R.E.M. - Imitation Of Life (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубліковано 5 лип 2011
  • "Imitation Of Life" from R.E.M.'s 2001 album, "Reveal"
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @Hy-Brasil
    @Hy-Brasil 4 роки тому +3046

    this song is like an old friend you haven't seen in ages.

  • @Ihori-Issei-Horie
    @Ihori-Issei-Horie 3 місяці тому +739

    2024, is anyone here?

    • @RecOgMission
      @RecOgMission 3 місяці тому +14

      I'm here. I just thought about this video after not seeing it or hearing the song for easily 15 years. I *had to* look it up again :)

    • @andrewlockett4569
      @andrewlockett4569 3 місяці тому +3

      Yup 😊

    • @s.z.6325
      @s.z.6325 3 місяці тому +7

      Yess, didnt hear it the last 10 years, then yesterday it came randomly on the radio. Reminds me of the long roadtrips with my mother when i was young...

    • @JoaoVictor-bz3jo
      @JoaoVictor-bz3jo 2 місяці тому +2

      I'm here too,

    • @hannahds1
      @hannahds1 2 місяці тому +2

      Oh will never not be 😀

  • @thegood9
    @thegood9 Рік тому +871

    Man I wish there was a 4K version of this video...there is so much detail, so many fine elements. Just a genius video to match a genius song.

    • @ipiap
      @ipiap Рік тому +11

      There is too much zooming in it. I donT know how much the picture quality could be improved.

    • @chadderton
      @chadderton Рік тому +29

      I don't ever remember it being anything other than grainy, even when it was on TV back in the day.

    • @asturiasrobocop1341
      @asturiasrobocop1341 Рік тому +1

      HEY! Notice that its done that way. The zooming its on "the video" itself , not on the image. Also , it was 2001 and the monkey is playing mandolin. Why? I dont know, but i think Mike Stipe its cool .

    • @RodrigoNishino
      @RodrigoNishino Рік тому +25

      Sooner or later someone will come up with an AI enhanced version... I can only hope

    • @ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks
      @ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks Рік тому +13

      @@RodrigoNishino Unfortunately AI doesn't create perfect images from such low quality. You would just end up with a video that has a very clear "AI" look. The only way for this video to look better would be if it were recorded on film but thats unlikely in 2001.

  • @dlon4539
    @dlon4539 4 місяці тому +59

    One of the most intelligent music videos of all time

  • @mizzoupatriot8814
    @mizzoupatriot8814 2 роки тому +464

    Michael Stipe has one of the coolest sounding voices ever....Instantly recognizable.

    • @high2407
      @high2407 2 роки тому +8

      It's fascinating how sometimes u can wonder what bad you're listening to. And as soon as the singer with the super unique/recognizable voice starts singing it's completely clear haha

    • @themusic5229
      @themusic5229 2 роки тому +3

      Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Good new week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕
      Hi R.E.M. & everybody - Good new week 💐💐💐 I love REM 💕💕💕

    • @ninaj6051
      @ninaj6051 Рік тому +2

      It strums my heartstrings like no other.

    • @bubblegum1948
      @bubblegum1948 Рік тому +1

      Oooooooh does he. I totally agree with you!

    • @bellazoe1
      @bellazoe1 Рік тому

      Bob Dylan of his generation.

  • @RiverWorksCo
    @RiverWorksCo 7 років тому +3613

    Did you know? "The entire video took 20 seconds to shoot. What you're watching is a loop that goes forwards for 20 seconds, backwards for 20 seconds, forwards for 20 seconds, backwards for 20 seconds, with one camera, static, and then using a technique called 'pan and scan', which is a technical thing that is used when they go from a widescreen format and reformat to fit your television or DVD, moving in on certain parts of the entire picture." How amazing

    • @glennhorne6783
      @glennhorne6783 5 років тому +77

      I know it's so simple, brilliant

    • @tommyheron464
      @tommyheron464 5 років тому +114

      I've always love the inginuity behind this video. One of the best music vids ever I.m.o.

    • @THEREALLORENZOOZNEROL
      @THEREALLORENZOOZNEROL 5 років тому +28

      i love freddie mercury snd the queen, but rem are unique!

    • @benzobrimzs
      @benzobrimzs 5 років тому +7

      Yeah that's quite something

    • @bobbobson9952
      @bobbobson9952 5 років тому +19

      Nice copy paste of another comment

  • @seksimaro1021
    @seksimaro1021 8 місяців тому +81

    Greatest video ever made. Done in 21 seconds. I watched it a thousend times and it still amazes me.
    Greetings from Slovenia

  • @JT-iv7ju
    @JT-iv7ju 2 роки тому +59

    This song takes me back to spring of 2001: when us kids thought we had the future in the bag. Going back to this amazing piece is always challenging.

    • @DineshJ
      @DineshJ 3 місяці тому

      yep... and then 9/11 happened

  • @kruno25
    @kruno25 3 роки тому +658

    "The entire video took 20 seconds to shoot. What you're watching is a loop that goes forwards for 20 seconds, backwards for 20 seconds, forwards for 20 seconds, backwards for 20 seconds, with one camera, static, and then using a technique called pan and scan, which is a technical thing that is used when they go from a widescreen format and reformat to fit your television or DVD, moving in on certain parts of the entire picture. And you'll see that we do that picking up various people within the frame." - Michael Stipe, MTV UK, 2001

    • @whiterain2546
      @whiterain2546 3 роки тому +3

      Exactly

    • @Fh8919
      @Fh8919 3 роки тому +16

      20 seconds? That's long... most shots seem only to be a few seconds before it's rewinded. But still, awesomely creative!

