MERGED-->A Man and a Woman Discussion

[cybersyd]

A Man an a woman = FMJ ?????

According to The Edge:
"Full Metal Jacket is there....it married another track and had a baby which is on the LP"

According to NME:
"'A Man and a Woman' is the last of the straight-ahead rock
numbers dealing with similar themes of lost love.


IMHO
FMJ is the WOMAN (mother of the rock songs)
Another song tha didn't make the cut was the MAN (father)

Maybe the Father is a "Bulldozer"!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AussieU2fanman]

Nice job! I think you're right, it makes a lot of sense! This track will be great!

 

[shaun vox]

men and women make babies we all know that!!!!!!!!

 

[RockNRollDawgie]

"the Blues had a Baby and They Named the Baby Rock and Roll"

 

[Axver]

Nope, I disagree. The baby is on the LP, not the parents.

 

[Numb1075]

perhaps....i'd like to think that you are right.

 

[cybersyd]

Nope, I disagree. The baby is on the LP, not the parents.

OK, Axver.

but DNA and chromosomes must be similar!

or maybe it'is a MOFO's son!!!!

 

[Swan269]

a man and a woman existed during the "Behind" sessions so I doubt it.

 

[Oregoropa]

A Man and a Woman

I think this song is one of the tightest tunes on the album. Totally original while wreaking of Joshua Tree b-side influence. Pleasantly surprised here.

 

[starsgoblue]

I love how Bono described this song....as sitting out on a NY stoop in summertime.

 

[one4u2]

great tune

 

[chocky]

Re: A Man and a Woman

I think this song is one of the tightest tunes on the album. Totally original while wreaking of Joshua Tree b-side influence. Pleasantly surprised here.

I was just about to post those exact same three sentences !!

 

[follower]

Totally agree, second fave for me...so far, it can change anytime

U2 goes bossa nova in this one (that´s what a brazilian music critic would say, I bet, LOL). A completely new ground for them. I simply love it.

MT

 

[Roland of Gilead]

Very Dancing Barefoot! Only Better!

 

[U2democrat]

this is my least favorite song on the album.....

but i still like it!!!!! just compared to the others its my least fave. please don't hurt me.

 

[kakvox]

It does a lot more for me on a headphone listen. Maybe that's where the "sleepers" are to be discovered!

 

[Dragonfave]

Tango acoustic rock. WOAH!!!!!

 

[youtwohearts]

This song is great. I liked it the moment I heard it now, I love it. The album is growing slowly on me, but I am ready to start learning the words to this one.

 

[starsgoblue]

this is my least favorite song on the album.....

but i still like it!!!!! just compared to the others its my least fave. please don't hurt me.

Not on my watch, U2Dem!


I'm betting it will grow on you though, sweetpea.

 

[nurse chrissi]

This song has grown on me - Adam rocks out on this one (which he does on all the songs but this one on the bridge )

 

[AussieU2fanman]

this is my least favorite song on the album.....

JUDAS!!!

 

[U2democrat]

JUDAS!!!

 

[U2dork]

I really like this song.

Would I get my ass kicked if I said it reminded me of a George Michael song? I don't think this is a bad thing, as I've loved George's music since I was a small child. I can totally see him doing a cover of this at some point.

 

[Murray]

Yeah, it totally has George Michael written all over it.

 

[macphister]

Fascinating song. Never thought U2 could sound like this.

 

[starsgoblue]

George Micheal, huh? I was thinking of a famous soul singer myself but I have always love GM...

 

[LPU2]

At last! Someone agrees with me! This is clearly my favorite song on the album. It's got a slight middle-eastern groove to it. When I hear it I see New York on a Saturday night. Urban sophistication. Cosmopolitan. Gorgeous middle-eastern models in Vera Wang dancing at an invite-only uptown club. This has Helena Christensen written all over it. Adam is amazing. This is by far the most danceable U2 has ever been.

 

[VertiGone]

As Adam said in Blender, "The ladies will love it."

 

[boosterjuice]

I was surprised by this song. I was expecting not to like it because of the reviews. When it came time for the song, I braced myself saying that "okay they've all been great but here is a bad one". I was pleastantly surprised by this. It is great light tune.

 

[Squishy Peanut]

I love this one! It's got a kind of instant appeal and it sounds like it'd be great for driving in the summer I guess it could be great in a movie too in one of those bits where they're showing 'the passage of time' or whatever
For some reason, I reckon the vocals remind me a bit of Lemon about 2 1/2 mins in...but I really like it!