While everyone has been dreaming of setlists for this upcoming tour, I thought it would be interesting to note down what songs we know will never be played live again. By this, I mean that snippets could be permitted, but the song will never appear in full, either acoustic or electric. If you post a song, offer a valid reason why it will never be played, not just "I have a gut feeling."
I'll start us off.
- Pre-Boy songs that failed to make Boy or any other form of official release. I'd love to know if U2 even remember songs such as Speed Of Life and Cartoon World.
- Another Day. Even though it was released as a single, it failed to make the Boy Tour setlist.
- Things To Make And Do and any other instrumental. TTMAD is the only instrumental U2 have ever played live, surviving as late as the October Tour. However, U2 no longer play such songs.
- Scarlet. It's barely not an instrumental and was only played once. Essentially falls into the TTMAD category.
- With A Shout (Jerusalem). I believe the band themselves have said this is the song they hate the most.
- A Celebration. It was strangely cut six shows into the War Tour and thus unlikely to ever make a comeback.
- Like A Song. Cut after one show.
- So Cruel. Only played full band once and snippeted occasionally. Hardly likely they'd return to this one.
- Zooropa. Cut after three performances.
- Babyface. Cut after five performances.
- Do You Feel Loved. Cut after six performances.
- If God Will Send His Angels. Full band cut after one performance, any performance whatsoever cut soon afterwards.
So, would anyone like to add to this list?
(Remember, don't say something like Love Rescue Me because it hasn't been played since 1990-01-10. Out Of Control wasn't played for over a decade after that show too and it's come back.)
I'll start us off.
- Pre-Boy songs that failed to make Boy or any other form of official release. I'd love to know if U2 even remember songs such as Speed Of Life and Cartoon World.
- Another Day. Even though it was released as a single, it failed to make the Boy Tour setlist.
- Things To Make And Do and any other instrumental. TTMAD is the only instrumental U2 have ever played live, surviving as late as the October Tour. However, U2 no longer play such songs.
- Scarlet. It's barely not an instrumental and was only played once. Essentially falls into the TTMAD category.
- With A Shout (Jerusalem). I believe the band themselves have said this is the song they hate the most.
- A Celebration. It was strangely cut six shows into the War Tour and thus unlikely to ever make a comeback.
- Like A Song. Cut after one show.
- So Cruel. Only played full band once and snippeted occasionally. Hardly likely they'd return to this one.
- Zooropa. Cut after three performances.
- Babyface. Cut after five performances.
- Do You Feel Loved. Cut after six performances.
- If God Will Send His Angels. Full band cut after one performance, any performance whatsoever cut soon afterwards.
So, would anyone like to add to this list?
(Remember, don't say something like Love Rescue Me because it hasn't been played since 1990-01-10. Out Of Control wasn't played for over a decade after that show too and it's come back.)
Ha, that is a great idea!
I'm still hoping Bono will surprise us all one day and sing it without ditching the falsettos or cutting the length of the song.
