Leaving New York - from R.E.M. Live

[PUGMOHON]

i always blasted this when going thru the nys toll booths into pa...heading home to virginia, to break up with my man and move back to ny

[norri]

Leaving New York was very hard, very, very hard. Take care all you wonderful people there. Listening only this song at home. Luckyly I have this one on ´7 vinyl pictureversion.

[DH12C]

AND ABOUT FEELINGS:THATS LIFE(TEARS,HAPPINESS,)

THATS LIFE:A LOT OF SADNESS,HAPPINESS,SOMETIMES CONFUSION,AND ALL IT MATTERS IS HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD,AND WITH R.E.M. FUN IS GUARANTEED

[DH12C]

leaving was never my proud

leaving new york never easy

i saw lights fading out

BEST VOICE

HIS VOICE IS CURE FOR ME

[hugosalarm]

A thing of staggering beauty.

[abracazombie]

Esta me mata: It's easier to leave than to be left behind...

[hibernica007]

I didn't click on this particularly fine song to see some clown talk about the Magic Man in the Sky who looks after you when you're dead.

[jjbarbados]

new York is dirty, crowded, you cant drive, you never see the sun

newyorkians behave like sicilian inmigrants and look like middle eastern inmigrants .. cities like New york and Miami must be diferent , may have good press and marketing, but NY is definitively not the USA.

[themooddisorders]

@kissaification What is this you speak of?

[kissaification]

@themooddisorders Salvation

[Talote1983]

@kissaification Oh shit would you please shut the fuck up?!. 

[Talote1983]

@kissaification Oh... I'm the retard??. Jajajajaja!. Ok, send my greetings to your invisible friend.

[Talote1983]

@kissaification Jajaja!

[ivorbigonee]

@kissaification what are you on about, keep your god bs to your self

[bjerre93]

@kissaification

lol how could this comment get so many thumps up when the lyrics is wrong lol.. no hate.

[TheBartelli]

@kissaification they pay the bands to do this for us. thanks for your completely useless post.morron

[gabofranco]

Extraordinario

Heredia , Costa rica.

[paoloreporter]

really it is. nyc, i miss u!

[DOM89S]

great song...thanks!!!

[relayer07]

what a great song ....thanks for placing it

[domik144]

i can't even think about anything around me when i hear this song.

[andresmcify]

i agree whit zwierzozwierz coment

[markhedder]

hi, its a love song about leaving his boyfriend behind in NY. straight up. enjoy, cool song

[Larvemannenz001]

boyfriend? he's gay?

[markhedder]

yeah he is

[0612ser]

Excelente!! tema!!!,

Sergio, Buenos Aires

[SuperSabato]

this is a wonderful song

[7777Lotus]

you saw me!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am your Angel.

[GorkyVanNostrand]

I guess I am a heartless bastard...what's to cry about...leaving NY...ok, nevermind...besides, why would you leave?

[Burdensea]

I think it´s a metaphore,leaving new york would mean to leave your life behind to start a future. It´s a goodbye song.

[nerrrrr]

why is it that every single line of this song seems to be to perfect one that shoots streight into ur heart.

This song makes me cry. I think of so many things i miss. Places, people, treasured moments of my life...

How can one song do all that.!

[zwierzozwierz]

This song makes me cry. Its so touching...

Thank you REM.

[dragonrockheartU2]

is it easier to leave?than to be left behind and feel like tot.........

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

It's quiet now And what it brings Is everything Comes calling back A brilliant night I'm still awake I looked ahead I'm sure I saw you there You don't need me To tell you now That nothing can compare

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

You might have laughed if I told you

You might have hidden A frown

You might have succeeded in changing me

I might have been turned around

[Larvemannenz001]

@ENGLISHPATIENTTHE Why are you repeating the lyrics, and why am I responding to a comment posted 2 years ago? :D

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

It's easier to leave than to be left behind

Leaving was never my proud

Leaving New York, never easy

I saw the light fading out

Now life is sweet

And what it brings

I tried to take

But loneliness

It wears me out

It lies in way

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

And all not lost

Still in my eyes

The shadow of necklace

Across your thigh

I might've lived my life in a dream, but I swear

This is real

Memory fuses and shatters like glass

Mercurial future, forget the past

It's you, it's what I feel.

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

You might have laughed if I told you (it's pulling me apart)

You might have hidden a frown (change)

You might have succeeded in changing me (it's pulling me apart)

I might have been turned around (change)

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

It's easier to leave than to be left behind (it's pulling me apart)

Leaving was never my proud (change)

Leaving New York, never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the light fading out

You find it in your heart, it's pulling me apart

You find it in your heart, change...

