The war in Sarajevo was a time of pure atrocity. Thousands of people died, and the city of Sarajevo, once a beautiful cosmopolitan city, was reduced to rubble. If you are interested in the details, there is a very informative and well-written Wikipedia page on the siege. We’re here today to talk about the videos […]
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I usually make it a habit to write these articles on one specific song or a group of songs that share a common element, but today, I thought that I’d do something different. For the past several months, since the beginning of the year, really, we’ve been building up to the opening night of Joshua […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
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I’ve never been a fan of George Michael’s music. It’s always seemed to me to be the very embodiment of the shallow sort of disposable pop that U2 work to avoid, and that I personally eschew as a matter of taste. There’s nothing wrong with a harmless little pop ditty if you’re out with the […]
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It was the fulfillment of a promise made two years ago. Back in 1995, Bono visited Sarajevo just weeks after the Bosnian war ended, and pledged to return with the band. Tuesday night at Kosevo stadium, he kept his word. An estimated 50,000 people from all over the war-ravaged country paid $18–with all profits going […]
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