REM - Harborcoat [Live-1985]

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  • They crowded up to Lenin with their noses worn off
    A handshake is worthy if it's all that you've got
    Metal shivs on wood push through our back
    There's a splinter in your eye and it reads "REACT"
    They shifted the statues for harboring ghosts
    Reddened their necks, collared their clothes
    Then we danced the dance till the menace got out
    She gathered the corners and called it her gown
    Please find my harborcoat, can't go outside without it
    Find my harborcoat, can't go outside without it
    They crowded up to Lenin with their noses worn off
    A handshake is worthy if it's all that you've got
    Metal shivs on wood push through our back
    There's a splinter in your eye and it reads "REACT", R-E-A-C-T
    They shifted the statues for harboring ghosts
    Reddened their necks, collared their clothes
    Then we danced the dance till the menace got out
    She gathered the corners and called it her gown
    She said

ความคิดเห็น • 131

  • @Ben_Mdws
    @Ben_Mdws 6 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Every band needs a Mike Mills on bass.

    • @imterpsfan2
      @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I agree, he's awesome.

    • @alpostlewaite5564
      @alpostlewaite5564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Best comment on a REM song I've seen. One of the most underrated rhythm sections of the time. W/out Berry & Mills REM wouldn't have been the same.

    • @markkickmark
      @markkickmark ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Berry was a freak!

    • @bryansimpson3149
      @bryansimpson3149 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not to mention his backing vocals, secret weapon of the greatest American band

  • @TheDizzyrizzy
    @TheDizzyrizzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Harborcoat. This song - for me - this IS R.E.M. The IRS stuff just untouchable.

    • @slowri0t770
      @slowri0t770 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed but I think people undersell how good they remained afterwards. Even their much later stuff is amazing. Pound for pound the best American band ever.

  • @robertk2007
    @robertk2007 8 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    R.E.M. was so ground breaking that Stipe didnt know how to dance to his own music

    • @YazGuitarChannel
      @YazGuitarChannel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      No, that's how I danced to REM, too. We fans of New Wave loved the very country-sounding REM, and we danced to REM the same way we'd dance to Echo and the Bunnymen or Depeche Mode. I guess the artsy marketing really worked, and opened up a whole new world of underground Americana to us.

    • @picardmadeoff1068
      @picardmadeoff1068 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This was Stipe imitating SNL's Sprockets on acid...truly groundbreaking and we Stipites or REMheads emulated his every move back in the 80s. What is more amazing is Sprockets didn't debut on SNL until '89...oh so forward!

    • @nome5123
      @nome5123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@picardmadeoff1068 I thought you were talking about Toad the Wet Sprocket

    • @InParticularNobody
      @InParticularNobody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@YazGuitarChannel as a direct result, not one of us had girlfriends though :).

    • @joycehall4866
      @joycehall4866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wiggle that ass Michael!!
      He's fucking Awesome

  • @slotstikskimboards1
    @slotstikskimboards1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    It would be very difficult to overstate how great this performance is...

    • @Ike_C
      @Ike_C 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed.

    • @jkrycz
      @jkrycz ปีที่แล้ว

      Try

    • @MrKrasean
      @MrKrasean 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      correct

  • @snowyparker1462
    @snowyparker1462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    My favorite era of R.E.M.

  • @IRatherBeDeadThanRed
    @IRatherBeDeadThanRed 6 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Best guitarist in my current opinion is Peter Buck and Johnny Marr their styles are so unique and irreplaceable!!

    • @imterpsfan2
      @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Two very underrated guitarists for sure.

    • @thechroniccinephile
      @thechroniccinephile 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Them two and bob stinson from the replacements formed the foundation of alternative guitar rock

    • @chrisstory1970
      @chrisstory1970 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bob Mould also

    • @letsplaysmr8621
      @letsplaysmr8621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      and Robert Buck from 10,000 Maniacs

    • @mateuszminsky5619
      @mateuszminsky5619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's all in the arpeggio. They play arpeggios.

  • @dynjarren7523
    @dynjarren7523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Peter Buck is great! How the hell does he play all that and still run around the stage like that? Amazing player! And I forgot how Stipe used to dance.

    • @erikhendrickson59
      @erikhendrickson59 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He nails those arpeggios while flailing around like a mania lol makes it looks so easy~

  • @Luschan
    @Luschan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The best REM record, imo. A hair better than Murmur. No bad songs or filler on either albums, good from beginning to end.

    • @6828Lu
      @6828Lu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reckoning rocks just a little bit harder, which makes it my favorite of the two.

    • @alexbaker7517
      @alexbaker7517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are a couple of fillers letter never sent, time after time. The best is the best but overall murmur is stronger

    • @Luschan
      @Luschan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Alexander Tijerina (student) Fables is really great too. Very underrated.

    • @j.r.a.f.t.m.
      @j.r.a.f.t.m. ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alexbaker7517 letter Never sent is in my top 10 songs by them 🤣🤣

    • @fergieinva
      @fergieinva ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@6828Lu I agree!

