Rapper REACTS to REM "Everybody Hurts" The world needed this!

It came out in 1992. I really enjoy your reactions. I completely understand that you had limited access to this music for a while & then were big into hip-hop. I love that you are taking this journey into the "greatest music ever produced" (yes, I know that is very subjective.) I love watching your face because your face tells the true feelings you are experiencing. And just from one old 54yo guy that has suffered depression for over 45 years due to some unresolved-until-recently abuse I went through as a child, crying is a great outlet to release emotions. Because if you hold emotions in for too long, they will come out in far worse ways than crying. I have been a very emotional guy my whole life but suddenly in 2015, I stopped crying & just became indifferent. Then, on July 12, 2017, everything inside me exploded when someone said something that triggered me. I spent 3 years incarcerated because of it. I know this is a long post & I apologize for that. But if by submitting this comment I can help one person, it was worth it. I try to use all the negative in my life now to help others. God Bless!

This song has literally saved lives. Caused me to realize I needed help for my depression and PTSD. Saved my life.

R.E.M. = Rapid Eye Movement = when you're asleep and dreaming.

Years ago on roskilde Festival, Denmark, R.E.M was on the stage and the moon was rising behind us, and he made 40.000 + people turn around and look at the moon for a while and enjoy the beauty. Even for a pragmatic person like me, it was a magic moment.

This song saved many Gen-X's lives when it came out. Another song of theirs that is as relevant today as it was when it was released is "It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I feel fine)".

Nobody called them Rem as a word. It’s always only been R. E. M. This is a phenomenal anti-Suicide song. Just phenomenal. No one has ever done anything even near close to how deeply personal and relatable as this one is. It’s the human condition ♥️

1992 - You are starting to get the spectrum of experiences that Gen X had musically that defined us...music was our therapy.

My favorite part of the video is the part at the end. Everyone STUCK in traffic (stuck in their hurt) then they get out and walk the direction their cars were going (moving forward). Just keep moving forward in life.

This was filmed in Atlanta. The strings and organ arrangement was done by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame.

The singer Michael Stipe has dealt with depression and suicidal thoughts throughout his life, I think to a large extent he wrote this song to himself as much as to other people. Michael Stipe also has autism, and I'm sure that has contributed to his feelings of alienation.

Michael Stipe is an incredible vocalist. His voice is very iconic and unmistakable. REM was huge in their hey day. Their entire catalog is full of reaction worthy material. Also, still completely relevant 32 years later. Great art always stands the test of time.

You took me back to when i was a drug addicted 16yr old girl who didnt want to be a part of this world anymore. I cant tell you how many times i listened to this song over and over again. Im here today at 42 and havent lisened to this song in many yrs and it brougjt back a lot of emotions i havent felt in quite a while. Im glad i made it thru those dark days. Thanks for reminding me of just how influentially good REM was. I needed that song....

At 21/22 years old a friend of mine's father scored a couple front row tickets to REM's concert in Vancouver in the early 90's... so we planned a guy's road trip to drive near 20 hours there to see them. When my workplace changed my schedule, I quit my job to go. I do not regret that decision.

The morning that Kurt Colbain was found dead in his home and the news broke...I listened to this over and over. I bet a lot of people did. I remember hearing somewhere that he had loved this song. And I felt so sad that the meaning of the song just wasn't enough to save him.

It is always ok to cry, it is ok for men to cry too. crying is NOT a sign of weakness, it is a sign of courage. x

When this came out, it had a huge impact. I didn't know i had PTSD. I had 2 small children. This song helped me see theres always something or someone who needs you in their life. To know you're needed/ wanted. You are important. You are wonderful. So I refocused on the things mattered. I discovered that I mattered. So does each person.

An Irish Catholic priest sang this on Britain's Got Talent competition. He added an additional line "you're not alone" at the end

The song on its own has deep impact, but the video multiplies it. The way they pan through all the people stuck in the traffic jam and the subtitles share their thoughts.. every single one of them struggling with something. It is a masterpiece of a song, and it's a masterpiece of a music video.

R.E.M. - the band said at a concert that it stands for “Remember Every Moment”.

Kings of college/alt rock. That’s what REM is. I remember going up to Athens, GA and seeing them and the B-52’s back before they were somebody. The music scene in Athens was a hotbed of ALT rock