YALL WERE RIGHT!| R.E.M - Losing My Religion FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION
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- YALL WERE RIGHT!| R.E.M - Losing My Religion FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION
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This is one of those songs that you should’ve watched the video. It was groundbreaking at the time
Agree! Check it out. It's a great video!
Absolutely agree, it deserved all the awards it won. But they also might have missed the impact of the lyrics while trying to handle the great visuals.
They skipped the video for Steve Perry's Oh Sherrie the other day too. I think sometimes they do that to avoid being distracted by the video so they can just focus on the song.
I think it’s actually better to listen to the audio version before watching the video because the video can be distracting & confusing as a first time introduction to the song. For me the music is better than the images on the video.
Agreed!
"Oh, no, I've said too much, I haven't said enough" -- one of the all time great lyrics.
How so?
Really? Try some Bob Dylan lol
meryrl..great line as a paradox.in 2 seconds.
@@williamsbark5592 "You're there. No, you aren't there." Quote me. I'm a genius lyricist.
@@themojoslide Or Leonard Cohen
That's a mandolin that's being played. It really adds to the song , and makes it different.
I was looking for a mandolin comment! Or to discuss the title as personal frustration.
@@lisakaz35 Me too lol
Do you listen to mandolin orange
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "The One I Love" and "Shiny Happy People" !!! That's a mandolin on the intro and throughout the song. The phrase "losing my religion" is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means "losing one's temper or civility" or "feeling frustrated and desperate" per Michael Stipe. The singer/songwriter has said its about obsession and unrequited love as well.
Shiny happy people also features the two female singers from the B-52‘s
I remember hearing "Losing My Religion" means "At the end of my rope." I'm sure the meanings are all closely related.
@@mikeljenks I'm pretty sure it was just Kate Pierson from the B-52's.
@@surlechapeau True. Just Kate.
@@surlechapeau it’s probably been 20 years since I’ve heard the song I just remember it from high school.
one of the best songs ever
Michael Stipe is a lyrical and vocal savant. Few singers bring such pure, raw, and unambiguous vocal quality. There is only one R.E.M.
Many would call this song the pinnacle of R.E.M.'s long and storied existence, and it would be hard to argue. It went Platinum, was the band's only Top 5 hit on the Hot 100, and had crossover appeal to many who never got into the band previously. This led to a lot more success on commercial radio, including hits like "Everybody Hurts" (which you reacted to last year), "Man on the Moon", "What's the Frequency Kenneth?", "Bang and Blame", and "Bittersweet Me". Everyone has their favorite REM song, but the truth is, you really can't go wrong with anything sung by Michael Stipe. Also - please do more Depeche Mode and U2. Those two bands, and R.E.M., shaped alternative music and influenced everyone who came after them. Of the tens of thousands of songs I've heard in my life, "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode is my all-time favorite (and I'd encourage you to do the live version in Cologne rather than the studio version, it's spectacular).
I never got into Depeche Mode but I loved U2 and REM from day one. I discovered both bands around the same time in the early 80’s.
Depeche Mode PLEASE 🖤
It wasn’t until I was an adult that I truly got into Depeche Mode, but now I love them.
I think they’ve done U2 more but the videos have gotten blocked 😕
@@allieren I’ll check them out on Spotify
@@allieren Maybe they should do Clutch's "Army Of Bono" in retaliation! It's a heck of a song anyway
One of a few bands that quite literally were the sound of the 1990`s...
And totally overrated. Boring
I'd say more in the late 80s than the 90s. The 90s didn't really have an established sound, which was why the phrase alternative rock was so broad. You could have a band like Pearl Jam or Nirvana, then have someone like Beck, then Garbage and Radiohead.
@@matthewdrake4385 perhaps not in the rock genre, but other genres certainly had a definitive sound.
