My late husband use to sing this song to me. It’s 16 years without him,an I miss him so much

@ThomasBoyce5000

3 жыл бұрын

💙💙💙

@ardakaya8307

3 жыл бұрын

my condolences

@SCW87

3 жыл бұрын

❤

@antuwan08

3 жыл бұрын

😥

@lauramgb

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry! 🥺

Grew up as a black kid in a, shall I say, impoverished neighbourhood. My Mum’s new boyfriend introduced me to REM. Never looked back.

@imnottellingyoumyname3050

4 ай бұрын

What about when you're reversing your car.

@6figureceleryjfs378

4 ай бұрын

Music is the best of humans.

@evelynzlon9492

3 ай бұрын

I'm black too. This song is about the Mona Lisa, a "simple prop" whom Da Vinci cherished and toted with him wherever he went. The Mona Lisa is actually the image of the beast from the sea discussed in the Bible's Revelations. Da Vinci himself was one head of the beast in fact. He's a vampire who can age backwards, and he's also been known as Otto von Bismarck and Adolf Hitler. These 2 statesmen were stylistically different but their underlying bone structure was identical. And the German King at the time voluntarily conferred all of his power and authority to Prince Otto for some strange reason. This unprecedented event parallels the Biblical description of the beast's ascent to power. Here's the catch: America was originally ordained by God as a free land for whites. For the Gentiles specifically, which is virtually inclusive of all whites. Therefore I have a neutral attitude towards the fact that my great-great-great grandpa Otto is the Devil. This song fills my heart with sentimental nostalgia although I know exactly what it's about.

@rubyfuselier2925

3 ай бұрын

Dude, I'm glad you made it out. I was one of those kid too.

@evelynzlon9492

3 ай бұрын

@@rubyfuselier2925 You've changed. A lot.

Ladies and gentlemen this is how it's done...What a powerful haunting song...This is why R.E.M. is in the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME...👏👏👏

@chrisvassiliou889

11 ай бұрын

Hall of Fame it is for the records , it is enormity of the lyrics and music that shutters me

@petegarza2025

11 ай бұрын

@@chrisvassiliou889 I personally think the RRHOF has become nothing more than a fraternity where only a select few are acceptable and I find that very annoying and disturbing...How can you leave out critically acclaimed bands like "BOSTON","BADFINGER,and"THIN LIZZY"...The RRHOF is nothing but a complete SHAM...

@peterninnim2561

7 ай бұрын

Well day

@peterninnim2561

7 ай бұрын

Well said I meant

@onekinkstar

5 ай бұрын

Inducted now in the songwriters Hall of Fame, which is why I came looking to hear this again.

This band was amazing! Unfortunately they don't exist anymore! This song, particularly brings me good memories! I love you REM! God bless you!

R.E.M. Really Excellent Music

@MrMkayultra

6 жыл бұрын

Laryn K. REM= Remember Every Moment

@captainpiefox9133

5 жыл бұрын

Laryn K. Rapid Eye Movement

@lxtsyrc_

5 жыл бұрын

ok

@lxtsyrc_

5 жыл бұрын

d best talaga 😂

@HerveVillechaize22

5 жыл бұрын

Renal Emergency Medication

Still sends chills down my spine. Such a timeless song.

@johnalfred2678

2 жыл бұрын

(2)

@michaelsalisbury1477

2 жыл бұрын

They really hit a homerun with this one!!!!

@jeremybrien2038

Жыл бұрын

Same.

@xaviermachiavelli5236

Жыл бұрын

So

@crunkaholic81

Жыл бұрын

yeah bro especially hits different when the lyrics hit home so hard it hurts

I'm so happy that I got to see them in concert when I was a teen. They will forever be one of my absolute favorite bands.

My dad passed away yesterday and now I'm making a playlist with all the songs he loved and I remember him by. This is one of them. Thank you dad for showing me the greatest artists of all times. Loved, missed and never forgotten 🤘🔥❤

@laurathomas1083

Жыл бұрын

1 day after he died your on you tube using his death to beg for likes, you haven’t got no shame have you disgusting

@Clara87006

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🙏🙏

@nickmatthews8649

Жыл бұрын

God rest his soul❤

@stephanlindinger9402

Жыл бұрын

Dein Vater ist nicht weggegangen,er ist nur vorausgegangen!!! Mit seinen Songs kannst du ihn kurzfristig zurück rufen!!! 🙏🙏🙏 Bleib stark!!!

