I find this song uplifting. Yes everybody cries, everybody hurts some time. Just hang on keep your friends close. There is always some light ahead in this world. Look to that.
If they haven't already...I'd love to hear this song from Pentatonix... A'Cappella too. I will have to check around and see if they already have.😊It would be beautiful no matter who sings it. It is that GOOD.
I really like this song. But ! It came out in 1992. I liked it right away. Then a few months later my father passed. This song reminded me of him every time I heard it. Then a few months later my older brother was murdered. I got that news in the evening while I was listening to this song thinking of our father. If that wasn't tough enough. A few months after that it came on over the radio in my car, I had to change the station as I was going to visit my mother in hospital. I did not want to show up feeling sad. Then I was told by her Dr.s that she had terminal cancer and would be gone within days. As if I hadn't already been beat down enough. I leave the hospital a while later to head to work. I'll be damned if this song doesn't come on again on the other channel I had chosen earlier. Needless to say, by the time I got to work I was a mess. I still like this song today. When I do listen to it, I try to recall as many happy memories as I can of Mom, Dad, and Brother. Yes it does hurt. But I will continue to listen to this song to help keep those memories alive.
Jeez Glen..i dont know what to say..dont know how you pulled through all that..Terrible! The "hold on" part of the song was for you. Im glad you came out in one piece.. Peace to you brother
yep. You got hit head-on...multiple "pileup", and my thoughts are with you. I think you had "a GOD moment then. I believe that when a song comes on that speaks to my feelings in that moment...that is a divine message that I need to stop and consider...and feel blessed for the assist. I am not religious, but very spiritual...and tell people who are grieving...the same.
Beautiful song. My husband passed away one week ago today, and I sit and listen to this song and try to get through another hour. This song can give you hope.
Harri, I do believe that the song is meant to be comforting. But also therapeutic. It's good to feel your feelings. You can't get where you are going without starting where you are.
This song is so right on and every human being can relate to it at one time or another. Plus the song itself is on fire. I absolutely love this song You should have watched the video with REM actually in it. The video is so haunting.
This is a beautiful song. You can hear the growth and development of Michael’s voice from their start as a college band in Georgia. This song and Losing My Religion were the pinnacle of their commercial success but I always have a place in my heart for their early work.
*****REM ARE LYRICAL GENIUSES***** They wrote this song, when there was a high rate of teen suicides, and wanted to try and touch depressed youth, to let them know, it's ok to hurt, just hand in there.....I think all of us can relate to this song on some level, if not ourselves, someone we know ❤️ Loved your reaction and breakdown ❤️
What a beautiful song. A song that could've come off as sappy, was so beautifully done. It has enough of a rock edge that young people won't just blow it off. Just amazing. ❤✌ Apparently the whole band was in on the making of it.
Your reaction was heart felt. I know we all have painful times in our lives. Empathy is a wonderful quality. We should all feel it for humans and animals and our planet. You just made an excellent reaction and I knew you would. This is a song about heart.
Thanx Tango..its a real sad song..Ive just learnt here that its about the Nirvana singer. I could tell the singer was singing from a personal perspective..His voice...so haunting
At a dark point in my life, this song alone saved my life. I listen to it and post it often. I can't listen to it without crying. If it can help me, I just hope it will help someone else. Thank you for your reaction.
My darling best friend had chosen this song for her funeral when she found out that her cancer was terminal. She died in 1997 aged just 34 leaving 2 little girls. My husband got the call after I had sat with her in a coma at her home the night before. I was hysterical, and we get in the car, and this song is on, I know she was trying to comfort me. This song has come on a various times in my life and I know it’s her, letting me know she is around me. I miss that beautiful girl every day of my life still. I love you Merri ❤️
When this song came out I was at the happiest and most stable point in my life... And I was there for a lot of years.... It didn't hit me emotionally at all at that time. I just liked the melody. But then the bad times came and brought me as low as a person can go but somehow I held on. I didn't hang in there for any reason for myself... I did it for my children. Don't ask me how I did, because I couldn't tell you how, but I did. But listening to this now, I'm glad I did. Because I have a little granddaughter now and she makes it all worthwhile.
