New U2 song "Electrical Storm!!!"
The chorus is even simpler than "Beautiful Day," but while people can relate to beautiful days, electrical storms represent a more abstract idea. I like the song though, not quite Grammy award winning caliber like each of the singles from their last album, but good enough!
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I haven't heard it.
On top form again.
Now, when are they gonna release those great concert videos on DVD? ie. Zoo TV live in Sydney.
<strong>I think it's amazing that they've had 4 consecutive singles win grammy awards. They were robbed of the Album of the Year by a compilation disc. (Just opened myself up to U2 SUCKS comments now, didn't I)</strong><hr></blockquote>
<img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> Personally, I think the grammy's are insults to self-respecting artists. It's all about popularity and we all know how smart most people are. But I like U2 nonetheless.
An okay song, I guess. Kinda draggy and swirly. Not my favorite one of theirs, for sure.
My favorite U2 songs are "Bad" (off "The Unforgettable Fire") and one that The Edge sang called "Van Diemen's Land", off of "Rattle and Hum".
Beautiful song and melody. Just stark and powerful. And I like it when other members of a band, besides the lead singer, sing. A nice change and surprise, sometimes.
My favorite Stones songs are all ones that Keith sings ("Before They Make Me Run", "Little T&A", "You Got the Silver", etc.).
[ 09-25-2002: Message edited by: ShawnPatrickJoyce ]</p>
One, where you hear an accustic beginning.
And the single version where it is more electric guitar.
There are many,very blatant references to 9/11/01 in there.
and how about pearl jam's new song I am Mine!? I can't stop listening to it. can't wait for the new album in november
<strong>There are two versions of the song floating around.
One, where you hear an accustic beginning.
And the single version where it is more electric guitar.
There are many,very blatant references to 9/11/01 in there.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I didn't consider the song's context yet. It just became more relevant to me now. Thanks for your observation.
Can you point out some of the corellations you've observed?
[ 09-19-2002: Message edited by: ShawnPatrickJoyce ]</p>
Certainly.
The most obvious parts to me, are:
[quote]"On rainy days we'd go swimming out
On rainy days / Swimming The Sound"<hr></blockquote>
This line is rather innocuous unless you have a Southern New England or Southern New York mindset. Living in Connecticut for almost 20 years you know 'The Sound' is a common way of saying 'Long Island Sound'. The large body of water that seperates Connecticut from Long Island and the place many, many people from New York City and the surrounding region swim in the summer. This merely sets the location for the rest of the song.
[quote]You're in my mind
All of the time
I know that's not enough
If the sky can crack
There must be some way back
For love and only love<hr></blockquote>
At first it may seem as if someone is wishing for the one they love to come back to them. When you read closely you can see that it is actually someone who wants to get back, but can't. Through events beyond their control, they've been seperated, and they would do just about anything to go and be with the one they love.
[quote]"Electrical storm
Electrical storm
Electrical storm
Baby don't cry"<hr></blockquote>
"Electrical Storm" can be a euphemism for a difficut, tumultuous situation.
[quote]"It's hot as hell, high, in this room
Sure hope the weather will break soon
The air is heavy, heavy as a truck
Hope the rain will wash away our bad luck"<hr></blockquote>
This one sort of speaks for itself. This can easily be interpreted as a reference to those poor souls trapped on the upper floors of the World Trade Center.
[quote]"The sky can crack
There must be some way back
For love and only love
Electrical storm
Electrical storm
Electrical storm
Baby don't cry
Baby don't cry
Oh baby don't cry
Oh baby don't cry"<hr></blockquote>
Once again, the person here is saying to themselves that there must be a way out, there must be a way back to that person they love who is somewhere they can't be.
Then, we have more references to the tumult they are in, followed, finally, by the person pleading for the one they love not to be sad, not to cry, to learn to deal with it despite the fact they both know they will never see each other again. The person here is not getting out, they are not coming back and it's time to say goodbye.
[ 09-19-2002: Message edited by: DoctorGonzo ]</p>
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[ 09-21-2002: Message edited by: applenut ]</p>
<strong>Wow. How do you regard this song when compared to other songs that reference 9/11?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I like U2 plenty but this doesn't compare with what Springsteen offers on "The Rising". U2's song is too opaque for me. Bono often does this. He starts to write about something and then veers away. If you're going to talk about 9/11, you should talk about it. And the subject is way too big to be dealt with in just one song anyway.
Some of Springsteen?s words...
[quote]I don't remember how I felt
I never thought I'd live
To read about myself
In my hometown paper
How my brave young life
Was forever changed
In a misty cloud of pink vapor
Darlin' give me your kiss
Only understand
I am, the nothing man
Around here, everybody acts the same
Around here, everybody acts like nothing's changed
Friday night, the club meets at Al's Barbecue
The sky's still, the same unbelievable blue
Darlin' give me your kiss
Come and take my hand
I am, the nothing man<hr></blockquote>
... almost move me to tears.