@rangeldeoliveiradesigner

Жыл бұрын

your father stay with you , ever.

One of the most beautiful songs that has ever graced rock radio

@Philip_Taylor

2 жыл бұрын

A simple prop, to occupy my time.

@Chad_Fuckhammer

2 жыл бұрын

@@Philip_Taylor indeed it is

@enricovankeeken1624

2 жыл бұрын

@@Philip_Taylor *i don´t think i´ve Ever done/experienced that...ya think i should practise getting **#shall0w** mOre?*

@paffer67

Жыл бұрын

you do know its about an abusive relationship.....read the lyrics.

@Chad_Fuckhammer

Жыл бұрын

@@paffer67 thanks for the useless knowledge. i'll file that one right next to the moon is NOT made of swiss cheese

It's been 35 Years and still rocks me.. What a song... What a marvelous time, we were happy, yet unaware of how lucky we were.

@sunnaschy2008

Жыл бұрын

So True.

@tobyjohn8624

Жыл бұрын

You are so damn right!

@Maurocoach72

Жыл бұрын

Agrre!!!

@user-ie4jv3mm3d

Жыл бұрын

ДА,когда Человек СЧАСТЛИВ он этого НЕ осознает !!! Но есть такие редкие Счастливцы 🎉.

@canteventhough

Жыл бұрын

Wow. That's my whole life. I've been listening to this song my whole life and it's still amazing.

This one goes to the one I left behind. A simple accessory to occupy my time. This one goes to the one I love. Fire (She's falling alone, now) 🔥 DML 🔥

One of the greatest riffs in rock history, so haunting. That main riff is the very definition of rock and roll.

@Joethecatholic

22 күн бұрын

And thats why Noel gallagher 'borrowed' it for 'morning glory' lol

@OfficialAnarchyz

19 күн бұрын

Sounds like Rebel Rebel

"A simple prop to occupy my time" Damn, that's cold, Michael.

@evelynzlon9492

3 ай бұрын

Altogether this song is reminiscent of old European nobility whose nearest neighbors were miles away. Transportation took forever in the horse-and-carriage days, so these people would usually only gather for special occasions like balls, weddings and affairs of state. Their social skills were very formal by our standards because meeting people wasn't an everyday thing. And they learned to love their valuables, their "simple props" more than other people. These sentiments are enjoying a resurgence in our 1% era and Stipe was ahead of the game with this song.

@TheMeanArena

2 ай бұрын

@@evelynzlon9492 He's talking about a woman.

@evelynzlon9492

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMeanArenaA little of both. The Mona Lisa was Da Vinci's favorite simple prop. He brought her with him everywhere he went, like she was an actual human companion. The Mona Lisa really blurs the distinction between 'she' and 'it'. But she is a product of this low-tech feudal era, where the aristocrats and their similarly landowning friends went a little kooky from isolation. They probably had imaginary friends and whatnot.

@evelynzlon9492

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMeanArena However Hell is other people. I can't remember which author said that but it's very true. Just because the nobility lived out in the middle of nowhere doesn't mean they were sad. They may have been eccentric but for the most part I think they were happy.

@evelynzlon9492

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMeanArena The Mona Lisa's alternative title is La Giaconda, which means jocund. How great it is never to have to interact with the f**king a**holes in this world. This song really captures the whole attitude.

Personally I think this band was ahead of it's time, amazing stuff

@yoloswagwhipnaenae21lol88

5 жыл бұрын

They were Out of Time? ;-)

@jimjonn5684

3 жыл бұрын

Yee reckon? Iol. ..yes bout20 yrs or64..they cool .keep nockin

@christina9841

3 жыл бұрын

They paved the way for the genre of alternative rock. REM and U2.

@deannaaufmuth5649

3 жыл бұрын

I so agree. There is nothing to compare to the words and sentiments that come through their music!

@deannaaufmuth5649

3 жыл бұрын

@Leo Asmaklis Are you a writer? If not, you shold be. Your words are beautiful.

