REM - Shiny Happy People Rehearsal # 1 - 1991

[Lwoea8085]

The show F-r-i-e-n-d-s original theme song was "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M., but was changed later on to "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts. -- IMDb Trivia: Friends (1994 TV series)

[Usuariodeloscojones]

QUE GRANDES

[scotfreak]

@jake110118 wow, i didnt know that, i haent seen the movie

[scotfreak]

for some reason this song represents a pre 9/11 america to me, idk why, i guess the whole idea of happy people

[catkisser]

I love Kate in this song. I would love to do her part in an REM tribute band. Also, does anyone else think that Michael looked a tiny bit like Tom Hanks with that hair??

[BassPlayerSusan]

@catkisser I was in a band with my brother and cousins from 1993-2008 and this was one of the songs we did. My brother played piano and sang lead on this while I of course sang Kate's part and played bass. Our name was Eponymous, alhtough we were not an R.E.M. tribute band. We did, however, have a lot of R.E.M. songs in our repetoire and this one was in from beginning to end.

I was 16 when the band fromed and "Shiny Happy People" was the very first song my bro and I learned together.

[difunto91]

19 people are not happy

[GAdawgsfan93]

This song is what Athens,GA is like year round. You are screwed if u r raised there, then move into the real world.

[the13er]

Best antidepressant ever, without any competition.

[AfterAll16Z]

I know some very shiny happy people here in Athens,Ga.I wonder if some folks from here inspired this sardonic song.I like these shiny people though,good folks

[normalguyable]

a great vegan singer

[chri5784]

Michael Stipe can't dance :D... still one of the best singers of all time.

[MarcusPrebridge]

happy, happy!

[DnylF1]

was it popular to dance like this in 1991???

[kapitanmike]

@DnylF1 hahahahahaha! not really most of the steps here were the steps from the video, altho REM did have some funky looking moves hahaha!

[123enigma456]

lol, is that Forrest Gump? :)

[Serpico261]

@123enigma456 hahah i bet youre right

[72578]

@123enigma456!! hahahaha! Good one, he sure looks like "Forest Gump"

[journeythruthepast]

I thought this song sucked once, but that Byrds-like guitar riff is awesome and Kate Pierson makes it come alive. I read she's gay or at least is involved with another woman but if so, she's one of the more attractive lesbians I've ever seen!

[journeythruthepast]

Oh I just read it was her first same sex relationship. And she's not as attractive anymore but damn, she's 62 now. Not bad looking for 62.

[kc979087]

Hey Heidi, can you let me know what Kate looked like during the live version on SNL?

[heidigretel]

@kc979087 kate wear different clothes for live version.  live version is very similar to rehearsal :)

[nyeledecassia]

perfect!!!!!!!

[iamMx10]

Kate was a perfect choice on this song. Great song and performance.

[peakskill]

yeah. she was.

i only wish i could see the whole performance.

[heidigretel]

@peakskill youtube not allow whole performance.  i try but video not allowed :)

[hugoestr]

She has that great Celtic-like phrasing that makes your spine shiver with excitement.

[cataloguetown]

@hugoestr Which is strange 'cos she hails from the Congo. The split-screen sucks.

[heidigretel]

@cataloguetown i also upload 2 videos of this song that not split screen :)

[DJPajama]

Ahh, gold & silver shine. Can't beat it.

[SeasonVelvet]

Anyone who denies this song out of insecurity is a loser. You are like people who hide the spine of their Harry Potter book on the bus but blatantly and pretentiously hold up, for all passerby's to view, the spine of their Charles Dickens novel while lounging in Starbucks like an idiot.

It is a fine enough song.

Go listen to The Doors or Nirvana, you'll fit right in with the rest of the arrogant and unwise "intellectuals".

[hugoestr]

RIGHT ON!

[christgmas]

@SeasonVelvet have u read hard times by our old mate dickens,enjoy

[avinotion]

R.E.M didn't steel from other bookwriters...

[cathluvzmusic]

@SeasonVelvet yeah iagree this is amazing, but what's wrong with nirvana? they were great too! and they were very closely linked with rem

[cataloguetown]

@SeasonVelvet If you're in Starbucks you are pretty much a loser anyway. Right?

[ostskateteam]

awsome!!!!!

[funkydafunker]

I still think this is brilliant.You can always listen to Country Feedback anyways !! They do all the spectrum

[NicoThR]

why do they act so silly?

[spectrum7virkeytroni]

It's just bubblegum music. Every generation has their bubblegum music, and this is that type of music from 1990ish.

I don't listen to the current Top40, but if you do, I'm sure you'll be able to pick out today's bubblegum songs.

[icaruspnw]

One person's bubblegum is another's transfusion. Fun is a valid and honorable thing. Not all smiles are hype, trying to sell you something. Kittens, butterflies, and a sunny day are every bit as real as lies, abuse, and syphilis. It's alright to have or make something just because it feels good. Not every open hand offered us is a sucker punch, and I swear I'll tell no one if I spot you singing along.

