U2 song abbreviations?

[U2tejas]

is there a 'shortcut list' somewhere of song title abbreviations that I see out there in U2-discussion land? Some I know (AIWIY, etc.) but some are donwright confusing...and long! I don't want to look on every U2 CD/tape I have every time I don't know what song someone's taking about...is there such a list? TIA!

 

[zooropamanda]

dont think so but im sure people here would compile one for ya on the main forum if you asked

 

[sulawesigirl4]

just a few off the top of my head...

SBS - Sunday Bloody Sunday
NYD - New Years Day
UABRS - Under a Blood Red Sky (not a song...but almost always abbreviated)
WTSHNN - Where the Streets Have No Name (usually just abbreviated as 'Streets')
ISHFWILF - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
WOWY - With or Without You
BTBS - Bullet the Blue Sky (most often referred to as 'Bullet')
RTSS - Running to Stand Still
EBTTRT - Even Better Than the Real Thing
UTEOTW - Until the End of the World
MW - Mysterious Ways
WGRYWH - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (usually just abbreviated as 'wild horses' or 'who's gonna ride...')
LNOE - Last Night On Earth
DYFL - Do You Feel Loved
LWTSH - Lady With the Spinning Head
WUDM - Wake Up Dead Man
IYWTVD - If you wear that velvet dress (usually just 'if you wear...' or 'velvet dress')
TGBHF - The Ground Beneath Her Feet
WILATW - When I Look at the World

...hope a few of those are helpful. gotta love the acronymns, eh?

-sula

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[U2tejas]

WOW, thanks sulawesigirl4!

Originally posted by sulawesigirl4:
just a few off the top of my head...

SBS - Sunday Bloody Sunday
NYD - New Years Day
UABRS - Under a Blood Red Sky (not a song...but almost always abbreviated)
WTSHNN - Where the Streets Have No Name (usually just abbreviated as 'Streets')
ISHFWILF - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
WOWY - With or Without You
BTBS - Bullet the Blue Sky (most often referred to as 'Bullet')
RTSS - Running to Stand Still
EBTTRT - Even Better Than the Real Thing
UTEOTW - Until the End of the World
MW - Mysterious Ways
WGRYWH - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (usually just abbreviated as 'wild horses' or 'who's gonna ride...')
LNOE - Last Night On Earth
DYFL - Do You Feel Loved
LWTSH - Lady With the Spinning Head
WUDM - Wake Up Dead Man
IYWTVD - If you wear that velvet dress (usually just 'if you wear...' or 'velvet dress')
TGBHF - The Ground Beneath Her Feet
WILATW - When I Look at the World

...hope a few of those are helpful. gotta love the acronymns, eh?

-sula

 

[sulawesigirl4]

rufus: you ARE the coolest.

Cheers mate!

-sula

 

[RufusYoungblood]

I could probably use my spiffy lyrics analysis program to create ALL the acronyms - lemme go see...

(10 minutes later)

Here we are conveniently sorted in alphabetical order. (hope is lines up OK)

ACD An Cat Dubh Boy
ADWM A Day Without Me Boy
AIWIY All I Want Is You Rattle and Hum
AOH Angel of Harlem Rattle and Hum
ASOH A Sort of Homecoming Unforgettable fire
ATAP Another Time Another Place Boy
BTBS Bullet the Blue Sky Joshua Tree
DGPFYCC Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car Zooropa
DYFL Do You Feel Loved Pop
EBTTRT Even Better Than The Real Thing Achtung Baby
EPAA Elvis Presley and America Unforgettable fire
IALW In A Little While All That You Can't Leave Behind
IFD I Fall Down October
IGC In God's Country Joshua Tree
IGWSHA If God Will Send His Angels Pop
ISHFWILF I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Joshua Tree
ISS Indian Summer Sky Unforgettable fire
ITA Is That All? October
ITABTAW I Threw a Brick Through a Window October
ITH Into the Heart Boy
IWF I Will Follow Boy
IYWTVD If You Wear That Velvet Dress Pop
LNOE Last Night On Earth Pop
LRM Love Rescue Me Rattle and Hum
MOTD Mothers of the Disappeared Joshua Tree
NYD New Year's Day War
OOC Out of Control Boy
OTH One Tree Hill Joshua Tree
POE Peace On Earth All That You Can't Leave Behind
RHMT Red Hill Mining Town Joshua Tree
RTSS Running to Stand Still Joshua Tree
SATS Staring At the Sun Pop
SATT Shadows and Tall Trees Boy
SBS Sunday Bloody Sunday War
SDABTO Some Days Are Better Than Others Zooropa
SFB Stories for Boys Boy
SIAM Stuck In A Moment All That You Can't Leave Behind
SIASL Stranger in a Strange Land October
THBAO Two Hearts Beat As One War
TPM The Playboy Mansion Pop
TTTYAATW Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around The World Achtung Baby
TTYW Trip Through Your Wires Joshua Tree
UTEOTW Until The End Of The World Achtung Baby
VDL Van Diemen's Land Rattle and Hum
WILATW When I Look At The World All That You Can't Leave Behind
WLCTT When Love Comes To Town Rattle and Hum
WOWY With or Without You Joshua Tree
WTSHNN Where the Streets Have No Name Joshua Tree
WUDM Wake Up Dead Man Pop




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[Salome]

HMTMKMKM - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

and of course: H - Heartland

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[zooropamanda]

Originally posted by Salome:

and of course: H - Heartland

hehe you silly

next we'll be abbreviating U2

 

[Like O2]

I'm so glad someone asked this question, thanks for the lists guys!!

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