REM at the top of their game; it was all down hill from here IMO.Such a brilliant performance this one (and the MTV performance of same). The lyrics themselves are just 'ok' IMO, but what makes this so transcendent is Stipe's delivery - bang on and he arguably never did surpass it the subsequent years of his career.
this could be the saddest dusk... and this might well be the saddest and best song by REM, if this song doesn't move you , you surely must be already dead
Wonder how mando master Buck would sound if he played Celtic. Hey, if Richie Blackmore could play Renaissance music, Peter Buck could probably play Celtic.
oasis had some good tracks. but anyone who says noel gallagher writes better songs than REM has obviously never listened to the albums murmur, reckoning, fables of the reconstruction, document, green, automatic for the people.... there are at least 50 awesome songs just off those albums.
Oasis were IMHO a bunch of tossers,and totally up their own arses, but they had some great songs - but not timeless ones like REM. But you're right, loads of great bands don't break the US - bands like the Levellers who had more gold & platinum albums than other UK bands in the 1990s. Including Oasis. Anyway, REM are brilliant. I can't see Noel coming up with an Everybody Hurts or a Perfect Circle. He's good, but not that good ;-) peace
@696cerberus, hi cerberus. I really don't think this is live. (At least not the version uploaded to youtube, but maybe the audio was swapped prior to uploading?) The audio on this video (listening again now) matches exactly what is on Out of Time. I remember each note because I used to play this song to death when I first got the cd ;)
It proves REM are more diverse and can connect with the comman man around the world. Noel was just battling London's Blur. Oasis were too arragant. Kurt Cobain was right, British bands care too much about image and less on music. Hence the geled hair and Italian leather jackets, while REM lead singer looks like a bum.
I'm only 27 and this music came out when I was a young kid. These guys are one of the most underrated groups of all time. I think anyone who considers themselves a lover of all music must rate REM among the elite. A truly unique style and sound that is breathtaking and inspiring every time I listen. Their music sends your mind on a winged journey, soaring over God's beautiful creation. Stipe's passion is undeniable. There will never be another REM; as special as the likes of the Beatles.
I still have my REM pin that I had on my backpack in college. Those were such amazing times musically-REM, Husker Du, the Replacements, Jesus and Mary Chain, and on and on. Every year got progressively better for music until late 90's when the boy bands hit up til now.
my englsihs is noot the best and i think its hard to understand rem´s lryrics but it hink this is a very melancholic love-song, right? is that a girl which is half a world away?? and he has to go alone hold it allone?? that would be my interpretation.^^.... a very nice song^^
Rare footage of Bill Berry out in front (and not playing the drums). Indeed, when he left the band, they lost more than just a drummer. They lost an accomplished musician, songwriter, and lyricist.
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Wow, just watched this for the first time. Such a beautiful song. I will likely get flamed for this but R.E.M was never quite the same after Bill left.
The music, the words, and his voice all carry so much emotional resonance when he sings "My mind is racing". So many bands could only dream of capturing that.
It seems like anything after UP really lacks emotion. the last 3 albums seemed really emotionless and empty to me. even Accelerate, which was sort of just "okay" seems really empty. it's not heady anymore, it's not poetic, and it's not emotional.
still, i can't wait to hear this one that they are working on now. i won't lose hope.
they need to ditch jacknife lee and just go with some raw, unknown producer (or self produce) and just do it!
this one is undoubtedly the best REM song. Lyric is beatiful, composition superb. They have many beatiful songs but this one beats all. Even losing my religion.
This song is hauntingly beautiful. It is so rare to come across a song which is both a lovely musical composition and a great lyrical piece. The cadence of Stipe's voice completes the trifecta!
Wicked. I can see how this song fits in perfectly with that surrounding. I live in Wales and have been there a few times. Bloody brilliant place. Are you from britain?
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i love the band,,,and i love the song...
but they were MIMING...
'the late show' was a bit of a bit of a con....a pretentious bbc arts magazine with crap production...there's NO WAY that his is live. it is identical to the album version in every chord, breath and tonal change. and it sounds nothing like the band's live version of 'half a world away' which is much more raw....
i very much agree, i left school 3 weeks ago, and everyone was like "oh il miss you so much" and now people dont wanna know. i find it fascinating how quickly people move on.
what kills me is the first time I heard this song I related it to some dumb boy. Now I hear it and think of my kids. Well good on REM for being multifunctional, LOL
Nirvana meaning being totally free from suffering and the cyle of rebirth, i think No Nirvana is as good as lifes gonna get with the awesome acts and music which they did have on. :)
timeless music wot a song, truely brilliant. moving, epic, touching brilliant music thank you mr buck, mills, stipe.(berry). mike mills you are a god.
