For my life long friend and Brother- In- Arms Gene Webb, 101st Airborne. I remember when the VA told you they had never seen anyone with as much Agent Orange in their body and still be alive. Two Purple Hearts, a Silver Star and Presidential Citation. You've been gone almost five years but I think of you daily. Two tours in Nam. Damn I miss you. RIP Brother.

The guitar riff for this song is absolutely class in a glass. The bass is choice too. Such an underrated band in the grand history of rock and roll

This song still kicks ass 30 years later -- ferocious.

I miss the 1980s everyday. The late 80s were when I started to grow up musically and R.E.M were the impetus that brought me to where I am today.

Agent orange (aka orange crush) was an herbicide used during veitnam and the maylayan emergency as a defoliant and crop killer to reduce the food and cover for guerilla fighters. The batches were contaminated however because of the high-heat method of making it, which resulted in a highly toxic chemical mixture which caused numerous defects in Vietnam vets and their children. The former us airbases are still contaminated nearly 3 times the lethal limit for exposure.

Probably REM's best song

Mike Mills and Michael Stipe on backing vocals is one of the most sublime things in music history

No matter how loud you play it, still not loud enough.

Guitarist may be one of the most underrated musicians ever. He comes up with countless cool as riffs.

One of the greatest songs ever written.

REM stands for really excellent music 🎶

Yes. This is a great song 🎵. Bands like REM are missed

an undeniable band.

As if Peter Buck's incredible tone isn't enough, Stipe and Mill's amazing harmonies make this an all-time classic.

Brilliant video, brilliant lyrics, brilliant vocals, brilliant band

I was up watching Morning Joe this morning. I haven't heard this song in decades. I immediately looked for my phone to download to my playlist. This takes me back to my high school days. When we were in a good space 👈🏾👈🏾

Shopping list: Spine ✓ Orange crush ✓

This song has a new meaning to me since my dad got Parkinson's disease while serving with the Marine's in Vietnam. Agent Orange caused his Parkinson's along with many other Vietnam vets. Thanks for exposing this through your art and video.

The way Michael says "Orange" never fails to give me chills, I adore this song.

Tragically Hip will always be Canada's REM

This song is so good and people can relate to the meaning of the is song. My grandpa was in the Vietnam War back then and was surrounded by Agent Orange. Sadly, he had a reaction to it and got a severe heart attack. But the miraculous thing that happened is that he survived it. He passed away about 1 time in the ambulance, and 2 times at the hospital but got saved by the doctors. He is still here today and is better than ever. Thank you for the first responders and doctors who kept him alive, and RIP to the people who has passed away due to Agent Orange.

Mike mills bass playing on this song is awesome 👍

this song almost gives me chills it sounds so good.

I'd like to dedicate this song to my friend Steve, a Vietnam vet who served 3 tours of duty.

I've had my fun and now it's time to show my conscience overseas. Thank you Michael Stipe and everyone from REM. I love you😔

Lost my Dad to Agent Orange and got a denied tourt-claim response from the Department of Veteran Affairs. He had over 1,500 flight missions and 42 air medals (equivalent to 42 bronze stars), then six months later my little brother passed (and this was in his CD collection from the late 90’s). God bless John & Jeffery 🫡

An incredibly thought provoking song from the most thought provoking band ever. REM please come back.

To all the Vietnam Vets.... Thank You so much for what you sacrificed. I can only imagine what you had to go through...

This song is so deep. A dead soldier that can be interpreted digging his own grave hence the one tag not two, the agent orange reference, just so damn deep

This song has a distinctive Aussie pub rock vibe of the 80s/ early 90s a la, Midnight Oil, INXS, Hunters & Collectors, Australian Crawl, etc.. daringly earnest and political, but not overbearingly preachy or the vacuous millennial political gesturing. It's unpretentious and truly authentic blue collar, working class realism.

My uncle was all ruined from Agent Orange exposure. Top to bottom. He lived into his 70s, but suffered mightily for it. The government's willingness to experiment on its own citizenry continues to this day.

I think part of the genius of Micheal Stipe is the way he puts words together in his songs..like Bob Dylan most of his lyrics are poetry set to music. Everyone is familiar with ' serve your country overseas'.....but "serve your conscience overseas' is similiar yet profoundly different enough to capture the imagination long after the song has ended. He has dozens of lines, maybe hundreds like that throughout his songwriting career.

