R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video)

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  • “Shiny Happy People” from R.E.M.’s critically-acclaimed, 1991 album, "Out Of Time"
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  • @joelheaton8738
    @joelheaton8738 Před 7 lety +22219

    When my daughter was battling cancer this song made her so happy . Stipe, Buck, Mills and Kate from the B52's. My daughter has been gone for 9 years now. Everytime I hear SHP I get tears, She's moved on, but her favorite songs are still playing.

    • @MrShaks72
      @MrShaks72 Před 6 lety +797

      Joel Heaton this is worst test in life to watch your children go on front of you I pray to god keep her happy where ever she is and strength to carry on with her lovely memories.

    • @monacaravetta
      @monacaravetta Před 6 lety +485

      So much love to you, dear heart,

    • @Eledin91
      @Eledin91 Před 6 lety +219

      +Joel Heaton Everything happens for a reason, something good will come out of it even if its hard to believe. Our egos find difficult to addapt to the ways of the universe but in the big picture of things everything has meaning. Im sorry for your loss I cannot even imagine how difficult it must be to lose a child, I hope your experience helps other people and dont forget what she would have wanted you to do, keep going, try to be as happy as you can and feel always the love, help others and let others help you cause we are one big family, the consciousness of your daughter cant ever die, the body is just our tool to navigate this world, we are all the same with different roles.

    • @fish29pe
      @fish29pe Před 6 lety +159

      Hug

    • @gorgenyiviktoria6280
      @gorgenyiviktoria6280 Před 6 lety +327

      You just made me cry... I really hope you can find your inner peace after she's gone

  • @joaosilverio8099
    @joaosilverio8099 Před 2 měsíci +1386

    Who is listening in 2024 ??

  • @unionjakjakson
    @unionjakjakson Před 3 měsíci +148

    Stroke of genius bringing in Kate Pierson for this. She takes it to another level, like she did to every song. The chick was just a vocal goddess & pretty nice on the eye to boot.

    • @CanadianPyro
      @CanadianPyro Před 2 měsíci +5

      They have known each other since his college days.

    • @jamiesehdev2663
      @jamiesehdev2663 Před měsícem

      Truth

    • @karambolina6615
      @karambolina6615 Před 21 dnem +1

      And a great dancer

    • @laureencriss8220
      @laureencriss8220 Před 15 dny

      Yes! I saw the B-52s on Earth Day 1990 in NYC. Almost a million people in Central Park. The earth was literally shaking under our feet during "Love Shack"!
      I also saw them in a casino outside Seattle in 2009.
      They put on great shows!

  • @Olan09
    @Olan09 Před 4 měsíci +178

    You can't help feeling happy listening to this song. Kate is stunning.

    • @LarryGraham7
      @LarryGraham7 Před 3 měsíci +5

      She is, keeps me coming back to watch her, Cheers Olan!

    • @qunt100
      @qunt100 Před měsícem +3

      Kind of the antithesis to how the world is now especially.
      If everyone was happy. No one would be on drugs. If everyone loved their partners. No one would be divorced.
      We wouldn't be so politically divided right now if everyone was happy either. And everything comes down to politics now to. Which isn't a very happy thing.

    • @SergioTejerina-bp1sr
      @SergioTejerina-bp1sr Před 25 dny

      🎉❤😂😂😂

    • @karambolina6615
      @karambolina6615 Před 21 dnem

      And a wonderful dancer

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Před 2 lety +5933

    Kate Pierson a voice that elevates every song she's involved with

  • @sergiomarques7253
    @sergiomarques7253 Před 9 měsíci +1535

    This song wouldn't be the same without the voice of Kate Pierson... her voice, her charisma, her energy take it to another level.

    • @infinitydreamzz
      @infinitydreamzz Před 9 měsíci +42

      ​@@jondough930sorry but you cannot create that youthful body with surgery neither her natural looking face. She just looks awesome, even more considering she is 43 in the clip

    • @funk-n-groovin6779
      @funk-n-groovin6779 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Couldn't agree more. At the time I questioned REM's choice, but she made it happen for me.

    • @ironnwine12
      @ironnwine12 Před 8 měsíci +6

      I wish I danced like her lmao

    • @joseanl
      @joseanl Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@infinitydreamzz wow she was like 11 or 12 years older than Michael, that's a lot and they don't seem that far apart, but to be honest, and I know bc the same happens to me, Stipe was almost bald and that ages you a ton

    • @HeyhitmeBAM
      @HeyhitmeBAM Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@infinitydreamzz she’s beautiful but I would have guessed 50’s maybe late 40s. She was indeed great in this.

  • @chantalfibrohope
    @chantalfibrohope Před 17 dny +32

    Introducing my 11 year old daughter to this in 2024! Timeless!

  • @SteveinSanFrancisco
    @SteveinSanFrancisco Před měsícem +127

    The world needs more shiny happy people

    • @giovanni5930
      @giovanni5930 Před 24 dny +2

      Unfortunately 😢 are going in the wrong direction till destruction, my friend

  • @danielsarn3823
    @danielsarn3823 Před 3 lety +4913

    Kate Pierson is criminally underrated and made this song 10x better than it would have been. She deserves more credit for her great voice.

    • @nicholasbruno4808
      @nicholasbruno4808 Před 3 lety +86

      truth

    • @joshuasingam6841
      @joshuasingam6841 Před 3 lety +104

      Such a distinctive voice

    • @noelmajers6369
      @noelmajers6369 Před 3 lety +38

      @@Dman3827 Those caught my attention first in this video, especially her perfect figure ;-)

    • @annem9195
      @annem9195 Před 3 lety +84

      She’s brilliant. She did that song with Iggy Pop - “Candy”, absolute gold. Lovely to look at but even better to hear. Definitely underrated - & when I listen to some of these so-called “artists”, auto tuned beyond belief, I just shake my head & think “Nah, not interested”.

    • @alg11297
      @alg11297 Před 3 lety +42

      She basically made the song and they knew it. Doesn't she look like she's very short, and her arms are usually covered by sleeves or gloves. Maybe she has a lot of tatoos.

