R.E.M. - Find The River (Official Music Video) [Parallel Video Version]

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"Find The River" from R.E.M.’s best-selling 1992 album, Automatic for the People. Preorder the 25th anniversary album: found.ee/REM-automatic25-r
R.E.M. is excited to announce the reissue of their landmark album Automatic For The People to commemorate the record's 25th Anniversary. Due November 10 via Craft Recordings, the remastered album will be available in a variety of formats, the most extensive of which is the Deluxe Anniversary Edition, which will feature the album in its entirety mixed in Dolby Atmos.
The album (plus bonus track “Photograph,” featuring Natalie Merchant) was remixed in Dolby Atmos by Automatic’s original producer, Scott Litt, and engineer, Clif Norrell. This technology delivers a leap forward from surround sound with expansive, flowing audio that immerses the listener far beyond what stereo can offer. It transports the listener inside the recording studio with multi-dimensional audio - evoking a time when listening to music was an active, transformative experience, and reigniting the emotion you felt when you first heard the album in 1992. R.E.M.’s Automatic For The People is the first album to be commercially released in this expressive, breathtaking format.
In addition, the 4-disc Deluxe Edition will offer a wealth of previously unreleased material. The band selected 20 never-before-heard demos from the LP’s sessions, including the fully-realized, unreleased track “Mike’s Pop Song” and the oft-mused about song, “Devil Rides Backwards.”
“Mike’s Pop Song” is available NOW as an instant grat track with preorder of the reissue.
Stream or download “Mike’s Pop Song”: found.ee/REM-MikesPopSong-r
Preorder the album: found.ee/REM-automatic25-r
Learn more about #AUTOMATIC25 at REMHQ: found.ee/REMHQ-r

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@johnny891000 5 лет назад

This has to be one the most beautiful songs ever written

@KanwarAnand 4 года назад

just discovered

@mikelwolfe8597 4 года назад

My favorite rem song.. Rock on

@davemcglynn 4 года назад

This is the last song on the album that I remember using to cure my sadness and depression as a teen in the mid-1990s, listening in the dark before falling asleep. I would start the album full of doubt, uncertainty, fears, ... by the time this song played, I was always in such a dramatically better mood. As a result this is one my favorite songs as well.

@davemcglynn 4 года назад

@Dangerous Thinking Very much better - thanks for asking... it was a time I was going through as a teen, low self-esteem, was hiding a lot of things from everyone I knew, never felt truly at ease.. struggled with addiction from then until recovery brought me a higher power and peace. It's tough to put a finger on exactly what was going on with myself back then, but the power of music is a truly amazing thing - songs can reach so many people in different ways. I hope your situation has progessed since 6 months ago.. Crazy times we live in. I needed this song yesterday due to "sheltering in place".

@markvickers6904 4 года назад

It is.

@tturner12341 8 месяцев назад

I seriously think that this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

@raithrover1976 6 месяцев назад

I've been an REM fan since I was 14 and losing My Religion sent them stratospheric and it was only recently that the similarities between this and Wendell Gee from Fables struck me. This song is like Wendell Gee breaking out of its chrysalis and fluttering into the evening sunlight.

@katebutcher4444 5 месяцев назад

Every time I hear this I think of Wendell Gee, glad I'm not the only one!@@raithrover1976

@Michael-fs5mu 4 месяца назад

Right On

@jaredm730 4 месяца назад

Thinking the same thing... and, damn, I'm old!er!

@mattwhip 4 месяца назад

It very much is.

@peterkelly93 4 года назад

I'm an average middle aged Yorkshireman from England. I bought this album on release. Always has and will always be my favourite track. Absolutely sublime.

@darcycarmody6908 4 года назад

peter kelly happy Yorkshire day

@peterkelly93 4 года назад

@@darcycarmody6908 thank you

@lukesters7234 4 года назад

Yeah...me too....middle aged, Yorkshire and bought it on release date and favourite track...I had to double take when I read that...thought I’d been drunk posting again..ha!

@leanns5440 4 года назад

well look at us, picking up a classic from 30 yrs ago all the same week. I had a Michael Stipe craving, hadn't heard this album in 25 years! middle-aged woman on the west coast saying hi.

@gazbo64 4 года назад

same here mate MOT

@alanrankin3350 4 года назад

One of THE most underrated songs ever written. A masterpiece

@duncan3998 3 года назад

To be frank, this one is much better than Everybody Hurts. 1993-wise

@leoramirezjr7805 3 года назад

I absolutely agree. I never paid close attention to the lyrics or gave it much of a listen, to be honest, until 10 or so years ago. I've. been a huge R.E.M. fan for years and it surprised me that this song wasn't always one of my favorites. Then, once time, I stopped to listen closely and I was floored. Not only are the lyrics among the most beautiful ever written, the melody, harmonies, and instrumental are absolute perfection.

@englishthroughtamil1354 4 месяца назад

Not underrated. Very popular. Look at the viewership here.

@gummybearninja 27 дней назад

@@englishthroughtamil1354Yea but compare that to some of their more popular tracks. Big difference

@larisaaral1929 3 года назад

My cat passed away last night. This was his favorite song. Every time he heard michael stipe's voice he'd get this ethereal look on his face. I played this for him as he passed. RIP my cat Vedder and God bless REM.

@jilligain3409 3 года назад

So sorry for your loss ❤️🌹

@eileensianez6766 3 года назад

You will meet your kitty in heaven.That's such a cool story.Your cat is awesome!!

@TheCriticom 3 года назад

Sorry for your loss

@NAILER1892LFC 3 года назад

So sweet, so sad. We'lll see them all again.