Back in the early 80’s my sister’s boyfriend saw R.E.M. play when he was in college. They split up, and she never forgot him. She died from Covid and I got word from him. Although my sister and he had both lived different lives, he said she had been the love of his life. Perhaps the band wrote this song about people being used, perhaps drugs. To me it will always be a man crying it out to a lost love, the “prop” being the actual words, or poetry, of the song. ❤️

@1220b

3 ай бұрын

Dam that's deep. Ive never forget the love of my life. And your might be right about the prop thing... Sorry to her of your bereavement.

This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind A simple prop to occupy my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire Fire This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind A simple prop to occupy my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own) This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind Another prop has occupied my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own) Fire(she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own)

@teresamagalhaescandeias6274

Жыл бұрын

So very dark. Beautiful.

@romemart8538

Жыл бұрын

Gracias por la letra!!

@gustavojuarez6673

Күн бұрын

Thanxs for share dude! 💪

R.E.M is one of the greatest rock bands in history.

@SC-iv7tj

4 жыл бұрын

REM is good, but if your thinking Top Ten, I go for the Rolling Stones 😁

@charlesottowilliamwade5328

4 жыл бұрын

Not really

@davidbowman4259

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. And why anybody would feel the need to bring up the Rolling Stones ...

@robharding5345

4 жыл бұрын

Of that, there is no doubt !

@ThaiThom

4 жыл бұрын

In 80s history, yes.

Still loving R.E.M. in 2024, too!

@richelleshellibaugh5181

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Over 35 years

@sydglover4842

3 жыл бұрын

@@richelleshellibaugh5181 me to for about six years!

@kleine774

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!! :-)

@BernardoHenriquez

2 жыл бұрын

I JUST LOVE IT

@soniabernatchez7466

2 жыл бұрын

me 2 xoxoxo

Some music you hear...and some you feel...

@peterninnim2561

Ай бұрын

X Big Time❤❤

@Alan-gi2ku

Ай бұрын

So well said.

12 күн бұрын

Some music you hear, feel and learn from it. 😊

This song never gets old. Not even if you hear it over and over again ...

@bluewater3783

Жыл бұрын

I Agree! :)

@sung-ryulkim6590

Жыл бұрын

Even the lyrics repeats over and over again. :)

@ricardotadeoherrera5831

Жыл бұрын

Uuffff exactamente,¡!!!!!

@alexg.9279

8 ай бұрын

Due to the power of MELODIES 😁

@dandamarcia7058

7 ай бұрын

Verdade! Amo!

Amazing how this song's lyrics are so simple, yet it still ends up being one of the greatest songs ever

@mezzovii

Жыл бұрын

the lyrics are simple yet the people who think its about love are even simpler!

@terryah2136

Жыл бұрын

@@mezzovii simple props who haven't been used to occupy another person's time?

To all the lovers we left behind, may they find true happiness forever.

@RustinChole

3 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@1220b

3 жыл бұрын

So true. I wish my first and only love a long healthy life full of Joy.

@waynepayne9875

3 жыл бұрын

I wish my old love a happy life

@5minutemovies977

3 жыл бұрын

May we find true happiness too. We all are former lovers.

@Probablylani

3 жыл бұрын

@@1220b “only”? You mean you never moved on or you haven’t dated since?

REM at the peak of their powers!

I poslije toliko godina ova stvar zvuci mocno.......nisam bas neki fan REM,al ova stvar im razvaljuje......legendarna,a tako jednostavna

REM have to be one of the finest band's in the world or maybe I'm biased as i was a 90's teen when most of REM'S music came out so happy memories. I got sober in 2004 and a short time later i went to an REM concert at my beloved Ipswich Town football stadium, it was very special as it was first live band i saw as a sober/clean man. 2020 still sober n clean

@LeahInAnotherLife

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so proud of you!! 💚

@davetravelingheritage5403

4 жыл бұрын

@@LeahInAnotherLife Thanks 💙

@DaynaLWElias907

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Man!!😊👌🏼 I can only IMAGINE the performance they must've put on!🤯🤯

@tylerkoch5255

2 жыл бұрын

I know I’m 2 years late but Congratulations, and I hope you’re doing good today

@mariahelenadasilva8591

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Great message to help other ppl to get out every kind of addictions and staying clean.! How I wish that what happened to you also happened to a great friend of mine... I would love to hear from him a statement like yours... But unfortunately he only sinks deeper and deeper... He doesn't realize it's much better to stay clean and out off drugs... To say no to drugs. He's killing himself little by little. And he is taking down his mother's health too...

