What is Bono saying towards the end of One?

[juliaguliaxo94]

This is stupid, but I've been wondering this forever.

YouTube - U2 - One - Anton Corbjin Version

Around 4:05 - 4:10, what is he saying? It never comes up on lyrics websites. I did see lyrics for this song where it says he's saying "baby, baby, baby,.." but I don't hear that. I hear "make it, make it, make it.." But why would he be saying that, anyway?

And yeah I know the joke where it's assumed he's saying "bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, and haaaaaaam." I hear that. But of course it can't be.

 

[U2girl]

I always heard "makin'... makin'... makin'.... it high".

 

[Gabi_Clayton]

And yeah I know the joke where it's assumed he's saying "bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, and haaaaaaam." I hear that. But of course it can't be.

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

I always heard "makin'... makin'... makin'.... it high".

Me too, pretty much. Somewhere along those lines.

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

 

[sisterinthemoon]

And yeah I know the joke where it's assumed he's saying "bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, bacon, and haaaaaaam." I hear that. But of course it can't be.

Before I heard the makin' it....makin' it... hiiigghh but now this is all I can hear when I listen to it.

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

^ Whoops.

 

[Galeongirl]

I always heard "makin'... makin'... makin'.... it high".

Same, though now I'm hearing bacon and ham. Who started that one? Now I'm hungry!

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

Lol! It wasn't me, I swear!

 

[Jeannieco]

^It's Bongolese.

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

^It's Bongolese.

You mean like, his own language?

 

[last unicorn]

^ Bono calls it "Bongolese" himself, he has talked about it in several interviews, saying that the words that come out of his mouth when he's improvising to music in the studio or on stage often don't make any sense but are just sounds, mostly vowels.

 

[mad1]

yea I would say 'make it make it make it ..........high', as if to tell us all to live life to the fullest

I dont like, but, great message to remind us.

 

[A stor]

I always heard "makin'... makin'... makin'.... it high".

That's how I hear it too. Liked the bacon, bacon, ham....

 

[A stor]

^ Bono calls it "Bongolese" himself, he has talked about it in several interviews, saying that the words that come out of his mouth when he's improvising to music in the studio or on stage often don't make any sense but are just sounds, mostly vowels.

So that explains it! Thanks LU.

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

^ Bono calls it "Bongolese" himself, he has talked about it in several interviews, saying that the words that come out of his mouth when he's improvising to music in the studio or on stage often don't make any sense but are just sounds, mostly vowels.

Makes sense to me.

 

[Jeannieco]

It's also known in jazz as skat singing I believe.

Bono's skat's are so free form especially if you watch the early clips of him recording for example in the UF documentary when he was trying so hard to put down the lyric for PRIDE.

It was like he was possessed in a artistic spiritual way. It was really facinating to watch such an intimate moment. He totally let go as if the spirit was moving through him. I believe that it did and still does move through him when he sings.

 

[juliaguliaxo94]

One of the many reasons why we love him so.

 

[TARDIS]

I always listen to the songs with 'Bongolese" in them and get extremely frustrated in trying to figure out the lyrics (It occasionally ends with me yelling at the lyric book 'WHAT IS HE SAYING!'), but I only appreciate the song when I realize it's just Bongolese, I think

Although I've always heard the "makin', makin'..." lyrics in this case

 

[LostStar]

I always heard "makin'... makin'... makin'.... it high".

I always heard that too!

But bacon and ham is hilarious!!! XD

 

[nesquick]

He sings "babe babe babe baby" that's all

 

[U217]

It's also known in jazz as skat singing I believe.

Bono's skat's are so free form especially if you watch the early clips of him recording for example in the UF documentary when he was trying so hard to put down the lyric for PRIDE.

It was like he was possessed in a artistic spiritual way. It was really facinating to watch such an intimate moment. He totally let go as if the spirit was moving through him. I believe that it did and still does move through him when he sings.

This is beautiful. And so true.