My beautiful baby girl couldn't hold on and died at 34, she had enough of this life. She is now in God's loving arms and I WILL see her again someday, for now, my boys need me, but when my time comes, I'll be ready to go.....I'm not afraid of dying anymore....I love you purple girl....see your precious soul on the flip side....💜💜💜💔💔💔😥😥😥
The thing I love so much about this song is the part where Michael says when you feel like you're alone, you're not. The comfort in this song is the acknowlegement that we all go through these dark times when it all feels like too much. It's comforting to know and be reminded that we're not alone in feeling that way. Such a beautiful and hopeful song.
*Harry* I'VE been "silently" watching your reactions.! I *GREATLY* appreciate the mature & thoughtful reactions you provide.! OK.... first { The genesis of this song }.... it was a message to his friend *Kurt Cobain* the one and only creative genius behind Nirvana.! Some called him the John Lennon of their generation.! He knew of Kurt's chronic stomach issues, drug & fame issues.! And his deep depression. Sadly, as we all know, the message came to late.! Much to the dread of Michael Stipe, the lead singer & Co-Writer of R.E.M. which indeed stands for *Rapid Eye Movement* they arise thru college radio fame in the 80's out of Athens, Georgia.! That's enough for now.! I was an active, touring musician at that time and can offer up what I remember or was told from time to time.! I rarely comment and most of the reactors I see are digital hustlers in it only for the like & subscribe bullshit, which sickens me.! But I do appreciate your thoughtful feel to this medium... David.....
Thanx so much David..Thats a sad story..I had a feeling he must have had a reference point when writing and singing this..I could hear it in his voice.
Michael is one of the most talented poets of our time. Listen to the song called “At My Most Beautiful” and peruse the lyrics. He’s a bright light in this world
REM does this and they do that. I think the darkest song I've ever heard (from them or anyone else) is *Orange Crush.* It's about the Vietnam war, and it just hits you in the gut. But, it's a really good song. A "that" song would be *Stand.* It's one that you just want to sing along to.
oh, you should check out the music video, all REM music videos are so amazing and full of meaning, they add so much to every song! and this one is specially touching. this song literally saved lives.
Great, honest reaction, Harri...youre right, we've all been there, are there or going there. Hoping all your hurting times are in the past, Harri. You seem like a good man. All good things to you and yours. Namaste.
On a Christ-mas morning when a call ended this beautiful day. We were told that my younger sister killed herself. Her husband was the caller. This is where this song takes me. Signed with Love 💋 A PROUD 🇺🇸👵 FAN
clark I'm so very sorry for your loss. As days come then go I truly hope you will have peace, that as months come then go that you'll be able to smile when thinking of your man, finally as the years come then go that you'll have a peaceful, wonderful & beautiful memories that touch your heart & soul to gently remind you that you're alive with a life worth enjoying. . There's really nothing that one can say to such a loss. I can feel your pain, I say this bc I have a loss that can't ever be replaced. Our loss will be with us until we are also called home. Please know that my faith is mine.I don't know yours & I don't need to. Please don't take any offense to any part I say & send. My words are given with the greatest respect & of love. So please relax your thoughts for today, tomorrow will be another 24 hrs. for you to manage without the other half of you. I send this with love from one human being to another. Be patient with yourself for you are in a place that none wish to be but sadly we each will be there one very difficult day. Sending this with love & sympathy from one broken heart to another. It will be easier with time. Shirley (aka Akita)
Hey Harri, you have people on the other side of the world in Australia watching this, not knowing but also feeling pride for you that you made it through that darkness in your past. You did it. You did brother.
Interesting. The opening scenes of their music video, with the band driving in the car, they are wearing black, it reminds me of what you’d wear to a funeral, that perhaps they are returning from one.
