"It's easier to leave than to be left behind..." Lost my father this year, and this line hits like a train. I love you Dad, thank you for being the best man I ever knew.
I was an REM diehard in high school, but by the time this song came out I was in a terribly abusive relationship that left me homeless and pregnant. At that time, i had lost my love for music and the hope of a better life. It's been 7 years but in looking back, I have a wonderful son, I'm graduating college this weekend, and can finally find solace in music. I just discovered this song a few days ago and can't get it out of my head. Thanks for staying right here REM, thanks for all the songs!
I haven't watched this in years. I was lucky enough to have produced this with Peter Care directing. I grew up loving REMs music and was so incredibly happy and grateful to work on this. It was pure art. MS was super chill and we just got it done. He changed his clothes in a van, called his friends for the party scene. Each frame has a memory. I can't stress enough how special this experience was. LOVE LOVE LOVE watching this.
I don't know what you do in 'life' but I'm happy to answer questions. Feel free to reach out. I've done a lot of stupid commercials but the videos were always the most meaningful.
Absolutely the greatest band America ever produced. The scope of their interests and the depth of intelligence they set to three + decades of musical creativity and to have "retired" as respectful friends is something I don't see ever being matched by another group. Simply the best.
love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
I lost my little sister to COVID in NYC 2 weeks ago. This song let me move through the stages of grief. REM and Michael have never, ever let me down. Peace and Love to everyone who reads this. Take care of one another. We're ALL we've got.
I saw them at Clemson University way back in 86 or 87. I think 10,000 Maniacs opened for them. We missed the opening and left halfway through the concert to go back to dorm room to drink beer with our dates. Wish I could go back to that time. Clemson was only couple hours from Athens, and I never made the trip there to see the wonderful bands that came out of the area during the 80s. :(
@@jeffporter5393 wow, at that time you are not to know are you. Superb band sorely missed, the time I saw them in Hyde park, London I had Gold Circle tickets so could get to see them fairly close up, amazing experience
too bad you can't find this stuff in stores at the mall. I recommend Soundgarden in Baltimore for a store with good variety if you can find it and if it still exists.
@@stephen1562 Well, the stats tell a different story, I'm afraid. Hardly 2 m views... I'm not surprised they called it quits, a great band like this cannot exchange for such minor successes, you know? And Leaving New York is a beauty. I know you're going to say it doesn't matter, the fanbase still love it etc., but that's just not enough.
@@krzysztofmilewski4742 I'm afraid, like many, you're falling into the trap of confusing "underrated" and "not popular". They are two different things altogether.
love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 love R.E.M. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@@eduardomota2429 For sure. In my opinion, America's greatest band. They are missed, but we have their music. I hope they do one-offs here and there at some point.
REM, quel groupe d'excellence, pour le monde entier. Quelle voix, Michael Stipe, la voix de Mike Mills, également, les textes, leur musique, tout est tellement bon !!! À écouter sans modération, j'ai connu ce groupe en 1992. Un bonheur !
Bei ricordi con questa musica. Noi 60enni siamo stati fortunati a godere dalla giovinezza in poi di tutti questi grandi artisti altro che quelli di oggi.
It's quiet now and what it brings is everything Comes calling back a brilliant night I'm still awake I looked ahead I'm sure I saw you there You don't need me to tell you now That nothing can compare You might've laughed if I told you You might have hidden your frown You might've succeeded in changing me I might've been turned around It's easier to leave than to be left behind Leaving was never my proud Leaving New York never easy I saw the light fading out Now life is sweet and what it brings I tried to take The loneliness it wears me out It lies in wait And on a loss still in my eyes Shatter a necklace across your thigh I might've lived my life in a dream But I swear this is real Memory fuses, and shatters like glass Mercurial future forget the past But it's you, it's what I feel You might've laughed if I told you (It's pulling me apart) You might have hidden your frown (change) You might've succeeded in changing me (It's pulling me apart) I might've been turned around (change) It's easier to leave than to be left behind (It's pulling me apart) Leaving was never my proud (change) Leaving New York never easy (It's pulling me apart) I saw the light fading out You find it in your heart, it's pulling me apart You find it in your heart (change) I told you forever, I love you it's forever I told you if I love you, I love you forever I told you forever, I love you it's forever I told you if I love you, I love you forever You never You might've laughed if I told you (It's pulling me apart) You might have hidden your frown (change) You might've succeeded in changing me (It's pulling me apart) I might've been turned around (change) It's easier to leave than to be left behind (It's pulling me apart) Leaving was never my proud (change) Leaving New York never easy (It's pulling me apart) I saw the light fading out (change) Leaving New York never easy (It's pulling me apart) I saw the light fading out (change) Leaving New York never easy (It's pulling me apart) I saw the light fading out (change)
I'm English and saw them in Worthing (South coast) back in 1983 and raced out to buy Murmur the next day. Have been a huge fan ever since along with my wife at the time. I love this song - a top-ten REM song for me. Hard for me to listen to after my divorce but I can now.