    • @DemiGod1985
      @DemiGod1985 3 роки тому +3

      WHy do you copy and paste a comment that has been there for ages?

    • @kruno25
      @kruno25 3 роки тому +31

      @@DemiGod1985 R.E.M was posted this on they Facebook page and that was interesting for me and i share with society on youtube in comment section...

    • @almudenamir7018
      @almudenamir7018 3 роки тому +12

      well, I'm thankful for the info. Is the reason why I'm here watching.

  • @msanleon
    @msanleon 2 роки тому +887

    Imagine having the creative brain power to come up with such concept for a video. And then executing it. This is a visual masterpiece, with a no less great music to inspire it.

    • @NZBroadcaster
      @NZBroadcaster 2 роки тому +73

      There's so much more to it on a deeper level as well. 20 seconds of life passes by but we see it viewed from many different perspectives. I believe this is one of the most creative indepth music videos ever created.

    • @CelesticaDemonix
      @CelesticaDemonix 2 роки тому +12

      And then Alt-J redo the concept in their video for "Tessellate". I thought that video was original, until now, now I see where they got their idea. However theirs is more artsy.

    • @baileyr7553
      @baileyr7553 2 роки тому +5

      @@CelesticaDemonix Crowded House also did it, but only with a choir of kids singing their song. After this song was released.
      She Called Up. seriously.

    • @toyfabrik2993
      @toyfabrik2993 2 роки тому +10

      @@NZBroadcaster , the woman starting to talk while the video plays backwards at 2 min 43 sec - crazy good :D

    • @martinescorcia3978
      @martinescorcia3978 2 роки тому +11

      @@NZBroadcaster And I can't help to wonder what other stories are buried under the main ones. I would like an aniversary edition where we could zoom at will and not what the director choose to show us. Now we have the technology for that.
      It won't be as impressive as this one, since the director's work is such a huge part.

  • @aaronvanzile3824
    @aaronvanzile3824 Рік тому +51

    I have searched for years and years and years and years AND YEARS for this song. I remembered it from when it came out but didn't know any of the words. What a day

    • @sebasdebordeaux8347
      @sebasdebordeaux8347 Рік тому +1

      I'ts been the same for me until today.. always knew and remembered it since it came out, (and loved it SO much at that time!) but never felt the emergency to buy it or even go for it here on Utube, don't know why.. just enjoyed it when heard on some radio.. and since yesterday I've replayed it 4 times.. and realize this chorus is one of the 5 or 6 best I know.. Sure I'll go humming it for 2 or 3 days now.. that's what I call genius !

    • @jendoi
      @jendoi Рік тому

      same.. the words I was able to google was "cmon cmon no one can see me trying"..

    • @levenfeld
      @levenfeld Рік тому +3

      I'm happy for you. Happened to me 2 or 3 times with other songs and it's really satisfying when you finally find it.

    • @ChiSportsNut18
      @ChiSportsNut18 2 місяці тому +1

      I was able to find it just by searching for the line "That's who you are". Those are literally the only words I knew for sure 😅

    • @trixysvinylmusicfordjs8799
      @trixysvinylmusicfordjs8799 19 днів тому

      the words are easy to understand, a google search for "hollywood sugar cane good" will find it easily!!

  • @rhakes23
    @rhakes23 Рік тому +137

    REM didn’t make any bad songs, the songs always get me up an moving!

    • @davidbowman4259
      @davidbowman4259 Рік тому +4

      Los of bad songs on this album and on Around the Sun. But this song is a gem.

    • @MarvinGuatemalanBoy
      @MarvinGuatemalanBoy 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@davidbowman4259 I agree. So much lazy songs on "Reveal", but this one is a masterpiece.

    • @OzzysRadioHalfHour
      @OzzysRadioHalfHour 9 місяців тому +2

      *and

    • @jpringle1979
      @jpringle1979 18 днів тому

      Happy shiny peope....

    • @alzgrex5304
      @alzgrex5304 5 днів тому

      @@jpringle1979 Shiny Happy People is one of my favorites

  • @francescocavallini4959
    @francescocavallini4959 3 роки тому +897

    20 years today and still the greatest thing since bread came sliced

    • @thecuba15
      @thecuba15 3 роки тому +6

      go keto

    • @jasonpeng33
      @jasonpeng33 2 роки тому +3

      @@thecuba15 😂

    • @annaf3915
      @annaf3915 2 роки тому +20

      Me thinking "bread that came sliced is a really bad example because it tastes like an imitation of bread ... oh wait" LOL

    • @waynechristmas8584
      @waynechristmas8584 2 роки тому +2

      This song means a lot to me 👍

    • @emilywilliams4616
      @emilywilliams4616 2 роки тому +5

      Bravo

  • @Gnikhtols
    @Gnikhtols 10 років тому +1030

    Michael Stipe: That's me in the corner.

    • @donremi76
      @donremi76 4 роки тому +36

      That (comment) tastes good.

    • @rhodigian
      @rhodigian 4 роки тому +55

      that's you in the spotlight.

    • @user-qr2vo8pc9b
      @user-qr2vo8pc9b 4 роки тому +1

      He always liked it)

    • @leland-bobpalmer4274
      @leland-bobpalmer4274 4 роки тому +4

      Fat Mike: That's me on the back of the bus

    • @torstenscholz6243
      @torstenscholz6243 4 роки тому +8

      He's in the corner because he thought: Please don't take a picture, it's been a bad day.

