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So for the video: the traffic jam was symbolic of all these people trapped in their individual pain, unable to move forward. Then when they realized that everyone else was going through the same thing they all broke out and moved on together. And a great message for anyone who's out there feeling like they can't go on. Just hold on. You're not the only one. There's people out there who can help you. Don't give up.
And another piece of symbolism...there are many cars where families are sitting together but yet the pain of one person is not detected by the other family members. You just can't know without being in that person's brain.
This is one of the reasons people desperately need to seek a higher power to give their pain, anguish, frustration to….. try praying to Jesus Christ to take all of those
Stipe was friend with Kurt... And thank you Kurt didn't listen him, his life, his choice. Enough now to STEALE the Kurt's sui**cide !! He suffered too much and he did the good choice for Frances, his beloved daughter who is a so happy woman, wife, mother. ❤ For eternity Dearest Kurt...
You said you wish you had found this song when you were 16. I was in my early teens when this song came out and I listened to it all the time. As a little gay boy growing up in the rural woods of Vermont in the 90s ... knowing that I was "not alone" ... it saved me. Thank you Michael Stipe and REM.
I was 18 and thought I'd reached the very bottom of my life. Didn't see a way up or out. My friends and I were listening to this song for the first time, and it got us talking. We all felt that way. Pretty sure this song causing that conversation saved some of our lives.
Sorry but I can't relate with a song against sui**cide EVEN if I do LIKE the group REM. Stipe has thought to take his life when he learned he had AIDS, I'm sure...
It might be hard for people to understand, but this is an amazingly beautiful song that can help a person feel better when they're down. And props on Otis Redding. The man is a legend.
When my husband was dying he requested that this song be played at his funeral. It was a long time before I could listen to it again and really listen to the words. It's an amazing song, I often play it now when I'm down. thank you for your reactions. Jeanette, New Zealand.
When my dad passed away, this song came out. Having a narcissistic mother, my dad was my shelter, my rock. My hubby was fighting cancer, dad too, dad lost his fight. (Hubby had many years to fight in front of him) I got PTSD. A lot of pain in my young life back then, everything happened in the same years while dealing with a narcissistic mother. I cried out loud while 'singing' along this song, everyday after dad passed away. How I missed my shelter. This song helped me so much. When I was thinking about ending 'it' all, in total panic, I always played this song. I was not alone, I had to hold on etc and I calmed down. How music can heal us humans. I'm a very happy grandma since 6 years together with my beloved hubby. Free of narcissistic mother and free of cancer. How rich hubby and I am. REM? Everyday, while tears are coming out I'm singing along, having a good feeling inside of me.
I haven't seen this video in what I believe has been 30 years and I cried now just as much as I did then. It's beautiful message to not give up on life.
ASOLUTELY!!!!! It was so well written and manages to get everyone who listens to it in the "feels" too. My only major interpretation is saying you are not alone and why? Because "everybody hurts."
When this sone came out, I was like, "This crap is way too depressing." A couple of years later, my heart was broken, I was lost, and I saw no way out. Then this sone came on the radio and it was a true lightbulb moment. I got it. I understood. Thank you, R.E.M., thank you.
I absolutely agree. I was about 13 when it cane out. Having one of the best times if my life in a creative jr high program. It wasn’t until much later, once I knew more of the complexity of life that these words would reach me, resonate with me, and uplift me as needed.
To me, this is a song of hope. "Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends." "You're not alone." Even though it sounds dark, it really expresses that we're all going through something, but it's temporary. When you're in pain (emotionally or physically), this song is a gentle reminder to take a beat and realize everyone is just getting through this thing called life. I love music that is thought provoking and makes you feel you're part of it. R.E.M. has mastered this ability.
Michael Stipe, lead singer/songwriter for REM was a sensitive, caring, gay boy, raised in a strict Fundamentalist Xtian household. Getting to a place where he could live his life truthfully was a horribly painful experience, and it shows up in many of his songs.
I’m 67 and lived with depression and anxiety most my life. I’ve always fallen back on my music in tough times and this song has been my go too since it came out. I’ve loved and listened to. So much music all my life and nothing has ever hit me to the core of me like this song. I’m glad you get it!💗🇨🇦👍🏼
I'm 55 and have had lifelong severe anxiety and depression with Aspergers and ADHD. I feel the same way about this song. It's saved me so many times. It's a song of hope. I even got some of the lyrics tattooed on my forearm to remind me during dark times. I hope music remains a comfort to you for many years to come 💜
I'm 60 and bi polar MUSIC has kept me alive Truly.. rack it up to 10 LOUD lay back n feel it. I love rock n blues and Classical try to really listen to Simon n Garfunkall Sound of Silence the words do it for me !!! New version by DISTURBED so good. I think when you've been where we have it makes us better people xx Stay STRONG xxx
It's 5am in the morning in AUSTRALIA. I found your channel just recently, and I am 'CRYING'. I loved this song when I was a teenager. But, to hear it now, at the age of 50. Is so much more relatable. Your soul is saying everything so beautifully.