[drftgrl]

because they can??Its called 'having fun'

[MADMANx511]

Meesa Likey Meesa Do

[belisario890]

jajjajaj

es muy chistoso y patetico

pero va como piña

jajajaj

Vanina

[gonchito2000]

thanks for the song!

[heidigretel]

you are very welcome :)

[FinalFantasyTen]

The title and chorus are based on a Chinese propaganda poster. The slogan "Shiny happy people holding hands" is used ironically - the song was released in 1991, 2 years after the Tiananmen Square uprising when the Chinese government clamped down on student demonstrators, killing hundreds of them.

[sunnycitizen]

cool song but that wench from the B52's justgets on my nerves. your kitschy schtick isn't cute lady, it's lameand desperate. poser.

[Arinator74]

Hey don't mock the redhair! She's awe

[Torch86A]

I beg to disagree, REM made the right move in getting her for this song. She made it more groovy! I love music from REM and B52s! Rock on! :D

[AnGElHisPANo]

Me like it.

[Rammsteinn8Italia]

i think this song is quite pathetic but i love it and can't stop listening to it!

[tisjoje]

love this ty for posting

[wskrzeszenie]

i love it :) nice melody :P

[randyo3801]

awesome....and that was a dress rehearsal they looked to be having a good time they're both from georgia i forgot.

[channepan]

this was the first theme of the show Friends, but it was changed later on to I'll be there for you

[mattinha]

where's the original video?

i cant find it... could someone tell me please????????

;(((

[azulmac95]

its not on youtube

serch on google,i cant paste the link

the video is on mtv page and sorry for my sheet english hehe

[frankfranklyn]

LOL ... "sheet english' ... hahaha; sorry, it just tickled me when I saw it ... hahahaha. :-)

~F~

[azulmac95]

mmm is shit?? hehe

[robw1031]

Kate Pierson at one point was the most sought after singer for duets in the business........... Iggy Pop, Mathew Sweet, The Ramones, Debbie Harry, Cracker just to name a few

[ebutym11225]

I remember not liking this song. I thought it had no point. But sometime within the last 3 years I realized what a great song it really is.

[roblovesmiley]

I was so depressed, but this performance made me so happy.

I think it's a rehearsal for Saturday Night Live.

It's one of REM's best songs and Kate adds a lot to it.

Does anybody know where I can get a copy of REM with Kate Pierson Performing, "Shiny Happy People" on Saturday Night Live from April of 1991 on DVD?

What a great performance!

Peace and Love,

Rob

[gabrielzin17]

Nota 10!

[rnold616]

kate pierson adds alot of color to the vocals i love her vocals

[morganlovesariane]

muy buena

[heidigretel]

you are very welcome :)

[filibro]

Stipe looks like Tom Hanks in "Philadelphia" ...

[ParkerMonster]

The song that Michael Stipe hate the most! I love it! The he dance! woha!!!

[javgarfer]

Fantastic song in all the senses, it makes you have a good time.

[hoss1962]

Stipe with hair - just doesn't look right now - hmmmm

[pelagic6]

I smile every time I hear this song, a great for sure...

[deweypug]

I remember when this song hit big, everyone thought they finally knew what 'alternative' was... I thought it was the end of the little secret I called REM - it was, they just morphed into another band.  BUT I still love this song

[tikkisash]

I HATE the boxes though!! I want to watch him do the song!

[heidigretel]

2 video of SHP with no boxes are on this channel :)

Shiny Happy Heidi :)

[laptopicek]

i like this song...it makes me smile every time :)

[laelreign]

It makes you a shiny happy person!

[jakemiller5000]

F A I L

[sadash27]

No sir, you are the one who has failed.

[youtmeme]

awesome!! :)

[greyced]

best song in the UNIVERSE !!!!!!!!!

[sropiza]

You go Michael...Love this it makes me feel that there is hope for mankind and it's an uplifting song in which love and happiness conquers all

[biccikl]

Jebeno dobra pjesma ! !

[KimIsMissing]

Kate rules.

[elultimoromantico06]

good¡¡¡¡¡ pero donde esta el video original.............ya no lo encuentro............

[l0ve9615]

いい歌ですね！

元気がでます！

[mary83j]

Michael Stipe mit Haaren :D Wer ist die Frau?

[tobyssis97]

my little brother brian is in love with this video!! He got me liking it

[heidigretel]

This is cute :)

[morrisnofun]

Great performance! I especially like the dancemoves!

[smartiiLovesTwilight]

We#Ve heard that in our english-lesson. :D

[ginotrevellini94]

i cant find the original video

[Steenville]

The corporate fascists have removed it- and I am not kidding you..

[redbuick]

i always liked certain rem and b 52 songs. when they got together to make this i was glad to see it was a great song. i had just got out of high school and the b 52's love shack was our song of the year.

