best u2 songs that are not u2 songs

[JOFO]

you know what I mean? songs by other bands that either show the u2 influence or could easily have been written by our boys.

mine are:
1. bittersweet symphony (the verve)
2. fake plastic trees (radiohead)
3. wonderwall (oasis)
:lemon:

 

[U2girl]

So far only one song i heard has ever reminded me of U2 -

Yellow by Coldplay.

 

[Lemon Meringue]

One More Murder by Better Than Ezra.
OMG, I thought it was U2 when I first heard it.

 

[Basstrap]

Isn't Wonderwall a George Harrison cover??
I thought thats what I heard once.

anyway, I honestly can't thik of any whole songs that sounded like U2 to me.
Sometimes The Bends at U2ish moments I suppose, but not generally.

 

[u2er]

1. bittersweet symphony (the verve)

I love that song.. it's great

 

[Bono's shades]

There's this one song I like by Echo and the Bunnymen (a group that came out right about the time U2 did) that sort of sounds like U2. I saw the video for it on VH1 Classics the other day, but for the life of me I can't remember the title.

 

[kariatari]

Isn't Wonderwall a George Harrison cover??
I thought thats what I heard once.

Isn't every Oasis song a long lost Beatles song though?

 

[Achtung Bubba]

Coldplay's "Yellow" and "In My Place" (the new single) are very U2-ish.

U2-esque? U2-ey?

I would also say these other songs fit in quite well:

Better Than Ezra - "Desperately Wanting"
James - "Say Something"
Live - "Lightning Crashes"


Peter Gabriel - "Don't Give Up"

His voice aside, this sounds like a War / Unforgettable Fire hybrid. The UF sound makes sense, since Danny Lanois had a hand in both UF and Gabriel's So. But War? I mean, the hell?


The Temptations - "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)"

Wanna know the source for Angel of Harlem, Stuck in a Moment, and In a Little While? This is IT.


Jewel - "The New Wild West"

Yeah, I know the coming response. I paraphrase the Shawshank Redemption: "I do believe you're talking out your ass." BUT if you can mentally replace Jewel's voice with Bono's, it sounds like a B-side from the Joshua Tree / Rattle & Hum era.

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

Musically, lots of INXS songs do.

Lyrically, lots of Collective Soul songs do. (Shine, Precious Declaration, The World I Know)

 

[bono_man]

I Try - Macy Gray...it has a very similar feel to Stuck In a Moment if you listen to it I think.

 

[Achtung Boris]

Filter - Take a Picture

Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me

R.E.M. - Orange Crush

 

[scatteroflight]

In a Daydream by the Freddie Jones band. Gorgeous song, sort of a U2 ripoff, I guess, but just gorgeous. And actually, it is fairly different from a U2 song overall--just the guitar.

Also Ghostdancing, She's a River and some other Simple Minds songs, Street Spirit by Radiohead (thought it was U2 first time I heard it), Red Rain by Peter Gabriel, Blue Sky Mine by Midnight Oil.

 

[elevatedmole]

I Try - Macy Gray...it has a very similar feel to Stuck In a Moment if you listen to it I think.

I kind of know what you mean.. it's weird but they do feel similar.

 

[scatteroflight]

You know something? I just noticed that when I think of the U2 sound, I think of the Edge's guitar, way before anything else. And what's more, I think mainly of the Edge's guitar in songs such as Streets and Pride. I think that's going to be the main thing (outside of actual individual songs) that people remember U2's music for.

 

[BrattyIrishPunk]

Creep[Radiohead]

Didn' t they do a cover of Beat On The Bratt??

 

[adamswildhoney]

Live- Lighting crashes

this song makes me think of U2!

 

[Zooman91]

Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me

TO me, it can't be U2-ey. because if I hear it one more time, I'm gonna shoot somebody!

 

[BrattyIrishPunk]

Ignore my post... I thought the topic was about songs that U2 covered lmao

 

[PopTart Pamela]

Pulled Along by Love - Muttonbirds
New Charlatens album, Wonderland - esp. the beginning of the first track Your so Pretty - sounds like something straight out of Pop
Sometimes Placebo
I love Coldplay with a passion, but I still cant see the U2 influence.

Pamela

 

[JOFO]

oh man, I totally forgot about that filter song.....what a Bono ripoff he does.


actually, it's hard these days to come by a guitarist who hasn't ripped off the edge.

 

[coolhandlaura]

Isn't every Oasis song a long lost Beatles song though?

hahaha NO .

 

[coolhandlaura]

seein as loads of you are talking bout coldplay....saw em at slane, they were great. but their big song seems to be yellow, whereas i really think it should be "Dont Panic" what an absolutely beautiful song! what do you think?

ps-im not sure i see the coldplay-u2 resemblance..