@congomocha 3 года назад

Sorry for your loss. Enjoy the memories of your friend😻

@policeboxvsthreeblindmice5117 3 года назад

My son passed away last Sunday at the tender age of 28. Been looking for a song to be played in church. This is is so fitting, it's beautiful. My heart goes out to all parents who have lost their loved ones. ♥

@pungmide 3 года назад

I'm sorry for your loss...

@policeboxvsthreeblindmice5117 3 года назад

@@pungmide Thank-you for your reply. I don't wish any parent to feel they way I feel at this moment in time. Being a parent you don't expect your child to pass away before you, that in itself is hard to take in.

@christophmenke1610 3 года назад

Just read your comment. I'm so sorry for you, no child should die before their parents. But please never give up, your son would certainly not have wanted that. A lot of greetings from Germany.

@policeboxvsthreeblindmice5117 3 года назад

@@christophmenke1610 hi Chris. Thanks for you comments. You are right when you say ' my son would never have wanted that'. Our children are the future, so we all need to protect them and hopfully guide them in the right direction. Thanks again. Stay safe.

@mathewwhatson198 3 года назад

Stephen i could not think of a more beautiful song to be played at a funeral , i would like this to be played at mine , very sorry for your loss , keep strong Mathew

@loucipher8522 Год назад

I turned 55 last week & REM have accompanied me through my whole adult journey. This song helped me through my 20s, heartbreak & disillusionment with the world. I stop what I'm doing every time I hear it & just let it in. There is some deep, unexplainable connection. Hands down, the greatest band ever to make music. I miss them & thank them for the journey.

@makejam1894 Год назад

Same, 1967 baby. I’m just going back to this after a love affair with it in the nineties and it set me a sail to go get a life. It’s heartbreaking and life affirming, all the themes of the songs that have materialised for me in real life. Now coping with many deaths, I am in constant tears on listening to Find the River. The secrets of life were always held within it but I had to leave to find them.

@michaelquinn5296 Год назад

I’m 53 and your note really resonates. I lost my dad to cancer in ‘94 and I would listen to this song before falling asleep. I don’t know for how long but it felt like months. The song made me feel less alone. REM always made me feel like what I was going through mattered. Love these guys.

@marystarzyk9596 Год назад

Their music has gotten me through so much in my life and it still does

@freakfire74 Год назад

I feel the same. I listen to a lot of music, but this song is just special. I keep coming back it. And keep discovering new nuances, when I get to different ages in my life. I think I got the gist of it when I was in my 20s, but now, while I am nearing my 50's, it offers another form of comfort and insight. And its good to know other people are out there that have the same feeling. :)

@marystarzyk9596 Год назад

@Mike van Schijndel I am close to 50 too and and you are exactly correct. I am so happy I was able to see them in 1995. It was a memorable experience. They did all their really old stuff. Thanks for the response.

@tylersweet5994 Месяц назад

Perfection. It's tragic so many don't know and will never know this song. Those of us that do are truly blessed.

@sidpheasant7585 Месяц назад

Your last word is the truest ... this is among the ways in which the Holy Spirit works. Inspiring wondrous works of music. Takes nothing away from the human genius ... but to be elevated in this way is the greatest privilege this world can offer. Some realise that that is what has happened to them, some don't, My task to try and make it clear. Most people don't (seem to) take any notice whatsoever, as Paul would suggest in Corinthians. But I try. Even as a sinner myself, I try. I love the Holy Spirit and His works....

@ryanthenormal 4 месяца назад

I bought Automatic in '92 and loved it. Now it's 32 years later and the words are starting to hit hard.

@County-ej8vj 2 месяца назад

We were so lucky. Went to a party as an 18 year old. I remember walking in and the CD player had 3 albums next to them. Definitely Maybe, Urban Hymns and this. What a night that was. We didnt realise it at the time but that was a really special time 👊🏼

@davidfinnegan9162 21 день назад

So true but keep rocking

@stephencollins246 3 месяца назад

Now 66 still miss this band so much. This track will live forever in the hearts of true REM fans

@stevewalters6853 Год назад

I gave my 81 year old mom a copy of Automatic when it came out and she listened to it almost daily for months. Little did I know she’d be gone at 82. Knowing my mom and dad listened to these beautiful songs is so beautiful memories.

@wayneanderson3059 2 года назад

I was so lost when I was younger. Got 5 years for armed robbery. I used to play this tape constantly. So many lines throughout the album I related too and probably this album saved my life.

@dikeuchechukwu6791 2 года назад

Stay strong brother

@Crazy8xxx Год назад

You’re not judged by your past. What happens now is all that matters. You’re doing alright

@throwbackjunction8496 8 лет назад

I declare that Michael Mills is the best backup vocalist in the history of rock music

@betarizmolinaarias344 5 лет назад

he write the song

@ronniemac2850 4 года назад

I declare that you are correct.

@thasquid9185 4 года назад

I can not and will not argue with that logic

@roberteaves5108 4 года назад

probably accurate

@mjedgerley 4 года назад

I have to agree, Millsey sits comfortably in that conversation. His voice and counter-melodies are a unique aspect of their brilliance.

