Man on the Moon
R.E.M. Lyrics

@jheezwiiz9733

Sorry dude v. V😢

@ItzOver9k

Damn...sorry to hear about that loss. Glad REM is a remembrance

@331SVTCobra

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

@shelleyharrop1419

Awesome

@karlherrmann4643

"see you in heaven if you make the list" love that line.

@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

@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?!

@RHulswit-lo4yv

Amen

@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.

@mikethompson8594

Beautiful and timeless. What happened to music?

@lilblackduc7312

"What happened to music" was, it started to suck after the '80s when VH1/MTV went downhill and Hair Bands took over.

@martinrooney5525

well said

@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

@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!!

@David-p7z9n

Semper Fi, 1983-87, Quantico 6114

@PeterKushubar

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

@MaggieD0123

There’s something so melancholy about this song, so beautiful. I love it with all my heart.

@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

@WHATISTRUTHTV

Yes , I no longer believe in the nasa fairy tale.... so I have a new love for this song lol ....

@therecanbeonlyonechris5019

@@WHATISTRUTHTV Yes 👊 I second that

@clareglynn9133

Same😂❤🎉😢🎉😅😅😅

@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.

@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.

@Emobunneh

@@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.

@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.

@scottyb7979

REM inspired me in the late 80's in the sense that you can do anything as an artist or musician. With them, there were no rules.

@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-

👍

@enterthebruce91

@@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 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@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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@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.

His voice comes off as whiney...they are definately overrated.

@jorgem.salinasramirez1946

Great song by REM.

@MJC_2112

One of the greatest songs ever written

@stephensharp3033

Its the video rather than the words.

@skamony2001

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

@tomperock1615

Mr Stipe Is the best.

@NiGiff

Instantly recognizable.

@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

@camrynwilde3192

"See you in heaven if you make the list"❤ love those 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!

@Jvalde2021

This is the type of song you hear late at night driving home from an event that was the time of your life.

@quedarsedepiedra

Exactly! Thanks 😊.

@Bizzle223

Nostalgic
Deja Vu Vibes !!
Pondering about the meaning of life ...
Bittersweet Emotions !!

@JamesB-l5o

Great comment; evokes a precise emotion perfectly.

@AlexandreVidal

Best definition for this song ever made. You just described my feelings when I listen to it. Thank you.

@liorgold5303

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

@blip2012Toon

one of their greats... still good

@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❤️

@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 ❤️

@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

@dianekrauss3940

R.E.M. were just inducted into the songwriters hall of fame!

@therocknrollgamer9572

Something they deserved

@TOCC50

His kind isn’t allowed in heaven

@mudpebble8836

​@@TOCC50Good thing it's the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and not heaven

@joeluebbers5474

Yes! How do they come up with these brilliant lyrics and melodies?

@michaeldoherty1287

@@dianekrauss3940 so deserved.

@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.

@GealicGirl

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 :)

@daveb6214

This is one song I will never get out of my head. It still rocks today even after all these years. Classic song and a classic group.

@karlherrmann4643

The music in this song is so unbelievably intricate. Each chorus is a little different and builds up to the end. A true masterpiece ,of course it's from the 90s! Best decade for music and I've heard a lot in 60yrs.

@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

@williamlarochelle6833

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

@ronnoble2440

This song came out just after my 14 month old son Andrew (Andy) passed away suddenly from meningitis . It made me cry hearing this . Just thinking of goofing on Elvis . See you again someday son.

@mickjagger8439

Very sorry, so sad when an innocent child loses their life in any way. I also believe we will be with the loved ones we lost.

@torasacramento4905

I'm SO sorry for your loss and God Bless you and your family...

@colleenjennings987

I'm so sorry for your loss 😢

@maxinebenner2133

You will see him again, he is with Jesus in Paradise. 🙏🏻🫂💐💔❤️‍🩹

@davidjamesmoorerobinson

You will ❤️

@aglio82

This is a masterpiece❤

@karlchandran4631

The song has a hypnotic quality about it! The words "if you believe they put a man on the moon", in itself transports you to another time and place! Rem is an amazing band and this is a beautiful song!

@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.

@the_sweetest_curation

"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.

@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.

@Omegajunior2658

It's one of my favourite R.E.M. songs of all time.

@lupodelupis3672

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

@bethsmall8652

I'm here. I love this song. 66 and going strong on the tunes I will love forever. This is one of my all time favorites!!!!😊

@dennisleporte2327

I miss you Diane. REM always reminds me of you. You were never really happy. Thanks for all the friendship you gave me. Breast cancer was the enemy. 6/5/68 - 10-4-22.