  • @ashoka9306
    @ashoka9306 Před 3 lety +3414

    this is supposed to be ironic but the greatest irony is that this song really makes people happy

    • @KeyofDavid5778
      @KeyofDavid5778 Před 3 lety +59

      I'm here to experience the same happiness . The ironies in the 11K people who gave this incredible song a thumbs down 👎

    • @karenfromfinasse8430
      @karenfromfinasse8430 Před 3 lety +134

      It's funny because this video is almost 30 years old and it' still ironic. Anyone in America who is shiny and happy hasn't been paying attention. We have not attained equality; black people are still being killed by police over and beyond white people, trans folk heroes are denied and rejected from Military service and we have a racist as President.

    • @KeyofDavid5778
      @KeyofDavid5778 Před 3 lety +108

      @@karenfromfinasse8430 Way to ruin this thread ! Why do you have to bring politics and equate that to people not being shiny happy holding hands ! Everybody doesn't think like you..... Go spew your negativity on another thread .... This song makes a lot of people happy after 30 years and it will the next 30 years if this world lasts that long......your mom didnt teach you... if you don't have anything positive to say Don't say anything at all..... Keep your negativity AND your opinions to yourself .... They should have a separate comment section for the 11K people that thumbs down this video like you. We are the positive people in this world who have a positive outlook .
      You're a glass half empty person and your name is perfect for you Karen....

    • @karenfromfinasse8430
      @karenfromfinasse8430 Před 3 lety +79

      @@KeyofDavid5778 If one comment on a thread from a music video can set you off, you might need shiny happy medication. Peace and love!

    • @KeyofDavid5778
      @KeyofDavid5778 Před 3 lety +52

      WRONG.....you're the one that went off on a politicizing RANT ....the idiocracy movie were currently living in thanks to the globalist progressive Leftist Loons in the media ,education and technocratic seats of power .
      The Most racist propagandized bunch of pseudo- intellectuals in the history of mankind ....Trump Has ZERO to with this Global Nightmare !
      Go back and read your post Moron !

  • @eddieedward1986
    @eddieedward1986 Před 4 měsíci +138

    REM are one of those bands who appeal to literally everybody. Song is terrific and I think that Kate's vocals really added to the song elevating it to legendary levels.

  • @scooterbob1408
    @scooterbob1408 Před 22 dny +31

    8 plus years sober. Thank you, happy, shiny people 😊😅

  • @Robin_Hood054
    @Robin_Hood054 Před 7 měsíci +485

    *This* *is* *not* *song* *.*
    *This* *is* *timeless* *masterpiece* *.*

    • @marvinthemaniac7698
      @marvinthemaniac7698 Před 7 měsíci +8

      I learned how to be sarcastic from this song.

    • @a1b1c184
      @a1b1c184 Před 6 měsíci +10

      @@marvinthemaniac7698 "Shiny Happy People Holding Hands" was a propaganda campaign started in China after the massacre at Tiananmen Square in 89. I feel like the sarcastic undertones of this song really capture that vibe of "be happy or else" especially when he makes a few references to the alternative which is complete misery. This song, for me anyway, is much deeper than the surface.

    • @Metal_Horror
      @Metal_Horror Před 4 měsíci +7

      It's literally satire. A joke.

    • @bigdave9949
      @bigdave9949 Před 3 měsíci +7

      No it's a song.

    • @anthonysmith2562
      @anthonysmith2562 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Best song they ever did. Not miserable, hateful stuff like most of their oveur.

  • @BIGIFANDYELLOWCARD
    @BIGIFANDYELLOWCARD Před 3 lety +7058

    REM hated this song with a passion and only wrote it as a joke mocking the executives who asked them for a "happy song". They didn't expect it to be a hit.

    • @Oolon_Colluphid
      @Oolon_Colluphid Před 3 lety +513

      To the point where they didn't include it on their greatest hits album. They said it was for children to access their music, but not a serious song........

    • @justaguyiguess910
      @justaguyiguess910 Před 3 lety +596

      As far as I recall, they took the phrase "shiny happy people" from Chinese propaganda. It's clear to see the sarcasm in this song and I love it for that, but they nailed the earworm style of music too well and I find it annoying as hell now.

    • @steveallen525
      @steveallen525 Před 3 lety +302

      Somehow I can't find myself feeling to bad for them.

    • @OscarRendonAldaraca
      @OscarRendonAldaraca Před 3 lety +254

      So the old man represents the executives in the video, and the younger people dummies enjoying life but without thinking.

    • @chlebajatro
      @chlebajatro Před 3 lety +16

      Thnx cpt.

  • @senatorsheev6743
    @senatorsheev6743 Před 3 měsíci +69

    It's crazy how this song presents as a frivolous, radio-friendly, pop song and then REM drops a key change on you and suddenly its an earnest heartfelt song.

    • @agus.tkhfjkn777
      @agus.tkhfjkn777 Před měsícem

      A que te referis con eso?

    • @marcioarrabal2849
      @marcioarrabal2849 Před měsícem +3

      ​@@agus.tkhfjkn777o enfoque e a elevação no tom na escala músical nas últimas partes. Reafirma a sinceridade e intensifica a canção.

    • @chucku.farley616
      @chucku.farley616 Před 22 dny

      Correcto Amundo ..

  • @user-le9ve9rl5k
    @user-le9ve9rl5k Před 3 měsíci +28

    The song, the entire is production is cool - but my God is Kate at another level. Perfectly natural and flowing. Her energy is captivating.

  • @user-hm9vw1of3t
    @user-hm9vw1of3t Před 3 lety +1408

    I’m Japanese. I listened this song when I taught an English class. This song has always been my favorite song ever since then.