Thank you for your reaction, Harri. You are right that everyone can feel the pain sometimes! To me this is not just a beautiful song it is a song of hope and joy. I believe they are trying to show that no matter how bad things get there is still hope and that you need to hang on and trust in your friends (which includes family to my mind). Peace,
You should watch the official video.You have missed so much by not seeing it.You don't even have to watch while recording.Just please watch the video.It will touch your soul in ways the song alone can't,and I cry every time I see it
@@AgunziLFC you mean like the OBVIOUS commas and periods between every sentence?Don't be stupid and act like you are smarter than me while showing you know nothing .Periods,commas and question marks ARE NOT GRAMMAR.They are punctuation.
@@AgunziLFC it should actually be (plus,it's just good grammar)See what I did there?You missed a comma in your sentence.Sorry,but it's just good punctuation.
Great reaction Harri. I love this song. I think you’re right you would have to be dead inside not to feel something when you hear this song. It’s definitely very relatable it makes you realize you’re not alone.😀👍❤️✌️🌼
this song simply should never be mixed with Alcohol, should it be, bad dark things can happen, it changes the mood and whole atmosphere in bars and pubs, you can literally watch it happen
I see a lot of Beatles music on this channel and this song by R.E.M. reminded me of a article I read recently...R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe once compared the work of The Beatles to ‘elevator music’ to which Ringo Starr famously said “if it wasn’t for The Beatles, R.E.M. would be taking the stairs”
Stripe’s vocal performance is stunning. But don’t sleep on Mike Mills’s harmonies. Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) said Mills was R.E.M.’s “secret weapon.” He plays great bass lines, he plays keyboards, and his voice is the perfect counterpoint to Stipe’s. It’s smoother, cleaner, purer - it acts as an angelic counterpoint to Stipe’s rawer, more emotional singing. Mills even sings lead on some great songs like “Texarkana” and “Near Wild Heaven.” You should check either of those out sometime, whether for a reaction or just for pleasure. This isn’t my favorite R.E.M. song, though I love it. But you can make the argument that it’s their most important song. I fully believe it has saved more people from suicide than any other song ever written. Incidentally, the original video for this song is a work of art in its own right.
Everybody hurts my dude... we're all in this together❤. And we all hurt... this song saved my live I'm not gonna lie to you. I still cry but it's happy cries.
@@ponfed I know everyone hurts sometimes 4 divorces then workplace accident leading to clinical PTSD and suicidal thoughts estranged with my daughter. I know it dudet I live it
The most beautiful song is always the saddest... try Requiem of Mozart. For me a sad feeling in music is not a problem because it's gorgeous music and it's healing.
The official video is even more emotional. There are captions telling you what people are thinking and it’s heartbreaking. I have lost 2 loved ones to suicide, I Irish they had hanged on.🥲🥲
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This song has been saving my life from me for the past 4 months now !! Thank you , R.E.M. 😢❤️
I was just thinking this morning that I've had enough. I needed this reminder today. So thank you.
❤️ ❤️
I find this song uplifting. Yes everybody cries, everybody hurts some time. Just hang on keep your friends close. There is always some light ahead in this world. Look to that.
"Hang on" is the key to the song. The song has a universal thyme we can all relate to. Can't you hear this song ocapela. Doesn't need music.
If they haven't already...I'd love to hear this song from Pentatonix... A'Cappella too. I will have to check around and see if they already have.😊It would be beautiful no matter who sings it. It is that GOOD.
I really like this song. But ! It came out in 1992. I liked it right away. Then a few months later my father passed. This song reminded me of him every time I heard it. Then a few months later my older brother was murdered. I got that news in the evening while I was listening to this song thinking of our father. If that wasn't tough enough. A few months after that it came on over the radio in my car, I had to change the station as I was going to visit my mother in hospital. I did not want to show up feeling sad. Then I was told by her Dr.s that she had terminal cancer and would be gone within days. As if I hadn't already been beat down enough. I leave the hospital a while later to head to work. I'll be damned if this song doesn't come on again on the other channel I had chosen earlier. Needless to say, by the time I got to work I was a mess. I still like this song today. When I do listen to it, I try to recall as many happy memories as I can of Mom, Dad, and Brother. Yes it does hurt. But I will continue to listen to this song to help keep those memories alive.
