s creativity right there. A masterpiece.

@garycarr3857

remhq

@garycarr3857

R.E.M. Man 👨 On The Moon 1992

@garycarr3857

R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992

@garycarr3857

1992

@garycarr3857

Peter Buck

@tomgeorgearts

There is somethng about REM that will always resonate with certain people. A fresh, clean and distinctive melodic sense, subtle but skilled musicianship, memorable lyrics that are mysterious yet sincere. Michael Stipe's beauty and sensitivity, his physicality and outsider mentality. Political/social principles not forced on the audience, but always present. And also the fact that they called it a day before any of that started to feel stale and repetitive, and returned to lower profile lives in humility and gratitude. Will there ever be another music act like that again? I doubt it.

@the406seadonkey6

Well said - and I kind of resented them as a teenager in the 90s. Getting older isn't always bad.

@andywinslow9638

​@@the406seadonkey6I certainly hope not. They were one of the first bands I've heard. They helped me through high school. My first acting job. At 34 now, It like to think I have a big new chapter coming for them to be a part of.

@the406seadonkey6

@@andywinslow9638 I know them and their music. What I meant is; getting older allows you to appreciate a bit more. Good luck in life. Peace.

@BlueBeeMCMLXI

Tom - that's so exactly right it floors me. May you endure and overcome, sir.

@dajsespokoj3884

Beautifully said

@carmenortiz5294

By far my favorite band. With things the way they are, you can bet that I am constantly singing This is the end of the world as we know it and I (do) feel good. Nothing better to make me feel good than REM. I am 77 and plan to make it to 105, good luck to the rest of you people.

@skamony2001

Michael Stipe has a wonderful unique voice, love R.E.M.

@tomperock1615

Mr Stipe Is the best.

@garethdavies6706

What a singer,what a song and what a band.Absolute classic

@redskies4530

Hi I recommend an indie song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

@RoxanneM-

👍

@enterthebruce9116

@@RoxanneM- Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas (1994): "No way...that's great-WE'VE LANDED ON THE MOON!
Jim Carrey in 1999: Plays Andy Kaufman to a tee in 'Man on the Moon'. Legendary status ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@FINNEGANAGENNIF

"See you in Heaven (if you make the list)." "Here's a truckstop instead of St. Peter's (yeah yeah yeah yeah)." Reality vs. Idealism. What great lyrics!

@MarySmutny

Michael Stipe has such a beautiful voice I love this song what a great band and band members too❤

@rickpoindexter3150

You are so right!

@christineb2148

I love the story of the song: Stipe struggled to find the right words and was against the clock because the album was due soon. Instead of working through it in the studio, the band took a few days off, during which Stipe listened to the track on a cassette in his rental car until he found inspiration. "When we reconvened, Michael walked into the studio, sang, 'Man On The Moon' once, and walked out," Peter Buck said in the In Time compilation. "We were all stunned. It was one of those magic moments I'll remember long after the award ceremonies and the photo sessions have disappeared into the mists of time."

@redskies4530

Hi I Recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror by Robert Nix

@themusic5229

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@stevedriscoll2539

Thanks for that story

@blinko656

Christine I love your comment. Just started watching old videos of Andy he was the best of whatever he did. Just the best. I’m a religious guy I love God and a son Jesus. I’m not gonna make this a religious thing, but, think about All the great comedians that have left us early. Andy was a pvegetarian a health nut yet Got lung cancer. I truly believe God gives us football for entertainment baseball dragracing NASCAR great movies great actors great music. And he gives us great comedians and great guys like Andy although there was only one. We get them for a while and I honestly Believe that he takes them back to heaven. It Has to be so.

@Blue_eye_devil

Yea yea yea yea

@mapletree644

One of my grandpa's last songs. Passed away 9/1/22 after a battle with cancer. He's with God now. We miss him.

He loved this song.

@courtneyingerick3544

Your grandpa?

@mapletree644

Yeah

@johntracy72

May he rest in peace!

