REM - Superman live 10/21/86 w/ writer Gary Zekley

[camlisa100]

Yeah, MS's voice is one-of-a-kind, deep, strong and haunting, but MM's voice makes me happy, it's got a sweet quality. Wished he'd sung lead maybe once per album.

[40klad83]

This music was used for the ending theme to a CSI:NY episode. And in this context it is very moving & emotional. It's Det. Flack & other NYPD officer in pursuit & capturing A bad guy, then shifts to the lab, where the CSI crew is analyzing data & collecting evidence. And I thought that was really cool, the Episode is called "Superheroes" , It affected me so much that I found tears rolling down my face!! Thank you REM & Thank you CSI:NY for creating for me a priceless memory.

[gothatway09]

REM has always been intellectual nerd rock. Them nor any of their songs were ever "cool", but always entertaining in it's own way. A guilty pleasure.

[kaisersteev]

everytime I look up a sweet early live REM song it's in my hometown two years before I was born.

[LTF6161]

Wait. Neither of these guys sang lead on the original recordings. Mills sang lead for REM and Randy Shaw sang lead on the B side of Sugar on Sunday for the Clique.

[KymeraGR7]

hehe he puts his arms up like superman :P then he nearly misses one and does it real quick. <3 rem <3

[harvestdanny]

I was in second row center for this show. We hung out with REM and Camper van Beethoven after the show. Amazing. I've never seen them since because I know the show would never measure up to this one.

[jamfab1]

@harvestdanny I was there too.

[jamfab1]

@harvestdanny I was there too.

[allmenarepirates]

john bonham is the best drummer ever. this song is moving.

[Jenni4Design]

haha, I can remember my little brother running around trying to jump off furniture whenever my Dad played this song

[sydneyzekley]

Dad immortalized. Thanks for posting this.

[Jeep4x4J10]

I am...I am...I am...

[PARKGRUBBS]

Yes, Gary co wrote and produced the Clique LP. SUPERMAN is the best thing on there and REM did a pretty good cover. Go find the original and listen to it as well.

[meatcigars]

Do any of you know that the co-singer is the guy who wrote "Superman" back in the '60s for the band "The Clique"?

[TomFromJersey]

@meatcigars Yes

[WilyG0]

who's that on the right side?

[minimcewen]

I saw them before they were famous playing a small college in Wilmington, N.C. in '85. Stipe was a 'wipe' back then, too. Getting upset b/c people were jeering during one of his prolonged intro's. If he's so 'touchy' perhaps they should have thought twice about playing at college's with drunk college students. Good music: wimpy people.

[ahosek]

@minimcewen Why should they lower their standards to their (drunk) crowd? They're musicians and songwriters, not trained monkeys.

[remnicolas]

I went to a show in Dallas that year and before the show Stipe came out before the show and talked about how if we were rough they would leave the stage. I don't have that whole show but I have a couple songs that i'm going to post soon. Thanks for posting this.

[newhat07]

@remnicolas I have that on cassette--he says "I'd make a shitty school teacher."

[kbass08]

My friend won tickets from a Madison WI. radio station and we went to see the show. Camper Van Beethoven was a good opening band, but was blow away by REM. I saw the two more times after that, but I remember this show more than the others.

[maddymud]

Camper Van blown away? Never. Ever. I saw Camper Van blow that horrible spinner girl, 10,000 morons or something. Yech.

[db60014]

I was there that nite. Stipe had the audience all doing his superman arm thing. Then tried faking us out near the end. Great stuff!

[keithm940]

I saw the same leg of that tour in Detroit. It was a great show, but I really only knew RFE, which they did not play. I had a midterm the next day, but I wanted to have some fun my first year at college. This was it.

[bigskyn842]

I am listening to this song like crazy today!

Normally I am a Driver 8/Fables v. old school REM fan

mellow

[jimbailey69]

Zekley seems overly excited. Then again, I'd be excited about the prospect of decent-sized royalty checks from publishing.

[smallchico]

I'm not a big fan of live videos but I love this one because of his enthusiasm

[veroniquitatrujillo]

agree with you actually im smiling!!???

[auggiepup98]

been rem fan since hs, and i agree the pageant era is the best, went to green tour with my pop, and now my kids are asking me to play "that superman song" again and again...thanks for info on the clique, have to do some long overdue research...how could this song NOT make a person happy?... and i love the spontaneity of live music...fire alarms? awsome, but so true, hilarious...

[funkydafunker]

This is sweet so sweet

[Issicra]

I love the Life's Rich Pageant era.

