History Heartwarming / REM

-->"Every day is new again\\

-->All you hear is time stand still in travel,
-->And feel such peace and absolute.
-->The stillness still that doesn't end,
-->But slowly drifts into sleep.
-->The stars are the greatest thing you've ever seen.
-->And they're there for you.
-->For you alone, you are the everything.

** The song was written with teenagers in mind - Peter Buck noted that this is why the lyrics are so much less idiosyncratic and direct than REM's other songs, they wanted to get a clear message to teens struggling with the stresses of growing up that it's okay to feel sad sometimes and that it will get better one day. Actually, that doubles as a huge, happy TearJerker, come to think of it. This song has, almost certainly, saved lives.

* The band choosing to breakup should've been the biggest tearjerker of all for fans, but the band's reason for doing so actually turned out to not be tragic at all. There was no acrimony between the members at all and the reason they broke up was simply that they felt they'd accomplished all they'd ever wanted to as a band and decided to call it a day. They're still all the best of friends to this day and have no regrets. It gives a more heartwarming and possibly even triumphant sense of finality to the band's last two songs, "We All Go Back to Where We Belong" and "Hallelujah".

* The band choosing to breakup should've been the biggest tearjerker of all for fans, but the band's reason for doing so actually turned out to not be tragic at all. There was no acrimony between the members at all and the reason they broke up was simply that they felt they'd accomplished all they'd ever wanted to as a band and decided to call it a day. They're still all the best of friends to this day and have no regrets.

* Music/{{REM}} gave us "If you believe they put a man on the moon! Man on the moon!"

* The idealistic "I Believe" being played at the final REM show ever. It's already an incredibly powerful and uplifting song, but the context- plus the fact that it was followed by [[TearJerker "Country Feedback"]], [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "Life and How to Live It"]], and [[AudienceParticipationSong "Man on the Moon"]]- makes its performance into a truly epic moment.

** The song was written with teenagers in mind - Peter Buck noted that this is why the lyrics are so much less idiosyncratic and direct than REM's other songs, they wanted to get a clear message to teens struggling with the stresses of growing up that it's okay to feel sad sometimes and that it will get better one day. Actually, that doubles as a huge, happy TearJerker, come to think of it.

* Any time between 1997 and 2011 when [[TheBusCameBack Bill Berry rejoined the group]] for one-off performances.

* Any time between 1997 and 2011 when [[TheBusCameBack Bill Berry briefly rejoined the group]] for one-off performances.

* The occasions where they performed with Music/BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band should definitely qualify. They're obviously thrilled to be there - just look at Mike grinning from ear to ear while playing "Born to Run."

* The occasions where they performed with Music/BruceSpingsteen and the E Street Band should definitely qualify. They're obviously thrilled to be there - just look at Mike grinning from ear to ear while playing "Born to Run."

* The occasions where they performed with [[Creator/BruceSpingsteen]] and the E Street Band should definitely qualify. They're obviously thrilled to be there - just look at Mike grinning from ear to ear while playing "Born to Run."

* The occasions where they performed with [[Music/BruceSpingsteen]] and the E Street Band should definitely qualify. They're obviously thrilled to be there - just look at Mike grinning from ear to ear while playing "Born to Run."

** Another song with an ItGetsBetter theme is "Every Day Is Yours to Win" from ''Collapse Into Now''. For bonus points on the Heartwarming scale, the song sounds almost ''exactly'' like ''Automatic for the People'''s "Find the River".

* {{REM}} gave us "If you believe they put a man on the moon! Man on the moon!"

* The idealistic "I Believe" being played at the final REM show ever. It's already an incredibly powerful and uplifting song, but the context- plus the fact that it was followed by [[TearJerker "Country Feedback,"]] [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome "Life and How to Live It,"]] and [[AudienceParticipationSong "Man on the Moon"]]- makes its performance into a truly epic moment.
* In the live show on the Deluxe Edition of "Reckoning," Michael Stipe dedicates a song to a fan who broke his leg entering the venue but came back anyway with a pair of crutches and a cast.

* "Every Day Is Yours to Win", from ''Collapse Into Now''. The song, which already sounds remarkably similar to ''Automatic for the People'''s "Find the River", has one theme and one theme only: ItGetsBetter.

* And "Nightswimming" as well, if you combine CMOH with TearJerker.