I miss there being quality massive bands like these. Today it’s all about solo stars with big production numbers. No more do we get groups of musicians with original ideas. No more outsiders, weirdos and people with poetic souls.
These guys are the absolute pinnacle of what music should be. They have brought so much joy to my life growing up (I'm almost 33). They never EVER change the way the song is, but keep it as close to the record as possible. Michael Stipe and Mike Mills are honestly two of the greatest vocalists in history in my opinion. Today's artists are so focused on auto tune and breakup songs or singing about getting off guts on the weekends to even remotely come close about selling great music. R.E.M, thank you so so much from the very bottom of our hearts for bringing us such incredible music. We love you guys so much.
Michael does use a bit of impov somethimes, but his singing is just so damn perfect. Saw them 3 times in Ireland. Best gig was Marley Park 2003. Venue was perfect.
13 for me, brother. He wasn't my blood, but the best friend Ill ever have died in 2011. Every time something big happens in life I instinctively go to call Mike.
The way he works the Microphone wire is a talent in itself, I can do that shit while I cut the grass in my garden with an electric lawnmower but without the great vocals lol 😆
Mills is so ridiculously fire on the vocals it’s insane. Makes the atmosphere of the live performance so grounded (and sounds like the album) yet spontaneous..feeding off of Stipes performative tendencies that are so crucial to this band.
GOD i love them so much. michael's energy in this makes me so happy =) i wish i could have had the opportunity to see them live for myself but i'm so very grateful for this footage
I'm listening to this song, once again, in 2022 and it is such a remarkable piece. It works as a piece of music. Stipe obviously loves performing it. It's great theater. But it does something even more elusive. I was so lucky to see Andy Kaufman live, when I was about 13 and again when I was 15 years old. Even today, I would have a hard time describing what I saw -- he would come out as one character, leave, and then perform as a second character, commenting on the first character. And on and on. And yet Michael Stipe writes this gorgeous song that really captures the vibe of Andy, and how you never really knew what was real, what wasn't, and then it all vanished. That's hard to do, but it's beautiful, and it's art. If you believe.
What Andy DID as an actor...for those ready to awaken to see is he played that role. The point of the song is nothing is what you think it is. It's starting to come to light now. We are a society that has been asleep for generations. By design. "Nothing IS cool." People are missing the point. The message of the song is cryptic unless you really are awake to the lies we've been told The irony!
@@karenwebster2465 bingo! ,..... folks getting too emo to realize the logic of the song - the reality we're fed is a bunch of crap and smokescreen, and we're just believing anything they throw at us ........ we're simply being entertained into apathy ....... just as Andy Kaufman played us all .... he was a reflection of it - a comedic talent who would embarrass himself in public appearances in ways that would make people feel cringy awkward and bad for him, but he was actually an actor playing a role at all times ... we were all just being entertained .... it took the world too long to catch on to it - and then they had no idea what was an act and what was real .... by the time the world caught on to the fact that this guy was actually pulling off a genius act and playing us all for a fool, he was dead and gone ... by the time we all realize that the powers-that-be are pulling off an act of 'reality' over us, we may be the same
@@vinnytesla9731 You nailed it. When Michael Stipe sings back the "yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" part. He's actually saying... Tell me some more lies, or let me sell you some swamp land if you believe that one! Right? 😂 Ingenious song because he's telling us the TRUTH for those awake enough to see.
@@karenwebster2465 exactly .... "yeah yeah yeah yeah" is Michael's sarcasm ...... it means "yeah ooooooook ..... I'll just go along with all this dumb crap, just as you masters want me to"
very interesting music that travels through the stories of the world. in the midst of momentary issues of personal interest. And yes Elves is cool. I really liked the lyrics.🌵🌵
REM is a hit or miss for me, but I like a few of their songs. But THIS song is one of the greatest songs of all time, by any band, in any genre, both musically or lyrically. Beauty.
@@-Only.Facts- Something to do with Andy Kaufman, I'm sure. However Stype's cryptic songwriting is all the more beautiful and powerful because you likely *don't* know precisely what it means.
Kaufman didn’t believe in science or religion. He thought it was all just magic. Read the verses for what they are. The song, though beautiful, is incredibly tragic. It’s about a man losing his grip in front of the world. And at the end of his life, he fell for the magic…
Read between the lines. Andy Kaufman's brilliance was that you never knew if it was an act. Like everyone in public eye today. ALL is a show! He was giving a huge piece of the puzzle. ALL is a show. Wakeup masses.
If this does NOT make you happy, you need a life coach. Micheal is such a beautiful man. Dang shame he broke up the band. Never to be replaced or replicated. REM IS LIFE. REM IS RELIGION!
The music will bring us come together. Love R.E.M 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 The music will bring us come together. Love R.E.M 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 The music will bring us come together. Love R.E.M 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
I love R.E.M. ❤️️❤️️❤️️...they were so talented, too bad they have broken up now & are no longer together to give us even more great music.😢 I love R.E.M. ❤️️❤️️❤️️...they were so talented, too bad they have broken up now & are no longer together to give us even more great music.😢
Até onde acompanhei por notícias na mídia geral, os membros resolveram curtir a vida cada um a sua maneira, após tantos anos na estrada. Uma perda muito significativa para os fãs de Rock N Roll num geral, mas totalmente compreensível, pois a "jornada" do R.E.M foi cumprida de forma linda e os caras mereciam isso.
Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Monopoly, Twenty-One, checkers and chess Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Let's play Twister, let's play Risk Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah See you in heaven if you make the list Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are we losing touch? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool See upcoming rock shows Get tickets for your favorite artists You might also like Total Eclipse of the Heart Bonnie Tyler Family Matters Drake 6:16 in LA Kendrick Lamar [Verse 2] Moses went walking with the staff of wood Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Newton got beaned by the apple good Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are you having fun? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool [Bridge] Here's a little agit for the never-believer Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a little ghost for the offering Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus] Now, Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch? Hey, Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby Are we losing touch? [Chorus] If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool
always loved these but don't take this wrong he looks on stage like a mental patient that's just escaped love it ps my fav is at my most beautiful it is so underrated in my opinion .