    • @ihopenot4931
      @ihopenot4931 Před 3 lety +28

      🇯🇵❤️

    • @watermelonhelmet6854
      @watermelonhelmet6854 Před 3 lety +13

      Anata no eigo wa sugoi desu. Watashi wa nihongo o benkyō shite imasu... Muzukashī desu

    • @vankrelian
      @vankrelian Před 3 lety +26

      The female singer, Kate Pierson, collaborated with a Japanese artist on a song. Look for NiNa - Happy tomorrow, I guess you'll like it!

    • @camerono.3183
      @camerono.3183 Před 3 lety +12

      Does the meaning of the song translate well into Japanese? I have read that sarcasm is sometimes lost in translation.

    • @dbnd2240
      @dbnd2240 Před 3 lety +4

      Cam OK do you think this song is sarcastic?

  • @alisongalligan3199
    @alisongalligan3199 Před 9 měsíci +662

    This was my Mum's funeral song 6 months ago, she was 95 and always said, "When I go don't make it a sad day" It was a day full of happy tears and dancing, I just knew she was somewhere close smiling ... 🥰

    • @julieclonan2427
      @julieclonan2427 Před 9 měsíci +27

      Bless Her Heart ❤

    • @chateaupig826
      @chateaupig826 Před 9 měsíci +15

      hopefully you played the video there too

    • @jr3503
      @jr3503 Před 8 měsíci +13

      Sorry for your loss

    • @maureenparisi5808
      @maureenparisi5808 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Thank you :)

    • @melamineflorentine8134
      @melamineflorentine8134 Před 8 měsíci +19

      bless her... she will always be right.. i remember my mother walking me to the first day of first grade.. as I crossed the street I was focused on the crossing guard.. when we reached the corner I turned towards my mother and she was not there.. I turned to see she was standing across the street and she waved to me.. it still brings up tears as I write it.. when I was home later on she said "I will not always be here to take you to the places you need to go.. but I will always be there in your heart forever wherever you go..."

  • @sanflux
    @sanflux Před 4 měsíci +91

    I’m so glad my mom played this album for us as kids… this song was always my favorite!

  • @dfoos
    @dfoos Před 4 měsíci +126

    I read an article that described Katie Pierson as the personification of a ray of sunshine. I agree.

  • @lukfoll
    @lukfoll Před rokem +635

    This is real music! Kate Pierson's voice is unparalleled.

    • @jameslow5536
      @jameslow5536 Před rokem +19

      always had the biggest crush on her before I ever saw her face just because of that amazing voice needless to say after seeing her I was head over heels.... to be honest.. still am

    • @diablojones
      @diablojones Před rokem +8

      @@jameslow5536 Right there with ya.

    • @glorialowney200
      @glorialowney200 Před rokem +4

      World got crazy since covid, this song is fun, uplifting, what a gift

    • @glorialowney200
      @glorialowney200 Před rokem +8

      The lady in this is a member of B 52s" love shack"

    • @edwardhyde4861
      @edwardhyde4861 Před rokem +1

      Judith Durham, previous generation, would have blown her (and many lesser others) off the stage

  • @randyhanson837
    @randyhanson837 Před 8 měsíci +513

    The band may have hated performing this popular song, but it sure helped lift me up during some of the darkest days of my life. The Out of Time collection of songs is still a lifetime best of all time for me.

    • @jamesrowden303
      @jamesrowden303 Před 5 měsíci +16

      I bet they didn't hate the cash sluicing in from this song.

    • @LeeStuart-ox2rk
      @LeeStuart-ox2rk Před 4 měsíci +5

      If I could “Like” your comment more than once, I’d do it at least 1,000 times.

    • @Adirahell1
      @Adirahell1 Před 4 měsíci

      hi, why they have been hated?

    • @jamesrowden303
      @jamesrowden303 Před 4 měsíci +17

      They? The song is disliked by Micheal Stipe. Probably because it's happy, the lyrics are clear and it isn't pretentious.@@Adirahell1

    • @Adirahell1
      @Adirahell1 Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@jamesrowden303 thanks for the answer

  • @SpressoHead
    @SpressoHead Před 5 měsíci +14

    I still remember hearing this on the radio and thinking “is that Kate Pierson? What is going on?” Then I saw the video. I had been a 52’s fan for years, and I’d know that voice anywhere. I still love this song. The 90’s were one of my favorite eras. Good times!

  • @jamiesehdev2663
    @jamiesehdev2663 Před měsícem +6

    Reminds me of my youth being 14 and exploring my feelings and the world around me... And I was a happy person indeed.... Enjoy your youth kids...

  • @scrumpymanjack
    @scrumpymanjack Před 2 lety +554

    Kate's voice is on another level - so clear, strong, pure and distinctive.

    • @jhcoverdrive9287
      @jhcoverdrive9287 Před 2 lety +8

      I was young when this came out so I didn’t listen the same way. As an adult I can’t get enough of Kate in this song...I now appreciate the quality of her voice and talent to use it as she does. Nothing against Michael Stipe or the rest of the band

    • @Marvellous132
      @Marvellous132 Před 2 lety +12

      Is she from the 52s? The voice is so distinctive. I've never seen this video, and now I have I'm making the connection.

    • @neochron572
      @neochron572 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Marvellous132 Yes

    • @franknothers4150
      @franknothers4150 Před 2 lety

      @@jhcoverdrive9287 I love her voice !

    • @dutchsailor6620
      @dutchsailor6620 Před 2 lety

      @@Marvellous132 yep

  • @ruredrider
    @ruredrider Před 2 lety +719

    Kate's voice is crystal clear and so melodious. B52's rock too.

    • @atreyuschronicles8589
      @atreyuschronicles8589 Před 2 lety +9

      Heck yes. More punk heavy for B-52's and R.E.M. was a college heavy thinking person's band, absolutely RELEVANT today. Start with R.E.M into the night and if your lucky when early morning comes-B-52's till you see the Sunrise. Generally a common best Sunday morning you could ever experience! Too bad the kids now a days will never know that feeling. Sorry Millenials. There was once a time before tinder when you could wake after an adventurous and beautiful meeting with another human being, and you knew it was just you and them and a radio playing in the background. Not some Tinder created hook up, that has you addicted to the next swipe-GROSS.