  • @mrjones29
    @mrjones29 Рік тому +29

    They were the "American" Beatles. They were that good in their prime years. By the time 2001 rolled around the group was already diminished from their former glories - but every now and again their later albums produced an all time classic. Imitation of Life is a R.E.M hall of famer single.

    • @cosdrag8807
      @cosdrag8807 Місяць тому

      I think Bill Berry actually did become a farmer

  • @spoton7683
    @spoton7683 3 місяці тому +7

    An underrated and largely / sadly forgotten classic... The nostalgic refrain of the chorus is superb... 👍

  • @dsidestories
    @dsidestories 2 роки тому +216

    I always found this song haunting--it's upbeat, but sad. I find myself listening to it over and over again.. Such a masterpiece!

    • @eddiewatersjr8133
      @eddiewatersjr8133 Рік тому +18

      It took the internet to find someone who feels the same about something as I do. I knew you were out there.

    • @anthonydownie4055
      @anthonydownie4055 Рік тому +21

      That describes so much of REM's music. A kind of painful nostalgia.

    • @QuadrupleAndy
      @QuadrupleAndy 9 місяців тому +10

      I cry almost every time I listen to this. I don't really know why

    • @johnnj3858
      @johnnj3858 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@QuadrupleAndyreminds me of my childhood and on....brings a tear to my eyes. Innocence lost.

    • @ghostapulu7906
      @ghostapulu7906 4 місяці тому +1

      Same! And the video was unsettling to me as a kid

  • @analazovic441
    @analazovic441 8 років тому +914

    This is my favorite music video. Not because of the song, just the video. To me,it shows that every single thing that's happening is important. That while something seemingly important is happening, there are tons of diffrent little things that make the moment special. I don't know if I'm overthinking this as I always do, but yes, I love this. And the song is nice too.

    • @cassiehislop6742
      @cassiehislop6742 8 років тому +3

      Ana Lazovic that will wear off as you get older.......

    • @analazovic441
      @analazovic441 8 років тому +3

      *****​ what do you mean? My opinion that everything's important? I'm not so sure...

    • @perreterecon
      @perreterecon 8 років тому +3

      +Morten Andersen I will say "Living with your eyes closed is easy"

    • @perreterecon
      @perreterecon 8 років тому +1

      ***** Easy dosent mean good

    • @perreterecon
      @perreterecon 8 років тому

      +Morten Andersen your assuming im taking a higher moral point of view just from some coments your reading from youtube?

  • @chrisjohnson3227
    @chrisjohnson3227 Рік тому +29

    REM continues to dominate my playlists. Timeless and creative genius.

  • @stocki7
    @stocki7 Рік тому +22

    3:45 - 3:54 The little girl at the end of the video, she reflects shyness, tenderness and innocence, this scene brings tears to my eyes. After several years of watching this video, the message that I keep is life is made of moments, years go by, and the most important is being happy, enjoy the ones who make our life glad, and keep the innocence , pureness and happiness that children have.
    Other scenes that I like:
    1:45 - 2:00 While the grandpa is going up by the stairs, he's singing: "That's sugar cane, that tastes good, that's cinnamon, that's Hollywood, c'mon c'mon no one can see you try".
    2:52 - 2:55 The little girl cheering up a boy to be jumping into the pool.

  • @NextToToddliness
    @NextToToddliness 3 роки тому +82

    Easily one of the most underrated music videos ever.

  • @wenikartikov2625
    @wenikartikov2625 4 роки тому +115

    Back to my high school, watching MTV, what a happy memories.

    • @xmunki1389
      @xmunki1389 4 роки тому +3

      Same, except not so happy memories.

    • @aevitamusica2878
      @aevitamusica2878 2 роки тому +1

      @@xmunki1389 same :/ haha

    • @annaf3915
      @annaf3915 2 роки тому

      For me, that`s the title track to being in Morocco without my family knowing because I was studying in Spain and phone calls were still so expensive we scheduled them by email. That trip when I was the sensible one insisting we should spend the last of our money on water and return tickets instead of weed ;-)

    • @lbarudi
      @lbarudi 2 роки тому

      exactly

  • @DurvalLacerda
    @DurvalLacerda 2 роки тому +26

    For some reason, this song fits so well with all we've been through lately...

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 2 роки тому

      Hi I recommend a song here on youtube called 'Looking Into The Mirror'By Robert Nix

    • @alanovski.
      @alanovski. Рік тому +1

      It fits with everything you go through

  • @keithclifton392
    @keithclifton392 6 днів тому +2

    Love this song, now and always!

  • @charlesalmeida3268
    @charlesalmeida3268 4 роки тому +1788

    This video is a piece of art

  • @kauecardosodonas.9426
    @kauecardosodonas.9426 3 роки тому +370

    LYRICS
    Charades, pop skill
    Water hyacinth
    Named by a poet
    Imitation of life
    Like a koi in a frozen pond
    Like a goldfish in a bowl
    I don't want to hear you cry
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's cinnamon, that's hollywood
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you try
    You want the greatest thing
    The greatest thing since bread came sliced
    You've got it all
    You've got it sized
    Like a friday fashion show teenager
    Freezing in the corner
    Trying to look like you don't try
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's cinnamon, that's hollywood
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you try
    No one can see you cry
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's freezing rain, that's what you could
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you cry
    This sugarcane, this lemonade
    This hurricane, I'm not afraid
    Come on, come on
    No one can see me cry
    This lightning storm, this tidal wave
    This avalanche, I'm not afraid
    Come on, come on
    No one can see me cry
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's who you are, that's what you could
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you cry
    That sugar cane that tasted good
    That's who you are, that's what you could
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you cry

