U2 — With or Without You
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See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you
With or without you
With or without you
Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she's got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you
With or without you
With or without you
Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
My hands are tied
My body bruised, she's got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose
And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
With or without you
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soooo played . . . .
Haven't seen such an overall high rating yet on RP. But if I could've chosen one it would've been this track. So good in every fibre of it.
Never heard a song by U2 yet that I liked.
Most overrated band ever. I have this song a generous “2”
If any one of you would like to know who Bono really is, he can be found in photos with the Globalist Elite, Klaus Schwab. In case you are unfamiliar Schwab, He has been quoted saying, "You will own nothing and be happy".
He and his cronies are now designing your life for you. Since you yourself cannot make good, rational, responsible choices on your own, they are here to do it for you.
He and his cronies are now designing your life for you. Since you yourself cannot make good, rational, responsible choices on your own, they are here to do it for you.
Brings me back to when U2 was actually good
Sloggydog wrote:
Matt what is the big deal about how many chords are used? I see a lot of people on here say a song only has 3 or 4 chords. If someone makes something that is equal parts simple and beautiful is that not really special? Not in particular referencing this tune more just in general and thinking of one of my favourite ever REM tracks Country Feedback.
As Leonard Cohen said:
"Jazz police are looking through my folders
Jazz police are talking to my niece
Jazz police have got their final orders
Jazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!"
Matt what is the big deal about how many chords are used? I see a lot of people on here say a song only has 3 or 4 chords. If someone makes something that is equal parts simple and beautiful is that not really special? Not in particular referencing this tune more just in general and thinking of one of my favourite ever REM tracks Country Feedback.
As Leonard Cohen said:
"Jazz police are looking through my folders
Jazz police are talking to my niece
Jazz police have got their final orders
Jazzer, drop your axe, it's Jazz police!"
I had a really interesting friend in high school that loved this song so much. He said when he got older he wanted to have this guitar solo as his doorbell chime. I wonder if he ever got it....?
hugogdt wrote:
I'll relax to the total length of 4:48
A 10. Just turn up the volume and relax for 3 minutes ...
I'll relax to the total length of 4:48
MattRudely wrote:
Matt what is the big deal about how many chords are used? I see a lot of people on here say a song only has 3 or 4 chords. If someone makes something that is equal parts simple and beautiful is that not really special? Not in particular referencing this tune more just in general and thinking of one of my favourite ever REM tracks Country Feedback.
Wanna hit? Can't go wrong with The Four Chords.
Matt what is the big deal about how many chords are used? I see a lot of people on here say a song only has 3 or 4 chords. If someone makes something that is equal parts simple and beautiful is that not really special? Not in particular referencing this tune more just in general and thinking of one of my favourite ever REM tracks Country Feedback.
Wanna hit? Can't go wrong with The Four Chords.
Prefer the version on Rattle and Hum with the coda at the end "We'll shine like stars in the summer night/We'll shine like stars in the winter light/One heart, one hope, one love". An amazing song anyway.
sunybuny wrote:
That is, in fact, exactly what I did when it began
Bill says this song makes him crank the volume. I absolutely agree.
That is, in fact, exactly what I did when it began
Will always be the definitive U2 song for me.
lizardking wrote:
Agreed - although really now, it is Bill's station and he can play it if he wants to!
You know I wrote to Bill when he added PSD and commented that it would totally change the user experience in such a way that it degrades his efforts. Part of me dies inside every-time I hit PSD to the extent that sometimes I listen to the AAC streams so that I cannot do that.
Agreed - although really now, it is Bill's station and he can play it if he wants to!
In all seriousness, I remember when I first logged onto RP (11 years and 1 month ago) back when there was not that PSD button, nor any kind of smartphone app with a skip button for that matter, and I'm just amazed at how many people complain about what BillG decides to play on HIS station when they can, with ease, pick something else.
What a concept.
I for one appreciate BillG's soft-spot (or for the naysayers, a hard-on) for U2 as it gives me a chance to listen to music I would normally avoid out of hand. U2 came out when I was a kid and fell in the category of what I did not listen to, and now about 30 years later I can finally say "hey, it's actually pretty good" - so as always, a big fat THANK YOU to BillG and RebeccaG for their love of music and sharing it with all of us.
Peace
I agree Bill!
Bill says this song makes him crank the volume. I absolutely agree.
