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If you tear yourself in two again
If I could, you know, I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender
Dislocate
If I could throw this
Lifeless lifeline to the wind
I'd leave this heart of clay
See you walk, walk away
Into the night
Through the rain
Into the half-light
Through the flame
If I could through myself
Set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away
See you break, break away
Into the light
And to the day
So let it go
And so fade away
So let it go
And so fade away
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no
If they should ask well maybe they'd
Tell me what I should say
True colors fly in blue and black
Bruised silken sky and burning flag
Colours crash, collide in bloodshot eyes
If I could, you know I would
If I could, I would
Let it go
This desperation
Separation
Condemnation
Revelation
In temptation
Isolation
Desolation
Isolation
Let it go, aha
And so fade away
So let it go, aha
And so fade, fade, fade away
So let it go
And so to fade away
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
Wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh, no, no, no
Why U2 so often though it is a popular good band - but not for all......
Oh every one is different? Like my spouse does not care for The Beatles, the Floyd, or the sound of a singing Neil Young. What gives? Why would U2 sell out large arena shows?
Saw a documentary on them not too long ago. To hear the band tell it, it was not staged. Bono was desperately looking for a way to connect with the crowd, hard to do with the giant gap between the stage and the audience of LiveAid. The Edge recalls Bono just disappearing off the deep front of the stage, and the band couldn't tell where he was or what he was doing. After awhile they even thought about stopping the song, but played on. The band was thinking, oh crap, we have a worldwide audience and we are totally blowing it now, looking like fools playing the same thing over and over again. It was only later that they realized that Bono did indeed find a way to connect with the super-sized crowd - and they loved it. It got the most replays as a highlight as any other performance that day. He describes that song as a defining moment for the band, catapulting them to the next level of stardom.
To jump from that height, with that kind of heels.It can not be staged .
... and not followed by Ruby Tuesday
I am not a U2 hater by any stretch but after hearing the passion and intensity of 'War' early on and even today, I never found them to be as passionate, threatening, or likable again. For what's it's worth and although I am very likely in the minority on this take, for me, with a few exceptions, something always seemed to be lacking in their future work as they ventured forward.
I have never been a U2 fan, but I remember seeing them do this at the Live Aid show. Bono brought a woman up on stage with him, and they just held each other during this song. It was likely all prearranged, but it looked spontaneous. and I was very moved by the emotion. I like to think it was authentic, but who knows.
I guess I'll have to dust off the DVD and check it out...
Not prearranged according to the band in U2 by U2. In fact, because it took so long, they were unable to play Pride as their final number in the allotted time.
That made my day. Thanks.
I have never been a U2 fan, but I remember seeing them do this at the Live Aid show. Bono brought a woman up on stage with him, and they just held each other during this song. It was likely all prearranged, but it looked spontaneous. and I was very moved by the emotion. I like to think it was authentic, but who knows.
Not prearranged according to the band in U2 by U2. In fact, because it took so long, they were unable to play Pride as their final number in the allotted time.
You never hear early U2 anywhere... Goosebumps
Nothin but respect to all involved
... and not followed by Ruby Tuesday
I don’t know how to rate this song…? On the one hand, it has long ripped me apart! Tearfully reminds me of my late father’s tragic, untimely death! On the other hand, I’m rather appalled at Bono’s unseemly alliance with pseudo-philanthropy Gates Foundation! I guess here’s where the subtle discernment of respecting musicianship must be surgically cleaved from the tendency of societies to create the cult of personality…? God bless Africa! I know some wonderful people there doing incredible work, in spite of the hegemony of GF!
Respect the song, f*ck politics. This is pure Bono & U2. For me this is Godlike, and yes, I am subjective, but I rebelled with this song in my early teens, so I can't be talked out of it
Nothin but respect to all involved
Take yourself out of your misery of having to listen to RP just to hear this song, and go download it from somewhere, already.
Hey, thanks for that altruistic and thoughtful reply there, tinypriest. Hopefully, your reading comprehension and comment sensitivity skills will improve.
Take yourself out of your misery of having to listen to RP just to hear this song, and go download it from somewhere, already.
You could tell they were going all the way even then.
I saw a documentary on them one time and they said that moment was not staged. In fact they think it almost sunk the band. Bono needed to connect with the audience as he is wont to do, but the stage was so huge and so far up away from the crowd. So he crawled down and went in search of someone... and the band couldn't see where he went. They kept playing but after awhile were wondering where the hell he went, and should they keep playing. They almost stopped. It was their big moment on a worldwide stage and they all thought they were blowing it. Turns out just the opposite, their fame took off like a rocket after that.