  • @flavioramos260
    @flavioramos260 4 місяці тому +8

    My 14 year old son has been obsessed with rock since he was little, he grew up listening to these songs ❤️‍🔥

  • @glads1977
    @glads1977 Рік тому +63

    Imitation Of Life
    R.E.M.
    Charades, pop skill
    Water hyacinth
    Named by a poet
    Imitation of life
    Like a koi in a frozen pond
    Like a goldfish in a bowl
    I don't want to hear you cry
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you try
    You want the greatest thing
    The greatest thing since bread came sliced
    You've got it all
    You've got it sized
    Like a Friday fashion show
    Teenager freezing in the corner
    Trying to look like you don't try
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you try
    No one can see you cry
    That's sugarcane that tasted good
    That's freezing rain, that's what you could
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you cry
    This sugarcane, this lemonade
    This hurricane, I'm not afraid
    Come on, come on
    No one can see me cry
    This lightning storm, this tidal wave
    This avalanche, I'm not afraid
    Come on, come on
    No one can see me cry
    That sugarcane that tasted good
    That's who you are, that's what you could
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you cry
    That sugar cane that tasted good
    That's who you are, that's what you could
    Come on, come on
    No one can see you cry

  • @cassioamaral7096
    @cassioamaral7096 9 років тому +130

    I have no words to describe how much I love this song. The lyrics and the way Stipe sings are magical. This song reminds of one of the best times of my life, how I miss them :'-(

    • @Postbus22
      @Postbus22 9 років тому +2

      Cássio Amaral that good times, that never come back...

    • @andrebasil
      @andrebasil 9 років тому +3

      Cássio Amaral It reminds me of a great past time too

    • @nunutch6041
      @nunutch6041 8 років тому +3

      Cássio Amaral you have all my words b^.^d

    • @lutgardafuentes8840
      @lutgardafuentes8840 5 років тому

      Cássio Amaral, :)

  • @r.e.m4439
    @r.e.m4439 3 роки тому +34

    I just can't get over Michael Stipe's dancing.

  • @luisfilipe1215
    @luisfilipe1215 Рік тому +20

    The whole thing is a masterpiece

  • @TheLoquillo75
    @TheLoquillo75 Рік тому +7

    Positive energy and the catchy melody are just two of the reasons why this song is so addictive, but what really sets it apart is the lyrics, which invite introspection and reflect on the nature of life and reality.

  • @FredK2929
    @FredK2929 2 роки тому +335

    Maybe one day I'll understand why this song makes me want to cry. I'm not even sure what the lyrics mean, but the words and melody move me so much.

    • @goobytron2888
      @goobytron2888 2 роки тому +22

      They use a piano version in my daughters ballet class. There’s something both happy and sad about it.

    • @Chubbywubbysandwich
      @Chubbywubbysandwich 2 роки тому +54

      I feel similarly while listening to most REM songs... Melancholy...

    • @FredK2929
      @FredK2929 2 роки тому +5

      @@goobytron2888 I would be a puddle if I saw that.

    • @goobytron2888
      @goobytron2888 2 роки тому +1

      @@FredK2929 Gets me every time.

    • @sergiomonroy6464
      @sergiomonroy6464 2 роки тому +20

      My 2 cents about the meaning of this song: hypocrisy in society... Amen

  • @andrewmello367
    @andrewmello367 3 роки тому +68

    Imagine if this was in 4k, those zooms would be so high def. The zoom on low quality VHS quality is charming though.

    • @InnuendoXP
      @InnuendoXP 2 роки тому +1

      Well it was shot on film, probably 32mm, so it's basically equivalent to 4K in image clarity - you can see it better here ua-cam.com/video/fJrgbCv6kcE/v-deo.html & ua-cam.com/video/4Ew-E3jfK5U/v-deo.html - though if the video was shot on something like 70mm IMAX, you'd basically be getting the analog equivalent of 12K, but that wasn't very accessible or affordable especially back in 2001.
      The tricky thing & reason for blurriness beyond resolution though is that the camera is having to stick to a single fixed focal point as it's all one shot, in a scene with significant distance between the foreground & background relative to the camera, so regardless of resolution, some things are simply going to be out of focus because of how photons work. A modern digital 4K camera would still have this issue short of the method of multiple lenses to shoot multiple viewpoints in parallel & then using some algorithmic slicing to stitch all the elements together. The old tech version of this was split-focus to simultaneously get two focal points, but that's only useful for cutting a whole frame image in two, and the sections of the image in focus can't cross each other both horizontally & vertically at the same time.
      VHS only has a vertical resolution of 240 lines, so this is definitely not that lol. The colour grading looks like it's done to imitate a home video of the time though so that's probably what gave that impression.

  • @kurtlyon9244
    @kurtlyon9244 22 дні тому +2

    Thank you Michael. You have been such a light in my heart.

  • @loriparker2163
    @loriparker2163 22 дні тому +7

    This song reminds of summer and fun

  • @myarmfell0ff
    @myarmfell0ff 4 роки тому +202

    I can never stop myself feeling sad when listening to REM. As much as I love them, they were one of my Dads favourite bands. He died 15 years ago, but I just think of him singing to REM whenever I hear them.

    • @SillyBeggarFilms
      @SillyBeggarFilms 4 роки тому +3

      Boo hoo

    • @myarmfell0ff
      @myarmfell0ff 4 роки тому +7

      Dr. Bombay - You’re right, I’ll try to remember some good memories! There aren’t many things which make me feel sad, but REM always was just one of those things. I think maybe one of the reasons I love them so much is because of the personal feelings behind it anyway.

