Crazy ive heard this song on the radio all my life and never could care for it, then randomly one day the shit hit hard af and i still aint been the same since
So human, so poignant, so spiritual, so humble, and suddenly you enter into the realm of spirit and never want to leave. This has such a special vibe. So honest.
It’s amazing how sometimes we just aren’t ready for certain lyrics, tunes or pieces of art until we have lived through various experiences, met different people, felt joys and pains, failed and bled, returned and grew. As a kid I heard this song a lot on the radio and cast it away as irrelevant. How wrong I was. This version particularly pierces into my soul. Cheers REM. Thank you.
So absolutely true and well articulated! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This is so very true. One of the bands I cast aside at the time was Audioslave. As a huge SG fan, I just didn't get it at the time. I sifted through the first 2 albums again a few years ago and I was just floored. Right art, right time. ❤
so true, happened to me with other bands as well as believes, things that i would consider wrong when i was a kid are so right now that am older and more mature
"Losing My Religion" remains one of R.E.M.'s most beloved and enduring songs, often cited as one of the greatest songs of the 1990s and a defining track of the alternative rock genre.
Love that the bass is more pronounced in the live versions. The mandolin usually gets the spotlight on this song but that bass line is holding it all together.
Indeed, I always feel Mike Mills' bass work (and his harmonizing backing vocals) on this song is a bit underappreciated. Still, it doesn't really work with the mandolin substituted for a guitar.
I love that he just keeps singing in this song - no breaks except for the repeated intro - so insistent no middle 8, and so deliberate - great untraditional writing
This song became a favorite when it first came out, I am soon to be 71 and I just watched this, tomorrow I'll sing it to my cats, GFR is my favorite group, but REM is right there, every waking hour, I'm choosing my confessions
This is one of those songs that no matter hold old it gets will always be listened to, guaranteed people will still listen to it for thousands of years
I absolutely love this song. 40 years later I’m listening to Losing my Religion and watching REM on UA-cam. Im 56 now and I go straight back to 20 something in college at AU. Right across the Georgia line. Thank you, REM for the soundtrack to my college memories.
Bands in the 90s seemed to lose themselves in the music, jus throw themselves into the song. Really sends shivers down my spine. So glad to have been part of this history xx
The Song has a dark painful melody and words, filled with story of his life stuck in a limbo between the love of his life, God and him self alone in the corner ...
Thank you Michael and crew, for putting my thoughts and feelings into words and music. Your group is very special and powerful, never forget that. Much love from Virginia, USA from a 41 year old man.
I was 20 when I heard this sweet ballad for the first time. It remained with me wherever I went, whatever I did. Three decades later Losing My Religion didn't find a replacement. May this ever memorable song by REM live a thousand years!
What i love about this song is that Religion can refer to any sort of belief system or set of principles one may live by- and that is an eternal human choice/experience It is relevant 150,000 years ago, now, and will be relevant at the expiration of humanity
got back home after a 36 hour rave with afters... first time watching this particular rendition and cracked in tears... im pumped up emotionally for sure but damn this is such a wonderful performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@tortoiselover you do realize the song actually isn’t about losing religion. that is a southern expression for “losing my temper” it’s not “satanist” omfg…
Oh my god, I can’t believe how excited the crowd was...!!!!! And boy Michael sure revelled in the excitement. As they begin to play, the crowd erupts and Michael looks over to Mike Mills with a huge grin on face. They certainly gave it their all and the crowd just couldn’t get enough of it. A standout performance from everyone that night, including the audience. It just doesn’t get any better than that. The finest performance ever..!!!!!!!!!
i was stood slightly to the right of centre and about 30 ft from Michael that night........ i have seen ALOT of live music in my time and this was by far the best concert i`ve ever witnessed , i was alone because i`d lost my friends but i didn`t care! i was surrounded by thousands of friends and we were witnessing musical history being made right there and it was beautiful . my god i wish i was 27 again
You got ears man…I believe so to..I study this song , the violins and the mandolin come thru beautiful..and the vibe in the building captivates it.. the whistle at 1:26 is beautifully timed by whoever felt that line. 🎼 Music is an angelic entity in and of itself period.
mind-blowing... playing a song for the 9000's time, and keeping it, making it (like always) original -- a true performance -- is what ART is... especially given that the music video attached to this song was the best video ever on this planet...