Love your observations about Otis and Stipe's voice, the pain. It made me think of the Cranberries' "Zombie"... you can almost hear the singer weeping in that one too. You should check it out, a lot of reactors have loved it.
Big yes to The Cranberries! Dolores O'Riordan definitely had a voice to make you feel all the feels for sure. I was very sad when she passed because she was such a talent.
This song never fails to make me blubber like the big blubbering baby I am at heart. Couple of interesting points: John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin scored the orchestrations at the end, and much of the look of the video is homage to the opening scene of the Federico Fellini film 8 1/2, especially when Stipe climbs up on the car roof and begins gliding forward, but also the whole faces lined in pain while trapped in cars schtick. Where are my tissues, anyway...?
I am so happy to see you react to this. This song brought a lot of comfort to me and my family when my grandpa passed away. My cousin and I went into the "breather room" at the funeral home. The big lounge area was sound proof for people to just let it all out. He brought his boom box and we played this song. My mother and her brothers, as well as her brothers children trickled in as it was playing. While it was playing we just all cried and held each other. It was a cathartic experience we all had. It was a bittersweet moment for love and grief.
man, that is intense. what an experience with this track. I've not gone through the loss of a core family member.. yet. When it happens, I have no idea how me and my family will handle it.
@SuperNetSpyder If it ever does happen, lean into each other for the support. That's is when you all will need it the most. Coming from experience, it helped losing such a big figure who loved us all with his whole heart. We all leaned on it each other and it got us through it. We still celebrate my grandpa life till this day with all of the happy memories we have of him. It may take some time, but you guys can overcome and celebrate the passing in your fond memories of them. 💜
"It's The End Of The World As We Know It" was my intro to R.E.M. only the college radio stations would play R.E.M. at first. The song is so far past genius. Always gets me up and dancing!
This is one of the songs tgat got me through chemo this past year. The hold on lines at the end make me bust out in tears every time. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley is another one that has gotten me through. If you are looking for another REM I like End of the World as we Know It. You may want the lyrics because it goes fast. Holding on... Here's to a healthy 2023.
R.E.M. is one of my favorites. It's always refreshing when you find like-minded people that like almost everything musically (caveat: if it's good, of course). You might enjoy Simply Red. Holding Back the Years, If You Don't Know Me By Now, either/or/both. His voice is phenomenal.
This album came out while I was in nursing school, training in a public hospital during the height of the AIDS epidemic. I listened to it on repeat walking to and from class, processing all the death and life and sorrow and hope and love I was confronting every day. Nightswimming is my favorite REM song. I hope you'll react to it at some point.
It seems like a sad song, but it's not. It's a song to remind you the everybody hurts sometime, and that you a never truly alone. It has a very positive message for me.
It can be very ... satisfying and emotionally liberating to just cry or connect with sadness. I think part of it is ... shared? And I think that's part of the magic of this song, is people coming together to recognize their sorrows and bad times.
This song has saved the lives of so many people that I know personally. Not to mention the people I've never met. Beautiful. As far as what you said about "sad" music making you feel good. That is the core tenet of the blues, my friend, which it has passed on to all of its children (country, rock, and r&b, among all the others)
The next track on this album, Automatic for the People, is also beautiful: Nightswimming. The string arrangement was done by John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin).
HS days…REM was my go to as an awkward high school kid in 84 in Texas. I was a farm boy and this music resonated with me…to me it was a continuation of my parents country and R&B , but they didn’t get it. Thanks for this reaction.
The singer (Michael Stipe) was a bisexual man living in the deep south during the peak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the US. Dude experienced some heavy stuff. There were whispers at the time, but he didn't come out til years after this. You can feel all of what he experienced in this song.
This song ,along with “don’t give up’ pete Gabriel and Kate bush ,has saved my life numerous times ,when I feel down they’re my go to songs . Thank you Michael Stipe and REM for the beautiful song and I’m sure I’m not the only one
This song came out 30 years ago when I was in high school and it still basically brings me to tears every time. I’ve had depression my whole life, although thankfully not with any associated dark thoughts, but it’s still so relatable.