    • @Amalekites
      @Amalekites 4 роки тому +3

      @@SillyBeggarFilms Fuck off, please.

    • @ayoubsbai6339
      @ayoubsbai6339 4 роки тому +2

      @Dr. Bombay thanks for being around

    • @raisa_cherry33
      @raisa_cherry33 4 роки тому +2

      Aww that's heartbreaking,I am so sorry for your loss 😢💖

  • @Big_Smoke90
    @Big_Smoke90 8 років тому +843

    This music video is like one big GIF file.

    • @IkesDaddelbox
      @IkesDaddelbox 8 років тому +38

      +Big_Smoke I don't even want to imagine the effort they had to put into the coordination. The lady sitting on the pool even had to sing in reverse. Golly!

    • @musicandactionfigures
      @musicandactionfigures 8 років тому +25

      +IkesDaddelbox You're right...and not just her, all who had their singing parts were sung in reverse! You won't even know which scene comes first chronologically. This video was damn hard to make, and the song is one of the band's best! \m/

    • @mrStraker888
      @mrStraker888 8 років тому +1

      +Big_Smoke hehe :)

    • @heidig.3054
      @heidig.3054 8 років тому +5

      +Tonkurt Joyosa +ikesDaddelbox hahaha! It didn't need to be sung in reverse, it was a matter of carefully planning the video having the final result *in mind*, that is, thinking how the whole video would look like. In the first 15 or so sec of the video, you can see (when is zoom out) some of them singing (or mouthing) their part.
      In 0:09-0:18 Michael is dancing and mouthing/singing the close up in 2:34 "what you could, come on, come on"♫
      Another, in 0:39 the close up is the girl throwing the cup but in the background, it's the lady sitting in the large rock mouthing/singing the close up in 2:46 "this sugar cane this lemonade .."♫

    • @IkesDaddelbox
      @IkesDaddelbox 8 років тому +19

      Heidi G. Actually most videos like this are sung in reverse. I've just noticed the woman singing while the boy soared up in the background and everyone danced in reverse in the foreground. Also look at the movement of her hair. No matter how they did it, this is a very well and carefully caculated piece of art.

  • @richardpagel6959
    @richardpagel6959 Рік тому +11

    One of the most impressing music videos ever.

  • @frankcousins6479
    @frankcousins6479 17 днів тому +1

    I miss these dudes... cracking track

  • @princedkness8577
    @princedkness8577 3 роки тому +62

    Hard to believe this song is 20 years old already! I was 16 when it came out and one of the songs that really got me into listening to the group. It’s still a favorite for me and definitely a highlight from their years as a trio.

  • @spuuuuuz
    @spuuuuuz 2 роки тому +13

    REM called the social media lifestyle before literally any social media. Greatest band of our generation.

  • @gabrielmello8541
    @gabrielmello8541 Рік тому +10

    This is probably my favourite song of all time

  • @user-hd7he7vy4s
    @user-hd7he7vy4s 3 місяці тому +3

    Quite simply, one of the greatest songs ever written.

  • @jesseburleson432
    @jesseburleson432 8 років тому +198

    One of the best music videos ever made. REM is a brilliant rock n roll band.

  • @dianakalstein3644
    @dianakalstein3644 4 роки тому +21

    This song reminds me of nostalgic 90s memories, watching VH1 all day & all night on summer break from school. Such beautiful music. ❤🤘

  • @lonestar2779
    @lonestar2779 26 днів тому +2

    I loves this video on MTV when it came out

  • @ibrahimmchumo941
    @ibrahimmchumo941 Рік тому +3

    The thing about REM is that they are so dynamic, all the albums aren't the same for me thats a sign of truly talented and amazing musicians

  • @MattiasPilhede
    @MattiasPilhede 4 роки тому +617

    To me this music video is about everyone being able to undo their mistakes, and as a result they learn nothing and live a facade of a life.

    • @RicArmstrong
      @RicArmstrong 4 роки тому +22

      That's an interesting theory 🤔

    • @ozzymandius666
      @ozzymandius666 3 роки тому +29

      To me it is the ultimate insult against superficiality.

    • @nicholasngsingkwong8947
      @nicholasngsingkwong8947 3 роки тому +4

      learning i s equired to undo mistakes

    • @ramsesdie9999
      @ramsesdie9999 3 роки тому +13

      I really find annoying this people that theorize every music video on UA-cam

    • @tobiasnn5792
      @tobiasnn5792 3 роки тому +2

      you here bro? love your channel. More grandpa stories plz

  • @dadaferri229
    @dadaferri229 6 років тому +1158

    Me lembro com muito carinho eu tinha 5 anos e era uma madrugada e eu acordei com o volume da TV
    Meu pai tava sentado no sofá enquanto assistia uma coletânea de clipes do Rem
    Nós dois ficamos a noite inteira assistindo os videos e cantando as músicas
    Esse foi um dos bons momentos que compartilhei com ele enquanto ele era vivo
    E é impossível suprimir em palavras como esse pequeno tempo que eu tive com ele foi importante e mágico
    Kkkk hoje tenho meus 17 anos e sou um grande fã do REM por causa do meu velho
    Que deus o tenha

    • @sindromedepanico
      @sindromedepanico 5 років тому +44

      Me emocionei com seu comentário, meus pêsames, seu pai está num lugar melhor

    • @Faquirizador
      @Faquirizador 5 років тому +60

      Quem me dera ter uma afetividade assim com o meu pai. Bem afortunado aqueles que tem seus pais como melhores amigos.
      Não tive tanta sorte.

