R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 окт 2009
  • “Shiny Happy People” from R.E.M.’s critically-acclaimed, 1991 album, "Out Of Time"
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Комментарии • 25 тыс.

  • @joelheaton8738
    @joelheaton8738 7 лет назад +22286

    When my daughter was battling cancer this song made her so happy . Stipe, Buck, Mills and Kate from the B52's. My daughter has been gone for 9 years now. Everytime I hear SHP I get tears, She's moved on, but her favorite songs are still playing.

    • @MrShaks72
      @MrShaks72 6 лет назад +799

      Joel Heaton this is worst test in life to watch your children go on front of you I pray to god keep her happy where ever she is and strength to carry on with her lovely memories.

    • @monacaravetta
      @monacaravetta 6 лет назад +485

      So much love to you, dear heart,

    • @Eledin91
      @Eledin91 6 лет назад +219

      +Joel Heaton Everything happens for a reason, something good will come out of it even if its hard to believe. Our egos find difficult to addapt to the ways of the universe but in the big picture of things everything has meaning. Im sorry for your loss I cannot even imagine how difficult it must be to lose a child, I hope your experience helps other people and dont forget what she would have wanted you to do, keep going, try to be as happy as you can and feel always the love, help others and let others help you cause we are one big family, the consciousness of your daughter cant ever die, the body is just our tool to navigate this world, we are all the same with different roles.

    • @fish29pe
      @fish29pe 6 лет назад +160

      Hug

    • @gorgenyiviktoria6280
      @gorgenyiviktoria6280 6 лет назад +328

      You just made me cry... I really hope you can find your inner peace after she's gone

  • @SteveinSanFrancisco
    @SteveinSanFrancisco Месяц назад +173

    The world needs more shiny happy people

    • @giovanni5930
      @giovanni5930 Месяц назад +3

      Unfortunately 😢 are going in the wrong direction till destruction, my friend

    • @user-xj5xp6qz5g
      @user-xj5xp6qz5g 4 дня назад

      look up what this song is about lol

  • @Olan09
    @Olan09 4 месяца назад +187

    You can't help feeling happy listening to this song. Kate is stunning.

    • @LarryGraham7
      @LarryGraham7 3 месяца назад +5

      She is, keeps me coming back to watch her, Cheers Olan!

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Месяц назад +3

      Kind of the antithesis to how the world is now especially.
      If everyone was happy. No one would be on drugs. If everyone loved their partners. No one would be divorced.
      We wouldn't be so politically divided right now if everyone was happy either. And everything comes down to politics now to. Which isn't a very happy thing.

    • @SergioTejerina-bp1sr
      @SergioTejerina-bp1sr Месяц назад

      🎉❤😂😂😂

    • @karambolina6615
      @karambolina6615 29 дней назад

      And a wonderful dancer

    • @ArbiterDan
      @ArbiterDan 6 дней назад

      @@qunt100 You got trolled by REM qunt. LOL. The message of the song is sarcastic.

  • @chantalfibrohope
    @chantalfibrohope 25 дней назад +54

    Introducing my 11 year old daughter to this in 2024! Timeless!

  • @sergiomarques7253
    @sergiomarques7253 10 месяцев назад +1554

    This song wouldn't be the same without the voice of Kate Pierson... her voice, her charisma, her energy take it to another level.

    • @infinitydreamzz
      @infinitydreamzz 9 месяцев назад +42

      ​@@jondough930sorry but you cannot create that youthful body with surgery neither her natural looking face. She just looks awesome, even more considering she is 43 in the clip

    • @funk-n-groovin6779
      @funk-n-groovin6779 9 месяцев назад +9

      Couldn't agree more. At the time I questioned REM's choice, but she made it happen for me.

    • @ironnwine12
      @ironnwine12 8 месяцев назад +6

      I wish I danced like her lmao

    • @joseanl
      @joseanl 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@infinitydreamzz wow she was like 11 or 12 years older than Michael, that's a lot and they don't seem that far apart, but to be honest, and I know bc the same happens to me, Stipe was almost bald and that ages you a ton

    • @HeyhitmeBAM
      @HeyhitmeBAM 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@infinitydreamzz she’s beautiful but I would have guessed 50’s maybe late 40s. She was indeed great in this.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 года назад +5964

    Kate Pierson a voice that elevates every song she's involved with

    • @dwsowash772
      @dwsowash772 2 года назад +120

      Her and Iggy Pop are great together on 'Candy'.

    • @jameshallam182
      @jameshallam182 2 года назад +85

      Kate is flawless!

    • @gorringeman
      @gorringeman 2 года назад +46

      Kate is sexy as hell

    • @attitudeproblem6462
      @attitudeproblem6462 2 года назад +10

      I thought that was her.

    • @hubbabubba9323
      @hubbabubba9323 2 года назад +14

      Truly one of a kind! Think she has a good track with Moby too - or rather a cover of a B’52

  • @unionjakjakson
    @unionjakjakson 3 месяца назад +155

    Stroke of genius bringing in Kate Pierson for this. She takes it to another level, like she did to every song. The chick was just a vocal goddess & pretty nice on the eye to boot.

    • @CanadianPyro
      @CanadianPyro 2 месяца назад +5

      They have known each other since his college days.

    • @jamiesehdev2663
      @jamiesehdev2663 2 месяца назад

      Truth

    • @karambolina6615
      @karambolina6615 29 дней назад +2

      And a great dancer

    • @laureencriss8220
      @laureencriss8220 23 дня назад +1

      Yes! I saw the B-52s on Earth Day 1990 in NYC. Almost a million people in Central Park. The earth was literally shaking under our feet during "Love Shack"!
      I also saw them in a casino outside Seattle in 2009.
      They put on great shows!

    • @tylerplueddemann7140
      @tylerplueddemann7140 3 дня назад

      She's not dead though

  • @scooterbob1408
    @scooterbob1408 Месяц назад +43

    8 plus years sober. Thank you, happy, shiny people 😊😅

  • @ashoka9306
    @ashoka9306 3 года назад +3442

    this is supposed to be ironic but the greatest irony is that this song really makes people happy

    • @KeyofDavid5778
      @KeyofDavid5778 3 года назад +59

      I'm here to experience the same happiness . The ironies in the 11K people who gave this incredible song a thumbs down 👎

    • @karenfromfinasse8430
      @karenfromfinasse8430 3 года назад +137

      It's funny because this video is almost 30 years old and it' still ironic. Anyone in America who is shiny and happy hasn't been paying attention. We have not attained equality; black people are still being killed by police over and beyond white people, trans folk heroes are denied and rejected from Military service and we have a racist as President.

    • @KeyofDavid5778
      @KeyofDavid5778 3 года назад +108

      @@karenfromfinasse8430 Way to ruin this thread ! Why do you have to bring politics and equate that to people not being shiny happy holding hands ! Everybody doesn't think like you..... Go spew your negativity on another thread .... This song makes a lot of people happy after 30 years and it will the next 30 years if this world lasts that long......your mom didnt teach you... if you don't have anything positive to say Don't say anything at all..... Keep your negativity AND your opinions to yourself .... They should have a separate comment section for the 11K people that thumbs down this video like you. We are the positive people in this world who have a positive outlook .
      You're a glass half empty person and your name is perfect for you Karen....