I was a first grader in elementary school, when my father showed this band, this song. When I got my first mobile phone, I asked him to download it for me. I listened to this song a lot, it was my ringtone also, even if I didn`t understand the lyrics, because I am Hungarian. Now, that 7 years have passed, and my dad left me, I found it again. It reminds me of the old times, when I lived with him. Now, he barely talks to me, but thanks to R.E.M., the memories remain.
Love and peace to all who read this, this song is a masterpiece and so underrated. To everyone who has suffered loss and pain its just part of the journey we have to travel and feel. Everything will be perfect one day for everyone. Tell your family you love them even if they do your head in. And try and do 1 good deed each day. Promise you will get far more back in folds x
Melancholic melody .........with the beauty thats eternal .....voice you would come across only once a Lifetime ....no matter how many lifetimes you d live.....
I REM sono cio' che di piu' bello la musica possa averci donato, culla I 'anima come nessun'altro gruppo sia riuscito a fare MERAVIGLIOSAMENTE UNICI GRAZIE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It will take a very deep, well organized, and compassionate group to ever double or surpass REM.Their music is both captivating and timeless. I miss them...
Canada's The Tragically Hip. "38 Years-old", "Wheat Kings," "Fiddler's Green," "Long Time Running," "Blow at High Dough," "Little Bones," "New Orleans is Sinking," the list goes on and on..."Ahead by a century..."
No disrespect but even the great Gord Downie would be embarrassed at your making a claim like that. If there's never been an AMERICAN band that wrote with the depth, variety and universality of REM, there's certainly no band from north of the border that has. The Tragically Hip occupied the national space they claimed for themselves with talent, class and dignity and it's cool that they were happy and fulfilled doing that.
@@paulagwhyte1720 there is a big difference here , i`ve personally never heard of a band called "the tragically hip" . every person on this planet knows REM
@@waynus2021 Try listening to them. REALLY listen to them. And the reason they didn't have the listenership of REM is because they are totally Canadian. Canadian lyrics, references and they every song they did was different and they did NOT have a genre. THEY were a genre.. Listen to Blow at High Dough, read some lyrics, Locked in the Trunk of a Car, 38 Years Old, New Orleans is Sinking (way before the disaster down there) whenever their music spreads, people become converts. Sadly, Gord Downie died of a brain tumour. But yes, the two bands always reminded me of each other in these ways; non-commercial, willing to be themselves, brave, moving and dancing like no one is looking, writing and talking about what no one else is, and lyrics that are genius. Gord could say more in one sentence than most song-writers in an entire song. I love them both. It's allowed.
@@rogermurray8553 Try listening to them. REALLY listen to them. And the reason they didn't have the listenership of REM is because they are totally Canadian. Canadian lyrics, references and they every song they did was different and they did NOT have a genre. Yes, the two bands always reminded me of each other in these ways; non-commercial, willing to be themselves, brave, moving and dancing like no one is looking, writing and talking about what no one else is, and lyrics that are genius. Gord could say more in one sentence than most song-writers in an entire song. I love them both. The HIp didn't care about universality, nor were they even worried about what people thought or how they rated them. They were Canadians and life was fine with them. They didn't write to appeal to the rest of the world. But it doesn't make their music any less great There was never a band like them as far as working together, their love for each other, and their absolute loyalty and brotherhood to each other. The rest of the band worked with Gord like they were part of him. Of course every band has huge differences or they would be the same band. But I find similarities I can admire and love. I don't find the Hip "lesser."
"It's easier to leave than to be left behind. Leaving was never my proud". Powerfull lyric, so truth and yet describe one of the worst things to feel when you're the one left behind.
