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REM originally did this song for distraught teens and the rise in teenage suicide. They said they never imagined the amount of people of all ages and backgrounds that told them this song has saved their lives. His voice is so haunting in this song, yet it has a message of unity and hope at the same time. It came out in 1992.

this is one of those songs everyone can relate to at some point in life

I first heard this song when is was released in 1992. My father died, drowning in his own blood, in front of me on the kitchen floor, 16 days after in my 18th birthday, in 1992. That song helped me survive that year. And ever since, each and every time I hear it, I burst in tears. It hits SO deep, SO true, for EVERYONE, ever, all over the world. Take comfort in your friends, indeed ... without my friends in that 1992 year, I would have thrown up my hand and let go of life.

People need to know that everyone is a fighting a battle no one knows about.

Thankyou for reacting to my suggestion....as a loner with severe trust issues (I only let people so close) i found myself trying to understand if it's me or is everyboyne just as troubled in many different ways and when this song came out i found my answer.....30 years later in my 50's i'm still a loner but i'm not alone....not every song about mental health is a cryer and i got another one for you......Coldplay - Fix You.......another beautiful song

This song always gives me chills. It means different thing to different people. But I think everyone can relate somehow.

I've heard this song hundreds and hundreds of times, yet I never saw the music video before. It's fun to see how the video adds to the song. Thank you, Amanda, for the work you're doing.

I had actually thought the same thing- this song is right up your alley and in the spirit of the channel. Glad you quickly picked up on how the captions went from the lyrics to all the thoughts all the people were having. I still remember the first time I saw this video, because I had that same reaction to the big moment: suddenly he opens his mouth to sing the words, and then everybody (who hurts) gets out of their cars at the same time. And all of them just go walking away together. I think it’s a metaphor to reinforce the message of the song- everybody, every one of us, we’re hurting in some way, but at the same time there’s a real unity to that.

This is one of the few songs I can honestly say has saved my life. On more than one occasion, it provides catharsis, that release can be important...

I remember this track really well !!! They was asked about what made them write this song and they said at the time that it was written to highlight the teenage suicides that was a concern due to the scale of young suicides that was happening in the uk at that time…

This is the one song I hoped that you would react to and you did not disappoint. R.E.M. are my favorite band and this song has helped me a few times. I absolutely loved your take on this song and it's themes. Thank You so much for doing this video!

Good evening Amanda, thanks being here, always great to see your smile :)

Gets me in the feels , perfect example of self awareness, when people reach that desperation it’s a hope and hold on

I really love what you are doing here and I had actually forgotten about this song and I think that it was really good then and now. And I really love that you are doing better and I hope that you continue to do better. And I really appreciate what you are doing here and I really appreciate it and I really do appreciate what you are doing for all of us and I really hope that you will be continuing to do great work here for all of us.

I listened to this all the time during my marriage breakdown in the mid 90s. Friends asked me why I listened to this depressing song. I told them "NO", listen to the lyrics and you will know. I regularly play it when I'm a bit down.

what struck me the most was the helicopter new reporter at the end,300 to 400 people,was the average number of people in america that took there lives every day in the year before the song came out,the numbers droped dramatically in the following year

R.E.M is a criminally underrated and underappreciated band. So so so many amazing tunes and Micheal Stipes voice is like gold. ps. This is coming for a metalhead since I was like 11.

Watching this at 4am. Night is my personal time when there are no distractions, I can work or do whatever else I want.

I couldn’t listen to this song for about 10 years, as soon as it came on the radio I had to change the station. It took me till my middle age to be able to listen to it without bursting into tears and I still don’t know why.

❤🎉 Happy and healthy new year Amanda your channel is helping so much thanks

This song is a timeless classic and the music video is one of the best I know! :)

“Hope is like the sun. If you only believe in it when you see it, you'll never make it through the night” Keep repeating in your mind. You all.

Lovely to see you back young lady!

This song hits me so hard and I always end up in tears. Such a beautiful but heartbreaking song...

I love your channel so much. Thank you. 💚

Such a sad,heartbreaking song.Great reaction

Your reaction made me cry.

Thank you for reminding me about this song. My wife passed away 3 months ago (we've been together for 26 years) and it hurts every day. The nights are the worst.

Amanda. You are a strong human being. From the pits of Hell to back. I see You as an inspiration, when I am down.

I still remember in high school, we were doing a workshop about save driving and we ended up watching a video featuring driving accidents, victims, their families, and this song played through the whole video. Everyone in that auditorium was crying that afternoon, myself included. There's mainly two songs that always make me break down and cry whenever I hear them. One of them is this one, and the other is "Monsters" by James Blunt. Highly recommend that one if you haven't listened to it yet.