Baketown wrote:
I believe it is written for Jesus/God
Seems like a stretch to me, but the lyrics are ambiguous enough that one can put their own feelings into it, so why not? Eye of the beholder and all that. :)
I believe it is written for Jesus/God
Seems like a stretch to me, but the lyrics are ambiguous enough that one can put their own feelings into it, so why not? Eye of the beholder and all that. :)
I got so sick of hearing this in its days of extreme overplay. But it is a great song, and I really appreciate listening to it knowing I won't hear it again tomorrow.
Not sure how RP feels about sharing interviews on other media but: great interview with U2 bassist Adam Clayton on CBC Radio's Q show, with Tom Power (Dec.21.2020); runs about 31 mins: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live...
One of the songs that drove me running from FM radio. It was played and played and played and played and played, over and over and over and over. I never understood the business model that served to actually annoy some of the audience with repetition. Payola? Lazy as crap program directors? Rotation fixation? Classic? In what sense?
It's not a bad song, it's got passion, but imo it simply does not deserve hundreds of spins. This is the first time in maybe 5 years. I don't miss it.
It's not a bad song, it's got passion, but imo it simply does not deserve hundreds of spins. This is the first time in maybe 5 years. I don't miss it.
One of the best bands ever - Talk Talk, followed by one of the worst!!
I do the like the variation though. Love RP!
I do the like the variation though. Love RP!
Interesting to read all the invested comments about U2, positive and negative. Lots of RP listeners clearly care.
I don't get the aversion to listening to a popular song on RP that has been on heavy rotation elsewhere. Nothing prevents FM radio or popular channels from heavily playing a song that fits well on RP.
This is my shameful secret. I don't listen to FM rock anywhere. Haven't for decades. So if RP plays good music that was or perhaps still is popular elsewhere, well at least for me and my kind, it is a blessing. We might not be buying U2 CDs but we still want to hear it.
Heavy rotation elsewhere is fine. It is OK to admit publicly that you listened to FM rock stations and other popular music channels. We promise not to think less of you. Don't let narcissistic position politics get the better of your collective music experience. ;-)
I don't get the aversion to listening to a popular song on RP that has been on heavy rotation elsewhere. Nothing prevents FM radio or popular channels from heavily playing a song that fits well on RP.
This is my shameful secret. I don't listen to FM rock anywhere. Haven't for decades. So if RP plays good music that was or perhaps still is popular elsewhere, well at least for me and my kind, it is a blessing. We might not be buying U2 CDs but we still want to hear it.
Heavy rotation elsewhere is fine. It is OK to admit publicly that you listened to FM rock stations and other popular music channels. We promise not to think less of you. Don't let narcissistic position politics get the better of your collective music experience. ;-)
Ugh again with the prolific playing of U2. RP please take them out of the rotation!
alcolp96277 wrote:
I believe it is written for Jesus/God
Wasn't it written for every mom?
In the fifth grade our friend told everyone this song was written for his mom...
I believe it is written for Jesus/God
You know, it plays well today. Which is usually how it goes on RP.
carlnsue wrote:
Bravo to that! I've never found a better playlist.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Bravo to that! I've never found a better playlist.
lizardking wrote:
Agreed - although really now, it is Bill's station and he can play it if he wants to!
Bravo to that! I've never found a better playlist.
Agreed - although really now, it is Bill's station and he can play it if he wants to!
In all seriousness, I remember when I first logged onto RP (11 years and 1 month ago) back when there was not that PSD button, nor any kind of smartphone app with a skip button for that matter, and I'm just amazed at how many people complain about what BillG decides to play on HIS station when they can, with ease, pick something else.
What a concept.
I for one appreciate BillG's soft-spot (or for the naysayers, a hard-on) for U2 as it gives me a chance to listen to music I would normally avoid out of hand. U2 came out when I was a kid and fell in the category of what I did not listen to, and now about 30 years later I can finally say "hey, it's actually pretty good" - so as always, a big fat THANK YOU to BillG and RebeccaG for their love of music and sharing it with all of us.
Peace
Bravo to that! I've never found a better playlist.
carlnsue wrote:
Keep playing it, Bill! It's classic, well-done, and hit's you emotionally "just there".
Agreed - although really now, it is Bill's station and he can play it if he wants to!
In all seriousness, I remember when I first logged onto RP (11 years and 1 month ago) back when there was not that PSD button, nor any kind of smartphone app with a skip button for that matter, and I'm just amazed at how many people complain about what BillG decides to play on HIS station when they can, with ease, pick something else.
What a concept.