    • @karenfromfinasse8430
      @karenfromfinasse8430 3 года назад +79

      @@KeyofDavid5778 If one comment on a thread from a music video can set you off, you might need shiny happy medication. Peace and love!

    • @KeyofDavid5778
      @KeyofDavid5778 3 года назад +52

      WRONG.....you're the one that went off on a politicizing RANT ....the idiocracy movie were currently living in thanks to the globalist progressive Leftist Loons in the media ,education and technocratic seats of power .
      The Most racist propagandized bunch of pseudo- intellectuals in the history of mankind ....Trump Has ZERO to with this Global Nightmare !
      Go back and read your post Moron !

  • @Robin_Hood054
    @Robin_Hood054 8 месяцев назад +496

    *This* *is* *not* *song* *.*
    *This* *is* *timeless* *masterpiece* *.*

    • @marvinthemaniac7698
      @marvinthemaniac7698 8 месяцев назад +8

      I learned how to be sarcastic from this song.

    • @a1b1c184
      @a1b1c184 7 месяцев назад +10

      @@marvinthemaniac7698 "Shiny Happy People Holding Hands" was a propaganda campaign started in China after the massacre at Tiananmen Square in 89. I feel like the sarcastic undertones of this song really capture that vibe of "be happy or else" especially when he makes a few references to the alternative which is complete misery. This song, for me anyway, is much deeper than the surface.

    • @Metal_Horror
      @Metal_Horror 4 месяца назад +7

      It's literally satire. A joke.

    • @bigdave9949
      @bigdave9949 4 месяца назад +7

      No it's a song.

    • @anthonysmith2562
      @anthonysmith2562 3 месяца назад +1

      Best song they ever did. Not miserable, hateful stuff like most of their oveur.

  • @dfoos
    @dfoos 4 месяца назад +130

    I read an article that described Katie Pierson as the personification of a ray of sunshine. I agree.

  • @sanflux
    @sanflux 4 месяца назад +92

    I’m so glad my mom played this album for us as kids… this song was always my favorite!

  • @danielsarn3823
    @danielsarn3823 3 года назад +4943

    Kate Pierson is criminally underrated and made this song 10x better than it would have been. She deserves more credit for her great voice.

    • @nicholasbruno4808
      @nicholasbruno4808 3 года назад +86

      truth

    • @joshuasingam6841
      @joshuasingam6841 3 года назад +105

      Such a distinctive voice

    • @noelmajers6369
      @noelmajers6369 3 года назад +38

      @@Dman3827 Those caught my attention first in this video, especially her perfect figure ;-)

    • @annem9195
      @annem9195 3 года назад +84

      She’s brilliant. She did that song with Iggy Pop - “Candy”, absolute gold. Lovely to look at but even better to hear. Definitely underrated - & when I listen to some of these so-called “artists”, auto tuned beyond belief, I just shake my head & think “Nah, not interested”.

    • @alg11297
      @alg11297 3 года назад +42

      She basically made the song and they knew it. Doesn't she look like she's very short, and her arms are usually covered by sleeves or gloves. Maybe she has a lot of tatoos.

  • @user-hm9vw1of3t
    @user-hm9vw1of3t 3 года назад +1412

    I’m Japanese. I listened this song when I taught an English class. This song has always been my favorite song ever since then.

    • @ihopenot4931
      @ihopenot4931 3 года назад +28

      🇯🇵❤️

    • @watermelonhelmet6854
      @watermelonhelmet6854 3 года назад +13

      Anata no eigo wa sugoi desu. Watashi wa nihongo o benkyō shite imasu... Muzukashī desu

    • @vankrelian
      @vankrelian 3 года назад +26

      The female singer, Kate Pierson, collaborated with a Japanese artist on a song. Look for NiNa - Happy tomorrow, I guess you'll like it!

    • @camerono.3183
      @camerono.3183 3 года назад +12

      Does the meaning of the song translate well into Japanese? I have read that sarcasm is sometimes lost in translation.

    • @dbnd2240
      @dbnd2240 3 года назад +4

      Cam OK do you think this song is sarcastic?

  • @senatorsheev6743
    @senatorsheev6743 3 месяца назад +73

    It's crazy how this song presents as a frivolous, radio-friendly, pop song and then REM drops a key change on you and suddenly its an earnest heartfelt song.

    • @agus.tkhfjkn777
      @agus.tkhfjkn777 2 месяца назад

      A que te referis con eso?

    • @Arrabal02
      @Arrabal02 Месяц назад +3

      ​@@agus.tkhfjkn777o enfoque e a elevação no tom na escala músical nas últimas partes. Reafirma a sinceridade e intensifica a canção.

    • @chucku.farley616
      @chucku.farley616 Месяц назад

      Correcto Amundo ..

  • @eddieedward1986
    @eddieedward1986 4 месяца назад +139

    REM are one of those bands who appeal to literally everybody. Song is terrific and I think that Kate's vocals really added to the song elevating it to legendary levels.

    • @maryrodrigues3643
      @maryrodrigues3643 3 месяца назад +1

      Onde anda a Kate??

    • @PesdeformigaFormiga-yr6tf
      @PesdeformigaFormiga-yr6tf 2 месяца назад

      ​@@maryrodrigues3643Nw jersen

    • @anaccount8474
      @anaccount8474 Месяц назад

      They don't appeal to me. I was a student when this came out and they played it all the time in the student union, I hated it.

    • @eddieedward1986
      @eddieedward1986 Месяц назад +1

      @@anaccount8474 I stand corrected 😊

  • @alisongalligan3199
    @alisongalligan3199 10 месяцев назад +671

    This was my Mum's funeral song 6 months ago, she was 95 and always said, "When I go don't make it a sad day" It was a day full of happy tears and dancing, I just knew she was somewhere close smiling ... 🥰

    • @julieclonan2427
      @julieclonan2427 9 месяцев назад +27

      Bless Her Heart ❤

    • @chateaupig826
      @chateaupig826 9 месяцев назад +15

      hopefully you played the video there too

    • @jr3503
      @jr3503 9 месяцев назад +13

      Sorry for your loss

    • @maureenparisi5808
      @maureenparisi5808 8 месяцев назад +5

      Thank you :)

    • @melamineflorentine8134
      @melamineflorentine8134 8 месяцев назад +19

      bless her... she will always be right.. i remember my mother walking me to the first day of first grade.. as I crossed the street I was focused on the crossing guard.. when we reached the corner I turned towards my mother and she was not there.. I turned to see she was standing across the street and she waved to me.. it still brings up tears as I write it.. when I was home later on she said "I will not always be here to take you to the places you need to go.. but I will always be there in your heart forever wherever you go..."

  • @ruredrider
    @ruredrider 2 года назад +721

    Kate's voice is crystal clear and so melodious. B52's rock too.