Jeez Glen..i dont know what to say..dont know how you pulled through all that..Terrible! The "hold on" part of the song was for you.
Im glad you came out in one piece..
Peace to you brother
My deepest condolences. So glad you chose to hang in.
yep. You got hit head-on...multiple "pileup", and my thoughts are with you. I think you had "a GOD moment then. I believe that when a song comes on that speaks to my feelings in that moment...that is a divine message that I need to stop and consider...and feel blessed for the assist. I am not religious, but very spiritual...and tell people who are grieving...the same.
That's a little like what's been happening to me in the last few years with alot of family getting sick from cancer and other things.
Beautiful song. My husband passed away one week ago today, and I sit and listen to this song and try to get through another hour. This song can give you hope.
Oh Jeez..Sorry to hear this Pat..One week? Damn! You are in my thoughts and im sending you hugs and positive vibrations 💙
@@HarriBestReactions thank you very much.
☮️💟
Everybody hurts but after the pain; there is a brighter day.
Hear hear
Harri, I do believe that the song is meant to be comforting. But also therapeutic. It's good to feel your feelings. You can't get where you are going without starting where you are.
A friend of mine once said "you're lucky you can still feel so much." I pass that idea on to you.
this song saved my life many years ago, it's always one a I go to
Art is meant to effect you on an emotional level. Never be ashamed of letting art effect you.
This song is like getting a hug when you are hurting.
This song is so right on and every human being can relate to it at one time or another.
Plus the song itself is on fire.
I absolutely love this song
You should have watched the video with REM actually in it. The video is so haunting.
This is a beautiful song. You can hear the growth and development of Michael’s voice from their start as a college band in Georgia. This song and Losing My Religion were the pinnacle of their commercial success but I always have a place in my heart for their early work.
and the odd weird one like Superman.......still love it.
@@homoerectus6953 Superman was the first REM song I ever heard. It made me a fan.
*****REM ARE LYRICAL GENIUSES***** They wrote this song, when there was a high rate of teen suicides, and wanted to try and touch depressed youth, to let them know, it's ok to hurt, just hand in there.....I think all of us can relate to this song on some level, if not ourselves, someone we know ❤️ Loved your reaction and breakdown ❤️
Sometimes we need to hurt, but like he sang HOLD ON!
What a beautiful song. A song that could've come off as sappy, was so beautifully done. It has enough of a rock edge that young people won't just blow it off. Just amazing. ❤✌
Apparently the whole band was in on the making of it.
Got this old lady in tears. 😭 Just remembered a dark time. Although I love your reaction videos. Thanks Harri!
Hi dear..sending you hugs from London 💙
Your reaction was heart felt. I know we all have painful times in our lives. Empathy is a wonderful quality. We should all feel it for humans and animals and our planet. You just made an excellent reaction and I knew you would. This is a song about heart.
Thanx Tango..its a real sad song..Ive just learnt here that its about the Nirvana singer.
I could tell the singer was singing from a personal perspective..His voice...so haunting
At a dark point in my life, this song alone saved my life. I listen to it and post it often. I can't listen to it without crying. If it can help me, I just hope it will help someone else. Thank you for your reaction.
My darling best friend had chosen this song for her funeral when she found out that her cancer was terminal. She died in 1997 aged just 34 leaving 2 little girls. My husband got the call after I had sat with her in a coma at her home the night before. I was hysterical, and we get in the car, and this song is on, I know she was trying to comfort me. This song has come on a various times in my life and I know it’s her, letting me know she is around me. I miss that beautiful girl every day of my life still. I love you Merri ❤️
When this song came out I was at the happiest and most stable point in my life... And I was there for a lot of years.... It didn't hit me emotionally at all at that time. I just liked the melody.
