It's two bands , they both get credits . Not to mention when two powerhouses, both the original and singers and stipes with band, sing It on the same stage is a wonder too ! Automatic for the people .
@@lindamon5101 You do know that should've just means should have? Like, it's is it is......actually, why does it matter, just enjoy the video and get a life
It's not a competition. It's half of two band performing a classic song loved by all. Thanks, guys. This is awesome. Not "better than" not "worse than". Really wonderful.
I’m the lead singer of a band, The Spiral Theory, here in Toronto, ON. We play tributes to The Police, U2, and R.E.M. We always thought the sounds blend so well together between the songs of these bands only to stumble across this video, in turn, to make it more convincing than ever 🙌🏽
They called themselves Automatic Baby, from Automatic for the People and Achtung, Baby. Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton came to the US to see the inauguration. They ran into Mike Mills and Michael Stipe in a bar. Stipe wanted to do "One" with them. They were reluctant but he was persistent. And I think he plied them with drinks too. I like Stipes Vocal more than Bonos.
He was just excellent at most things he did in this band. There is an episode of Song Exploder on Netflix about “Losing My Religion” and rest of the guys in the band are still reverent about his contributions.
20 years ,right, already,we're getting o-o-old. So hard to say and admit the o word. Wish I'd have listened to some of the things they tried to tell me ! Heh.
There are bands in Athens Georgia to this very day that are still influenced by these guys. Maybe not like twenty years ago but you can still hear it in some of them.
These sorts of collaborations in the 90s were amazing from this to temple of the dog, and even later with the velvet revolver, etc. loved the 90s. Thank you REM and U2 for turning me on the music when I was probably nine years old in 1989. I remember reading the lyrics and not understanding what they meant at nine years old but as I moved on in life they took on a special meaning for me. I love so many of your songs, even those songs that never made the radio, b sides, etc. You saw me through some happy and difficult times. Thank you for being a personal poet for me.
This song prove's REM was years ahead of the music world if this was a new song today we would all be wow this is awesome it will never get old makes me think of cuddling my girl and falling in love for the first time the album is the best album EVER!
Holy crap! Michael Stipe just made this song ten times better. If i were an artist i would never let R.E.M cover my song because they would do it so much better than the original!
I hated they realized their time had come and gone ,but respected that decision . Love this song when u2 sang it ,but r e m. Blew the roof off with it ! I'd love to run into him in the world .
i agree both are superb band and have written wonderful music for the past 25 years. Well done both of them. Stipe sounds wonderful on this track but credit bono and co for a wonderful song. REM + U2 = great , great music. thanks and enjoy
One very subtle but notable difference between the two versions: Stipe sings "one life, you got to do what you should." Bono usually sings "you get to do what you should," which implies both a privilege and responsibility for our actions and lives
If I’m not mistaken, this was performed in 1992. Achtung Baby and Automatic For The People both being on my favorite album list, then and still today. Over the 30 years which have passed since then, I am certain that all of the things which could possibly be said about this performance have been said, and many times over, at that. Me being a longtime R.E.M. fan, I’ve always had the deepest appreciation and respect for Mike Mills, his musical ear and ability to add exactly what’s needed at the perfect moment, as well as the restraint to leave the spaces between. Oh, to have my time machine finished, to travel back into 1992, to be able to convince Bono to sing “find the river” or perhaps “nightswimming” with the Edge playing acoustic guitar, and Peter and Bill from R.E.M., on mandolin and bass respectively, as the counterpart, foil, companion, to this one, to this “one” Sometimes the things which could have been pale in comparison to those which were. One last thing: Dennis Miller. One of the greats. As far as Weekend Update hosts go, there is no equal. I will die on that hill.
I still remember the days when this was released how I joked with my sister (a diehard REM/Michael fan then) about Adam being the boss with his cigarette that he throws away from his mouth at the end. I liked to make impression of him myself. :D
I'm telling you I love both bands to death have been there since the start of both their careers and this is one of those rare instances where the cover out does the original that's correct Stipe over Bono :-)
Dayum! Stipe could sing the phone book and make it sound soulful.
100% mate
Right on !
A Aaronson 555-1212
🙏🙏
He makes me get it
@@2steaksandwiches665 🤣
Dude, Michael Stipe kills it and to be fair, I almost feel like R.E.M. should've written this song!
It suits his voice and the sound R.E.M. has.
Should have written. Eng 101
It's two bands , they both get credits . Not to mention when two powerhouses, both the original and singers and stipes with band, sing It on the same stage is a wonder too ! Automatic for the people .
But only Bono could write lyrics like these.
Ummmm no!
@@lindamon5101 You do know that should've just means should have? Like, it's is it is......actually, why does it matter, just enjoy the video and get a life
This rendition gives me Goosebumps, Michael’s voice is perfect for this song.
Michael Stipe is an absolute legend!
2 of the Greatest band's of all time
2 ?
@@BdMagee kick it to me! kick it to me! your top 5 seeing as old mate isn't available?
