U2 looks to Nelson Mandela for inspiration for its ‘Ordinary Love’ on the soundtrack of ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ and the collision of youth and hard-earned wisdom on its upcoming album.
U2’s band members are Adam Clayton, left, the Edge, La…
Read MoreSteve Zeitchik of the Los Angeles Times spent what seems like a good amount of time with U2 earlier this month when the band was doing publicity for “Ordinary Love” in New York City. That included a visit to the studio as U2 continued to work on its u…
Read MoreThe band have been talking to the LA Times about Ordinary Love, Nelson Mandela … and that new record.
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“Ordinary Love” by U2, from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. Obviously Bono has a song on the soundtrack of the Nelson Mandela biopic, and though it has yet to make it through to the actual final five nominees, can you imagine the Academy giving up the opportunity invite Bono? The song itself is just fine, but the lyric video is one of the rare ones that’s actually worth watching.
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Another vintage edition of Propaganda comes online for subscribers, this one marking a special 25th anniversary.
Read MoreIt’s the end of the year, so it’s time to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments and start thinking about the year that’s ahead of us. It was a bit of a roller coaster in terms of album/no album news and expectations, but there were also other imp…
Read More Not only do we have a new U2 single in “Ordinary Love,” but now we also have a new remix of the single. And most interestingly, it’s been released for free online.
The remix is the work of Paul Epworth, the British producer that collected four Grammy …
Ordinary Love was nominated for a Golden Globe Award this week. Today the band have shared a new version.
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by KIRSTY BLAKE KNOX
And it seems Irish actors, singers and storytellers have made their mark on Hollywood this year.
Michael Fassbender, rock stars U2 and Irish film Philomena have all landed Golden Globe 2014 nominations.
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U2: The band likewise returns to Triple A with “Ordinary Love” at No. 24. It starts on Rock Digital Songs at No. 37 with 7,000 downloads sold. The song appears on the soundtrack to the biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” which was released on Nov. 29, less than a week before former South African President and renowned activist Nelson Mandela died. (Having also been released as a 10-inch vinyl single for the Nov. 29 Black Friday-themed Record Store Day, the track, U2’s first new recording since 2010, debuted last week at No. 1 on Hot Singles Sales with 2,000 sold.)
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