I find this song uplifting. Yes everybody cries, everybody hurts some time. Just hang on keep your friends close. There is always some light ahead in this world. Look to that.
If they haven't already...I'd love to hear this song from Pentatonix... A'Cappella too. I will have to check around and see if they already have.😊It would be beautiful no matter who sings it. It is that GOOD.
I really like this song. But ! It came out in 1992. I liked it right away. Then a few months later my father passed. This song reminded me of him every time I heard it. Then a few months later my older brother was murdered. I got that news in the evening while I was listening to this song thinking of our father. If that wasn't tough enough. A few months after that it came on over the radio in my car, I had to change the station as I was going to visit my mother in hospital. I did not want to show up feeling sad. Then I was told by her Dr.s that she had terminal cancer and would be gone within days. As if I hadn't already been beat down enough. I leave the hospital a while later to head to work. I'll be damned if this song doesn't come on again on the other channel I had chosen earlier. Needless to say, by the time I got to work I was a mess. I still like this song today. When I do listen to it, I try to recall as many happy memories as I can of Mom, Dad, and Brother. Yes it does hurt. But I will continue to listen to this song to help keep those memories alive.
Jeez Glen..i dont know what to say..dont know how you pulled through all that..Terrible! The "hold on" part of the song was for you. Im glad you came out in one piece.. Peace to you brother
yep. You got hit head-on...multiple "pileup", and my thoughts are with you. I think you had "a GOD moment then. I believe that when a song comes on that speaks to my feelings in that moment...that is a divine message that I need to stop and consider...and feel blessed for the assist. I am not religious, but very spiritual...and tell people who are grieving...the same.
Beautiful song. My husband passed away one week ago today, and I sit and listen to this song and try to get through another hour. This song can give you hope.
Harri, I do believe that the song is meant to be comforting. But also therapeutic. It's good to feel your feelings. You can't get where you are going without starting where you are.
What a beautiful song. A song that could've come off as sappy, was so beautifully done. It has enough of a rock edge that young people won't just blow it off. Just amazing. ❤✌ Apparently the whole band was in on the making of it.
This is a beautiful song. You can hear the growth and development of Michael’s voice from their start as a college band in Georgia. This song and Losing My Religion were the pinnacle of their commercial success but I always have a place in my heart for their early work.
When this song came out I was at the happiest and most stable point in my life... And I was there for a lot of years.... It didn't hit me emotionally at all at that time. I just liked the melody. But then the bad times came and brought me as low as a person can go but somehow I held on. I didn't hang in there for any reason for myself... I did it for my children. Don't ask me how I did, because I couldn't tell you how, but I did. But listening to this now, I'm glad I did. Because I have a little granddaughter now and she makes it all worthwhile.
This song is so right on and every human being can relate to it at one time or another. Plus the song itself is on fire. I absolutely love this song You should have watched the video with REM actually in it. The video is so haunting.
*****REM ARE LYRICAL GENIUSES***** They wrote this song, when there was a high rate of teen suicides, and wanted to try and touch depressed youth, to let them know, it's ok to hurt, just hand in there.....I think all of us can relate to this song on some level, if not ourselves, someone we know ❤️ Loved your reaction and breakdown ❤️
My beautiful baby girl couldn't hold on and died at 34, she had enough of this life. She is now in God's loving arms and I WILL see her again someday, for now, my boys need me, but when my time comes, I'll be ready to go.....I'm not afraid of dying anymore....I love you purple girl....see your precious soul on the flip side....💜💜💜💔💔💔😥😥😥
Your reaction was heart felt. I know we all have painful times in our lives. Empathy is a wonderful quality. We should all feel it for humans and animals and our planet. You just made an excellent reaction and I knew you would. This is a song about heart.
Thanx Tango..its a real sad song..Ive just learnt here that its about the Nirvana singer. I could tell the singer was singing from a personal perspective..His voice...so haunting
At a dark point in my life, this song alone saved my life. I listen to it and post it often. I can't listen to it without crying. If it can help me, I just hope it will help someone else. Thank you for your reaction.
*Harry* I'VE been "silently" watching your reactions.! I *GREATLY* appreciate the mature & thoughtful reactions you provide.! OK.... first { The genesis of this song }.... it was a message to his friend *Kurt Cobain* the one and only creative genius behind Nirvana.! Some called him the John Lennon of their generation.! He knew of Kurt's chronic stomach issues, drug & fame issues.! And his deep depression. Sadly, as we all know, the message came to late.! Much to the dread of Michael Stipe, the lead singer & Co-Writer of R.E.M. which indeed stands for *Rapid Eye Movement* they arise thru college radio fame in the 80's out of Athens, Georgia.! That's enough for now.! I was an active, touring musician at that time and can offer up what I remember or was told from time to time.! I rarely comment and most of the reactors I see are digital hustlers in it only for the like & subscribe bullshit, which sickens me.! But I do appreciate your thoughtful feel to this medium... David.....
Thanx so much David..Thats a sad story..I had a feeling he must have had a reference point when writing and singing this..I could hear it in his voice.
REM does this and they do that. I think the darkest song I've ever heard (from them or anyone else) is *Orange Crush.* It's about the Vietnam war, and it just hits you in the gut. But, it's a really good song. A "that" song would be *Stand.* It's one that you just want to sing along to.
