MERGED ---> ZOO TV intro question + ZooTV Question

[sboow]

ZOO TV intro question

On the first leg of ZOO TV, before the George Bush rap was used, didn't Bono do some sort Eastern-sounding chant as the intro to Zoo Station? What exactly was that?

 

[U2girl]

I thought he was singing something in Gaelic.

Later, they'd use the "television, the drug of the nation" song.

 

[greenbax]

Well hello,

The intro to Zoo Station was in fact sung in English but due to heavy treatments to the vocal it is hard to make out, but, it goes something like this:

Whooooooaaaaaaa, I could have lost you.
Woooooooaaaaaaa, I could have let you go.
Slipping through the cracks.
Slipping through the cracks.
Woooooooaaaaaaa.

Cue Edge!!

Hope this helps.

Peace.

 

[sboow]

Thanks! I always wondered what Bono was singing there. I am curious as to whether there is a source for that or if it just something Bono pulled out of the air.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

I love that intro. It's so cool and it does sounds like western music which I love. I wish Bono would record that!

 

[miss becky]

Every time I hear that music, I get excited for Zoo TV all over again. It's like a knee-jerk reaction.

 

[zoopop]

I love that intro too. Its like a U2 war chant or something. I wish and pray U2 let loose on this tour like ZooTV & Popmart.

 

[Hoodlem]

I always thought it was this:


Whooooooaaaaaaa, I could erase you.
Woooooooaaaaaaa, I could have ?????.
To burn through glass.
To burn through glass.
Woooooooaaaaaaa.


I havent heard it in years though. Anyone else hear something more like this?

 

[Nerfherder]

I agree with greenbax - I always heard it as "slipping through the cracks."

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

I love that intro. It's so cool and it does sounds like western music which I love. I wish Bono would record that!

I ment Eastern.


This thread made me go back and listen to the intro again by the way!

 

[u2fly1]

I have a great verion but it's hard to make how what he's saying

http://www.auracom.com/u2fly/u2trading.htm


cheers u2fly

 

[sboow]

Maybe Bush 43 can give us the intro to Vertigo.

 

[deltau922]

They'vee probably got tape of him saying 'Hola' too.

 

[TheBrazilianFly]

I have a great verion but it's hard to make how what he's saying

http://www.auracom.com/u2fly/u2trading.htm


cheers u2fly

Hey, thanks a lot! That's not only a great version but I could understand the whole intro!

 

[LMP]

ZooTV Question

On the arena legs of ZooTV, what did Bono say right before they kicked into Zoo Station? All I can make out is ''I could have lost you..." and the rest is hard for me to understand

 

[miss becky]

Check out this thread.

http://forum.interference.com/t115224.html

 

[LMP]

Thanx so much

Never would've found that, I'm a first 3 pages junkie

 

[LMP]

Why did they decide to stop doing that?

It was soooo awesome, especially on the ZooTV Stockholm boot

 

[u2granny]

I always thought he said slipping through the crowd, but I have been using headphones to ruin my hearing a lot longer than most of you.