@@loriannrichardson7644 The definitive themes of the early to mid 90s pop music were cynicism and pessimism, starting in ~1991. The late 90s marked a shift away from that. Obviously there were exceptions, but everything from grunge to alternative rock to mainstream pop to folk, etc was saturated with a sudden dark outlook that wasn't reflective of society as a whole, but was eaten up by teens-20somethings as their generation's music identity... and frankly, in my opinion, it was tragic. Not only did it contribute to a notable rise in teen suicides, but revived a dying drug culture among young age groups which exacerbated every perceived societal ill and contributed in creating new ones.
See, I think of them as an early/mid 80s band: their first album came out in 1983, since I started listening to them in high school. They were only played on the alternative rock station where I grew up in Maine.
It's weird watching people listen to this song for the first time, considering I've heard it a thousand times myself. But it's as fresh and beautiful as ever.
Great songs age like a fine wine. Just like us cool more mature people who were lucky enough to be around when all this music was new.✌🌻🌻
@@oldeskoolnana7543 so true 😍
One of those nearly perfect pop/rock songs. And yes, losing my religion is an idiom about being at the end of your rope
That's what it means? Weird! I've always heard that it's a southern expression for losing your temper!
For me its also one of the great music videos too.
its actually rock/alternative but good guess
Yeah, "losing my religion" can be translated to "at the end of my rope". 😉♥
Many more REM songs for you guys to discover. There was a time in the early nineties where it seemed like they had a new hit on the radio every other week.
Amber, you're right. In the South, "losing your religion" generally means losing your temper and going off on someone. Like, you forgot how you were raised and started blaspheming! I agree with others here that this entire album is amazing. There is seriously not a bad cut on it. I've listened to it many, many times since it came out.
If I remember correctly, I believe Micheal stipe said he thought the saying was more comon
@@eileenb7558 it's probably a mostly regional thing....
"Shiny Happy People" was not real good!
Yes that is true
@@eileenb7558 He is from the south like a lot of us. Yeah, it was pretty common back when the song came out. Those of us down here knew exactly what he was singing about while everyone else was trying to break the Enigma code or something.
I know you two would love REM's Nightswimming. Just Michael Stipe's voice, a piano, and strings. Simple & sweet.
One of my favourite songs
I LOVE that song!! You said it, sweet & simple.
YESS!!!
Some folks didn't get the term "losing my religion". It's one as a GA kid I know well. He's saying, "You 'bout to make me curse".
The video for this song is one of the GREATEST of all time. Definitely a must watch!
ROB SQUAD, I must say that I get more and more impressed as time goes on with the Insight that you guys have into this music!!! I've actually never thought about what Amber referred to as the old saying of Losing My Religion and I think she absolutely nailed it!! It seems like it's totally true that Amber has a 60s soul. But for me this is one of my favorite REM songs!!
So true, Bernard! I can totally see Amber as a 20 year old in 1967 with flowers in her hair, grooving to the tunes at Haight- Ashbury!
Thank you, Amber, for your unique insight into the meaning of the song. I’ve heard it many, many times and always took the title literally. Since REM is from Athens, Georgia, they were likely familiar with the Southern meaning.
Y’all are wonderful!
Amber has the meaning of the phrase right. This song is about unrequited love. He is love with a girl who doesn’t even notice him. He even imagines that she might like him, but it was …just in his imagination.
Also..."Oh, no, I've said too much, I haven't said enough" is about the anxiety of over analyzing what you've said when trying to impress someone who isn't being impressed.
Given all available context, we might replace "girl" with "person," especially since a good song can be relevant to many people's individual circumstances. The phrase "losing my religion" usually means something along the lines of "losing my composure" or "losing my cool" -- like "yeah, that's me in the corner on the verge of flipping out and starting a scene about this."
I’ve always believed that this song, and video, was the first time Stipe hinted at his sexuality.
Don't think it's about a girl 🤔🤣
You should listen to “Fall On Me”. Displays what Michael Stipe can do with his voice so beautifully! 🤩😍
My absolute favorite REM song. Mike Mills shines in the song as well.