@lukesters7234 8 лет назад

The final three songs on Automatic are the most beautiful the band ever wrote. I always think of them as a part concept, within the whole concept of mortality that the album explores. Man on the Moon is about not accepting life for what we're told, Night Swimming is about innocence, regret and the need to enjoy every moment from our lives, and Find The River is acceptance of mortality, that we are all here for a finite time and not to worry what we do or don't do with the time, because at the end there's a river for all of us that leads to whatever or wherever we believe it does. I'm sure this isn't anything that Michael had in mind....and I don't care because my version of this has brought me great comfort over the nearly 25 years that I've adored this album. :)

@wueros2737 5 лет назад

Excelent

@emmawatkins5140 5 лет назад

Spot on

@jasonbarbush4991 5 лет назад

life is measured out in moments not hours nor minutes. time is an illusion and death is not the end in Jesus. troll me if you like.

@XxowendanxX 5 лет назад

Well stated!

@gazhazzler1916 5 лет назад

Stipe has said that New Adventures was where REM hit their peak but he is wrong it is definitely Automatic, that album is completely beautifully perfect. You're right in your analysis, it has themes of life and death however you want to interpret them.

@justfrank3135 4 года назад

"Nothing is going my way", that is sure to say. After bad luck over the years I am 52 now, still alive after several attempts to get rid of my miserable life and listening to R.E.M. comforting my recent relaxed life style because I am fed up by family and so called friends who've fucked up my life. I find peace in this soothing, beautiful music and thank R.E.M. for making a smile on my face every time I hear their music.

@darthanddedeu2580 3 года назад

I'm 41, and this song has kept giving me chills since it came out. It's much more subtle than everybody hurts.

@clairenixon8097 3 года назад

This song saved me tonight! Hugs to you!

@justfrank3135 3 года назад

@@clairenixon8097 Bless you! Many hugs to you!

@peterimo8530 3 года назад

Jesus would make a way, find him and believe in him. I love the calmness of this song too.

@justfrank3135 3 года назад

@@peterimo8530 You're so right, it's comforting by it's calmness, something we need more nowadays...

@bpfromowc 2 года назад

Mike’s piano/organ play shouldn’t be overlooked in all of this. Simply stunning.

@warrenschwartz5653 7 месяцев назад

And those harmonies in the chorus. Damn.

@jojojosephinejojetta 3 года назад

I'm 42. I got Automatic for the People when I was 14 and had forgotten about this song until now. I can't stop listening to it. One of the most beautiful REM tracks. I never knew what this song was about. I have struggled with depression since my teens. Now I have two children who I adore. Things do get better and circumstances always change. It's worth holding on. Keep searching until you find your river y'all xxx

@toddwilbur1139 2 года назад

Beautiful song. I too had forgotten about this song. This song is as good as it gets.

@silviademska2 2 года назад

I started to smile when reading your post:) I am 42, have three boys and was 14 when I got Automatic for the People casette.

@J0NA5_07 9 месяцев назад

Im 16 right now and I just discovered this masterpiece

@MichihiroHonda 4 месяца назад

@@J0NA5_07I'm 9.

@zroosh 8 лет назад

I know R.E.M. from 1984. Have all their records, bought them in "real time", and I here declare - Best song of this best ever band.

@yiannisclerides9782 8 лет назад

+Eiran Shoshani have to disagree - I know them since 1987 of course bought all cd's best ever band I agree but they have many - man on the moon, voice of Harold, begin the begin,

@LyricalDJ 8 лет назад

+Márton Szigeti Which is a good sign, really. You don't have to have a favourite and even if you do that doesn't mean you can't love (rather than 'merely' like) a lot of their other songs. When I listen to R.E.M. I usually look for one song that tugs at my mind but then listen others as well and go "Oh, yes his one is good too! And this one, and this one!" In my opinion R.E.M. made lots of great songs and even though I have a favourite in name which, in spirit it depends on what I feel and then a song comes up I may not have listened in a long time that fits.

@zroosh 8 лет назад

+yiannis clerides voice of harold.... Did you raely wrote it ????

@novid77 7 лет назад

it denpends on your mood

@PoetDoc8 7 лет назад

Maps & Legends, Wolves Lower, Perfect Circle :)

@wendyleonard2672 7 лет назад

How gorgeous is this song. Have the great distinction of having Michael Stipe sing this while looking at me for about 4 seconds at a concert when I was in the front row. Was on a high for a week.

@pyt7778 4 года назад

That’s so cool! I miss seeing them live! Michael is a sweetheart, last saw him in Amsterdam in 08.

@alanstenglein6999 4 года назад

Big smile!!!

@joycehall4866 3 года назад

So jealous! I've been in love with him for so long, and him with me in my dreams.

@kiteblowin 3 года назад

Cool, they didn't play this frequently live.

@daythomasr Год назад

One of the greatest album-closing songs ever. 30 years later it brings tears to my eyes thinking about how amazing that album was.

@leanlute7507 5 лет назад

If u hear the whole album and not share a tear, in the end of it this song will emotionally break u up. If not, you havent got a heart.

@jessicazoubek9678 4 года назад

yes and i thought i was the only one..the piano lyrics and medley and video

@Zippy115 3 года назад

Just listened to it for the umteenth time in my life and I am now.

@catsilvy 8 лет назад

This is my favourite R.E.M. song.

@zeddblue 7 лет назад

i can certainly see why

@reecejones2772 7 лет назад

Daniel Lind ",

@Wagons-Rule 7 лет назад

ditto. a soundtrack for life.

@antoniovlassa5886 7 лет назад

I know automatics for the people is clearly the best album in the world, full of songs like this one and they are matched in a perfect harmony, I'd say this is my favorite song from them too but there is sweetness fallows and many more songs that are maybe just as good or maybe even more beautiful

@markwinberry8095 6 лет назад

Daniel Lind Good for you, so you got a shitty taste in music, what do you want a cookie?