Neither am I. But actually he's bi-sexual. And music is music isn't it? You love the words because you connect to to them. It doesn't matter what his orientaton is.
Exactly, the look is very much like on mtv unplugged from '91. Maybe this show was simply aired in '93. And nerd alert here, replying like a second after your posting...
This is definitely live, no doubt whatsoever, I have been into this band since they started, a near perfect studio rendition but played and sung live. Beautiful.
I can tell you that the whole "hand thing" is a result of the studio requesting that Mr. Stipe not touch the microphone when he recorded this song for the BBC. I forget the reason but I was there. Besides, who care about the hand thing. It's a great friggin son and I couldn't imagine anyone else singing it.
I gotta say that of all the songs this band has written this one tops that list, for me, as the most beatiful one of them all. Yes, I love the entire album that this song came from including the quirky shiny happy people with B52 hottie, Kate Pierson. Best thing about this video is that it was made before Bill Berry announced he as leaving after a double aneurism. Good to see him playing here with the band!
REM at the top of their game; it was all down hill from here IMO.Such a brilliant performance this one (and the MTV performance of same). The lyrics themselves are just 'ok' IMO, but what makes this so transcendent is Stipe's delivery - bang on and he arguably never did surpass it the subsequent years of his career.
staralfur76 1 month ago
One of the best songs ever. Takes me back to being a kid - great stuff. Thank you REM for everything you did.
TheFrazicheli 3 months ago 2
There's not one song on their last few albums that can invoke such strong emotions than this one. But there are plenty before....
TheEliteM0NK3Y 3 months ago
Farewell REM. If this song were your only legacy, it would still be worth more than most bands' entire output.
mikealx68 4 months ago 2
I heard they broke up today... this was the first song I thought of. I never even got to see them... we'll miss them.
zelda520864 4 months ago
this could be the saddest dusk... and this might well be the saddest and best song by REM, if this song doesn't move you , you surely must be already dead
Joeltaa347 5 months ago 3
Wonder how mando master Buck would sound if he played Celtic. Hey, if Richie Blackmore could play Renaissance music, Peter Buck could probably play Celtic.
yongadog 6 months ago
oasis who?
sct30 6 months ago in playlist REM LIVE 3
They turn to geniusship yet again. Sagenhaft, as one says in German.
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Victorwater 8 months ago
Who are the three dorks who dislike this song??
REMCUREBOY 8 months ago 3
Peter Buck might just be THE coolest guy alive, EVER.
REMCUREBOY 8 months ago 4
@REMCUREBOY Amen on the Buckster.
yongadog 7 months ago
@REMCUREBOY I met him in Chile, and yes, he is ;)
mistresselyria 6 months ago
Oh for Darwin's sake, what's Oasis got to do with this? R.E.M. and Oasis are great for different reasons.
DariusBlue 8 months ago 2
Noel is god
kennavaro1 9 months ago 2
oasis had some good tracks. but anyone who says noel gallagher writes better songs than REM has obviously never listened to the albums murmur, reckoning, fables of the reconstruction, document, green, automatic for the people.... there are at least 50 awesome songs just off those albums.
nilbog44 9 months ago 3
Noel Gallagher is better, end of.
georgebakerguitar 9 months ago
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this is awful
AuroraJYoung 9 months ago
Oasis were IMHO a bunch of tossers,and totally up their own arses, but they had some great songs - but not timeless ones like REM. But you're right, loads of great bands don't break the US - bands like the Levellers who had more gold & platinum albums than other UK bands in the 1990s. Including Oasis. Anyway, REM are brilliant. I can't see Noel coming up with an Everybody Hurts or a Perfect Circle. He's good, but not that good ;-) peace
ebyard 9 months ago 2
What's the name of that singer?
He sings beautifully.
mestredrikko 10 months ago
He lip synched this. That's unfortunate but I guess a lot of bands did this then.
ibrokeitdidnti 10 months ago
@ibrokeitdidnti no lip synched this is live.....
696cerberus 9 months ago
@696cerberus, hi cerberus. I really don't think this is live. (At least not the version uploaded to youtube, but maybe the audio was swapped prior to uploading?) The audio on this video (listening again now) matches exactly what is on Out of Time. I remember each note because I used to play this song to death when I first got the cd ;)
ibrokeitdidnti 9 months ago
Come on D.F.!!!!!!!
