Migraine Art and REM
OK, calm down, all of you REM fans. This isn’t about a new song or anything. (However, “Daysleeper” from Up does accurately describe working the night shift as “colored headache grey”. Brilliant. I couldn’t resist adding that video, too.) I was parusing YouTube again, wondering about art based on migraine pain, aura and other physical and mental issues, when I came across this privately made video, which consists of a slideshow set to REM’s immortal “Losing My Religion”.
Is It Any Good?
I still haven’t decided whether I like this YouTube musical slideshow or not. I don’t know where the art is from or how many artists worked on it or even who the artists were, for that matter. All of that information is kindly left out of the YouTube video description. In one sense, I like that, because a detailed description can give you preconceived notions that can interfere with your enjoyment of a video.
Personally, I think “Daysleeper” sounds more like a migraine. So I have both up for your comparison. Then, of course, there’s “Everybody Hurts” and “It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I feel fine).”
And remeber, REM is no stranger to head pain. Their drummer Bill Berry decided to leave the band after suffering from an aneuyrism on stage. I’m still amazed he survived — and so is he, apparently.
Warning: there are images in the slideshow which may be a wee bit disturbing. Well, it’s apparantly about migraines, so being disturned just goes naturally under thant subject heading.
Why Losing My Religion?
No explanation is given as to why the song “Losing My Religion” was chosen. The subject matter has nothing to do with migraines, although it does have a lot to do with suffering. The title is Southern American slang for “I’m breaking up with my significant other”. However, the song is vague enough to put your own interpetation on, so perhaps that’s why it was chosen.
Enjoy. Or not. I don’t mean to sound bossy.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
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