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

I told you, forever

I love you, forever

I told you, I love you

I love you, forever

I told you, forever

You never, you never

You told me forever

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

You might have laughed if I told you

You might have hidden the frown

You might have succeeded in changing me

I might have been turned around

[ENGLISHPATIENTTHE]

It's easier to leave than to be left behind (it's pulling me apart)

Leaving was never my proud (change)

Leaving New York never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the life fading out (change)

Leaving New York, never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the light fading out (change)

Leaving New York never easy (it's pulling me apart)

I saw the life fading out (change)

[robguzv]

I'm calling out

The midnight void

But no one's there

And all across

High in the sky

An air of distrust

I can't rely

I might've given my life

To be by your side

And I swear I loved you.

[robguzv]

And all not lost Still in my eyes The shadow of necklace Across your thigh I might've lived my life in a dream, but I swear This is real Memory fuses and shatters like glass Mercurial future, forget the past It's you, it's what I feel. Chorus I'm tired now And what it brings A broken wing

[robguzv]

You might have laughed if I told you You might have hidden A frown You might have succeeded in changing me I might have been turned around It's easier to leave than to be left behind Leaving was never my proud Leaving New York, never easy I saw the light fading out Now life is sweet And what it brings I tried to take But loneliness It wears me out It lies in way

[robguzv]

It's quiet now And what it brings Is everything Comes calling back A brilliant night I'm still awake I looked ahead I'm sure I saw you there You don't need me To tell you now That nothing can compare

[tisiuna]

i love this song!!!!

[cryingangel08]

sehr schönes lied =)

mein vati steht auch total drauf!* xD

[singler1]

Good song from one of their later cd's

[Larvemannenz001]

why thet black paint on his face, is it supposed to represent something? great song!

[lawlzownage]

Keep the glare from the spotlights off his eyes.

[Barrejan]

It's a reference to his song Electron blue... The hallucinogenic drug... Check the wikis

[StinkiwinkiPoo]

In an Interwiew in Germany he said its yust for the entertaining^^^^

[mitleidlos]

Das hat er wohl kaum gesagt, sondern wahrscheinlich "it´s [mit Apostroph] just [mit j] for entertainment [das richtige Nomen zum Verb entertain]". Lern vielleicht erst mal mal Englisch.

[StinkiwinkiPoo]

hab jawohl selber gehört bei Stefan Raab was er gesagt hat! Hör Du weiter Dein DJ Ötzi und mach hier keinen auf Klugscheisser wennde keien Ahung hast! fukkin Morron!!

[mitleidlos]

ich hab aber Ahnung. "fuckin" schreibt man mit ck und "moron" mit einem r. Wenn dein Hörverständnis so gut wie deine Ausdrucksfähigkeit ist, dann wundert´s mich nicht, dass du das gehört hast.

[StinkiwinkiPoo]

Scheinbar hast Du ja echt nix besseres zu tun als meine "Utube-Wege" vom Schweinemörder bis zu R.E.M. zu verfolgen, kleinere Schreibfehler zu kritisieren und über Dinge zu reden über die Du keine Ahnung hast. Das Schweinevideo ist wahrsscheinlich gefakt weil sich das Schwein 0 Meter rührte,bevor es "starb"! zumindest ist das mein erster Eindruck und zu sehr beschäftige ich mich mit diesem Thema auch nicht. Und zu REM: ich weiss was ich gehört habe, also entweder Du ff.-

[StinkiwinkiPoo]

-argumentierst indem Du andere Fakten behauptest oder Du lässt es sein!

Wahrscheinlich gehts Dir aber eher nur darum Leute mit Deinem respektlosen, kleingeistigem 9x klugen Gehabe herunter zu machen anstatt konkret über ein Thema zu posten und schlüssige Gegenargumente zu liefern.

MIt sowas wie Dir wil ich gar nix zu tun haben."Mitleidlos" Du hast echt irgendein Problem mit Dir selber glaub ich.

Viel Glück dabei es loszuwerden!

[matute1908]

es muy buena esta cancion, es demasiado buena

es very good and nicethis song

amazing!!!

bye

[kris1007k]

This is a wonderful dreamy song...rings so true....

[xcalli]

Michael Stipe is a great artist ! Brilliant Music!

[BlueGJW]

JUST AWESOME!!!

[Peugeot206isalive]

4 weeks ago, my mother past awy, this song really gives me a bost to keep on...

[GrandPappaDuPlenty]

Keep it up dude...

[Rossetaki]

im not a fan...but i love this song

[ThinkPink92]

Leaving NY never easy.

