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October 19th, 2004

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girlfindsworld:
I always like to know the opinions of other U2 fans/lovers/worshippers, so lyrically, what are your favourite U2 songs?
I've always had a four way tie between:
1) 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'
2) 'Acrobat'
3) 'Until The End of The World'
and
4) 'Walk On' (although in this case, i'm inclined to both versions of it).
 
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From:melst
Date:October 19th, 2004 02:51 am (UTC)
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Lyrically? I'd have to go with 'Bad.' They go so deep & relate on so many levels, so universal, the human condition, everything... :)

Good question!
From:pbagosy
Date:October 19th, 2004 03:22 am (UTC)
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Strangely enough, my favorite U2 song is "Love Comes Tumbling" from WAIA. I have no idea why.

-js!?
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From:saintcheney
Date:October 19th, 2004 05:56 am (UTC)
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I'm going to say Walk On but I don't know if it's true. It's my favourite song of all time and it means so much to me that I can't get past that part of it. So I may be biased.
From:carrie3078
Date:October 19th, 2004 06:18 am (UTC)
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Bad, The Unforgettable Fire, In God's Country, Streets....
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From:hankash
Date:October 19th, 2004 09:57 am (UTC)
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Right om with 1-3, add SHFWILF and Ultraviolet.
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From:hankash
Date:October 19th, 2004 09:59 am (UTC)
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Also add, "One", can't forget that.
From:girlfindsworld
Date:October 19th, 2004 10:10 am (UTC)
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I used to really like 'One', but now i'm kind of 'blah' about it.
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From:aaronlisa
Date:October 19th, 2004 10:04 am (UTC)
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Actually to be honest the first three are my favourites. If I had to pick a fourth I'd say eletrical storm.
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From:themegs
Date:October 19th, 2004 11:23 am (UTC)
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"One Tree Hill" really stands out lyrically.
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From:axver
Date:October 20th, 2004 01:51 am (UTC)
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Amen to that. I feel a connection with the lyrics of One Tree Hill that I do not feel with any other song at all.

A Sort Of Homecoming is also a lyrical gem. As is the rest of The Unforgettable Fire album.
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From:themegs
Date:October 20th, 2004 04:26 am (UTC)
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A Sort of Homecoming stands out in every way. It's brilliant. I think Promenade is also brilliant, and under-appreciated.
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From:empresskatums
Date:October 19th, 2004 11:36 am (UTC)
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Throwing in a good word for "Kite" and "Please" - my favorite songs both musically and lyrically.
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From:justpeachy047
Date:October 19th, 2004 12:48 pm (UTC)
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Kite definitely!
From:amerrydeath
Date:October 19th, 2004 11:54 am (UTC)
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ISHFWILF.
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From:slfcllednowhere
Date:October 19th, 2004 02:25 pm (UTC)
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Hmm. That's a tough question. I guess if I absolutely had to pick one it would be Streets, which has gotten me through many a tough day (and was the opening quote of my award-winning speech/college application essay on U2). I think pretty much all their songs are interesting lyrically though, even some of the "immature" early stuff.
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From:mangoprophetess
Date:October 19th, 2004 04:49 pm (UTC)
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I think I'd have to say (in no particular order) "Bad", "Kite", "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)", "God Pt. II", "Until the End of the World" (Judus's POV = pure brilliance), and "Running To Stand Still". If I had to pick one, though, I think I'd go with "Stay" because it reminds me very specifically of a loved one.
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From:simu2fan
Date:October 19th, 2004 04:54 pm (UTC)
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I love so many. Pride was the first song that really got to me. Bad, Kite, God Part II, Silver and Gold. There's so many.

And I love So Cruel!!

between the horses of love and lust we are trampled underfoot... ;)
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From:fadedgalaxia
Date:October 19th, 2004 07:04 pm (UTC)
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staring at the sun, bad, all i want is you, and please really get me. i just...i don't know. they're all so deep...
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From:canadanne
Date:October 19th, 2004 08:38 pm (UTC)
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There are far too many to list and I'm too tired to think about it right now, but I'll throw in a mention for Lemon because I don't think anyone else has done so yet. That song is so beautiful lyrically, and in every other sense as well.
From:thepolemicist
Date:October 19th, 2004 09:50 pm (UTC)
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If it's lyrical “depth” we're after, then my votes go to Bad, Running to stand Still, The Wanderer, Baby Face, Where The Streets Have No Name, Kite, When I Look at the World, and If You Wear That Velvet Dress. Number one would be Stay (Faraway, So Close!).

However, if it's lyrical levity and flippancy, then I have to go with Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me, Discotheque, Zooropa, Vertigo, and the best of the best, Miami.

I would also add, that were I to select a favorite album based on lyrics, it would be a close race, but Zooropa would beat Pop by a lemon.
From:saccage
Date:October 20th, 2004 05:06 am (UTC)
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"Until The End of the World"
"Discoteque"
"Kite"

Are all the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
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