I love this song so much 💜
Yeah, Amber is right, my understanding of the song is that he's referencing that southern saying about losing your cool. They're from Georgia. You should check out "Drive" or "What's Frequency, Kenneth?" for another side to the band.
Near Wild Heaven, one of their more underrated great songs.
Great backing vocals by Mike Mills
I love REM! I saw them in concert & they were amazing.
I remember hearing this for the first time and loving it. Having a fantastic, wonderful time with my new found girl was the icing on the cake, still have the same emotion when I listen to it. Thank you Carol.
Oh so many memories from the 90s from hanging with my friends and listening to this to dancing to this on the beach on vacation, lovely tune all around and one of my faves from REM! Thanks for reacting to it!
REM has a ton of hits. Do more of them! "Shiney Happy People", "The One I Love" "Radio Free Europe", "It's the End of the World, and We Know It", "Orange Crush"...
It’s the End of the World AS We Know It
Radio Free Europe- love it, don’t know what’s it’s about😂
Whats the frequency Kenneth...
Driver 8, World Leader Pretend, so many good ones.
Classic cut from a classic album that crossed REM to the mainstream. Out of Time was a monster for these guys. I think you would also really enjoy "Shiny Happy People".
SPOILER: "Shiny Happy People" features a guest vocalist that you have reviewed before and enjoyed.
HINT: If you review "Shiny Happy People", I would STRONGLY encourage you to watch the video.
That video is great.
It would also be the perfect video to show the kids!
I understand that Michael Stipe can’t stand Shiny Happy People - regards it as poppy and lightweight. Refuses to listen to it or have it played.
This song brings me back! It was all over the radio the year I graduated high school, feels like yesterday and a million years ago at the same time.
You guys are amazing. Love your ability to be open minded. I love how you wear your hearts on your sleeves. You guys really rock
Loved REM since college and "Don't Go Back to Rockville." My votes for next REM songs... "Nightswimming" (some gorgeous piano) and "We All Go Back to Where We Belong" (their last single before they broke up... Stipe's voice is older and in perfect glass-of-whiskey form!))
🖼️Would love to see your reaction to the 'Losing My Religion' official video - It's a Masterpiece!
That's what I thought we were going to watch they have the video on the picture and then you go to it and it's just the words.
This
Agreed. One of the most beautiful videos in history. It should be watched either as a reaction or just for yourselves.
Yes, I was hoping they'd watch the video. It's cool.
You guys are the best! Look forward to your reactions every day!
R.E.M.’s sound reminds me so much of being a teenager in the 90s. I have always liked this band, ever since “The One I Love” back in the 80s. Their album Automatic For The People (the one that “Everybody Hurts” is on) came out my freshman year and it’s one of only a few albums to date that I can listen to cover-to-cover (so to speak) and enjoy every song. And I did play that album over and over ad nauseum until Counting Crows came along and then their album also became part of the heavy rotation on my cheap stereo ☺️ I feel like their sound can be an acquired taste, but there’s something about Michael Stipe’s voice and their whole musical persona that I’ve always found very appealing. They’re one of the most musically prolific bands of my generation, yet I feel like most people I know aren’t super familiar with them. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite, but I really like “Try Not To Breathe,” and “Nightswimming.”
Edit: I see a lot of comments for “Shiny Happy People,” which I agree-I think you all would like that song. It’s a fun song and the video is fun, but danggggg did it get overplayed on MTV back in the day 😆 I think it’s one of my least favorites of theirs (along with “Man On The Moon”) for that reason, especially because I was NOT a shiny happy people kinda person as a teen (I was kind of goth-adjacent) lmao but it’s still a great song. And lmaoooo the first time someone told me they put their foot in something I laughed my head off. But dang, was it some good food!