Alton Brown, the Food Network chef, was Director of Photography for this video. Alton Brown did the cinematography for this. R.E.M is one of the greatest rock bands in history.

@moonmanvic

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he did, Chef Brown is a man of many talents.

@sydneyriney9077

4 жыл бұрын

kristina castaldo really

@fungi42021

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that until I saw him on hot ones

@marthagregory8544

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@danielb9274

2 жыл бұрын

@@fungi42021 just saw that too! Brought me here! lol

Such an underrated band... full of hits that still hit strong today.

@karynharrison4325

Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@rebeltvr6046

Ай бұрын

They're not underrated but they're not considered as great as they should be.

One of my favorite songs of all times - it is dark. It is lovely, thanks. These guys are amazing!

@MarianMurphy-rz8ej

6 ай бұрын

I think he died to save her soul that she might believe in Jesus and love and what on the surface ostensibly appears as a brutal rejection is in fact a way to protect her soul that she may be sealed for eternity.. I hope anyway…because it has happened to me…because your savage turn and rending really came out of left field and I didn’t give you a proper reason that I should be your enemy…in truth…for the most part…at least not such that I deserve this fate I am currently living…but happy to have evaded the curse of a third eye and all the horrible things witnessed thereby… hope everyone will be saved in the end and 144,000 is a code for everyone, but you’ve taken your abuse a bit too far tbf also…🙏

REM - "Can you do fire, when I say fire"? CGI guy - "I can do sparks." REM - "Yeah but I really wanted fire....at the fire spot" CGI guy - "I can do sparks."

@toad6565

4 жыл бұрын

But there isn’t even any CGI in the video.

@dandlmerrill3379

4 жыл бұрын

@@toad6565 Agree, but he's just the cgi guy. Thanks for your pedantic comment though.

@Gabriel-wk3hz

4 жыл бұрын

@@dandlmerrill3379 but c gi g u y

@TheDavid3663

4 жыл бұрын

😂well now I can't not see it😂

@sluttymctits4496

4 жыл бұрын

Goddammit, now I can't watch this without laughing. There's no going back now...

"A simple prop to occupy my time" jeez this is the furthest thing from a love song

@marim7784

4 ай бұрын

When you meet the one, you will know all the others were props.

@stargazer9990

4 ай бұрын

I don't think some get what a prop is...

@evelynzlon9492

3 ай бұрын

It's about the Mona Lisa. She was a simple prop whom Da Vinci loved. He brought her with him everywhere he went, like she was a helpless child he had to look after. This portrait was allegedly Da Vinci in drag. The cross dresser in this video has similar hair to the Mona Lisa and her facial features resemble Da Vinci's. The Mona Lisa is actually the image of the diabolical Beast from the Sea described in the Bible. That's how I know the drag queen resembles Da Vinci. He's still alive and I've watched the videos he's made under another of his pseudonyms. The scenes where the drag queen has one foot in a pedicure soaking bowl represents the Beast's amphibious nature. It has 2 habitations of both land and sea.

@rickbaehr

Ай бұрын

!!

@EstebanCox-lc3hc

24 күн бұрын

Clearly it's not, and wasn't meant to be. Stipe said it's a song about using people over and over again.

I was today year's old when I realized this was released in 1987 and not in the 90s. They were definitely ahead of the curve with their sound.

One of the greatest bands ever!! So many great songs!! ❤❤

@Alan-gi2ku

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah!

Probably my favourite REM track. It's such a well crafted and written song.

@redskies4530

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Les, I Recommend a few indie songs that I came across called 'Where I Come From' and 'Covid19Jam' By Robert Nix Hope you have a great holiday season now.

@user-od7lf5yh1y

2 жыл бұрын

"Nightswimming" as well perhaps? 🤔 ✨✨✨✨

@garylefevers

Жыл бұрын

Me too. My favorite.

@peterninnim2561

7 ай бұрын

Ditto mate

@nicolaasjansevanrensburg7543

5 ай бұрын

Yip/ they had so Many 🎉songs

This 1 goes out to the Job that Laid me Off: FIRREEEEEDDD (FFIIIREEEDDDD)!!!!!!!!!!!

@E1craZ4life

5 жыл бұрын

I'm walkin' out on my own now!