But then the bad times came and brought me as low as a person can go but somehow I held on. I didn't hang in there for any reason for myself... I did it for my children. Don't ask me how I did, because I couldn't tell you how, but I did. But listening to this now, I'm glad I did. Because I have a little granddaughter now and she makes it all worthwhile.
That you are man enough to share your emotions, uplifts me. ❤️
You should watch the original music video version of this song. The visuals add extra meaning and depth to this song’s lyrics and meaning.
One of the rare examples of a music video adding so much to the artistry and meaning of a piece of music.
I always absolutely love your reactions. The highs and the lows. Thank you for being real.
My beautiful baby girl couldn't hold on and died at 34, she had enough of this life. She is now in God's loving arms and I WILL see her again someday, for now, my boys need me, but when my time comes, I'll be ready to go.....I'm not afraid of dying anymore....I love you purple girl....see your precious soul on the flip side....💜💜💜💔💔💔😥😥😥
A great song by REM is "You are the everything". So many good lyrics. REM always have great lyrics.
Everyone has the same reaction. Hold on ❤
I find it hopeful...we all hurt, hang on and things will get better. You are not alone
Harri you are a beautiful soul. We all must hold on through those times.
Love your spirit my brother!
I always find this song cathartic to listen to.
This kills me every time I hear it. Too many memories
The thing I love so much about this song is the part where Michael says when you feel like you're alone, you're not. The comfort in this song is the acknowlegement that we all go through these dark times when it all feels like too much. It's comforting to know and be reminded that we're not alone in feeling that way. Such a beautiful and hopeful song.
This song is gold ... Dark gold.
*Harry* I'VE been "silently" watching your reactions.! I *GREATLY* appreciate the mature & thoughtful reactions you provide.! OK.... first { The genesis of this song }.... it was a message to his friend *Kurt Cobain* the one and only creative genius behind Nirvana.! Some called him the John Lennon of their generation.! He knew of Kurt's chronic stomach issues, drug & fame issues.! And his deep depression. Sadly, as we all know, the message came to late.! Much to the dread of Michael Stipe, the lead singer & Co-Writer of R.E.M. which indeed stands for *Rapid Eye Movement* they arise thru college radio fame in the 80's out of Athens, Georgia.! That's enough for now.! I was an active, touring musician at that time and can offer up what I remember or was told from time to time.! I rarely comment and most of the reactors I see are digital hustlers in it only for the like & subscribe bullshit, which sickens me.! But I do appreciate your thoughtful feel to this medium... David.....
Thanx so much David..Thats a sad story..I had a feeling he must have had a reference point when writing and singing this..I could hear it in his voice.
A song everyone needs to hear, Harry. For several years when I really needed it I carried around a picture that said "Never Give Up".
Such a beautiful song with a beautiful message. I think he wrote this after the death of his father. It makes me cry every time I hear it.
Watch and listen this video all the way to the end.
It ends with a message of uplift and shows people walking away from their sadness.
Makes me cry every time, if you are sad, going through some things, this song will let you cry without shame. For everyone.
Everybody hurts, that's how we know we are alive!! Hang on, there's always tomorrow!!
This song is a message put to music.
Harry, you’re amazing. Thank you for all of your work. You help me cleanse my soul.
Michael is one of the most talented poets of our time. Listen to the song called “At My Most Beautiful” and peruse the lyrics. He’s a bright light in this world
REM does this and they do that. I think the darkest song I've ever heard (from them or anyone else) is *Orange Crush.* It's about the Vietnam war, and it just hits you in the gut. But, it's a really good song. A "that" song would be *Stand.* It's one that you just want to sing along to.
oh, you should check out the music video, all REM music videos are so amazing and full of meaning, they add so much to every song! and this one is specially touching. this song literally saved lives.
And still does.
Great, honest reaction, Harri...youre right, we've all been there, are there or going there. Hoping all your hurting times are in the past, Harri. You seem like a good man. All good things to you and yours. Namaste.
how beautiful is this...
Great, heartfelt reaction.
Love from Virginia Beach. I thoroughly enjoy your content, brother
This is an Awesome reaction 😘
We should never give up in life because everybody hurts😭
Am already in tears.