Unrequited love is a traumatic burden he went through it was slow emotional tournament... I Know it all too well so many of us have felt this sadly We love you Michael thank you for having the balls to get on stage and help so many of us get through the same hurt and pain
I just discovered this song, this band. This one hit me like train, my life's in shambles right now and it's songs like this that make it a little better.
I’ll always be thankful to that karaoke scene in ‘Aftersun’. Totally changed my perception of this song and REM forever. ❤ What a special song from such a special group. And this performance? Gives me goosebumps every time!
I love this song. It's one of my favorites ever. Those guys are geniuses. Stipe is phenomenal. I'm not saying anything anyone doesn't know. Just had to enthuse again.
25 years ago, my stepdad heard me play this song in my room from a CD he had bought me. He said ‘if you like this, you’ll like their other songs too. Each one is so different, but good.’ My memory is already slipping, but I’ll always remember that night he told me this, about REM. My stepdad has been gone now ten years. All REM reminds me of him 😢❤
Oh life, is bigger It's bigger than you And you are not me The lengths that I will go to The distance in your eyes Oh no I've said too much I set it up That's me in the corner That's me in the spot-light Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try Every whisper, of every waking hour I'm choosing my confessions Trying to keep an eye on you Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool Oh no I've said too much I set it up Consider this Consider this, the hint of the century Consider this the slip That brought me to my knees, failed What if all these fantasies come Flailing around Now I've said too much I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream That was just a dream That's me in the corner That's me in the spot-light Losing my religion Trying to keep up with you And I don't know if I can do it Oh no I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream Try, cry, fly, try That was just a dream Just a dream Just a dream, dream
I am very grateful to God for being born at that time and experiencing this poetry, this work of art, which I still cherish with love in the depths of my heart .... Feb / 2021
This is one of those songs that keep my connection alive with my delicate memories and youth energy. Whenever I feel lost, they bring me to a peaceful state of mind, so I can forget about everything for a couple of minutes. All the crap we hear these days are too artificial and devoid of soul. I guess this was the cyberpunk we "dreamed" of. We're finally living in it...
Pensar que ahora tenemos que aguantar una bestia como elegante con sus burdas canciones y no tener más estos grandes artistas y su eterna música... siempre siempre lo de antes fue la mejor música
roughly 1 month before a total solar eclipse , i was young and fit and carefree and i was in Glastonbury as a massive REM fan . the summer of 1999 i miss you!!
Questa canzone fu il tormentone dell'estate 1991... la ascoltavo ovunque, alla radio, in tutti i bar e pub a Rimini durante il servizio militare. Non so spiegarmelo ma se chiudo gli occhi mi sembra di rivivere quei momenti.
Лучше, пускай нас предадут... Чем мы предадим... Вот, о чем эта песня...Эта песня, раз приходит в твою жизнь и остаётся навсегда.Слушайте эту молитву, она спасёт.
Written by a person who went to a Catholic school for eight years. I hope it helped those shy kids in the corner. Those who believed until life became real. About growing up beyond what religion and school can teach. Peace to all!! That's me in the corner!!
Man, when I see this I wish I could go back to 1999 and experience these times and go see R.E.M. It must have been a special time. I was alive, but I was eight and a long way away from knowing how to appreciate good music. Thankfully it was recorded!
From the first time I heard this brilliant song, I've never forgotten it. I will listen to it, anytime, anywhere. ❤
Old good time
@@ahmeddzoko3332Me too.
sometimes the lyrics just come to you in a quiet moment creeping up on you like a shadow in the setting sun.
I am 83 yrs old and I will always love this song!❤🎉❤🎉❤
76 years old here. This song is too beautiful.