If you like listening to albums in its entirety listen to Pink Floyds "Dark Side of the Moon". Surs you know it. I got to see the tour when it came out in 1973. Never been the same since.✌🌻🌻
90's teen here as well, and I grew up just outside of Athens, GA, where REM was based. It was almost like being a kid outside of Seattle with all of the "local" bands we had... REM, The B52's, John Berry (country)... we had some amazing sounds for our generation.
A band that just quietly disbanded and retired, without any fanfare or warning. Simply just walked away...
Such an upbeat rhythm, I always wave when he says "that's me in the corner" 😂
One of my all-time fave REM songs! The video for this is pretty amazing too.
You guys nailed it - that's exactly what that term means in the song. I love it - it's one of my faves from R.E.M. Thanks for the great reaction!!
Love LOVE LOVE!!! R.E.M. Love this song!!!! This song is their Masterpiece!!!!
R.E.M. is untouchable! Listen to the group LIVE, the song "Lightning Crashes", it is mind blowing.
I recommend that song recently. And I'll keep doing it until they get to bask in Ed Kowalczyk's voice.
I love Live. Ed's such a great songwriter & his vocals are some of the best.
I definitely agree Live is amazing. I'm a huge Ed Kowalczyk fan.
Live…pillars of davidson
I have seen about a million shows--every major act of the 70s and 80s, except for Zeppelin--and R.E.M. we're never less than astounding.
This came on the radio yesterday and I thought that it would be a great song for you to react to. I am glad to see it today.
I love the mandolin in this song. Definitely an instrument we don't here enough of in rock music and it is the sound that lifts this song from great to stunning.
For more R. E. M. 🔥 - 3 words - Radio Free Europe. Great tune.
Great band from Athens Ga. This song imo is just incredible as is the video. Keep reacting to REM. Michael Stipe a GAY icon when it still wasnt cool.
I love how into the songs Amber always gets. Great channel guys, and keep exploring music. You're helping keep great music alive. And BOOMER SOONER!
This is my all time favorite REM song and I have many by them. This is a real rabbit hole band.
Probably the greatest band to come out of the 80’s. That guitar sound you hear is Peter Buck playing the mandolin accompanied by an acoustic guitar. Some of their earlier work should not be over looked. Songs like So. Central Rain, Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion, Shaking Through, 7 Chinese Brothers, Don’t Go Back to Rockville, Driver 8
YES 100% agree with all of these. Would also love to hear them do Superman and I Believe from Life's Rich Paegant.
REM is one of my all time favorite bands, Starting with the album Murmur.
This is my favorite band of ALL-TIME
You guys are Gold! Lots of love from Tasmania (State of Australia)!
I love this song! Thank you so much for reacting to it! ♥️
Amber Nailed it!!! The song is based on that old saying, "Loosing My Religion."
When you have a chance, check out the official video. It's weird and beautiful and matches the song perfectly.
This is SO much more than a song to me. This vibe is an adventure that brings me to the same space I experienced in Jr. High.
Great, Great song! Glad you’re reacting to this one.. I can’t help but sing along every time I hear this one!
The video is award winning. I wish y’all watched it. Yes it is the old saying, they are from Georgia so, it’s a saying in the south. I had to explain it to people when this came out. Good call, Amber.
love love this song its perfect for tuning out the world!
I think this is what happened to Richard Dawkins at about 14.
Really good way to describe it!!
R.E.M. Masterpiece and the one what make this band inmortal... Still one of my favourites...
I love this reaction. Thanks guys.
Peter Buck plays Mandolin perfectly in this song as a great melodic option for the arrangement.
They are just a bunch of Southern boys who done good. :) I still recall the first time I saw them. They had come to a hole in the wall in Charlotte, the big city, and there may have been 10 people in the audience. The venue was a converted 2-story house with a large main room with a stage. I wandered in and out of the room, and thought that the lead singer had a certain charisma that might serve them well. He had a headful of wavy hair. Pre-hat days. Years later I would catch them again in DC at a huge political benefit with everyone in the bidniz.