Follow me, don't follow me I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush Collar me, don't collar me I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush We are agents of the free I've had my fun and now its time to Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me) Coming in fast, over me OOh (x2) Follow me, don't follow me I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush Collar me, don't collar me I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush We are agents of the free I've had my fun and now its time to Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me) Coming in fast, over me High on the roof Thin the blood Another one came on the waves tonight Comin' in, you're home We'd circle and we'd circle and we'd circle to stop and consider and Centered on the pavement Stacked up all the trucks jacked up and Our wheels in slush and orange crush in pocket and all this here county Hell any county it's just like heaven here and I was remembering and I Was just in a different county and all then this whirlybird that I Headed for I had my goggles pulled off I knew it all I knew every back Road and every truck stop Follow me, don't follow me I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush Collar me, don't collar me I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush We are agents of the free I've had my fun and now its time to Serve your conscience overseas (over me, not over me) Coming in fast, over me High on the roof Thin the blood Another one came on the waves tonight Comin' in, you're home High on the roof Thin the blood Another one came on the waves tonight Comin' in, you're home

Orange Crush is a better song than Losing my Religion - come at me bro, lol

Man I miss these days. I remember being a kid when this came out and I still love it just as much

Can’t listen to this without thinking of my uncle John. He died two years ago. I didn’t find out until months after his death that he was being treated for exposure to Agent Orange. At least he lived a long life until cancer caught up with him. Too many of our young men didn’t get that chance. RIP Uncle John. I didn’t know him well enough while he lived. He loved traveling to Italy and Shelter Island. Worked a long time for NBC in Manhattan. How can you grieve someone you hardly knew?

The best REM song, as far as I'm concerned. That bass line and guitar tone set it up perfectly. And such great use of the backing vocals.

He owns half of Ga he bought old buildings to preserve his hometown ❤❤❤ smart man ❤

Bills, drums sound so punchy and big. The driving force of this song....well done and great snare choice!!!!!

MASTERPIECE, ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!!!

Respect to my brother D. I watched my brother take care of his father (Vietnam vet) while watching a man, his father, comparable to atlas, deteriorate into a shell of the former man he was. My brother, I love you and pops more than you know. My heart and shoulder will always be here for you brother. Damn agent orange and "The Machine" straight to fucking hell.

Me: (listening to this song as a kid) "REM did a song about a soft drink? That's awesome!" Me: (listening to this song now) "Now I understand the meaning of this song."

The first time I heard this song on wbab 102.3 in long island,it was middle of the night,me and my old friend Billy was cruising west on I-495 in his gold '76 camaro,we stayed out all night long,we were still in high school,what great memories it was,may you rip Billy 1972-2018

thank you REM for over 30 years of incredible music....you are in a class by yourselves.....

In every person there is a child softly screaming

Agent Orange was the product of Monsanto. In the 1960s and 1970s, Monsanto was a producer of Agent Orange for United States Armed Forces operations in Vietnam. And they were sued later but still are in business. They make products like RoundUp, PCBs and Dicamba and were sued in 2020. Bayer (the company that now owns them) agreed to pay numerous settlements in lawsuits involving Monsanto products

Always loved the bass in this. It's a great song regardless, but for me the bass was always 👌

Probably one of the best bands ever!

My favorite by REM. Terrific song from the late '80s.

God the 80’s were amazing!

My 2 favorite REM songs - Orange Crush 🧡🍊 and The One I Love 💕💕💕

This is the best REM song. They have produced many wonderful compositions, but they never managed to surpass Orange Crush. An all time classic that will live to the ages.

Oh, man. I was 11 when this song came out, sharing a bedroom with my brother. So nostaligic!

This song is still strong in 2019!

It was up in the mud. It was in the food. It was in the water. It was in the air. Thanks a lot Agent Orange. Like so many other things, its victims were long ignored, ridiculed, erased, marginalized by powerful forces with deep pocketbooks and zero accountability.

I first heard this on local radio in the middle of the night in the lambing shed when they were new . I went right out and bought it . The best song they ever put out .

Gill Wilfong my third cousin was in a chopper that was shot down in Vietnam. I would like to dedicate this to his memory even though I never got to meet him. He is a forgotten American hero.

I love the guitar in this song.

When i was a kid I thought this song was about orange crush soda lololol. I forgot how great REM was!!

I was born in 1965 and love rem ❤this song like all there songs is brilliant

I'm pretty sure this was one of the songs that really inspired Kurt Cobain. And you can see why, dark as hell but lovely melodies. That lovely juxtaposition that is stamped all over Nirvanas sound.

As the granddaughter of a special forces green beret Vietnam vet... I do not have my spine, intact anyway. He was sprayed directly, and didn't admit this until 2 years ago. I'm dying from napalm. This song has been one of my favorites since I was 5 years old.