@@oliviamccarthy5837 oh you how very lucky for you to have met this talented man. I am very happy for you too. Our memories are so important for us. Happy life to you Olivia.X
The Trumpers don’t like them because of their left leaning political views. Michael Stipe was never shy about voicing his political views. I remember one concert where he got into with an audience member who told him to quit talking and ‘find the music’. At least they have fans on both sides of the aisle who appreciate them.
@@rickpavia5793 i find Trump supporter stupid, i find the left too stupid af too. Might be because i'm not american idk but i always loved R.E.M. they are a milestone of music, who gives a fuck about the dudes politic view
It’s incredible the memories that pop up when REM plays. The Voice, lyrics, mood, fantastic - so glad I had my youth with this band, thank you 🥰🙏🏻 appreciation from Denmark 🇩🇰
“You might have succeeded in changing me”.. As someone who has had years of social anxiety and depression in the past, those words really hit me when I think about the friends I lost contact with or relationships I didn’t have the confidence to pursue...
@monsieur62 I know that. Someone I thought was a friend stopped talking to me because of some, in my opinion unimportant, shit. She helped me getting my ass up to lose weight and becoming more selfconfident. Now I feel like i getting pulled back into my old, bad habits. It´s very frustrating.
Comence a disfrutar REM a mis 17 años en el instituto. Ahora con 51 años sigo disfrutándolos como el primer dia. Me evocan sentimientos y percepciones que ningun otro grupo musical ha logrado. Tienen algo especial, melodico, profundo, sentimental, holistico..., inigualables. Las nuevas generaciones deberían conocer y disfrutar a estos dioses.
Not every song is perfect. But sometimes, they are. Nobody knows how to make a song feel like REM. This is a song supposedly about moving from a city, but then encompasses the whole sense of moving, leaving, loss and sadness. The mourning when you have to move on. The sense of loss even when you choose to leave. Beautiful. Every single time I listen to it.
This song was in the background a lot as we were still getting to know each other. And now it's the song that's playing in my head as we walk away from each other fourteen years later. I wish you nothing but love and joy. I hope you know how awesome you are.
One of my favorite songs of all time. My favorite part of this video is the smile Michael Stipe exchanges with the little boy. So much thought and truth to this exchange.
Bellissimo questo pezzo struggente e un pochino triste! Lo sto ascoltando in un momento molto difficile per noi italiani e mi avete fatto piangere! Prego che tutto il mondo possa superare nel migliore dei modi questo corona virus così malefico! Complimenti ragazzi tutta la vostra musica è sublime e poi si percepisce che ci mettete il cuore, grazie mille! Buona vita a tutti ciao ciao da Verona! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🍀🍀🍀🍀😷😷😷😷🤒🤒🤒💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️☹️
Adoro questo pezzo...Lasciare New York non è mai facile... In un'intervista Michael Stipe ha detto che la canzone è un atto d'amore alla città che considera la sua seconda patria...e mentre stava partendo in aereo...osservò la città dall'alto e venne colpito dalla sua bellezza. Ripensò a quell' 11 settembre e scrisse la canzone di getto a bordo...🎼❤️🎼
This song literally summed up my feelings leaving New York back in 2005. Heart break and after 4 years living there and loving the city and the USA left heart broken and empty back to the uk. It took me years to get over that. This song aired I think when I left and I felt it was just for me. I broke down in tears.
Certain things in life are far off better explained through music and lyrics. R.E.M. songs have had that impact on mine; like now I'm grieving having to let go of someone I loved like none before.
I just remembered this great song again, as I was leaving New York today, after 7 great days with a friend. The sadness I felt is perfectly captured in this song.
Ho ascoltato questa canzone a ripetizione all'aeroporto di Stansted mentre lasciavo Londra dopo averci vissuto a lungo, che tristezza e che bella canzone :')
Anch'io ho vissuto a Londra a lungo, 8 anni: si, davvero non è facile, nonostante tutte le difficoltà, andar via da una città come quella. Comunque sono contento di aver fatto quella esperienza ma non rimpiango di essere andato via ! Per ogni cosa c'è un momento giusto
The vocal collaboration of this song is just one of the best sounds you will ever hear in a song everything they produce is exceptional this song is one of there best imo