I for one appreciate BillG's soft-spot (or for the naysayers, a hard-on) for U2 as it gives me a chance to listen to music I would normally avoid out of hand. U2 came out when I was a kid and fell in the category of what I did not listen to, and now about 30 years later I can finally say "hey, it's actually pretty good" - so as always, a big fat THANK YOU to BillG and RebeccaG for their love of music and sharing it with all of us.
Peace
Keep playing it, Bill! It's classic, well-done, and hit's you emotionally "just there".
I agree Bill, I could here that song all the time. In fact I had a friend from high school that put it well, he said he wanted to have the guitar solo at the end as his doorbell when he grew up!
Was a huge fan back in the day...not so much any more, but I did see them live at BC place in Vancouver touring this album and they were fantastic. Bono actually climbed up the lighting scaffolding and hung from the top much to the surprise of The Edge who was trying to keep the song going with a repeating riff while looking up rather nervously...it was really freakin high up..Great live band back then kinda lost interest in them after this album.
leechi wrote:
Ditto
generic, mediocre and boring.. a band where the term "overrated" truly fits.
Ditto
alcolp96277 wrote:
Dude, opinions, by definition, cannot be invalid. They're simply opinions, not facts.
Of course, the opinion that U2 is overrated is actually true, so your liking the band is merely a reflection of your poor taste.
Oh, how can you say that? I like it, so your opinion is invalid.
generic, mediocre and boring.. a band where the term "overrated" truly fits.
Dude, opinions, by definition, cannot be invalid. They're simply opinions, not facts.
Of course, the opinion that U2 is overrated is actually true, so your liking the band is merely a reflection of your poor taste.
Wasn't it written for every mom?
In the fifth grade our friend told everyone this song was written for his mom...
Oh, how can you say that? I like it, so your opinion is invalid.
generic, mediocre and boring.. a band where the term "overrated" truly fits.
generic, mediocre and boring.. a band where the term "overrated" truly fits.
I waited 35 years to see this band, and they blew me away...
Lake Superior! Live ten miles away, in Michigan. And I'll add a Lake Michigan one last year, live, at the United Center. Holy shit, what a concert!
easmann wrote:
easmann wrote:
k8ling1114 wrote:
my heart holds a specific memory for this one. snowy winter lake superior scenery from skyline parkway in duluth, mn. my poor 17 year old self just crushed by a boy. oh, the emotions of the young!
Proclivities wrote:
thanx 4 posting that
thanx 4 posting that
Damn, as soon as I hear that bass it just takes me straight back to jr high in light speed fashion...
eveliko wrote:
Apparently, it's an "Infinite Sustain Guitar" which was used on this recording.
Can someone finally tell me if this is an Eventide or an AMS delay on the guitar?
Apparently, it's an "Infinite Sustain Guitar" which was used on this recording.
'On a bed of nails she makes me wait' Is that why all his songs sound so painful!!!
In the fifth grade our friend told everyone this song was written for his mom...
adpucci wrote:
My sentiments exactly
I wish you'd lose the key to the u2 drawer, Bill. and the Coldplay one too... 
My sentiments exactly
shampa1n wrote:
Neither of you is wrong, per se. You just have an opinion that is not shared by 8.3 out of 10 discerning listeners.
Oh no, not again. A vapid power balad. Looking at the ratings seems i'm wrong. Ah well.
danmaiullo wrote:You're not wrong. 3
Neither of you is wrong, per se. You just have an opinion that is not shared by 8.3 out of 10 discerning listeners.
PSD
Can someone finally tell me if this is an Eventide or an AMS delay on the guitar?
I wish you'd lose the key to the u2 drawer, Bill. and the Coldplay one too...
shampa1n wrote:
Oh no, not again. A vapid power balad. Looking at the ratings seems i'm wrong. Ah well.
You're not wrong. 3This whole album was part of the soundtrack for the end of a bittersweet senior year in high school. Amazing time, amazing music, amazing memories.
Heard this song at breakfast one weekend many years ago, spent somewhere in New England with two friends in the process of breaking up. Sometimes great music is literally the soundtrack of our lives.
where's that confounded bridge?
simply U2 as usual
simply U2 as usual
PSD
big stud Romeo Tuma wrote:
The Joshua tree is a plant in the southwestern United States, with sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers grouped in large panicles...
a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century named the plant the Joshua tree, after Joshua of the Old Testament— the forks of the tree reminded them of Joshua's hand raised as he prayed, and also the shape of the leaves reminded them of Joshua's spear...
This song be soooo seminal... love it...
