New Music Rumors and Such, Continued

[Rachel D.]

Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but someone in the @U2 forum says they heard new songs in Eze coming from Bono's house on July 21:

Back from Eze with new U2 songs in my head....

 

[U2girl]

Hopefully Glastonbury song only gets played at Glastonbury.

 

[Andreianloth]

I found the lyrics of the new song

New U2? The Flowering Rose of Glastonbury | Larry Lootsteen's Blog

 

[super fly guy]

Hopefully Glastonbury song only gets played at Glastonbury.

 

[roy]

Sounds to me like a very nice 45.

 

[Niceman]

I think a lot of Interference "fans" don't actually like uptempo songs.....

But I think it sounds great!

"Came to find the flowering rose, flowering rose of Bimini
Came to find the flowering rose, flowering rose of Glastonbury..."

 

[powerhour24]

I don't dislike uptempo songs, I quite enjoyed it... that said, it didn't sound like anything super-fresh, but then of course it is hard to tell from that clip.

 

[corianderstem]

I think a lot of Interference "fans" don't actually like uptempo songs.....

Your use of sarcastic quotes is harsh and is causing me to roll my eyes.

 

[lazarus]

I found the lyrics of the new song

New U2? The Flowering Rose of Glastonbury | Larry Lootsteen's Blog

My god, those are fucking awful.

Your use of sarcastic quotes is harsh and is causing me to roll my eyes.

Sarcrarky?

 

[corianderstem]

It's a new aspect of my multi-faceted personality.

 

[last unicorn]

Both the song and the lyrics (if these even are half of the "real" lyrics) sound totally unfinished to me, more like Bono improvising stuff.

 

[Registered Dude]

Chorus sounds like Gary Glitter. And if Bono is singing 'You! Are! A rock 'n' roll superstar!' like I think he is, well, that's a whole lotta cock-rock cheese.

I don't think it's "superstar"..

 

[VintagePunk]

Does anyone else think it's weird that they'd do a song that prominently features the word "Glastonbury" and was obviously intended for Glastonbury, before they've performed it there, or is it just me?

 

[LemonMelon]

I think "Glastonbury" is "cranberry sauce."

 

[corianderstem]

Ha.

Maybe it's just Bongolese, and the words are actually (and temporarily) "Fuck, I'm so pissed my back made us miss Glastonbury."

 

[last unicorn]

^ Exactly

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if he came up with something like this.

 

[lazarus]

I think "Glastonbury" is "cranberry sauce."

I think he's saying "I buried Adam", and conspiracy theorists will claim that he actually drank himself to death in Sidney back in 1993.

 

[octoplease]

hello,

the band is doing rehearsals at Turin stadium tonight and an italian site says that they've heard a cuople of new songs between the others.

maybe we won't wait too much for next album...

 

[Galeongirl]

We know, there are two new songs. One is the Glasto song, one is a slower. Check the tour forum for more info.

http://www.u2interference.com/forum...n-turin-part-iv-the-plot-thickens-206998.html

is where all the updates will be kept.

 

[trojanchick99]

Here's the second new song, the slower one. Bono sounds amazing.

YouTube - New slow song (Torino, 2010.08.02)

 

[topplehatU2]

Here's the second new song, the slower one. Bono sounds amazing.

YouTube - New slow song (Torino, 2010.08.02)

Hmm, I like this one too. Looking forward to where these will go.

 

[Screwtape2]

I am conflicted. It has that meditative quality we had heard about SOA but without Adam and Larry it does not seem like the band has worked on it much together. So is it from SOA or is it one of the Bono/Edge songs that were written after the 2nd leg?

 

[Utoo]

Awesome! The portion that sounds like "who can guide you, guide you" at 1:55 or so sounds like a small tidbit of Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name" for Casino Royale. ("The odds will betray you/and I will replace you")

 

[vaz02]

Whole Lotta Love

 

[purpleoscar]

"I can't wait any longer for your love?"

 

[VintagePunk]

"I can't wait any longer for your love?"

Ha, that jumped out at me, too!

 

[purpleoscar]

Sounds promising.

It makes sense for it to follow Beautiful Day.

 

[purpleoscar]

The falsetto reminds of MJ a little.

 

[Rachel D.]

I am conflicted. It has that meditative quality we had heard about SOA but without Adam and Larry it does not seem like the band has worked on it much together. So is it from SOA or is it one of the Bono/Edge songs that were written after the 2nd leg?

It could be that just Bono and Edge are performing it live. The recorded version could be really different from this.

I like this better than the other new song. Singing specifically about Glastonbury kinda ruins it or puts too much constraint on it, if that makes any sense.

EDIT: After reading this, it makes more sense if Glastonbury has some significance in the song other than the music festival. That makes it seem less trivial. Wait, that sounds bad.

I found the lyrics of the new song

New U2? The Flowering Rose of Glastonbury | Larry Lootsteen's Blog

 

[bonocomet]

What does this mean? (the part I put in bold) from this Italian interview with Paul McG.

Italy loves U2, more than other countries do.
«Italy is important for us because it’s hot, enthusiastic. Those poor ones in Helsinky, they don’t even have the night, how could they be so incandescent like you (Italians) are? And Bono has got lots of friends here: he had Pavarotti, and also, he’s got Zucchero: they did something together, for the new album. And finally, Italians are emotional people, and U2’s work relies on emotions.».

(the translation comes from onekea in another thread)

Dove finiscono i palchi dopo i tour? Berry: "A pezzi, nel cortile dei fans" - LASTAMPA.it