    • @atreyuschronicles8589
      @atreyuschronicles8589 2 года назад +9

      Heck yes. More punk heavy for B-52's and R.E.M. was a college heavy thinking person's band, absolutely RELEVANT today. Start with R.E.M into the night and if your lucky when early morning comes-B-52's till you see the Sunrise. Generally a common best Sunday morning you could ever experience! Too bad the kids now a days will never know that feeling. Sorry Millenials. There was once a time before tinder when you could wake after an adventurous and beautiful meeting with another human being, and you knew it was just you and them and a radio playing in the background. Not some Tinder created hook up, that has you addicted to the next swipe-GROSS.

    • @abigailharris2168
      @abigailharris2168 2 года назад +5

      She’s a legend

    • @Urko2005
      @Urko2005 2 года назад

      errm it is from 1991 this video

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr 2 года назад

      Malodorous ? Hmmmm

    • @nollaigire2367
      @nollaigire2367 2 года назад

      Always loved her ❤ ♥ 💕

  • @Lookatthisgirl-lr4xf
    @Lookatthisgirl-lr4xf 8 дней назад +3

    I'm this in 2024 still I love this song all time

  • @andrewgriffin2758
    @andrewgriffin2758 Месяц назад +23

    I'll be listening in 2044 😊

  • @johndickson76
    @johndickson76 2 года назад +576

    Could never understand why REM weren’t very proud of this song, it’s so uplifting.

    • @roderickramsay8538
      @roderickramsay8538 Год назад +169

      They are proud of it but it was supposed to be a bit of a joke. People had been moaning about how REM songs weren't happy pop songs and they were poking fun at both the idea that they *couldn't* write pop songs and the general state of vapid radio pop.
      But they did it a little too well. It's not what they want people to know their work from.
      They wouldn't have released a single and done a video if they weren't happy with their work.

    • @carterreid6750
      @carterreid6750 Год назад +89

      @@roderickramsay8538 "Shiny Happy People Holding Hands" was taken from a North Korean propaganda poster. The song like you said was kind of written on a dare.

    • @sygulli5093
      @sygulli5093 Год назад +18

      ​​@@carterreid6750 I knew that this song was quite political so I was right to add it to my play list of political songs. I thought that it was about America's reliance on SSRU pills like Prozac which is kind of a domestic political issue. I read that it was in response to the book Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel.

    • @Eagle4448
      @Eagle4448 Год назад +24

      I think it's an artist's folly. They were characterized by making more serious, introspective, deep songs, but then they certainly think that a more "feel good" song de-characterizes their work. Idiocy to think like that... This is being too narrow-minded! I don't see any problem with a "serious" band (which I like) doing something more upbeat sometimes! I see this as something humble and open-minded! Kate Pierson's participation made this song very B52's style... and I don't think it would have been so successful without her!

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 Год назад +49

      Actually probably their best song. Sometimes when you give up your pretentious seriousness, you come up with something good.

  • @BIGIFANDYELLOWCARD
    @BIGIFANDYELLOWCARD 3 года назад +7075

    REM hated this song with a passion and only wrote it as a joke mocking the executives who asked them for a "happy song". They didn't expect it to be a hit.

    • @Oolon_Colluphid
      @Oolon_Colluphid 3 года назад +515

      To the point where they didn't include it on their greatest hits album. They said it was for children to access their music, but not a serious song........

    • @justaguyiguess910
      @justaguyiguess910 3 года назад +600

      As far as I recall, they took the phrase "shiny happy people" from Chinese propaganda. It's clear to see the sarcasm in this song and I love it for that, but they nailed the earworm style of music too well and I find it annoying as hell now.

    • @steveallen525
      @steveallen525 3 года назад +304

      Somehow I can't find myself feeling to bad for them.

    • @OscarRendonAldaraca
      @OscarRendonAldaraca 3 года назад +254

      So the old man represents the executives in the video, and the younger people dummies enjoying life but without thinking.

    • @chlebajatro
      @chlebajatro 3 года назад +16

      Thnx cpt.

  • @joaosilverio8099
    @joaosilverio8099 3 месяца назад +1512

    Who is listening in 2024 ??

  • @SuperSTARWARS4ever
    @SuperSTARWARS4ever Месяц назад +6

    Soon be 71 - such a HAPPY SONG

  • @lukfoll
    @lukfoll Год назад +637

    This is real music! Kate Pierson's voice is unparalleled.

    • @jameslow5536
      @jameslow5536 Год назад +19

      always had the biggest crush on her before I ever saw her face just because of that amazing voice needless to say after seeing her I was head over heels.... to be honest.. still am

    • @diablojones
      @diablojones Год назад +8

      @@jameslow5536 Right there with ya.

    • @glorialowney200
      @glorialowney200 Год назад +4

      World got crazy since covid, this song is fun, uplifting, what a gift

    • @glorialowney200
      @glorialowney200 Год назад +8

      The lady in this is a member of B 52s" love shack"

    • @edwardhyde4861
      @edwardhyde4861 Год назад +1

      Judith Durham, previous generation, would have blown her (and many lesser others) off the stage

  • @brettdavies5239
    @brettdavies5239 2 года назад +785

    Proof that Kate Pierson should sing backup on every song. Most underrated vocalist in music 🥰

    • @IndigoZ0
      @IndigoZ0 2 года назад +15

      underrated??? she's a living legend, and every musician who knows her work, knows she's prime at whatever she does

    • @buggernut3643
      @buggernut3643 2 года назад +5

      @@davebielke6319 She's got a solo album. It should have come much, much sooner.

    • @treyjetson5320
      @treyjetson5320 2 года назад +12

      Shes hypnotizing.

    • @rogerkay8603
      @rogerkay8603 2 года назад +1

      Fit too x

    • @barrett7893
      @barrett7893 2 года назад +3

      Hell Yeah! Kate Pierson is a amazing singer! 👩‍🎤

  • @tjhall9377
    @tjhall9377 2 дня назад +4

    Fun fact: this song was used for the unaired pilot of the pilot for “Friends” before being replaced by “I’ll Be There For You”.

  • @Robin_Hood054
    @Robin_Hood054 15 дней назад +3

    *Absolutely* *Masterpiece* *.*

  • @scrumpymanjack
    @scrumpymanjack 2 года назад +553

    Kate's voice is on another level - so clear, strong, pure and distinctive.

    • @jhcoverdrive9287
      @jhcoverdrive9287 2 года назад +7

      I was young when this came out so I didn’t listen the same way. As an adult I can’t get enough of Kate in this song...I now appreciate the quality of her voice and talent to use it as she does. Nothing against Michael Stipe or the rest of the band

    • @Marvellous132
      @Marvellous132 2 года назад +12

      Is she from the 52s? The voice is so distinctive. I've never seen this video, and now I have I'm making the connection.

    • @neochron572
      @neochron572 2 года назад +2

      @@Marvellous132 Yes

    • @franknothers4150
      @franknothers4150 2 года назад

      @@jhcoverdrive9287 I love her voice !

    • @dutchsailor6620
      @dutchsailor6620 2 года назад

      @@Marvellous132 yep

  • @barbarabarbara1527
    @barbarabarbara1527 2 года назад +727

    I bought this CD when my son was two, and we danced so many times lstening to that... Today, for the first time, I danced this song with my 10 and 2 years old grandchildren: wonderful!