89 yrs old here
Crazy ive heard this song on the radio all my life and never could care for it, then randomly one day the shit hit hard af and i still aint been the same since
had that moment last week life is just different now
Same bro.
It’s a good song got meaning
Same.
@@nonevero-v7m :'(
So human, so poignant, so spiritual, so humble, and suddenly you enter into the realm of spirit and never want to leave. This has such a special vibe. So honest.
So well put! 🦋
Who would have ever thought that a mandolin would provide the intro for one of the greatest rock songs!
Iris
@@toxictaco9922 Maggie may have realised a while back
It’s amazing how sometimes we just aren’t ready for certain lyrics, tunes or pieces of art until we have lived through various experiences, met different people, felt joys and pains, failed and bled, returned and grew. As a kid I heard this song a lot on the radio and cast it away as irrelevant. How wrong I was. This version particularly pierces into my soul. Cheers REM. Thank you.
How so very true are your words. Thank YOU!
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So absolutely true and well articulated! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This is so very true. One of the bands I cast aside at the time was Audioslave. As a huge SG fan, I just didn't get it at the time. I sifted through the first 2 albums again a few years ago and I was just floored. Right art, right time. ❤
so true, happened to me with other bands as well as believes, things that i would consider wrong when i was a kid are so right now that am older and more mature
Thank you universe for having gifted us someone like Michael and R.E.M. ❤
First time watching this. Unbelievable. The emotion in his performance is breathtaking!
yeah, literally !
Best ever listen this over and over again 🇳🇱💪👍
WHAT A FRONTMAN. Truly amazing performance. He doesn't skip a beat.
Was he always wearing makeup ❤??
"Losing My Religion" remains one of R.E.M.'s most beloved and enduring songs, often cited as one of the greatest songs of the 1990s and a defining track of the alternative rock genre.
In 1991 I was entering my fourth year of teaching...
An educator for twenty five years...
Now fifty eight...
Never tire of this...
🇿🇦
Well done Aprilsmith. Everyone needs a song or place to visit. Cheers
Funny thing; i was in my third and fourth years of basic school... i was 8 - 9 years ol'.
Love that the bass is more pronounced in the live versions. The mandolin usually gets the spotlight on this song but that bass line is holding it all together.
Isn’t it tho
I’d want to play bass if I found some dudes who wanted to play this
Indeed, I always feel Mike Mills' bass work (and his harmonizing backing vocals) on this song is a bit underappreciated. Still, it doesn't really work with the mandolin substituted for a guitar.
Good ear bro
Very true, my friend; but they all rock, don't they??😁😄
@@TheObnoxiousMrPug No, indeed; it has to be the mandolin to have such an impact, doesn't it?
I love that he just keeps singing in this song - no breaks except for the repeated intro - so insistent no middle 8, and so deliberate - great untraditional writing
This song became a favorite when it first came out, I am soon to be 71 and I just watched this, tomorrow I'll sing it to my cats, GFR is my favorite group, but REM is right there, every waking hour, I'm choosing my confessions
Rock On im 24 I love this song
This 72 year old woman hears you.
You are me. And I am you.
Just pure talent. No auto tune. Michael sounds better than many singers recordings!! ❤
This is one of those songs that no matter hold old it gets will always be listened to, guaranteed people will still listen to it for thousands of years
until ans after the end of sects/religions
This song will never get old because it was recorded in youth. That snapshot lives forever
I wouldn't bet real money on that prediction.
The cream tends to rise to the top even if it takes a while…
@@bladeswelove not like he's able to pay up by then anyway
One of the greatest songs of all time
I agree! I can listen to it all day long.
I agree
I agree. One of my alltime favs
One of those songs that are timeless that everybody can join in and sing along to
100% agree.
I absolutely love this song. 40 years later I’m listening to Losing my Religion and watching REM on UA-cam. Im 56 now and I go straight back to 20 something in college at AU. Right across the Georgia line. Thank you, REM for the soundtrack to my college memories.
