He summed up our lives in a 4 minute song. No matter what path we choose, we all end up in the same place. He and the band make us sing along and make it seem palatable. Pure genius. One of my favorite songs.

@Givingitashot

7 жыл бұрын

That's a fine comment dear Sir.

@richardhead9818

5 жыл бұрын

Right beside you man

@architechproducer

2 жыл бұрын

I just picked up the chords to sing it 4 the first time as an adult and I understood the meaning of the lyrics a lot better with my older life experienced perspective. Just prepared to start producing a cover for this now and will record first guitar track in a few short minutes. (After having listened to this on the toilet 4 inspiration) Thanks 4 the video and please Wish me feeling! 🙏🤩

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

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@KierDarby

Жыл бұрын

Brilliantly said. What a masterpiece of a song.

The best song ever. My 2 cents.

This is probably one of my favorite songs in the whole REM catalog.

They don't make them like this anymore. One of the best songs, ever.

This is one of the most beautiful and amazing songs in history!

It's so refreshing to watch a live video where everyone is living in the moment and not distracted by trying to capture it on their smartphone.

in my very humble opinion their finest song.

I feel Honored that my dad grew up in the '60s and '70s. My dad had introduced me to R.E.M, the Beatles, and SO many other great bands.

This Amazing Beautiful song will be played at my Funeral, some great songs out there but this by far my all time favourite

Arguably Michael's most beautiful lyric - beautiful on many levels, clear and potent, yet understated, unpretentious. Just fucking well done.

Masterpiece. Underrrated masterpiece.

@josie1776

4 жыл бұрын

It's not underrated. Of course not.

@themusic5229

2 жыл бұрын

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The audience looks like they're in a trance. I would be too. Wow.

one of my all time favourite songs. I saw REM at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh many years ago and loved them.

love REM , I would say this is their most beautiful song, great stuff. thank you....

Definitely have this playing at my funeral - may that not be for a long time. This song is eternal.

Automatic for the people is one of the best albums ever made ! Nightswimming is my favorite of theirs, but this is a very close 2nd

I miss them.Over the last 20 years i have seen almost every band i ever wanted to see.I missed REM though.There best tunes were probably in the eighties but this is a gem.Wonderful frontman.Great melodies.Memorable songs.

@markisbitts1693

Жыл бұрын

I think a lot of their 90’s stuff is genius and Accelerator was very underrated

favorite song ever. words aren't enough

What a song! I cannot stop listening to it!

You hear the love for the song at the start. A song about mortality and the river we all will find when our time comes. When I do leave this mortal coil if I have the cognisance to choose I will leave listening to this because I genuinely believe this is a song about death. We’ve all been born and we all will die..this is a beautiful song about that passing. We all have a river and we will all eventually find it xxxx

@rudybianchi8590

2 жыл бұрын

Veramente fantastica...per me il miglior pezzo di Automatic...Tutto ha una fine...e Michael la rende così poetica

@markisbitts1693

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s also about passing in life’s knowledge and experiences to the younger generations

If I love this song with the most Beautiful lyrics which only Michael Stipe can write.. Then why am I blubbering.. Rem forevermore!

This is more than just a song.

Always tear drop in my eyes everytime i hear this song and still don't know why...

@sidpheasant7585

3 ай бұрын

The Holy Spirit as the inspirer of transcending music, through the raising of the human talent and spirit...

Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.

This is beautiful. R.E.M.'s music is a gift to all of us. Thank you so much for posting this!!!

This song is so deep and gentle and beautiful. So perfect ❤️

My favourite REM song, beautifully performed

Me, my thoughts are flowers strewn, with ocean storm bayberry moon

If there are more poetic lyrics out there, I haven't heard them.

@catrionamacmillan9003

9 жыл бұрын

Paul Goode across the universe is up there!

@PaulGoodeK

9 жыл бұрын

Catriona Macmillan You think that "images of broken light, which dance before me like a million eyes" is poetic? Whatever gave you that idea! How about this one: "They will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem"

@Nobody6175

8 жыл бұрын

Paul Goode lemon by U2 is close. and sunshower and yesterday to tomorrow by chris cornell.

