- Losing My Religion Lyric Video | R. E. M.

The music video, directed by Tarsem Singh, intentionally layers religious imagery to contrast with the secular lyrics.

: The video's narrative is heavily modeled after the Gabriel García Márquez short story " A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings ," about an angel who crashes into a town and is mistreated by the locals. R. E. M. - Losing My Religion Lyric Video

: It draws heavily from Italian painter Caravaggio , recreating religious tableaux such as the Incredulity of Saint Thomas and the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian . The music video, directed by Tarsem Singh, intentionally

The story behind R.E.M. 's "Losing My Religion" is a journey of accidental inspiration, Southern idioms, and artistic misdirection. While the song and its video are steeped in religious iconography, they actually tell a story of . The Accidental Creation The story behind R

: Stipe's frantic dancing—the video's most memorable element—was completely unchoreographed. It was born out of a moment of frustration when the original planned shots weren't working.