It is so unbelievable how this college garage band became a world-wide sensation but when I listen, I can see why REM is so awesome. Great song writing/ great sound
I was always a HUGE REM fan from the early 80's. I got married in 92 when I was 33. This album came out a week before our wedding. We drove out to Calfornia, we live in Iowa. 2 weeks. This played (AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE) about half the time we were in the car. My wife passed away about 5 years ago. Still think of her deeply when I hear any of this album. Especially NIGHT SWIMMING. Miss you Teresa.
Bless you man. Night swimming is a great song. Thanks for sharing :) I'm finding new love to this song right now. Circle of life within this masterpiece i think. Thanks again for sharing hope alls well Willy.
So very sorry to hear that about Teresa, but maybe what will make you smile +Willy James is that she's singing along with more than 1/2 of the people mentioned in this tune up in Heaven. ;-)
I am 75 years old, and I didn't pay much attention to R.E.M. in the day, even though I lived only a few miles from Athens, GA. I was more into the B52s. I have rediscovered R.E.M. and their songs. They produced such great music. You never know how your attitudes will change as you get older. I wish I had seen them live.
I hope you're doing well.. I'm from 45 minutes away from Athens and I'm a hard rock lead guitar player but I grew up on these guys, as well as all my proud GA artists, like James Brown, Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers, the Black Crows, etc..
As a Muslim from the Middle East, it is through the brilliantly crafted songs of R.E.M that I first became exposed to the greatness of Western culture. R.E.M songs remind me of the happy times of my childhood when optimism ruled the day. Things have changed for the worse since then, but I will always have R.E.M hits to fall back on. Thank you Michael Stipe for brilliant works of art! I'll be forever grateful.
Hearing this again reminds me of how good life was still in the 90’s. We had music like this that made us all feel like we were living life in the last part of a century and it was magnificent!
Timeless song. The lyrics, the voice, the mandolin, the acoustic guitar, the electric and bass guitar, the drums. That’s creativity right there. A masterpiece.
One of my favorite songs when deployed with the Marines. When the gun was cold I would sing this in my head and give me comfort and some sort of happiness till this day! Great song🇺🇸
@@tetertertertert A lot of it is a tribute to Andy Kaufman and mentions different things he did. There was some conspiracies put forward after his death so I think that plays into it as well.
@@RoxanneM- Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas (1994): "No way...that's great-WE'VE LANDED ON THE MOON! Jim Carrey in 1999: Plays Andy Kaufman to a tee in 'Man on the Moon'. Legendary status ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sitting here at work in my lunch break I just can not help but wiping away the tears, thinking about how beautiful and awesome this song is and how perfectly executed this video is. In both - song and video - there is still so much to discover. Even after more than 30 years.
Their songwriting at its best had that quality of making you think you're on the cusp of grasping something life changing. It's a rare and precious quality. All I can say is listen to Murmur from start to finish. All the songs have this quality from start to finish even though Stipe's voice at the time was a literal murmur and it's almost impossible to understand what he's saying and even when you can the meaning is impenetrable. It's the feeling that matters anyway.
Use to love this song when I was twelve in the early 90s. I almost forget about it until I heard a RUclipsr mention the song last night, I was half a sleep but immediately woke up and searched for it.
The way he changes his voice into an impression of Elvis, "hey baby" is so great and those backing vocals for singing the lyric "man on the moon" I love that sound of the vocals. This is such an incredibly clever brilliant song.
@Gaelicgirl☘☘ Absoloootly! Amazing range and so haunting. I'd never listened to R.E.M. before and a friend introduced me about 30 years ago. I was never going to escape the spell after the that summer - we used to go onto the common ground overlooking Cowes (Isle of Wight) seafront and sit there listening to a few of the albums on a ghettoblaster. We'd always drop ecstasy (White Dove) and just listen all night 'till them batteries were no more, in love with the music, in love with the surroundings in the wee morning hours, the sea rippling gently and _Night Swimming_ or _Orange Crush_ guiding us gently 'till the sun came up. And in love with each other. That instant psychic group love that MDMA allows you to shortcut into :) Ah those days, I'd give anything to be able to recapture them and the unrequited love I suffered with the amazing girl who introduced me not only to the songs of REM, but also *how* to listen to that great music :)
This song came out just after my 14 month old son Andrew (Andy) passed away suddenly from meningitis . It made me cry hearing this . Just thinking of goofing on Elvis . See you again someday son.
The songs for man on the moon and the actual movie never got the right amount of respect and love it should have gotten. I'm fighting cancer right now... So it has new meaning to me.. Love everyone. Peace
The song has a hypnotic quality about it! The words "if you believe they put a man on the moon", in itself transports you to another time and place! Rem is an amazing band and this is a beautiful song!
I miss you Diane. REM always reminds me of you. You were never really happy. Thanks for all the friendship you gave me. Breast cancer was the enemy. 6/5/68 - 10-4-22.
This is one of those songs I love that it doesn't matter whether I feel bad, good, or somewhere in between. It's just a great listen anytime, anywhere.
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I can still picture this video playing on my living room tv back in 92. I was 13 years old. At the time I thought my life was so hard. Boy I really had no idea. I miss those days dearly.
"Automatic for the People" pulled me from the brink of a nervous breakdown. I lay in bed, alone in Thailand, just absorbing it for hours at a time. This album healed me.