@artiegohome 7 лет назад

The trilogy of songs: "Man on the Moon", "Night Swimming" and "Find the River" aren't just the pinnacle of this band's creative genius, but possibly of the entire alternative movement. No album ever ended better than Automatic, Sgt. Pepper's not withstanding, and no record so encapsulated the depth and breadth of the alternative movement quite like Automatic did. In every conceivable sense it was a masterpiece, and I can think of no better coda than this song.

@markstockel8514 6 лет назад

It is how Michael came out of the closet - seriously

@simplyhamm 5 лет назад

I think you nailed down the description I've been searching for since this album dropped in 1992. I was in high school and it landed at a critical time in my life. If you're well over 40 like me, we were fortunate to have had this in our lives.

@spookavision 4 года назад

Automatic shits on Sgt. Pepper's.

@reubenmitchell5269 4 года назад

I'm so glad that others share this opinion, the end of Automatic always struck as the best ending to an Album ever

@lukesters7234 4 года назад

TackleberryFife I couldn’t agree more. Sublime

@Anonymous-lq2bs 2 года назад

Hey now, little speedyhead The read on the speed-meter says You have to go to task in the city Where people drown and people serve Don't be shy, you're just dessert Is only just light years to go Me, my thoughts are flower strewn Ocean storm, bayberry moon I have got to leave to find my way Watch the road and memorize This life that passed before my eyes And nothing is going my way The ocean is the river's goal A need to leave the water knows We're closer now than light years to go I have got to find the river Bergamot and vetiver Run through my head and fall away Leave the road and memorize This life that passed before my eyes And nothing is going my way There's no one left to take the lead But I tell you and you can see We're closer now than light years to go Pick up here and chase the ride The river empties to the tide Fall into the ocean The river to the ocean goes A fortune for the undertow None of this is going my way There is nothing left to throw Of ginger, lemon, indigo Coriander stem and rose of hay Strength and courage overrides The privileged and weary eyes Of river poet search naiveté Pick up here and chase the ride The river empties to the tide All of this is coming your way

@leewalsh2428 2 года назад

As a normal everyday person who is sadly dying of Pancreatic cancer I have chosen this song as my first choice for my funeral because its beautiful and sums up life perfectly, we get older and succumb to the inevitable.

@musicaddict5076 Год назад

Hopefully you aren’t suffering too much. Glad this song gives you comfort.

@ellingwood1 Год назад

Sorry man.

@teak2670 Год назад

God bless you. 🙏❤️

@alisonhuntriss7979 Год назад

So sorry ,,my brother had this played at his funeral he also passed with pancreatic cancer at 46yrs what a horrible cruel disease

@danielsmith3335 10 месяцев назад

Sweetness Follows

@franklenjohns3556 4 года назад

I'm a 63 year old rocker, but I am not ashamed to say that this song touches my very soul

@briandavid4610 3 года назад

Fucking,a dude 👍👍

@jeffe8311 3 года назад

I totally agree

@shannonofner9709 3 года назад

Yes

@karenjadlowski4317 3 года назад

oh,hell yes from another old rocker REM timeless...

@rodrigosoares7126 3 года назад

Why should you be ashamed?

@shamsam69 5 месяцев назад

This is why backing vocals are sometimes more important than you think they are. I love REM and Michael Stipe - but Mike Mills's backing vox and piano esque way of playing the bass is why REM are legendary x

@tetheredsystems Год назад

One of the greatest songs ever

@kitchentrout5867 9 лет назад

I'm 20 and trying to figure out where I'm going with my life. It's been a long hard journey so far and I still have so far to go. My parents have divorced, I've been fighting off depression and I have tried so many times to figure out just who I am and where I belong in this world. This song really does speak to me. It gives me hope that someday I will find that river. In some ways I already have and the river came in the form of a very special lady that came into my life recently. She understands me and we relate so well. You'll probably never see this hun but thanks for being there for me. I may not have found the river yet but I'm glad you're here to help me seek it. : )

@Fuffy74 9 лет назад

No man, find the river in yourself. ;)

@marcoswillianl 9 лет назад

Evan Jones I'm on the same, i don't know my place in this world and i dont have any woman with me.

@sammck383 9 лет назад

Evan Jones Fucking hell, I could have left this comment. I just turned 21 a few days ago and music and the love of my girlfriend have been the best cures for getting me through my own depression and anxieties. The future seems so much brighter now! Good luck on your own journey. :)

@katehill577 9 лет назад

Life is a journey mat , so hard for all the shit in life , not to become a state of mind , look beyond this current shit , not easy it's a discipline but try slam the doors on the negatives behind you and open others , don't let a frame of mind burden your life Don't feel guilty to say fk it .if this life is ever going to give you or anyone a bashing GET IT for something n cum out the other side x

@notlob23 7 лет назад

Hey there little sleepy head! I'm nearly 52. Been there got through it! Hope you're still with us and feeling better. You got stuck in a moment.. and you can't get out of it? It will pass. You belong in this world and have a right to be in this world because you ARE. Been through all of the shite. That is life. You will get through and be a lot stronger for it. You either swim or you drown..

@randycoursey7230 2 года назад

Automatic for the people, the whole album is a great piece of art.

@jamesallen5591 2 года назад

Yes, it is.

@wungabunga 2 месяца назад

Has certainly stood the test of time.

@jacobfloyd6975 4 года назад

Automatic for the People is possibly the greatest album ever made.

@ryandooner1440 4 года назад

It is an extremely therapeutic album

@marywatkins6798 3 года назад

Agree.

@clairenixon8097 3 года назад

Totally agree. Helping me so much tonight.