The Joshua tree is a plant in the southwestern United States, with sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers grouped in large panicles...
a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century named the plant the Joshua tree, after Joshua of the Old Testament— the forks of the tree reminded them of Joshua's hand raised as he prayed, and also the shape of the leaves reminded them of Joshua's spear...
the name of U2's album, The Joshua Tree, is complicated... first, the entire album has a religious theme... second, the title is a tribute to the global power of the United States... third, the album also shows U2's fascination with American culture, politics, and forms of music...
this is a cool song...
This song be soooo seminal... love it...
A 10. Just turn up the volume and relax for 3 minutes ...
Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
I thought you were going to say "in my tomb..."
Why? Does everybody in your womb love this song? I possess no womb... everybody in my church loves this seminal album...
I thought you were going to say "in my tomb..."
Why? Does everybody in your womb love this song? I possess no womb... everybody in my church loves this seminal album...
Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my church loves this song...
I thought you were going to say "in my tomb..."
Everybody in my church loves this song...
I thought you were going to say "in my tomb..."
One of the better U2 songs...but I have to say...I'd be happy more 'without' than 'with' this song. Just so sick of Bono and the U2 orchestra.
Everybody in my church loves this song...
my heart holds a specific memory for this one. snowy winter lake superior scenery from skyline parkway in duluth, mn. my poor 17 year old self just crushed by a boy. oh, the emotions of the young!
Gotta thank Eno and Lanois for this as gem as well!
Oh no, not again.
A vapid power balad.
Looking at the ratings seems i'm wrong.
Ah well.
A vapid power balad.
Looking at the ratings seems i'm wrong.
Ah well.
talk talks rainbow blends perfectly over into this. genius. thanks rp!
jberko wrote:
Your "rating" system is based on songs, albums, and bands like this. This was U2 at the top of the world. Your problem is that it was everywhere (mine too, in retrospect) and thus became "mainstream" and killed by AOR radio. Believe me it wasn't blase when Joshua Tree came out. Everybody went "...whut? WOW."
Over Rated Band.
Your "rating" system is based on songs, albums, and bands like this. This was U2 at the top of the world. Your problem is that it was everywhere (mine too, in retrospect) and thus became "mainstream" and killed by AOR radio. Believe me it wasn't blase when Joshua Tree came out. Everybody went "...whut? WOW."
Over Rated Band.
Overplayed. But one of the only songs that can be overplayed and not lose its magic.
As the rating is described
10 - GODLIKE!
Excellent no matter how many times I hear it
10 - GODLIKE!
Excellent no matter how many times I hear it
Spigolli... if you're a fan of U2 but not Bono's voice, listen to U2 and Mary J. Blige on "One Love"... I wish they had done more together. I think she brings another level of powerful soul to what U2 offers, and Mary and Bono harmonize briefly, but beautifully near the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpDQJnI4OhU
I remember when this record came out and exactly where I was when I first dropped the CD into the player and heard this song come out of the speakers. I was hoping for another "Bad" and it took me a few listens to understand how great it was.
I like me some "Bad" and all, but this song always makes me stop, turn it up, and listen.
MiracleDrug wrote:
I second that emotion.
the PERFECT song...from the PERFECT album...
I second that emotion.
the PERFECT song...from the PERFECT album...
heliophagus wrote:
...amen...
Always the song of Helena as we explored the far recesses of the Navajo reservation, and of Moab, and of each others' far from simple souls, late last century. I always think of this as Helena's song. It rivets me through and through each time I hear it, instantiating the sights, sounds and scents of a now far distant series of epiphanies without which I would be poorer yet blissfully ignorant of that rich vein of being.
...amen...
Always the song of Helena as we explored the far recesses of the Navajo reservation, and of Moab, and of each others' far from simple souls, late last century. I always think of this as Helena's song. It rivets me through and through each time I hear it, instantiating the sights, sounds and scents of a now far distant series of epiphanies without which I would be poorer yet blissfully ignorant of that rich vein of being.
rathersnappish wrote:
I've never had any strong feelings about this band, one way or the other. They've had some very good songs and some not-so-good songs; this, for me, is one of the former, despite its overplay elsewhere.
U2 are one of those bands that an awful lot of people love and an awful lot of people hate. Personally I'm a fan, but I can certainly see why so many people find them (or Bono specifically) insufferable. Not to mention that they haven't made a decent album since Zooropa. I think it's a shame that the singles from The Joshua Tree are so overplayed because the album is itself is a thing of beauty and one of the greatest ever made.
I've never had any strong feelings about this band, one way or the other. They've had some very good songs and some not-so-good songs; this, for me, is one of the former, despite its overplay elsewhere.