Hopefully you are still reading comments on thus video, i can only imagine how hard it is to keep up with everything doing a channel, but your commentary on this song about reminding us we are not alone reminded me of a song that literally saved my life. This first time i heard it i was on my way to a secluded place to end my life, and hearing this song stopped me, reminded me of all the things i should hang on for, i should live for, a d that i was not alone in it. The song is "Swim" by Jack's Mannequin. There is qn official video for it too. Its a song that means a lot to me, and i hope it can mean a lot to many people. Hopefully it can help someone like it helped me.

beautiful - thank you

There are so many barriers to the real truth about us, but somehow we know it all, separately, between us. I just want to thank you

Happiness is an emotional state. Joy is an eternal state.

Thank you Amanda

I honestly never knew what people with depression had to deal with until i was extremely depressed about a situation i couldn't control after that i thought to myself if anyone has to deal with this a lot its so sad

I think the night is the loneliest time as many of us go home to our empty place, our empty lives. At least during the day, we are surrounded by people.

I feel like this now. Depressed and lonely since my wife died last year at age 60. We were married for 40 years being lonely is a terrible way to live. This song gives me just a little hope to keep going.

R.E.M. Were massively underrated by a great many people This is probably their biggest hit, and it really resonates with everyone who listens to it. The album "Automatic for the people" was a constant in my CD player back in the day. This track was the 4th on that album, and it was huge

This song kills me every time I listen to it….just hits a nerve that never healed.

☺️ Your smile is infectious! 🖖🏿🥰🐰

Glorious, glorious album.

Don't miss out on Puddles version of this song. Peace/JT

"The night is always lonelier" - it's the opposite for me, strangely. I'm mostly nocturnal, and I have trouble being reliably active in daytime. When I do go outside in daylight, everything feels too bright. And the people who are out in the day never feel like they're really "there" to me. Almost everyone who's out during the day is in a constant process of trying to be somewhere else, while people who are out at night are often wandering but happy to be where they are, or are already somewhere they want to be, and planning to stay there a while. Being out at night feels comforting and safe for me, in contrast to most people finding it lonely and empty and often scary.

Such great images and metaphors. (Bizarre ending, though) This song is such a beautiful and sublime look at pain. It lets people understand that they are not alone. It helps us feel our strength. Now I have to see if you have viewed that amazing REM video 'Losing My Religion'. I have strong feelings as to the meaning, but would love to hear your thoughts on that powerful song.

Seeing the honesty of your channel in addressing the important subject of mental health, I am amazed you do not have Peter Gabriel's video "Don't Give Up" with Kate Bush. Genesis also has some very interesting music and lyrics that touch on much of what you are aiming towards. Check them out, please. (Peter Gabriel came from Genesis, then Phil Collins took over). Phil Collins also has some very meaningful music. I have not checked for these next two bands, but assume you have reviewed (or certainly WILL view) the Cranberries 'Zombie' video and Disturbed's 'Down With the Sickness' (long version). A lot of thematic material in those songs!

Where you were talking about the night. I think some of this is why we created the Vampire myths.

I had never considered that there might not be unique pain. Interesting and I will puzzle over that for a while (discounting the original of course).

This one surprised me. This is in so many movies and TV shows that I didn't expect anyone to be able to react to it.

You're a fascinating woman. Truly enjoy not only your content but your character and message. Please react to the band Allt and their song called Paralized. Cheers.

I'm alive because of this song.

Oh and Tub Thumping by Chumbawumba! You'd love Tub Thumping by Chumbawumba

I remember University at UGA and going to the Georgia theater. If the cover was $7 it was a major band prepping for them to go on tour

OMG! Are those the NSYNC dolls? They're collector's items! I so much regret selling mine. Cheers!🥂

