R.E.M. - We All Go Back To Where We Belong, John, 2011

© 2011 WMG
Director: Michael Stipe
co-director: Dominic DeJoseph
Length: 3:38

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[ATrackCalled]

This song was, for my part, the soundtrack of my mom's final days and her passing, last week, Wednesday. Not sure if it made everything easier or even more difficult - its simple, heartfelt lyrics, the bittersweet melody and Michael's devastatingly beautiful singing. I just know that i can't listen to it all the way through without starting to cry.
"..i'll write our story in my mind.."...RIP mom.

[petgabor]

So sad to hear this band go. Beautiful beautiful song, great humans beings. Never fade, R.E.M.

[AvniBuyukozer]

His face is the perfect representation of the sentiment of the song. Cover the right half of his face and you'll se him astonished or even shocked sometimes. Cover the left half and he's subdued in an accepting the inevitable kind of way. He's human.

[PDEVIL]

The brighter side of his face represents his youth, his feeling of being still young inside, while his darker side represents his oldness, his whole life! this song make you love everything!!!

[ATrackCalled]

When i see and hear something like this, I miss them even more. Utter perfection.

[Settembre]

ma... è la canzone più bella del mondo <3<3

[vncvenus]

I see John's fond memories in the shine of his eyes. In the lines of his smile.

[mattmyers]

These videos are probably the most honest things R.E.M. have had a director do with one of their songs since Everybody Hurts. It's pure genius to get an R.E.M. fan, let alone probably two celebrity friends of the band fans be in the video and seeing the turn of emotion on their faces close up. It is the mirror of what R.E.M.'s songs mean to us reflected back at the band for them to see the beautiful power these songs have over us! A beautiful and fitting end to the band we all love so much. You four are as human and real as the people who love your music! Bless you!

[MrMARIOTORO]

Io appartengo ad una di quelle generazioni che con le loro canzoni ci sono cresciute, un bello, bellissimo modo questo per salutarci.

[MichaelSundCSB]

This is so beautiful. I love both versions. Dammit, they disbanded a few months after I had started listening to them. :( I want more

[jbsamakis]

What a great song to leave us for the memories, as they say

[TheLordHodne]

I can't believe nobody has ever done this before.. Brilliant way to attach the listener, by making it simple and beautiful.

[GrinNBarrett]

Lord, oh mighty. You've got to punch right on target!!! Love ya Michael hope you live a full and happy life filled with the joy, comfort, and beauty you have give us. That's a shout out to the entire rem band as well.
Krazy Kat

[torikali]

John Giorno, you're poetry is a blessing to the world.

[Norwegianvideos]

I wonder what's going through his mind when he smiles, some good memories must have been brought back when he hears the song. Thank you R.E.M.

[matthewstetson]

Fascinating. He's so locked into the lyric, but at 1:35 John's taken by the arrangement. He does like the arrangement. Love the innocence expressed by John Giorno. A little boy listens.

If the camera was on me, I'm reminded of Thomas Hulce as Mozart reading King Joseph's short piece for piano, making a comment I'm paraphrasing now, its all the same after here... Stipe could have written another verse but he does a very expressive low tempered gurgle at 3:08 to keep up interest. This a very good tune and a fine example of REM2.

Big, big, big fan of the band as a four piece, always had a soft spot for them after Bill left. Loved Accelerate and Collapse has some very good songs. All good things come to an end and we still have the recordings. Good luck to the principals.

[Mr.dinoShorts]

I love this!!! From 3:22 on its more than amazing!!!

[mervelerdenbiri]

I dreamed what you were offering
Imagine lying next to me
Your shirt and your reputation tossed
I will write our story in my mind
Write about our dreams and triumphs
This might be my "innocence lost"
I can taste the ocean on your skin
That is where it all began
I dreamed that we were elephants
Out of sight, clouds of dust
And woke up thinking we were free

Oh oh oh

[Chorus]
I can taste the ocean on your skin
That is where it all began
We all go back to where we belong
We all go back to where we belong
Is this really what you want?
Is this really what you want?
I can taste the ocean on your skin
That is where it all began
We all go back to where we belong
We all go back to where we belong
Is this really what you want?
Is this really what you want?

[PDEVIL]

1:52 the best smile i have ever seen <3 <3

[Cerealgrl]

Michael did an amazing job on this Andy Warhol style film. I felt so many emotions.