This is one of my favorite songs and one of my favorite bands. Ones you definitely need to check out are What Is the Frequency Kenneth, and Man on the Moon. So many great songs from the 80s and 90s.
I would love to hear more Southern sayings! I love this song but I really liked you at the end educating me! Hi from Dublin, Ireland!
I was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, but my Grandma was from Missouri. She had the same saying. "Losing my religion" in our house meant someone was about to get hit! 😂 😆
Yeah, I was raised in Kansas and living in South Carolina for >40 years and for us it always meant someone made you angry enough to cuss and/or fight, thus: "loosing your religion."
Bay Area here too
Born in new Orleans, lived in many southern states, now in Missouri. I was always taught that losing my religion meant a divorce or ending of a relationship, which fits this song.
@@marjolewis9405,
No it means you're about to lose your cool on someone.
Michael even did an interview where someone asked him what that meant and he said, "it's an old southern saying, meaning you're about to lose your temper "
@@sandracox4341 so you say. All southerners say the same thing and all colloquialisms have the same meaning. Got it.
R.E.M. started when I was in college and they were quickly popular on college radio before becoming mainstream. The Call is another alternative band that us college goers just loved back then. Please take time to do a reaction to The Call "Let The Day Begin" or "I Still Believe". Another wonderful band is The Smithereens and a reaction to "A Girl Like You" would also be great. Thanks. I also forgot to add Robert Hazard and the Hero's and their song "Escalator Of Life". Side note - Robert Hazard wrote the song "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" made famous by Cyndi Lauper.
Yes - LOVE the Call....
Oh, hell yes on The Call. Though I think "And the Walls Came Down" would be a great intro to them - great guitar riff! Also a big yes on The Smithereens ("Blood and Roses" is amazing.) Del Amitri is another great band to get into as well - "Roll To Me", "Always the Last to Know", and my personal fave, "Just Like a Man".
@@Shrykespeare Live and School Of Fish are also great. If you are familiar with them.
@@ShrykespeareSchool of Fish "3 Strange Days" and "Deep End" are great and the entire 1990 Self titled album is a gem.
@@lreed1040 OMG, "3 Strange Days" is a GREAT song. I loved School of Fish. Another band whose lead singer died WAY too young. I also hope they eventually getting around to doing some Jesus Jones, like "Right Here, Right Now", or "The Devil You Know".
Wowwww!! Such a great song and great memories!! This song is pretty damn amazing!!
The first time I heard this song, it became one of my favorites. I could listen to this and never get tired of it. The music, tempo, his voice, chilling!!!
R.E.M. is a southern band from Athens Georgia. So southern idioms are peppered throughout their music. This is one of those perfect songs.
“…3 miles of bad roads“ in Crush with Eyeliner 🤣
Do watch the official video for this song. It played on MTV all day, every day when the "M" stood for "MUSIC".
One of my all-time absolute favorite songs.
Another one I loved back in the day I haven’t revisited in a long time. I need to pull that cd out again!
If you love REM, you might enjoy Big Star, a band from the early 70s that went mostly unknown at the time but were hugely influential to bands like REM, Tom Petty, and most of what is called "southern rock." Their song "September Gurls" is probably the most well known, but "Watch the Sunrise" and "Thirteen" and "Ballad of El Goodo" are also gems.
You are right… it is based on that old southern phrase, “losing my religion,” as he said as much in interviews (at least I think I am remembering it right).
R.E.M. is one of my favorite bands of the late 80's 90's time frame. They are so unique and every song is a little different. You have been picking some great songs! You look so pretty today Amber, I love your hair. So happy for you two that your channel is growing and staying so fun and fresh. If you ever get a chance I would love to hear some Dan Fogelberg some day. He is my favorite singer and performer of all time. His songs are very beautiful and masterfully written. Thanks for considering it. Have a great day you two! :)
When my son was a young toddler, he’d sit in his car seat and I could hear him say, mommy, play Oh life!! Haha so I’d pop in my REM cassette tape and we’d sing along.
