R.E.M. - Daysleeper (Official HD Music Video)

Now in HD! "Daysleeper" from R.E.M.'s 1998 album, "UP".

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[MrVirtube]

I miss REM so much. There's nobody else like them.

[grahams]

I’m surprised this song doesn’t get more attention as the melody is incredible.

[NicolasMogensen]

Absolutely crazy so many insanely good songs REM had.

[privatepenguin]

The world needs this band back more than ever.

[sbrileytx]

I’ve found myself randomly singing the ‘day slee-per’ hook over the past 27 years. Here’s to REM!

[elbazart]

"I cried the other night,
I can't even say why".

What a line.
The entire cosmic sorrow,
concentrated into a few words.

[deereillymedia]

Just feel sad listening to this. It puts me right back in university and reminds me of much happier times.

[TheMarkcarmichael]

One of their best songs imo. Hugely underrated. Best wishes to all x

[hanzfranz]

Reminds me of my nightshift job at the gas station in this godforsaken town in the middle of nowhere...after a year I quit, got back into university, and finished my bachelor's degree.

[aurelian]

Have to admit I lose it a bit at "I cried the other night, I can't even say why." Something about reaching that breaking point where you have to let your sadness flow, even if you can't articulate it.

[JohnCW]

We were spoiled with music in the 90s. REM is a prime example

[wesleyhayden]

I remember when I first found this song I was a fulltime college student in New York City, living walking distance of the "Bull" statue referenced in this song, working an unpaid internship hoping to get a job after graduation and feeling utterly exhausted from stretching myself too thin, and that very morning my roommates decided to have a loud argument in our apartment that woke me up at 6 am on the first day off I had in weeks. I have a horrific time falling asleep once I'm awake, so I went to my favorite cafe downtown to get my morning coffee and read for a little as a mental health break, when this song came on over the cafe and I nearly cried in the middle of the coffee shop. The feeling of being utterly exhausted from what I was working towards and seeing the world as an eternally gray headache hit me in my soul. I knew I had to reevaluate what I was doing and make sure my physical and mental health were accounted for while I was going after what I wanted. I'm grateful this song made me realize I wasn't alone and it helped set me straight.

[sachalebabe]

R.E.M was one of the best groups ever and this is brilliant!!

[robertk]

This song always reminds me of being a kid going to work with me da who was a truck driver, still dark at 4 and 5am when we'd be taking off in the truck, now whenever I wake at this hour in the morning I think of this song and put it on, my da passed away in 2017 and I am 32 now but I will never forget the great days he gave me and the things he thought me. Great thing about music and certain songs is that it can preserve precious memories clear in your mind forever. RIP Da, and thank you REM for this great song...

[talim]

November 1998, I'm 20 and travelling Europe with my best friend. I was waiting for her at the station in Venice, she was running late, so I listened to the radio on my headphones and this song just came out as a single. I will always transfer back to this moment with this song: Autumn in Venice, late 90s, being young and free..

[peregrinefalcon]

As someone who has worked at night for many years (and still does) this song always speaks to me.

[arturofanciulli]

Romantic song about nightshifters, being one of them, I see my colleagues of the NHS with disturbed sleeps but 100% committed. 7.30am "have a good sleep guys", bless you

[RockMusicVideos]

Sung from the point of view of a night shift worker corresponding with colleagues, "Daysleeper" focuses on the disorientation of time and circadian rhythm in such a lifestyle, leading to despair and loss of identity.

Lead singer Michael Stipe developed the song's concept after noticing a sign reading "daysleeper" on a New York City apartment door.

[Xceptionalist]

Was living in Taipei in 1999 teaching English. Not many songs mention Taipei, so this was in my head a lot. During that time I met my wife to be.
10 yrs on we hooked up and got married, in Taipei, so am there most years seeing in-laws! So this song will always have special significance
"Taipei Awakes..."

[pragmatistlife]

I worked nights for many years and the loneliness and isolation really took its toll on me. REM nailed it with this one, a great song that I always could relate to.