    • @feliperibeiro3026
      @feliperibeiro3026 5 років тому +15

      Que história legal vc teve cm ele.

    • @samueldarcy
      @samueldarcy 5 років тому +9

      lembrança muito bacana

    • @crentedeboas4830
      @crentedeboas4830 5 років тому +7

      bonito :)

  • @kryadooug4814
    @kryadooug4814 Рік тому +13

    I love this track
    R. E. M. my favourite group

    • @abdullah82m
      @abdullah82m Рік тому

      Who'd you put so many spaces between the letters?

  • @sergiesgleas
    @sergiesgleas 3 місяці тому +5

    Simple idea + good execution = MASTERPIECE!!!

  • @lupask
    @lupask 2 роки тому +137

    If this isn't a masterpiece of recording, then I don't know what is. Imagine that the whole complex set, everyone having their part assigned, everyone performing their part simultaneously. And then they had to find each part and arrange them in the correct order and do the panning thing to get here 👌

    • @jjlenny
      @jjlenny Рік тому +16

      I read that the video is actually only like 9 seconds long. They recorded for those few seconds, and they pan and rewind and such for the whole video. That, to me, is amazing.

    • @gummiewormproduction
      @gummiewormproduction 11 місяців тому +1

      At first I thought you were talking about the recording of the song lol. I was going to say "dude, that's how most songs are recorded"

    • @matthiascerebri3315
      @matthiascerebri3315 5 місяців тому

      Perfect music Video , also perfect for making a memory game

    • @antoniomigliore5977
      @antoniomigliore5977 3 місяці тому

      Parlate della musica dei rem grazie... 😮😅

    • @sagnier
      @sagnier Місяць тому

      Okay yeah, but go and watch Russian Ark if you really want to be astounded by such things.
      Nevertheless, a great video and song.

  • @thorsteng1166
    @thorsteng1166 Рік тому +3

    One of the best videos ever ;-)

  • @pauldasen5868
    @pauldasen5868 6 місяців тому

    Unforgettable.. just love keyboard solo and Michael Stipes voice. REM - forever.

  • @gregkiteos1936
    @gregkiteos1936 3 роки тому +11

    I love this song so much. I loved it when I first heard it as 16-year-old back in 2001 and I still love it 20 years later. Definitely one of my favourite songs of theirs, and that's across all their eras.

  • @weltire
    @weltire 7 років тому +363

    Masterpiece of video art

  • @MagicJacket
    @MagicJacket 7 місяців тому +37

    My favorite R.E.M. song and one of the most underappreciated videos ever made. Brilliant. Genius. Whoever came up with this concept deserves massive recognition. How do you even plan out something like that? And the song...is beautiful.

    • @fraserbailey6347
      @fraserbailey6347 7 місяців тому

      I agree. But much as I love the video I still don't really get what the concept is. I guess I'm missing something.

    • @MagicJacket
      @MagicJacket 7 місяців тому +7

      @@fraserbailey6347 I don't know if there is a thematic concept other than suburban things all happening at once, just kind of a dull, middle-America day with tiny dramas happening.
      But the concept of filming 20 second bits, with several different cameras and having all the actors lip syncing along to different parts of the song, only to have the video focus on them at that exact moment...just a weird idea to try and it worked brilliantly.

    • @k.u.r.t.
      @k.u.r.t. 6 місяців тому

      Im with you

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn 5 місяців тому +1

      @@fraserbailey6347it’s about how even in everyday life, not everything is always as it seems. In both good and bad moments, there’s always something to discover about yourself and the world around you.

  • @michaelpulmanmusic4008
    @michaelpulmanmusic4008 2 роки тому +5

    Certain pieces of Music really just speaks to your soul. Music is so powerful I don't understand it

  • @DUXALMUSIC
    @DUXALMUSIC 4 роки тому +8

    Michael Stipe's voice is a blessing

  • @quietastronaut
    @quietastronaut 2 роки тому +59

    One of the best songs ever made in my opinion

  • @fabriziochiapelli4101
    @fabriziochiapelli4101 4 дні тому

    Love REM since 1987!!! See them in 1995 Italy Monster Tour with Grant Lee Buffalo !!

  • @afkaqualls
    @afkaqualls Місяць тому +1

    Easily one of the most creative music videos ever made.

  • @tombuell1142
    @tombuell1142 7 років тому +67

    What a mind blowing video. The amount of preparation that went into this as well as the editing is insane.

  • @martafigueira7310
    @martafigueira7310 7 років тому +116

    Can't believe it... I remember watching this as kid on TV. I've just understood that this image was recorded in my mind since then... I'd recognize this anywhere, and that's amazing!

    • @otaviosoares6611
      @otaviosoares6611 7 років тому +4

      i liked your comment. xoxoxoxo

    • @ARAVideogames
      @ARAVideogames 7 років тому +6

      that's amazing. Totally the same here

    • @indefexe
      @indefexe 7 років тому +6

      Same here! As a kid I used to record everything I liked on VHS cassettes (yeah I had a bunch), I used to replay this for myself a lot.

    • @themountainradio
      @themountainradio 7 років тому +2

      Me too

    • @Kyle1444
      @Kyle1444 6 років тому +2

      exactly the same. "music video" is imaged by a still of this in my mind

  • @robfinlay8058
    @robfinlay8058 9 місяців тому +4

    Time passes so quickly. It's been longer since this song was released (22 years) than it was from the very start of REM as a band to this song being released (21 years).