    • @gesivaldoborges877
      @gesivaldoborges877 2 года назад +9

      Kkkk happy grandmother

    • @mukalukahalawala
      @mukalukahalawala 2 года назад +7

      my mom had this cd when i was very young too, and it's one of my earliest memories listening to it in the car with her and singing to this song

    • @clinicalpsychologist
      @clinicalpsychologist 2 года назад +7

      You made my cry sir... I can understand and I remember those days... long gone. It is so sad yet sweet. I don't know

    • @kevineubanks859
      @kevineubanks859 2 года назад +2

      Awww the sweet memories.

    • @Socute4u
      @Socute4u 2 года назад +1

      Sweet 😊

  • @anitahardesty2163
    @anitahardesty2163 16 дней назад +2

    I can't help but smile the whole time I'm watching this video. I forgot how great REM was. Kate gives the song that extra something special! ❤

  • @maryrodrigues3643
    @maryrodrigues3643 3 месяца назад +47

    Alguém aí vendo esse maravilhoso vídeo em fevereiro de 2024??❤

  • @alexifiedtv
    @alexifiedtv Год назад +468

    Today, as a 47 years old... I feel the energy of that song way more than in my youth.

    • @agedinthesun6689
      @agedinthesun6689 Год назад +3

      No doubt

    • @leon15776
      @leon15776 Год назад +3

      Totally !

    • @daeviant
      @daeviant Год назад +4

      I'm about the same age as the girl who brought water to the old man

    • @pingpongpaddlehead
      @pingpongpaddlehead Год назад +1

      Me too dude!

    • @stephenheys6851
      @stephenheys6851 Год назад +10

      i'm 61 and i once swore "i would not be a nostalgic" but i find myself being just that , i am sure there is good new stuff out their , but i feel so disenchanted with what is mainstream now , i feel it's mostly to music , what paint by numbers is to art

  • @w8nc82
    @w8nc82 3 года назад +450

    Kate's voice in this song still makes me shiver to this day. What a voice!!

  • @davidbanner9661
    @davidbanner9661 8 дней назад +3

    Beautiful song.. and album.Masterpiece. I was born in 1980 .non ci sono canzoni così oggi. Im italian

  • @oronk60
    @oronk60 Месяц назад +6

    I hear this at work almost everyday, just yesterday I realised there was a sadness to the song and that I recognised his voice.

  • @ygsdhkxjfljoeplsdyt3921
    @ygsdhkxjfljoeplsdyt3921 7 лет назад +178

    This bass player have a really nice voice!

    • @55bueller
      @55bueller 7 лет назад +10

      Amen to that!

    • @hexe77100
      @hexe77100 7 лет назад +18

      "Texarkana" and " near wild heaven" .(both from "Out of time") Mike Mills sang lead vocals on this songs. Really great!!

    • @jamesb1988
      @jamesb1988 7 лет назад +13

      szym0n3287 He's an incredible backing vocalist live, he's an absolute perfectionist when he performs. Mike Mills is incredibly underrated when it comes to what made REM so great.

    • @flippikat
      @flippikat 7 лет назад +3

      Mike Mills is really R.E.M.'s hidden talent, He doesn't often step into the limelight, but when he does the results are always great. (eg their cover of 'Love is all around' that wipes the floor with Wet Wet Wet's limp attempt)

    • @danielburkeodonoghue7478
      @danielburkeodonoghue7478 7 лет назад +6

      he is actually always the one in the limelight. himself and michael do all press events and public things. Peter buck stays out of the limelight, and obviously bill

  • @duncanwilson7390
    @duncanwilson7390 2 года назад +388

    I love Kate Pierson's voice, she's great in so many different styles of music. I can't belive she's 73 now - time flies!

    • @Mark64W
      @Mark64W 2 года назад +7

      No way is she 73 !! I bet she is still a beauty now .

    • @thegorn
      @thegorn 2 года назад +4

      I would still do her

    • @johnraines4952
      @johnraines4952 2 года назад

      Yep, ur over 40🤣

    • @seanh514
      @seanh514 2 года назад +1

      @@Mark64W She is!

    • @praisegod3768
      @praisegod3768 2 года назад

      NO, NOT possible!!

  • @user-le9ve9rl5k
    @user-le9ve9rl5k 3 месяца назад +28

    The song, the entire is production is cool - but my God is Kate at another level. Perfectly natural and flowing. Her energy is captivating.

  • @indhiraviana6892
    @indhiraviana6892 3 месяца назад +11

    Amooo!!! ouvindo em 2024 e pra sempre

  • @raysaza4592
    @raysaza4592 Год назад +575

    As a teenager, this song really made me feel good during those awkward years. You can't listen to it and not feel a little happiness about life.

    • @wisdomleader85
      @wisdomleader85 Год назад +28

      You'll get a different feeling once you grow older, presumably satiric.

    • @projetor.m.2353
      @projetor.m.2353 10 месяцев назад +1

      Well, you know it's about a bunch of people who were killed in protest, right?

    • @TheWiseMonkey8888
      @TheWiseMonkey8888 10 месяцев назад

      0:44 & 1:51 ... :D

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 9 месяцев назад

      @@projetor.m.2353 This video's not as clear with the dark meaning as DEVO's "Beautiful World," though. With DEVO's song, it can *mostly* be taken optimistically. The video can't.
      ruclips.net/video/56u6g0POvo0/видео.html

    • @mariogarv
      @mariogarv 8 месяцев назад +1

      One of the happiest sad-tragic songs ever made >;) >XD

  • @davebenny9523
    @davebenny9523 7 лет назад +100

    The Bass players voice mixes in perfectly.

    • @freakystyley4000
      @freakystyley4000 7 лет назад +15

      Great bass line too (even if he is only miming with the double bass)

    • @RhiannaBarr
      @RhiannaBarr 7 лет назад +3

      Dave Benny his name is Mike Mills

  • @Lizbeth36961
    @Lizbeth36961 4 дня назад +1

    The female singer made this song another level ❤❤❤❤ beautiful voices that came together for this masterpiece ❤❤❤

  • @alefunzouzzle4049
    @alefunzouzzle4049 Месяц назад +6

    This should be the world's anthem. Stop wars, hate, and hunger. We need a global love movement ✌🏽❤️☮️

  • @syteanric
    @syteanric 4 года назад +551

    Katie has one of the most distinctive voices in music.

    • @jakdan3810
      @jakdan3810 4 года назад +34

      She's very pretty too.

    • @syteanric
      @syteanric 4 года назад +18

      @@jakdan3810 she's 72 years old dude

    • @jakdan3810
      @jakdan3810 4 года назад +32

      @@syteanric O.K. she was very pretty.

    • @syteanric
      @syteanric 4 года назад +40

      @@jakdan3810 are you saying older women can't be pretty?

    • @harrietthespy2119
      @harrietthespy2119 4 года назад +16

      She's just brilliant in every way!