He’s almost 32 now, the time sure did fly. Nice memory, thanks you two.
You guys really need to check out the Screaming Trees. Their lead singer just passed away this year but they are a waaaaaaay underrated grunge band.
Yes, "Nearly Lost You" by them would be a great place to start for a reaction. I have to also add that they should also check out Cracker and "Low" would be a great song for them to hear. Now I just heard The Folk Implosion "Natural One". I have not heard that song since who Knows. What a forgotten song but so good. I always liked that song. Wonder what they would think of that song?
I read last month that he did not die. It was a hoax spread across Facebook.
@@CB-gr1uk I did not hear about him passing or the hoax. Thanks
@@lreed1040 You're welcome.
Totally agree on Screaming Trees. I think a great intro would be "All I Know."
Automatic for the People is a great R.E.M. album as well. "Everybody Hurts" is my favorite track on that album. (Which you've already done, I'm finding out after typing)
My favorite REM song...glad you got to it!!!
Great choice Jay n Amber. Honestly I've never been a Fan of R. E. M. But the first time I heard this Song I realized these guys are really gifted. Michael Stipes voice is mesmerizing in this song. It's the only song by them I absolutely 💯 Love. So glad you saw the lyrics, now go back and watch the video of this song. It's even more mesmerizing. Thank You Once Again. God Bless and keep Ya'll Safe and Well. Much Love from California Kat ❤
Please react to 🛎 Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” (originally by the great Leonard Cohen)…it’s one of the best songs ever written IMO. And while on Leonard Cohen try “So Long, Marianne” he’s one of the GOATS of songwriting. Brandi Carlile also does one of my favorite covers of “Hallelujah” accompanied by the Seattle Symphony
Love leonard Cohen! He has many great songs!
My favorite version of Hallelujah is by a group of four singers--Espen Lind, Askil Holm, Alejandro Fuentes, and Kurt Nilsen (particularly Kurt Nilsen--outstanding voice!); my second favorite is the Pentatonix version, third fave is Jeff Buckley--still fantastic...
Have you heard Jon Bon Jovi's cover of Hallelujah? It is so beautiful. Love that song. 🙂
The best version of hallelujah other than the Jeff Buckley version is the live Rufus Wainwright version with choir choir choir. If you haven't seen it, you really must!
KD Lang's cover of Hallelujah is breathtaking and haunting.
Amber and Jay I have recommended for you to listen to this song for months. I am glad you finally did. Would you please re-review this song with the official music video. It is on my top 5 list of best videos.
Your interpretation of the meaning of the phrase "losing my religion" is exactly right. Their lead singer and lyricist Michael Stipe was from the South, from Georgia, and he was using it in exactly the sense that you heard your grandparents use it, losing your sense of self or your composure or your footing. Stipe wrote this about trying to remain appealing to love interests who were very different from him, always wondering if he'd said too much or not said enough or said the right thing. It's a very relatable song really.
I also always want to mention when talking about REM that I saw them live in their early years, like 1983-84, when they had kind of a sixties-revival Byrds-ish sound, and at one point during the show, Stipe walked out into the middle by himself and sang that old song "Moon River" a capella. It was beautiful.
Awesome song that has really held up to the years. It gets better with each listening
There were a bunch of great bands that came out of Athens... A great suggestion for female Friday would be the Indigo Girls... Maybe start with their song Go or Closer to Fine or Galileo... They have some fantastic overs like Neil Young's Down by the River or Keep on Rocking in the Free World or Bob Dylan's Tangled Up in Blue... They are fantastic live
Indigo Girls-“The Power of Two”
The Indigos even had Michael Stipe join them in their song Kid Fears
I've suggested indigo girls so many times!
@@leonkaye7544 they have so many awesome covers as well as so many great songs of their own... And of course live is always a shining moment for them
If you can watch the official video I think it's even more deep from the visuals.
Love this song! Love the hat Rob!