    • @abigailharris2168
      @abigailharris2168 Před 2 lety +5

      She’s a legend

    • @Urko2005
      @Urko2005 Před 2 lety

      errm it is from 1991 this video

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr Před 2 lety

      Malodorous ? Hmmmm

    • @nollaigire2367
      @nollaigire2367 Před 2 lety

      Always loved her ❤ ♥ 💕

  • @stevengolden1154
    @stevengolden1154 Před 4 měsíci +7

    Kate has one of the greatest voices ever and her stage presence unbelievable

  • @Robin_Hood054
    @Robin_Hood054 Před měsícem +177

    *Anyone* *watching* *this* *in* *2024* *.*

  • @w8nc82
    @w8nc82 Před 3 lety +451

    Kate's voice in this song still makes me shiver to this day. What a voice!!

  • @barbarabarbara1527
    @barbarabarbara1527 Před 2 lety +727

    I bought this CD when my son was two, and we danced so many times lstening to that... Today, for the first time, I danced this song with my 10 and 2 years old grandchildren: wonderful!

    • @gesivaldoborges877
      @gesivaldoborges877 Před 2 lety +9

      Kkkk happy grandmother

    • @mukalukahalawala
      @mukalukahalawala Před 2 lety +7

      my mom had this cd when i was very young too, and it's one of my earliest memories listening to it in the car with her and singing to this song

    • @clinicalpsychologist
      @clinicalpsychologist Před 2 lety +7

      You made my cry sir... I can understand and I remember those days... long gone. It is so sad yet sweet. I don't know

    • @kevineubanks859
      @kevineubanks859 Před 2 lety +2

      Awww the sweet memories.

    • @Socute4u
      @Socute4u Před 2 lety +1

      Sweet 😊

  • @andrewgriffin2758
    @andrewgriffin2758 Před měsícem +21

    I'll be listening in 2044 😊

  • @ukulelelab4219
    @ukulelelab4219 Před 4 měsíci +19

    Mike Mills and Kate Pierson's backing vocals are so good

  • @syteanric
    @syteanric Před 3 lety +549

    Katie has one of the most distinctive voices in music.

    • @jakdan3810
      @jakdan3810 Před 3 lety +34

      She's very pretty too.

    • @syteanric
      @syteanric Před 3 lety +18

      @@jakdan3810 she's 72 years old dude

    • @jakdan3810
      @jakdan3810 Před 3 lety +32

      @@syteanric O.K. she was very pretty.

    • @syteanric
      @syteanric Před 3 lety +40

      @@jakdan3810 are you saying older women can't be pretty?

    • @harrietthespy2119
      @harrietthespy2119 Před 3 lety +16

      She's just brilliant in every way!

  • @stellajaime3068
    @stellajaime3068 Před rokem +401

    She is one of the Best Female Singers around! Just seen their farewell concert it was amazing bittersweet so sad I’ll miss them dearly

    • @bothropslularapius4119
      @bothropslularapius4119 Před rokem +5

      @@_Clivey A maravilhosa Kate Pierson.

    • @mustangmikep51
      @mustangmikep51 Před rokem +8

      the B52's were a TRIP!

    • @jamessilva7991
      @jamessilva7991 Před rokem +2

      @@_Clivey and nice other things. Oops.! Sorry!

    • @dmw1280
      @dmw1280 Před rokem +7

      I get the impression Peter Buck hated filming this. Everyone else is like it’s a job but Kate and Michael Stipe are having a blast.

    • @JosephArceLogodesign
      @JosephArceLogodesign Před rokem +7

      I saw the B52's farewell show and Kate keep having that awesome voice and dance movements, she is the best in Rock history!!

  • @truthjustice6454
    @truthjustice6454 Před 2 měsíci +5

    A bygone era when collaborations of genius and beauty transcended everything.
    A compelling, if unsustainable illusion

  • @forrestmackey2316
    @forrestmackey2316 Před 6 dny +1

    My junior year of high school … so important there music made a difference 💯great times

  • @johndickson76
    @johndickson76 Před 2 lety +574

    Could never understand why REM weren’t very proud of this song, it’s so uplifting.

    • @roderickramsay8538
      @roderickramsay8538 Před rokem +168

      They are proud of it but it was supposed to be a bit of a joke. People had been moaning about how REM songs weren't happy pop songs and they were poking fun at both the idea that they *couldn't* write pop songs and the general state of vapid radio pop.
      But they did it a little too well. It's not what they want people to know their work from.
      They wouldn't have released a single and done a video if they weren't happy with their work.

    • @carterreid6750
      @carterreid6750 Před rokem +88

      @@roderickramsay8538 "Shiny Happy People Holding Hands" was taken from a North Korean propaganda poster. The song like you said was kind of written on a dare.

    • @sygulli5093
      @sygulli5093 Před rokem +18

      ​​@@carterreid6750 I knew that this song was quite political so I was right to add it to my play list of political songs. I thought that it was about America's reliance on SSRU pills like Prozac which is kind of a domestic political issue. I read that it was in response to the book Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel.

    • @Eagle4448
      @Eagle4448 Před rokem +24

      I think it's an artist's folly. They were characterized by making more serious, introspective, deep songs, but then they certainly think that a more "feel good" song de-characterizes their work. Idiocy to think like that... This is being too narrow-minded! I don't see any problem with a "serious" band (which I like) doing something more upbeat sometimes! I see this as something humble and open-minded! Kate Pierson's participation made this song very B52's style... and I don't think it would have been so successful without her!

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 Před rokem +49

      Actually probably their best song. Sometimes when you give up your pretentious seriousness, you come up with something good.

  • @alexifiedtv
    @alexifiedtv Před rokem +466

    Today, as a 47 years old... I feel the energy of that song way more than in my youth.

    • @agedinthesun6689
      @agedinthesun6689 Před rokem +3

      No doubt

    • @leon15776
      @leon15776 Před rokem +3

      Totally !