Bands in the 90s seemed to lose themselves in the music, jus throw themselves into the song. Really sends shivers down my spine. So glad to have been part of this history xx
Differently Greatest song of 90's for me !!! Makes you think and puts you in good mood 🎉
Absolutely fantastic
One of the best songs of all time
Great performance
Michael sure has a way with words, doesn't he? REM IS FABULOUS ENTERTAINMENT . He puts his heart ❤ into the music! Fantastic lyrics 👏 👌
The Song has a dark painful melody and words, filled with story of his life stuck in a limbo between the love of his life, God and him self alone in the corner ...
Thank you Michael and crew, for putting my thoughts and feelings into words and music. Your group is very special and powerful, never forget that. Much love from Virginia, USA from a 41 year old man.
I can’t even imagine the height of joy to sing along with them live! Such a great tune. ❤
I was 20 when I heard this sweet ballad for the first time. It remained with me wherever I went, whatever I did. Three decades later Losing My Religion didn't find a replacement. May this ever memorable song by REM live a thousand years!
Still loving this song in 2025...
What i love about this song is that Religion can refer to any sort of belief system or set of principles one may live by- and that is an eternal human choice/experience
It is relevant 150,000 years ago, now, and will be relevant at the expiration of humanity
If you're watching this in 2021, I love you and you're not alone ! God bless you...
Aqui tbm!
@@adolfoantonioticchiniherna5843 Parabéns irmão ! cheers....
Thankyou sir same goes
@@FrenchGoddy Nice...cheers !
You’re supposed to be losing your religion ya maroon
Just love his energy and vibe ❤
got back home after a 36 hour rave with afters... first time watching this particular rendition and cracked in tears... im pumped up emotionally for sure but damn this is such a wonderful performance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pumped up with substances you'd probably cracked in tears at baby shark
This band and this song has tremendous energy
What an amazing singer this guy is.
I'm Brazilian, and I love this song! transmits very good energy. This is surreal...❤ 🎶 losing my religion.
There’s something about this song that I find haunting beautiful!! I can’t seem to get it out of my head.🎶
Radio Free Europe was my introduction to REM in 1982. I still love their music and this is one of their best!
If anyone’s watching this in 2024 and beyond, I appreciate ya. R.E.M- Remember Excellent Music.
Yep
This song still speaks to me after so many years, and I'm 72.
🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉🎉
2024, I am here
Reminds me Beverly Hills
One of the better bands of my generation...Rotten Eggs in Mayonnaise 🤣😂🤣👍🤘
This is such a beautiful song because it has a different meaning to each listener, to me its just sublime
I can't stop watching this video, this song speaks to my soul. So haunting and beautiful
yes sis #hauntingtings
Satanist song look at the UV symbols
@@tortoiselover you do realize the song actually isn’t about losing religion. that is a southern expression for “losing my temper” it’s not “satanist” omfg…
Ain't music a wonderful thing??😁
@@jonnyrainforth5516 I did hear that, but thanks for the update. 👍
21 years old right now and R.E.M. are one of my favourite bands ever. I’m glad my parents played them all the time growing up!
Same !!
Been listening since 86 [ I'm old)
Good for u young man!!
same
I'm 18 and they have been my favorite band for four years now
Oh my god, I can’t believe how excited the crowd was...!!!!! And boy Michael sure revelled in the excitement. As they begin to play, the crowd erupts and Michael looks over to Mike Mills with a huge grin on face. They certainly gave it their all and the crowd just couldn’t get enough of it. A standout performance from everyone that night, including the audience. It just doesn’t get any better than that. The finest performance ever..!!!!!!!!!
i was stood slightly to the right of centre and about 30 ft from Michael that night........ i have seen ALOT of live music in my time and this was by far the best concert i`ve ever witnessed , i was alone because i`d lost my friends but i didn`t care! i was surrounded by thousands of friends and we were witnessing musical history being made right there and it was beautiful . my god i wish i was 27 again
The crowd didn't sound very excited when the song started.
agreed. i saw REM in ny @ msg & the crowd was so lame it actually impeded the experience
new "yourkers"
This is a timeless song. Amazing song
Perhaps It's just me, but I believe this one is the best version of this song...as real as it's surrealist, full of emotion and of....ecstasy...