@anthonykinneen8443

I spent my youth working in factories listening to this message/music, before i got a brain injury and everything changed. The world is just different. Maybe.i sliped into some nasty wormhole or something. Not sure, but can anyone/anything show me the way back. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@francescascanlan4549

Hope you’re doing well ❤

@brianfalk8830

I had a closed head injury and woke up from a coma with paralysis on the left side. I trusted God and worked hard on my recovery. I quit smoking and got married and have been married for over 21 years. I wasn't supposed to come out of the coma but have now outlived my brother and mother's suicides and my dad's dementia. I'm still going strong. Don't give up.

@bryanebert4903

One of my favorite songs when deployed with the Marines. When the gun was cold I would sing this in my head and give me comfort and some sort of happiness till this day! Great song🇺🇸

@LauraMargaret67

Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇸

@jonmacdonald5345

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🗽 you Folks are greatly appreciated....

@johnspinelli9396

Thank you for serving!!

@user-nx6qr1mt6f

Semper Fi, 1983-87, Quantico 6114

@PeterKushubar

God bless you, thank you for keeping our nation free!

@mebansharaisantasticokhong7312

REM are an intellectual band, marvelous, enchanting, thought provoking, emotionally ingenious and every song is well engineered with an emotion.. it's like they are an art installation in a museum, they truly are "artist".

@meesalikeu

they dud have those pretensions, or should i say stipe does, but actually they are a very blue collar band.

@janet_bristow

"egypt was troubled by a horrible asp" it's hardly dylan, rush or the fall is it?

childlike, but anthemic, with all the right music industry connections, and yeah, by this point, the production was top notch

@ravingmavis5801

Horrible asp,is funny

@chrisgoetz3889

It's about all of the lies we believe is our experience of life.. Only if you be-lie-ve..

@eaa6347

nah.. a decent pop rock band.

@mooselord2838

Lost my mum to cancer last year. Couldn't even see her in her final months due to COVID restrictions. this was one of our favourite songs. Thank you REM ❤️

@mr.vinegar

❤️❤️

@jandetlefsen736

😔so sorry for your loss🙏🏻my dad passed away 7 years ago. He had cancer too and loved REM. So do i...all the best wishes to you and your family❤

@eriktheheroful

So sorry for your loss. I sometimes wonder in what world we live where we cannot even be with our loved ones on one of their most important moments in their lives. Time will be the judge.

@garycarr3857

@@mr.vinegar 1992

@chacaloso361

May she Rest in Peace. Sadly, my mother passed away alone in a nursing home for months. 2 years ago.

@chasingdragons9798

I was 18 years of age when this came out in 1992. If there was something possible that could be done to prove you whoever you are reading this, I would do it.

Make no mistake about it and God knows I'm telling the truth that I miss the 80's and early 90's really bad and want to go back really bad. There is a sadness with this song that I am incapable to resist and instantly transports me back to high school.

Something is very wrong and I can't pin point what it is.

@leafsfan1539

Monopoly 21s checkers and chess

@RNDInnovators

This song is a great exposure of the many lies we've been told. A red pill. Yet most will continue on without paying attention.

@xismxist

What lie?

@RNDInnovators

That NASA faked the moon landing and we still don't have the technology to go there today. Not even close to going there. No powered aircraft has traveled higher than the X-15 rocket plane @ 354,200 feet ASL.@@xismxist

@ColBlimpIV

@@xismxist I'd bet against the Artemis program putting a Man on the Moon then bringing him back again, next year, the year after or when/if they ever get around to putting a date against their first attempt at landing a man on the Moon. Untill I heard this song I hadn't given the Buzz Lightyear and Stretch Armstrong mission much thought, just kindoff accepted the crap we were spoon fed as kids 50 odd years ago on faith.

@ricnyc2759

I want to congratulate the person who directed this video.
It's a masterpiece.

@mightyatomfilms9127

Something about when he gets into the bar too, all around great stuff

@andykaufman7637

Thank you very much

@davedavid427

@@andykaufman7637 Andy, are you goofin'... it was directed by Peter Care. He also directed the videos for Drive, What's the Frequency Kenneth? and a few others by R.E.M., as well as plenty for other artists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Care

@andykaufman7637

@@davedavid427 Donnnnt look at meeeee.

