Rate The Song: Twilight

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Today we shall begin the bulk of the Rate The Song series by evaluating the first half of Boy, excluding I Will Follow.

Please rate Twilight on a scale from 0 to 10, using whatever criteria you feel allows you to best evaluate the song as a whole. I will not set criteria for people to based on, but if you feel like your best evaluation of the merits of a song comes from voting only based on, say, the studio version, go right ahead and vote that way. Full information on the Rate The Song series may be found in this thread.

Have fun! This poll will close 96 hours from when it was posted.

 

[LemonMelon]

Twilight - 8
Twilight demo - 800

 

[The Panther]

This one doesn't really do it for me. There's something ungainly about the guitar riff, and the rhythm is awkward. Histrionic vocals don't help! I give it a 5.

Question: this song first appeared as the B-side of "Another Day", and it says it's the 'demo' (this track is quite poorer yet, in my opinion -- can anyone stand hearing Bono sing "Twilight! Twilight!" in a fake accent about 100 times in row?). Anyway, my Q is -- does this very same track appear on the Best of 1980-1990 B-sides disc?

 

[cobl04]

I used to think this one was about paeodphilia. 7.

 

[prbiker15]

Twilight is another one of those 'not bad' songs on Boy. I seriously like the guitar riff that is heard throughout the song, yet the rest of the song is just confusing. Maybe because Bono's vocals are odd and the song goes from fast to even faster at one point.

It's not bad, though. I give it a 6.

 

[flybabe]

I give it a 7 because it's a pretty cool song.

And on a side note, when I'm talking about Twilight, I'm not talking about that god-forsaken movie. It needs to be brought to the attention that 'Twilight' was U2 song way before the title was taken and turned into something about vampires.

 

[The Panther]

And on a side note, when I'm talking about Twilight, I'm not talking about that god-forsaken movie.

I'm glad you cleared that up!

 

[flybabe]

I'll be talking about twilight and some random person will be like 'Oh the movie!', NO. The U2 song, dammit.

 

[cobl04]

Are you saying people should know the U2 song?

 

[nielsgov]

One of my favourite early U2 songs. A solid 9.

 

[captain]

Easily a 10! A classic song with a wonderful guitar line and a great guitar solo. I also love Larry's drums live, particularly on the RED ROCKS recording in the build up to the chorus each time. So militant and powerful with that drumming!

 

[Hollow Island]

The best song U2 wrote until Achtung Baby. It has a great melody, is emotionally complex, has vaguely menacing lyrics, wonderful dynamics...and then there's the guitar playing. It is reminiscent of "Pretty Vacant" but takes it to the next level. Each verse has a different guitar part that adds or decreases tension, and the build up to the release of the guitar solo, and then the resolution that comes with the final chorus, is perfect. It is a flawless composition. One the best songs ever written.

 

[cobl04]

The best song U2 wrote until Achtung Baby. It has a great melody, is emotionally complex, has vaguely menacing lyrics, wonderful dynamics...and then there's the guitar playing. It is reminiscent of "Pretty Vacant" but takes it to the next level. Each verse has a different guitar part that adds or decreases tension, and the build up to the release of the guitar solo, and then the resolution that comes with the final chorus, is perfect. It is a flawless composition. One the best songs ever written.

trolololololololol

 

[The Panther]

Hollow Island, I appreciate your enthusiasm for the song, but I can't see how it can be said to have a "great melody".

 

[Yahweh_OMG]

gave it an 8.... I like that song.

the live version 82 is the best version and is an easy 10!

 

[flybabe]

Are you saying people should know the U2 song?

Definitely. There was a time before now - I don't know why that is so hard to believe.

 

[Vlaco]

7: the album version is not that special, live at Red Rocks is a whole different story.