I think I loved all of REM's songs from first listen. They were all so deep and very well written. I can't believe I never bought a full album of theirs.
I keep coming back to this song and while the super... heartfelt and "clean" feeling of the arrangement is excellent, I think it's the lyricism that really draws me in the most. More than being able to verify whether or not things we see on broadcast are the way they're said to be from a philosophical perspective, there's a sense of reverence for dreams and for the human imagination here, I think. It's honestly beautiful, subtly funny and addictive to boot. Awesome song.
My younger brother committed suicide last weekend by overdosing on something. He was found with headphones on, presumably listening to something. This is his youtube account. He made a playlist containing 6 songs that was edited the day he passed. This is one of the 6 songs. With the method he used, he was dead after about 30 minutes, probably unconscious around 12 minutes. I like to think that it was peaceful for him with his music on. I love you Myles, I'll miss you everyday for the rest of my life..
So sad to read this. It echoes what happened in my family. Try not to be hard on yourself, it's often v hard to recognise that things were that difficult for the person. Take care, sending a virtual hug.
There is often joy or sadness behind a piece of music. The music and the memories live on. Hope your dear brother is in heavenly peace on the other side of life.
I've probably watched this video at least 10 times in the last few days. It's not just the song but everything and everyone in the video that adds so much. Music can touch you in ways no other medium can.
@@wildwest5436 Well I'm not American, but I respect you for going to war, whether the people in charge made the decision for the right reasons or not, you did what you had to do. Bravo, sir 👍
Not wishing to diss your beloved papa, but he should have taught you that REM wrote better songs eight years before they released this thing. Try this one (from 1984): ruclips.net/video/msWi0c4tHV8/видео.html&ab_channel=REMVEVO Just true: sorry.
REM are an intellectual band, marvelous, enchanting, thought provoking, emotionally ingenious and every song is well engineered with an emotion.. it's like they are an art installation in a museum, they truly are "artist".
"egypt was troubled by a horrible asp" it's hardly dylan, rush or the fall is it? childlike, but anthemic, with all the right music industry connections, and yeah, by this point, the production was top notch
[Verse 1] Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Monopoly, Twenty-One, checkers and chess Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Let's play Twister, let's play Risk Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah See you in heaven if you make the list Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are we losing touch? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool [Verse 2] Moses went walking with the staff of wood Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Newton got beaned by the apple good Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are you having fun? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool [Bridge] Here's a little agit for the never-believer Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a little ghost for the offering Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are we losing touch? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool [Outro] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool
One of the best bands ever undoubtedly, I think it's impossible for Micheal Stipe and his colleagues to write a bad song, every one is a classic, priceless gem!!!
This is one of the best song ever! The lyric and music go hand and hand. I 30 years later and I still am not sick of this song. I is timeless to me;) I get this strange vision in my head when I hear this song. I picture this song playing at my funeral and everyone is smiling and dancing instead of crying!!! I don’t have any idea why I have that vision in my head when I shear this song, except that it is absolutely amazing and timeless…
There is somethng about REM that will always resonate with certain people. A fresh, clean and distinctive melodic sense, subtle but skilled musicianship, memorable lyrics that are mysterious yet sincere. Michael Stipe's beauty and sensitivity, his physicality and outsider mentality. Political/social principles not forced on the audience, but always present. And also the fact that they called it a day before any of that started to feel stale and repetitive, and returned to lower profile lives in humility and gratitude. Will there ever be another music act like that again? I doubt it.
@@the406seadonkey6I certainly hope not. They were one of the first bands I've heard. They helped me through high school. My first acting job. At 34 now, It like to think I have a big new chapter coming for them to be a part of.
I was a teenager back then and I already considered R.E.M.'s music magical and one of a kind, but without the internet I had no clue how beautyful the videos have also been. I don't know what is needed for such touching work, but I appreciate it even more today due to the video!
Michael Stipes voice when he sings ‘are we losing touch’ is like an Angel singing. Automatic for the people stayed in my tape player (yes I said tape player) for about 14 months after this album came out. Incredible album. Love r.e.m
My best friend in school sand this song in front of everyone.. we were 15 at that time.. He died in an accident when he was 23. So this song brings good memories.. friendship, teenager times where we didn't know anything about taxes, bills to pay and politics.. we were full of dreams at that time.. 😊 God bless you, my friend
@@EXPLISITemcee i usually come across this song in supermarkets, some stores or occasionally in the car. All my past dreams were replaced by new ones. Life is different for sure, but i know that every time i hear this song i feel lucky for all the good memories.
I love the story of the song: Stipe struggled to find the right words and was against the clock because the album was due soon. Instead of working through it in the studio, the band took a few days off, during which Stipe listened to the track on a cassette in his rental car until he found inspiration. "When we reconvened, Michael walked into the studio, sang, 'Man On The Moon' once, and walked out," Peter Buck said in the In Time compilation. "We were all stunned. It was one of those magic moments I'll remember long after the award ceremonies and the photo sessions have disappeared into the mists of time."
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Christine I love your comment. Just started watching old videos of Andy he was the best of whatever he did. Just the best. I’m a religious guy I love God and a son Jesus. I’m not gonna make this a religious thing, but, think about All the great comedians that have left us early. Andy was a pvegetarian a health nut yet Got lung cancer. I truly believe God gives us football for entertainment baseball dragracing NASCAR great movies great actors great music. And he gives us great comedians and great guys like Andy although there was only one. We get them for a while and I honestly Believe that he takes them back to heaven. It Has to be so.