Saw a documentary on them not too long ago. To hear the band tell it, it was not staged. Bono was desperately looking for a way to connect with the crowd, hard to do with the giant gap between the stage and the audience of LiveAid. The Edge recalls Bono just disappearing off the deep front of the stage, and the band couldn't tell where he was or what he was doing. After awhile they even thought about stopping the song, but played on. The band was thinking, oh crap, we have a worldwide audience and we are totally blowing it now, looking like fools playing the same thing over and over again. It was only later that they realized that Bono did indeed find a way to connect with the super-sized crowd - and they loved it. It got the most replays as a highlight as any other performance that day. He describes that song as a defining moment for the band, catapulting them to the next level of stardom.
The (currently) 2810 ratings probably give a better indication of what most people think of this song than do the comments.
I mean there are 5% 1 ratings. There’s horrible crap here on RP that doesn’t have that much relative hatred.
I remember that like it was yesterday. I don't think it was staged. This song has a special place in my heart because of that exact time. I was 12 during LiveAid and the swell of global harmony was such that it seemed like anything was possible. What a time to be alive.
I also remember watching them perform during Live Aid (took the day off work just to stay home and watch as much of this amazing concert as possible). What I remember most was after the first verse of Bad, the camera cut away to a young girl in the crowd perched on her boyfriend's shoulders contorting her face, obviously not liking what she was hearing. I don't know why that brief image always stuck with me, though. She was definitely in the minority that day.
The (currently) 2810 ratings probably give a better indication of what most people think of this song than do the comments.
Great story about a big moment in U2's history but, why do you feel the need to praise the song and yet go well out of your way to make sure everyone knows you are NOT a U2 fan?
What are you afraid of? Embrace it! You are a U2 fan. There's no need to look over your shoulder out of fear of the h8rs. You don't need their approbation or their need to cling to some douchey cliche about this great band being over some hill that they will all go over (or have) themselves already.
I resonate with it and its message.
As I was, when I first heard it in 1985, in Austin, Texas, I will always be, wide awake, wherever I am.
Even excessive Robert plant was better then this tawdry shite.
zzzzzzz
Seems like it’s played on RP about once every 15-30 days. And with almost 2600 ratings averaging 7.8 you can see why. There’s an obvious subset of 1s, but that happens with a lot of the more popular stuff RP plays.
Ah, the always hilarious "Bad is bad" joke . . . such razor-sharp wit; so clever, so original.
Oh what's next, will you shoot down the "One is a 1" original idea too?
Quite agree! 2 of the worst bands ever in my view. Still each to his own.
Quite agree! 2 of the worst bands ever in my view. Still each to his own.
Summer of 88', I accidentally walked in some pub, in middle of nowhere of today's Montenegro back then it was Yugoslavia, where the local band was playing, and all of sudden some girl showed up theatrically reciting lyrics of this song as poem and then band kicked in with song.... So 10 for my memories !
Ah, the always hilarious "Bad is bad" joke . . . such razor-sharp wit; so clever, so original.
Quite agree! 2 of the worst bands ever in my view. Still each to his own.
And Happy. Like raising my open hands HIGH
and smiling at the whole world like everything
is BEAUTIFUL and everything is right, forever.
You don't have to read the bad comments to make the good ones you read count.
Hey, thanks for taking the time to give us your GREAT opinion. It really helps set the standard for comments on this board. Downright pithy. I give your comment a 2.
RP plays no artist every 15 minutes, or every hour or every 5 hours with rare exceptions - its why I listen - every day
My advice is get over it. I wont argue the merits because that is all subjective - and ON CUE - I'd rather not here Natalie Merchant of Florence and the Machine every day - but if I listen to RP long enough I will - and that's ok .
Because on RP I get to hear the greatest variety possible beyond playing my own collection on random.
I'm a long time, all day listener as well. I agree with the previous comment. Every song may not be your cup-o-tea at any given moment. Having said that, Ive found no other site that offers up such a continual variety of eclectic music. To me its not necessarily the artist most of the time but more of the sonic vibe Bill is on. IMHO. Carry On. Bill.
And your thoughts on them?
He was a "peasant", was he? Are you sure that designation doesn't more aptly to yourself?
Bono Vox was a nickname given to Paul Hewson by his close friends as a teen in Dublin. Named after a hearing aid store because they felt he was such a good singer (Bono Vox meaning good voice in Latin). So apparently it wasn't his own sky high ego that bestowed the name upon him,rather, it was organically given by others.
