Interesting Tidbit on Cedars of Lebanon

[Moiner06]

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but read over the weekend that Bob Marley passed away at "Cedars of Lebanon" hospital in 1981.

Bob Marley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wonder if there will be any connection to Bob in the song.

P.S. If this has been mentioned before, please disregard and close. THX!

 

[cdirani]

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but read over the weekend that Bob Marley passed away at "Cedars of Lebanon" hospital in 1981.

Bob Marley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wonder if there will be any connection to Bob in the song.

P.S. If this has been mentioned before, please disregard and close. THX!

Interesting bit, I didn't know that.

 

[Y2K]

Not sure how it would be relevant to the song, as it's about a war correspondent. I think the term Cedar refers to someone in Lebanon who takes sides with a particular political party.

But that is some neat trivia.

 

[bcrt2000]

double entendre

 

[ruicosta]

Not sure how it would be relevant to the song, as it's about a war correspondent. I think the term Cedar refers to someone in Lebanon who takes sides with a particular political party.

But that is some neat trivia.

cedar is a tree that is charateristic for lebanon

Lebanon Cedar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Y2K]

cedar is a tree that is charateristic for lebanon

Lebanon Cedar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I knew that much, but I thought "Cedar" also had some political connotation. I can't seem to verify that, though, so maybe I'm just blowing smoke....

 

[bcrt2000]

Lebanon Cedar > Joshua Tree?

 

[BoyOnTheHorizon]

Lebanon: a small great country!

 

[ruicosta]

I knew that much, but I thought "Cedar" also had some political connotation. I can't seem to verify that, though, so maybe I'm just blowing smoke....

Maybe we'll find out when the song comes out...can't wait

 

[Muldfeld]

I was hoping it referred to the 2006 Israeli massacre and how US war correspondents embedded in Israel only took the side of America's Cold War ally.

 

[Marien]

It could also be a Bible cite, the expression Cedars of Lebanon is used there, so I expect a cross-reference for religion and politics.

 

[coemgen]

It could also be a Bible cite, the expression Cedars of Lebanon is used there, so I expect a cross-reference for religion and politics.

I think this is where he got it from. The phrase "Cedars of Lebanon" is found as is or referenced to at least 10 times in the Scriptures.

BibleGateway - Quick search: Cedars of Lebanon

However, Bono's lyrics with this album seem to have Biblical imagery/concepts/wisdom mixed in with modern stuff, so there could be multiple angles to the song. For example, GOYB has Jeremiah-like wisdom, etc., then has the phrase sexy boots.

The Bob Marley thing could have something to it to, as Bono is a big fan.

 

[saltlick]

This song's ending interests me. I thought i read in another thread a while back that there's a twist at the end of the album. Also if i remember correctly one of the reviewers from zootopia says there's a rather abrupt ending. Since the person telling the story in the song is a war correspondent, perhaps the ending may be a gunshot wound to the head?? That would be a messed up way to end the album.

 

[dmahoney10]

Solomon built his famous temple (which housed the Ark of the Covenant) with the cedars of Lebanon.

 

[misterboo]

The Bob Marley reference could be simply because it's the last song on the album. I remember in an interview hearing Bono saying that they try to make the last songs on their albums sound like Bob Marley songs - simple but spiritual (i.e., '40, Yahweh, Grace, etc)

 

[nirniva]

This song's ending interests me. I thought i read in another thread a while back that there's a twist at the end of the album. Also if i remember correctly one of the reviewers from zootopia says there's a rather abrupt ending. Since the person telling the story in the song is a war correspondent, perhaps the ending may be a gunshot wound to the head?? That would be a messed up way to end the album.

You talk about your downer endings. Also, I wasn't expecting a twist of the plot variety...

 

[Montrose]

I ate a Shish Taouk pita at a restaurant called Cedars of Lebannon the other day. I wonder if that song will have a reference to the gas I had afterwards.

j/k

You never know, really.. Bono's a big Marley fan, and his speech at Bob Marley's R&R HoF induction ceremony was nothing short of legendary:

News: Bono Inducts Bob Marley into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

But this album's main influence is supposedly mid-Eastern, so I think a Carribean link might be a stretch. Then again, Bono rhymed Submarine and Gasoline...

 

[catlhere]

This song's ending interests me. I thought i read in another thread a while back that there's a twist at the end of the album. Also if i remember correctly one of the reviewers from zootopia says there's a rather abrupt ending. Since the person telling the story in the song is a war correspondent, perhaps the ending may be a gunshot wound to the head?? That would be a messed up way to end the album.

And the last thing we hear is Steve Perry singing "DOOON'T STOP!" then bam, album ends.