@andykaufman7637

@@davedavid427 D'you understand? They have a no cannon ball for Dee cannon!......thank you veddy much

@majorbarnes3991

I remember being around 7-8ish an my mother played this song every other day amongst her play list. She had her role in the factory saudering circuit boards for the apollo an Gemini flights. 23 years later I listen to this song in my car and its cold out. Though my eyes are teary My heart is warm an mind full of great memories! Rest in paradise Mom ✌ ☮ Marylynn Barnes

@Jayzone702

My mom also played this songs all the time, she’s a huge REM fan. Glad she did, introduced me to a great band

@majorbarnes3991

@@Jayzone702 That's awesomeness man

@Baudolino123

Your mom sounds like a very special and smart lady

@mrhypobaric2532

If you believe in a man on the moon....... ? What is this song saying?

@themusic5229

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@brian22067

"This content is culturally significant. Posting it on YouTube will ensure that future generations will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it."

@DeeDee-lz8zx

Rest in peace Andy Kaufman

@Dzgem

He deserved way more respect than he got in his lifetime.

@peggyfranzen6159

❤🌳

@Francloy1

Thank you for the memories

@TheSoulBlossom

Are you talking about that medical doctor?

@boostie1005

@@TheSoulBlossom The Comedian

@crazymusicjunkiechristinaw8408

One of their best songs off all time

@Hipgluthabidydabidy

One of the best songs of all time*

@thomashillemann9902

Best song of all times!!

@webtexwebdesign4552

All their songs are

@jamesharder5643

How do you choose the “best one”? Impossible to me!

@keithjones6023

Agreed, many others to choose from as well 👍

@howardoller443

One of R.E.M.s best songs and videos, in my subjective opinion. 3:28 - 3:30 - Rest in Peace actor Charles Dierkop 02/25/2024

@remohdude

I really love this song by R.E.M. Remembering the younger years of me.

@SleepyPenguin-8og

U werent there to begin with

@jetnova3788

"Automatic for the People" pulled me from the brink of a nervous breakdown. I lay in bed, alone in Thailand, just absorbing it for hours at a time. This album healed me.

@aamarkhan7448

For me it was New Adventures in HiFi - amazing band

@jetnova3788

@@aamarkhan7448 I LOVE that record

@shawnmurphy9667

Jet Nova me too ✌️❤️

@jetnova3788

@@shawnmurphy9667 I'm glad

@alisterfolson

It was Monster for me

@TrickyRickyDicky

On March 24 2020 I overdosed from sniffing heroin, after waking up and being told I died for nearly 4min before being brought back to life by 3 shots of narcan, i was swept away and transported to the state psychiatric hospital in Trenton NJ.. upon arrival I realized I wasn't talking my way out of this and I spent 29 days there before being cleared to go back to life.. while there I let myself be a patient and participated in all the madness of the schedule put forth for everyone.. my favorite was the music class and the counselors name was Sam short for Samantha.. her taste in music was simply incredible to my ears.. she was a huge REM chick.. we bonded instantly.. we kept in touch secretly after my discharge and today we're married over a year!! This was our song in the hospital and I sung it as if i was auditioning for American Idol.. I think she fell in love with me at those moments in those sessions.. I still try to get her to watch the WWF or WWE but she insists on always being busy.. oh well I say... cheers

@teefiz5265

Great story!

@allegedlyskyler1223

"If you believed they put a man on the moon, & nothings up his sleeve. Then nothing is cool." i think this guy gets it. We've all been lied too.

@DanielLopez-tb2fl

You knead to lern too spel!

@PaulaCioci

Yeah yeah yeah yeah ❤❤❤❤

@sngray11

This band will always have a special place in my heart and this song is one of their many greatest hits that I never get tired of listening to. 🫶🏽

@chrisyoung3603

Yeah yeah yeah yeah. One of my faves from REM.

@kennethwiinbergolesen8594

[Verse 1]
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty-one, Checkers, and Chess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you in heaven if you make the list
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool


[Verse 2]
Moses went walking with the staff of wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?

[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool

[Verse 3]
Here's a little agit for the never-believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

@jaumecastro5742

thank you!

