Over the years, U2 have recorded several songs for Wim Wenders films. From “Until the End of the World” and “Stay (Faraway So Close) in the early 1990’s, through “The Ground Beneath Her Feet” and “Stateless” (not to mention the assorted other songs that various members of the band contributed to) for the Million Dollar […]
Read MoreWhat’s Happening with SOE?
No Bono, no peace sign! We have no chill right now. We’re on the edge over here, and not the kind that’s named David Evans. It’s the kind of edge you reach when you know U2 is oh-so-close to releasing their new album. I have a theory and an estimation to share. If the band’s […]
Read MoreU2101 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about “Stand Up Comedy”, a song that contains some lyrics that I referred to as “sloganeering”. Well, another song that fits the same mold, and also happens to be from the same album, is this week’s topic. Despite its similarities to “Stand Up Comedy”, “I’ll Go Crazy If […]
Read MoreU2101 – Wake Up Dead Man
“Wake Up Dead Man” started its life during the recording sessions for Achtung Baby, as a germ of a lyrical idea that Bono sang during the chorus of what would later become “Blow Your House Down”. It seems that the band liked the idea enough to further work on it during the sessions for Zooropa, […]
Read MoreBono caught up in Nice Terror attack
U2 rock star Bono had to be rescued by armed police after being caught up in the Bastille Day Nice massacre, it emerged today. The 56-year-old singer was on the terrace of La Petite Maison, next to the seafront in the French city when mass murderer Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel struck. After Bouhlel drove a hired […]
Read MoreU2’s Summer of Busting their Ass
It’s not over yet, is it? Remember, “we’re busting our ass” is straight from The Edge’s mouth (otherwise, I probably wouldn’t title a blog post that way). That was about two weeks ago when the band was all together in LA recording, working with Skrillex and talking about new instruments. This week, it looks like Edge is in […]
Read MoreU2101 – Stand Up Comedy
As much as we all love U2, there are a few songs in their catalog that never hit it off with the fans. “Miami”, from Pop is one such song, as is “Scarlet” from October. Another example of these fan non-favorites is today’s topic, “Stand Up Comedy”, from No Line on the Horizon. I hope […]
Read MoreLaughter is eternity if joy is real
As a creative writer and as an amateur journalist, I love a good one-liner. I’m always looking for a solid soundbite for a story or an article, something short and punchy and memorable. And whether you love it or you hate it, NLOTH is full of them, and Get On Your Boots in particular is […]
Read MoreU2101 – Miss Sarajevo
The story of the song “Miss Sarajevo” starts during the ZooTV Tour, when film-maker and activist Bill Carter approached the band in an attempt to get them involved in providing assistance to the under siege city of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Humanitarian Bono immediately wanted the band to perform a concert in the city, but reason prevailed […]
Read MoreU2101 – Mercy
“Mercy” is a song that U2 wrote and recorded in 2004. It was originally intended for release as the final song in that year’s How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb album, but was cut at the last minute due to concerns about the length of the album.
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