It's not a competition. It's half of two band performing a classic song loved by all. Thanks, guys. This is awesome. Not "better than" not "worse than". Really wonderful.
Well said 👍🏻
Now I want to see Bono sing his rendition of Losing My Religion 😂
Bahaha YES 🙌!
Michael Stipe KILLS this song. So well done...
Who can possibly dislike this..? It's a great cover this song could almost be a rem song. Be great to hear Bono and Michael duet on it.
No Bono there pal
@@andyw5962 he said it would be great if they did duet ❤️
Gotta love a man who can make you FEEL a song...Not just hear it...
There is no words to express the emotion that this song pass to me.
Idem
I’m the lead singer of a band, The Spiral Theory, here in Toronto, ON. We play tributes to The Police, U2, and R.E.M. We always thought the sounds blend so well together between the songs of these bands only to stumble across this video, in turn, to make it more convincing than ever 🙌🏽
Sat here in 2019 wishing more people had listened to this
2020
They called themselves Automatic Baby, from Automatic for the People and Achtung, Baby. Larry Mullen and Adam Clayton came to the US to see the inauguration. They ran into Mike Mills and Michael Stipe in a bar. Stipe wanted to do "One" with them. They were reluctant but he was persistent. And I think he plied them with drinks too. I like Stipes Vocal more than Bonos.
Melora Foy I thought called them in Ireland, are you sure it happened the way you tell it🤔🤔🤷♂️
Everyone's said all that needs to be said about this outstanding performance. Just a nod to Mike Mills, a wonderful backup singer.
He was just excellent at most things he did in this band. There is an episode of Song Exploder on Netflix about “Losing My Religion” and rest of the guys in the band are still reverent about his contributions.
Exact
How have I never heard this! Two of my favourite bands of all time! Michael's voice is perfect for it. ❤
R.E.M and U2 i grew up listening to both and still can't believe it's over 20 years since this version of the song was made. TIME FLIES.
Over 20 years!! Sounds great!!
20 years ,right, already,we're getting o-o-old. So hard to say and admit the o word. Wish I'd have listened to some of the things they tried to tell me ! Heh.
Just when you think this song can't get any better, you find this! I cannot count how many times I have played it. EPIC performance.
my love and respect to U2,but REM sounds so good in this song.he nailed it.two thumbs up.
Notice the respect Michael gives this song...straight forward..no ego...
U2 And R.E.M - One
Michael's voice is just awesome .
Two of my favorite bands from the 80s. ❤️
+Lisa Knell ...and both were at their best during the first-half of that decade.
Lisa Knell. right on , I think I'm still stuck there !
Mine too 😁
Wow, Stipe sings it like it's his own.
+cassandra5322 This is the point where I drew a line between the two bands. His version is unreal.
Stipe sings with so much more sincerity than Bono. Its the difference.
cassandra5322 I heard him say in an interview it's the song he wished most that he wrote
Always thought this song as monotone and boring... this change my mind
Bono wishes he could sing it like Stipe
An amazing song. Michael sings it beautifully. This was his peak voice imo. Love it so much. He has one of the most unique voices of all time 😊
There are bands in Athens Georgia to this very day that are still influenced by these guys. Maybe not like twenty years ago but you can still hear it in some of them.
Michael's vibrato style vocal sounds so amazing on this song
This is my eldest daughter's favourite song of all time.
This was all about the moment. At the time both bands were huge and to see them together onstage was phenomenal.
The two Michael's voices compliment each other perfectly
Adam Clayton=BASS + Lary Mullen Jr=Percussion, Both from U2! Very nice!
My two favorite bands doing my favorite song ever!❤
My favorite band performing my other favorite band's best song. I love this
U2 And R.E.M - One
Michael's voice is just awesome .
U2 And R.E.M. - One !!! Great song .
My favorite band performing my other favorite band's best song. I love this
Two of my favorite bands .......great times .......
These sorts of collaborations in the 90s were amazing from this to temple of the dog, and even later with the velvet revolver, etc. loved the 90s. Thank you REM and U2 for turning me on the music when I was probably nine years old in 1989. I remember reading the lyrics and not understanding what they meant at nine years old but as I moved on in life they took on a special meaning for me. I love so many of your songs, even those songs that never made the radio, b sides, etc. You saw me through some happy and difficult times. Thank you for being a personal poet for me.
Beautifully said!
This song prove's REM was years ahead of the music world if this was a new song today we would all be wow this is awesome it will never get old makes me think of cuddling my girl and falling in love for the first time the album is the best album EVER!
Graham Emss so this is a U2 song
REM and U2, inseparable friends, heavenly music.
What a great version!
Shows how much of Adam that song is... He is the driving groove
Simplemente maravilloso!!! Una increíble canción, interpretada por un genio
Wow...this suits Michael's voice brilliantly. Genius...love it!
two of my favorite all-time bands together
Holy crap! Michael Stipe just made this song ten times better. If i were an artist i would never let R.E.M cover my song because they would do it so much better than the original!