Omgg.
The official video is heart wrenching.
On a Christ-mas morning when a call ended this beautiful day. We were told that my younger sister killed herself. Her husband was the caller.
This is where this song takes me.
Signed with Love 💋
A PROUD 🇺🇸👵 FAN
And this reaction video comes on a day that I heard of a nice guy I know who took his life.
Dedicating this to Darren Phillips. 💔
Condolences. My husband passed away one week ago today, and this song makes me cry, but it holds out that somehow there is hope.
clark
I'm so very sorry for your loss. As days come then go I truly hope you will have peace, that as months come then go that you'll be able to smile when thinking of your man, finally as the years come then go that you'll have a peaceful, wonderful & beautiful memories that touch your heart & soul to gently remind you that you're alive with a life worth enjoying. .
There's really nothing that one can say to such a loss. I can feel your pain, I say this bc I have a loss that can't ever be replaced.
Our loss will be with us until we are also called home. Please know that my faith is mine.I don't know yours & I don't need to. Please don't take any offense to any part I say & send. My words are given with the greatest respect & of love.
So please relax your thoughts for today, tomorrow will be another 24 hrs. for you to manage without the other half of you.
I send this with love from one human being to another. Be patient with yourself for you are in a place that none wish to be but sadly we each will be there one very difficult day.
Sending this with love & sympathy from one broken heart to another. It will be easier with time.
Shirley
(aka Akita)
So very sorry. I know someone close whom committed suicide too. Hugs to you 💕
@@patclark3024 my condolences
If you watch the video it will bring you to tears, i’m at 62-year-old man I cry every time. I know what it’s like to lose a family member to suicide.
Watching with the actual music video is much more emotional.
Check it out.
Bring lots of tissues.
Powerful
Hey Harri, you have people on the other side of the world in Australia watching this, not knowing but also feeling pride for you that you made it through that darkness in your past. You did it. You did brother.
It was written after the lead singer lost his father. Love this song and love REM.
Interesting. The opening scenes of their music video, with the band driving in the car, they are wearing black, it reminds me of what you’d wear to a funeral, that perhaps they are returning from one.
“It’s not what happens, it’s how you deal with it that’s important.” -Jim Rohn
If you don’t feel something deep in your soul when you hear this song, you are an totally void of feelings.
I love this song,so beautiful.The only song of theirs that affects me worse is "Try Not To Breathe",amazing stuff.
Makes me tear up every time ..
The video is beautiful. Such a good message. You’re not alone...
Thank you for your reaction, Harri. You are right that everyone can feel the pain sometimes! To me this is not just a beautiful song it is a song of hope and joy. I believe they are trying to show that no matter how bad things get there is still hope and that you need to hang on and trust in your friends (which includes family to my mind). Peace,
Thanks for your positivity.
Great reaction Harri. This song always takes me back to 1994 when my first hubby committed suicide. This song helped me grieve
Oh gosh! Thats terrible..My sincere condolences
@@HarriBestReactions thank you. Much appreciated
Hey man great reaction keep it up and just remember that however bad someone is feeling,it can always be worse
Very emotional song
You should watch the official video.You have missed so much by not seeing it.You don't even have to watch while recording.Just please watch the video.It will touch your soul in ways the song alone can't,and I cry every time I see it
Put a space after every sentence, then you wont make links :) Plus it's good grammar.
@@AgunziLFC you mean like the OBVIOUS commas and periods between every sentence?Don't be stupid and act like you are smarter than me while showing you know nothing .Periods,commas and question marks ARE NOT GRAMMAR.They are punctuation.
@@AgunziLFC it should actually be (plus,it's just good grammar)See what I did there?You missed a comma in your sentence.Sorry,but it's just good punctuation.
Next has to be "Shiny, Happy People"!!! by REM SO uplifting and fun!!
I think a title like Happy people is really appropriate after a song like this 😀
@@HarriBestReactions well, let's do it then!!!!
@@laurenpeck3609 😃😃 Right on Lauren!
