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
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.
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.
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. ❤
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
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
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.
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.
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
"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.
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
I absolutely love this song. 40 years later I’m listening to Losing my Religion and watching REM on RUclips. 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.
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 ...
@@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…
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
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
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
25 years ago, my stepdad heard me play this song in my room from a CD he had bought me. He said ‘if you like this, you’ll like their other songs too. Each one is so different, but good.’ My memory is already slipping, but I’ll always remember that night he told me this, about REM. My stepdad has been gone now ten years. All REM reminds me of him 😢❤
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.
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.
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.
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..!!!!!!!!!
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
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!
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.
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...
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
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!
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
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...
I can't believe this!! My initials are ss and my neighbors have to listen to this and all my favorite songs(Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Black Crows) just to name a few every morning and I don't like them at all so they can go f*** themselves if they don't like it!! 😋Have a great day!!
Ha! . I loved early early REM and then not so much the middle period but anyway many years later have come to the opinion that they stand up on iron legs and that they represent the best of post Band [ The Band } Americana. Along with David Byrne, Stipe is the most under rated musical intelligence of his generation.
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!!
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
![R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion" [Live from Austin, TX]](/img/1.gif)
If anyone’s watching this in 2024 and beyond, I appreciate ya. R.E.M- Remember Excellent Music.
Yep
This song still speaks to me after so many years, and I'm 72.
🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉🎉
2024, I am here
Reminds me Beverly Hills
One of the better bands of my generation...Rotten Eggs in Mayonnaise 🤣😂🤣👍🤘
Who would have ever thought that a mandolin would provide the intro for one of the greatest rock songs!
Iris
@@toxictaco9922 Maggie may have realised a while back
I am 83 yrs old and I will always love this song!❤🎉❤🎉❤
76 years old here. This song is too beautiful.
89 yrs old here
Still loving this song in 2025...
Eu também
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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
had that moment last week life is just different now
Same bro.
It’s a good song got meaning
Same.
@@nonevero-v7m :'(
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.
So well put! 🦋
From the first time I heard this brilliant song, I've never forgotten it. I will listen to it, anytime, anywhere. ❤
Old good time
@@ahmeddzoko3332Me too.
sometimes the lyrics just come to you in a quiet moment creeping up on you like a shadow in the setting sun.
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.
How so very true are your words. Thank YOU!
Lies again? Bible In Arabic USD SGD
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. ❤
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
Thank you universe for having gifted us someone like Michael and R.E.M. ❤
First time watching this. Unbelievable. The emotion in his performance is breathtaking!
yeah, literally !
Best ever listen this over and over again 🇳🇱💪👍
In 1991 I was entering my fourth year of teaching...
An educator for twenty five years...
Now fifty eight...
Never tire of this...
🇿🇦
Well done Aprilsmith. Everyone needs a song or place to visit. Cheers
Funny thing; i was in my third and fourth years of basic school... i was 8 - 9 years ol'.
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
until ans after the end of sects/religions
This song will never get old because it was recorded in youth. That snapshot lives forever
I wouldn't bet real money on that prediction.
The cream tends to rise to the top even if it takes a while…
@@bladeswelove not like he's able to pay up by then anyway
One of those songs that are timeless that everybody can join in and sing along to
100% agree.
One of the greatest songs of all time
I agree! I can listen to it all day long.
I agree
I agree. One of my alltime favs
WHAT A FRONTMAN. Truly amazing performance. He doesn't skip a beat.
Was he always wearing makeup ❤??
If you're watching this in 2021, I love you and you're not alone ! God bless you...
Aqui tbm!
@@adolfoantonioticchiniherna5843 Parabéns irmão ! cheers....
Thankyou sir same goes
@@FrenchGoddy Nice...cheers !
You’re supposed to be losing your religion ya maroon
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.
Isn’t it tho
I’d want to play bass if I found some dudes who wanted to play this
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.
Good ear bro
Very true, my friend; but they all rock, don't they??😁😄
@@TheObnoxiousMrPug No, indeed; it has to be the mandolin to have such an impact, doesn't it?
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
Rock On im 24 I love this song
This 72 year old woman hears you.
You are me. And I am you.
"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.
Just pure talent. No auto tune. Michael sounds better than many singers recordings!! ❤
What an amazing singer this guy is.
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
I absolutely love this song. 40 years later I’m listening to Losing my Religion and watching REM on RUclips. 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.
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 ...
I can't stop watching this video, this song speaks to my soul. So haunting and beautiful
yes sis #hauntingtings
Satanist song look at the UV symbols
@@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…
Ain't music a wonderful thing??😁
@@jonnyrainforth5516 I did hear that, but thanks for the update. 👍
This is a timeless song. Amazing song
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!
Same !!
Been listening since 86 [ I'm old)
Good for u young man!!
same
I'm 18 and they have been my favorite band for four years now
Absolutely fantastic
One of the best songs of all time
Great performance
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
This band and this song has tremendous energy
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
Michael sure has a way with words, doesn't he? REM IS FABULOUS ENTERTAINMENT . He puts his heart ❤ into the music! Fantastic lyrics 👏 👌
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pumped up with substances you'd probably cracked in tears at baby shark
There’s something about this song that I find haunting beautiful!! I can’t seem to get it out of my head.🎶
Can never get enough of this song. I think I have played it thousands of times since it was first released.
guess, me too
As much as i love your passion, you really need to get out more :)
25 years ago, my stepdad heard me play this song in my room from a CD he had bought me. He said ‘if you like this, you’ll like their other songs too. Each one is so different, but good.’ My memory is already slipping, but I’ll always remember that night he told me this, about REM. My stepdad has been gone now ten years. All REM reminds me of him 😢❤
I can’t even imagine the height of joy to sing along with them live! Such a great tune. ❤
Absolutely breathtaking song
One of the greatest songs ever
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.
