No offense to the others, but it really is Stipe who carries this song. His voice takes on such a dead quality, until it changes for the chorus. Beautiful, but in such an ugly way.
i remember they day they did this. it was at ealing studios - jst along the road from my house i was 16, at home all day. my mother came home and told me she'd seen 'the band with the bald man' leaving the studios... i missed it all. still gutted!
hands up who bought a chronic town cassette not cd also lifes rich paegeant bad bonus was fables apart from driver8,anyways watching that vid thanks for the exellent upload i still dont know what say. beautiful
When I met Ken Stringfellow in March 2010 and he asked me what I did for a living, I answered him: "to paraphrase R.E.M., I am a sad professor!"
lyonslaforet 2 months ago
I like this.
Love the good shots of Mike, back when his hair was wonderful golden blond, long and curly. The best.
This makes me want to go listen to "Up".
yellaway 8 months ago 2
Amazing!!! I LOVE this song!
MikeMillsTribute 1 year ago 2
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i too love this song :)
heidigretel 1 year ago
Maybe the most beautiful song ever. My two year-old son loves it as much as I do. Perfect.
darrel816 1 year ago
No offense to the others, but it really is Stipe who carries this song. His voice takes on such a dead quality, until it changes for the chorus. Beautiful, but in such an ugly way.
stbr68 2 years ago
i remember they day they did this. it was at ealing studios - jst along the road from my house i was 16, at home all day. my mother came home and told me she'd seen 'the band with the bald man' leaving the studios... i missed it all. still gutted!
asloem 2 years ago
hands up who bought a chronic town cassette not cd also lifes rich paegeant bad bonus was fables apart from driver8,anyways watching that vid thanks for the exellent upload i still dont know what say. beautiful
danbit5 2 years ago
Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a bore
Everybody hates a drunk
Everyone hates a sad professor
I hate where I wound up
I hate where I wound up
tpederse 2 years ago 5
Such a powerful ending chorus.
Komicklepto 2 years ago
mamma mia che voce!!!up è un capolavoro.
francopersicurezza84 2 years ago 8
I love the build up to the higher notes - beautiful.
ToulacAxeHand 2 years ago 4
I find that I listen to this at the end of particularly trying semesters when I am, indeed, a sad professor.
lifestandstillhere 2 years ago 4
in my opinion up is an underrated rem album.
cosmicwarrior287 2 years ago 17
This is one of my favourite songs. It's just perfect.
InMyLittleTown 2 years ago 6
I will upload a small video of Sad Professor soon :)
heidigretel 2 years ago
Great, underrated song from a great, underrated album.
ElephantRage 3 years ago 4
this is such an awesome song
beerman37 3 years ago 6
Amazing voice!! this is one of my fav r.e.m. songs.
prancegoatprance 3 years ago 5
grandi!!!!!!!!!!
ALEXREM76 3 years ago 2
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god, stipe's voice was crap for a while there, wasn't it? glad to see it's back.
pr00de 3 years ago