Where Was Losing My Religion video filmed?
London
The Museum in London, they would let us shoot there because they were building it and it didn’t have a roof, but I didn’t like that idea. Then I couldn’t make the schedule work. Had we just done Michael Stipe dancing [for “Losing My Religion], that was so strong and powerful in itself.
What is the story behind REM Losing My Religion?
But the title was a typical reference to the Southern culture that the members of R.E.M. had grown up in, down in Athens, Georgia. “Losing my religion” is a Southern expression meaning “losing my rag” or “flying off the handle”. To lose one’s temper, basically.
What were REM losing in their hit single?
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has spoken out on their 1991 hit ‘Losing My Religion’, saying that he “didn’t realise it would be a hit single”. R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has made the surprising revelation about the group’s 1991 hit ‘Losing My Religion’, saying that he “didn’t realise it would be a hit single”.
Who wrote the song Losing My Religion?
Michael StipePeter BuckBill BerryMike Mills
Losing My Religion/Composers
What does band R.E.M. stand for?
rapid eye movement
R.E.M., named for a dream-state condition (rapid eye movement), formed in 1980 in Athens, Georgia, a university town about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Atlanta that was already internationally noted for its local pop scene by the time R.E.M. released Chronic Town, its 1982 debut extended-play recording.
How old is the song Losing my Religion by Rem?
It’s thirty years ago; I’m sorry I didn’t remember that.” “Losing My Religion” was released on February 19, 1991, in the United States as the lead single from R.E.M.’s forthcoming album Out of Time. The band’s record label, Warner Bros., was wary about the group’s choice of the song as the album’s first single.
Where was’Losing my Religion’by Rage Against the Machine recorded?
R.E.M. recorded an MTV Unplugged session of “Losing My Religion” with members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the 10th anniversary of MTV. The 1991 recording was made in Madison, Georgia, about 20 miles south of Athens.
What does’Losing my Religion’mean?
The phrase “losing my religion” is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means losing one’s temper or civility, or “being at the end of one’s rope.”.
What does that’s me in the corner/Losing my Religion mean?
In the song, Michael Stipe sings the lines “That’s me in the corner/That’s me in the spotlight/Losing my religion”. The phrase “losing my religion” is an expression from the southern region of the United States that means losing one’s temper or civility, or “being at the end of one’s rope.” [citation needed]…