R.E.M. - 10/02/85 Germany 7. Driver 8 

Ahh, REM from their golden era. I can't describe how much their music meant to me back then.

This band is so awesome and collectively too, has anyone else notice how great a drummer and overall musician Bill Berry is?.

This was one month before myself and my friends The Minutemen joined them on a 25 day Tour of the South. It's a time in my life I will never forget.

The IRS years, thats the era that continues to appeal to me.

That's what I call a real professionalism: being in such condition he didn't forgot a word, everywhere hit the notes. Bravo Michael Stipe!

REM at the top of their game. The platinum record sales and commercial success just a step away, but as far as playing their music for their fans, this is as good as it gets.

One of my top ten REM songs -- and I love most anything they've done!

Great song by a great band.

Bless his little army brat heart! Apparently LSD brought out the Belinda Carlisle in Michael that night or something to that effect. That is said with love of course and this is always gonna be my favorite R.E.M. tune of all time, so there ya go...

This song may have saved the ‘80s.

his dance moves are so unique. gotta love em. he is amazing.

All through last year...I only listened to REM no joke

I saw them live on this tour in Ames IA about 2 months after this video was shot. It was a seriously amazing show.

Michael Stipe with the cool as balls look!

Awesome!

They sound great live.

I love the riff this song. And it's very sad to watch at Mike now when he's old enough. The time is running so fast, and Remember Every Moment.

Nessuno piu di loro, nessuno come loro, meravigliosi, ineguagliabili MITICI REM ❤️❤️💓❤️❤️

Take a break, REM, Take a break....and please come back soon.

Fables had some damn good songs didn't it? Thanks for the post.

sky blue bells ringing :)))

4 years before Tourfilm. 1 year before Pageant.

I once heard the observation that REM was much better live than their studio recordings captured.

Love his moves

I saw them live in Italy on June 16, 1989. Then I saw them agaib in 1994. The magic had already gone.....

i've just noticed mike mills isn't wearing shoes.

I want that Rickenbacker. ...

one of their strongest

thank you Rockpalace from WDR are Culture Institution in Germany

Excellent gyratíons

Damn, once upon a time Stipe was actually a good looking guy... Who would've thought.

Awesomeness

This is their best song. Stipe was high as a fucking kite during this performance.......

It's like he's dancing to a song other than they one they're playing. It sounds great, though.

very nice live performance. the guitar and dancing is perfect. Hmm.. early R.E.M. was brilliant and definitely better than Around the Sun era but I thought Accelerate was decent and hopefully the new album will be too.

@dastipe you want to see screwy dancing watch Joe Cocker at Woodstock.

Best ever

💥💥💥💥❤️💯👍🏻

❤️

I didn't realize Michael Stipes had a neurological condition.

Michael Stipe looks like Herman Munster

Dude, chill.

So both stype and belinda did the ian curtis dance moves..

seems like Stipe was suffering from a terrible itch that evening lol

ah when the greats were mere thousandaires!

He kind of is, actually. But he's not famous for being a great dancer, rather for his weird-ass dancing. But don't get me wrong, I love it! :D

*Children look up, all they see is blue-ringed octopuses stinging*

after so many years of seeing him without, michael stipe with hair looks weird to me now.

Is Stipe having a seisure here?

Watch Michael as the elf on Colbert's shelf. #BLISSENOBIARELLA #HELLOSWEETIE #ILLSEEMYSELFOUT 💅😘😎

it's obvious that michael stipe isn't famous for his dance moves.

Who are you kids and what have you done with R.E.M.?!

I think he's doing an impression of the Go-Go's

Wtf Stipe?

what is this song about ?

And the answer is C, LSD

I like his moves quite a bit. But here he looks like he's copying Belinda Carlisle fronting the Go-Gos. Seriously watch the beginning again and imagine Carlisle.

Awesome…except for the spastic epileptic seizure dance moves.

I was 13 then and had the hugest crush on Pete Buck. Too bad he's a wacko now.

cocaine is a helluva drug