@haroldgardner9463 3 года назад

Really is a solid album just beautiful music!

@Johnthemanc22 3 года назад

Bettered by Monster in my opinion. Went down hill with Up and retired soon after.

@zroosh 8 лет назад

Backing vocals, unbelieveble harmonies, piano... Mike Mills...

@betarizmolinaarias344 5 лет назад

and the composer ok

@jeangil671 Год назад

Alway that I hear this song I just want to sing those backing vocals, yes Mike is a genius

@gustavofernandez5867 Год назад

Y nada menos que John Paul Jones como productor

@nikolasbrady2620 10 лет назад

This song is just brilliant. It stands alone as a really poignant poem.

@Raztwo3 Год назад

I never understood poetry except through music, and this song is my favourite poem of all time.. “there is nothing left to grow, ginger, lemon, indigo, coriander stem and rose of hay, strength and courage override the privileged and bleary eyes of river poet search naïveté “

@deathb1ossom 4 месяца назад

I may love metal, but Automatic for the People has some truly beautiful songs-this being one of them. Just such a gorgeous tune and it always brings tears to my eyes. Just beautiful.

@ameralbadry6825 Год назад

This song heals any pain

@markb20 Год назад

Amen

@JasminDojoles 9 месяцев назад

Really❤

@monkface 5 месяцев назад

To me its such a perfect end to this album which sort of closed the chapter on the REM of the 80's (and very early 90's) the original band, 4 college kids that loved underground music. Somehow a very unique band in so many ways. I feel like everything they had done was leading to this song.

@alds6566 4 года назад

When this song played in 13 reasons why when tyler revealed the pictures of all the people who helped him with his trauma, it just moved me and brought me to tears. I know i need to find this song so here i am now.

@stephaniewalter3321 4 года назад

same. and what a great Trevor moment.

@jane-cn6nd 4 года назад

Same

@NorthernFella 3 года назад

Same it was very moving especially how far Tyler had progressed with his life.

@davewinst1 9 месяцев назад

The amount of rem songs that intertwine into your life still astounds me. I am 42 years old,been to their concerts in the uk in my early 20s had spells of not really listening to their music especially after they broke up but recently reconnecting with all these amazing songs, such a class act from their beginning to the end. Timeless classics.

@idiot_wins 3 года назад

Seeing a lot of (well-deserved) praise for Mike Mills’s backing vocal, but I also want to note Bill Berry’s vocal part (which is probably best heard here: 0:53), and how great an example it is of his subtle genius. Bill was the perfect drummer for R.E.M.: minimalist but driving, and laser-sharp. He was a real champion of the “best drummer is the one you don’t notice” philosophy, and that carried over to his vocals. You have to listen a little closer to even notice them, but once you do, you realize the song would be so much lesser without them.

@jakethomas9894 2 года назад

We’ll observed. 🙏

@randallniemi7792 2 года назад

You are absolutely correct! I have loved this song since it’s release and never picked up Bill’s vocal part until you pointed it out and it has changed how I hear it now. Thank you! REM is fantastic! They cut deep.

@MoultrieGeek 2 года назад

A fine observation Peter, Bill's input was sorely missed after he retired.

@bennymutant 9 лет назад

It's their under-played classic. Beautiful.

@fwm1593 9 лет назад

bennymutant i totally agree!!!! One of their best in my opinion

@theboiz2822 6 лет назад

I played this for my mother around 1996 she was struggling, she started to cry uncontrollably I was stunned

@ripelivejam 5 лет назад

I am never able to hold it together at "I have got to find the river"

@pugnugger4600 5 лет назад

I listened to automatic for the people for almost a year after my dad died. This album (in my humble opion) is truly a work of art.

@davidforster1628 7 лет назад

I loved every minute of loving rem. my friends didn't like them as much as me and it always made me feel sad. If everyone opened their eyes there would be only one band standing!

@greggimour6999 7 лет назад

David Forster agreed

@MolinaRod 7 лет назад

Indeed my friend Indeed 🤗

@Retroearthling 6 лет назад

Their body of work is just astounding. SO brilliant. My top 3 bands.

@willsp3886 6 лет назад

I know the feeling

@lakes836 2 года назад

When Automatic for the People came out I was 17. Was starting to develop my taste for music from all over the world, A few friends and me agreed how every track in the album was incredibly outstanding, and when it came to this number we just kept quiet and just appreciated it while puffing a cigarrete. Such was the magic in this number and still is. 30 years on, I have grown into a middle-aged man; didn't quite become the successful man I wanted to be back then, many things have got screwed up, and a few regrets also. But I can atleast give the credit to my younger version in having appreciated great music back then, that I am still listening to and enjoying thoroughly with a few tears in my eyes...

@JimboJammy Год назад

I remember when I was a foolish loved up teenager, I had just found out my girlfriend at the time had been seeing someone behind my back. I quietly finished my dinner, went up to my room, shut the door, put this song on and the second I heard that intro guitar I starting bawling my eyes out into a pillow. I think I had it on repeat for a few plays whilst I cried into that pillow. It really helped me get out that initial shocked emotion, we broke up, I thought I'd never love again but of course we keep going and life goes on. I find that with REM in general actually, I use their music as a coping mechanism usually late at night when I need to have an emotional breakdown. I always feel more calm afterwards and can sit quietly and vibe to their music afterwards. It's why I think the band means so much to me. They've saved my life on so many occasions

@haysfordays 7 месяцев назад

The power of music to move us is beyond words.