Words I can definitely relate to.

[GunslingerXYZ]

Though the album it's from may not go down as one of R.E.M.'s finest moments, this song, in my opinion, is a masterpiece. Beautifully performed here.

[kehl26]

es demasiado bella...

[shenny7]

me encanta esa cancion vuelvan a Perú...los amamossss..

[gokbekir]

you might have laughed if i told you this song was not good! I haven't been to New York but when I listen this song,I always leave New York..

[angryjason1234]

This song always makes me cry like a little girl with a skinned knee...thanks so much for posting!!!! Much, much appreciated.

[REMLostmyreligion]

@angryjason1234

You're not the Only one :)

[Mappesanjp]

great song, i really love this one

[adamx78]

los espero en LIMA-PERU este 14 de noviembre en el estadio nacional q bonita cancion !!!!! michael te amo !!!!!!

[yaniakc]

Vaya cancion!!! Espero que la toquen cuando vengan a México, nos vemos el 18!!!!!

[KashimZero]

Man when he sang this in New York it most have been one hell of a show!

[funny1986]

Mike Stipe is a man of a time!

[jonesmichael3]

saw them the same year at the Openair St.Gallen in Switzerland, probably one of the best concerts I've ever seen. thanks for posting!

[carlispot]

2:04 awesome

[cfpgcfpg]

class song. one of the most underrated rem songs.

[bastadetodo155]

Excelente!!!

[zaphod888]

Roll on Twickenham indeed! Saw them in Hyde Park in '05, and will again tomorrow. Brilliant band, with seemingly limitless energy. Hurrah.

[DogSwede1]

Gonna see them next Sunday. It will be great!!

[NIGHTxHAG]

i saw them yesterday!

ah!

just love them!

[lennyprinzessin]

prague loves you, R.E.M.!! :-)

[aidanooo]

REM- The Greatest!!!

[headhunter720]

very cool

[Generalk]

Great harmonie between Michael, Mike, Ken and Scott.

[speransky2]

rem is the best and they even sound good life not like other bands that only sound good in a studio and in concert they sound like crap

[wcplace2b]

It don't come any better live!!! REM are in a class of there own. Roll on Twickenham!!! I cant wait to see them again.

[robymn]

Michael e la sua band .... da pelle d' oca ... Mi ha ricordato nella gestualità e nel modo di cantare Peter Gabriel un altro grande di progressive rock.

Roby da Mantova.

[maybegonenow]

Casey, you may never see this, but just in case: I love you, I need you, and I miss you. Always.

I guess I find leaving harder, because sometimes I think there's something to go back to.

[invisivale]

Man, that is some old-style R.E.M. harmonies there! There's something about the quality of Michael's voice near the end (3:35), in that wordless cry, that has always moved me profoundly.

And this song features one of my favourite things from R.E.M. - interleaving lyrics (as in two of my all-time favourite songs, "Wendell Gee" and "Fall on Me"). I wish they would do even more of that sort of thing!

[cuculainn57]

Wendell Gee is my favorite REM song - from one of the greatest bands of all time

[frozentime]

Michael said he conceived this song as he was looking out the window of an airplane leaving NY. It really sets the mood I'm in when I leave my favorite places.

[kayonalarsen]

Love this song, thanks for posting

[carlispot]

great song... just gets to you.. :)

[h4ck]

they played this at the show last night!

he said it was the first time they had played it in 3 years

[sipho1392]

damn,i love this song.........

[bigsheik12]

One of their best. Hands Down.

[delpotte]

Wonderful song.

this is the most Wonderful song I ever listen (Y) such a beautiful song :)

[canon6]

one of the best songs that i ever listen ... (8)

[GregDucati]

ya brilliant song alright

[MamzelleBulle01]

I wish I could see them in concert at Paris ! Wonderful song.

[darkWi001]

very good .......

[elAsra]

Beautiful song, always brings me wonderful memories and tears, it might not be New York, but London, but the meanning is the same: I told you I love you, I love you forever -for JB ;)-

[hiroale]

puretazo muy buen tema lo escucho todos los dias.

[jchrc51]

I've been a huge fan now for 25 years, I think if you've listened to the lyrics and know some of Stipes history, I think this song is about Micheal and Natalie Merchants break up many years ago.

[hundgodis]

true leaving is never easy love that city

[TheFrowningClown]

The DVD is really cool although I first had to get used to the very fast camera cuts and the confusing flashlights. But I really really really love it! One doesn´t see much of Peter though, that´s probably disappointing for his fans. (Or are they already used to only seeing Michael jumping around in front of everybody?)