@@blinko656 not super religious but this makes complete sense in the philosophical sense thanks for commenting Andy was very positive person very sincerely insincere because he understood
They can't hear it enough how great they were. Just BRILLIANT! So prolific, so many great studio albums. I love them ALL (except one which i'm now starting to appreciate) and can't believe how many they put out. incredible, incredible band that IMO, even as loved as they are? I still think they are underated. One day I hope to meet one of them face to face and tell them how much their music means to me.
I spent my youth working in factories listening to this message/music, before i got a brain injury and everything changed. The world is just different. Maybe.i sliped into some nasty wormhole or something. Not sure, but can anyone/anything show me the way back. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I had a closed head injury and woke up from a coma with paralysis on the left side. I trusted God and worked hard on my recovery. I quit smoking and got married and have been married for over 21 years. I wasn't supposed to come out of the coma but have now outlived my brother and mother's suicides and my dad's dementia. I'm still going strong. Don't give up.
Thomas Fleming they don’t consider REM one of the greatest bands ever only because of this song. REM has so many other far better songs (I like this song, but you definitely aren’t wrong). I’d absolutely recommend listening to So. Central Rain if you want something of theirs that I think is genuinely fantastic.
I just watched Tales from the territories on the Vice channel and they did a whole episode on Andy Kaufman. They claimed Andy never cashed his checks from wrestling.
I'm 44 and absolutely adore this group, I suffer from multiple personality disorders and always find that this groups music keeps my demons at bay with its happy upbeat but also has the occasional sad lyrics which fantasticly combines life with dreams. Thank you for this music in the best decade of all time. If we believe then we belive x
One of my favourite lyrical songs of all time along with Sympathy For The Devil. If you've read enough about Andy Kaufman then you'll appreciate just how gold Michael's words are.
And, if you heard..."Mr. Fred Blassie and a breakfast Mass". There was a film released in 1983 called " My Breakfast with Blassie" starring Andy Kauffman and the real WWWF Hall of Famer...Classy Freddie Blassie "
[Verse 1] Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Monopoly, Twenty-one, Checkers, and Chess Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Let's play Twister, let's play Risk Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah See you in heaven if you make the list Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus 1] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are we losing touch? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool [Verse 2] Moses went walking with the staff of wood Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Newton got beaned by the apple good Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus 2] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are you having fun? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool [Verse 3] Here's a little agit for the never-believer Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a little ghost for the offering Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
REM is one of those groups that got better with time. I remember when this was new and I liked it but didn't really get it, now it's like a haunting anthem.
@@zyourzgrandzmaz I never said they weren't famous, I personally wasn't as into REM in the 90s as I've become today and even though I like them more now, "Shiny Happy People" is by far my least favorite REM song. But to address the sarcasm looking though the lens of now: Not everyone is into a band or should be just because they're big. Are you into Cloud Rap? -- dude, it's super big in 2020, better get on board. The most watched video on YT is "Despacito" 6.8 Billion views and it's the same trite four chord low hanging I-V-vi-IV schlock I hear in everything now. I guess you should love it because how can nearly the entire population of the world be wrong?
Agreed. I remember hearing Losing My Religion on the radio my whole life but I never got it. Only recently did it hit me how great it is. Now I am a dieheard fan of REM... :)
"See you in Heaven (if you make the list)." "Here's a truckstop instead of St. Peter's (yeah yeah yeah yeah)." Reality vs. Idealism. What great lyrics!
@@andykaufman7637 Andy, are you goofin'... it was directed by Peter Care. He also directed the videos for Drive, What's the Frequency Kenneth? and a few others by R.E.M., as well as plenty for other artists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Care
Back in the 70’s this is what we were taught in school, watched on TV and listened to Mott The Hopple! Michael had the talent to put it all into a everlasting perspective.
I'm very sorry that this band broke up, I really liked their lyrics and music. REM was and will always be a part of my life. I'll never forget the time they were here in my country, Brazil.
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It is so unbelievable how this college garage band became a world-wide sensation but when I listen, I can see why REM is so awesome. Great song writing/ great sound
something about Athens, GA....
how does anyone start out
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@@ironfistarrival everyone starts form the bottom
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I was always a HUGE REM fan from the early 80's. I got married in 92 when I was 33. This album came out a week before our wedding. We drove out to Calfornia, we live in Iowa. 2 weeks. This played (AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE) about half the time we were in the car. My wife passed away about 5 years ago. Still think of her deeply when I hear any of this album. Especially NIGHT SWIMMING. Miss you Teresa.
Bless you man. Night swimming is a great song. Thanks for sharing :) I'm finding new love to this song right now. Circle of life within this masterpiece i think. Thanks again for sharing hope alls well Willy.
So very sorry to hear that about Teresa, but maybe what will make you smile +Willy James is that she's singing along with more than 1/2 of the people mentioned in this tune up in Heaven. ;-)
Willy, deseo que Dios te bendiga y que siempre recuerdes a tu esposa con amor y alegria. Un abrazo muy fuerte desde Argentina.