  • @Mjollnir1234
    @Mjollnir1234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This is so vital; it's like watching early Who.

    • @nome5123
      @nome5123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They are our Who. Was thinking the same.

  • @scottwelch987
    @scottwelch987 10 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    They were redefining pop through college radio. Like it or not...it saved mainstream music. Like it or not...1,000 bands formed on this sound coming out of Athens, GA. REM

    • @Zepster77
      @Zepster77 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well said Scott.

    • @nome5123
      @nome5123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saved the hell out me from listening to John Cougar.

  • @derfunkhaus
    @derfunkhaus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    One thing drummers have going for them is that, decades later, they don't have any embarrassing stage moves to live down. Well, mostly.

  • @lancelasalle2849
    @lancelasalle2849 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Goddamn, they were so, so, so good.

  • @imterpsfan2
    @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I actually like this version better than the studio version, and that's saying a lot!

    • @6828Lu
      @6828Lu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes and no ... The guitar overdubs crashing in the last chorus of the studio version to this day make the hairs on my arms stand up.

  • @drago6769
    @drago6769 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Replacements made the song Lay it Down Clown about Peter Buck's twitchy dancing and because he always had speed and the Mats would say "if you got that shit, then lay it down clown"

  • @coffee5736
    @coffee5736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Best REM song imo, an absolute jam!

  • @homealone5087
    @homealone5087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I didn't know Sickboy could sing and move like that.

  • @doloritasvega
    @doloritasvega 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    them dance moves, though

  • @TheMeditationSpaLounge2024
    @TheMeditationSpaLounge2024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I just came by to watch Michael do his twisty dance to this gem of song..hehe..love Harborcoat!💖

  • @DhafinFausta
    @DhafinFausta ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brings smiles and joy to me! R.E.M. at its finest!

  • @jules2713
    @jules2713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love this until the day I die.

  • @itsmeagainjohn3054
    @itsmeagainjohn3054 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is a big reason why I wish I saw R.E.M. live, but I am too young and they broke up :( At least I can enjoy my favorite R.E.M. song live.

    • @chloeccg6404
      @chloeccg6404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep, I’m 15 and won’t ever be able to experience R.E.M. but through a screen and some comments

    • @dinglebop9558
      @dinglebop9558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I recommend you a band called Red Can. Discovered them some time ago and can't wait to what's next

  • @alexandreferreira5378
    @alexandreferreira5378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My favorite band in the history.. Hugs from Brasil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

    • @hpw101
      @hpw101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You have great taste, my friend. What’s your favorite album of theirs? Mine is probably Reckoning.

  • @markkickmark
    @markkickmark ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Early REM was watching a legendary bad starting out already legendary.

  • @soulscanner66
    @soulscanner66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    By the dancing and hair style, it appears Michael was going through a mid-80's Simon LeBon phase.

  • @roadkillsrus
    @roadkillsrus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    REM and B52s were both such joys to watch as well as listen to. Peter Buck was always a party in a box all by himself.

  • @richbowie76
    @richbowie76 หลายเดือนก่อน

    he loved his coat so much that he wrote a song

  • @RichardVallanceMusic
    @RichardVallanceMusic 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man they were on such top form that night, I wish I could have seen it live. Amazing musicianship.

    • @imterpsfan2
      @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Peter Buck was absolutely amazing in this video. Definitely on his A game that night.

  • @DCB728
    @DCB728 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dog gone it folks, this is one mighty fine band right here.

  • @ericacarradus9152
    @ericacarradus9152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I first heard them on the Tube (channel 4 tv show) back in 1982 playing Radio Free Europe live and they blew me away.

  • @trialsanderrors2707
    @trialsanderrors2707 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So easy to forget how much of a new wave band R.E.M. used to be in their younger years...

  • @joycehall4866
    @joycehall4866 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Then we danced the dance 😊

  • @ken4819
    @ken4819 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Pure genius! Awesome!

    • @LOVEDAVEGAHAN
      @LOVEDAVEGAHAN 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. Love them to bits!

  • @markbohs1924
    @markbohs1924 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I saw this tour at the Tower Theater in Philly. I was upfront....that was my favorite show of ALL TIME.

  • @jexsmx6608
    @jexsmx6608 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    irs years for rem were THE best. this gig was in germany shortly after release of "fables." was living in augsburg at the time but i had to work a night shift but a friend was able to go -- he bugged me about it for months afterward.

  • @RemarkableLoser
    @RemarkableLoser 11 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Peter's legs!

  • @alexgreenblatt328
    @alexgreenblatt328 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    REM. Reminds me of why I listen to music these days.

  • @thirdofaman
    @thirdofaman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for uploading.

  • @imterpsfan2
    @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This concert was at Rockpalast, a very famous concert venue in Germany.

    • @mopsvonmiez
      @mopsvonmiez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rockpalast is the TV show's name, not the name of a particular venue or concert hall. This performance took place in Bochum at "Zeche".

  • @Joaocarlos-po3vj
    @Joaocarlos-po3vj หลายเดือนก่อน

    Isso é perfeito demais!