  • @Wyldone6984
    @Wyldone6984 3 года назад +314

    If REM didn't want this to be a hit, they shouldn't have had that awesome killer guitar riff. I'm gonna make it a point in life to learn that.

    • @1monki
      @1monki 3 года назад +18

      Peter can't help himself, awesome killer guitar riffs is just who he is

    • @BradiKal61
      @BradiKal61 3 года назад +35

      or have Kate Pierson help out by injecting 80% of the energy that the song has.

    • @Tarquin678
      @Tarquin678 2 года назад +5

      Do it. I'm nowhere near decent, but this is super easy to learn and it made me a little happier.

    • @jsrosete84
      @jsrosete84 2 года назад +4

      it sounds like 100% sitcom music theme to be honest

    • @georgeferreira124
      @georgeferreira124 2 года назад +2

      Go!

  • @HybridDivide
    @HybridDivide 3 месяца назад +115

    There's an undercurrent of darkness to this song that I don't think a lot of people notice.
    It's subtle, but it's there.

    • @anothernrg8274
      @anothernrg8274 3 месяца назад +16

      Yeah, the way all is too happy, it feels uncanny, and the male singer's lyrical delivery. Probably has to do with the song's backstory

    • @kajsagauza
      @kajsagauza 2 месяца назад +15

      "Put it in the ground where the flowers grow"

    • @tallsoldier
      @tallsoldier 2 месяца назад +7

      Well it was written after they saw a propaganda poster. Knowing that changes the song at least for me.

    • @kajsagauza
      @kajsagauza 2 месяца назад +1

      @@tallsoldier actually, it is just an urban legend

    • @Dilkingt0nne
      @Dilkingt0nne 2 месяца назад +25

      It’s nothing so deep or meaningful, it’s a piss take at the expense of their record company who asked them to do a ‘happy song’ so they did this. That’s literally it. It’s funny really

  • @mariaisabelsanabriasalmon3641
    @mariaisabelsanabriasalmon3641 Месяц назад +3

    Esta canción con solo escucharla me pongo a bailar sola. Es tan alegre, aún cuando estés súper triste.

  • @Dan.of.the.dungeon
    @Dan.of.the.dungeon 3 года назад +743

    I miss people smiling while they sing.
    I miss people smiling.

    • @corey-bird3489
      @corey-bird3489 3 года назад +2

      Say no more: I have recently uploaded Smokey Mountain Boy with a true grin, not painted!

    • @dementiabidenfallingontheb6712
      @dementiabidenfallingontheb6712 3 года назад +16

      Unfortunately, it's illegal to smile anymore with a mask on your face. Those masks had better go away forever unless the powers that be want a national revolt on their hands.

    • @johnynoway9127
      @johnynoway9127 3 года назад +13

      @@dementiabidenfallingontheb6712 you mean the masks as in... for corona?
      or the masks people wear every day pretending to be happy but are sad inside?

    • @eduardogalvez1268
      @eduardogalvez1268 3 года назад +6

      I miss seing People no ating , i miss every day in the 90's thats why i miss all my brothers

    • @williamg209two
      @williamg209two 3 года назад +2

      @@corey-bird3489 fuck off with your advert

  • @wam44
    @wam44 Год назад +457

    Everytime I hear Kate's voice I get the chills and goosebumps. She has that effect on me....

    • @guillemodred3938
      @guillemodred3938 Год назад +14

      The woman can sing,, no one sings like Kate

    • @NebMunb
      @NebMunb Год назад +7

      @@guillemodred3938 aye. She has some great pipes.

    • @MrDylanet1975
      @MrDylanet1975 Год назад +3

      What's her surname?

    • @user-vf1hk6kb3n
      @user-vf1hk6kb3n Год назад +10

      @@MrDylanet1975 shes kate pierson, i believe shes the singer from the b-52s

    • @disgruntledpedant2755
      @disgruntledpedant2755 Год назад +2

      Cuts right through everything.

  • @zephead4835
    @zephead4835 Месяц назад +2

    This is a magnificent
    brilliant genius piece of music here. No one should be the least bit surprised that there are 79 million views for this.
    As an aside, Kate Pierson is heaven on two feet, but that's just me. She checks all the boxes.

  • @ukulelelab4219
    @ukulelelab4219 4 месяца назад +21

    Mike Mills and Kate Pierson's backing vocals are so good

  • @ohlouda954
    @ohlouda954 9 лет назад +772

    come on how can you not smile during this

    • @binosho
      @binosho 9 лет назад +17

      SHHIIIINNNYY HAPPPYYYY PPEEOOOOPLEEE WEEE

    • @ohlouda954
      @ohlouda954 9 лет назад +4

      Cedillallidec fun

    • @ohlouda954
      @ohlouda954 9 лет назад +15

      ***** i know that but if you get past the video and the whole message behind it, it can be a very pleasant song.

    • @paulthetallsigma1552
      @paulthetallsigma1552 9 лет назад +3

      oh louda I smiled and clapped my way through it all...

    • @billhicks123
      @billhicks123 9 лет назад +13

      oh louda because everybody hurts!.

  • @andreavila6610
    @andreavila6610 7 лет назад +62

    Kate's voice is unique, like one of a kind among us 7 billions.

  • @kurtb1234
    @kurtb1234 2 месяца назад +52

    I’m a Gen X and this song brings back simple memories of the 90s when life is not as crazy and weird. And messed up like it is today where people can be people and kids can have a childhood.

  • @jamiesehdev2663
    @jamiesehdev2663 2 месяца назад +6

    Reminds me of my youth being 14 and exploring my feelings and the world around me... And I was a happy person indeed.... Enjoy your youth kids...

  • @bruceohandley2024
    @bruceohandley2024 3 года назад +1418

    Kate Pierson was pushing 44 in this and even at that age, I still think she is one of the most gorgeous women in music.

    • @colins1316
      @colins1316 3 года назад +79

      Kate Pierson is a infectious Ball of Joyful Energy, and incredibly Beautiful !!

    • @doowappable
      @doowappable 3 года назад +55

      I was so in love with her in this as a teen! Shes so pretty and happy and that lovely smile!

    • @adamgraham2860
      @adamgraham2860 3 года назад +53

      I am gay and I fancy her! She is stunning!

    • @bruceohandley2024
      @bruceohandley2024 3 года назад +59

      @@adamgraham2860 If I were gay and saw her in person, I don't think I would be gay for very long! lol

    • @adamgraham2860
      @adamgraham2860 3 года назад +20

      @@bruceohandley2024 fair point 😄

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne 7 лет назад +231

    I love Kate Pierson! Beautiful voice, beautiful woman.

    • @thrillmill6525
      @thrillmill6525 7 лет назад +4

      I'm almost certain she was G.R.R. Martin's influence for the Lady Melisand.

    • @hippiedachshunds1632
      @hippiedachshunds1632 7 лет назад +17

      Like you would have had a chance anyway...