[cicerojohnny71]

Im suprised that they didnt set off the fire alarms..FLAMMIN

[sickerhead]

Funniest comment I have ever seen on You tube

[frenchwv]

Bwaahahahaahah!!!

[sammytrip]

makes me happy too

[Nocturn69]

this song makes me happy

[alina1981xxx]

Bill best drummer ever!

[Terminator7653]

in my opinion was Bill Berry the best drummer in the world

[whato1986]

the clique rock!

[Terminator7653]

A Supersong

[rodriseb82]

Waou! Super!

[duanekuiper]

Good times! Freshman year at Wittenberg Univesity-1983-they played -fan ever since!

[OleManBourbon]

There was a time when there was no internet. . .

good times. . .

[moegolden]

well the internet means i could get to see this video, so that's good times too.

[mikemcpops]

your comment is a huge fail

[mogemoets]

ONE thing about pop music----as opposed to classical/church music:

At least pop music is SINCERE...

Martin

[quartzy]

This song is just silliness. It's not very good lyrically, but it has a certain charm.

[REMchout]

It's a pop song...'nuff said.

[themooddisorders]

@quartzy We all know REM didn't write this song. 

[djtrixen]

@themooddisorders nope but the guy singing with them here did.

[TomFromJersey]

@quartzy One of my all-time favorites!

[DoctorGonzo32]

@TomFromJersey REMs 'Superman' is one of my all-time favorites too!

[TomFromJersey]

@quartzy I actually like the lyrics a lot

[nicolexxxd]

One of my favorite R.E.M. songs.

This video made me love it more!

:D

[heppah]

GreatGreat Song! both bands.

[jfulbright]

The band who wrote this song is from Beaumont Texas. Their lead guitarist died two days two days ago. Bummer. He was a nice man.

[grasshppr]

the band that originally performed this song is from Houston, TX, not Beaumont. Their Drummer, Jerry Cope, is my uncle. the band was, The Clique

[softsoundpop]

The Clique were awesome. they put a great album on White Whale produced by gary zekley who is singing with REM. Your uncles awesome too

[Groundhog2265]

Saw REM (first time) 1987 Knoxville TN. they played this song. 10,000 Maniacs opened, they kicked ass!

[awbjr9871]

Sounds like a great show. REM from the 80s and 10000 Maniacs with Natalie. Awesome!

[theyoungflyer]

i could kick myself for not going to this show

go huskies! ; )

[Firebrand1967]

This may be my fave REM song, however it's not Mr. Michael Stipes'.??? Too bad.

[hsad1234]

Wish Mike Mills sang leaad more often

[Sunshine4TS]

I saw REM at Mud Island in Memphis in 1986 and your video posting brought back lots of great memories for me! Thanks so much for the smile! :D

[indyandsam]

Isn't it amazing? For such a throw-away track as this, it still manages to bring bum-holes and panty-guffs to the commenting fore

[dennisandvicki]

I'd do the happy dance too if I wrote this song. Absolute classic, thanks for posting!!

[beepmotherfuckerbeep]

"Republican Faggot" is an oxymoron? I've got two words for you buddy, Larry Craig.

[MedicineWarrior]

Mark Foley too.

[turntapzap]

Very cool!

[ahaioulsnjkee]

not so very nice

[TapIn2theFuture]

Is he wearin' his cape? It shrunk! If you watch to the end - it's just a scarf.

[exocet2000]

This is so cool. just having fun.

[mancheddu]

grazie

[qba5775]

yeaaaah they ARE Supermen. KICKASS!!:D I LOVE EARLY REM!!!!!

[blowmonkey]

man, good on the guy for writing the song, bad on the guy for that performance.  He was like Richard Simmons.

[danb60014]

LMFAO!! you are so right that he is a goober, perfect description. It was cool to see him get his and his song's moment in the limelight. What we even cooler is that I was 3 people deep from the stage that night.

[snidelywhiplash]

He might be a goober, but he wrote the song. It's actually a cover of a song by a band called The Clique.

[HagerTX]

And if I got a chance to sing on stage with REM, I'd bet I'd spaz out even worse than that guy.

[snidelywhiplash]

Hell yeah. You kiddin'?  I'd be positively retarded.

[EclipseNT]

that guys such a goober they're singin w/

[BoycottTheAsylum]

Three Words:

Stfu. Republican. Faggot.

[neilthepraline]

Firstly, Stfu isn't a word,it's an acronym. Secondly,"Republican Faggot" is an oxymoron

whereas you are an oxbrained moron with a poor grasp of politics & an even poorer grasp of language.