This album was revolutionary considering the decade it was released. Now it is saddled with the baggage of U2 but at the time it was released it was incredible.
Again, fantastic song that I could easily go without ever having to hear again.
I'm no fan of the gayties vocal style of Bono (not that he's gay or that there would be anything wrong with that) but I have to admit this is a great tune. One day I expect there'll be an even better cover version, followed by a "rediscovery" of the original.
rathersnappish wrote:
I think you just had an entire conversation with yourself and answered all of your own questions!
U2 are one of those bands that an awful lot of people love and an awful lot of people hate. Personally I'm a fan, but I can certainly see why so many people find them (or Bono specifically) insufferable. Not to mention that they haven't made a decent album since Zooropa. I think it's a shame that the singles from The Joshua Tree are so overplayed because the album is itself is a thing of beauty and one of the greatest ever made.
I think you just had an entire conversation with yourself and answered all of your own questions!
Nearly five minutes of perfect pop...
LOL, I guess I posted something to the same point a while back.. Sorry for the repeat.
Dangerpussy wrote:
Dangerpussy wrote:
*IF* I had to name my absolute favorite song of all time, I think I would pick this. Purrrrrfection! <3
U2 are one of those bands that an awful lot of people love and an awful lot of people hate. Personally I'm a fan, but I can certainly see why so many people find them (or Bono specifically) insufferable. Not to mention that they haven't made a decent album since Zooropa. I think it's a shame that the singles from The Joshua Tree are so overplayed because the album is itself is a thing of beauty and one of the greatest ever made.
Wow, so appropriate for me right now.
Probably their best album. Great song that has been diminished by overplay. I am sorry, very few songs can maintain their power with extreme overplay. Does not reduce the quality of the song, but the effect upon ones hearing it.
A really terrific song/album. And, I don't have to be religious to like it.
I'd rather hear Negativeland's version, but that would be illegal, thanks to those four guys from Ireland.
Thee best song of ALL-TIME! The true St Peter would agree - imposters may not.
Purrrfection, pure and simple. This might be my favorite song of all time.
SaintPeter wrote:
"still stuck" = they've sucked for a long time
"how did that happen" = they started sucking recently
your comment makes NO sense = your comment is false
This is a great song
They still suck!
How did that happen?
How did that happen?
"still stuck" = they've sucked for a long time
"how did that happen" = they started sucking recently
your comment makes NO sense = your comment is false
This is a great song
deepwoodskev wrote:
...i remember putting discreet marks along the margin of my drafting table so i could play the bass line with my parallel bar whenever this song came on the radio...
Oh, how I played this over and over and over the last half of senior year of high school.
...i remember putting discreet marks along the margin of my drafting table so i could play the bass line with my parallel bar whenever this song came on the radio...
They still suck!
How did that happen?
How did that happen?
best album of the 1980's. bar none. having said that this song has suffered a bit of overplay (but to be expected in 23 years.) christ, has it been 23 years already?!?!?
Oh, how I played this over and over and over the last half of senior year of high school.
horstman wrote:
Perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise spectacular album.
My original sentiment still stands.
I've always thought this album, and this song in particular, was a slight homage to Bruce Springsteen's version of American music. It segue's pretty well with Solsbury Hill.
Perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise spectacular album.
My original sentiment still stands.
I've always thought this album, and this song in particular, was a slight homage to Bruce Springsteen's version of American music. It segue's pretty well with Solsbury Hill.
Good band...good song...overrated heavily. Over rated and over played...so it has a strange presence here on RP.
horstman wrote:
Agreed!! After all these years, this song still irritates me..... Major sappy. I guss it filled the "mass appeal" niche. WAY too overplayed on the radio. (And reminds me now of Rachel & Ross on Friends.... ugh.) And don't get me wrong — I LOVE U2 — their early works (Boy, October & War) are so passionate, fired-up and hungry. Their later stuff — Achtung Baby & Zooropa — were unique departures at the time, and have still held up well, in my opinion. At least they've made an effort over the years to attempt to reinvent themselves, with mixed results. Not many other bands from the 80's are still together even — got to give them props for staying power.
Without . . . .please?