[skAinOLskul]

You might have succeeded in changing me.

I might have been turned around.

ah..

[llylyan]

I told you forever

I love you forever

[daniel334455]

The best song of a rather weak album. Nevertheless it´s REM !!! Great musicians !!!

[danbit5]

i disagree with rather weak.but i never liked fables much, i like aroud the sun? well 4 or 5 songs lol. rem rocks

[guromaon]

I prefer Electron blue as Michael Stipe does from this album :)

[Meriste]

This is a more expressive version than the one on "Around the Sun." Enjoying the new CD/DVD, guys; keep it up! Waiting for "Accelerate" too!

[Pimpo1313]

who is the other singer?

[jmillerfan23]

Thats Mike Mills

[zionmufasa]

one of the bests

[doubledark92]

grande canzone grandi i REM

[8lambofrock8]

great band.

icon

[dastipe]

brilliant song.i seen rem at balloch loch lommond in 2005 and they were amazing.u2 are a great band but bono doesnt have the same stage prescence as stipe. what a legend.

[lordtrax8]

this song is great, and so is rem!

[newportsnorth]

wow. just wow.

[darkglasses]

Just beautiful.

[MOOBOOSE]

that man is a fucking genius

[seekermind74]

anche "noi" abbiamo lasciato qualcosa a NYC ... ma ne e' valsa la pena!

CRS

[julioel22]

i love this song!!!

;)

[rattleU2]

Amazing!

[deltic1964]

I had the pleasure of seeing them live at Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield and they were simply outstanding. His voice live is by far the best ive ever heard. Cant wait to see them again!!!

[razorbladebr]

simply

the best!

[shadowboxer30]

I love every single REM song

[remrule]

a very powerful song live amazing

[b32008]

i d o l .

[quietrob1984]

A REALLY cool song by the best band on th eplanet.

[Rogcar90]

R.E.M, come to Brazil with the next concert! Please! You came here once, inside a festival. Come alone!

[bertisfan2007]

Soccerdios,were you born a stupid prick or did it come to you in time?

[soccerdios]

is leaving new york a metaphor for exiting micheal stipes male partner?

[edwardsjw]

I don't think so, but there are a lot of lines that could be taken as break-up lines.

bertisfan, there's no need for that kind of attitude, especially on an R.E.M. related page. That's not cool.

[pete200669]

I saw them at their free concert in Cologne by the cathedral. It was not only the cheapest concert I ever went to, but also the most impressive

[soccerdios]

cheap ass/easily impressed

[julioel22]

exelent song!!!! very good ;)

[TheDrunkenAngel]

I saw REM live in Hyde Park, back 2005.

[cloudm89]

grandi REM

[julioel22]

great song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[classicrocker1965]

great performance of a great song

[naberrieskywalker]

thank you for posting this, r.e.mhq

[MartzMz]

Amo a esta banda, que mas puedo decir??? Me hubiera gustado mucho estar ahi en Dublin...pero me conformo con el CD/DVD.

[rewmor]

Such a lovely song, from a great live band.

[pmurf24]

Counting down the days to the dvd release. we were at both nights in The Point Depot!! Awesome concerts!!

[rondarb]

very impressive. unreal track. cheers

[abileche]

Mikebatmansinging !!!lol.

[booboo906]

That song is so nice.

I really want the CD. Please release in Australia!

[lotwala]

Man, that was good! It gave me chills... can't wait to see them on tour again.

[makgamer]

Michael is amazing. Mike is pretty damn good too... They've really gotten how to play this song down.

[iang2643]

So much better than the one on Around the Sun! I can't wait for this DVD!

[thebassrider]

excelente!

[FanOfFab4]

This is just one of many examples of why they are in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame!! First time I saw them in concert Michael had maybe the longest hair in rock and roll....I am a longtime fan for sure

[remgrbeyond0982]

Brilliant stage presence.  Damn, not many people can be a frontman like Stipe anymore. It's a lost art.

[booboo906]

I know, he's such a great front man. And he's got a really undefinable quality that makes him so easy and so fun to watch.

I love him.

He's so funny in all the video clips I've seen, too (Great Beyond makes me laugh so hard - it's one of my favourite songs ever). Nice to see such a legend with such a great sense of humour. He's my total idol.

[MBSouers]

Fantastic - Michael & Mike rock on the vocals.

[ReNtHeAd11590]

me too

[naberrieskywalker]

thank you! I love it. I really can't wait for this DVD.

[BeginXtheXBegin]

Oh I cannot wait until it comes out! I'm so excited.