@aretnap3653

What's an "Agit"?
(I Have a Rather Extensive Vocabulary, & I've Never Saw that Word Before. Guess it's time for WEBSTER'S. )

@aretnap3653

Agit-to Shake or Stir.

@michaelbracken1714

As an agitator

@NickGreiner1988

It sounds like "Andy are you goofing on LSD baby"

@richardwelton459

This was posted here on my 70th birthday...amazing

@sebastiencrusener4968

Automatic For The People is just such a brilliant album. Thank you R.E.M. to enrich our lives with so much good music ❤️

@progfan10

Love the parts where Stipe is just finishing 'man on the moon' and Mills comes in with a repeat of that, and then Buck (or Stipe) with 'Yeah, yeah, yeah''. Almost 3 people singing 3 different things at the same time, like 'Fall on Me.'

@rallabhandiprabhakar4750

R.E.M deserves to be in the best Top 10 bands ever . They made so much great music that will remain fresh and timeless in 2050 and beyond

@richardcharney1559

I definitely agree with you! Maybe one of the top 5 bands of all time.

@FragmentedR_YT

Thomas Fleming they don’t consider REM one of the greatest bands ever only because of this song. REM has so many other far better songs (I like this song, but you definitely aren’t wrong). I’d absolutely recommend listening to So. Central Rain if you want something of theirs that I think is genuinely fantastic.

@josejoaoramirodafonseca6350

No doubt one of the best bands ever.

@matthewhunter6421

@Thomas Fleming don't be dumb. REM is known as a great lyrical band and to judge their body of work by one abnormally simplistic song is stupid.

@Silverlover9732

You DA,
Not even close...da#@ garage band

@lastofthefinest

The 90’s were a great time to be a teenager. I graduated in 93 and went in the Marine Corps shortly afterwards. I loved the 90’s. It’s sad kids today will never get to experience that time when people just lived and knew how to have a good time. Not to mention they were from my hometown.

@theresapezzotta7600

See my reply. I used to think the same about my era but as we age we realize every generation has the same feelings. Loved REM too.

@markreierstad2418

I say the same about the 80s. I guess those 2 decades weren't all that different, at least not from 1985-95...

@petermortimer6303

There was good and bad stuff in every era. As Carly Simon said "these are the good old days"

@petermikolay

'90s CDs are massive, like '60s vinyls..

@StratsRUs

And nobody would be over-nostalgic in a comment section

@331SVTCobra

Decades have passed and I forgot how wonderful this song is.

@Johnthemanc22

Which REM loving legends are here in 2024?

@ModelTMitch

Yep 😊

@irvinmartin9259

The funny thing is, I’ve gone down a rabbit hole of favourite REM songs tonight. And only just now realized that I’m an REM fan.

@4862cjc

I grew up watching Andy on TAXI and in the wrestling ring. What a great song! Thank you, REM!

@ricardocarmona5210

Yeah i miss the simpler time's to.✌

@ge2623

The first troll. Brilliant.

@richardshermanjr1899

I just watched Tales from the territories on the Vice channel and they did a whole episode on Andy Kaufman. They claimed Andy never cashed his checks from wrestling.

@No0one01

Andy is a legend

@nickhill8612

​@@No0one01
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Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

@kylieh123

Not only is this song amazing but it pays hommage to the legend that was Andy. Seriously, that was a once in a lifetime legend.

@pottytang2977

Kylie you are so correct. This song makes me cry like a beeeyotch.

@surge78

He was a man way ahead of his time

@garykneafsey3426

Kylie i heard them live singing this 3 times, amazing, and hears a funny one. I was on a cheap low budget Irish game show and i got the winning question and it was “ in medical terms what does REM stand for “ I’ll say no more

@andykaufman7637

Kylie I would like to do some imitations for you

@Starrman69

@@garykneafsey3426 Anyone can Google REM...no sense in giving it to them, make 'em work.....

@jonathanyoung5780

Still my favorite R.E.M. song 🎵

@garycarr3857

Sep 13, 2017

@ericthorp4320

I like loosing my religion ..