INTO THE FIRE
The sky was falling and streaked with blood
I heard you calling me, then you disappeared into the dust
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire
May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love
repeat chorus
You gave your love to see, in fields of red and autumn brown
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need you near, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire
chorus (3X)
It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave
You lay your hand on me
Then walked into the darkness of your smoky grave
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire
chorus
<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/roger_ramjet/.Music/nothingman.mp3"; target="_blank">NOTHING MAN</a>
I don't remember how I felt
I never thought I'd live
To read about myself
In my hometown paper
How my brave young life
Was forever changed
In a misty cloud of pink vapor
Darlin' give me your kiss
Only understand
I am, the nothing man
Around here, everybody acts the same
Around here, everybody acts like nothing's changed
Friday night, the club meets at Al's Barbecue
The sky's still, the same unbelievable blue
Darlin' give me your kiss
Come and take my hand
I am, the nothing man
You can call me Joe
Buy me a drink and shake my hand
You want courage
I'll show you courage you can understand
The pearl and silver
Restin' on my night table
It's just me Lord, pray I'm able
Darlin, with this kiss
Say you understand
I am, the nothing man
I am, the nothing man
EMPTY SKY
I woke up this morning
I could barely breathe
Just an empty impression
In the bed there you used to be
I want a kiss from your lips
I want an eye for an eye
I woke up this morning to the empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Blood on the streets
Blood flowin' down
I hear the blood of my blood
Cryin' from the ground
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
On the plains of Jordan
I cut my bow from the wood
Of this tree of evil
Of this tree of good
I want a kiss from your lips
I want an eye for an eye
I woke up this morning to the empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
Empty sky, empty sky
I woke up this morning to an empty sky
WORLDS APART
I hold you in my arms, that's when it starts
I seek faith in your kiss, and comfort in your heart
I taste the seed upon your lips, lay my tongue upon your scars
But when I look into your eyes, we stand worlds apart
Where the distant oceans sing, and rise to the plain
In this dry and troubled country, your beauty remains
Down from the mountain roads where the highway rolls to dark
'Neath Allah's blessed rain, we remain worlds apart
Sometimes the truth just ain't enough
Or it's too much in times like this
Let's throw the truth away, we'll find it in this kiss
In your skin upon my skin, in the beating of our hearts
May the living let us in, before the dead tear us apart
We'll let blood build a bridge, over mountains draped in stars
I'll meet you on the ridge, between these worlds apart
We've got this moment now to live, then it's all just dust and dark
Let love give what it gives
Let's let love give what it gives
THE FUSE
Down at the court house they're ringin' the flag down
Long black line of cars snakin' slow through town
Red sheets snappin' on the line
With this ring will you be mine
The fuse is burning
(Shut out the lights)
The fuse is burning
(Come on let me do you right)
Trees on fire with the first fall's frost
Long black line in front of Holy Cross
Blood moon risin' in a sky of black dust
Tell me baby who do you trust?
The fuse is burning
(Shut out the lights)
The fuse is burning
(Come on let me do you right)
Tires on the highway hissin' something's coming
You can feel the wires in the tree tops hummin'
Devil's on the horizon line
Your kiss and I'm alive
A quiet afternoon, an empty house
On the edge of your bed you slip off your blouse
The room is burning with the noon sun
Your bittersweet taste on my tongue
The fuse is burning
(Shut out the lights)
The fuse is burning
(Come on let me do you right)
YOU'RE MISSING
Shirts in the closet, shoes in the hall
Mama's in the kitchen, baby and all
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
But you're missing
Coffee cups on the counter, jackets on the chair
Papers on the doorstep, but you're not there
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
But you're missing
Pictures on the nightstand, TV's on in the den
Your house is waiting, your house is waiting
For you to walk in, for you to walk in
But you're missing, you're missing You're missing when I shut out the lights
You're missing, when I close my eyes
You're missing, when I see the sun rise
You're missing
Children are asking if it's alright
Will you be in our arms tonight?
Morning is morning, the evening falls I got
Too much room in my bed, too many phone calls
How's everything, everything?
Everything, everything
You're missing, you're missing
God's drifting in heaven, devil's in the mailbox
I got dust on my shoes, nothing but teardrops
THE RISING
Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile of line
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
Wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here
chorus
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
There's spirits above and behind me
Faces gone black, eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of my line
Sky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life
chorus
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
[ 09-21-2002: Message edited by: spaceman_spiff ]</p>
Spaceman, how do you know how Bono writes his songs? Or are declaring that they lack focus or depth?
Springstein's works aren't really that sophisticated compared to U2's. The beauty of U2 is that they appeal to a wide range of people. The Edge has lambasted Radiohead for making such a great album, Kid A, appeal to such a small percentage of listeners. What you comment about is really U2's depth. They can make a song about love be interpreted as that or something else going on in the world at the time. It isn;t half and half as you say, it's rather both at the same time. Maybe you have issues interpreting both meanings separarately. BS is pretty straightforward in that regard.
<strong>
If you're going to talk about 9/11, you should talk about it.</strong><hr></blockquote>
No. You just proved my point that Bruce Springstein is more straightforward than Bono. You can probably go on to say that he's less creative as well...