    • @daeviant
      @daeviant Před rokem +4

      I'm about the same age as the girl who brought water to the old man

    • @pingpongpaddlehead
      @pingpongpaddlehead Před rokem +1

      Me too dude!

    • @stephenheys6851
      @stephenheys6851 Před rokem +11

      i'm 61 and i once swore "i would not be a nostalgic" but i find myself being just that , i am sure there is good new stuff out their , but i feel so disenchanted with what is mainstream now , i feel it's mostly to music , what paint by numbers is to art

  • @Grow_and_Unite
    @Grow_and_Unite Před 4 měsíci +7

    The world needs this today more than ever. Happiness, Peace, Love and Understanding 💛 May an abundance of happiness and love come your way. Act with the kindness of your hearts.

  • @maryrodrigues3643
    @maryrodrigues3643 Před 3 měsíci +46

    Alguém aí vendo esse maravilhoso vídeo em fevereiro de 2024??❤

  • @brettdavies5239
    @brettdavies5239 Před 2 lety +784

    Proof that Kate Pierson should sing backup on every song. Most underrated vocalist in music 🥰

    • @IndigoZ0
      @IndigoZ0 Před 2 lety +15

      underrated??? she's a living legend, and every musician who knows her work, knows she's prime at whatever she does

    • @buggernut3643
      @buggernut3643 Před 2 lety +5

      @@davebielke6319 She's got a solo album. It should have come much, much sooner.

    • @treyjetson5320
      @treyjetson5320 Před 2 lety +12

      Shes hypnotizing.

    • @rogerkay8603
      @rogerkay8603 Před 2 lety +1

      Fit too x

    • @barrett7893
      @barrett7893 Před 2 lety +3

      Hell Yeah! Kate Pierson is a amazing singer! 👩‍🎤

  • @raysaza4592
    @raysaza4592 Před rokem +575

    As a teenager, this song really made me feel good during those awkward years. You can't listen to it and not feel a little happiness about life.

    • @wisdomleader85
      @wisdomleader85 Před 11 měsíci +28

      You'll get a different feeling once you grow older, presumably satiric.

    • @projetor.m.2353
      @projetor.m.2353 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Well, you know it's about a bunch of people who were killed in protest, right?

    • @TheWiseMonkey8888
      @TheWiseMonkey8888 Před 9 měsíci

      0:44 & 1:51 ... :D

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 9 měsíci

      @@projetor.m.2353 This video's not as clear with the dark meaning as DEVO's "Beautiful World," though. With DEVO's song, it can *mostly* be taken optimistically. The video can't.
      czcams.com/video/56u6g0POvo0/video.html

    • @mariogarv
      @mariogarv Před 8 měsíci +1

      One of the happiest sad-tragic songs ever made >;) >XD

  • @duckbee_custard
    @duckbee_custard Před měsícem +2

    the woman they sing with here always reminds me of my big sister ♡ she always brings happiness into the room with her, she’s like an angel ♡

  • @alefunzouzzle4049
    @alefunzouzzle4049 Před měsícem +5

    This should be the world's anthem. Stop wars, hate, and hunger. We need a global love movement ✌🏽❤️☮️

  • @wozita
    @wozita Před 7 měsíci +123

    I love their 2 voices that harmonise so well together+ love the voice of the musician with glasses playing contrebass.

  • @duncanwilson7390
    @duncanwilson7390 Před 2 lety +386

    I love Kate Pierson's voice, she's great in so many different styles of music. I can't belive she's 73 now - time flies!

  • @oronk60
    @oronk60 Před 24 dny +6

    I hear this at work almost everyday, just yesterday I realised there was a sadness to the song and that I recognised his voice.

  • @IliyaMoroumetz
    @IliyaMoroumetz Před 5 měsíci +9

    What I love most about this song is that it can be applied when you need something happy (genuine), 'happy' (snarky), or "HAPPY?" (I'm dying inside.). Works for all three.

  • @ygsdhkxjfljoeplsdyt3921
    @ygsdhkxjfljoeplsdyt3921 Před 7 lety +174

    This bass player have a really nice voice!

    • @55bueller
      @55bueller Před 7 lety +10

      Amen to that!

    • @hexe77100
      @hexe77100 Před 7 lety +18

      "Texarkana" and " near wild heaven" .(both from "Out of time") Mike Mills sang lead vocals on this songs. Really great!!

    • @jamesb1988
      @jamesb1988 Před 7 lety +13

      szym0n3287 He's an incredible backing vocalist live, he's an absolute perfectionist when he performs. Mike Mills is incredibly underrated when it comes to what made REM so great.

    • @flippikat
      @flippikat Před 7 lety +3

      Mike Mills is really R.E.M.'s hidden talent, He doesn't often step into the limelight, but when he does the results are always great. (eg their cover of 'Love is all around' that wipes the floor with Wet Wet Wet's limp attempt)

    • @danielburkeodonoghue7478
      @danielburkeodonoghue7478 Před 7 lety +6

      he is actually always the one in the limelight. himself and michael do all press events and public things. Peter buck stays out of the limelight, and obviously bill

  • @golden.lights.twinkle2329

    Their voices go so well together.

  • @HybridDivide
    @HybridDivide Před 2 měsíci +114

    There's an undercurrent of darkness to this song that I don't think a lot of people notice.
    It's subtle, but it's there.

    • @anothernrg8274
      @anothernrg8274 Před 2 měsíci +16

      Yeah, the way all is too happy, it feels uncanny, and the male singer's lyrical delivery. Probably has to do with the song's backstory

    • @kajsagauza
      @kajsagauza Před 2 měsíci +15

      "Put it in the ground where the flowers grow"

    • @tallsoldier
      @tallsoldier Před 2 měsíci +7

      Well it was written after they saw a propaganda poster. Knowing that changes the song at least for me.