@Melons_Cougarcamp

I get such a dopamine drop when he hops on that damn truck. Never gets old.💞

@debbielavadora

So do i 😆😆😆

@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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@richardwelton459

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

@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

@johnkelly9018

Journalism College. Sheffield. 1984. Wish I was back there.

@davidbaez3597

I love this song !!! I was 15. Today i am 47!

@jayteeparanormal

REM songs will last forever...timeless ❤

@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
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

@paulawright9217

I'm as into REM at 66 yrs and never plan to stop!

@whitneybays6522

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

@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

@ryanshane3034

This is one of the best song ever! The lyric and music go hand and hand. I 30 years later and I still am not sick of this song. I is timeless to me;) I get this strange vision in my head when I hear this song. I picture this song playing at my funeral and everyone is smiling and dancing instead of crying!!! I don’t have any idea why I have that vision in my head when I shear this song, except that it is absolutely amazing and timeless…

@stevedriscoll2539

That's such a good vision!

@Nick-Emery

I think everyone at your funeral should wear psychedelic clothing and shake maracas while listening to ‘shiney happy people’

@ernestoblast

Sitting here at work in my lunch break I just can not help but wiping away the tears, thinking about how beautiful and awesome this song is and how perfectly executed this video is. In both - song and video - there is still so much to discover. Even after more than 30 years.

@georgegarcia4613

I think I loved all of REM's songs from first listen. They were all so deep and very well written. I can't believe I never bought a full album of theirs.

@justmadeit2

Hey, you are listening to the best song they ever did. Admit it. It’s a classic

@shawnclare-nb1up

It's brilliant!

@squealingpig

I Love R.E.M. Was laying on the grass at a park and put on their "this is...." on spotify, so many memories and feelings. Ofc I love my sombre music more than anything haha...I wonder how many people actually get the meaning of this song

@justmadeit2

@@squealingpig There’s a huge play list of decent music on my channel that you all may like

@justmadeit2

@@squealingpig See the playlist of music on my ch annel on here, somr good tunes

@Ben-nd5dk

Sorry, but Losing My Religion is the best song they ever did. I rank this as #2

@alanknotts1844

What a hauntingly beautiful original song. Utterly memorable.

@andrewc1895

This song is a masterpiece in its simplicity . Why did the nineties have to end 😔.

@RockieCollamer

Kitchen table

@englishlanguagewithnina5965

Do people realize how brilliantly written this song is?

@cafinario

I do, promise.

@DJmemoriesPlaylists

...those who listened do. The rest went in search of Taylor Swift. 🏈 4:51

@thecandyman9308

No.
They love nee-kros with darkbuttz slamshittiin.
Sorry, but that's how its!

@davidfinnegan9162

Not many do but you, you keep rocking!!

@joeluebbers5474

Yes absolutely, but by who? The lyrics tell you.

@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. 🫶🏽

@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

@EXPLISITemcee

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

@EXPLISITemcee

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

@leifposegger3438

@@EXPLISITemcee 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.

@mikeericaful

Adults work so that children may play.

@carriedoty4527

I’m so sorry for your loss! Great memories for me of my late teens!

@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

@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb

Timeless, enduring music that will be remembered long after 99.99% are forgotten.

@davidnelson5474

Probably one of the best groups to write such great music and lyrics. Fantastic musicianship. It's a perfect combination. 🎶🎸

@redskies4530

Hi I recommend checking out a Video& song called 'Covid19 Jam' By Robert Nix

@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

@MrUnmutual2014

Nobody does beautiful melancholy like REM

@ManOnTheMoon-m1rz

❤ to REM - so nostalgic!

@andypotter6886

Still a classic. This song brings back so many good memories. R.I.P. Andy Kauffman. Spent many hours watching taxi growing up. One of the best shows of that era. Taken far too early

@petermortimer6303

Amen to Taxi being one of the all time best shows

@davidlevene7163

They really knocked one out of the park with this song! Have you paid attention to the instrumental techniques? It's just like Kaz Bielinski’s latest hit single “Love Never Dies”, its transcending! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vosjfyBXJM

@werewolflover8636

God Bless Andy Kaufman, gone but never forgotten!

@EvaSlayAllDay334

And now a Hall of Fame inductee.

@garycarr3857

@@EvaSlayAllDay334 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 "

@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.

@stevengolden1154

One of the greatest songs ever and a great tribute this has to throw you back to when you were a kid gotta love it

@anjasmolders2013

Please come back REM ,miss this music ,greetings from a fan from Belgium

@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

@@bigdog3628 remhq

@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.