  • @RacerPaul3
    @RacerPaul3 27 днів тому +2

    Greatest video ever made and a top 1% song also

  • @flyinbrian9414
    @flyinbrian9414 7 років тому +85

    I bought this alblum in 2001 because of this song... turns out over half of the songs on this album are amazingly great, R.E.M. thanks for the awsome music!

  • @LostMyBoner
    @LostMyBoner 9 років тому +164

    Michael Stipe: "The entire video took 20 seconds to shoot. What you're watching is a loop that goes forwards for 20 seconds, backwards for 20 seconds, forwards for 20 seconds, backwards for 20 seconds, with one camera, static, and then using a technique called 'pan and scan', which is a technical thing that is used when they go from a widescreen format and reformat to fit your television or DVD, moving in on certain parts of the entire picture. And you'll see that we do that picking up various people within the frame."

    • @danielaquino6666
      @danielaquino6666 6 років тому +4

      Thank you so much for that!

    • @OperationPhantom
      @OperationPhantom 5 років тому +6

      Garth Jennings & Michael Stipe directed.
      They must've rehearsed really well before the "Action!" though; so much going on. It's a brilliant concept for a video too ofcourse.

    • @jessicamicaelagarbo9888
      @jessicamicaelagarbo9888 5 років тому

      Rock in rio 1985 lo mas

    • @S3r53
      @S3r53 4 роки тому

      Wow thanks for the explanation

    • @WitchettyMan
      @WitchettyMan 3 роки тому

      "Pan and scan", as in zooming and moving around.

  • @anthonyhoey6394
    @anthonyhoey6394 9 місяців тому +3

    What a band and micheals voice,I could go on and on but you know what I mean,simply brilliant,greetings from Ireland.

  • @cruccio0
    @cruccio0 Рік тому +4

    One of the best music video in the human history

  • @SaintMartins
    @SaintMartins 5 років тому +20

    I remember back in 2004 i was riding the subway & some guy was busking this song during my entire ride downtown. I said thank you & gave him $ 20 !

  • @basti4655
    @basti4655 3 роки тому +22

    One of the best songs in music history, so sad it doesn't have billions of views.

  • @alexkawamartins8548
    @alexkawamartins8548 Рік тому +34

    REM são um extraordinário grupo que nos deixam música de elevado nível melódico e estruturalmente muito bem construída, por músicos de elevada categoria! Ao longo dos tempos nunca nos desiludiram na sua constância e cada vez mais complexa sonoridade, típica de bandas de elevada estirpe musical. REM Forever and ever!!!

  • @marekwojtowicz3005
    @marekwojtowicz3005 7 днів тому +2

    Above and beyond
    ..

  • @brianwolters7560
    @brianwolters7560 2 роки тому +8

    Why doesn't this video get more love? Truly a work of art and I never tire of watching it. So glad I've been a "Chronic Town" life long fan of R.E.M. (next to RUSH, R.E.M. is my favorite band)

  • @5xDille
    @5xDille 7 років тому +79

    Charades, pop skill
    Water hyacinth, named by a poet
    Imitation of life.
    Like a koi in a frozen pond.
    Like a goldfish in a bowl.
    I don't want to hear you cry.
    Thats sugarcane that tasted good.
    Thats cinnamon, thats Hollywood.
    C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try.
    You want the greatest thing
    The greatest thing since bread came sliced.
    You've got it all, you've got it sized.
    Like a Friday fashion show teenager
    Freezing in the corner
    Trying to look like you don't try.
    Thats sugarcane that tasted good.
    Thats cinnamon, thats Hollywood.
    C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try.
    No one can see you cry.
    That sugar cane that tasted good.
    That freezing rain, that's what you could.
    C'mon, c'mon on no one can see you cry.
    This sugarcane
    This lemonade
    This hurricane, I'm not afraid.
    C'mon, c'mon no one can see you cry.
    This lightning storm
    This tidal wave
    This avalanche, I'm not afraid.
    C'mon, c'mon no one can see me cry.
    That sugar cane that tasted good.
    That's who you are, that's what you could.
    C'mon, c'mon on no one can see you cry.
    That sugar cane that tasted good.
    That's who you are, that's what you could.
    C'mon, c'mon on no one can see you cry

  • @marton349
    @marton349 2 роки тому +5

    just when you forget how absolutely mind blowingly awesome REM are.

  • @DeivisonBilEnglish
    @DeivisonBilEnglish 9 місяців тому +2

    it literally never gets old

  • @dan_hitchman007
    @dan_hitchman007 3 роки тому +16

    One of the greatest, most creative music videos... ever.

  • @Brunopigdbdnsn
    @Brunopigdbdnsn 4 роки тому +9

    I feel like this song is calling me. Like if it’s saying “wake up! Wake up!”. First time I ever heard this and still it feels nostalgic. No song had ever touched me like this one

  • @LibertyorDie1976
    @LibertyorDie1976 11 місяців тому +2

    My favorite REM song. Strange too since there are so many great songs. Something about the tone that's so pleasing.

  • @gloriafernandezmunoz4080
    @gloriafernandezmunoz4080 2 місяці тому +3

    R.E.M is the greatest thing since bread came sliced

  • @Ryuhza
    @Ryuhza 8 років тому +286

    "No one can see you cry"
    Oh thank god

    • @roccoclaps3098
      @roccoclaps3098 8 років тому +21

      You did not understand a shit.