Clavigo 10 months ago
Does he ever put less than 100% emotion into every performance of every song he sings??? The guy will become a Saint.
TheJimbo541 11 months ago 3
To even compare oasis to these guys is an insult to rem.
twkm05 1 year ago 9
@twkm05 Absolutely agree !
Fliedermous 11 months ago
@twkm05 Get to fuck, Noel Gallagher has churned out more classics than REM mate, I mean come on.
This is a good tune though,
BLAGASPANTS 10 months ago
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"Noel Gallagher has churned out more classics than REM mate"
Are you mad!? Noel only made it big in the UK. He could never break the US market.......I mean, come on.
brightlights456X 9 months ago
@brightlights456X Who gives a flying fuck about breaking the US market, plenty of great musicans who don't break the US market.
Also if Oasis didn't break the US market then the majority of bands out there will go down as never breaking it to.
I'm on about the music, not what they sold. Noel Gallagher's song writing pisses all over REM's.
workingclasshero1981 9 months ago
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It proves REM are more diverse and can connect with the comman man around the world. Noel was just battling London's Blur. Oasis were too arragant. Kurt Cobain was right, British bands care too much about image and less on music. Hence the geled hair and Italian leather jackets, while REM lead singer looks like a bum.
Oasis at No 10 with Tony Blair that says it all.
brightlights456X 9 months ago
Excellent passionate performance.
Nothing less expected......
Fliedermous 1 year ago 2
I'm only 27 and this music came out when I was a young kid. These guys are one of the most underrated groups of all time. I think anyone who considers themselves a lover of all music must rate REM among the elite. A truly unique style and sound that is breathtaking and inspiring every time I listen. Their music sends your mind on a winged journey, soaring over God's beautiful creation. Stipe's passion is undeniable. There will never be another REM; as special as the likes of the Beatles.
sdalt001 1 year ago 12
I still have my REM pin that I had on my backpack in college. Those were such amazing times musically-REM, Husker Du, the Replacements, Jesus and Mary Chain, and on and on. Every year got progressively better for music until late 90's when the boy bands hit up til now.
gravelandgrain100 1 year ago
Their music just captures my soul.
fairandpale 1 year ago 7
amazing!
rivaldo198590 1 year ago
sounds amazing and its live...wow such a haunting beautiful song
oliviagaitan 1 year ago
i don't remember REM being on 'No Nirvana'...?
fatfrankblack 1 year ago
my englsihs is noot the best and i think its hard to understand rem´s lryrics but it hink this is a very melancholic love-song, right? is that a girl which is half a world away?? and he has to go alone hold it allone?? that would be my interpretation.^^.... a very nice song^^
StinkiwinkiPoo 1 year ago
Rare footage of Bill Berry out in front (and not playing the drums). Indeed, when he left the band, they lost more than just a drummer. They lost an accomplished musician, songwriter, and lyricist.
Doleafol 1 year ago
unbelivable lyrics. just amazing. so much meaning
sportmadme 1 year ago
Oh, this lonely world is wasted,
Pathetic eyes high alive,
Blind to the tide that turns the sea,
This storm it came up strong,
It shook the trees,
And blew away our fear,
I couldn't even hear~ <3
I think the words to this song are beautiful.I love this song :D
rcurly11 1 year ago 3
Unbelievable!!!!
deathdealer60546 1 year ago
I love this voice, lovely!
alberzeta 1 year ago
this is for the most beautiful song ever together with youu are the everything.rem member since 1990
DENBOK 1 year ago
One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite albums from my favourite band.
JJKingy22081994 1 year ago
the best REM's song
lasarous 1 year ago 4
absolutely awesome..such a soulful tranquility,sonorous bliss,a gentle caress for the breaking heart,inspired...
bloodsling 1 year ago 5
if you don't like R.E.M., go die in a house fire.
Benacious86 1 year ago 2
@Benacious86 A bit harsh....but i'm safe cos i bloody love these guys!
davidf2805 1 year ago 2
@Benacious86 A bit harsh, I have no worries...
totallyremiss 1 year ago
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ZorbaGreekLondon 2 years ago
think its "my hands are tired" in the album version... :p
ttt2100 2 years ago 4
Wow, just watched this for the first time. Such a beautiful song. I will likely get flamed for this but R.E.M was never quite the same after Bill left.