@Kaagrant

3 жыл бұрын

There are so many gorgeous, profound lyrics given to us to enjoy on a temporary basis by poets and song writers. The lyrics here are lovely and meaningful, but I sure wouldn’t discount so many others .... how about these from the Floyd? “Inviting and inciting me to rise And through the window in the wall Come streaming in on sunlight wings A million bright ambassadors of morning” I’ve never seen dappled sunlight coming in a window and not thought of these lyrics. That said, REM certainly did leave us beautiful artwork, and I’m so grateful to them. I’m glad art is not like sports with cut and dried winners and rankings. The more you find, the more there is, and on and on and on ... “ . . . Ooh, it makes me wonder . . . . “ 🎶

@jones848

2 жыл бұрын

Reel Around The Fountain and Cemetery Gates by The Smiths are on a par

live from kölle - wunderbar!

So beautiful.

Sobering Beautiful

My Funeral Song!

@euesperides

5 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

REM put out some great stuff in the eighties but they hit their creative/songwriting peak in the early nineties with 'Out of Time' and 'Automatic for the People'.

@eperot

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! I love REM in every stage of their trajectory...each had something amazing to appreciate. But Out of Time and Automatic really showed a mature band pushing out into new territories. Truly a great period.

@josie1776

4 жыл бұрын

Automatic is the big goal. Out Of Time is not so good.

@andy27091979

3 жыл бұрын

The nineties are the phase with the most creative albums and songs from R.E.M.. Automatic for the people and New Adventures in Hi-Fi are masterpieces. Up (very electronic) and Monsters (very guitar based) are very special but with good songs. Out of time are very commercially.

One of the best. Geeze I miss REM.

I love it

Rem come back!

beautiful and more Beautiful....eternal beauty

Los Mejores , así es , también por siempre .R.E.M 2019

Stipe is god

The best song on their greatest album!

Li amo da morire. Colonna sonora della mia gioventù loro... E tracy chapman....

Did I just cry?

SEM PALAVRAS !! AMO ESSES CARAS !!!

Beautiful...

Absolute the best song

this song would have Lent itself perfectly to that film with Brad Pitt & Brenda blessed. GORGEOUS TUNE . STYPE ICONIC.🤗🤗😇😘😘

So pleasing. Erry time.

I am fro Brazil. I love this is music.

@josie1776

4 жыл бұрын

É nóis.

God bless this band

@sidpheasant7585

3 ай бұрын

He did. With the Holy Spirit in this song and in "shining, happy people" - even though it was not the band's intention! He blows as He will, like the wind ... or the water in a river...

so good

Stunning

Absolutely beautiful.

Rock de qualidade parabéns rem

Handsome

HOPE.2020.

fue de las pistas mas escuchadas de REM

Pretty

My favourite R.E.M song. It's a shame the mix is so poor though i.e acoustic guitar much too loud which drowns out a fantastic vocal performance.

Vozes lentam Chegam ate a mim Pessoas me tiram do sério Pessoas são complicadas Pessoas fazem besteiras E você só quer estar longe das responsabilidades E tudo que eu vejo Fico deprimido triste e vou embora Grande empatia Está comigo Lado a lado Minhas ideias são jogadas ao vento Trate o amor como seu espaço de paz E não deixe ninguém abusar

Chorus and the Ring on Reveal is, in essence, a much better rewrite of Find the River. Call it heresy but I feel that way.

@markwett

3 жыл бұрын

definitely heresy. find the river is REM's best song in its whole catalog

aint nothing like that to shut your circus down

Played a little faster than usual.

@josie1776

4 жыл бұрын

The perfect tempo for that song.

Used to think that the lyric was Corey Anderson and words of hate. I tried like hell to figure out who he was. LoL. Whoops

Who is the dedication to, John ??? Thanks

@joycehall4866

3 жыл бұрын

Seawright

@everest9707

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Joyce 👍

REM meets John Denver

Who is the friend?

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A little bit... fast, isn't it?

@joejoe7212

8 ай бұрын

Swanz it’s hard to play this song slow live 😮

Whats the kazoo sounding instrument

@josie1776

4 жыл бұрын

Keyboard. In the original record, I think they did that part using a harmonica.

@gnpbruins1514

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a melodica

Maybe this is a number that everybody, that I have been told is a "Lunatic" named Michael Stipe, especially by his best "friend" old St. Pete Buck, from Artillery Hell of California, may need to transmit to Jeff Bezos!!!! Permanently,..Athens, GA!!!!

Dont completely love this performance

Sucks without real Harmonica. The Piano part is not their either. REM always sounded better in Studio.

@dekeltal

4 жыл бұрын

There never was a real harmonica in this song!

@josie1776

4 жыл бұрын

@@dekeltal in the studio version, sounds like a real one.