@asifa.993

5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@dixco100

5 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@kenster007

5 жыл бұрын

Nice one

@alanhankey3658

5 жыл бұрын

That was damn funny

As a child of the 80s...I simply miss real music. This one goes out to the 80s kids.

@axelcarvalho2661

Ай бұрын

What is real in four nonsense lines repeated thrice? If the song were composed for you personally, what is the lyrics that impress you?

@sebastianviecco6891

Ай бұрын

@@axelcarvalho2661 I will agree that the lyrics are nothing special. But the song is so catchy that it makes up for the subpar lyrics in my opinion

@kevincassidy2008

Ай бұрын

@@sebastianviecco6891yep, agree with that.

One of their absolute best - seeing this performed live was awesome!

Rest In Peace to my Father who died from Covid19 last MAY25, He loves New Wave songs especially this one.

@fateandbullets5135

4 жыл бұрын

Rip

@GIORDANOBRUNO76

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry!

@rogerdelagarza4038

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss.

@tinoblanco5840

4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

@Austyyy_

4 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss

Masterpieces never die - they only grow more majestic

@leejackson7588

2 жыл бұрын

The day you find out that you are not Immortal is the day you enjoy the rest of your life .... Jim Morrison ..

@leejackson7588

2 жыл бұрын

The day you find out that you are not Immortal is the day you enjoy the rest of your life .... Jim Morrison ..

@KINGKongKaliKongs

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to hell -Eminem

This is unfortunately how love is given by too many people. It's not love at all just a tool or distraction and everyone of them is interchangeable.

This is proof song don’t have to be complicated or complex to be remembered.

@paulomoraes671

2 ай бұрын

exactly

Everyone who wants REM back give a thumbs up !!

@thomasalmond3311

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍!!!.

The cinematography for this video was done by Alton Brown. Yes, the "Good Eats" Alton Brown. He was a film/video professional before ever doing a cooking show.

@catmansma

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously? Really? I did not know that. What a clever guy. I like him. I used to wat h cooking shows until i realized i already knew how to cook and those folks were ...well nuts. But Alton Brown i liked. He made sense. Huh...learned something new today. Thanks

@NuPho88

3 жыл бұрын

This is immediately the best thing he's done.

@bruceottenberg373

3 жыл бұрын

mind blown

@kristeb74

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit! As if I didn't already love Alton already

@troybratcher3563

3 жыл бұрын

So glad I'm not the only fangirl. (My dad's KZread account. Too lazy to sign out. But it's the only reason I watch this. I live for AB)

2024 mais alguém curtindo deixa um like 😊

It's always amazing to see how many people think this is a love song. It isn't. It's a song about someone that keeps using other people for their own selfishness. The band has said repeatedly that it was a dark song. It quickly started to be their number one hit so they just let people think of it as they want. Listen to the lyrics, not the music. The lyrics are all the same, they just repeat. The only difference is the last verse. It changes "a simple prop to occupy my time" to: This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind Another prop has occupied my time This one goes out to the one I love

I'd argue that the "simple prop" lyric is ambiguous if we look at the words in isolation. Is the simple prop "This one" or "the one I love". Stipe has offered conflicting explanations of the lyric in interviews over time, as any good artist should. If you hear a love song I think you're just as correct as if you hear a hate song.

Still a haunting sound after all these years... I love this song ❤️

This song need to listen with closing eyes from start to finish. ‘Cause this song is perfect..

First heard this when I was still at school, I'll be fifty next year, that's how long it's been a big deal.

@curlywurly2204

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 50 next year too and here I am.....still listening like it's the first time I've heard it ❤

@misterdolphino3207

3 жыл бұрын

Never gets old

@taoist32

3 жыл бұрын

Same. And back then 50 was old.

@MrJones-918

2 жыл бұрын

@@taoist32 it still is. 😎 50 IS old an I’m 50! I don’t feel old, but I am. Let’s be honest, it’s been a hell of a ride though. Listened to this one on my Sony Walkman with my high top Nikes an acid washed jeans in high school an thought I was so unique! Gen X. I wore this tape out back then, they called it ‘College Music’ or ‘Alternative’. It was so new, so unlike all other music REM actually created a new category. Bought it on CD prolly late 80’s early 90’s an now more recently I’ve bought a third time on the cloud. I say getting old beats the alternative! Enjoy your youth for one day we will look back on this comment an say, “50? gosh we were so young then” One Love❤️

@taoist32

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrJones-918 My youth has ended. I’m almost 50 myself.

