Original video located here. Accessed 15th September 2010
Song title: Everybody Hurts
Artist: R.E.M.
Year: 1992
Why I like this song:
Sometimes a song along that hits you like a truck. Then it becomes overused to the point of parody. But this song has somehow, against the odds, managed to escape such a fate. It still resonates nearly two decades later.
What makes it stand out for me is that this is a song built around an emotion that is hardly ever addressed in pop music: empathy. Can anyone name a song that reaches out to the listener that may be going through some tough times in such a manner? It may be easy to lash out at some former former partner but to take an empathetic approach is indeed a feat in itself.
I can only wonder how many lives this song has saved over the years....
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