@sidpheasant7585 5 месяцев назад

IMHO, music can carry good or evil, but beauty, love and truth in music is a property of the Holy Spirit - His inspiration of genius in the direction of transcendence is the recognition of the wonder and meaning and tenderness to which we are granted access even in this fairly rotten and pretty evil world.

@oblongreceptionist8486 8 лет назад

The best final song of any album ever

@artiegohome 7 лет назад

Oblong Receptionist Right you are!

@gjk7814xx 7 лет назад

Mmmm, Anywhere I Lay My Head by Tom Waits on Raindogs?

@adamv600 6 лет назад

Street Spirit is the only other contender for me

@kenyonkoselke2363 6 лет назад

Forgot zeppelin IV man

@adamv600 6 лет назад

Levee Breaks, good shout!

@mylovesongs2429 Год назад

my brother passed away last September 19 at the age of 61. This weekend, my sisters and i will scatter his cremated remains in California, where he was born and raised, at the places dear to his heart. I will be playing this great song, among others, in remembrance of Jim. 😥💔🙏

@MarkSwain58 4 года назад

For anyone who is stunned by the beauty of rivers and the nature that surrounds them on their journey, this stunning song is pure magic. Best REM song, for me.

@brucekrom3298 4 года назад

Find yourself. Find inner peace. Find strength by yourself in this pandemic, or anything this traumatic life may throw at you. I’ve seen everything. No Fear but Fear itself 💪😎

@clairenixon8097 3 года назад

Thank you.

@MrMonikerjay 7 лет назад

Haven't heard this song in about 5 years and still knew every damn line. That's a song.

@matthewstetson711 7 лет назад

You don't listen to R.E.M. to this day? Poor thing.

@henrymick9648 5 лет назад

@@matthewstetson711 People move on. You always search for negativity? Poor thing

@CliffForster 10 лет назад

This is my absolute favorite song ever.

@bleebloe 10 лет назад

you have good taste

@john27397 10 лет назад

how is every REM song my favorite REM song?

@SooziinCa 9 лет назад

How true!

@johnramirez2768 9 лет назад

we are on the same I listen to R.E.M. daily.

@scruffsbycartoonfish2301 6 лет назад

John Halloran yes!

@santanacruz 5 лет назад

I Know what you talking...

@quattovallor71 5 лет назад

No! They are MY favorite. I like them the mostest.

@ericbeauregard4573 2 года назад

If Bob Dylan won a well-deserved Nobel prize, I think that Michael Stipe should, at least, be considered also.

@clash5j 5 лет назад

This song can always put tears in my eyes and I can never explain why. It just hits me on a level that I'm not even conscious of...something deep underneath in places where perhaps I don't want to explore or know about

@treetopflyer2738 5 лет назад

I understand 100%, does the same to me.

@VeraHannaford 8 лет назад

Just exquisite. At their most beautiful.

@hammertime237 6 лет назад

Were they reading bad poetry into their machine??

@matthewstetson1840 6 лет назад

Well said and the other song you referenced is very good as well.

@corinamusgrave8508 3 года назад

Been listening to R.E.M. a lot recently and just love this song. I feel it’s the most beautiful and most nostalgic song ever written. 💜🙏🏻 Find the river by R.E.M Hey now, little speedyhead The read on the speedmeter says You have to go to task in the city Where people drown and people serve Don't be shy, your just deserve Is only just light years to go Me, my thoughts are flower strewn Ocean storm, bayberry moon I have got to leave to find my way Watch the road and memorize This life that pass before my eyes And nothing is going my way The ocean is the river's goal A need to leave the water knows We're closer now than light years to go I have got to find the river Bergamot and vetiver Run through my head and fall away Leave the road and memorize This life that pass before my eyes And nothing is going my way There's no one left to take the lead But I tell you and you can see We're closer now than light years to go Pick up here and chase the ride The river empties to the tide Fall into the ocean The river to the ocean goes A fortune for the undertow None of this is going my way There is nothing left to throw Of ginger, lemon, indigo Coriander stem and rose of hay Strength and courage overrides The privileged and weary eyes Of river poet search naiveté Pick up here and chase the ride The river empties to the tide All of this is coming your way

@JohntheManc 2 месяца назад

Who is rocking this in 2024?

@bradpanter6559 Месяц назад

June 1 ‘24

@geemonster9179 Месяц назад

The good music is no more, all we have is oldies i'm afraid

@stephenhardy778 25 дней назад

@haroldgardner9463 21 день назад

Incredibly beautiful song!❤

@quark6766 4 дня назад

@@geemonster9179 , listen to, The war on drugs. They are amazing.

@kimsokolich1746 8 лет назад

Mike Mills' harmonies are fuckin' awesome!

@brianflood7740 6 лет назад

Bill Berry sings the low harmonies. Supposedly they did both their parts separately and it came together perfect.

@LimeCultivist 10 лет назад

What a way to end an album, perfect!

@lorenwyman 6 лет назад

aaa

@gabopalacios2028 6 лет назад

Yes yes yes. It's a beautiful album. This song is perfect, specially after Nightswimming. This one and Sweetness Follows have something special

@matthewstetson1840 6 лет назад

I can't think of a better example of a band making it big and same time releasing a fantastic album while keeping to their high standards. It's certainly different from their earlier material but they didn't sell out. Wouldn't, couldn't...

@talirayya1 6 лет назад

Def one of the best songs and albums ever

@scruffsbycartoonfish2301 6 лет назад

LimeC exactly

@TheChadls 10 лет назад

REM is one of my TOP 5 Bands of all time. First CD I ever owned Automatic for the people! Great Band........

@spookavision 4 года назад

It was the last cassette I ever bought!