Hi Amanda !!! Another great reaction!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 The first things I want to tell you are...Hold!! Do not change!! Keep It up!!!! I tell you this because I am sadly watching many reaction channels disappear on YT, and I hope that your channel stays alive for a long time and that it grows, more, more and more. I have been following you for some time but I have never written to you because: (1) I am quite shy with people I don't know, and (2) I have little time, and (3) muy english smells like a dead ratt inside a dead cat. I would like to make you a recommendation, if you allow me... In many of your videos, I think I remember, you say how much you like the sound of guitars And, in this sense, I think that one of the best songs (probably number one) I can recommend its Stars from Hear n Aid. I'll tell you a little bit: Since you are very young, I want to recommend this song from 1985 (I'm sure that in that year you weren't even a little person project) and maybe you don't know. HEAR N'AID - "STARS" The Hear n' Aid project was metal's response to pop music charities such as Band Aid and USA For Africa; whose organizers had not invited anyone from hard rock/metal (as almost always, very reviled) So the metalheads did it on their own. Hear n' Aid was founded in 1985 by Ronnie James Dio, a long-time contributor to numerous charitable projects over the years. Hear n' Aid didn't get much media coverage and didn't achieve box office sales like Band Aid or USA for Africa, but it generated a respectable amount of revenue. Ronnie James Dio (Dio/Black Sabbath/Rainbow/Elf), Jimmy Bain (Dio/Rainbow) and Vivian Campbell (Dio/Def Leppard) were responsible for writing "Stars", the single originally written that would help generate income for the hunger. In May 1985, Dio gathered more than 40 hard rock/metal musicians from around the world, and they recorded the song "Stars." The following is a list of lead vocals: Ronnie James Dio: from Dio Dave Meniketti: from Y&T (Yesterday & Today) Rob Halford: from Judas Priest Kevin Dubrow: from Quiet Riot Eric Bloom: from Blue Oyster Cult Paul Shortino: from Rough Cutt Geoff Tate: from Queensryche Don Dokken: from Dokken The highlight, for me, is the guitar solo, which consists of 7 chained guitar solos, in turn divided into several parts, but perfectly united so that it almost seems like a single solo. The transitions are perfect. And, although it is quite long, I am sure it will stay in your head. GUITAR SOLOS: - 1st solo in 4 parts: Craig Goldy/Eddie Ojeda/Craig Goldy/Eddie Ojeda (from the bands Giuffria/Twisted Sister) - 2nd solo in 3 parts: Vivian Campbell/Brad Gillis/Vivian Campbell (from the bands Dio/Night Ranger) - 3rd solo in 3 parts: Neal Schon/George Lynch/Neal Schon (from the bands Journey/Dokken) - 4th solo in 3 parts: Yngwie Malmsteen/Vivian Campbell/ Yngwie Malmsteen (from the bands Yngwie Malmsteen/ Dio) - 5th solo in 4 parts: George Lynch/Carlos Cavazo/George Lynch/Carlos Cavazo (from the bands Dokken/Quiet Riot) - 6th solo in 2 parts: Brad Gillis, Craig Goldy (from the bands Night Ranger, Giuffria) - 7th solo: Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (from the band Blue Oyster Cult) Last solo and Outro of this part. All of the melodic guitars (or rhythm guitars) lines were performed by Adrian Smith and Dave Murray (both from Iron Maiden). Bass: Jimmy Bain (from Dio) Drums: Vinny Appice (from Dio) Keyboards: Claude Schnell (from Dio) This song has the great advantage that, by having numerous singers and guitarists, all of them of very high level, it will allow you to decide if any of them deserve to be heard with their respective bands. This is the song that I always recommend to get started in the world of hard rock/metal. REACT OR NOT REACT, THAT IS THE QUESTION.... If you decide to react to this recommendation,...WoW!!! I hope you like it as much as I do. But if you decide not to react, I will understand, cause you must receive thousands of recomendations and not everything can be addressed. And I will continue being a subscriber to your Channel and giving you likes, whatever you decide. It is a recommendation, not an order. There are people who get very angry when their suggestion is not heeded. Your Channel, your rules. No one has to tell you what to do and what not to do. Anyway, if you decide not to react, I highly recommend that you listen to this song in private, just for yourself, because I really think you will like it. Make sure you get a correct link. My favorite is this one below: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtJhaLqbl7Pbhas.htmlsi=rvza6yPHdLXSzyRm ...although the list of lead guitars is divided incorrectly in the video. Trust the list I gave you above because I have an original vinyl and it appears like this (and you can check it by watching the video) CONCLUSION: This song is a "kind of summary" of the hard rock/metal of the first half of the 80s Greetings from Spain! (Wow, if I write to you again I will try to be much shorter, since this looks like the complete works of Shakespeare....)

R.E.M. are so good! This song was everywhere in the 90s. Check out their song "Losing My Religion" if you're keen to hear more of their stuff.

I've heard this song quite a few times, or at least the chorus anyway. Never knew it was by REM though. I highly recommend checking out "The Strong" by Eva Under Fire and Home Free's collab with Mark Wills on his song "Don't Laugh at Me", if you haven't seen them already. They'll both fit very well with your message and content.

The beginning of it all it shows you the different world or mindset everyone is going through. But at the end we get to the same breaking point . You could have been one sale away, one million away,shoot you could have made a mistake at the coffee shop" something that tries to break you and you feel like you're not enough"

Hi Amanda hope you are well. Everybody Hurts is one my fave songs by R.E.M next to Losing My Religion also by R.E.M. 2 other songs you should check out if you haven't already are 1 Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward it reminds me of my girlfriend who died that I told you about before because Autumn/Fall was our fave time of year. One verse in particular in the song makes me think of her the most but they are mainly happy memories. My second suggestion is Return To Innocence by Enigma the lyrics of it are so deep. I also want to say thank you for being the wonderful person you are. I've been through a lot in my life also but I will talk about that another time.