[MidnightNSavannah]

Folks this is Athens,Ga music at it's finest.

[memorocks46]

lol!

[labinabarca]

10x

[geborenmithass]

oily skin!!!

[roxasthebest]

great

[PiXiEsErBiA88]

so sweet :)

[asselc]

Great song! But sad that the official video can't be shown on youtube due to copyright!

[TheGargantuanSock]

I know! I'd uploaded the Losing My Religion performance from the same show, but NBC took it down within a couple of months.

Pretty sure there's a rehersal of that floating around somewhere too...

[heidigretel]

I have uploaded LMR rehearsal :)

[TheGargantuanSock]

I noticed, thanks! God knows where you get this stuff from! You're doing a great job though.

[heidigretel]

Thank you :)

[theseus27]

Yeah!! It really is sad about copyright rules.

Copyright really sucks!!!

:-(

[YouBudgie]

Yes i know but

imagine having a song you write a sang.

Then imagine loads of people uploading it and making it there own without there aprove i know copyright sucks but just think of what i writed!

[theseus27]

Hmmm,yeah!! That's true YouBudgie.

You got a point there.

[MestreKarin]

Film Tropa de elite

[LaurensGuitar12]

lol, my fave song, my dad's too, my dad is sooo a happy shiny person, lol

[macpt100]

This is great. I know REM said they wouldn't like to be remembered for this song but it makes me "happy" every time I hear it. Did they take off the MTV version of the video :(

[Forefrost]

Kate is just beautiful.

[world964]

I think I have the actual performance video from SNL on VHS somewhere.......

[heidigretel]

Ok I will upload this video today. :)

[heidigretel]

This video is not allowed to upload to youtube. Copyright law.

Heidi :)

[Losiu9]

Yeah, I wanted to upload one Metallica`s song performance from SNL, and they cancelled it;/

[zedster12]

rofl i wonder that when the producers of the muppets or what ever it is realised at the time of them making fury happy monsters that this song was about drugs

[Hawiar6]

What does Michael say at the end?

[Ersmarker]

"Scotty (producer Scott Litt), no shit!"

I think...

[musicbrain5]

I guess this is as close to a live performance of this song as we'll ever get! They didn't really end up liking this song after the album was released, though I think Peter has said that in hindsight he realized it is a good song.

This is awesome, thanks!

[heidigretel]

You are very welcome. :)

[badseed86]

kate also sings in "Me In Honey"

[byrthfood]

she also sings "fretless"

[badseed86]

that's right, i totally forgot

[Violettero]

SO NICE!

[zsrt23456]

i think all u people who think this a bad song should try some ecstasy - then u'll be rocking

[zsrt23456]

i think its the mixture of rem;s essential sadness combined with thr b's uplifting energy n nutiness that makes it so special

[zsrt23456]

no live versions then . . .

this is one of my all time fave songs

[heidigretel]

REM not like this song.  Live version are very very rare. :)

[AcuraT]

I liked it when Kate Pierson and Michael Stipe teamed up on a few songs on REM's album. Interestingly enough, Stipe appears in a video on the Cosmic Thing album, but never sings on the B-52s album in return.

[heidigretel]

Thank you. I did not know Michael is in B-52's video. :)

[AcuraT]

Sorry for the slow reply, I have not ben back in awhile. I always thought it was neat that Kate and Michael were friends from living nearby in Georgia way back when - and still stay in touch. It lead to this small exchange of talent back then. I personally liked them working together.

[rocketsharc]

I love the way Stipe sings, and Kate is incomparable.

[snakeyes71]

Stipe can't sing and he's making Kate look bad

[heidigretel]

I like to upload unusual video. :)

[ILoveB52s]

So true!Kate ALWAYS sounds great and it's hard to make sound bad and he is.... oh well,at least it's a rehearsal!

[finehomemadewine]

I think it is really funny song, I personally love it, it meant a lot to me those times. Actually it was this one (or one of two songs), how I discovered R.E.M. and that is really good reason to adore it for ever :-)

[heidigretel]

Some people like this song and some people seem to not like this song at all. I think REM not like this song, but video is unusual so I uploaded this video. :)

[vplus2006]

how did you get THIS one?? wow! i have two things i'll release someday that have not been seen by anyone.

[heidigretel]

I receive this video in trade with friend in Canada last year. :)

[missteel]

Kate looks lovely :)I really like this this even though they said this is one they really don't care for anymore.

[heidigretel]

Yes, they do not like this song. But I try and upload unusual videos. :)

[EclipseNT]

This video is only amuzing because i'm such an REM fan....this song has to be one of the worst songs ever written...

thanks for posting tho...its rather funny

[heidigretel]

Some people like the videos and some people do not like the videos. I try to upload unusual videos. :)

[lovestipe]

great,I love Michael´s dance

[heidigretel]

Yes, funny dance. :)