I saw R.E.M. open for The English Beat (w/Bow Wow Wow in btwn) at Red Rocks in 1983? and loved them ever since. One of my favorites is "Orange Crush" mostly for the grunge factor and it's badass. I also love 💕💕 a band that they produced a long time ago from Athens, GA where they're from, the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies. Anything from their album _8 Track Stomp_ is 🔥. I used to play that cd in my cab in Florida and EVERY SINGLE PERSON that ride with me & heard it loved it & asked me who it was playing on my stereo. Young, old, gay, straight, all races, drunk, sober, cracked out, rich or poor...you name it and they loved it.
I love Frank Ocean and Otis Redding too. This R.E.M song is a super powerful and sad song that uses two very happy guitar chords - I always found that interesting. You might like some of the softer melancholic Radiohead songs. "Fake Plastic Tree's" is probably appropriate. Their music varies a lot and changes genre's between albums but there is a constant thread of beauty and sadness. Def one of my GOAT bands.
"You did it to yourself..." That's hilarious! Honestly, I wasn't sure you'd like this one, but I'm so glad you did, Polo. Keep on doing this! You're fun to watch!
Your right about sad songs making you feel better. For me a sad song proves you are not alone with your problems so you move into a better place inside your head. This song removes all human boundaries to send the message - No matter how bad life gets keep going. Good Friends and Good People will lift you out of that hole your in.
R.E.M. is my favorite band. This song came out in 1992. The lead singer Michael Stipe said he wrote this song for teenagers because their suicide rate is so high. The last line of the song is "you are not alone." You don't hear it very loud here, but when you see live videos, he does it loud and clear. TRUST me when I tell you to listen to their songs live in concert. R.E.M. has 15 studio albums, live albums and many bootlegs. All of their songs are unique from album to album and they made it a point to change their sound in each song.
Another song from around the same era that you may like. Queensryche's "Silent Lucidity" I am not a huge Queensryche fan. There's somethings that are extremely special about that song though. I love not only the composition of the piece (which is stronger than this piece, and I've been an REM fan for 40 years) but also a vocal performance that will move you and evoke emotion as much or more than this song. Check it out. I'm enjoying your journey and perpective on music that I now almost take for granted. Seeing new eyes and ears on songs really re-energizes my love for these songs.
We tune in to you to enjoy you heartfelt reaction to the songs we love. Never, NEVER! Apologize for pausing and reacting to the songs we love. I love your reaction and your enjoyment of what I hold dear. So glad to see you find the same value in such well produced and written masterpiece. Thank you. We love you for your honesty all ways my friend.
What I love most about listening to your videos, Polo, is that you remind me of the great music of my youth and that I need to find it again. The 80’s and early 90’s was my zone growing up. REM was one of those epic bands that I will always remember.
This song hit when I was 13. I consider myself lucky to have had 90’s music to get me through my rough teenage years! So happy that you’ve found this song now, and hope it brings you comfort when you need it ❤
I remember as a child when my parents were arguing in the car and we were trapped there in the background. Usually it was on a long drive and money was tight. You suffer in silence hoping it would end soon. No I-pads or cell phones and you just feel the pain and it’s heart wrenching. People don’t want to say ugly things but they are hurting and the words lash out and they can’t be taken back. We are all broken and have to grieve for what ever we have lost. Usually it’s strength and faith in ourselves. Our paths are different but we can walk together as long as we can and that is what this song says to me. 🙏💕🙏💕
I've been in a really dark emotional state for some time now....and realizing most of the music I usually listen to is somewhat down/dark/depressing - and appreciate you reminding me I need to add REM to the positive list.
This song was released just as my abusive marriage ended , it gave me the strength to carry on and get through. Its one off those songs that really speaks too you in a moment off need .
You have become my fav reactor....REM IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥 .MY middle sis Teresa her friend Julie, was friends with stipes...they r amazing & this video.... Brings song to life💙
This is a gorgeous song. It says so much. If you like this kind of stuff (and I do, too), check out I Will Follow You Into The Dark by Death Cab For Cutie. It's a beautiful song as well.
OH NO... you like REM. Man I did discover this when I was 16. I can't count the number of hrs my father n I must have spent listening to REM and deciphering their lyrics.
I also love sad music. You can take this line from Doctor Who: "Sad is happy for deep people." It's cathartic to hear this much pain and hope put to music. Michael Stipe helped Thom Yorke (Radiohead's singer) a lot. If you haven't listened to How to Disappear Completely yet, you might love it. The main point of the song was the result of Stipe helping Yorke cope with the weight of fame and touring etc. Excellent stuff.
Such a beautiful song. If I recall, it was used in the movie; When A Man Loves A Woman starring Meg Ryan. This was a very good movie, and the pain depicted in it, fitted the song lyrics perfectly!
Solid with the Otis Redding comparison! Few artists are able to convey that much emotion in their voice! The power of this song cannot be understated. I highly recommend you dig into the video and what is playing out with the people stuck in their cars, trapped in their personal struggles until they all decide to get up and out and move forward TOGETHER! ! !