Sorry dude v. V😢
Damn...sorry to hear about that loss. Glad REM is a remembrance
I am 75 years old, and I didn't pay much attention to R.E.M. in the day, even though I lived only a few miles from Athens, GA. I was more into the B52s. I have rediscovered R.E.M. and their songs. They produced such great music. You never know how your attitudes will change as you get older. I wish I had seen them live.
I hope you're doing well.. I'm from 45 minutes away from Athens and I'm a hard rock lead guitar player but I grew up on these guys, as well as all my proud GA artists, like James Brown, Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers, the Black Crows, etc..
Hi, I'm 40, I'm from the Urals, I also came across this song just today. opening day.
What a beautiful thing, to discover R.E.M. when you already have the life experience to truly listen and relate to it. Must be a wonderful experience!
Look up R.E.M's 'Shiny Happy People" - a collab with Kate Pierson of the B-52's :)
I love Shiny Happy People but apparently all members of REM hated it! Very strange.@@livinup33
As a Muslim from the Middle East, it is through the brilliantly crafted songs of R.E.M that I first became exposed to the greatness of Western culture. R.E.M songs remind me of the happy times of my childhood when optimism ruled the day. Things have changed for the worse since then, but I will always have R.E.M hits to fall back on.
Thank you Michael Stipe for brilliant works of art! I'll be forever grateful.
So,proud of you
Ledgend, welcome to the world brother
Glad to hear it. Cultures are made to be shared.
Gaza could use some happy times.
Good music transcends race, religion, sex or age.
Hearing this again reminds me of how good life was still in the 90’s. We had music like this that made us all feel like we were living life in the last part of a century and it was magnificent!
Exactly older cat NZ.
It was the last peak of civilization, and I miss it a lot. It was all down hill once the century turned, and we have been speeding down since then.
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Why do I feal the same?!
Amen
Decades have passed and I forgot how wonderful this song is.
Awesome
There’s something so melancholy about this song, so beautiful. I love it with all my heart.
REM inspired me in the late 80's in the sense that you can do anything as an artist or musician. With them, there were no rules.
Timeless song. The lyrics, the voice, the mandolin, the acoustic guitar, the electric and bass guitar, the drums. That’s creativity right there. A masterpiece.
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R.E.M. Man 👨 On The Moon 1992
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One of my favorite songs when deployed with the Marines. When the gun was cold I would sing this in my head and give me comfort and some sort of happiness till this day! Great song🇺🇸
Thank you for your service sir. 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🗽 you Folks are greatly appreciated....
Thank you for serving!!
Semper Fi, 1983-87, Quantico 6114
God bless you, thank you for keeping our nation free!
REM & The B-52s both from Athens, GA and both incredible bands. Stipe's voice and gentle nature always floored me. So many 80's tunes that just hit.
Mi consigli alcune canzoni dei The 52s. Non li conosco. Grazie
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His voice comes off as whiney...they are definately overrated.
Automatic For The People is just such a brilliant album. Thank you R.E.M. to enrich our lives with so much good music ❤️
One of the greatest songs ever written
Its the video rather than the words.
This truly is one of their most beautiful songs.
it's a message not a song
@@IamSkullrules your ✅️ right on the money and if you take that road you will be amazed.....IamSkullrules.
@@tetertertertert man didn't land on the Moon and everything we are told is a Lie that's the meaning
@@tetertertertert whats the sun "mean" what about a rainbow? no clue. but it doesnt stop me from appreciating their beauty.
@@tetertertertert A lot of it is a tribute to Andy Kaufman and mentions different things he did. There was some conspiracies put forward after his death so I think that plays into it as well.
What a singer,what a song and what a band.Absolute classic
Hi I recommend an indie song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
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@@RoxanneM- Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas (1994): "No way...that's great-WE'VE LANDED ON THE MOON!
Jim Carrey in 1999: Plays Andy Kaufman to a tee in 'Man on the Moon'. Legendary status ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sitting here at work in my lunch break I just can not help but wiping away the tears, thinking about how beautiful and awesome this song is and how perfectly executed this video is. In both - song and video - there is still so much to discover. Even after more than 30 years.
Michael Stipe has a wonderful unique voice, love R.E.M.
Mr Stipe Is the best.
Instantly recognizable.
There is something hauntingly beautiful about this song. Makes me feel nostalgic about a time I will never revisit.
R.E.M.
Their songwriting at its best had that quality of making you think you're on the cusp of grasping something life changing. It's a rare and precious quality. All I can say is listen to Murmur from start to finish. All the songs have this quality from start to finish even though Stipe's voice at the time was a literal murmur and it's almost impossible to understand what he's saying and even when you can the meaning is impenetrable. It's the feeling that matters anyway.
Same here its like the days of the moon landing and oil rigs and 1960s 1970s and 1880s nostalgia.
I feel the same!☆
Use to love this song when I was twelve in the early 90s. I almost forget about it until I heard a RUclipsr mention the song last night, I was half a sleep but immediately woke up and searched for it.
The way he changes his voice into an impression of Elvis, "hey baby" is so great and those backing vocals for singing the lyric "man on the moon" I love that sound of the vocals. This is such an incredibly clever brilliant song.
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I think Kaufmann did an Elvis impression/gag. It’s in the movie.
Best backing vocals ever in my opinion.
This Guy as a singer will be a legend of his tiime .Brilliant live Band ..Some stunning tracks .what a voice !