The indoor shots were filmed at The Morton Theatre in Athens, GA before it was renovated. The shot of the 8 people in front of the windows (0:33) is looking house right from the center of the main floor of the theatre. Awesome visual

We are the true believers of the word. Our strength is stupendous among others

Contrary to what many people think, this is not a love song by any stretch of the imagination.

@babywah3290

3 ай бұрын

“A simple prop, to occupy my time.”

@geometrydashiuppiter6910

2 ай бұрын

​@@babywah3290What is a prop? I'm not a native speaker

@babywah3290

2 ай бұрын

@@geometrydashiuppiter6910 He’s saying that the one he “loves” is actually a plaything, someone of no significance.

@rickbaehr

Ай бұрын

That‘s what Michael said(!!) and everybody thinks it‘s a love Song ..😅🙈

@Tammy-ie7uj

18 күн бұрын

It's about narcissists......my ex boyfriend. He would act all sweet and caring and then tell me I was nothing before leaving.

"The One I Love" This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind A simple prop to occupy my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire Fire This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind A simple prop to occupy my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) This one goes out to the one I love This one goes out to the one I've left behind Another prop has occupied my time This one goes out to the one I love Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now) Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now)

@rectanglewithacne7675

7 жыл бұрын

I just realised that the lyrics are the same all over again

@SNSPC

7 жыл бұрын

+Silvyy The Star Wars Geek (Jedi and Proud) How could you not notice?

@rectanglewithacne7675

7 жыл бұрын

Juanito Psychosis I didn't really focus on the lyrics, I focused more on the melody

@SNSPC

7 жыл бұрын

Oh,Okay lol.

@bluefolkbird7219

7 жыл бұрын

That's strange there is only one verse just repeated! Song still works though. I like it!

This is the greatest 4 line song of all times.

SEEN THIS BAND IN AUCKLAND BACK IN THE EARLY NINETIES & THEY WERE BRILLIANT.

Here’s one song that was never supposed to be a love song. The band actually almost didn’t record the song because they felt it was “too brutal, … really violent and awful,” according to lead singer Michael Stipe. The title may be misleading, sure, but the lyrics sure aren’t. Calling your lover “a simple prop to occupy my time” sure doesn’t sound like a romantic overture.

i love R.E.M R.E.M is one of the greatest rock bands in history. Personally I think this band was ahead of it's time, amazing stuff

This reminds me of junior high. I used to see the video on MTV after school. I was so mesmerized by music back then. I'm not sure what happened to talented artists. Sigh, what a weird and confusing world we live in today.

@tomasgombik3363

8 жыл бұрын

+Sheels1976 it's more like what happened to the MTV? talented artists are out there but why they're not on tv?

@dagazx7795

8 жыл бұрын

+Sheels1976 Amen to that.

@mukeshpandya4171

8 жыл бұрын

+Sheels1976 Same here....

@samsquanch1996

8 жыл бұрын

+Sheels1976 I wish I grew up in that era. I was born in 96 :( nowadays when you turn on MTV, instead of seeing good music videos, you see stupid shit like Teen Mom and Jersey Shore and shit

@Gildedbutterfly1976

8 жыл бұрын

+samsquanch1996 haha true but we had no cell phones or Internet. It was very different back then. I almost got kidnapped walking home and I had no way of calling anyone. We had to actually use Walkmans with tapes. I still think it was a better time but I'm sure every older person says that lol.

Peter Buck is one of the most underrated guitarists.

@ferm8103

3 күн бұрын

Yep, absolutely correct

I'm 14- my teacher played this in the class and now I'm obsessed 😍

I've been playing Automatic for the people in the car for a few days now. My Fiancé who hadn't heard anything other than Losing my religion, has just told me how much she is loving R.E.M. and she's surprised how underrated they are. Apparently paving the way for the alternative Rock scene and selling almost 100 Million albums is being underrated 🤣🤣🤣

R.I.P. Bill Rieflin, thanks for the music!! See you on the other side. Rock On!! :(

One of the Greatest Love Songs. There is always that one. But.😁

If someone did a Celtic Folk cover of this song, I'd die from the sheer epicness!