Miami Orange Juice 🍊 Thanks R.E.M. Who needs lemmings when you've got orange Crush

My favorite REM song/Orange crush🤘🤘🤘🤘

This song is still strong in 2019! RIP to soldiers who were victim to agent orange

Gotta say, currently serving, but over here in Vietnam at the moment actually doing remain recovery. Truly humbling. Till they all come home.

.WHAT A MASTERPIECES OF THE SONG OF REM BAND!!!

This video is so well done artistically and conveys just as much unspoken but yet seemingly loud messages and emotions as the music.

Orange crush, misunderstood by many. Go and research agent orange and be horrified

Jonny Greenwood took some cues here from Peter Buck's sharp guitar scratches, for Radiohead's "Creep"

Loved this era of REM. Saw them on tour for this album & they ROCKED TF out. Amazing show in Portland, OR back in the day.

I just played this in car on way to vacation. Our 20something year old is blown away

My uncle was a Vietnam Vet, I turned him on to this song.He loved i!! Thanks for your service,Unc!

REM playlist on heavy rotate : 1) Orange Crush 2) Crush w/ Eyeliner 3) The One I Love

How could I have forgotten about this masterpiece

Now is a classic

I fell in love with this song and R.E.M in general once I first sang it on Rockband. Legit I felt like I poured my heart into that 100% Medium first performance I felt like crying a bit the song was so touching. ;u;

For such a catchy, upbeat song, the assumed meaning of the lyrics are very dark and morbid. MASTERPIECE, ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!!!

Combat medic, army brat- I was aware of what was in store for me. Don't cry for me, It was all done before. We didn't expect to live forever, we just wanted to make a difference.

I always liked REM videos - since my teens years. They were so different from the others 80's and 90's bands.

A GREAT SONG OF AGENT ORANGE!!

That guitar riff 🔥

One of the most underrated bands of all time. I love nat

I was a huge fan of REM before they became popular. When they were still college radio, they were geniuses. This song, along with "Green Grow the Rushes" and anything off Murmur (despite their kindred spirit band, XTC, sending them up with Mummer) were all genius. I have played in mostly crappy but well-intentioned bands for most of my life. If we had achieved, not the commercial success, but just the cultural resonance of one of REM's early, awesome songs, we would have felt like kings, even if we still had to live like starving, frightened peasants...like everyone else.

Miami, Florida--April 1989--I was there for their "Green" concert tour

absolute masterpiece album

As a kid in the 80s and 90s I knew REM was good, I liked REM, I didn’t understand the lyrics to a lot of their songs. I think that’s why some bands (not REM) waned in popularity as quickly as they rose to popularity. We were just kids listening to songs written by people older than us and had no clue the depth and breadth of the lyrics in the music. The older I get the more I love and miss that point in my life.

Probably REM's best song This song is still strong in 2019!

I have loved REM from the very start, but for some reason over the past year or so this song has just taken on a new meaning and SOARED to being my favorite REM track. Holy cow!!

War, childhood, secrets, summer of 89... best REM video for me

Sounds like a midnight oil song to me, and that's a compliment

I was 11 when this came out. I remember it getting MTV Music Awards and tons of recognition, and being just completely bowled over by this song that was so different from everything else being played. Since then they have been my favorite band. I remember them playing this live on the Monster tour and it was SO intense. I love it. I can't believe they don't play this on the radio anymore.

I didn't actually give much about this song, until I finally heard it live... one of the most _impressive_ lectures of how _some_ songs are just *meant* to be played and heard live only... it just doesn't work without the live-megaphone!

I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush!!!

The first 10 seconds of Radio Free Europe that I heard in 1986 totally changed the tajectory of my life. I went to a schol founded in 1708 on a scholarship and could'nt give a fuck about anyting but music after that moment. Fast forward to me being 22 and I was signed to EMI for 5 years. No band has ever mean't more to me, although a few have come very close, than REM.

Found this from Rock Band. Love this song. It’s amazing. The harmonies in “follow me don’t follow me,” “collar me don’t collar me,” “we are agents of the free,” and “over me not over me,” the chill, quick guitar solo, the overall enjoyable experience that is listening to this song, it all adds up.

That guitar is heavenly

This song starts the ssme as it finishes with the drum beat by the brilliant Bill Berry,long live REM.

A REM song that beyond it's time

Powerful lyrics " I've had my fun and now it's time to serve Your conscience overseas " Sadly a bit too close to home Like everyone a work in progress But grateful for REM's honesty Please take very good care of Yourselves Live every minute as it maybe Your last Kind Regards from Ollie from Australia