@Gaelicgirl☘☘ Absoloootly!
Amazing range and so haunting. I'd never listened to R.E.M. before and a friend introduced me about 30 years ago. I was never going to escape the spell after the that summer - we used to go onto the common ground overlooking Cowes (Isle of Wight) seafront and sit there listening to a few of the albums on a ghettoblaster. We'd always drop ecstasy (White Dove) and just listen all night 'till them batteries were no more, in love with the music, in love with the surroundings in the wee morning hours, the sea rippling gently and _Night Swimming_ or _Orange Crush_ guiding us gently 'till the sun came up. And in love with each other.
That instant psychic group love that MDMA allows you to shortcut into :)
Ah those days, I'd give anything to be able to recapture them and the unrequited love I suffered with the amazing girl who introduced me not only to the songs of REM, but also *how* to listen to that great music :)
I'm as into REM at 66 yrs and never plan to stop!
This song came out just after my 14 month old son Andrew (Andy) passed away suddenly from meningitis . It made me cry hearing this . Just thinking of goofing on Elvis . See you again someday son.
Very sorry, so sad when an innocent child loses their life in any way. I also believe we will be with the loved ones we lost.
I'm SO sorry for your loss and God Bless you and your family...
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢
You will see him again, he is with Jesus in Paradise. 🙏🏻🫂💐💔❤️🩹
You will ❤️
The songs for man on the moon and the actual movie never got the right amount of respect and love it should have gotten. I'm fighting cancer right now... So it has new meaning to me.. Love everyone. Peace
hope you beat it. love.
Thank you. I believe I honestly will. Love you
You are not connected to the chris jericho band are you!
@@shawnmichael2593 No. as a big wrestling fan, I would certainly have liked to be though!
That's cool and cool name
Michael Stipe has such a beautiful voice I love this song what a great band and band members too❤
You are so right!
The song has a hypnotic quality about it! The words "if you believe they put a man on the moon", in itself transports you to another time and place! Rem is an amazing band and this is a beautiful song!
Brilliant song, brilliant band, brilliant theme. This is pure gold.
Yes
@Maximo Ricardo and @Ivan Devin you must be part of the shit side of the Internet. Propagating constant bullshit and idiocy....
R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
R.E.M. Love The 1990's
R.E.M. Love The 1992
Over 40m hits--no surprise. Beautiful song, beautiful video. Neither will ever get old. ❤
I miss you Diane. REM always reminds me of you. You were never really happy. Thanks for all the friendship you gave me. Breast cancer was the enemy. 6/5/68 - 10-4-22.
I was 16 or 17 back in 92 or so when it came out. This is so epic. I miss those days and music like this beyond words.
This song takes me back to when I was 16, and I wish I could go back to those days. I'm only 32 but that shows how timeless this type of music is
This music will always exist though❤️
Beautiful and timeless. What happened to music?
"What happened to music" was, it started to suck after the '80s when VH1/MTV went downhill and Hair Bands took over.
well said
This is one of those songs I love that it doesn't matter whether I feel bad, good, or somewhere in between. It's just a great listen anytime, anywhere.
REM Music got me through my 20's, 30's
Thats timeless music. You can listen to their songs and they hold up time and time again
Just brilliant.
X2
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R.E.M. were just inducted into the songwriters hall of fame!
Something they deserved
His kind isn’t allowed in heaven
@@TOCC50Good thing it's the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and not heaven
Yes! How do they come up with these brilliant lyrics and melodies?
@@dianekrauss3940 so deserved.
This is one song I will never get out of my head. It still rocks today even after all these years. Classic song and a classic group.
All these years I never gave this song much thought, but now in 2024 I realize it's brilliant. A whole new meaning
I was just thinking the same.
Nailed it. I agree at 70 I think a lot about my memories
Yes , I no longer believe in the nasa fairy tale.... so I have a new love for this song lol ....
@@WHATISTRUTHTV Yes 👊 I second that
Same😂❤🎉😢🎉😅😅😅
I can still picture this video playing on my living room tv back in 92. I was 13 years old. At the time I thought my life was so hard. Boy I really had no idea. I miss those days dearly.
Me too brother
Why is life harder now ?
I was so much older than, I'm younger then that now.
Sasme here OP.
@@keithbickerdike4621 If you have to ask, just thank your lucky stars you don't know.
one of their greats... still good
This was posted here on my 70th birthday...amazing
What a hauntingly beautiful original song. Utterly memorable.
"Automatic for the People" pulled me from the brink of a nervous breakdown. I lay in bed, alone in Thailand, just absorbing it for hours at a time. This album healed me.
For me it was New Adventures in HiFi - amazing band
@@aamarkhan7448 I LOVE that record
Jet Nova me too ✌️❤️
@@shawnmurphy9667 I'm glad
It was Monster for me
A melodic, intellectually astute song I've liked ever since my days as a Safeway grocery clerk, a job and community I loved and love.
One of the best songs of the 90's....but it's so nostalgic, almost makes me cry.
2024 this song is still beautiful.. sending me back to childhood
I think I loved all of REM's songs from first listen. They were all so deep and very well written. I can't believe I never bought a full album of theirs.
