Thanks to FXX, which aired every episode of The Simpsons ever made over the past week, I was finally able to see U2’s appearance for the first time in 16 years (even though my daughter has the DVR set to record what seems like every Simpsons ever, the “Trash of the Titans” episode is never, […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 8 – Bono and Ali’s Love Story
To mark the 32nd anniversary of Bono’s marriage to Ali Hewson, this week’s Bonoisms will be a collection of quotes from the man about his wife – strictly things he has said about the early days of their relationship. In other words, I won’t regurgitate the “I need her more than she needs me” quote […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 7 – Bono’s references to family
Since Eve Hewson (a.k.a. the second eldest child of the greatest rock star in the world) made her first late night talk show appearance a few days ago, I decided it would be fitting to make this week’s Bonoisms a compilation of things Bono has said about his kids. Remember when Bono was a new […]
Read MoreEdgeisms, Part 1 and Only!
In honor of the birthday of U2’s musical conscience, evil scientist and visitor from outer space, I’m taking a break from Bonoisms this week to honor Mr. David Evans with what we’ll call his “Edgeisms.” The Edge is a mysterious figure, no doubt – but it’s not hard to see that he’s also probably the […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 6 – Bono’s Use of Snow In Lyrics
It’s a fact: Bono loves snow. Yes, seriously. Don’t believe me? Keep reading. “And you know it’s time to go Through the sleet and driving snow Across the fields of mourning to a light that’s in the distance.” – “A Sort of Homecoming” If this lyric is any indication, Bono has had a thing for […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 5
This week, we’re going to address Bono’s use of the word “sound.” It’s at least a theme in many U2 songs, if not part of the actual lyrics.
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 4
In this series, we’re continuing to study pretty much everything that falls under the category “things Bono says.” This week, we’re going to address Bono’s proclivity for changing lyrics. Bono’s penchant for substituting his original song lyrics with other words seems to have begun during the Zoo TV tour, and he’s been at it ever […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 3
It’s time to explore Bono’s use of hyperbole. The man loves using exaggerated words and figures of speech, and it often goes unacknowledged by fans – perhaps because we are so used to it. We know that the goal is soul, and we know that compromise is not a dirty word…but have any of us […]
Read MoreLooking Back at the U2 360 Rose Bowl Show
June 30, 2009 was like any other day for me – other than the fact that I was salivating at my desk, waiting for someone, anyone who had attended the kickoff of the 360 Tour in Barcelona to upload a clip to YouTube. Thanks to the nine hour time difference between California and Spain, the […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 2: U2 Codas
The next installment in my 12-part series on Bonoisms (at this point, I’m determined to stretch it that far) will focus on Bono’s use of codas. According to an online source I didn’t get the name of (thanks, unnamed source!), a coda is a concluding passage of a song that forms an addition to the […]
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