Dude straight up said I can taste and feel you 😂😂 know he was tripping
You got ears man…I believe so to..I study this song , the violins and the mandolin come thru beautiful..and the vibe in the building captivates it.. the whistle at 1:26 is beautifully timed by whoever felt that line. 🎼 Music is an angelic entity in and of itself period.
Did you watch a live version in Canadá? That's the best, no doubt
mind-blowing... playing a song for the 9000's time, and keeping it, making it (like always) original -- a true performance -- is what ART is...
especially given that the music video attached to this song was the best video ever on this planet...
Absolutely breathtaking song
Unrequited love is a traumatic burden he went through it was slow emotional tournament... I Know it all too well so many of us have felt this sadly
We love you Michael thank you for having the balls to get on stage and help so many of us get through the same hurt and pain
I just discovered this song, this band. This one hit me like train, my life's in shambles right now and it's songs like this that make it a little better.
Michael has magic in his voice. Everytime I listen, his voice makes me fly 💚
One of the best band ever!!! I won't forget this song ...my teenage years is with this song ...I really love this sooooo much!
Can never get enough of this song. I think I have played it thousands of times since it was first released.
guess, me too
As much as i love your passion, you really need to get out more :)
What an incredibly unique and soulful performance.
I've watched REM losing my religion Glastonbury for a long time now. Still watch it every day
Same
What is it about this song - it touches my soul, love it so much. The energy in this performance is off the charts. Love you Michael.
Yes. Me to tell me
Love it love him love it all
It is about a Catholic Priest who fall in love to a woman and then found himself in a big inner dilemma ....
"Losing my religion" is a souther term for being at the end of their rope
I’ll always be thankful to that karaoke scene in ‘Aftersun’. Totally changed my perception of this song and REM forever. ❤ What a special song from such a special group. And this performance? Gives me goosebumps every time!
That song and R.E.M. become more amazing each time that I hear it and that must be a quaddrilliion times!
One of the greatest songs ever
Great timing. Put me in a slightly less depressed mood. That's always welcome.
Hope ur good
@@OK-hw9fl Thanks, I appreciate it. Things have gotten better 😊👍
@@Spiderific Thanks guys for your kindness, I sometimes belive in human for People like you..
Life is worth living just to hear music like this :)
Even if you're not a huge fan of certain bands, this song is one of those that just hits in a different way..
I love this song. It's one of my favorites ever. Those guys are geniuses. Stipe is phenomenal. I'm not saying anything anyone doesn't know. Just had to enthuse again.
Seriously this is life concert! Beautiful great singer and band hand down artist musician! Love it ! Now I'm set!!!
His voice is insane. Sounds amazing live too.
25 years ago, my stepdad heard me play this song in my room from a CD he had bought me. He said ‘if you like this, you’ll like their other songs too. Each one is so different, but good.’ My memory is already slipping, but I’ll always remember that night he told me this, about REM. My stepdad has been gone now ten years. All REM reminds me of him 😢❤
The mandolin makes this beautiful piece of music. !🎼
Wow, that's all i can say ,wow !! First thing i been thinking about when i woke up today...tx R.E.M. God bless everyone 🙏❤️🔥😇
The person who whistled at 1:26 felt that line boy ..’trying to keep up with you’ 🎼🗣
His/Her timing perfected the vibe.
Oh life, is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot-light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
Every whisper, of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no I've said too much
I set it up
Consider this
Consider this, the hint of the century
Consider this the slip
That brought me to my knees, failed
What if all these fantasies come
Flailing around
Now I've said too much
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
That was just a dream
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spot-light
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
But that was just a dream
Try, cry, fly, try
That was just a dream
Just a dream
Just a dream, dream
Thank you for posting the lyrics!
Ditto for me.