    • @jackglick7641
      @jackglick7641 7 лет назад +9

      Hippie Dachshunds Yea, im pretty ugly but im happily married for 16yrs and am a real nice guy. Nice guys always finish last

    • @gabbogaffe1477
      @gabbogaffe1477 7 лет назад +15

      Jack Glick Not a waste for her wife

    • @merccadoosis8847
      @merccadoosis8847 7 лет назад +8

      @Pirate ~ it's amazing how youthful her voice remains after all these years

  • @SpressoHead
    @SpressoHead 5 месяцев назад +14

    I still remember hearing this on the radio and thinking “is that Kate Pierson? What is going on?” Then I saw the video. I had been a 52’s fan for years, and I’d know that voice anywhere. I still love this song. The 90’s were one of my favorite eras. Good times!

  • @truthjustice6454
    @truthjustice6454 2 месяца назад +6

    A bygone era when collaborations of genius and beauty transcended everything.
    A compelling, if unsustainable illusion

  • @stellajaime3068
    @stellajaime3068 Год назад +401

    She is one of the Best Female Singers around! Just seen their farewell concert it was amazing bittersweet so sad I’ll miss them dearly

    • @bothropslularapius4119
      @bothropslularapius4119 Год назад +5

      @@_Clivey A maravilhosa Kate Pierson.

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 Год назад +8

      the B52's were a TRIP!

    • @jamessilva7991
      @jamessilva7991 Год назад +2

      @@_Clivey and nice other things. Oops.! Sorry!

    • @dmw1280
      @dmw1280 Год назад +7

      I get the impression Peter Buck hated filming this. Everyone else is like it’s a job but Kate and Michael Stipe are having a blast.

    • @JosephArceLogodesign
      @JosephArceLogodesign Год назад +7

      I saw the B52's farewell show and Kate keep having that awesome voice and dance movements, she is the best in Rock history!!

  • @xaharxeruji3441
    @xaharxeruji3441 3 года назад +110

    the presence of Kate Pierson in this song brings major impact.

    • @NYFMA
      @NYFMA 18 дней назад

      Oh my! here it is 5/10/24 and I just now learned she was in this song!!! :-0

  • @keving5065
    @keving5065 22 дня назад +4

    The only thing gets me happy in the morning;

    • @sidpheasant7585
      @sidpheasant7585 22 дня назад +1

      IMHO, what you are experiencing is JOY, even more than happiness.
      They are not quite the same thing...

  • @oli101010
    @oli101010 Месяц назад +3

    Kates vocals are from another world ❤❤❤❤

  • @randyhanson837
    @randyhanson837 8 месяцев назад +515

    The band may have hated performing this popular song, but it sure helped lift me up during some of the darkest days of my life. The Out of Time collection of songs is still a lifetime best of all time for me.

    • @jamesrowden303
      @jamesrowden303 6 месяцев назад +16

      I bet they didn't hate the cash sluicing in from this song.

    • @LeeStuart-ox2rk
      @LeeStuart-ox2rk 5 месяцев назад +5

      If I could “Like” your comment more than once, I’d do it at least 1,000 times.

    • @Adirahell1
      @Adirahell1 5 месяцев назад

      hi, why they have been hated?

    • @jamesrowden303
      @jamesrowden303 5 месяцев назад +17

      They? The song is disliked by Micheal Stipe. Probably because it's happy, the lyrics are clear and it isn't pretentious.@@Adirahell1

    • @Adirahell1
      @Adirahell1 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@jamesrowden303 thanks for the answer

  • @lawrenceleong8747
    @lawrenceleong8747 3 года назад +133

    Kate Pierson's voice is one of those you'd recognize in an instant.

  • @donnieblanko
    @donnieblanko 5 месяцев назад +11

    It's a beautiful fun song that brightens up your day. 😄

    • @Melsharpe95
      @Melsharpe95 5 месяцев назад +2

      It's about the rise of Prozac prescriptions in America. Listen to the lyrics.
      Everyone around, love them, love them
      Put it in your hands, take it, take it
      There's no time to cry, happy, happy
      Put it in your heart where tomorrow shines

    • @niputaideaqueponer
      @niputaideaqueponer 5 месяцев назад +1

      just like your comment!

  • @duckbee_custard
    @duckbee_custard Месяц назад +2

    the woman they sing with here always reminds me of my big sister ♡ she always brings happiness into the room with her, she’s like an angel ♡

  • @NRF3703
    @NRF3703 2 года назад +431

    Absolutely love Kate Pierson's optimism, dancing, and vocals in this song and video! And REM is great as always!

    • @themusic5229
      @themusic5229 2 года назад

      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖

    • @MrScreaney
      @MrScreaney 2 года назад +4

      Amen, and she sang with quite a bit of pep in the Love Shack as well.

    • @Chadner
      @Chadner 2 года назад +1

      Yesss, especially the part at 1:45, so cute

    • @kgbcorvette
      @kgbcorvette 2 года назад +1

      @@Chadner Had a crush on her back then!! Sucker for redheads :-)

    • @soulvigilante
      @soulvigilante Год назад +5

      Yes, her hyperbolic optimism is a brilliant touch to this dark song.

  • @l3oozehound
    @l3oozehound 7 лет назад +330

    The 90's were awesome.
    Makes me happy and sad at the same time haha.

    • @nancyyancey9795
      @nancyyancey9795 7 лет назад +2

      yes it does

    • @loljustice31
      @loljustice31 7 лет назад +8

      Christ almighty, shut up. As someone who went to high school in the '90s I'm so tired of people talking like there was supposedly some period of time where everything was "good" just because it isn't now. If you were a child in the '90s, then your life was better during that time not because it was the '90s but because you were a child; rest assured there's plenty of awful shit at any era, it didn't coincidentally get worse during your own coming of age.

    • @l3oozehound
      @l3oozehound 7 лет назад +23

      Rainy Jane Wow, that escalated quickly. Why you getting so pissed at a time where music reminds me of a particular time?
      Hell yeah it reminds me of good times, and I loved them so why not look back now and then and smile??
      It's like you getting married and getting told you can't, years later, look upon that as a bad, or good thing, depending if you're a pain in the ass and he, or she. divorces you and leaves you up shit-creek without a boat, never mind a paddle.
      Call me crazy but reminding yourself of a cool time period you lived through is better than sitting thinking about bad shit all the time, as opposed to the before mentioned.
      It's obviously when i was a kid and care-free, but other music also reminds me of when I was in my 20s and when my kid was born etc...is that so fucking bad to reminisce about occasionally?
      I don't fucking obsess about it so you getting your knickers in a fucked-up knot over something that brings a dude back a few memories for nothing, man....but it's your ride, it's your trip, think as you please but don't assume others should all feel the same.

    • @user-yuri_Franck
      @user-yuri_Franck 7 лет назад +15

      +Rainy Jane I was a child in '90. But this song is a tale of successful people. Thus "Shinig happy people". Was really a period of great big hill of hope. The economic of the world was growing. Only few unemployed workers was in west area. And the big wall of the comunism in Germany was broken down. And then for this reasons there was new hope, (not realistic), for a amazing future about a forever, (never ending), climb to the progress. Excuse my poor english. Sorry.

    • @palemaster6000
      @palemaster6000 7 лет назад +9

      Music was better in the early 90's as compared to just a few years later. Ugh....