I keep coming back to this song and while the super... heartfelt and "clean" feeling of the arrangement is excellent, I think it's the lyricism that really draws me in the most. More than being able to verify whether or not things we see on broadcast are the way they're said to be from a philosophical perspective, there's a sense of reverence for dreams and for the human imagination here, I think. It's honestly beautiful, subtly funny and addictive to boot. Awesome song.
Nobody does beautiful melancholy like REM
I love this song !!! I was 15. Today i am 47!
My younger brother committed suicide last weekend by overdosing on something. He was found with headphones on, presumably listening to something. This is his youtube account. He made a playlist containing 6 songs that was edited the day he passed. This is one of the 6 songs. With the method he used, he was dead after about 30 minutes, probably unconscious around 12 minutes. I like to think that it was peaceful for him with his music on. I love you Myles, I'll miss you everyday for the rest of my life..
May you find peace my friend. I can only say "you never get over it" , but "you learn to live with it"
@@geoffreywhaley8674 So true, 2 years in November and the shock and intense pain have softened.
So sad to read this. It echoes what happened in my family. Try not to be hard on yourself, it's often v hard to recognise that things were that difficult for the person. Take care, sending a virtual hug.
So sorry for your loss
There is often joy or sadness behind a piece of music. The music and the memories live on. Hope your dear brother is in heavenly peace on the other side of life.
I've probably watched this video at least 10 times in the last few days. It's not just the song but everything and everyone in the video that adds so much. Music can touch you in ways no other medium can.
I'm here. I love this song. 66 and going strong on the tunes I will love forever. This is one of my all time favorites!!!!😊
This band will always have a special place in my heart and this song is one of their many greatest hits that I never get tired of listening to. 🫶🏽
REM digs deep in my heart. I just turned 20 and was in Desert Storm. 1 year later met my wife of almost 30 years.
What was it like to be involved in that?
@@Annieareyouokayshamone at the time it was an honor but later in life you realize the political show it was and the ever lasting effects of war.
@@wildwest5436 Well I'm not American, but I respect you for going to war, whether the people in charge made the decision for the right reasons or not, you did what you had to do. Bravo, sir 👍
@@Annieareyouokayshamone thank you🙏🏻
My dad always played this song when I was little. I have such strong memories of listening to this and hearing my dad talk about the band.
Not wishing to diss your beloved papa, but he should have taught you that REM wrote better songs eight years before they released this thing. Try this one (from 1984):
ruclips.net/video/msWi0c4tHV8/видео.html&ab_channel=REMVEVO
Just true: sorry.
@@Ingens_Scherz Ironically that's one of his favorites.
my dad did the same thing he would always play this song in the car when i was younger
@@Ingens_Scherz remhq
R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1992
疲れきって仕事から帰って適当に流して見てたDVDでこの曲を知り何故かポロポロ泣いてました。
REM are an intellectual band, marvelous, enchanting, thought provoking, emotionally ingenious and every song is well engineered with an emotion.. it's like they are an art installation in a museum, they truly are "artist".
they dud have those pretensions, or should i say stipe does, but actually they are a very blue collar band.
"egypt was troubled by a horrible asp" it's hardly dylan, rush or the fall is it?
childlike, but anthemic, with all the right music industry connections, and yeah, by this point, the production was top notch
Horrible asp,is funny
It's about all of the lies we believe is our experience of life.. Only if you be-lie-ve..
nah.. a decent pop rock band.
REM songs will last forever...timeless ❤
This is the type of song you hear late at night driving home from an event that was the time of your life.
Exactly! Thanks 😊.
Nostalgic
Deja Vu Vibes !!
Pondering about the meaning of life ...
Bittersweet Emotions !!
Great comment; evokes a precise emotion perfectly.
I knew and loved REM back in the day but listening now 30 years later it really hits home how freakin amazing this music really is.
this video is a masterpiece. These guys were truly artists of their craft.
Probably one of the best groups to write such great music and lyrics. Fantastic musicianship. It's a perfect combination. 🎶🎸
Hi I recommend checking out a Video& song called 'Covid19 Jam' By Robert Nix
[Verse 1]
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty-One, checkers and chess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you in heaven if you make the list
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
[Verse 2]
Moses went walking with the staff of wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?
[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
[Bridge]
Here's a little agit for the never-believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
[Outro]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
C....D....C........C....D....C........C....D....C. So lovely and I'm not a C person really. The vocal is fantastic.
T. Y.
One of the best bands ever undoubtedly, I think it's impossible for Micheal Stipe and his colleagues to write a bad song, every one is a classic, priceless gem!!!
This is one of the best song ever! The lyric and music go hand and hand. I 30 years later and I still am not sick of this song. I is timeless to me;) I get this strange vision in my head when I hear this song. I picture this song playing at my funeral and everyone is smiling and dancing instead of crying!!! I don’t have any idea why I have that vision in my head when I shear this song, except that it is absolutely amazing and timeless…
That's such a good vision!
I think everyone at your funeral should wear psychedelic clothing and shake maracas while listening to ‘shiney happy people’
This is one of those songs that makes me happy and sad at the same time
There is somethng about REM that will always resonate with certain people. A fresh, clean and distinctive melodic sense, subtle but skilled musicianship, memorable lyrics that are mysterious yet sincere. Michael Stipe's beauty and sensitivity, his physicality and outsider mentality. Political/social principles not forced on the audience, but always present. And also the fact that they called it a day before any of that started to feel stale and repetitive, and returned to lower profile lives in humility and gratitude. Will there ever be another music act like that again? I doubt it.