It's a song of hope, and to let you know all is not lost, you're not alone.
Sad song but true. Everybody hurts sometimes. Some hurt all the time.
This song saw me through my divorce when the nights seemed like an eternity. I held on for my children..💔🙏
Great reaction Harri. I love this song. I think you’re right you would have to be dead inside not to feel something when you hear this song. It’s definitely very relatable it makes you realize you’re not alone.😀👍❤️✌️🌼
This is a dual purpose track. It's a lovely, haunting melody and a public service announcement.
this song simply should never be mixed with Alcohol, should it be, bad dark things can happen, it changes the mood and whole atmosphere in bars and pubs, you can literally watch it happen
That's what we need sometimes, though. I'm drunk a.f. right now and using this time to let it all out, man. Isn't that why we drink?
@@latentgamer5762 you’re not wrong
"Throw your hand" refers to suicide. This is an appeal to a friend to keep them from going over the edge.
Never seen Harri affected so much by a song. I'm with you Harri. 😢
Harri, this song really takes you to places🥺😢 It is a song you can sing all day and each time have a different reaction 💔💟☮️ Hold on
I'm glad you did the reaction video. I definitely can relate
REM,Automatic For The People, is a magnificent album. Listen to Find The River and Nightswimming.
I see a lot of Beatles music on this channel and this song by R.E.M. reminded me of a article I read recently...R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe once compared the work of The Beatles to ‘elevator music’ to which Ringo Starr famously said “if it wasn’t for The Beatles, R.E.M. would be taking the stairs”
Hahahahah i just love the wit of those guys! They were the funniest guys ever!
Harry, I know this reaction was a year ago, but sending you strong positive vibes from across the waters x.
I can relate to the song everybody hurts and I had feelings.
Stripe’s vocal performance is stunning. But don’t sleep on Mike Mills’s harmonies. Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) said Mills was R.E.M.’s “secret weapon.” He plays great bass lines, he plays keyboards, and his voice is the perfect counterpoint to Stipe’s. It’s smoother, cleaner, purer - it acts as an angelic counterpoint to Stipe’s rawer, more emotional singing. Mills even sings lead on some great songs like “Texarkana” and “Near Wild Heaven.” You should check either of those out sometime, whether for a reaction or just for pleasure.
This isn’t my favorite R.E.M. song, though I love it. But you can make the argument that it’s their most important song. I fully believe it has saved more people from suicide than any other song ever written.
Incidentally, the original video for this song is a work of art in its own right.
This song is intense because it's the truth.
You needed this song :')
The music video packs more feeln if you're up to it bro
Yup, it's a work of art. They put so much thought into their videos.
Dont know if i could handle that with all the sad news ive heard here..The song is sad enough..Beautiful though..and it gives hope at the end
Everybody hurts my dude... we're all in this together❤. And we all hurt... this song saved my live I'm not gonna lie to you. I still cry but it's happy cries.
@@ponfed I know everyone hurts sometimes 4 divorces then workplace accident leading to clinical PTSD and suicidal thoughts estranged with my daughter. I know it dudet I live it
All we really have
In this world
is each other
The original video had a suicide hotline number at the end of the video. A great song I hoped it helped many people.
The most beautiful song is always the saddest... try Requiem of Mozart. For me a sad feeling in music is not a problem because it's gorgeous music and it's healing.
Moc moc úžasná píseň vždy prinu becim😂😂😂😂
The video is very powerful
The official video is even more emotional. There are captions telling you what people are thinking and it’s heartbreaking. I have lost 2 loved ones to suicide, I Irish they had hanged on.🥲🥲
Harry you need a hug.
Love ya man - sending prayers ❤🙏🏻
Austin Tx loves you Harri. Hold on!!!!! ✌️
Thank you! 💙💙💙💙
After this go listen and watch them perform it live
I hear you bro!
i hope you've watched the original video, a rare case of the video adding to the words, is a sublime way.
You really must see this with the original video made by REM. It is so much more powerful than just the words Michael Stipes sings.