So great to finally have these beautiful pieces of art remastered! This one looks so sharp now it's almost uncanny. It seems as if most great music has been remastered, but for whatever reason most groups continue to ignore their classic music videos, sometimes even still having the official uploads in 360 or even ghastly 240p, not even passable 480. Bravo to R.E.M. for restoring these classic clips!

@redskies4530

2 жыл бұрын

Hi I recommend an indie song called 'Don't Lie To Me' By Robert Nix

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.

It can mean anything you want it to..thats whats great about music and your imagination.

R.E.M. was one of the greatest bands of my childhood ❤️❤️❤️🎸🤘

I love how people think this is a romantic song when it’s anything but there’s literally lyrics that say a simple prop to occupy my time

@donnamack6797

2 жыл бұрын

I used to hear this song in the gym working out and didn't really listen to the lyrics, which are truly creepy. If you can imagine, people were using this song at weddings. A song that talks of a person as being a prop to occupy his time. That said, it's a terrific piece of music.

@Anatolij2010

2 жыл бұрын

Actually you don't understand like many people...

@ultravioletpisces3666

2 жыл бұрын

Because of the wording, you can interpret the simple prop line to mean something other than the person. I would have probably thought it referred to the song being a simple prop to occupy the singers time (maybe when they are apart) It doesn't really make sense to me that a person you love is "a simple prop to occupy my time" it's like saying "this is for the person I love, but I don't really love you I'm just using you." One part cancels out the other...

@bryansanchez8448

2 жыл бұрын

@@donnamack6797 I was 14 when I heard it I never really understood the lyrics, my cousins and I used to watch it when it was on MTV when MTV actually had music videos on it, we always imitated the part where he says fire and the guy has his mouth completely wide open trying to say fire and we always laughed at that, yes like you said a little creepy side but a great song.

@donnamack6797

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryansanchez8448 Even knowing what's up, I still like it. My gym played a lot of great songs like this, and I often couldn't understand the lyrics. The facility played so many great songs.

This song makes me think of all the girls that I loved in high school, but let slip through my fingers because I didn’t tell them how I really felt about them.

@mitjakopcar9029

10 ай бұрын

exactly 🙂

@WhiteSparrow-

10 ай бұрын

Don `t cry😂

@bcancun123

6 ай бұрын

Amen

@timothywilliams1627

4 ай бұрын

Yeah you just wanted to bang them lol😅 I get it

@collectYaNeck

2 ай бұрын

im with you. i was always so stoned in high school and would get so nervous like heart beating out of my chest. weed is not very conducive to conversing with chicks. Like, .. lets go to a party.... but take bong rips before we go. Great idea. Once i got comfortable with myself 19-20 i kinda went rogue... im guessing i was trying to make up for all the missed opportunities. So many beautiful women in the world and i was crazy for them all... still am

After my husband died, this song played relentlessly and I felt that he was sending me a message from beyond... "Fire"

I'm surprised a song that is only 3 lines said 3 times is so good

Primeiro single que conheci do REM! Saudades dos anos 80...🇧🇷

@adrianvolk2258

3 жыл бұрын

Em geral os anos 80 estavam os melhores na musica.

@diogogevaerd8501

10 ай бұрын

O que eu "corri" atrás dessa Música, para hoje achar, nunca imaginei ser do "R.E.M" e sim do "IGGY POP", Pesquisei várias vezes sem sucesso, hoje através de um aplicativo que tenho que acha os nomes de músicas, consegui tocou na rádio e pá achei, somzera! 😎

I heard this song on a country road in New Hampshire,and still feel the love of my past.......

@maddie7444

4 жыл бұрын

Orange Crush is a brilliant song too.

@Snezzleify

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve listened to quite a bit of REM in the past driving on a country road as a kid in Australia. Seems to suit country drives for some reason. I get what you’re getting at.

@matijavasic731

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure, my parents were from the countryside but moved to London before I was born, but whenever I go there for the summer, these songs just strike me as I feel the air burn yet refresh me

Simplesmente, muito bacana, boas lembranças! Quem do Brasil está ouvindo esse ícone da música em 2024!

Real song that I heard so many times in the past, but brings tears to my eyes now 😢

Michael Stipe with hair - nice! :-) it was long, long time ago....

That annoying moment when you have to wait 30 seconds for an advert playing a shit song while you wait for a great song.

