Bono's Wire Rapping

[LemonMelon]

What does everyone think of it? I hardly ever hear it mentioned on the board.

"In some white track
You come right back
Cartoon cutout
Cut throat let out
I'm on your side
Be on the both side
I'm on right track
You get off my back
I'm no dope
I give you hope
Here's the rope
Here's the rope
Now...swing away"

I'd love to hear Bono rap this over Rapper's Delight at a future concert...maybe if they bring back Edge karaoke?

 

[kimby]

Personally, I like it. 'Wire' was my favorite U2 song until Achtung Baby came out and I heard 'Until The End Of The World'...

 

[Niceman]

Wire is one of their better tracks...

 

[Canadiens1131]

It's better than Blondie's Rapture anyway

 

[Peterrrrr]

It's better than Blondie's Rapture anyway

Have you ever heard Dee Dee from Ramones rap?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-QveINMwkQ

 

[angelordevil]

Bono, no mo' rap
It's all rather crap
Sorry to give flak
That crap is a heart attack
All trap and no map

Have you ever heard Dee Dee from Ramones rap?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-QveINMwkQ

That was brutal! He was obviously going through a personal crisis.

 

[LemonMelon]

That was brutal! He was obviously going through a personal crisis.

Do some people actually rap as a cure for a midlife crisis?

They shouldn't.

 

[Alisaura]

Mmmm, Wire. Great bass, and I love those lyrics

 

[Canadiens1131]

Have you ever heard Dee Dee from Ramones rap?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-QveINMwkQ

HOLY SHIT

"I--i can't do rap. I'm....I'm not a negro"

 

[Axver]

I think the Wire "rap" was even better live when Bono added a snippet of Give Me Some Truth to the end.

 

[CTU2fan]

Wire is great...and by the way, Bullet with the rapping is many, many times better than the miserable "Hands/Johnny" Vertigo version

 

[the tourist]

"In some white track
You come right back
Cartoon cutout
Cut throat let out
I'm on your side
Be on the both side
I'm on right track
You get off my back
I'm no dope
I give you hope
Here's the rope
Here's the rope
Now...swing away"

I thought he said "cut throat, bled out" ... but I could be wrong.

 

[cobl04]

Wire, in my opinion is Adam's finest moment. When I got Tough, here I was expecting this beautiful, atmospheric ballad, and I got ass-kicking bass and the closest U2 have come to NWA. Lovin it

I think the Wire "rap" was even better live when Bono added a snippet of Give Me Some Truth to the end.

*ahem* thefonz_29@hotmail.com

 

[Alisaura]

Re: Re: Bono's Wire Rapping

I thought he said "cut throat, bled out" ... but I could be wrong.

I always thought it was "let out", but I've heard things very wrong before.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

I never saw it as a rap. I love that part anyway. Great lyrics, I have a live version where Bono sings a part of Gimme Some Truth at the end, and I think that the style of that song inspired him to write that specific part in Wire. Awesome! He was extremelly influenced by John Lennon at that time. I hope U2 write more songs with the kind of taw energy that this song has.

 

[JCOSTER]

Love wire, a very under rated song.

 

[RavenBlue]

I love that part