  • @davidedwards2433
    @davidedwards2433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This takes me back to my days in high school. They were incredible. I'm glad to have been a kid and rocked out to this.

  • @jgr66
    @jgr66 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Then we danced the dance till the menace got out"
    >> Its actually.. "Then we ditched the books with the middle's cut out".. see Olympia Dublin version 2007

  • @Pointblankmos
    @Pointblankmos 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Michael Stipe is dancing like Morrissey here. Hard not to.

  • @YazGuitarChannel
    @YazGuitarChannel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man, I'm not gay, but young Michael Stipe was beautiful.

  • @MariaPratiwiU2
    @MariaPratiwiU2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    wow.. I never know Michael dyed his hair blonde!

    • @imterpsfan2
      @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Going through an Ellen DeGeneres phase ;)

    • @dianebluegreen
      @dianebluegreen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      if i remember correctly,he colored it with mustard!

  • @acercade439
    @acercade439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sois todos tan geniales ,contagiosos para esa voz y música😍🤩💖💖

  • @drstevie
    @drstevie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So GOOD.

  • @dewaarista91
    @dewaarista91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Peter Buck is Jimmy Page of jangle pop version

  • @Joaocarlos-po3vj
    @Joaocarlos-po3vj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow

  • @susanne23nelson
    @susanne23nelson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow!! Incredible!!

  • @brendonla
    @brendonla 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This gets a like for including the lyrics.

  • @joedecker3900
    @joedecker3900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want Mike’s Guild Bass!

  • @mauriziobacile3882
    @mauriziobacile3882 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bellissima

  • @jkrycz
    @jkrycz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These Germans will enjoy anythjing.

  • @acecombat2shill
    @acecombat2shill ปีที่แล้ว

    theyre performing this at like 1,1x speed

  • @ashleymonday298
    @ashleymonday298 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Michael moves like he discovered the MDMA before it was cool.

  • @SexualHarasser
    @SexualHarasser 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

  • @beachkidboy
    @beachkidboy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So sad after these first few years what they became.

    • @johndotcue
      @johndotcue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What you mean? They were still great from 85 to like maybe 1994? Or whenever Monster came out...

    • @joshuawilliams124
      @joshuawilliams124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      REM stayed a great band. You just got old and boring.

    • @williambullock4077
      @williambullock4077 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      totally disagree, awesome up to Adventures in Hi-FI for sure.

  • @andrewbriggs5066
    @andrewbriggs5066 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Anyone know what MM is singing in his backing vocals?

  • @dommccaffry3802
    @dommccaffry3802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At that time the coolest greatest band on earth. Later on, not so much

  • @reillylab1728
    @reillylab1728 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    But what is Mike Mills singing????

    • @LOVEDAVEGAHAN
      @LOVEDAVEGAHAN 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Reilly Lab Backing vocals obviously. His and Michael's voices blend beautifully together.

    • @hypermorphism
      @hypermorphism 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reilly Lab It varies from one performance to another. However, the album lyrics are most likely this particular collection, which I gathered from an interview on the many different background vocals they used: lyrics.wikia.com/R.E.M.:Harborcoat?diff=11865779&oldid=11044479

    • @hypermorphism
      @hypermorphism 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reilly Lab There are a lot of misheard lyrics, especially from the earlier albums, that get copied and pasted around a lot. The "menace" lyric is a real lyric, but it is not the lyric on the album version, which is the "middles" lyric, as mentioned in the interview. A lot of this is lost, but here is one sample: webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cFs0v4hrQQgJ:forum.murmurs.com/topic/117605-my-interview-with-mike-mills/+&cd=6&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

    • @LOVEDAVEGAHAN
      @LOVEDAVEGAHAN 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ronald Lett Thanks for these links Ronald, very interesting.

    • @DeadLetter
      @DeadLetter 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ronald Lett that link is broken, but the lyrics on the wiki don't sound like what Mike Mills is signing here. Would love to read what was at the link you provided.

  • @kevinwillems8720
    @kevinwillems8720 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is bisexual culture

  • @karisyanuaria4756
    @karisyanuaria4756 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the meaning of the song?

    • @imterpsfan2
      @imterpsfan2 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's supposedly about Anne Frank.

  • @giulionoccesi5739
    @giulionoccesi5739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The smiths 2

    • @MrStraccaletto
      @MrStraccaletto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      E si qualche eco degli Smiths c'è ma frullato con The Who e tanta altra roba tanto che alla fine i REM erano davvero un gruppo a parte, molto particolari e personali.

    • @giulionoccesi5739
      @giulionoccesi5739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrStraccaletto spaccavano, solo che quando c'è una rickenbacker e un cantante che balla in quel modo l'associazione è inevitabile

    • @MrStraccaletto
      @MrStraccaletto 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@giulionoccesi5739 eh eh effettivamente si che poi gli Smiths ancora stavano in giro nel 1985 👍

  • @joeyjoejoe3011
    @joeyjoejoe3011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    capitol theatre version is better, mills mic is too loud

  • @karisyanuaria4756
    @karisyanuaria4756 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are they on? Weeds? Haha