Well said - and I kind of resented them as a teenager in the 90s. Getting older isn't always bad.
@@the406seadonkey6I certainly hope not. They were one of the first bands I've heard. They helped me through high school. My first acting job. At 34 now, It like to think I have a big new chapter coming for them to be a part of.
@@andywinslow9638 I know them and their music. What I meant is; getting older allows you to appreciate a bit more. Good luck in life. Peace.
Tom - that's so exactly right it floors me. May you endure and overcome, sir.
Beautifully said
Heute zum ersten Mal nach über 10 Jahren gehört. ❤ Danke R E M ❤
The Band that has interpreted music in its most artistic form in the sense of ART. Their music videos and Long Play covers are timeless works of art.
I was a teenager back then and I already considered R.E.M.'s music magical and one of a kind, but without the internet I had no clue how beautyful the videos have also been. I don't know what is needed for such touching work, but I appreciate it even more today due to the video!
Hi I Recommend An Indie Song Called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix
Please come back REM ,miss this music ,greetings from a fan from Belgium
One of the greatest songs ever and a great tribute this has to throw you back to when you were a kid gotta love it
Michael Stipes voice when he sings ‘are we losing touch’ is like an Angel singing.
Automatic for the people stayed in my tape player (yes I said tape player) for about 14 months after this album came out. Incredible album. Love r.e.m
You said tape player 🤣🤣🤣
My best friend in school sand this song in front of everyone.. we were 15 at that time.. He died in an accident when he was 23.
So this song brings good memories.. friendship, teenager times where we didn't know anything about taxes, bills to pay and politics.. we were full of dreams at that time.. 😊
God bless you, my friend
Its therapeutic ..main reason i like this song best..
Sorry to hear.. keep his memory alive...just like Kaufman is alive every time i hear this song...
@@EXPLISITemcee i usually come across this song in supermarkets, some stores or occasionally in the car. All my past dreams were replaced by new ones. Life is different for sure, but i know that every time i hear this song i feel lucky for all the good memories.
Adults work so that children may play.
I’m so sorry for your loss! Great memories for me of my late teens!
I love the story of the song: Stipe struggled to find the right words and was against the clock because the album was due soon. Instead of working through it in the studio, the band took a few days off, during which Stipe listened to the track on a cassette in his rental car until he found inspiration. "When we reconvened, Michael walked into the studio, sang, 'Man On The Moon' once, and walked out," Peter Buck said in the In Time compilation. "We were all stunned. It was one of those magic moments I'll remember long after the award ceremonies and the photo sessions have disappeared into the mists of time."
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Thanks for that story
Christine I love your comment. Just started watching old videos of Andy he was the best of whatever he did. Just the best. I’m a religious guy I love God and a son Jesus. I’m not gonna make this a religious thing, but, think about All the great comedians that have left us early. Andy was a pvegetarian a health nut yet Got lung cancer. I truly believe God gives us football for entertainment baseball dragracing NASCAR great movies great actors great music. And he gives us great comedians and great guys like Andy although there was only one. We get them for a while and I honestly Believe that he takes them back to heaven. It Has to be so.
@@blinko656 not super religious but this makes complete sense in the philosophical sense thanks for commenting Andy was very positive person very sincerely insincere because he understood
They can't hear it enough how great they were. Just BRILLIANT! So prolific, so many great studio albums. I love them ALL (except one which i'm now starting to appreciate) and can't believe how many they put out. incredible, incredible band that IMO, even as loved as they are? I still think they are underated. One day I hope to meet one of them face to face and tell them how much their music means to me.
I spent my youth working in factories listening to this message/music, before i got a brain injury and everything changed. The world is just different. Maybe.i sliped into some nasty wormhole or something. Not sure, but can anyone/anything show me the way back. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hope you’re doing well ❤
I had a closed head injury and woke up from a coma with paralysis on the left side. I trusted God and worked hard on my recovery. I quit smoking and got married and have been married for over 21 years. I wasn't supposed to come out of the coma but have now outlived my brother and mother's suicides and my dad's dementia. I'm still going strong. Don't give up.
I think we all slipped into that wormhole. God bless.
R.E.M deserves to be in the best Top 10 bands ever . They made so much great music that will remain fresh and timeless in 2050 and beyond
I definitely agree with you! Maybe one of the top 5 bands of all time.
Thomas Fleming they don’t consider REM one of the greatest bands ever only because of this song. REM has so many other far better songs (I like this song, but you definitely aren’t wrong). I’d absolutely recommend listening to So. Central Rain if you want something of theirs that I think is genuinely fantastic.
No doubt one of the best bands ever.
@Thomas Fleming don't be dumb. REM is known as a great lyrical band and to judge their body of work by one abnormally simplistic song is stupid.
You DA,
Not even close...da#@ garage band
I grew up watching Andy on TAXI and in the wrestling ring. What a great song! Thank you, REM!
Yeah i miss the simpler time's to.✌
The first troll. Brilliant.
I just watched Tales from the territories on the Vice channel and they did a whole episode on Andy Kaufman. They claimed Andy never cashed his checks from wrestling.
Andy is a legend
@@No0one01
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One of the best songs written and performed by Michael Stipe , such a great song. RAPID EYE MOVEMENT...