The more you know... the less you appear to be a peasant.
spot the fanboi
Bono Vox was a nickname given to Paul Hewson by his close friends as a teen in Dublin. Named after a hearing aid store because they felt he was such a good singer (Bono Vox meaning good voice in Latin). So apparently it wasn't his own sky high ego that bestowed the name upon him,rather, it was organically given by others.
The more you know... the less you appear to be a peasant.
On the other hand, if someone suggested a name for you, who is in charge of accepting and answering to it?
However, this is not to judge the man in respect of his name. Instead, I'd suggest one judge by a persons actions or sometimes by their non-actions.
He was a "peasant", was he? Are you sure that designation doesn't more aptly to yourself?
Bono Vox was a nickname given to Paul Hewson by his close friends as a teen in Dublin. Named after a hearing aid store because they felt he was such a good singer (Bono Vox meaning good voice in Latin). So apparently it wasn't his own sky high ego that bestowed the name upon him,rather, it was organically given by others.
The more you know... the less you appear to be a peasant.
LOL, good one!
But I love cranking this tune.
You think you hear U2 every 15 minutes. You consider it torture. You continue to listen.
Seems like you're appealing to the wrong person for relief.
Maybe it's because all their tunes sound alike to me - but enough already. All the other great music in the world, and you play U2 over and over - give it a break.
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RP plays no artist every 15 minutes, or every hour or every 5 hours with rare exceptions - its why I listen - every day
My advice is get over it. I wont argue the merits because that is all subjective - and ON CUE - I'd rather not here Natalie Merchant of Florence and the Machine every day - but if I listen to RP long enough I will - and that's ok .
Because on RP I get to hear the greatest variety possible beyond playing my own collection on random.
Maybe it's because all their tunes sound alike to me - but enough already. All the other great music in the world, and you play U2 over and over - give it a break.
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BILL!!!!!!! NOT what he/she said!
Maybe it's because all their tunes sound alike to me - but enough already. All the other great music in the world, and you play U2 over and over - give it a break.
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Great tune by the way. Taken from a time when U2 were just being U2. It worked brilliantly. As it did with their last album, Songs Of Innocence.
Somehow I have the feeling this song is played every day on RP. It isn't, but it sure feels that way.
really...
Proclivities wrote:
There's a lot of in-between or "grey" areas when it comes peoples' opinions of this band, it's more likely that most people who are not "extremists" in one direction or the other tend not to assert their opinions in the comment threads as often.
I'll side a bit with Proclivities on this one. I see U2, like most big time arena bands, as an aquatint, where there are as many grays as the artist
Adam Sandler ruined much of the universe for many people.
RPers are an extreme and fickle bunch.
After an infinity of overplays on the dinosaur of FM, at least Bono and the boys get some relief and a boost from the context of dismal commercial airwaves.
There's a lot of in-between or "grey" area when it comes peoples' opinions of this band, it's more likely that most people who are not "extremists" in one direction or the other tend not to assert their opinions in the comment threads as often.
Every. Single. Time.
I honestly get why people don't like U2 sometimes and I expect anytime RP plays one of their songs, the comments will reflect that.
Fact remains, they're one of the great rock bands of all time and while some of the stuff they've done goes too far in one direction or another, other songs are just plain unassailable greatness. From where I stand, this is one of the latter and I don't know what kind of "rock" music you like if you don't find anything to like about Bad.
Well you try to find out what music I like, it is not that difficult, just click my profile name and you should find my kind of taste.
Easy peasy.
I do think you old guys are protecting your memory of the good times tooo dearly, being only 53YO I can see through the usual suspects....
And I still do not like U2 despite having a few early LP releases and seen them in concert a few times. I just got fed up with them.
A bit like falling off the edge on stage...
https://youtu.be/rta9CHp7bEE
....definitely
I honestly get why people don't like U2 sometimes and I expect anytime RP plays one of their songs, the comments will reflect that.
Fact remains, they're one of the great rock bands of all time and while some of the stuff they've done goes too far in one direction or another, other songs are just plain unassailable greatness. From where I stand, this is one of the latter and I don't know what kind of "rock" music you like if you don't find anything to like about Bad.
It's dull as shaking rocks in a paper bag, for one.
Second that.
I honestly get why people don't like U2 sometimes and I expect anytime RP plays one of their songs, the comments will reflect that.
Fact remains, they're one of the great rock bands of all time and while some of the stuff they've done goes too far in one direction or another, other songs are just plain unassailable greatness. From where I stand, this is one of the latter and I don't know what kind of "rock" music you like if you don't find anything to like about Bad.