Agreed!! After all these years, this song still irritates me..... Major sappy. I guss it filled the "mass appeal" niche. WAY too overplayed on the radio. (And reminds me now of Rachel & Ross on Friends.... ugh.) And don't get me wrong — I LOVE U2 — their early works (Boy, October & War) are so passionate, fired-up and hungry. Their later stuff — Achtung Baby & Zooropa — were unique departures at the time, and have still held up well, in my opinion. At least they've made an effort over the years to attempt to reinvent themselves, with mixed results. Not many other bands from the 80's are still together even — got to give them props for staying power.
am i the only one who doesn't see the supposed brilliance of U2? I am just not into them.. their songs don't DO it for me.. at all...
horstman wrote:
Perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise spectacular album.
My original sentiment still stands.
I disagree....for the one reason that this is significant in my life.
Wow that's quite deep....did I really say that?
Perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise spectacular album.
My original sentiment still stands.
I disagree....for the one reason that this is significant in my life.
Wow that's quite deep....did I really say that?
Thanks Bill, I needed this today.
horstman wrote:
Perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise spectacular album.
My original sentiment still stands.
Without . . . .please?
Perhaps the weakest song on an otherwise spectacular album.
My original sentiment still stands.
I'm not much of a U2 fan. Don't dislike them, just not into them. But it was really nice to hear the opening guitar riff of this track as I opened the office door today. Nice way to start the morning!
A great song off of an amazing album that will stand the test of time.
helgigermany wrote:
As someone who used to be a fan of U2, this is about the only song of theirs left that I can enjoy listening to. Maybe One on occasion.
I can't believe this song is 23 years old. As they say, life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. And when you need it the most, it runs out.
As not a fan of U2, i say, this is one of their good tunes!!
As someone who used to be a fan of U2, this is about the only song of theirs left that I can enjoy listening to. Maybe One on occasion.
I can't believe this song is 23 years old. As they say, life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. And when you need it the most, it runs out.
As not a fan of U2, i say, this is one of their good tunes!!
WayUpNorth wrote:
Reisling wine on the banks of the Mosel River - yes sir, those where the days ..... 10 ++++
Mexican beach on the Pacific, bottle of Don Pedro, sunset, this song, my 30th birthday. Those were the days ...
Reisling wine on the banks of the Mosel River - yes sir, those where the days ..... 10 ++++
dedawson wrote:
Friggin' GREAT segue, I'd say! And I don't think I've ever noticed how fantastic the drumming is in this song.
Ramasutra to U2? Now THAT's a segue!
Friggin' GREAT segue, I'd say! And I don't think I've ever noticed how fantastic the drumming is in this song.
Mexican beach on the Pacific, bottle of Don Pedro, sunset, this song, my 30th birthday. Those were the days ...
I don't normally bump my own comments, but this kid is worth checking out . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CR3GoB3YY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CR3GoB3YY
Ramasutra to U2? Now THAT's a segue!
romeotuma wrote:
This song is soooo good for the ears... and the soul...
Yes, sooo coool. Love it . . . classic . . .
This song is soooo good for the ears... and the soul...
Yes, sooo coool. Love it . . . classic . . .
ha, great follow up from Vieux Farka Toure - Bullet the Blue Sky
...brilliant, as usual!
...brilliant, as usual!
Without . . . .please?
I just don't get U2. Lousy vocals, mediocre band. I just don't get it.
The worst part about this song is that it ends.
What a powerful, beautiful song. Love this C.D. It's too bad that they seem to have lost that certain strength of pure art.
Overplayed but still a stone cold classic.
Love this song.
Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
I don't, but thanks.
Stop listening to shitty fm radio.
I don't, but thanks.
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Jesus. Once a month is all it gets played. And I do not give a flying rat's what radio station overplays something. I can't hear your crappy FM so I do not care.
This song was last played five days ago. Bad was just played yesterday. Where the Streets Have No Name was played one week ago. Pride was played two weeks ago. New Year's Day, ten days ago. Mysterious Ways, three days ago. The epitome of overplaying, Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, was played five days ago. Desire, one week ago.
Meanwhile, such gems as Salome haven't been played since January. Beautiful Day was just played this week, but before that? January.
Jesus. Once a month is all it gets played. And I do not give a flying rat's what radio station overplays something. I can't hear your crappy FM so I do not care.
This song was last played five days ago. Bad was just played yesterday. Where the Streets Have No Name was played one week ago. Pride was played two weeks ago. New Year's Day, ten days ago. Mysterious Ways, three days ago. The epitome of overplaying, Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, was played five days ago. Desire, one week ago.
Meanwhile, such gems as Salome haven't been played since January. Beautiful Day was just played this week, but before that? January.
Dear sdn,
Stop listening to shitty fm radio.
Respectfully,
AO
Stop listening to shitty fm radio.
Respectfully,
AO