I hope you listen to this song again and again. Then listen to it in 20 years from now. The impact of this song only grows with time. REM was the best band on the planet for a time and this song is just one example of why.
There's nothing I love more than seeing someone really feel this heavy music. It's this very music that gives me life. I wish this came out when I was 16 but we had lots of other great music in 1976 ✌️ try Saint Valentine's Angel by Donavan 🙏❣️
Later in the day after I taught myself this one on guitar, my brother came over to tell me that he had tested positive for HIV. It was ‘92 and it was deadly scary as at that point the drugs to combat it had not quite come out. We all thought he was a goner. He’s still with us and healthy, but every time I sit down and play this, it brings me back to that day. But like you said, it’s not necessarily a sad song because it’s about everybody and together we can get through the most terrifying and saddest parts of life. That’s the power of humanity. Thank you Michael Stipe!
The thoughts of the people in the vehicles are so familiar feeling like that at times. It really touches me and.I feel so much of their pain and heartache and lonliness.
I am really enjoying your reactions. I haven't listened to this song in probably over 20 years. This song killed me but also saved me oddly. I obsessivily listened to it so I could cry. I had a horrible eating disorder and at my lowest was 85 lbs. I just didn't want to live. Life was so difficult for me at that time and my family didn't know how to deal with me back then ppl would say "just eat". I can listen to it now and realize how far I have come.
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A song of hope! Don't give up we all go through similar things and difficult times. Hang on!!!😊
Look up please forgive me by Brian adams.Vonnie
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I read that he wrote this after Kurt Cobain’s suicide, to give people hope.
Bro another deep as he'll is.bitter sweet symphony by the very goose bumps 😊😅😮 10:14
So for the video: the traffic jam was symbolic of all these people trapped in their individual pain, unable to move forward. Then when they realized that everyone else was going through the same thing they all broke out and moved on together. And a great message for anyone who's out there feeling like they can't go on. Just hold on. You're not the only one. There's people out there who can help you. Don't give up.
100% well said man
And another piece of symbolism...there are many cars where families are sitting together but yet the pain of one person is not detected by the other family members. You just can't know without being in that person's brain.
It was also based on a true event, where there was a ridiculous jam in the middle of summer and everyone just walked and vanished.
This is one of the reasons people desperately need to seek a higher power to give their pain, anguish, frustration to….. try praying to Jesus Christ to take all of those
Speaks clearly to the reality if our collective consciousness. We are all connected and therefore truly never to be alone!
The song was written by REM to try to prevent suicide. That was their goal.
It worked.
You think?
worked for me.
Stipe was friend with Kurt... And thank you Kurt didn't listen him, his life, his choice.
Enough now to STEALE the Kurt's sui**cide !!
He suffered too much and he did the good choice for Frances, his beloved daughter who is a so happy woman, wife, mother.
❤ For eternity Dearest Kurt...
You said you wish you had found this song when you were 16. I was in my early teens when this song came out and I listened to it all the time. As a little gay boy growing up in the rural woods of Vermont in the 90s ... knowing that I was "not alone" ... it saved me. Thank you Michael Stipe and REM.
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For sure. I was 17 when this song came out and I listened to this album over and over. It was the perfect song at the perfect time.
I was 18 and thought I'd reached the very bottom of my life. Didn't see a way up or out. My friends and I were listening to this song for the first time, and it got us talking. We all felt that way. Pretty sure this song causing that conversation saved some of our lives.
Dude! It's your HUMANITY that makes you popular. It's your humanity that makes this song appeal to you. And to us. Thankyou.
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Exactly .
Agree
There is no person alive who cannot relate to this song. No matter your race, religion, orientation, or culture you've felt this
Sorry but I can't relate with a song against sui**cide EVEN if I do LIKE the group REM.
Stipe has thought to take his life when he learned he had AIDS, I'm sure...
Some songs are happy.
Some songs are sad.
This song is cathartic.
It might be hard for people to understand, but this is an amazingly beautiful song that can help a person feel better when they're down.
And props on Otis Redding. The man is a legend.
When my husband was dying he requested that this song be played at his funeral. It was a long time before I could listen to it again and really listen to the words. It's an amazing song, I often play it now when I'm down. thank you for your reactions. Jeanette, New Zealand.
I’m so sorry for your loss and I understand.
I cried when I read this. Love the memories. You Will exhault together, forever. Again.
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Kia kaha Jeanette❤
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When my dad passed away, this song came out.
Having a narcissistic mother, my dad was my shelter, my rock.
