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R.E.M. — Nightswimming
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Flipmode
(Spartanburg, SC)
Posted: Feb 05, 2013 - 07:46
 
RP on a roll this morning. Love this song, and it brings back great memories of "night swimming" with my college friends. 

ThirdRail_33
(Beautiful Bonita Springs in Sunny Florida)
Posted: Sep 01, 2012 - 07:42
 
Simply.......just......beautiful.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 21:44
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Okay. Dancing.  And grinning because I just love this song. It prolly has no intrinsic value or cosmic impact, but it has a lovely tune and a good beat. Sometimes, that's all I need...

 
Miss you so much, Ann...

rest in peace... 

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 31, 2012 - 21:42
 
 tutakea wrote:
one of the most beautiful songs of all time. period
 
Yes, I agree...  love it...

 

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: May 29, 2012 - 13:32
 
 tutakea wrote:
one of the most beautiful songs of all time. period
 
agreed.

paloeguevo
(Venezuelan in Villahermosa, Mexico)
Posted: May 29, 2012 - 13:32
 
 tutakea wrote:
one of the most beautiful songs of all time. period
 
+1

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: May 29, 2012 - 13:32
 
my favorite by R.E.M.

seaGal
(Saint Joe)
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 19:54
 
Lake Pend Oreille

tutakea
Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 02:31
 
one of the most beautiful songs of all time. period

petesoper
(Apex, NC)
Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 10:08
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Always experienced this song as a chanted mantra, a cycle intended to induce a state of mind.
 
Yes, and that state would be called Dronetana.


bokey
(Left of Centerfield)
Posted: Nov 21, 2011 - 06:11
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Always experienced this song as a chanted mantra, a cycle intended to induce a state of mind.
 



sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Nov 21, 2011 - 05:56
 
Beautiful melody, just wonderful.{#Clap}

brida
Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 15:49
 
Droney. 

lerxst
(A Planet in the Solar Federation)
Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 15:47
 

R.I.P. R.E.M.



Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 13:46
 
I always thought that Nightswimming and Find the River went great together.  Maybe because I've done some night swimming in the river back home with some very good friends.


Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 09:43
 
Always experienced this song as a chanted mantra, a cycle intended to induce a state of mind.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 09:42
 


This song makes me want to go skinny dipping tonight...  what a nostalgic memory of youth...  love it...

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 09:40
 
Nice to hear something from REM that doesn't get much airplay generally. They are a good band...but boy oh boy am I tired of their "hits".

juanos
(Somewhere between the US and Guatemala)
Posted: Mar 13, 2011 - 22:45
 
someone once commented on the forums about listening to this album, with headphones, over and over, was an incredible experience... I have done it and I must say that yes, it is an incredible experience that peaks when this song is playing... just incredible! I would recommend it for anyone {#Clap}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 14:00
 


What a brilliant song...  from a seminal album...  love it...


 

Dancing_banana
(Philadelphia, PA)
Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 13:48
 
I heard Ingrid Michaelson perform a fantastic cover of this song a few months ago at the xpn cafe. An amazing rendition to an already great song!

Zappamann
(Schwerin Germany)
Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 09:42
 
R.E.M. = rare, easy, mystic :-))

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 07, 2010 - 09:41
 
This song should be their representative anthem; not that crap everybody hurts or losing my religion!{#Rolleyes}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jul 03, 2010 - 12:28
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Okay. Dancing.  And grinning because I just love this song. It prolly has no intrinsic value or cosmic impact, but it has a lovely tune and a good beat. Most of the time Sometimes, that's all I need...

 
Fixed that for ya!{#Cheesygrin} Great point, it is music, it's purpose is to please the ears by jinkies!{#Music}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 03, 2010 - 12:26
 
 Cynaera wrote:

Okay. Dancing.  And grinning because I just love this song. It prolly has no intrinsic value or cosmic impact, but it has a lovely tune and a good beat. Sometimes, that's all I need...
 


Oh, it is quite profound, Cynaera... it is about the carefree good times of youth... looking back at the past with a little joy, and a little sadness... great song... "September is coming soon..."

 

roxmilt
(Puget Sound Cloud)
Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 16:27
 
{#Notworthy}

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 16:25
 
 romeotuma wrote:

This really is a fantastic song...  we should dance...

 
Okay. Dancing.  And grinning because I just love this song. It prolly has no intrinsic value or cosmic impact, but it has a lovely tune and a good beat. Sometimes, that's all I need...


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 07:46
 
 lily34 wrote:


agreed
 


This really is a fantastic song...  we should dance...




boober
(KC,Mo)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 07:46
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Have you noticed that the people with the most over the top negative posts tend to also have the most negative ratings? I wonder if they have problems with anger management or if they are negative people in general? I don't think it's the second thing because I tend to be a negative person but I rate songs positively. They may simply be very judgmental, by that, I mean they may judge harshly something that they find is not to their liking. I suspect these folks are actually pretty decent people, but if I was accused of a crime I wouldn't want one of them as the judge or in the jury.
 
Nice call Peter....James
If I don't like a song I rarely comment and never rate.
I was raised...."if you have nothing good to say...don't say anything at all"
Although that's good in general conversation,it's probably not good in a forum such as this.
All I can say is that I love this format and this station.

fingerpin
(OhiO)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 07:45
 
Engaged in night swimming all through high school summers. Sometimes with friends, but usually alone. I would look forward to it all day long while at work. There was nothing so relaxing. I made the rounds around Cincinnati; some pools were obviously easier to access than others. Four Towers Apts. was my favorite. Yes, I had a photgraph on the my dashboard of my '69 Buick Skylark. {#Sunny}

pauleywalnuts
(Ontario)
Posted: Mar 30, 2010 - 07:42
 
Such a fine album. Helped me through some tough times when it was current. Still sounds fresh. {#Clap}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 17:51
 


love it...