@garycarr3857

1992

@amitgeambashu2592

Fir me it is DRIve , this one is a top 5er thoghu

@BatLB

Miss you Andy, I am so glad we have such a great song giving tribute to one of the greatest entertainers the USA ever had.

@lory2videos

Exactly right

@sean88gator

REM & The B-52s both from Athens, GA and both incredible bands. Stipe's voice and gentle nature always floored me. So many 80's tunes that just hit.

@federicolamela6065

Mi consigli alcune canzoni dei The 52s. Non li conosco. Grazie

@freewaresnewsdotit

@@federicolamela6065 intanto comincia dalla canzone più famosa di tutte, Loveshack. Il resto lo trovi facendo una ricerca su Youtube.

@heidiball1544

I was 16 or 17 back in 92 or so when it came out. This is so epic. I miss those days and music like this beyond words.

@ryanwatt1867

This song takes me back to when I was 16, and I wish I could go back to those days. I'm only 32 but that shows how timeless this type of music is

@jacobwilkinson6112

This music will always exist though❤️

@jayteeparanormal

REM songs will last forever...timeless ❤

@ladyblocker4233

Masterpiece!!!!God bless you all

@rodtaylor5476

Remember when songs like this used to win awards?

@helterskelter7499

Now artists like Cardi B are winning awards 😐

@evelangdon8189

R.E.M. is unbelievable. If you're into them, you should for sure check out Kaz's latest single and music video "Love Never Dies"!! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vosjfyBXJM

@hughtub

We just keep going down the slippery slope towards mediocrity now.

@johnsnyder4638

Somebody wrote a song once.....once

@rainstein3680

This is definitely one of the coolest REM tunes!! "Losing My Religion" is another........ Very hooky songs

@bigdog3628

everybody hurts is my favourite.

@garycarr3857

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@damrgee8279

Incredible

@AmericanJohnnyBoone

“They ain’t never put no man on the moon! They filmed all that mess out in Arizona or Utah or somewhere!” - Ella Garner (my grandmother)

@Mega-Tim

Was she a rocket scientist, or of any notable profession?

@leviathan7938

The movie with Jim Carey about the story of Andy Kaufman was awesome and this song was perfect in that movie... Andy was decades ahead of his time

@verdantacres4460

Why do I get tears in my eyes every time I hear this? Love this song, band and video.

@lory2videos

Me too! Not a dry eye

@thomaseaves7567

😇😇😇😇

@johntracy72

Maybe because it takes you back to a simpler time.

@williamlarochelle6833

Over 40m hits--no surprise. Beautiful song, beautiful video. Neither will ever get old. ❤

@tf5920

absolute certified banger

@sandwich7761

This is one of those songs I love that it doesn't matter whether I feel bad, good, or somewhere in between. It's just a great listen anytime, anywhere.

@colejx78

REM Music got me through my 20's, 30's

@kevincosgrove948

Thats timeless music. You can listen to their songs and they hold up time and time again

@absoluteacw

Just brilliant.

@buxs_urbano7254

X2

@themusic5229

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@wildwest5436

REM digs deep in my heart. I just turned 20 and was in Desert Storm. 1 year later met my wife of almost 30 years.

@areyouokayannie1

What was it like to be involved in that?

@wildwest5436

@@areyouokayannie1 at the time it was an honor but later in life you realize the political show it was and the ever lasting effects of war.

@areyouokayannie1

@@wildwest5436 Well I'm not American, but I respect you for going to war, whether the people in charge made the decision for the right reasons or not, you did what you had to do. Bravo, sir 👍

@wildwest5436

@@areyouokayannie1 thank you🙏🏻

@meanmrmustard9163

I use to think it was.. “If you believe theres nothing out there to see then nothing is cool”

which i think makes more sense than actual lyrics..

@4scoreand

I'd take a single rainy day in the early 90's than all the days that lay ahead.

@JonnyJetson754

And 7 days ago

@sagnhill

Id take a single rainy day in the 60s than all the days that lay ahead. The 60s were great time to be a kid.