My hubby was fighting cancer, dad too, dad lost his fight. (Hubby had many years to fight in front of him)
I got PTSD. A lot of pain in my young life back then, everything happened in the same years while dealing with a narcissistic mother.
I cried out loud while 'singing' along this song, everyday after dad passed away. How I missed my shelter.
This song helped me so much.
When I was thinking about ending 'it' all, in total panic, I always played this song.
I was not alone, I had to hold on etc and I calmed down.
How music can heal us humans.
I'm a very happy grandma since 6 years together with my beloved hubby. Free of narcissistic mother and free of cancer. How rich hubby and I am.
REM? Everyday, while tears are coming out I'm singing along, having a good feeling inside of me.
You put tears in my eyes God bless you!
This is beautiful. ❤
You re here for a reason...
Never forget that...Bless your heart and soul.❤🎉❤
I haven't seen this video in what I believe has been 30 years and I cried now just as much as I did then. It's beautiful message to not give up on life.
REM had a ton of hits all worth checking out.
I think this song has helped if not saved a lot of people.
100 percent true.
ASOLUTELY!!!!! It was so well written and manages to get everyone who listens to it in the "feels" too. My only major interpretation is saying you are not alone and why? Because "everybody hurts."
When this sone came out, I was like, "This crap is way too depressing." A couple of years later, my heart was broken, I was lost, and I saw no way out. Then this sone came on the radio and it was a true lightbulb moment. I got it. I understood. Thank you, R.E.M., thank you.
Ha, same same. 😂 I thought it was 'meh' when it first came out, but I get it now. Really reassuring.
I absolutely agree. I was about 13 when it cane out. Having one of the best times if my life in a creative jr high program. It wasn’t until much later, once I knew more of the complexity of life that these words would reach me, resonate with me, and uplift me as needed.
When you’re listen to the music, when you’re down you understand the lyrics.
To me, this is a song of hope. "Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends." "You're not alone."
Even though it sounds dark, it really expresses that we're all going through something, but it's temporary. When you're in pain (emotionally or physically), this song is a gentle reminder to take a beat and realize everyone is just getting through this thing called life.
I love music that is thought provoking and makes you feel you're part of it. R.E.M. has mastered this ability.
Especially the way it crescendos at the end. Its so hopeful!
Michael Stipe, lead singer/songwriter for REM was a sensitive, caring, gay boy, raised in a strict Fundamentalist Xtian household. Getting to a place where he could live his life truthfully was a horribly painful experience, and it shows up in many of his songs.
I’m 67 and lived with depression and anxiety most my life. I’ve always fallen back on my music in tough times and this song has been my go too since it came out. I’ve loved and listened to. So much music all my life and nothing has ever hit me to the core of me like this song. I’m glad you get it!💗🇨🇦👍🏼
I'm 55 and have had lifelong severe anxiety and depression with Aspergers and ADHD.
I feel the same way about this song. It's saved me so many times. It's a song of hope. I even got some of the lyrics tattooed on my forearm to remind me during dark times.
I hope music remains a comfort to you for many years to come 💜
I'm 67. Maybe try Rachmaninoff 2 or 3. (Symphony) 2nd theme 1 mvt might help. Much love from me to you. Been there on and off for 55 years.
I'm 60 and bi polar MUSIC has kept me alive Truly.. rack it up to 10 LOUD lay back n feel it. I love rock n blues and Classical try to really listen to Simon n Garfunkall Sound of Silence the words do it for me !!! New version by DISTURBED so good.
I think when you've been where we have it makes us better people xx Stay STRONG xxx
@@ladykayceyI, also have major anxiety and I am 61 years of age ❤. This music blesses my heart 💝. You hang on and know you are not alone.
It's 5am in the morning in AUSTRALIA. I found your channel just recently, and I am 'CRYING'. I loved this song when I was a teenager. But, to hear it now, at the age of 50. Is so much more relatable. Your soul is saying everything so beautifully.
Michael Stipe and Thom Yorke are my favourite painfully beautiful male voices ❤ This song never fails to bring tears to my eyes
Love your observations about Otis and Stipe's voice, the pain. It made me think of the Cranberries' "Zombie"... you can almost hear the singer weeping in that one too. You should check it out, a lot of reactors have loved it.
Big yes to The Cranberries! Dolores O'Riordan definitely had a voice to make you feel all the feels for sure. I was very sad when she passed because she was such a talent.
YES! THIS!
People reacting to this song is what got me into watching people reacting to music!
This song never fails to make me blubber like the big blubbering baby I am at heart. Couple of interesting points: John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin scored the orchestrations at the end, and much of the look of the video is homage to the opening scene of the Federico Fellini film 8 1/2, especially when Stipe climbs up on the car roof and begins gliding forward, but also the whole faces lined in pain while trapped in cars schtick. Where are my tissues, anyway...?
