New Song: The Cedars of Lebanon

[2861U2]

Sounds cool to me,october should be a good month. U2 and oasis albums out,and my birthday!

And a Cubbies championship, perhaps? A good month indeed.

 

[Sergiodino]

and is the album is named after this song? the cedars of lebanon=the joshua tree??

 

[FitzChivalry]

I LIKE the title. Very cool.

I'm starting to get excited!

 

[BEAL]

That whole show is creepy.

That really hurts considering my name is now associated with....that!

 

[U2DMfan]

In the epic of Gilgamesh (basically the oldest story known to mankind) the Gods were said to reside in the Cedars of Lebanon. And they are becoming extremely rare, so I would guess the song might be some combination of Biblical, Environmental and Political.

It sure beats "Lead Me In The Way I Should Go" or one of those other proposed schmaltzy titles.

 

[Utoo]

It sure beats "Lead Me In The Way I Should Go" or one of those other proposed schmaltzy titles.

Agreed. The titles "If I Could Live My Life Again," "Love Is All We Have Left," "Lead Me In The Way I Should Go," "You Can't Give Away Your Heart" sound very cheesy 2005 obsessed-with-the-G8-Summit-and-not-with-making-quality-music Bono. No creativity in the titles at all. At least "Cedars of Lebanon" and "No Line on the Horizon" have some imagery in there, whether the songs themselves turn out to be shite or not.

 

[Zoots]

Agreed. The titles "If I Could Live My Life Again," "Love Is All We Have Left," "Lead Me In The Way I Should Go," "You Can't Give Away Your Heart" sound very cheesy 2005 obsessed-with-the-G8-Summit-and-not-with-making-quality-music Bono. No creativity in the titles at all. At least "Cedars of Lebanon" and "No Line on the Horizon" have some imagery in there, whether the songs themselves turn out to be shite or not.

Agreed 100%. Those aforementioned titles would be like HTDAAB part 2, pretty much! Actually even worse!

 

[U2girl]

Scrambled eggs.

Who cares what a song is called if it's good ?

 

[Zoots]

I want the lead single to be Lollipop (Candyman)!

 

[The_Edge89]

Haven't we possibly heard bits of this song already?
There's actually a place called Tripoli in Lebanon as well:
Tripoli, Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

U2 Feedback - View Single Post - Fez Sessions - U2.com trailer transcript


(I'm sorry if it's been mentioned already )

 

[Ladera Heights]

U2 has referenced the Cedars of Lebanon before...

In the Beautiful Day video, the airplane flying over the band is a MEA (Middle East Airlines) plane with the cedar logo on the tail.

 

[sami0201]

 

[EdgeIsTooSexy]

 

[CherokeeRose]

I LIKE the title. Very cool.

I'm starting to get excited!

me too!!!!

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

I want the lead single to be Lollipop (Candyman)!

Do you know what that would do to the sexual references thread in It's A Musical Journey?

 

[Aygo]

I guess it is not the first time U2 refers the "cedar" word, mostly because of Cedarwood.
Scent of cedar, I can still see her...
When I was a young boy in the suburbs of Cedarwood...

 

[Sleep Over Jack]

"Hendrix-inspired sound" is good news to me. I'm all for a big textured guitar style.

 

[IrishDawg]

Haven't we possibly heard bits of this song already?
There's actually a place called Tripoli in Lebanon as well:
Tripoli, Lebanon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

U2 Feedback - View Single Post - Fez Sessions - U2.com trailer transcript


(I'm sorry if it's been mentioned already )

Good find! That clip reminds me of Interpol for some reason...

 

[Rob33]

this is good news

thanks

what a beautiful tree

 

[OrARoundabout]

Great, another tree

 

[RavenBlue]

Really cool title for a song, I think. Can't wait to hear what it sounds like!

 

[sue4u2]

I hate waiting. Then I hate when the waiting's over.
It's like being a kid again on Christmas morning.
I'm not making any sense.
Oh well,

 

[bazza]

what a cool sounding song - cant wait!

 

[gherman]

YouTube - Dabke Ala Dalouna Cedars of Lebanon Folkloric Group

 

[Chill Mike D]

I guess it is not the first time U2 refers the "cedar" word, mostly because of Cedarwood.
Scent of cedar, I can still see her...
When I was a young boy in the suburbs of Cedarwood...

This reminds me, why are the online lyrics for "Deep In The Heart" all wrong?

Not that yours are.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

that name is turrrrable

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Add me to the list of people who hate the name.

Here's hoping the actual song is halfway decent. :crossesfingers:

 

[silvrlvr]

It would be great if Cedars of Lebanon = support for the Lebanese struggle for democracy in the way that Walk On = support for Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma. What a fantastic signal to send!

 

[Moser]

So much speculation over a title....I sure hope the song kicks ass.

 

[Zoots]

Do you know what that would do to the sexual references thread in It's A Musical Journey?