This is the first song I ever heard them play live, through the walls of a soundcheck as we were waiting outside. I'm sure you can imagine the chills of excitement that went through the line as we all heard this opening riff.
@Frequency95 Love the song brings back good memories as a teenager.Hanging round out side with my friends,drinking cider and super lager,and feeling gravity pulling me down.I saw them to on Glasgow Green.Best gig that I have been to.Lets hope they find retirement boaring.
I'll never be able to thank you enough for awakening the odd peaceful corner of my subconscious that has stayed with me for over 20 years, now. Your music has touched my mind like no other. Knew it had to end someday, but why NOW? :,(
@AllTheCoolKidsHateMe all the cool kids can swing you love the best band that ever was-you stick to your guns allthecoolkidshateme---pah!! to them-you'll be teaching your kids about this band x
Tin Gym. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa. November 1985. 10,000 Maniacs opened. One of their best songs ever. Never heard it on the radio. Very little air play on MTV (yes, they really use to play videos!)
First LP I ever bought, I got it when it was released. I still have it. Brilliant music. I wonder if it will ever happen again. The art, the purity, the beauty.
@nicholsjoshua15 'And punk music'? You realise alternative rock and grunge come from punk, right? And that goth rock is pretty much a subgenre of punk.
In my opinion, (and many others I'm sure)..their early material has more appeal.
badoocee 2 weeks ago
Wow no dislikes!!!
99theguydude 4 weeks ago
Good thing they split, they could never have reached such a height as Fables of the Reconstruction (of the Fables).
For me, REM was dead after 1985 anyway...
MrShuggieTodd 1 month ago
This is the first song I ever heard them play live, through the walls of a soundcheck as we were waiting outside. I'm sure you can imagine the chills of excitement that went through the line as we all heard this opening riff.
Frequency95 3 months ago
@Frequency95 Love the song brings back good memories as a teenager.Hanging round out side with my friends,drinking cider and super lager,and feeling gravity pulling me down.I saw them to on Glasgow Green.Best gig that I have been to.Lets hope they find retirement boaring.
legandrydirk 1 month ago
I'll never be able to thank you enough for awakening the odd peaceful corner of my subconscious that has stayed with me for over 20 years, now. Your music has touched my mind like no other. Knew it had to end someday, but why NOW? :,(
CarlLikes 4 months ago
Fuck, I'm going to miss them
AllTheCoolKidsHateMe 5 months ago
@AllTheCoolKidsHateMe all the cool kids can swing you love the best band that ever was-you stick to your guns allthecoolkidshateme---pah!! to them-you'll be teaching your kids about this band x
haysiefantasie 5 months ago
R.E.M. RIP
starkweather444 5 months ago 6
Tin Gym. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa. November 1985. 10,000 Maniacs opened. One of their best songs ever. Never heard it on the radio. Very little air play on MTV (yes, they really use to play videos!)
mrsurety 5 months ago
this has to be one of the coolest songs of all time
codern 6 months ago 2
Fables is on VEVO, everything before this and up till Out of time is split between emi and warnerbros and the rest in on remhq.
COULDN'T YOU GUYS COLLABORATE OR SOMETHING?
PelvisPoop 7 months ago
Stock Pavillion. Madison. May 1985. No finer opening song. Anyone else?
LanDaw1969 7 months ago
First time I saw REM. Been hooked ever since. Miss you, Bill. Where are Mikes glasses?
Maryannpalmer1 10 months ago
First time I saw REM. Been hooked ever since. Miss you, Bill.
Maryannpalmer1 10 months ago
First LP I ever bought, I got it when it was released. I still have it. Brilliant music. I wonder if it will ever happen again. The art, the purity, the beauty.
LegledTrepteg 10 months ago
@LegledTrepteg Fleet Foxes come pretty close. This and Driver 8 are the greatest REM songs.
SorrowfulMystery 7 months ago
I just wonder if Mastodon borrowed the intro for their song 'Oblivion'.
/watch?v=s6WGNd8QR-U
noni675 1 year ago
sounds like "the queen is dead" only slower
adzopo 1 year ago
Top 10 song forever in my eyes..............
smeghan1 1 year ago
Fantastic song
morild123 1 year ago
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ZiegerAndSons 1 year ago
I've never seen a video capture the mood of a song with such precision
sweetttina666 1 year ago
peter buck is the king of dissonant chords
shoekstra1419 1 year ago 15
Hard to believe the coolest song in the world only has 7,000 views
xopowo69 1 year ago 11
@xopowo69 IDEM
Yucko000 1 year ago
@xopowo69 Well, now almost 10,000 views, but you get the point......
xopowo69 11 months ago
@xopowo69 14 thousand now =P ^-^
cerise333 6 months ago
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nicholsjoshua15 1 year ago
@nicholsjoshua15 'And punk music'? You realise alternative rock and grunge come from punk, right? And that goth rock is pretty much a subgenre of punk.
DaveGrean 1 year ago
Wow, first comment. How odd. The first time I made out with a girl this song came on the radio in my dad's car. Loved this album, loved that girl.
rdingo1 1 year ago