You should do a reaction to Hello by Evanescence. Amy Lee wrote it about the loss of her younger sister when she was a child. Its POV is dealing with the grief as a child and growing up. Its a hauntingly beautiful song.

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Hello dear Amanda, Can you react to JOURNEY "Don't stop believin" live in Houston 1981. Great iconic song and Steve Perry vocals was insane. Thanks 🎉🎉

I tend to like songs that have deep meaningful themes and are generally uplifting and/or hopeful. Songs by my favorite band, Styx, are mostly that way - from hits like "Fooling Yourself" and "Come Sail Away" to others with deep meanings and introspective tones like "Man In The WIlderness" and "Castle Walls". Note: If you do "Come Sail Away" do the original studio version or live from 1996's "Return To Paradise" and NOT the Official MTV video.

I thought you'd like this song Amanda and it would give you plenty of material to discuss.

Yes, the night always echoes ourrare screams and hard cries, and nobody f****** hears. Nobody f****** hears. It's sad that we only have the night to talk to us to tell us what's real

Still would love to see you do a reaction to “to be a man” by Dax great song and certainly is right on the mental health topic. Please!

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You should react and listen to Rich men north of Richmond next if you haven’t heard it already.

Everybody. Sometimes.

I think you should watch the verve, bitter sweet symphony

My oldest son gave me the CD with this song for Christmas. The next year he committed suicide.

I always thought the end of that video was a comment on how many people commit suicide on a given day. If a large number of people got out of their cars and disappeared in a day, it would be news... If that same number of people died from suicide (disappeared) in a day, it isn't news at all...

Amazen reaciton ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Another song well worth a listen is Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel, featuring Kate Bush.

EVERYONE has their "Dark times" in life. It is what we do about it/ how we handle it that matters. I think of this song when I have my melancholy moments. Only what "I" think is what matters; others don't know or may not understand. People are judgmental without full knowledge and those "types," are really the inadequate ones. They see you as weak because you are vulnerable at that moment, but it is truly THEY who are weak and need to feed on your vulnerability. Me: I'm a loner, but not lonely. When I'm down; I pause and take stock. I realize that time is temporal, and realize that the current situation is too, and time will pass it by. LOOK FORWARD: NOT where you are at the moment.

For what it has already cost me to be one, I would never have wanted to be a human being.

I reading of this preventing one suicide and probably more.

love you stay safe

Traffic jam of life..🇦🇺

Here's some song's I'd like to suggest for your channel if you haven't done them already. Sit Down by James Born Of Frustration by James Out To Get You by James. Last Day Of Our Acquaintance by Sinead O'Connor Troy by Sinead O'Connor 8 Good Reasons by Sinead O'Connor and her version of Chiquita. Sing All Our Cares Away by Damien Dempsey Ode To My Family by The Cranberries Motherland by Natalie Merchant! Keep up the good work 👌 Mental Stephen 😆

im just so so damn tierd the only thing keeping me around is my 5 month old son and im afraid im going to be a failure to him.

You have to ask who is responsible for turning the world into a place where people just want to end the pain.

Oh, we can just park and walk on cars now? What is this Atlanta? Oh, actually it's REM so with that traffic it probably is Atlanta...

WHERE’D you go by fort minor next Vid PLEASE AMANDA I BEG OF U

If love to see you react to Suicide by Ren.

I don't listen to my inner voice... he is crazy..😂

This is the reason R.E.M. is one of the greatest bands of all time!💘💘💘

Happiness is not a human right, it's a disillusionment of life itself.

I need a friend Please be my companion I don't want to be Left alone with my sanity

He's the grim reaper

Was expecting more of a emotional reaction from a 'suicide survivor'

Nothing good happens at 2am.

Please please people don't take your own life. So many people do care.

i like your videos but the screen is too small.

Translator required please

She's wrong. We are born alone, we will die alone, and for every second, in between, we live alone

I'll never understand basic human emotions. You talk about everyone hurting at some point, and for me getting over things is so easy, it happened, now you go on. For a lot of people they tend to constantly think about what happened, and it weighs down on them. The problem is never what happened, it is just how often you think about it. Stop thinking about the bad, and move on with life, good or bad. Just move on, don't let anything bring you down. Me talking to someone 1 on 1 is different than just reading my comment here. But you can't just focus on things that have happened. If it was a bad experience, let go of that memory, remember it, but don't let it affect you. This is for every aspect of life, any addiction, if you don't want it, don't do it. If you cannot control your brain to the point to make decisions, I have no solution for you.

..I Love the Night..! I'm alone, T2 paraplegic, but all is ok in the Night! I love being with myself..!

they did this song as as struggle against mental health issues..... they didn't do it to make a pop song.