@bridodonnell6698

Amen

@jackienuttall7549

Late 60s and 70s for me

@MichelKulmann

Hard to believe I was in elementary school when this song/video came out. It used to play on MTV all week long.
I love everything about this masterpiece.

@samgiacca8408

I was dancing at a disco had the floor to myself i was dancing from one end to the other Great times

@8thmarquessofdavidson383

man you're old. I'm kidding. Cool memories.

@sagnhill

I was 30 years old in 1992. I was in a cover band and we learned this tune the week it was released. People were amazed that we played it and learned it so quickly.

@brianfalk8830

I called the local djs at WIQB in Ann Arbor, over and over requesting this song. Then it dawned on me, why not just go and buy the cassette? So, I did.

@garycarr3857

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@whitneybays6522

This is one of those songs that makes me happy and sad at the same time

@danielstack4158

Andy is going into the WWE Hall of Fame!!!

@garywright3523

Nobody does beautiful melancholy like REM

@johncastle8254

When he does the Elvis jump on the road ,that's perfect .

@tarantulagirl

Michael Stipes voice when he sings ‘are we losing touch’ is like an Angel singing.
Automatic for the people stayed in my tape player (yes I said tape player) for about 14 months after this album came out. Incredible album. Love r.e.m

@stevedriscoll2539

You said tape player 🤣🤣🤣

@rosalinddavies8466

This is one of my all time favourite songs

@stevebaker4812

there is a lot to be said about this video... thankfully... he basically says it. My family watched taxi every night it came on. and we watched wrestling too. so there is no need to say. we watched that wreslin match. this song brings back so many memories of family and dayz gone bye

@jeffcollins9995

"See you in Heaven, if you make the List" may be the greatest line in literature.

@joanjett8814

One of my favorites for sure

@thomasgrande201

Why though? Care to explain?

@joanjett8814

@@thomasgrande201 use to have a special place in my heart .. every one takes a meaning of their own personal life with music

@jeffcollins9995

@@thomasgrande201 Really?

@thomasgrande201

@@jeffcollins9995 yeah, really. I thought there had to be some depth to it because I didn't think it was that amazing. But she has her reasons.

@lupodelupis3672

One of the best songs of the 90's....but it's so nostalgic, almost makes me cry.

@KevinBenecke

R.E.M. has some of the best music.

@liorgold5303

2024 this song is still beautiful.. sending me back to childhood

@grinsko6741

Such eloquent, evocative, and poignant lyrics. I particularly like the lines, “Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp” and “Newton got beaned by the apple good”.

@itgetter9

Thank you. Love to hear favorite lines. Mine is: "Here's a truck stop instead of St. Peter's."

@joanday5981

😐😆

@strongdelusion9442

@@itgetter9 Michael is mocking the moon landings, they never happened! He's actually trying to wake you, me, and everyone else up! Like the Chili's said, space is fake, made in a studio by Stanley Kubrick!

@itgetter9

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@renatomarques221

Everytime i listen to this song i remember Kurt Cobain. Automatic for the people was the last album he ever heard, the disc was found in his stereo when the police arrived. REM is amazing.

@lailalah5317

Why did you post this 😭

@renatomarques221

@@lailalah5317 because i remembered him :(

@christyamar

thanks for letting us know. so interesting! Even Kurt liked REM well of course he did. RIP KC

@rd3095

heard him say they were his favorite or one of his favorite bands

@renatomarques221

@@rd3095 Kurt and Stipe were good friends. They had a musical project but it never happened

@manojkhatry7279

This is simple and effective.GOOD FLOW !!!

@ultrahighgain412

80s nostalgia brought me here. I was only 11 when Andy Kaufman passed away, and i had only recently become aware of him. Such a loss. Can't believe he's been gone for almost 40 years. I think the world was better then.

@beekay5914

Not a huge REM fan, but this is a world class piece of work.

@steveroe7773

Are you Donald Trump

@indiopeninsulares6723

Define world class?who sets the standard?..where is the world stage?

@seanmccuaig8846

@@indiopeninsulares6723 isn't youtube a world stage??

@indiopeninsulares6723

@@seanmccuaig8846 no it is not

@laidback9249

Not a fan of REM????