    • @kajsagauza
      @kajsagauza Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@tallsoldier actually, it is just an urban legend

    • @Dilkingt0nne
      @Dilkingt0nne Před 2 měsíci +25

      It’s nothing so deep or meaningful, it’s a piss take at the expense of their record company who asked them to do a ‘happy song’ so they did this. That’s literally it. It’s funny really

  • @oli101010
    @oli101010 Před 26 dny +3

    Kates vocals are from another world ❤❤❤❤

  • @wam44
    @wam44 Před rokem +458

    Everytime I hear Kate's voice I get the chills and goosebumps. She has that effect on me....

  • @xaharxeruji3441
    @xaharxeruji3441 Před 3 lety +107

    the presence of Kate Pierson in this song brings major impact.

    • @NYFMA
      @NYFMA Před 9 dny

      Oh my! here it is 5/10/24 and I just now learned she was in this song!!! :-0

  • @indhiraviana6892
    @indhiraviana6892 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Amooo!!! ouvindo em 2024 e pra sempre

  • @adriannamatos865
    @adriannamatos865 Před rokem +169

    This song still makes me smile and tear up. Miss this era ❤️

    • @pfisher4562
      @pfisher4562 Před rokem +4

      You and me both. 🙂💯

    • @marlanatschogel8816
      @marlanatschogel8816 Před rokem +3

      @@pfisher4562 We're here. Together. Live in the moment, every single day. Happy. You know the feeling.

    • @SillyCreatureSally
      @SillyCreatureSally Před rokem +1

      I constantly watch The Wizard of Oz. It introduced me to the 30s. Jack Haley is now my most favourite actor.

    • @lorraineholt9506
      @lorraineholt9506 Před rokem

      Me too

  • @Americanmade616
    @Americanmade616 Před 9 měsíci +86

    This album got me through when my dad died. I listened to this particular song over and over. I was a young man and thank REM so much for helping me through that tough period.

  • @cherylfarrell1274
    @cherylfarrell1274 Před 2 dny

    We need this song more than ever!! Love you "R.E.M.!!

  • @michaelpurvis1492
    @michaelpurvis1492 Před měsícem +4

    I think the world would be a better place if we listened to more of this music in 2024 🌎❤

  • @dongriffiths6578
    @dongriffiths6578 Před 8 měsíci +65

    they sound magical together! uplifts the spirit!

  • @bruceohandley2024
    @bruceohandley2024 Před 3 lety +1416

    Kate Pierson was pushing 44 in this and even at that age, I still think she is one of the most gorgeous women in music.

    • @colins1316
      @colins1316 Před 3 lety +79

      Kate Pierson is a infectious Ball of Joyful Energy, and incredibly Beautiful !!

    • @doowappable
      @doowappable Před 3 lety +55

      I was so in love with her in this as a teen! Shes so pretty and happy and that lovely smile!

    • @adamgraham2860
      @adamgraham2860 Před 3 lety +53

      I am gay and I fancy her! She is stunning!

    • @bruceohandley2024
      @bruceohandley2024 Před 3 lety +59

      @@adamgraham2860 If I were gay and saw her in person, I don't think I would be gay for very long! lol

    • @adamgraham2860
      @adamgraham2860 Před 3 lety +20

      @@bruceohandley2024 fair point 😄

  • @zephead4835
    @zephead4835 Před měsícem +2

    This is a magnificent
    brilliant genius piece of music here. No one should be the least bit surprised that there are 79 million views for this.
    As an aside, Kate Pierson is heaven on two feet, but that's just me. She checks all the boxes.

  • @Mattwest1985
    @Mattwest1985 Před 3 měsíci +7

    This guy is an amazing songwriter! Lol he could sing about anything and make it witty and clever 😂🤌🏻

  • @KellyCompulsive
    @KellyCompulsive Před 3 lety +1672

    It is as if I was dancing to this song with my best friend like crazy with the others, wherever you are, I hope you are a happy friend of my heart!

  • @mynameismaxdowis
    @mynameismaxdowis Před 3 lety +82

    My Mom passed before I understood why she liked this song so much. Thank you so much for helping me understand her through this video.

  • @kurtb1234
    @kurtb1234 Před 2 měsíci +52

    I’m a Gen X and this song brings back simple memories of the 90s when life is not as crazy and weird. And messed up like it is today where people can be people and kids can have a childhood.

  • @hsugraduation2103
    @hsugraduation2103 Před 5 měsíci +4

    One of the greatest songs of the 1990's......

  • @Dan.of.the.dungeon
    @Dan.of.the.dungeon Před 3 lety +739

    I miss people smiling while they sing.
    I miss people smiling.

    • @corey-bird3489
      @corey-bird3489 Před 3 lety +2

      Say no more: I have recently uploaded Smokey Mountain Boy with a true grin, not painted!

    • @dementiabidenfallingontheb6712
      @dementiabidenfallingontheb6712 Před 3 lety +16

      Unfortunately, it's illegal to smile anymore with a mask on your face. Those masks had better go away forever unless the powers that be want a national revolt on their hands.

    • @johnynoway9127
      @johnynoway9127 Před 3 lety +12

      @@dementiabidenfallingontheb6712 you mean the masks as in... for corona?
      or the masks people wear every day pretending to be happy but are sad inside?

    • @eduardogalvez1268
      @eduardogalvez1268 Před 3 lety +6

      I miss seing People no ating , i miss every day in the 90's thats why i miss all my brothers

    • @williamg209two
      @williamg209two Před 3 lety +2

      @@corey-bird3489 fuck off with your advert

  • @YuNo232
    @YuNo232 Před 3 lety +324

    This is the wedding song from my parents, they even engraved "shiny happy people" in their wedding rings... They've been divorced for over 13 years now. Happy people indeed.

  • @alexfoxleigh9443
    @alexfoxleigh9443 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Kate’s energy in this video is just wonderful to watch.

  • @misstoots
    @misstoots Před 25 dny +2

    I literally love this song so much the guitar riff is fantastical

  • @thomasdahlquist7119
    @thomasdahlquist7119 Před 2 lety +221

    It may have already been said, but Mike Mills' backup vocals are what made REM so special.

  • @l3oozehound
    @l3oozehound Před 7 lety +329

    The 90's were awesome.
    Makes me happy and sad at the same time haha.

