{"id":2114,"date":"2011-02-12T16:26:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T14:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2011-02-12T16:26:31","modified_gmt":"2011-02-12T14:26:31","slug":"russell-brand-losing-my-religion-bbc-radio-2-advert-r-e-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=2114","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand – Losing my Religion – BBC Radio 2 Advert – R.E.M."},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a video, that every mandolin player should have seen. Russell Brand, famous British actor and husband of Katy Perry, has made this video for the BBC some time ago.<\/p>\n

He plays the famous Losing my Religion by R.E.M. an a mandolin that he finds laying around in a floor – but in the end all the strings break….<\/p>\n

Russell Brand – Losing my religion – BBC Radio 2 advert<\/h2>\n

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In the next video Russell Brand tells more about the making of this video, especially how difficult it was to get the 8 strings all break at the same time.<\/p>\n

Russell Brand – Radio 2 Advert – The Real Story…..<\/h2>\n

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Here is a live video of Losing my Religion as played by R.E.M. – this is one of the most popular rock songs with a mandolin:<\/p>\n

R.E.M. Losing My Religion<\/h2>\n

R.E.M. ao vivo, no Canad\u00e1. R.E.M. live in Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n