Need U2 song suggestions for vid project

[bloodysunday972]

Hi guys,

I figured this would be the best place as ever to post this.

Im working on a video project for my final in one of my college classes and I decided to go with a Zoo tv like thing (Gulf War Gun camera footage....stuff like that) and blend it with video game footage of one of my favorite games the only problem is I cant think of anything to use song wise to go along with the presentation...... My teacher doesnt mind me using music from a big band like U2 but it cant be something to well known......so Im stuck with b-sides, remixes or lesser known songs and I wanted to see if anyone might help me out selecting a song ?

 

[clifedge]

I would've said Until the End of the World, but I dunno. Maybe U2's cover of Happiness is a Warm Gun?

 

[Utoo]

What sort of mood are you going for? I know it doesn't really fit your b-side requirement, but I've always thought that Staring At The Sun would be fantastic to use in a video that had a sort of dejected mood to it. I don't know what the purpose/theme of your video is, but if you're using the war footage & want to make it seem like war is stupid, then Staring At The Sun might work pretty well.

 

[IanIinTheSky]

Satellite of Love

 

[Sken]

In God's Country

 

[Achtung_Bebe]

I'm not sure what mood you're going for, but 'Seconds' might work.

 

[tuwie]

acrobat?

 

[clifedge]

No, no no.

I still say Happiness is a Warm Gun.

Satellite of Love? For Gulf War and video game footage? Are you reading the guy's question?

Hey, give us some feedback, bloodysunday...

 

[U2DMfan]

Numb soul assasins

 

[europop2005]

if its war...i'd go with Bullet the Blue Sky...especially if you're using intense gun camera shooting footage...you can get a vertigo version so that you can get the "hands that built america" clip and the "johnny comes marching home hurrah hurrah" clips

 

[gareth brown]

that's what i was thinking.

plus the 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' cover is just too shit to taint what I'm assuming is a perfectly fine video with...

 

[kristbg]

How about "One Minute Warning" from the OS1 album? It won't draw attention from the film, it's got a steady beat... maybe it would work.

 

[Hallucination]

I agree with Europop2005. I'd use Bullet the Blue Sky.

 

[clifedge]

if its war...i'd go with Bullet the Blue Sky...especially if you're using intense gun camera shooting footage...you can get a vertigo version so that you can get the "hands that built america" clip and the "johnny comes marching home hurrah hurrah" clips

Didn't think of that. That would be sweet.

 

[pgv]

Bullet the blue sky, it would be perfect. Especially with the 'who run into the arms..of america' bit at the end. you could make it very dramatic.

 

[cypress]

It depends on the mood. U2 has a bunch of songs that could work for that type of video. 'Running to stand still' could work, Bullet, Like a Song, 'Love and Peace' could even work. These are all songs most people haven't heard.

 

[RickFly]

love & peace or else, or acrobat.

 

[gareth brown]

how about a really happy song in the same vein as DEVO's "Beautiful World" video?