Nigelxman 2 years ago 6
right on brother, you are right.!
hydrophonik7 2 years ago
@Nigelxman No flames here . I agree, although they have got better and better live! Manchester 08 was AWESOME!
remmozzer 2 years ago
"My hand's tired..."
Is that a cheeky reference to self-pleasuring while your lover is far away?
20000miles 2 years ago 5
now nearly every song can be interpreted that way, so i dont think so. As an example about self.pleasuring:
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary hands to rest
Dont you cry no more
get my point? this one is just beautiful
remnrone 2 years ago
The music, the words, and his voice all carry so much emotional resonance when he sings "My mind is racing". So many bands could only dream of capturing that.
needleinthehay331 2 years ago 55
you are sooo right!
budderator74 2 years ago
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4poofsandalbino 2 years ago
by the way
BILL BERRY ON BASS!
vuvaladusi 2 years ago 3
He really has lost touch.
It seems like anything after UP really lacks emotion. the last 3 albums seemed really emotionless and empty to me. even Accelerate, which was sort of just "okay" seems really empty. it's not heady anymore, it's not poetic, and it's not emotional.
still, i can't wait to hear this one that they are working on now. i won't lose hope.
they need to ditch jacknife lee and just go with some raw, unknown producer (or self produce) and just do it!
vuvaladusi 2 years ago
@vuvaladusi And dou you like the last record? :)
ujuku2108 3 months ago
"This could be the saddest dusk ever seen"... Seriously, where does he get this stuff from - what a fabulous first line! And why has he lost touch???
bblunck 2 years ago 5
A song of divorce, loneliness, disenfranchisement.. Having to go it alone. I've been there.
bcadle123 2 years ago 2
Only the ones who had been there can understand it! the sadness and emptyness...
budderator74 2 years ago 3
in my top 3 of rem songs and thats saying somethin, cos they have a lot of great songs! so moving, not many songs move something inside but this does
Noeladishi 2 years ago
are u kidding me sweetness2follow u lost ur mind REM is great but dont talk shit about oasis or there songs
ncs1988 2 years ago
There best song by far.
Revan21254 2 years ago
this one is undoubtedly the best REM song. Lyric is beatiful, composition superb. They have many beatiful songs but this one beats all. Even losing my religion.
cfscoelho 2 years ago
I agree
TheRaretunes 2 years ago
wow i love REM...........forever and ever......... and when im death ill hope they still love me^^
StinkiwinkiPoo 2 years ago 2
This song is hauntingly beautiful. It is so rare to come across a song which is both a lovely musical composition and a great lyrical piece. The cadence of Stipe's voice completes the trifecta!
jpeopolis 2 years ago 2
yes...oasis's song is "half the world away"......not the same song, but i love both of those songs.......take care....Brian......
briantfenton 2 years ago
Amazing, thanks Michael S.
1pinkfloydza82 2 years ago
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and the Oasis song is total shit in comparison.
sweetness2follow 2 years ago
great...reminds me of driving to swallow falls in wales many years ago.....
flupduck 2 years ago
Wicked. I can see how this song fits in perfectly with that surrounding. I live in Wales and have been there a few times. Bloody brilliant place. Are you from britain?
WezROMdrummer 2 years ago
what a brilliant song
14niki07 2 years ago
half a world away and half the world away are two totally different songs written be two totally different people. both geniuses.
andy7210 2 years ago
this song is calleD half a world but oasis half the world
MrSoulisFtw 2 years ago 2
LOL!, this is the original, oasis didn't write this, Michael Stipe did.
hydrophonik7 2 years ago
the oasis song is a completly different song
irish66 2 years ago 3
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Amazing. So different from the Oasis original, yet still classy
jamesstafforduk 2 years ago
Oasis? You are so wrong my friend. This song is about 18 years old.
Calidude80 2 years ago 3
Your songs give me peace...thank you stipe :)
UnintendedSoul 2 years ago
I Love This Song :]
markd844 2 years ago
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i love the band,,,and i love the song...
but they were MIMING...