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.
I've watched REM losing my religion Glastonbury for a long time now. Still watch it every day
Same
I'm Brazilian, and I love this song! transmits very good energy. This is surreal...❤ 🎶 losing my religion.
This is such a beautiful song because it has a different meaning to each listener, to me its just sublime
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.
Yes. Me to tell me
Love it love him love it all
It is about a Catholic Priest who fall in love to a woman and then found himself in a big inner dilemma ....
"Losing my religion" is a souther term for being at the end of their rope
What an incredibly unique and soulful performance.
Radio Free Europe was my introduction to REM in 1982. I still love their music and this is one of their best!
The mandolin makes this beautiful piece of music. !🎼
His voice is insane. Sounds amazing live too.
One of the best songs written and performed 🎭
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.
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..!!!!!!!!!
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
The crowd didn't sound very excited when the song started.
agreed. i saw REM in ny @ msg & the crowd was so lame it actually impeded the experience
new "yourkers"
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!
Such an amazing powerful voice. So many memories that come washing over me.
The memories can be overwhelming.
In this year my/ our beloved son is born...❤...A very long, difficult story....But he will get the good side of lfe❤
Differently Greatest song of 90's for me !!! Makes you think and puts you in good mood 🎉
Great timing. Put me in a slightly less depressed mood. That's always welcome.
Hope ur good
@@OK-hw9fl Thanks, I appreciate it. Things have gotten better 😊👍
@@Spiderific Thanks guys for your kindness, I sometimes belive in human for People like you..
Life is worth living just to hear music like this :)
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 🙏❤️🔥😇
These guys are an actual music group.
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!
That song and R.E.M. become more amazing each time that I hear it and that must be a quaddrilliion times!
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...
Dude straight up said I can taste and feel you 😂😂 know he was tripping
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.
Did you watch a live version in Canadá? That's the best, no doubt
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.
same.. I couldn’t have been more than 9 or 10 at the time. love this song forever and a day
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...
This as well as Everybody Hurts melts my heart ❤️
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
Ok. We don't care about your "god" man.
@@motoprofedeboca
No comments......sorry !
@@motoprofedeboca good for you Julio
@@parmjr1 I care.
@@virginiaknighten4687 Thanks Virginia...cheers !
Michael has magic in his voice. Everytime I listen, his voice makes me fly 💚
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!
Timeless banger
Even if you're not a huge fan of certain bands, this song is one of those that just hits in a different way..
This song touched my heart ❤️
Never gets old.
Just love his energy and vibe ❤
This song never gets old
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
THIS IS A VERY AMAZING SONG....THE BEST OF THE BEST
Seriously this is life concert! Beautiful great singer and band hand down artist musician! Love it ! Now I'm set!!!
Miss your music,guys 🥺
I've ALWAYS loved this song, had it since it was first released...
2024 and I'm still in love with this song
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...
My neighbors listen to this song everyday!
That's cause they have no choice!
Awesome! ✌🎶🎤
I can't believe this!! My initials are ss and my neighbors have to listen to this and all my favorite songs(Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, Black Crows) just to name a few every morning and I don't like them at all so they can go f*** themselves if they don't like it!! 😋Have a great day!!
Ha! . I loved early early REM and then not so much the middle period but anyway many years later have come to the opinion that they stand up on iron legs and that they represent the best of post Band [ The Band } Americana. Along with David Byrne, Stipe is the most under rated musical intelligence of his generation.
Hope the volume is on 11
Shelly Tarbet, is that you?
best song i`ve ever heard, anytime and anywhere
Octobre 2024 j ecoute toujours R E M. Et j adore... excellente musique.
Our grandsons will listen this Song for centuries
Never gets old🖤🖤
Amazing live performance ❤
Anyone still loving this song in 2024?
Always
Always will
Compared to the music today-- you cannot. Where'd it all go??
I love that song...
No so piss off
What an amazing band.
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!!
The person who whistled at 1:26 felt that line boy ..’trying to keep up with you’ 🎼🗣
His/Her timing perfected the vibe.
That's good mandolin right there. I love how album-like everyone sounds but more emotional than the album cut.
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
Old guy here. Fuc I was lucky to have lived during the music renaissance of the 60’s,70’s and onwards
I have just so much love for this. It is one of those songs that touches something deep inside that is quite inexplicable. Exquisite ♥
Couldn't have said it better!!! 👍
Why do you like it? Song is dull, joyless and weird. Sounds like something suicidal crybaby emo boys listen to.
@@jasonbourne9819 Don't listen to then
I agree I've loved it for a lot of years. Touching , yes.
@@she7413 qq
Every song I’ve heard from these guys just cuts to the bone
Love this song was wonderful! Thank you Michael!
Beautiful video ❤❤❤❤❤
La plus belle version de cette chanson. Une émotion folle..des frissons, des envies. Pour l'éternité.
I absolutely love this song! ❤❤❤❤
Best melody's..90's always hit hard