    • @nancyyancey9795
      @nancyyancey9795 Před 7 lety +2

      yes it does

    • @loljustice31
      @loljustice31 Před 7 lety +8

      Christ almighty, shut up. As someone who went to high school in the '90s I'm so tired of people talking like there was supposedly some period of time where everything was "good" just because it isn't now. If you were a child in the '90s, then your life was better during that time not because it was the '90s but because you were a child; rest assured there's plenty of awful shit at any era, it didn't coincidentally get worse during your own coming of age.

    • @l3oozehound
      @l3oozehound Před 7 lety +23

      Rainy Jane Wow, that escalated quickly. Why you getting so pissed at a time where music reminds me of a particular time?
      Hell yeah it reminds me of good times, and I loved them so why not look back now and then and smile??
      It's like you getting married and getting told you can't, years later, look upon that as a bad, or good thing, depending if you're a pain in the ass and he, or she. divorces you and leaves you up shit-creek without a boat, never mind a paddle.
      Call me crazy but reminding yourself of a cool time period you lived through is better than sitting thinking about bad shit all the time, as opposed to the before mentioned.
      It's obviously when i was a kid and care-free, but other music also reminds me of when I was in my 20s and when my kid was born etc...is that so fucking bad to reminisce about occasionally?
      I don't fucking obsess about it so you getting your knickers in a fucked-up knot over something that brings a dude back a few memories for nothing, man....but it's your ride, it's your trip, think as you please but don't assume others should all feel the same.

    • @user-yuri_Franck
      @user-yuri_Franck Před 7 lety +15

      +Rainy Jane I was a child in '90. But this song is a tale of successful people. Thus "Shinig happy people". Was really a period of great big hill of hope. The economic of the world was growing. Only few unemployed workers was in west area. And the big wall of the comunism in Germany was broken down. And then for this reasons there was new hope, (not realistic), for a amazing future about a forever, (never ending), climb to the progress. Excuse my poor english. Sorry.

    • @palemaster6000
      @palemaster6000 Před 7 lety +9

      Music was better in the early 90's as compared to just a few years later. Ugh....

  • @donnieblanko
    @donnieblanko Před 5 měsíci +9

    It's a beautiful fun song that brightens up your day. 😄

    • @Melsharpe95
      @Melsharpe95 Před 5 měsíci +2

      It's about the rise of Prozac prescriptions in America. Listen to the lyrics.
      Everyone around, love them, love them
      Put it in your hands, take it, take it
      There's no time to cry, happy, happy
      Put it in your heart where tomorrow shines

    • @niputaideaqueponer
      @niputaideaqueponer Před 4 měsíci +1

      just like your comment!

  • @anitahardesty2163
    @anitahardesty2163 Před 8 dny +1

    I can't help but smile the whole time I'm watching this video. I forgot how great REM was. Kate gives the song that extra something special! ❤

  • @lucasguesser9809
    @lucasguesser9809 Před 3 lety +72

    Dancing past midnight, alone in my house, with a glass of wine and feeling goooood... wish I can soon have a good time with some people with this song

  • @davebenny9523
    @davebenny9523 Před 7 lety +99

    The Bass players voice mixes in perfectly.

    • @freakystyley4000
      @freakystyley4000 Před 7 lety +15

      Great bass line too (even if he is only miming with the double bass)

    • @RhiannaBarr
      @RhiannaBarr Před 7 lety +3

      Dave Benny his name is Mike Mills

  • @Oi40ozCasualty
    @Oi40ozCasualty Před 2 měsíci +4

    It wasn't the song they wanted to play. But it was the song we needed to hear.

  • @Ribby00
    @Ribby00 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I love that REM created a song they hated, and yet it's one of my favorite songs of all time.

  • @scottscott232
    @scottscott232 Před 2 lety +132

    Oh my good god - Kate Pierson is such an amazing dancer with an amazing voice. Michael Stipe is so talented. What a fantastic team of talented individuals.

  • @Smartass_Jedi
    @Smartass_Jedi Před rokem +95

    from Kurt Cobain: "I don’t know how that band does what they do. God, they’re the greatest. They've dealt with their success like saints, and they keep delivering great music." About sums it up. One of the greatest bands ever for sure

  • @kristenvaughn1822
    @kristenvaughn1822 Před 16 dny +2

    Everyone should hear this song in their lifetime.

  • @luanzindobrawl
    @luanzindobrawl Před 4 měsíci +9

    Ouvindo aqui em Taubaté Brasil!

  • @Wyldone6984
    @Wyldone6984 Před 3 lety +313

    If REM didn't want this to be a hit, they shouldn't have had that awesome killer guitar riff. I'm gonna make it a point in life to learn that.

    • @1monki
      @1monki Před 3 lety +18

      Peter can't help himself, awesome killer guitar riffs is just who he is

    • @BradiKal61
      @BradiKal61 Před 2 lety +35

      or have Kate Pierson help out by injecting 80% of the energy that the song has.

    • @Tarquin678
      @Tarquin678 Před 2 lety +5

      Do it. I'm nowhere near decent, but this is super easy to learn and it made me a little happier.

    • @jsrosete84
      @jsrosete84 Před 2 lety +4

      it sounds like 100% sitcom music theme to be honest

    • @georgeferreira124
      @georgeferreira124 Před 2 lety +2

      Go!

  • @ohlouda954
    @ohlouda954 Před 9 lety +770

    come on how can you not smile during this

    • @binosho
      @binosho Před 9 lety +17

      SHHIIIINNNYY HAPPPYYYY PPEEOOOOPLEEE WEEE

    • @ohlouda954
      @ohlouda954 Před 9 lety +4

      Cedillallidec fun

    • @ohlouda954
      @ohlouda954 Před 9 lety +14

      ***** i know that but if you get past the video and the whole message behind it, it can be a very pleasant song.

    • @paulthetallsigma1552
      @paulthetallsigma1552 Před 9 lety +3

      oh louda I smiled and clapped my way through it all...