'the late show' was a bit of a bit of a con....a pretentious bbc arts magazine with crap production...there's NO WAY that his is live. it is identical to the album version in every chord, breath and tonal change. and it sounds nothing like the band's live version of 'half a world away' which is much more raw....
don't be conned by the BBC!!!
ps - stipe is a brilliant mimer/actor....LOL
uclrichard 2 years ago
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Adunakhar 2 years ago
it is indeed the version from "R.E.M. Blue The Acoustic Concert" lip-synced (i was wrong, deleted my previous comment ;)
cheers
Adunakhar 2 years ago
Love the keyboards on this song.
diffdrum1 2 years ago
beautiful song
one of my faves forever
alllovecat 2 years ago 12
Am pretty sure the "no nirvana" title was in reference and homage to Kurt Cobain
georgeblue11 2 years ago
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georgeblue11 2 years ago
Hm....Funny how one minute you can be so close to someone and the next it's like you never knew them.
llynllaura 2 years ago 5
i very much agree, i left school 3 weeks ago, and everyone was like "oh il miss you so much" and now people dont wanna know. i find it fascinating how quickly people move on.
dannyboi435 2 years ago
I really prefer ''half THE wolrd away''Nevermind,this song is really good though.
nightblade1992 2 years ago
The songs name is "half a world away".
McNilsson 2 years ago
Quality. Simple as that!
RedDev21 2 years ago 2
Bill Berry on bass..... awesome.
Issicra 2 years ago
civil war song
bozboy99 2 years ago
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After 20 years, still thinking of that girl...half a world away.
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nameian777 2 years ago
what a beautiful song... and very nicely performed imo.
k0is0for0knack 2 years ago 3
sublime
givingitashot1 2 years ago
what kills me is the first time I heard this song I related it to some dumb boy. Now I hear it and think of my kids. Well good on REM for being multifunctional, LOL
WaltzingMtilda 2 years ago
why is it called no nirvana?
godwhyisthistaken 2 years ago
Nirvana meaning being totally free from suffering and the cyle of rebirth, i think No Nirvana is as good as lifes gonna get with the awesome acts and music which they did have on. :)
givingitashot1 2 years ago
The first time I heard this was at the end a Scrubs episode, I immediately felt in love with song.
Chivonegro21 2 years ago 3
i did exactly the same.
but ive always loved rem and scrubs. so it was great to hear them together.
Lukeduf94 2 years ago
me too !
itsoibitsoibikoinoi 2 years ago
This is great song!! <3<3
noooooooooou 2 years ago 3
I think most people have missed just how original REM really is. Especially if they have only heard their radio "hits."
speculative 2 years ago 6
I couldn't agree more. REM is just different. The atmosphere of its songs is unique.
cfscoelho 2 years ago
beautiful song,great band,romance,love,pozitive energy....REM forever!!
drXabaras666 2 years ago 6
one of the best ever made by REM. This is the alternative style which makes REM so special. I got a bit disappointed about this new album
cfscoelho 2 years ago
COOL!
DCBARNONE89 2 years ago 2
Really underrated song. The opening line in particular is absolutely devastating. The mandolin's a nice touch as well.
Wardyboo - If you don't like REM, why are you looking at their videos?
alfaromeogtv1986 2 years ago 5
"I had to much to drink and i didnt think of you"
kevphillips02 2 years ago 3
Pretty much gives it away what the song's about.
soulscanner66 2 years ago 2
fantastic song , i wish i knew what it was about though.
kevphillips02 2 years ago
A legendary band, and everybody can see it.
Mr. Mike Mills is also my god, but why forgetting Bill? If the 1991-1994 period was so brilliant for the band it's also thanks to his contribution.
*R.E.M. best band ever!*
alina1981xxx 3 years ago
timeless music wot a song, truely brilliant. moving, epic, touching brilliant music thank you mr buck, mills, stipe.(berry). mike mills you are a god.
haddingtonbb41 3 years ago 2
what is this song about?
It's so good but i can' figure it.
Kgkvb 3 years ago
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I dont like REM they suck ass
wardyboo 3 years ago
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fuck up and fuck off then...
deancreep 3 years ago
Fuck OFF , I am not a big fun but I can say that about a such a big band !!!!
AndrewELgordo 3 years ago
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alfaromeogtv1986 2 years ago
some memory...
TEKKENbrother 3 years ago
love the sound of the mandolin. i like bands that use an array of instruments for body
courtdar 3 years ago
I don't know a single person who doesn't like REM
modestvermin995 3 years ago 8
i know, but i cannot understand them though:) REM forever.
cfscoelho 2 years ago
REM a band that stands the test of time and will because of songs like this
theboggsboomer 3 years ago 7
One of the most beautifully beguiling and healing songs ever
PeterCooksArse 3 years ago 11
Well summed up, this song seems to touch a deep part of myself i find.
kevphillips02 2 years ago
one thing about REM they haven't really changed their style much but decades later they are still making great songs
tool897 3 years ago 5
triste,ma bellissima canzone..
crazylittlething6 3 years ago 3
i can't even put into words how much i love rem
guitarrock4life 3 years ago 25
i love this song a great deal
brodftw 3 years ago
woah! is that bill berry on the bass???
songmakegohaha 3 years ago 4
Grandi grandi grandi!!!!!