Tausend Dank für den Text. 😘😘😘😘😘🤩
Thanks!
Tk's.
I am very grateful to God for being born at that time and experiencing this poetry, this work of art, which I still cherish with love in the depths of my heart .... Feb / 2021
Ok. We don't care about your "god" man.
@@motoprofedeboca
No comments......sorry !
@@motoprofedeboca good for you Julio
@@parmjr1 I care.
@@virginiaknighten4687 Thanks Virginia...cheers !
This is one of those songs that keep my connection alive with my delicate memories and youth energy. Whenever I feel lost, they bring me to a peaceful state of mind, so I can forget about everything for a couple of minutes.
All the crap we hear these days are too artificial and devoid of soul. I guess this was the cyberpunk we "dreamed" of. We're finally living in it...
I heard it for the first time as a kid (90s), and even not understanding lyrics, changed me inside 4 ever and for good. Love them since then.
same.. I couldn’t have been more than 9 or 10 at the time. love this song forever and a day
EVERY WHISPER, ON EVERY WAKING HOUR, I'M CHOOSING MY CONFESSIONS!!!!!
Such an amazing powerful voice. So many memories that come washing over me.
The memories can be overwhelming.
One of the best songs written and performed 🎭
Pensar que ahora tenemos que aguantar una bestia como elegante con sus burdas canciones y no tener más estos grandes artistas y su eterna música... siempre siempre lo de antes fue la mejor música
That's good mandolin right there. I love how album-like everyone sounds but more emotional than the album cut.
La plus belle version de cette chanson. Une émotion folle..des frissons, des envies. Pour l'éternité.
This FANTASTIC SONG is among the 10 greatest of all time.
These guys are an actual music group.
roughly 1 month before a total solar eclipse , i was young and fit and carefree and i was in Glastonbury as a massive REM fan . the summer of 1999 i miss you!!
Never gets old.
I have just so much love for this. It is one of those songs that touches something deep inside that is quite inexplicable. Exquisite ♥
Couldn't have said it better!!! 👍
Why do you like it? Song is dull, joyless and weird. Sounds like something suicidal crybaby emo boys listen to.
@@jasonbourne9819 Don't listen to then
I agree I've loved it for a lot of years. Touching , yes.
@@she7413 qq
What an amazing band.
2025 1 OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER AND 1OF THE GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME NEVER LOOSE MY RESPECT
In this year my/ our beloved son is born...❤...A very long, difficult story....But he will get the good side of lfe❤
I've ALWAYS loved this song, had it since it was first released...
probably coolest singer ever
Questa canzone fu il tormentone dell'estate 1991... la ascoltavo ovunque, alla radio, in tutti i bar e pub a Rimini durante il servizio militare. Non so spiegarmelo ma se chiudo gli occhi mi sembra di rivivere quei momenti.
Лучше, пускай нас предадут... Чем мы предадим... Вот, о чем эта песня...Эта песня, раз приходит в твою жизнь и остаётся навсегда.Слушайте эту молитву, она спасёт.
Amazing live performance ❤
THIS IS A VERY AMAZING SONG....THE BEST OF THE BEST
best song i`ve ever heard, anytime and anywhere
This song never gets old
Every song I’ve heard from these guys just cuts to the bone
I love that the audience singing is so prominent in the mix and throughout the song! 100s or 1000s of background singers!
Written by a person who went to a Catholic school for eight years.
I hope it helped those shy kids in the corner. Those who believed until life became real. About growing up beyond what religion and school can teach.
Peace to all!!
That's me in the corner!!
Timeless banger
This song touched my heart ❤️
Old guy here. Fuc I was lucky to have lived during the music renaissance of the 60’s,70’s and onwards
This as well as Everybody Hurts melts my heart ❤️
Man, when I see this I wish I could go back to 1999 and experience these times and go see R.E.M. It must have been a special time. I was alive, but I was eight and a long way away from knowing how to appreciate good music. Thankfully it was recorded!
One of the most beautiful songs ever written