It's great that you guys like R.E.M. They are one of the best bands of all time. You've gotten a large variety in just three songs. They were great for decades. ❤
When you get a moment later go watch the official video it's visually beautiful.
Love R.E.M.
Have y'all reacted to any Depeche Mode? They had so much good stuff, too. Probably their most commercial was Personal Jesus, but i don't care. I loved it anyway. :) Would love to see that reaction.
Never Let Me Down Again is a good first one for Depeche Mode.
One of my favorite songs EVER! I love REM.
The most famous song of my favorite band. Glad you guys did this one. Next, please react to Drive, Man on the Moon, What's the Frequency Kenneth, Strange Currencies, or, if you want to go back to their early days, Fall on Me and South Central Rain.
Everybody Hurts by REM. That song will change your life.
I second that, Everybody hurts is a must!!!
@@gen077 the music video alone is just...Life.
They did about a year ago: m.ua-cam.com/video/zeWbsx3Lxh8/v-deo.html
They did it already:
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They reacted to 'Everybody Hurts' 9 months ago.
Lindsey Stirling - Shatter Me ft. Lzzy Hale
The video has over 131M views, and is stunningly beautiful to see and listen to. I'm telling you these two amazingly talented women working together deserves to be featured on Female Friday!!
Amber, I think you are right about the meaning. I was born and raised in GA and now live in Charlotte, NC and we say that a lot.
I’ve all but forgotten about this song. I can feel the cool crisp air of the early March breeze of 1991
REM is great. Each song is so different. I recommend “Stand” for your next one. Very cool
Yes. STAND was the theme song to Chris Elliot's sitcom called "Get a Life" very underrated and hilarious. The song is perfect for that early 90s tv show. Chris lives with his parents and has a paper route. He's a fully grown man child. That guy done lost his religion years ago if he ever had one to begin with.
REM and Warren Zevon did a great album of cover songs and called themselves "The Hindu Love Gods." They did a cover of Prince's "Raspberry Beret," I think its really great.
Thanks for the info. I've heard a solo cover by Zevon of "Raspberry Beret" (which was simply amazing) but I didn't know Zevon and R.E.M. performed it together..
@@timpwhit it's likely the one you heard. REM did the instrumentals only
@@exley8100 Maybe. I heard it on a CD collection of Zevon cover songs that I borrowed from a local library years ago. I didn't check who else played on each track, so you could be right. I just remember it really rocked out, whereas Prince's version is a little more funk-based.
@@timpwhit the album had songs like "battleship chains" "mannish boy" "Roland the headless thompson gunner" to name a few. The guitar in Raspberry beret is the giveaway for rem. Definitely their sound.
I listened to this album and warped two copies and a cassette. Love REM!
This song is a banger. Great reaction 👍🏾
Thanks for the reaction to my favorite REM song. I am going to suggest "Texarkana" from the "Out Of Time" album for your next reaction. It wasn't one of their big hits, but it's a great song. And if you love the mandolin, which is my favorite string instrument, you need to check out songs from Seals and Crofts. Dash Crofts plays the mandolin in their songs.
I love the bass in Texarkana. Mike Mills is R.E.M. secret weapon!
Hootie and the Blowfish covered this song too, let me tell you it sounds amazing in Darius Rucker's voice, most def worth checking it out!!
Also "The One I Love" is one of my favorites by REM. Simple but great. Oh and "Everybody Hurts" will absolutely haunt you 😭 especially if you ever watch the movie When A Man Loves A Woman with Andy García and Meg Ryan...
The reacted to that one recently! And dang, was that movie a tough watch, but so freaking good.
@@allieren thanks I must have missed that reaction but I'll definitely look it up, it is a great song and it is a great movie yes!
Everybody Hurts is a great suggestion
When I hear this song, I always have the visual of Michael Stipes dancing in the video. Mesmerizing. lol.
I love you guys! You do yourselves a great disservice by not watching this with the official video. Michael Stipe is a showman.