R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts" (1992)

May I share a story?

I remember listening to this song after a long evening at work, seeing all the patrons at the bar singing, and when I got home to my partner of the time, I made a quip 'REM's - Everybody Hurts' would be the perfect karaoke song for those sitting at the bar endlessly escaping and wanting something more from life, yet it would be so depressing.

She laughed with me for my observation.

I still have not sung in Karaoke, though I wish sometime I do, and my observation stands, I might just have a slight difference in nuance in my emotional findings now.

You’re a strong, beautiful woman to listen to this … it takes a lot to hear this song … it’s poignant and so sad yet it’s one of the best real piece’s of music I’ve ever heard in my life but would say one of the others of a similar nature is ‘Nothing compares to you” … imho 💜 🤗

Have you listened to Nightswimming? Nightswimming and Daysleeper are my favourite songs from R.E.M.

it can make me cry if i'm hurting, or a dear one is hurting, when i hear it

Oh no. I dont know why this sets me off 🥺😭 ahhh

Also this gets me. I could be having a good day and either one of those songs comes on, im a wreck 😅

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I love the super-imposed thoughts of the people in the other cars 🖤

Great song.
Of course I much prefer this rendering
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Yes, very good song ❤️

So lonely and forlorn

It's so true

It's been said that drummer Bill Berry wrote most of this one. This is my favorite REM album!

Good song