  • @luanzindobrawl
    @luanzindobrawl 5 месяцев назад +9

    Ouvindo aqui em Taubaté Brasil!

  • @christopherhroch6271
    @christopherhroch6271 9 дней назад +2

    Still listening in 2024

  • @williamorleans1
    @williamorleans1 3 года назад +203

    This is a happy song. Play it when you're depressed...

    • @neilcaraccio4305
      @neilcaraccio4305 3 года назад

      We need wonder joints!! Last prisoner project www.lastprisonerproject.org/policy-and-advocacy?+law&**LPP+-+Policy&hsa_acc=4553874742&hsa_cam=10938437758&hsa_grp=106681117199&hsa_ad=459199916524&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-297071644063&hsa_kw=marijuana+law&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3

    • @martacondorimamani174
      @martacondorimamani174 3 года назад +1

      jajajaaa yeah

    • @nicolaspereira2215
      @nicolaspereira2215 3 года назад

      Yeah it works 👍🏻

    • @andrewmclean834
      @andrewmclean834 3 года назад +4

      Don't waste it on that, play it when your happy

    • @jhonnycagexrage7458
      @jhonnycagexrage7458 3 года назад

      That's relative

  • @brucie2909
    @brucie2909 7 лет назад +293

    why cant we have songs like this anymore?

    • @theclipreaper
      @theclipreaper 6 лет назад +21

      It's because of you why we can't have nice things

    • @iriankohl7759
      @iriankohl7759 6 лет назад +18

      because today we dont know what music is anymore today you dont write "lyrics" you talk "shit" just check around the world , maluma , luis fonsi , shakira or something and I'm starting to think that thats why so many real artist "preffer" to die instead keep living like the majestic chester benington R.I.P and the great chris cornell

    • @JuniorJuniorMusikalokohan
      @JuniorJuniorMusikalokohan 6 лет назад +4

      blame it to despacito.. yarghhhhh

    • @MarkSmith-er7fe
      @MarkSmith-er7fe 6 лет назад +10

      cause todays 'music' is shite pal

    • @bobjenko
      @bobjenko 6 лет назад +8

      brucie2909 Because of drug laws...

  • @miroslawolszewski1410
    @miroslawolszewski1410 Месяц назад +3

    They looks like they have real fun making it, love here voice she is so Cooke

  • @Zoli049
    @Zoli049 Месяц назад +2

    I love this track. We are in Hungary 1 year after the change of regime. Now they've stepped back a year. Thanks for uploading from Lithuania. 👍

  • @seaside-dn8dp
    @seaside-dn8dp 2 года назад +167

    When I was in a depressive state a few years ago i listened to this song a few times a day. I know the song was written in a sarcastic Manner but I just love it. Brought light into my day

    • @armannvanhelden4884
      @armannvanhelden4884 2 года назад +9

      Stay happy my friend.

    • @seaside-dn8dp
      @seaside-dn8dp 2 года назад +11

      @@armannvanhelden4884 Cheers mate. Better nowadays but still have periods where I'm unhappy. Getting there though

    • @sudilos1172
      @sudilos1172 2 года назад +13

      Its funny that happy songs like this are most often written due to sarcasm or as an opposing force to personal hardship in the groups or singers/song writers life.
      I am glad you got better congratulations!

    • @phoenixfeedsthefire2894
      @phoenixfeedsthefire2894 Год назад +5

      Songs can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the person.

    • @idid138
      @idid138 Год назад +4

      @@seaside-dn8dp you've inspired me

  • @rozzie101
    @rozzie101 3 года назад +360

    The fact that the singer, R.E M. and R.E.M. fans hate this song, makes me love it more...

    • @js09js09
      @js09js09 3 года назад +20

      It wasn't the usual REM type of song. It is more similar to a B-52s song.

    • @PatGarvey
      @PatGarvey 3 года назад +6

      I have listened to and loved REM since about 83-84. This is one of my favorites.

    • @SonicCrakpot
      @SonicCrakpot 3 года назад +5

      In other words, you're a hipster.

    • @jcavazos7559
      @jcavazos7559 3 года назад +1

      It ain't that bad except for the middle part and the intro which are boring.

    • @briankenney9528
      @briankenney9528 3 года назад +1

      The bassist actually likes it

  • @Grow_and_Unite
    @Grow_and_Unite 4 месяца назад +7

    The world needs this today more than ever. Happiness, Peace, Love and Understanding 💛 May an abundance of happiness and love come your way. Act with the kindness of your hearts.

  • @wvieira22
    @wvieira22 3 месяца назад +3

    A musica é um clássico, mas essa voz da Kate Pierson da um charme especial!!!

  • @YuNo232
    @YuNo232 3 года назад +324

    This is the wedding song from my parents, they even engraved "shiny happy people" in their wedding rings... They've been divorced for over 13 years now. Happy people indeed.

  • @thomasdahlquist7119
    @thomasdahlquist7119 2 года назад +222

    It may have already been said, but Mike Mills' backup vocals are what made REM so special.

    • @daveswanger2752
      @daveswanger2752 2 года назад +4

      You so right!

    • @piercemorton2992
      @piercemorton2992 2 года назад +3

      Absolutely

    • @berugaslabor
      @berugaslabor 2 года назад +13

      Nah dude thats Bill Gates! lol jk

    • @joimes
      @joimes 2 года назад +2

      Maybe but on this occassion Kate Pierson made this song.

    • @johndickson76
      @johndickson76 2 года назад +2

      Absolutely, near wild heaven is my next stop 😊

  • @Oi40ozCasualty
    @Oi40ozCasualty 3 месяца назад +4

    It wasn't the song they wanted to play. But it was the song we needed to hear.

  • @MrWillyWonka
    @MrWillyWonka 3 месяца назад +4

    I absolutely LOVE their dancing in this. Especially at 2:43 when everyone comes in.

  • @Leonidas900
    @Leonidas900 3 года назад +305

    This song was always in my playlist when i was battle my heroin addiction. The song made me always happy and gave me always a thinker that life can be brighter so i should not give up! Now in february i celebrate 1 year as clean from heroin! Love you all and never give up!❤

    • @marcovz1857
      @marcovz1857 3 года назад +8

      The best for you, best wishes from El Salvador.

    • @Leonidas900
      @Leonidas900 3 года назад +4

      @@marcovz1857 Thank you my friend!❤

    • @travisbickle8008
      @travisbickle8008 3 года назад +3

      I will consider that one

    • @Leonidas900
      @Leonidas900 3 года назад +5

      @@travisbickle8008 Do it! And dont forget: You never walk alone!

    • @threeisthemagicnumbercalif4540
      @threeisthemagicnumbercalif4540 3 года назад +10

      2 years clean brother. I’m fat. But overall. Healthy. Proud of you.

  • @armstrongcedeno1062
    @armstrongcedeno1062 5 лет назад +559

    One of the last videos I played for my mother at the hospital one sunday afternoon before she finally passed away the next day at about noon.
    She had a long battle with cancer. I thank God she died peacefully and painlessly on April 29th of 2019. Thanks mother for all you did for me. Gracias por todas las buenas memorias que conservo de ti, mama'. I will see you in the resurrection. Descansa.