Same 🖤
Knew it! Led Zeppelin was involved
It is a real pleasure watching someone who really loves melodic music.
Never change.
I am so happy to see you react to this. This song brought a lot of comfort to me and my family when my grandpa passed away. My cousin and I went into the "breather room" at the funeral home. The big lounge area was sound proof for people to just let it all out. He brought his boom box and we played this song. My mother and her brothers, as well as her brothers children trickled in as it was playing. While it was playing we just all cried and held each other. It was a cathartic experience we all had. It was a bittersweet moment for love and grief.
That's beautiful.
@@Manageode thank you. It was definitely a core memory for us. 💜
man, that is intense. what an experience with this track. I've not gone through the loss of a core family member.. yet. When it happens, I have no idea how me and my family will handle it.
@SuperNetSpyder If it ever does happen, lean into each other for the support. That's is when you all will need it the most. Coming from experience, it helped losing such a big figure who loved us all with his whole heart. We all leaned on it each other and it got us through it. We still celebrate my grandpa life till this day with all of the happy memories we have of him. It may take some time, but you guys can overcome and celebrate the passing in your fond memories of them. 💜
"It's The End Of The World As We Know It" was my intro to R.E.M. only the college radio stations would play R.E.M. at first.
The song is so far past genius. Always gets me up and dancing!
This is one of the songs tgat got me through chemo this past year. The hold on lines at the end make me bust out in tears every time. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley is another one that has gotten me through. If you are looking for another REM I like End of the World as we Know It. You may want the lyrics because it goes fast.
Holding on...
Here's to a healthy 2023.
may the year ahead bring you health & joy.
@@javabill tyvm
From one survivor to another, all the best!
@@peacefulpossum2438 ty. I'm doing well and hope you are too.
I wish you a great health and a lot of happiness 😊
This song breaks my heart. So many people suffering in this world.😢
R.E.M. is one of my favorites. It's always refreshing when you find like-minded people that like almost everything musically (caveat: if it's good, of course). You might enjoy Simply Red. Holding Back the Years, If You Don't Know Me By Now, either/or/both. His voice is phenomenal.
Yes on Simply Red -over and over. : o )
I agree....Simply Red is so good
This album came out while I was in nursing school, training in a public hospital during the height of the AIDS epidemic. I listened to it on repeat walking to and from class, processing all the death and life and sorrow and hope and love I was confronting every day.
Nightswimming is my favorite REM song. I hope you'll react to it at some point.
REM is one of my favorite bands and this is my favorite song by them.❤️😊
An indescribably beautiful song…….
It seems like a sad song, but it's not.
It's a song to remind you the everybody hurts sometime, and that you a never truly alone.
It has a very positive message for me.
I cry every time i listen to this 😢❤
Michael has such a pure voice. K.D.Lang has a powerful, pure voice too. You should check her out.
Her rendition of hallelujah is phenomenal.
REM was among the insightful college bands of that era! Thank you for reacting to this great song.
It can be very ... satisfying and emotionally liberating to just cry or connect with sadness. I think part of it is ... shared?
And I think that's part of the magic of this song, is people coming together to recognize their sorrows and bad times.
This song has saved the lives of so many people that I know personally. Not to mention the people I've never met. Beautiful.
As far as what you said about "sad" music making you feel good. That is the core tenet of the blues, my friend, which it has passed on to all of its children (country, rock, and r&b, among all the others)
Love R.E.M.! They are amazing live in concert. The video for Everybody Hurts was filmed in my hometown very close to home house.
Michael Stipe was THE MAN to introduce "Nirvana" in Rock and Roll Royal All of fame in 2014... Thx Mike ❤ 🌈❤️👍
"Whoever wrote this song experienced a lot of pain", and hope! Great reaction friend, we're all in this together.
Bro. Polo, I love your soul!!
Got me again .. the tears flow when I hear this ... RIP my dear friend Doug, you are missed
The next track on this album, Automatic for the People, is also beautiful: Nightswimming. The string arrangement was done by John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin).
In fact, John Paul Jones did the string arrangements for this whole album!
Brings tears. 😮
HS days…REM was my go to as an awkward high school kid in 84 in Texas. I was a farm boy and this music resonated with me…to me it was a continuation of my parents country and R&B , but they didn’t get it. Thanks for this reaction.
This message absolutely needs to be heard always!!
Michael's voice is amazing.❤❤❤
Can definitely say i agree that this is a beautiful and ultimately uplifting song.
We all been there.
The singer (Michael Stipe) was a bisexual man living in the deep south during the peak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the US. Dude experienced some heavy stuff. There were whispers at the time, but he didn't come out til years after this. You can feel all of what he experienced in this song.