@StanleyPinchak

I think we all slipped into that wormhole. God bless.

@joncampbell3841

I've probably watched this video at least 10 times in the last few days. It's not just the song but everything and everyone in the video that adds so much. Music can touch you in ways no other medium can.

@ericsays8801

this video is a masterpiece. These guys were truly artists of their craft.

@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

@paulcrisp9861

I must be one of many who agree this is still a timeless classic decades later, hauntingly poignant to the full. 👍😎👍🌏🇬🇧 March first twenty twenty two

@origamioutlaww5056

🌎🇺🇸😉👍

@SeanLawlorNelson

A melodic, intellectually astute song I've liked ever since my days as a Safeway grocery clerk, a job and community I loved and love.

@marcellomarengo5208

The Band that has interpreted music in its most artistic form in the sense of ART. Their music videos and Long Play covers are timeless works of art.

@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

@@samgiacca8408 remhq

@wizardmix

REM is one of those groups that got better with time. I remember when this was new and I liked it but didn't really get it, now it's like a haunting anthem.

@zyourzgrandzmaz

Yeah cus shiny happy people wasn't one of the biggest songs of all of the 90s.


Totally underrated. Not super famous at all.

@wizardmix

@@zyourzgrandzmaz I never said they weren't famous, I personally wasn't as into REM in the 90s as I've become today and even though I like them more now, "Shiny Happy People" is by far my least favorite REM song.

But to address the sarcasm looking though the lens of now: Not everyone is into a band or should be just because they're big. Are you into Cloud Rap? -- dude, it's super big in 2020, better get on board. The most watched video on YT is "Despacito" 6.8 Billion views and it's the same trite four chord low hanging I–V–vi–IV schlock I hear in everything now. I guess you should love it because how can nearly the entire population of the world be wrong?

@wizardmix

@GJ Grey True.

@josefinebliss2801

Agreed. I remember hearing Losing My Religion on the radio my whole life but I never got it. Only recently did it hit me how great it is. Now I am a dieheard fan of REM... :)

@josefinebliss2801

@@zyourzgrandzmaz I had never heard Shiny Happy People before I started listening to REM a month ago... I guess in America it was a hit though.

@apt_get

I keep coming back to this song and while the super... heartfelt and "clean" feeling of the arrangement is excellent, I think it's the lyricism that really draws me in the most. More than being able to verify whether or not things we see on broadcast are the way they're said to be from a philosophical perspective, there's a sense of reverence for dreams and for the human imagination here, I think. It's honestly beautiful, subtly funny and addictive to boot. Awesome song.

@TheGrowCave

Such a good song. The hook is nostalgic in a funky way.

@LCdrDerrick

I was a teenager back then and I already considered R.E.M.'s music magical and one of a kind, but without the internet I had no clue how beautyful the videos have also been. I don't know what is needed for such touching work, but I appreciate it even more today due to the video!

@redskies4530

Hi I Recommend An Indie Song Called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix

@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.

@morallita

@@blinko656 not super religious but this makes complete sense in the philosophical sense thanks for commenting Andy was very positive person very sincerely insincere because he understood

@vanvan8151

疲れきって仕事から帰って適当に流して見てたDVDでこの曲を知り何故かポロポロ泣いてました。

@LuisPerez-dz1wm

Even after so many years, constantly overlooked, but what a great song and what a great message.

@the_sweetest_curation

it was one of the biggest selling albums of the '90s ;)

@josefinebliss2801

@@the_sweetest_curation Well nowadays no one ever talks about REM... unfortunately

@the_sweetest_curation

@@josefinebliss2801 well less people talk about RUSH, and they were even better. If youtube wasn't around, these bands would be nowhere now, but at the time both sold millions of records and cds, and got constant airplay across north america.

REM were infamously on letterman early on, a big deal usa chat show, so a good 20 years at the top of mainstream pop/rock chart success, from early 80s to early this century when they really tailed off/lost steam/became overplayed.

hey, we're talking about them now! ;)

@johnfronczek5408

This is a great song from an excellent rock group. One of my favorite songs of all time !

@pal-of-pals

One of the best 90's songs as far as I am concerned.

@bischnou

I knew and loved REM back in the day but listening now 30 years later it really hits home how freakin amazing this music really is.

@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

@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

❤️❤️

@jdetlefsen736

😔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.

@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 🤣🤣🤣

@stefancampbell9953

Peace and love to all humans x