    • @wolfganggoethe7810
      @wolfganggoethe7810 7 років тому +2

      I think i don't get it, can you explain?

    • @BreadPeed
      @BreadPeed 7 років тому +3

      Cane Macchina, as if you do.

    • @happydolphin1432
      @happydolphin1432 6 років тому +2

      Ryuhza When someone asks me about social and love life "Don't worry, no one can see you cry"

    • @wario9164
      @wario9164 6 років тому

      R.E.M did it!

  • @verdecitron
    @verdecitron 2 роки тому +27

    I could listen to it for hours. Love it

  • @jkingblast1946
    @jkingblast1946 Місяць тому +2

    This song is perfect!

  • @petel2551
    @petel2551 Рік тому +1

    R.E.M take you into their world with songs like this and whilst I rarely know what they're on about I love it anyway.

  • @Fan_Made_Videos
    @Fan_Made_Videos 6 років тому +10

    Wow, I remember when I saw this debut on MTV back in 2001. I had just moved into a brand new furnished apartment and was busy moving all my crap in and took a 10 minute break to watch TV. It felt like a new day and new era for me and I remember this video leaving a strong impression as this song carried over in my mind in the months to come in my new town and home.

    • @ellengulinski7188
      @ellengulinski7188 5 років тому +1

      I remember first time I have watched this musicvideo was in February in 2010 here on UA-cam, because I have heard it on the radio. 🤔📻

    • @SillyBeggarFilms
      @SillyBeggarFilms 4 роки тому +1

      A furnished apartment? Lucky you

  • @ankhanhvu2614
    @ankhanhvu2614 4 роки тому +65

    This strange,yet familiar melody takes me back to 2001,when everything used to be so easy,less-industrial than now.When we used to have little Nokias and Motorolas in our pocket,....all that is in the past now.
    ----
    This song is lovely.

    • @Pamekeb
      @Pamekeb 3 роки тому +4

      "less industrial" and "little nokias and motorolas in our pockets".
      Who would thought that brands will carv so hard in our society that someone thinks it's not industrial

    • @ozzymandius666
      @ozzymandius666 3 роки тому +2

      The 70s and 80s would have torn your little mind to pieces. The 60s and 50s, well, may as be another planet.

    • @titania4347
      @titania4347 3 роки тому +3

      It was easy because you were young and still not as worn down by life as you are today

  • @alexcoyg3281
    @alexcoyg3281 Рік тому +6

    Офигенная песня, как и большинство песен Р.Е.М., со смыслом, красивой мелодией и невероятным клипом.

  • @jemmareno7979
    @jemmareno7979 9 місяців тому +3

    This song takes me back to the middle school..

  • @ellyem1885
    @ellyem1885 7 років тому +9

    Oh this is just fabulous! I only discovered this a few months ago, and every time I listen to it, it just gets better and better. I've loved REM for years, they're just such a fun and charismatic group. And the lyrics in this song are so personally inspiring to me, so, even better!!!!!

  • @TungNguyen-kx7ud
    @TungNguyen-kx7ud 4 роки тому +11

    This song recall memories of my first love at high school, it was famous at that time, that autumn never I can forget ...

  • @philippemorin7634
    @philippemorin7634 5 місяців тому +2

    I love that little solo of a high tone!

  • @wagnerlima9860
    @wagnerlima9860 Рік тому +11

    Essa musica me lembra a infancia, ouvindo a Radio cidade RJ 102,9 , a rádio rock. NOSTALGIA PURA !!!!

    • @marylcampbell2409
      @marylcampbell2409 Рік тому +1

      96.7fm local radio station in our province.. they playing this type of music during Sundays "Sunday slowdown" is what it called❤

  • @Styleo77
    @Styleo77 2 роки тому +7

    UA-cam is the best thing that can come near a time machine

  • @joeywall4657
    @joeywall4657 4 роки тому +41

    Michael Stipe. I love you. More than you can ever possibly know.

  • @hvitekristesdod
    @hvitekristesdod Рік тому +83

    Most underrated REM song 😫😍🙏

    • @kalebind
      @kalebind Рік тому

      JESPER GRONKJAER AMONG SONGS

    • @doodooswaggy3825
      @doodooswaggy3825 Рік тому +6

      It was a decent-sized hit. Not everything on Earth is underrated.

    • @Chase_Cloud
      @Chase_Cloud Рік тому

      I reply in italian: è una figata di canzone!

    • @stefaniaalbiero3725
      @stefaniaalbiero3725 Рік тому

      @@doodooswaggy3825
      La

  • @dman3822
    @dman3822 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely Brilliant video

  • @gpeddino
    @gpeddino 8 років тому +711

    R.E.M. was ingenious. Pretty much EVERYBODY liked their music. It was catchy and full of hooks and jangly rhythms and singable melodies, but it was also cryptic and poetic, with hidden meanings and interesting references (this song could refer to the homonymous film or to Aristotle). One of the best bands ever.

    • @josephcunningham1103
      @josephcunningham1103 6 років тому +5

      Yeah ! Spot on. It's about values and principles. Leaning towards Kantian ethics .

    • @ageofelinovel1784
      @ageofelinovel1784 6 років тому +3

      Absolutely Right. Very much like Pink Floyd for quality lyrics!

    • @oraculo775
      @oraculo775 6 років тому +1

      Gui Porto show de bola 😎

    • @harajukuvirgill
      @harajukuvirgill 6 років тому +1

      pure artists..

    • @gt452
      @gt452 5 років тому +6

      and you, manu ochenta, need to learn the meaning of "pretty much"