    • @billhicks123
      @billhicks123 Před 9 lety +13

      oh louda because everybody hurts!.

  • @MrWillyWonka
    @MrWillyWonka Před 3 měsíci +4

    I absolutely LOVE their dancing in this. Especially at 2:43 when everyone comes in.

  • @MicaRayan
    @MicaRayan Před 3 měsíci +4

    They are ahead of their time. This song and MTV could be casually dropped today and sounds current

  • @neorich59
    @neorich59 Před 2 lety +70

    Kate Pierson has such an "on the money voice."
    She sings straight through the note and her contribution to the two songs, she's involved with on "Out of Time," magical!

  • @Chef_Alpo
    @Chef_Alpo Před rokem +147

    Can't help but love this song, always been a sucker for a catchy pop tune.
    It only gets sweeter with nostalgia for a time long gone.

    • @anthyhimemiya8780
      @anthyhimemiya8780 Před 10 měsíci

      Ugh… I have a knee jerk response to “nostalgia” - like: the good old days only see that way because of rosy tinted glasses. The only good thing about the majority of any past time is fewer people and less climate chaos. And maybe the optimism that we’ll fix issues and they will stay fixed.

    • @makutas-v261
      @makutas-v261 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@anthyhimemiya8780Dude.

    • @FriendlyCroock
      @FriendlyCroock Před 7 měsíci

      @@anthyhimemiya8780 Calm ur S down 😂

  • @stevengolden1154
    @stevengolden1154 Před 3 měsíci +3

    If this doesn't make you jump up and down and smile you are either deaf or dead... what a classic song and vid

  • @Robin_Hood054
    @Robin_Hood054 Před 2 dny +1

    *The* *best* *video* *of* *all* *time* *.*

  • @user-yv1od4me6q
    @user-yv1od4me6q Před 10 měsíci +43

    Never at one time that I feel awkward or we're dancing and singing along with this song. 41 years old and it's still one of my favorites.

    • @kevinz.9785
      @kevinz.9785 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Crazy thing is Kate Pierson is 43 years old in this video.

    • @dennisclark1117
      @dennisclark1117 Před 9 měsíci

      I’m twice that age and still rocks for me!!!!🎉

  • @serenaoddo7500
    @serenaoddo7500 Před 7 lety +808

    My dad died last year, "Out Of Time" was his favorite album. I remember our summers in Sicily where we used to listen to that album every day in our trips in the car. Actually a song that's supposed to make me happy, makes me burst in tears. I miss u dad

    • @kiapxlizzi
      @kiapxlizzi Před 7 lety +9

      Same here!! stay strong, coraggio...

    • @serenaoddo7500
      @serenaoddo7500 Před 7 lety +4

      Chiara Polizzi grazie ❤

    • @johncunningham5145
      @johncunningham5145 Před 7 lety +20

      Your father will always live on in the way he changed you and how you go through live and treat others. There is an immortality in that.

    • @lucainsubria3298
      @lucainsubria3298 Před 7 lety +4

      Serena Oddo a big hug from north italy (milano)

    • @serenaoddo7500
      @serenaoddo7500 Před 7 lety +1

      Luca Insubria Grazie! 💕

  • @Robin_Hood054
    @Robin_Hood054 Před 6 dny +2

    *Absolutely* *Masterpiece* *.*

  • @Griggadee
    @Griggadee Před 5 měsíci +3

    They just don't make music like this anymore. Wonderful, feel good tune! Thank you x

  • @anthonycantu8879
    @anthonycantu8879 Před rokem +41

    You know, this song has always made me feel better, no matter how crappy I may be feeling.
    It's on my list of "if I was ever stranded on an island" CD.

  • @NRF3703
    @NRF3703 Před 2 lety +431

    Absolutely love Kate Pierson's optimism, dancing, and vocals in this song and video! And REM is great as always!

    • @themusic5229
      @themusic5229 Před 2 lety

      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖
      I love this song! 💖💖💖💖💖 Love R.E.M. 💖💖💖💖💖

    • @MrScreaney
      @MrScreaney Před 2 lety +4

      Amen, and she sang with quite a bit of pep in the Love Shack as well.

    • @Chadner
      @Chadner Před 2 lety +1

      Yesss, especially the part at 1:45, so cute

    • @kgbcorvette
      @kgbcorvette Před 2 lety +1

      @@Chadner Had a crush on her back then!! Sucker for redheads :-)

    • @soulvigilante
      @soulvigilante Před rokem +5

      Yes, her hyperbolic optimism is a brilliant touch to this dark song.

  • @wendyjones9881
    @wendyjones9881 Před 4 měsíci +4

    I LOVE this song! I love to dance to it! Can't go wrong with R.E.M.

  • @Revolver6238
    @Revolver6238 Před 3 dny

    I'm rock/metal fan and I have to say, REM was really good!

  • @zacharyh.9077
    @zacharyh.9077 Před 8 lety +80

    Watching this literally made me so happy.

    • @tothatl
      @tothatl Před 8 lety +1

      +Zachary H. this is beautiful song. Many dislike it because pop in the 90s (specially REM) was supposed to be moody and depressing. Unlike this song.

    • @gregmiller9710
      @gregmiller9710 Před 8 lety +3

      +tothatl i do like it too, but knowing REM, its more than likely supposed to mean something else... plant it in the ground where the flowers grow? still i like it along with the love song a j alfred ....

    • @mathiaspersson8508
      @mathiaspersson8508 Před 8 lety +7

      +tothatl Isn't this song ment to be depressing though? I get a sarcastic feeling all over

    • @zacharyh.9077
      @zacharyh.9077 Před 8 lety +1

      Mathias Persson I don't know man, I don't get into the deep meanings of songs. I just listen and enjoy, and when I listened to this song and saw this video, I was a happy camper.

    • @JohnKobaRuddy
      @JohnKobaRuddy Před 8 lety +1

      +Zachary H. nothing wrong with that I'm smiling from ear to ear right now and a minute after this tune I'll be back to me old miserable self