I'm 44 and absolutely adore this group, I suffer from multiple personality disorders and always find that this groups music keeps my demons at bay with its happy upbeat but also has the occasional sad lyrics which fantasticly combines life with dreams.
Thank you for this music in the best decade of all time.
If we believe then we belive x
The movie with Jim Carey about the story of Andy Kaufman was awesome and this song was perfect in that movie... Andy was decades ahead of his time
Do people realize how brilliantly written this song is?
I do, promise.
...those who listened do. The rest went in search of Taylor Swift. 🏈 4:51
No.
They love nee-kros with darkbuttz slamshittiin.
Sorry, but that's how its!
Not many do but you, you keep rocking!!
Yes absolutely, but by who? The lyrics tell you.
I'm a 95 baby and always thought this song was much older than it is. Sounds like a 70s hit but is actually from only 3 years before I was born
One of the best 90's songs as far as I am concerned.
One of my favourite lyrical songs of all time along with Sympathy For The Devil. If you've read enough about Andy Kaufman then you'll appreciate just how gold Michael's words are.
There was no man on the moon.😉
God Bless Andy Kaufman, gone but never forgotten!
And now a Hall of Fame inductee.
@@EvaSlayAllDay334 1992
Lets just wait for his return.
And this week Andy Kaufman finally got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
And, if you heard..."Mr. Fred Blassie and a breakfast Mass". There was a film released in 1983 called " My Breakfast with Blassie" starring Andy Kauffman and the real WWWF Hall of Famer...Classy Freddie Blassie "
One of the most beautiful songs ever written ❤
Still my favorite R.E.M. song 🎵
Sep 13, 2017
I like loosing my religion ..
1992
Fir me it is DRIve , this one is a top 5er thoghu
one of the greatest songs ever written
[Verse 1]
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty-one, Checkers, and Chess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you in heaven if you make the list
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
[Verse 2]
Moses went walking with the staff of wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Now, Andy, did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?
[Chorus]
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
[Verse 3]
Here's a little agit for the never-believer
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
thank you!
What's an "Agit"?
(I Have a Rather Extensive Vocabulary, & I've Never Saw that Word Before. Guess it's time for *WEBSTER'S.* )
Agit-to Shake or Stir.
As an agitator
It sounds like "Andy are you goofing on LSD baby"
1st heard REM on a jukebox at Rudyards on Kipling in Houston when they were still a college band. Good memories! ❤
Thank you Andy for your efforts.
You won't be forgotten ever.
REM is one of those groups that got better with time. I remember when this was new and I liked it but didn't really get it, now it's like a haunting anthem.
Yeah cus shiny happy people wasn't one of the biggest songs of all of the 90s.
Totally underrated. Not super famous at all.
@@zyourzgrandzmaz I never said they weren't famous, I personally wasn't as into REM in the 90s as I've become today and even though I like them more now, "Shiny Happy People" is by far my least favorite REM song.
But to address the sarcasm looking though the lens of now: Not everyone is into a band or should be just because they're big. Are you into Cloud Rap? -- dude, it's super big in 2020, better get on board. The most watched video on YT is "Despacito" 6.8 Billion views and it's the same trite four chord low hanging I-V-vi-IV schlock I hear in everything now. I guess you should love it because how can nearly the entire population of the world be wrong?
@GJ Grey True.
Agreed. I remember hearing Losing My Religion on the radio my whole life but I never got it. Only recently did it hit me how great it is. Now I am a dieheard fan of REM... :)
@@zyourzgrandzmaz I had never heard Shiny Happy People before I started listening to REM a month ago... I guess in America it was a hit though.
Highly underrated song;in my mind it is one of their best,and it certainly deserved to go Top 10.
I love that they honor the legends Fred blassie and Andy Kauffman in this classic song along with Elvis of course!
This is a great song from an excellent rock group. One of my favorite songs of all time !
"See you in Heaven (if you make the list)." "Here's a truckstop instead of St. Peter's (yeah yeah yeah yeah)." Reality vs. Idealism. What great lyrics!
I want to congratulate the person who directed this video.
It's a masterpiece.
Something about when he gets into the bar too, all around great stuff
Thank you very much
@@andykaufman7637 Andy, are you goofin'... it was directed by Peter Care. He also directed the videos for Drive, What's the Frequency Kenneth? and a few others by R.E.M., as well as plenty for other artists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Care
@@davedavid427 Donnnnt look at meeeee.
@@davedavid427 D'you understand? They have a no cannon ball for Dee cannon!......thank you veddy much
Thanks for singing a song about this sweet kid.
This is definitely one of the coolest REM tunes!! "Losing My Religion" is another........ Very hooky songs
everybody hurts is my favourite.
@@bigdog3628 remhq
Back in the 70’s this is what we were taught in school, watched on TV and listened to Mott The Hopple! Michael had the talent to put it all into a everlasting perspective.
Yep, as well as the beginning of the 80’s. Born in ‘73, so went through it all with ya!
@@miketausig4205 remhq
Such a good song. The hook is nostalgic in a funky way.
I'm very sorry that this band broke up, I really liked their lyrics and music. REM was and will always be a part of my life. I'll never forget the time they were here in my country, Brazil.
Maravilhosos, pena que eu nao assisti o show deles