U2 don’t do a huge amount of covers, so usually when they do one, it’s of a song that’s pretty special. “Unchained Melody” and “Paint it Black” come to mind, as those two songs are stone cold classics which U2 made their own.
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U2101 – If God Will Send His Angels
As the Joshua Tree 2017 Tour continues its trek across Europe, we are keeping on with our series on songs related to the other U2 album that’s currently celebrating a big anniversary.
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U2101 – Do You Feel Loved?
Today, we’re continuing our series on the songs from U2’s 1997 album Pop, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, with an article on that album’s second track, “Do You Feel Loved”. “Do You Feel Loved” is noteworthy in that it is the one U2 song that I am aware of that most heavily […]
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U2101 – The Playboy Mansion
Transcendence through trash. That alliterative phrase really sums up what I believe the band were attempting with 1997’s Pop album and the ensuing Pop*Mart Tour, and nowhere was it better showcased than on one of that album’s unsung heroes, “The Playboy Mansion”.
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U2101 – North and South of the River
Continuing our coverage of the Pop album in this, the year of its twentieth anniversary, I thought that today I’d write about something a little offbeat but still related to Pop. That brings us to “North and South of the River”, a song that initially came to life in 1995, two years before the Pop […]
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U2101 – If You Wear That Velvet Dress
This week, we’re continuing our twentieth anniversary series on Pop with a piece on what is probably the most overtly sexy song U2 has ever recorded, “If You Wear That Velvet Dress”.
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U2101 Special Edition – 06/14/2017 Tampa Review
So, I finally got to attend a concert on The Joshua Tree 2017 Tour. I was impressed – U2 were fantastic (of course), and there were even a few surprises for me, despite the fact that I’ve been following along to every show of the tour as it occurred, but there were a few elements […]
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U2101 – Staring at the Sun
In addition to being the thirtieth anniversary of U2’s first worldwide number one hit The Joshua Tree, 2017 marks another birthday – the twentieth commemoration of the release of what is probably U2’s most controversial album, Pop. Since we’ve spent the whole year up to this point celebrating The Joshua Tree, and there is, you […]
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U2101 – Hawkmoon 269
Well, the Joshua Tree Tour 2017 is in full swing now, but I’ve written just about all I can about songs from The Joshua Tree, songs that are related to The Joshua Tree, and songs that U2 are performing on that tour, (with one exception – an unreleased gem called “The Little Things That Give […]
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U2101 – MLK
My mother once told me that her favorite song was “MLK”. I think that this opinion has changed since then, but many years ago, when she first realized how important the band is to me and so made an attempt to familiarize herself with them, “MLK” was probably the first song that really spoke to […]
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