@aidantumlinson8504 6 лет назад

We all have our tracks that we hold special, but this one makes me feel so at peace with the chaotic world around us and I can’t connect with other songs the way I do with this classic from REM. Timeless

@user-nf5ht6dj6n 5 месяцев назад

Very young Michael with that great voice already❤. This song gives shivers evrytime I watch that video. Still same crush at 75 on you Michael❤❤

@ChrisKunzler 9 лет назад

this song can bring tears to my eyes

@KizCat 5 лет назад

I'm crying.

@scottallison2296 5 лет назад

I hear you. So calm and beautiful

@lukeleonardrasmussen3550 4 года назад

It actually does for me too...13 Reasons Why, right after Tyler shows off his exhibit. I felt so happy for him at that moment.

@nelroelands7228 8 лет назад

Hey now, little speedyhead, the read on the speedmeter says you have to go to task in the city where people drown and people serve. Don't be shy. Your just deserve is only just light years to go. Me, my thoughts are flower strewn ocean storm, bayberry moon. I have got to leave to find my way. Watch the road and memorize this life that pass before my eyes. Nothing is going my way. The ocean is the river's goal, a need to leave the water knows We're closer now than light years to go. I have got to find the river, bergamot and vetiver run through my head and fall away. Leave the road and memorize this life that pass before my eyes. Nothing is going my way. There's no one left to take the lead, but I tell you and you can see we're closer now than light years to go. Pick up here and chase the ride. The river empties to the tide. Fall into the ocean. The river to the ocean goes, a fortune for the undertow. None of this is going my way. There is nothing left to throw of Ginger, lemon, indigo, coriander stem and rose of hay. Strength and courage overrides the privileged and weary eyes of river poet search naivete. Pick up here and chase the ride. The river empties to the tide. All of this is coming your way.

@letsallgetalong5499 3 года назад

Cheers mate

@martyniner8893 3 года назад

Beautiful

@ThegreatCommando 2 года назад

Thanks for the lyrics

@ossie6941 2 года назад

Really appreciated, thank you. I've loved R.EM. for years

@robsniffen7597 4 года назад

They don’t make songs like this anymore.

@camilavega9480 8 лет назад

I absolutely love this song, it means so much to me

@MrBeast1979 10 лет назад

Up there with the best tunes ever written!!

@jpwartist 8 лет назад

This song brings back strong memories and emotions for me from back in 1993. It was difficult time in my life, but i bought Automatic for the people and that album and particularly this song made getting through it easier. The whole album is a thing of beauty.

@phantasm1004 9 лет назад

Best song of "Automatic for the People".

@Givingitashot 9 лет назад

phantasm1004 Here, here.

@persephoneshades8970 8 лет назад

+phantasm1004 Hard call, freaking good album all over.

@katjen4292 6 лет назад

May all of us grown-up 90s kids find the river one day.

@ripelivejam 4 года назад

Still looking...

@jennifermyre3051 3 года назад

You're riding the river now, just as we all are.

@paisleyprincess7996 2 года назад

Treading hard, treading life

@Palle_Christensen Год назад

I have cried to this one, I have laughed to this song, I have talked to friends to this one, I have lived my teen years to this one. I love really love this song. The melody is so beautiful, his voice, the lyrics, a master peace, thank you R.E.M ❤❤

@papahansel3136 Год назад

Me too ❤

@georgebennett3197 6 месяцев назад

You and me both mate. I'm from England and I'm 73 - 2023. @@papahansel3136

@TheUglyPrimadonna 10 лет назад

Find the River means a lot to me, perhaps my favorite REM song. Listening to it in tough times would always give me hope and help to cheer me up. That being said, I also love it any other time when I am not sad :D

@angelahenderson3130 4 года назад

This song will be played at my husband's funeral as his centrepiece, this being his favourite band and song. Having saw REM at Murrayfield, Glasgow, Stirling,Perthshire,Balloch and Dublin with my hubby I can honestly say that I have enjoyed every moment. Thank you Mike and the guys Ax

@renataalmeida5681 7 лет назад

such a beautiful song, i remember listening to it , at night in my bedroom, in the dark, from an old tape, more tham twenty years ago...this song was just at the end , itt was strangely joyful and gave me some hope after those sad but beautiful songs before it. One of my best favourite albuns ever..

@hawhawreally4966 7 лет назад

what's tape,,, that some kinda music app lol

@azn8iv 6 лет назад

I still have the tape! ;) Listened to it over and over.

@jasonbarbush4991 5 лет назад

the cassette i have has a yellowish hue in contrast to the other albums and it still works. Praise God.

@shannonofner9709 2 года назад

I would argue this may be the saddest song on the album.

@mjfan3709 9 лет назад

Thee best song ever written- EVER!!!! This song made me fall in love with REM and especially Michael's beautiful voice! Been lucky enough to meet them heaps of times and had drinks with them backstage, miss them a lot! A very sad day when REM announced their retirement

@mauriziolorenzi7192 Год назад

I miss you guys 😢

@michaelreilly2668 4 месяца назад

My mum and dad loved this song r I p mum and dad it is a lovely song regards Michael ❤

@oblongreceptionist8486 7 лет назад

the best end to any album ever

@edwardhester2825 4 года назад

I just started to listing for REM the last few years, I heard the songs popular on the radio, but I didn't know many other songs. amazing how many great songs they made I discover somethimg new every other day, one of the greatest bands ever., period

@MsFRANKZANE 3 года назад

Radio songs was good, but real R.E.M. greatest songs are just in CD. That's the difference from others bands...