@neilsingh258

8 жыл бұрын

+v8matey use google adblock , you will never have to listen to another ad again

@BigBadBampa

8 жыл бұрын

+v8matey If you use Fire fox download Ghostery works well.

@v8matey

8 жыл бұрын

+BigBadBampa I use adblock on my PC. anygood one's for android. Also why the fuck do adverts stream faster an better then other videos.

@BigBadBampa

8 жыл бұрын

v8matey I'm not sure even science could answer that question. lol As far as ad block for phones I have no idea sorry

@li6706

7 жыл бұрын

v8matey right? Fuck youtube it has awful taste

Mesmerising ! Gives you butterflies in the stomach. One of the best from REM!

The guitar work on this is something else. As for the lyrics I have always called this song a ballad. So fitting

R.E.M is one of the greatest rock bands in history. This 1 goes out to the Job that Laid me Off: FIRREEEEEDDD (FFIIIREEEDDDD)!!!!!!!!!!!

@ColtraneTaylor

5 жыл бұрын

It's really lame to copy paste an older comment which is visible to all. You're fired.

The last great rock band, with musicality and poetry in their souls.

Lindíssima. Maravilhosa. Excelente. Fantástica. Inesquecível. Gold. Músic. Ótima. Especial. Muito. Boa

Masterpiece

Algum Brasileiro aqui que também ama R.E.M 🇧🇷❤️

@vanderlisamartinho2441

3 жыл бұрын

🙋

@denisedesouzapereira9323

3 жыл бұрын

Eu amo R.E.M!

@davidluckas1176

3 жыл бұрын

🙋‍♂️

@andersonwallace1908

3 жыл бұрын

Opa

@johnager9428

3 жыл бұрын

♥️💕♥️

My daughter lived just down the street from them in Athens, Georgia.

How can you even top R.E.M.'s signature sound? You can't! Well maybe INXS can but that's another story. LOVE R.E.M!

Simply wonderful... The song that made me fall in love with R.E.M.

Wonderful song, the first REM song I remember hearing on the radio.in the late 1980s. I have loved the band a=ever since .

I love this song! R.E.M. Rocks and is a Great band. Their videos are so full of Meaning and Self-Expression.

@lowercase_the

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact this music video is directed by Alton Brown from Food Network

@mohammedganai9636

Жыл бұрын

@@lowercase_the He was the cinematographer. Robert Longo ("Peace Sells but Who's Buying?" from Megadeth, "Bizarre Love Triangle" from New Order) was the director.

i always thought this was their best one

This one has to be played loud

One of my favorite bands of all time

How can someone so young, know words or feelings these deep? He must be a an old sole to get through to so many and mean so much to so many of us. My son Michael died almost 6 years ago and I believe there are special gifts of those named Michael.

@kellybabbit6713

3 жыл бұрын

Lost my boy in 2017.. much love to you

This reminds me when I lost my younger brother by Cancer in 2015 and my mother 48 days after him This one goes for them I left have to left behind 😞

@TH-ql8gg

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong bro!

@alicemaganuco9990

Жыл бұрын

❤

@muffs55mercury61

Ай бұрын

Terribly sorry. Your mom died of heartbreak. No parent ever wants to outlive their children.

When I heard this song I'm always remember my son who live with my mother in law.and I was cried that time until I win him backed nine years ago.

@TH-ql8gg

Жыл бұрын

Stay strong bro

"It's a stab in the fucking heart if you take the time to listen to it." ...

Cara, chega me doeu aqui. Ouvir essa música depois de tantos anos no rádio. Me fez procura-la aqui!

soooooooooo much better than that other version

I love the visuals of this video, R.E.M definitely stands the test of time!

I have been searching for this song for 10 years. Unable to remember a lyric or even the name of the band. Until one day I heard one of their songs on the radio and knew that voice. Very nostalgic to have found this.

@lindsdayhincksman2347

4 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling a song from long ago but u don't know the name or the band but when u find it....GOLD! 🌬🌻

@christopherwalker6056

4 жыл бұрын

And to think this was initially written as a joke!

@sidrungkapun2082

4 жыл бұрын

Same here🤘🤘🍻

@elmito666

3 жыл бұрын

Real suffering years my boi

@flyurway

2 жыл бұрын

Unable to remember a lyric? About all it is is 2 lyrics played over and over and over!