Fra i migliori artisti nella storia della musica!
remtouch1981 3 years ago
R.E.M.
E.M.
M.
masenloquecido 3 years ago
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masenloquecido 3 years ago
Some of the most talented artist ever have a different sexual preference. There's Stipe, Mercury... Hell, who knows what Michael Jackson is into now.
None of that matters if you are talented.
pottyfrog 3 years ago
what does that mean.... bono is a better artist because he is straight?... don't forget david bowie, elton john, morrissey, etc. etc.
dantakli 3 years ago
What? Do you have trouble reading.
pottyfrog 3 years ago
ur an idiot....seriously..idiot.
lobsterjohnson88 3 years ago
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What album is this from?
theunusualbreed 3 years ago 2
out of time
fillip27 3 years ago
love this song!!!
love REM !!!
leytonumber1 3 years ago 2
i thought bill liked the drums:)
danbit5 3 years ago
"i had too much to drink and i did'nt think, did'nt think of you "
wow theres a lot in that line.
fucking love this song from the first time i heard it.
rem have created some of the most beautiful songs of our generation and im not even gay ! lol
beakie74 3 years ago
Neither am I. But actually he's bi-sexual. And music is music isn't it? You love the words because you connect to to them. It doesn't matter what his orientaton is.
OverExposedNotes 3 years ago 4
Damn right, one of my favourite REM lyrics as you say there's a helluva lot in it
kilburnkick 3 years ago
bellissima.. r.e.m. = la mia vita
PBuckFan 3 years ago
una delle + belle canzoni di sempre....
bobyoung86 3 years ago
the best rem song!!!!!!!
deweymcmoo 3 years ago 3
Just wonderful. But is this really from 1993? I'd put my money on 1991, or -92 at the latest.
newdayyesterday 3 years ago
Yeag I'd go for 91 (check the hat, that's pure Out of Time and in 93 they were wearing silver trousers etc.) Nerd alert here ...
iwishiwasacornflake 3 years ago
Exactly, the look is very much like on mtv unplugged from '91. Maybe this show was simply aired in '93. And nerd alert here, replying like a second after your posting...
newdayyesterday 3 years ago
Ha ha - we're saddos but in the best possible way ...
iwishiwasacornflake 3 years ago
I think this was recorded on 14th March, with Losing My Religion, just prior to the Borderline show in London.
Stipegroupie 3 years ago 2
Ok, thanks for the insight. So it would have been '91, then?
newdayyesterday 3 years ago 2
Unbelievably amazing. I love these guys.
OverExposedNotes 3 years ago 2
pure quality- thank you and good night
markrd2003 3 years ago
Scrubs always leads me to good songs..
scannanledothoil 3 years ago 5
wow i just finished watching "my fishbowl" and just found this song. scrubs is awesome
WaleedDa1 3 years ago 3
true..
dsadadad 3 years ago 4
This is definitely live, no doubt whatsoever, I have been into this band since they started, a near perfect studio rendition but played and sung live. Beautiful.
grippipe 3 years ago 2
Yes, definitely. On the original, you can hear Mikey in the background. Here he's not singing.
omddeb 3 years ago
this is a good song
CoheedGod 3 years ago 2
Thank you so much for this - I had it on VHS for about 2 years. The whole show was stonking; this was the best.
iwishiwasacornflake 3 years ago 2
What a beautiful, breath-taking song! Definitely one of their best.
omddeb 3 years ago 2
Makes me cry every time. Their best song.
OverExposedNotes 3 years ago 2
I can tell you that the whole "hand thing" is a result of the studio requesting that Mr. Stipe not touch the microphone when he recorded this song for the BBC. I forget the reason but I was there. Besides, who care about the hand thing. It's a great friggin son and I couldn't imagine anyone else singing it.
veganmark 3 years ago
I gotta say that of all the songs this band has written this one tops that list, for me, as the most beatiful one of them all. Yes, I love the entire album that this song came from including the quirky shiny happy people with B52 hottie, Kate Pierson. Best thing about this video is that it was made before Bill Berry announced he as leaving after a double aneurism. Good to see him playing here with the band!
rawmark 3 years ago 2