This song ,along with “don’t give up’ pete Gabriel and Kate bush ,has saved my life numerous times ,when I feel down they’re my go to songs . Thank you Michael Stipe and REM for the beautiful song and I’m sure I’m not the only one
This song came out 30 years ago when I was in high school and it still basically brings me to tears every time. I’ve had depression my whole life, although thankfully not with any associated dark thoughts, but it’s still so relatable.
I saw R.E.M. open for The English Beat (w/Bow Wow Wow in btwn) at Red Rocks in 1983? and loved them ever since. One of my favorites is "Orange Crush" mostly for the grunge factor and it's badass. I also love 💕💕 a band that they produced a long time ago from Athens, GA where they're from, the Chickasaw Mudd Puppies. Anything from their album _8 Track Stomp_ is 🔥. I used to play that cd in my cab in Florida and EVERY SINGLE PERSON that ride with me & heard it loved it & asked me who it was playing on my stereo. Young, old, gay, straight, all races, drunk, sober, cracked out, rich or poor...you name it and they loved it.
Losing my Religion, ❤ it❣️ Every body hurts is great too❣️
This song and Rush's The Pass have a deep anti-suicide message that rocks you to the core when you're at a low point.
I love Frank Ocean and Otis Redding too. This R.E.M song is a super powerful and sad song that uses two very happy guitar chords - I always found that interesting. You might like some of the softer melancholic Radiohead songs. "Fake Plastic Tree's" is probably appropriate. Their music varies a lot and changes genre's between albums but there is a constant thread of beauty and sadness. Def one of my GOAT bands.
This song makes me cry, good reaction.
"You did it to yourself..." That's hilarious!
Honestly, I wasn't sure you'd like this one, but I'm so glad you did, Polo. Keep on doing this! You're fun to watch!
This is comfort and catharsis in one shot. And makes me cry every time.
One of those songs that really hit you in the feels on multiple levels.
It's comforting to know all human beings have these moments, and indeed, you are not alone when it's your turn. Hold on, hold on, hold o ❤️
Your right about sad songs making you feel better. For me a sad song proves you are not alone with your problems so you move into a better place inside your head. This song removes all human boundaries to send the message - No matter how bad life gets keep going. Good Friends and Good People will lift you out of that hole your in.
R.E.M. is my favorite band. This song came out in 1992. The lead singer Michael Stipe said he wrote this song for teenagers because their suicide rate is so high. The last line of the song is "you are not alone." You don't hear it very loud here, but when you see live videos, he does it loud and clear. TRUST me when I tell you to listen to their songs live in concert. R.E.M. has 15 studio albums, live albums and many bootlegs. All of their songs are unique from album to album and they made it a point to change their sound in each song.
I was 16 and going through boy problems!! I sang it to the top of my lungs..
That was 1992
A lot of people see this as a sad song, but I think it's a great song of hope.
Another song from around the same era that you may like. Queensryche's "Silent Lucidity" I am not a huge Queensryche fan. There's somethings that are extremely special about that song though. I love not only the composition of the piece (which is stronger than this piece, and I've been an REM fan for 40 years) but also a vocal performance that will move you and evoke emotion as much or more than this song. Check it out. I'm enjoying your journey and perpective on music that I now almost take for granted. Seeing new eyes and ears on songs really re-energizes my love for these songs.
R.E.M are the masters of videos and songs matching. This song is amazing.
I have hurt lots in my life. I'm 69 yrs old and music can help soothe. This is one song.
Such a great song. REM was an outstanding group. Thanks for the reaction ❤
Was definitely a life changing song for me … another band whose extensive repertoire is a stable on my playlists. Glad you loved it too.
We tune in to you to enjoy you heartfelt reaction to the songs we love. Never, NEVER! Apologize for pausing and reacting to the songs we love. I love your reaction and your enjoyment of what I hold dear. So glad to see you find the same value in such well produced and written masterpiece. Thank you. We love you for your honesty all ways my friend.
What I love most about listening to your videos, Polo, is that you remind me of the great music of my youth and that I need to find it again. The 80’s and early 90’s was my zone growing up. REM was one of those epic bands that I will always remember.
I love this song so much. I heard a version by a winner of the voice Australia Bella Taylor Smith and it gives you chills 😊
Still one of my favourites by R.E.M. can relate in so many ways.