The thing I love so much about this song is the part where Michael says when you feel like you're alone, you're not. The comfort in this song is the acknowlegement that we all go through these dark times when it all feels like too much. It's comforting to know and be reminded that we're not alone in feeling that way. Such a beautiful and hopeful song.
Great, honest reaction, Harri...youre right, we've all been there, are there or going there. Hoping all your hurting times are in the past, Harri. You seem like a good man. All good things to you and yours. Namaste.
My darling best friend had chosen this song for her funeral when she found out that her cancer was terminal. She died in 1997 aged just 34 leaving 2 little girls. My husband got the call after I had sat with her in a coma at her home the night before. I was hysterical, and we get in the car, and this song is on, I know she was trying to comfort me. This song has come on a various times in my life and I know it’s her, letting me know she is around me. I miss that beautiful girl every day of my life still. I love you Merri ❤️
Hey Harri, you have people on the other side of the world in Australia watching this, not knowing but also feeling pride for you that you made it through that darkness in your past. You did it. You did brother.
Michael is one of the most talented poets of our time. Listen to the song called “At My Most Beautiful” and peruse the lyrics. He’s a bright light in this world
oh, you should check out the music video, all REM music videos are so amazing and full of meaning, they add so much to every song! and this one is specially touching. this song literally saved lives.
On a Christ-mas morning when a call ended this beautiful day. We were told that my younger sister killed herself. Her husband was the caller. This is where this song takes me. Signed with Love 💋 A PROUD 🇺🇸👵 FAN
clark I'm so very sorry for your loss. As days come then go I truly hope you will have peace, that as months come then go that you'll be able to smile when thinking of your man, finally as the years come then go that you'll have a peaceful, wonderful & beautiful memories that touch your heart & soul to gently remind you that you're alive with a life worth enjoying. . There's really nothing that one can say to such a loss. I can feel your pain, I say this bc I have a loss that can't ever be replaced. Our loss will be with us until we are also called home. Please know that my faith is mine.I don't know yours & I don't need to. Please don't take any offense to any part I say & send. My words are given with the greatest respect & of love. So please relax your thoughts for today, tomorrow will be another 24 hrs. for you to manage without the other half of you. I send this with love from one human being to another. Be patient with yourself for you are in a place that none wish to be but sadly we each will be there one very difficult day. Sending this with love & sympathy from one broken heart to another. It will be easier with time. Shirley (aka Akita)
Interesting. The opening scenes of their music video, with the band driving in the car, they are wearing black, it reminds me of what you’d wear to a funeral, that perhaps they are returning from one.
this song simply should never be mixed with Alcohol, should it be, bad dark things can happen, it changes the mood and whole atmosphere in bars and pubs, you can literally watch it happen
The official video is even more emotional. There are captions telling you what people are thinking and it’s heartbreaking. I have lost 2 loved ones to suicide, I Irish they had hanged on.🥲🥲
Everybody hurts my dude... we're all in this together❤. And we all hurt... this song saved my live I'm not gonna lie to you. I still cry but it's happy cries.
@@ponfed I know everyone hurts sometimes 4 divorces then workplace accident leading to clinical PTSD and suicidal thoughts estranged with my daughter. I know it dudet I live it
Thank you for your reaction, Harri. You are right that everyone can feel the pain sometimes! To me this is not just a beautiful song it is a song of hope and joy. I believe they are trying to show that no matter how bad things get there is still hope and that you need to hang on and trust in your friends (which includes family to my mind). Peace,
You should watch the official video.You have missed so much by not seeing it.You don't even have to watch while recording.Just please watch the video.It will touch your soul in ways the song alone can't,and I cry every time I see it
@@AgunziLFC you mean like the OBVIOUS commas and periods between every sentence?Don't be stupid and act like you are smarter than me while showing you know nothing .Periods,commas and question marks ARE NOT GRAMMAR.They are punctuation.
@@AgunziLFC it should actually be (plus,it's just good grammar)See what I did there?You missed a comma in your sentence.Sorry,but it's just good punctuation.
Great reaction Harri. I love this song. I think you’re right you would have to be dead inside not to feel something when you hear this song. It’s definitely very relatable it makes you realize you’re not alone.😀👍❤️✌️🌼
Stripe’s vocal performance is stunning. But don’t sleep on Mike Mills’s harmonies. Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) said Mills was R.E.M.’s “secret weapon.” He plays great bass lines, he plays keyboards, and his voice is the perfect counterpoint to Stipe’s. It’s smoother, cleaner, purer - it acts as an angelic counterpoint to Stipe’s rawer, more emotional singing. Mills even sings lead on some great songs like “Texarkana” and “Near Wild Heaven.” You should check either of those out sometime, whether for a reaction or just for pleasure. This isn’t my favorite R.E.M. song, though I love it. But you can make the argument that it’s their most important song. I fully believe it has saved more people from suicide than any other song ever written. Incidentally, the original video for this song is a work of art in its own right.
I see a lot of Beatles music on this channel and this song by R.E.M. reminded me of a article I read recently...R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe once compared the work of The Beatles to ‘elevator music’ to which Ringo Starr famously said “if it wasn’t for The Beatles, R.E.M. would be taking the stairs”
The most beautiful song is always the saddest... try Requiem of Mozart. For me a sad feeling in music is not a problem because it's gorgeous music and it's healing.