Rotterdam
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 06:45
 
 pope183 wrote:


OMG!!   really?!! did you hear that  one time from a friend of a friend when you were at band camp ? !!!!

(I still give this song a 9 ,  btw, but I have to admit , that rumor from a guy i knew whos sister's friend's cousin  worked at a resturaunt once in high school makes me like it less cause i am just gullible that way too. allthough i heard it was 4 am and he like so totaly forced them some how like against their will or like whatever and such and he kicked a baby duck on the way out the door. and such.)

 

I really love this song, to my surprise. And thank you for making me laugh, Pope183.

Bosami
(Deep in the heart of nowhere)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 06:43
 
Simply. Awesome.

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 06:43
 
 romeotuma wrote:


This is a great song...  sweet piano notes and profound lyrics...
 

agreed

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 25, 2009 - 20:26
 


This is a great song...  sweet piano notes and profound lyrics...



Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 10:10
 
 Danimal174 wrote:


I haven't heard this story before; as a matter of fact, I had heard that he and Mario were friends. If it is true, however, I agree that it was a pretty shitty move.

 

Very good friends, from what I've read.So I would take this story with the proverbial grain of salt...


lee_sf
(2nd floor, corner)
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 00:38
 
This album might be a desert island disk for me. Agreed re the previous comment about playing the album at 1:00am on a road trip.

filmgeek65
(Cincinnati, OH)
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:46
 
Pure bliss. Best time to listen to this album is at about 1am on a long road trip, the highway stretched out before you and the full moon in your window.

cactus7709
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:46
 
but the cover of that album is brilliant!!

cactus7709
Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 10:44
 
Not one of their best songs.....i hope.....

Tony0600
(Hampshire, UK)
Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 08:20
 
tedious, like most REM

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 08:17
 


love it...



pope183
(Vinyamar)
Posted: Jun 27, 2009 - 23:45
 
 holborne wrote:

...Word has it he arrived at one of Mario Batali's restaurants five minutes before closing, forced the kitchen to say open until 3 AM for him and his entourage, ran up a $2000 tab, and didn't tip. Like, completely stiffed the staff. People who do that shit belong in the 9th circle of Hell, having their heads gnawed off by Jeremy Piven.

(I still give this song a 9, btw, but I have to admit that story makes me like it less.)
 

OMG!!   really?!! did you hear that  one time from a friend of a friend when you were at band camp ? !!!!

(I still give this song a 9 ,  btw, but I have to admit , that rumor from a guy i knew whos sister's friend's cousin  worked at a resturaunt once in high school makes me like it less cause i am just gullible that way too. allthough i heard it was 4 am and he like so totaly forced them some how like against their will or like whatever and such and he kicked a baby duck on the way out the door. and such.)


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 13:12
 
 Atlantis wrote:
This song is so goddam awful and twee, it makes me so depressed, I almost feel like killing myself.  But then, I stop and think - Hey!  That is why REM are so bad!  That is what they WANT you to do!  So I resist.
 

 Danimal174 wrote:
Hey, don't let this song stop you.
 
Have you noticed that the people with the most over the top negative posts tend to also have the most negative ratings? I wonder if they have problems with anger management or if they are negative people in general? I don't think it's the second thing because I tend to be a negative person but I rate songs positively. They may simply be very judgmental, by that, I mean they may judge harshly something that they find is not to their liking. I suspect these folks are actually pretty decent people, but if I was accused of a crime I wouldn't want one of them as the judge or in the jury.

flipchurn
(Denver)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 13:06
 
 holborne wrote:

He's a very, very fine musician, but, by all accounts, a real prick. Word has it he arrived at one of Mario Batali's restaurants five minutes before closing, forced the kitchen to say open until 3 AM for him and his entourage, ran up a $2000 tab, and didn't tip. Like, completely stiffed the staff. People who do that shit belong in the 9th circle of Hell, having their heads gnawed off by Jeremy Piven.

(I still give this song a 9, btw, but I have to admit that story makes me like it less.)
 
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 13:00
 


This song is soooo good for the ears...



wenatchee
(Duvall, WA)
Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 12:59
 
I'm not getting this one . . . plods along, orchestration, vocals, lyrics, *shrug

Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 13:48
 
 holborne wrote:

He's a very, very fine musician, but, by all accounts, a real prick. Word has it he arrived at one of Mario Batali's restaurants five minutes before closing, forced the kitchen to say open until 3 AM for him and his entourage, ran up a $2000 tab, and didn't tip. Like, completely stiffed the staff. People who do that shit belong in the 9th circle of Hell, having their heads gnawed off by Jeremy Piven.

(I still give this song a 9, btw, but I have to admit that story makes me like it less.)
 

I haven't heard this story before; as a matter of fact, I had heard that he and Mario were friends. If it is true, however, I agree that it was a pretty shitty move.


Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina)
Posted: Jun 09, 2009 - 13:46
 
 Atlantis wrote:
This song is so goddam awful and twee, it makes me so depressed, I almost feel like killing myself.  But then, I stop and think - Hey!  That is why REM are so bad!  That is what they WANT you to do!  So I resist.
 

Hey, don't let this song stop you.