This song hit when I was 13. I consider myself lucky to have had 90’s music to get me through my rough teenage years! So happy that you’ve found this song now, and hope it brings you comfort when you need it ❤
I remember as a child when my parents were arguing in the car and we were trapped there in the background. Usually it was on a long drive and money was tight. You suffer in silence hoping it would end soon. No I-pads or cell phones and you just feel the pain and it’s heart wrenching. People don’t want to say ugly things but they are hurting and the words lash out and they can’t be taken back. We are all broken and have to grieve for what ever we have lost. Usually it’s strength and faith in ourselves. Our paths are different but we can walk together as long as we can and that is what this song says to me. 🙏💕🙏💕
REM and The Cure are my two goto bands when I’m feeling down .
I've been in a really dark emotional state for some time now....and realizing most of the music I usually listen to is somewhat down/dark/depressing - and appreciate you reminding me I need to add REM to the positive list.
I love your journey 💟 and your open heart 💝. Thank you for bringing me music I feel, deeply 🥰. This is a beautiful journey. You are precious
Sad music can make us realize we're not alone❤
I loved everyting this group did,,they were very UNDERATED.
This song was released just as my abusive marriage ended , it gave me the strength to carry on and get through. Its one off those songs that really speaks too you in a moment off need .
You have become my fav reactor....REM IS 🔥🔥🔥🔥 .MY middle sis Teresa her friend Julie, was friends with stipes...they r amazing & this video.... Brings song to life💙
This is a gorgeous song. It says so much. If you like this kind of stuff (and I do, too), check out I Will Follow You Into The Dark by Death Cab For Cutie. It's a beautiful song as well.
OH NO... you like REM. Man I did discover this when I was 16. I can't count the number of hrs my father n I must have spent listening to REM and deciphering their lyrics.
My favorite song by R.E.M.!!! Pay attention to what the people are thinking 🤔. And look at those big old cars and trucks.
I also love sad music. You can take this line from Doctor Who: "Sad is happy for deep people." It's cathartic to hear this much pain and hope put to music. Michael Stipe helped Thom Yorke (Radiohead's singer) a lot. If you haven't listened to How to Disappear Completely yet, you might love it. The main point of the song was the result of Stipe helping Yorke cope with the weight of fame and touring etc. Excellent stuff.
Such a beautiful song. If I recall, it was used in the movie; When A Man Loves A Woman starring Meg Ryan. This was a very good movie, and the pain depicted in it, fitted the song lyrics perfectly!
Michael Stiipe definatly 1 of the BEST.
You took me home was 14 .
THANK YOU ... peace outxx
Man EXCELLENT REACTION...It lays down a balance!
Solid with the Otis Redding comparison! Few artists are able to convey that much emotion in their voice! The power of this song cannot be understated. I highly recommend you dig into the video and what is playing out with the people stuck in their cars, trapped in their personal struggles until they all decide to get up and out and move forward TOGETHER! ! !
Another great pick. Another great pick from the 90s... maybe 1992. My daughter & her friends loved this! She drew me in. A REAL surprise from 1990s 😊
I hope you listen to this song again and again. Then listen to it in 20 years from now. The impact of this song only grows with time. REM was the best band on the planet for a time and this song is just one example of why.
Listen to this song live...omg!
This song got me through a very hard time in my life, I have a cry every time I listen to it but it gives me hope
There's nothing I love more than seeing someone really feel this heavy music. It's this very music that gives me life. I wish this came out when I was 16 but we had lots of other great music in 1976 ✌️ try Saint Valentine's Angel by Donavan 🙏❣️
Later in the day after I taught myself this one on guitar, my brother came over to tell me that he had tested positive for HIV. It was ‘92 and it was deadly scary as at that point the drugs to combat it had not quite come out. We all thought he was a goner. He’s still with us and healthy, but every time I sit down and play this, it brings me back to that day. But like you said, it’s not necessarily a sad song because it’s about everybody and together we can get through the most terrifying and saddest parts of life. That’s the power of humanity. Thank you Michael Stipe!
The thoughts of the people in the vehicles are so familiar feeling like that at times. It really touches me and.I feel so much of their pain and heartache and lonliness.
One of the most powerful and beautiful videos of all time! I just love the message and the emotions in his voice. Just fantastic!♥️
I love his vocals. Very powerful singer in my opinion. ♥️🌻
Love this song and message.
This song makes me so emotional. I listen to it when i need a good cry and the comfort from the words and emtion from R.E.M.
I am really enjoying your reactions. I haven't listened to this song in probably over 20 years. This song killed me but also saved me oddly. I obsessivily listened to it so I could cry. I had a horrible eating disorder and at my lowest was 85 lbs. I just didn't want to live. Life was so difficult for me at that time and my family didn't know how to deal with me back then ppl would say "just eat". I can listen to it now and realize how far I have come.
REM is phenomenal and I love your comment that his voice is haunting. Check out “Night Swimming” - a beautiful, poignant song.