@lavanlin3058 3 года назад

Я безмерно влюблена в R.E.M., я безмерно влюблена в эту песню. В тяжёлый период жизни эта группа - единственное, что сохраняет меня. Это буквально дает мне силы существовать. Особенно Automatic For The People. Легендарный альбом. В ближайшем будущем у меня появятся первые виниловые пластинки этого и пары других альбомов, а на руке навечно замрут строки из этой песни. Просто спасибо, сотни тысяч спасибо. Вы навсегда в моем сердце.

@MolinaRod 7 лет назад

'I have got to leap and find my way'.. those words helped me get through some tough times during my youth - the song says, no matter how life is treating you, you will find your way.. because each one of us has a different journey in life - River to the ocean. Forever beautiful and grateful for this song and their music.

@Bleofuse 4 года назад

Words can't describe how beautiful this song is.

@zzanmato123 10 лет назад

Great band, great song. Goosebumps all over. You don't hear songs like this anymore.

@markb20 9 месяцев назад

As achingly beautiful as this gem is, it saddens me so much to remember a time and a world when REM made masterpieces like this. It truly was a special time for music.

@shanemingard1260 9 месяцев назад

The whole album has seen me through good times,dark times good and bad days,it's just hits so many emotions for me

@mtwilletts 8 месяцев назад

That it was

@Creaulx 3 месяца назад

Have always been a huge fan of R.E.M. but time has gotten away from me. I just recently started doing back into their incredible catalogue and still believe this was their collective peak. I was having a complete breakdown in college and this album helped me get though an extremely difficult time. Thirty plus years later it's finally time to find the river. ❤

@wink759 7 лет назад

My funeral song. Just beautiful x

@MyCheryl1956 7 лет назад

had this for our dads furenal miss him so much xxxx

@wink759 7 лет назад

Top man then. Bless you for typing. If he or you picked this song for him then he was wise...x

@scottallison2296 5 лет назад

Mine too. A perfect summation

@gwythal.doire.4361 6 лет назад

Such a lyrically strong yet somehow emotionally soothing song. I had a great old friend who, from early youth, not only taught me "everything" I now know about "Fly Tying" & "Fly Fishing"...which lakes & rivers to spend endless hours & weekends, casting, almost shoulder to shoulder, in fine.humour, hoping to hoodwink nature above & below the water. He was "my own" highly respected Attenborough like mentor, who taught me "everything" I could ever hope to know about all that happens around favourite waters in the fishing season & how to tie the imitation flies, during Winter times.Unfortunately, he eventually succumbed & gradually passed away a couple of decades ago with Alzheimer's Disease. I, for a while, vehemently cursed how that, seemingly random affliction, could rob someone so gentle & knowledgeable of nature & sheer zest for the Outdoor life & his willingness to share all of that knowledge & verve. As the years now roll past me, I've mellowed & occasionally, just break a smile when, while out fishing, I still make the daft mistake, I can almost hear him chuckle or chastise me for making some silly Fauxpas. Rest Well My Old Friend......but if you can influence beyond the grave...then guide a decent sized trout or salmon my way, just for bragging rites.!!! Miss you Old Man.!!!!

@dvjfredmerc529 2 года назад

My heart 💜

@borisscatterbrayne6502 7 лет назад

One of the greatest album closers of all time.

@ColossalCrib 8 лет назад

we'll never see the likes of them again.

@catsilvy 8 лет назад

That's incredibly sad.

@zeddblue 7 лет назад

preach

@TonyTheGamer-nk2th 8 лет назад

Music, one of the single greatest gifts to man. No matter who you are you can always find music that relates to you in some way. It brings people from many different backgrounds together. It is powerful, emotion provoking and inspirational.

@geemu9216 7 лет назад

Mike Mills singing background vocals sounds like an instrument. My favorite R.E.M. song ever. Damn this song does something to my soul.

@betarizmolinaarias344 5 лет назад

and he write the song

@geemu9216 Год назад

@@betarizmolinaarias344 I’m reading this five years later!😂😂. Thank you for the info. I never knew that!

@rafaelborgesdas 3 года назад

my heart explodes with love for this song, a perfect ending to a perfect album

@chehig 7 лет назад

one listen is never enough with this song

@arroncooper6077 3 месяца назад

Its harmonies under Michael Stipes vocals are just sublime

@bladiromero16 6 месяцев назад

IMO one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Love the message in the video.

@alijawad5443 4 года назад

I'm 46, R.E.M got me through many hard times in my life. And is still the best band in history. I am teaching my 17 year old all the songs and they're meanings. They're songs, music, poetry are the soundtrack to my life and give me strength.

@MrMojoRisin 4 года назад

My favourite REM song. Wonderful in every way.

@ryandooner1440 3 года назад

Mine too

@Arjun-xy8sd 8 лет назад

This song is so beautiful... i wish I had friends ...

@ahyaok100 8 лет назад

+Aasish Kolhapurkar You can have mine.

@Arjun-xy8sd 8 лет назад

+ahyaok100 :)

@ahyaok100 8 лет назад

Aasish Kolhapurkar :P

@danr3106 8 лет назад

what type of friends? if it's only people that appreciate classics like thi

@thesputnik6423 8 лет назад

I feel you bro, but humans will always let you down. So don't worry, that's what animals are for, like the dog in the video. And music. Music is your friend.

@quattovallor71 8 лет назад

This entire album is a velvet blanket for the soul, "Try Not To Breathe", and "Find The River" stand out for me.

@jasonbarbush4991 5 лет назад

find the river is a twin to sweetness follows.

@quattovallor71 5 лет назад

Jason Barbush Yes