Mary J Blige has a nice version too
I love this version so much
My word that's a great rendition
REM just rocked this tune. All time classic! Stipe is the man.
REM have done a perfect job covering this U2 classic and I have to say better than U2 Themselves.
R.E.M. y U2
las dos mejores bandas de todos los tiempos..!!
Mike Mills and Stipe... you are just the best. Continue your great work!
I once heard Bono comment on this rendition - something to the effect of " 'One' is a fantastic song and it always deserved an amazing singer"
Love it. Love it. Love it. It's been a long time since I've heard this. I love when his eyes roll back in his head!
My two fav bands. Go REM!
A beautiful U2 song rendered even more lovely.
Adam looks so cute making his rock 'n' roll statement with the cigarette dangling. Bless.
I hated they realized their time had come and gone ,but respected that decision . Love this song when u2 sang it ,but r e m. Blew the roof off with it ! I'd love to run into him in the world .
Uma banda perfeita cantando um clássico de uma banda perfeita.Adorooooooo
I have been looking for this version for years now at last I found it and I can say this is the best version ever of this great song
This music was writtten with a message in , one love one breath one life.....such a beatifull thought!
Goosebumps. This rendition is way better than the original one.
The smile on Michael's face at the end.
So amazing! I remember when this was on the radio years ago and blew me off my feet. Great combo!
It's a great song...here sung by a vocalist that has the sincerity to pull it off.
Best band singing the best song? It so should have been an original REM song in the first place! #perfect!
Did I disappoint you?
John Smith umm nah.
Have you come here for forgiveness? have you come here to raise the dead? One life with each other, Sisters, Brothers... xx
One love xx
i agree both are superb band and have written wonderful music for the past 25 years. Well done both of them. Stipe sounds wonderful on this track but credit bono and co for a wonderful song. REM + U2 = great , great music. thanks and enjoy
O que falar de algo tão bom; música boa não se questiona!
I searched TH-cam after like 50 years after remembering watching this live and here it is…. Better than I remembered it
One very subtle but notable difference between the two versions: Stipe sings "one life, you got to do what you should." Bono usually sings "you get to do what you should," which implies both a privilege and responsibility for our actions and lives
If I’m not mistaken, this was performed in 1992. Achtung Baby and Automatic For The People both being on my favorite album list, then and still today. Over the 30 years which have passed since then, I am certain that all of the things which could possibly be said about this performance have been said, and many times over, at that. Me being a longtime R.E.M. fan, I’ve always had the deepest appreciation and respect for Mike Mills, his musical ear and ability to add exactly what’s needed at the perfect moment, as well as the restraint to leave the spaces between.
Oh, to have my time machine finished, to travel back into 1992, to be able to convince Bono to sing “find the river” or perhaps “nightswimming” with the Edge playing acoustic guitar, and Peter and Bill from R.E.M., on mandolin and bass respectively, as the counterpart, foil, companion, to this one, to this “one”
Sometimes the things which could have been pale in comparison to those which were.
One last thing: Dennis Miller. One of the greats. As far as Weekend Update hosts go, there is no equal. I will die on that hill.
God bless R.E.M.
God bless U2
Simplesmente, a melhor versão cantada desta música!!!!!
Best version of all,Michael Stipe 10/10!!!
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Un mix perfetto tra le 2 band che sono state la mia spiritual guidance in gioventù! 🖤 Roberto from Italy 🇮🇹
How could this have so few views.
Simply great!!!!!
One Million is not few views
Makes me teary eyed every time :)
This is the sweet southern US version of the original. Now hand me my iced tea.
Fantastico / barbaro/ linda interpretacao/ magnific/ beautiful song.
Save REM and U2
I’ve always preferred this version to the original 👌🏾
Two top bands of the 90's just magic.😆
The "carry each other" part is just perfect here.
I love this song! Awesome! 🙏✌️❤️
Mills is the best backing vocal in history of popular music. Period.
Τhe best song ever written......
Love you michael can feel your beautiful spirit!
I love MS voice
Goosebumbs.....
Wow what a song still listening to this 2022 20 yrs ago this duo does this xx
I still remember the days when this was released how I joked with my sister (a diehard REM/Michael fan then) about Adam being the boss with his cigarette that he throws away from his mouth at the end. I liked to make impression of him myself. :D
May this never be taken down. Stipe owns this to a top level.
The greatest cover
absolutly fantastic song
Awesome video, my two favourite bands playing together!
My two favourite bands combined. Be wonderful if all members of both groups played together. Pretty please?
Proper music, brilliant musicians a lesson to all the up and coming bands.
I admire his ability to know when to quit. Even tho he wasnt done , had to be hard to know, you gave it all and now here you are.
I'm telling you I love both bands to death have been there since the start of both their careers and this is one of those rare instances where the cover out does the original that's correct Stipe over Bono :-)
Nah
I think this is One's best version ever.
Wonderful version!