    • @sees239
      @sees239 5 лет назад +15

      Rest in peace to your mother my friend. I wish you good health.

    • @armstrongcedeno1062
      @armstrongcedeno1062 5 лет назад +9

      @@sees239Thanks very much. I appreciate it. Life is so precious that we don't want to give up on it. Wish we could turn minutes into decades and so forth.
      Our loving heavenly father loves his creation and has promised to restore humankind to his original purpose. It's all written for our instruction
      in his word that mentions how the new earth is going to be like and all faithful god fearing people will enjoy his blessings during and after the resurrection.

    • @LuisSodaStCarp
      @LuisSodaStCarp 5 лет назад +1

      Sad ;'(

    • @LuisSodaStCarp
      @LuisSodaStCarp 5 лет назад +1

      Aunque en algún momento nos iremos a reencontrar con nuestros seres queridos en algún lugar mucho más maravilloso.
      Ella debio estar orgullosa de tener un hijo como tu.. saludos! Y paz a tu alma.

    • @armstrongcedeno1062
      @armstrongcedeno1062 5 лет назад +2

      Muchas gracias. Me gusta estudiar las escrituras sagradas y sin necesidad de argumentar el misterioso asunto de donde estan los muertos, hay escrituras biblicas que lo explican muy claramente . Por ejemplo: Eclesiastes 9: 5,6 y 10 ~2 Pedro 3:13 ~Juan 5: 28,29 ~1 corintios 15: 26 y Revelacion 21:3,4. Jesucristo resucito' a Lazaro, a una nina de 12 anos y al hijito de una viuda para mostrar que el y su padre tienen autoridad sobre la muerte y pueden reconstruir a una persona no importa cuanto tiempo se haya dormido en la muerte.
      Si nos iremos a encontrar sera' en la resurreccion en el future aqui en la tierra bajo un gobierno especial ( Daniel 2:44 )
      @@LuisSodaStCarp

  • @IliyaMoroumetz
    @IliyaMoroumetz 6 месяцев назад +9

    What I love most about this song is that it can be applied when you need something happy (genuine), 'happy' (snarky), or "HAPPY?" (I'm dying inside.). Works for all three.

  • @kristenvaughn1822
    @kristenvaughn1822 24 дня назад +2

    Everyone should hear this song in their lifetime.

  • @t3hPoundcake
    @t3hPoundcake Год назад +437

    I love Kate Pierson because she's fucking beautiful but she is literally one of the most talented singers in the world - the way she can match pitch with other talented singers like Stipe and Cindy Wilson (B52s) to get that natural chorus that just brings vocal lines to life is un-fucking-believably satisfying to hear.

    • @markjohnson3093
      @markjohnson3093 Год назад +14

      Truth right here!

    • @brandonisner5214
      @brandonisner5214 Год назад +14

      Totally. Her harmony line on this song can probably cure cancer.

    • @juzesgites8930
      @juzesgites8930 Год назад +2

      Oh yes, She was 41 in that video and sexy as hell, not to mention the voice.

    • @roycat2527
      @roycat2527 Год назад +3

      I love her to man

    • @Gerardus1970
      @Gerardus1970 Год назад +7

      So true. The backing vocals really make this song, perfect harmony and perfect pitch. I miss real singing in this age of pitch correction and autotuned shit.

  • @alecrichards8574
    @alecrichards8574 Год назад +1526

    Even if the band did this jokingly, it's honestly one of the most feel good optimistic songs ever.
    If aliens pick a random song to judge humanity by, I hope this is the one =)

    • @ando.niyuen
      @ando.niyuen Год назад +37

      for sure. love me some ironic bangers.

    • @chrisdayton35
      @chrisdayton35 Год назад +65

      That’s a funny comment because Michael Stipe literally said that if he had to send one R.E.M. song into outer space this would not be it

    • @alecrichards8574
      @alecrichards8574 Год назад +14

      @@chrisdayton35 ha! I didn't know that, I guess I beg to differ =)

    • @devin7038
      @devin7038 Год назад +27

      @@chrisdayton35 Stipes a bit of a downer and this song's over the top happy so no surprise there. As and adult its clear as day what they were getting at, but I still love the fake optimism.

    • @bradtorville5526
      @bradtorville5526 Год назад +14

      Then they'll be in for some real disappointment once they finally meet us.

  • @misstoots
    @misstoots Месяц назад +2

    I literally love this song so much the guitar riff is fantastical

  • @leemeyer748
    @leemeyer748 Месяц назад +3

    Love this song!

  • @SMEXIIDORK248
    @SMEXIIDORK248 4 года назад +664

    anyone else in love with Kate Pierson?
    Is it just me or did Kate Pierson make this music video AWESOME?!

    • @cargo71
      @cargo71 4 года назад +24

      This video, Love Shack and Candy made me fall in love with Kate Pierson...

    • @arniet1
      @arniet1 4 года назад +26

      Yes I'm in love with her too. I think they should clone her

    • @eduardocervantesaca
      @eduardocervantesaca 4 года назад +14

      She did, she is amazing

    • @rogeliogonzalez5293
      @rogeliogonzalez5293 4 года назад +13

      Loved her from the moment I saw here many, many years ago. Indeed.

    • @bacon81
      @bacon81 4 года назад +8

      Yasssssss!

  • @lordsxman
    @lordsxman 4 года назад +199

    Had to watch this today to help me remember that people are capable of coming together for beautiful things.

    • @ChadAbdulJabar
      @ChadAbdulJabar 4 года назад +8

      I thought I was the only one. Thanks!

    • @marktulo
      @marktulo 4 года назад +12

      Don’t mean to burst your bubble, but this song is satire about Tianimen Sqaure.

    • @ChadAbdulJabar
      @ChadAbdulJabar 4 года назад +1

      mark tulo if you didn't mean to Burt's our bible, what was your aim with this response?

    • @pattyburton4051
      @pattyburton4051 4 года назад

      oh me too...!!

    • @trickiification
      @trickiification 4 года назад +2

      well said and we need some beauty in all this chaos

  • @Ribby00
    @Ribby00 3 месяца назад +3

    I love that REM created a song they hated, and yet it's one of my favorite songs of all time.

  • @Giuligamer2024
    @Giuligamer2024 Месяц назад +4

    Here!!❤

  • @Smartass_Jedi
    @Smartass_Jedi Год назад +95

    from Kurt Cobain: "I don’t know how that band does what they do. God, they’re the greatest. They've dealt with their success like saints, and they keep delivering great music." About sums it up. One of the greatest bands ever for sure

  • @robpettigrew3308
    @robpettigrew3308 Год назад +78

    The fact that REM hated this song makes me enjoy it that much more

  • @MicaRayan
    @MicaRayan 3 месяца назад +4

    They are ahead of their time. This song and MTV could be casually dropped today and sounds current

  • @The_Pretend_Elite
    @The_Pretend_Elite 2 месяца назад +2

    That's why I love music. For just a little bit of time, the immediate world and all of life's experience in superposition ..... harmless as a song