Rest of U2 Survivor: Achtung Baby - Round 3

[corianderstem]

So Cruel went down squealing like a pig, with 37 votes.

VOTE FOR YOUR LEAST FAVORITE SONG

Polls will remain open for 48 hours, unless one song has taken enough of a beating after a day or so, in which case we'll call it an act of mercy and move on to the next round.

Songs in this round:

- Zoo Station
- Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
- The Fly
- Ultra Violet
- Acrobat
- Love Is Blindness

Criteria for song selection (at least for the albums): anything on the regular pressings of the Best Of 1980-1990, Best Of 1990-2000, and U2:18 is excluded.

 

[corianderstem]

Hmm. Umm. Ultraviolet, I guess.

 

[coolian2]

I can't remember the order of the list i made in the last thread, so i might just go with Ultra Violet, just not into it at the moment.

 

[pat132]

Ultraviolet

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

Who's Gonna Ride. Next I'll vote for Zoo Station. After that it might be just about impossible for me to vote for any of the others.

And, in case anyone cares, I'm now picturing Bono squealing like a pig.

 

[cobl04]

This is incredibly hard. I don't think I can vote...



Ultraviolet. Don't feel good about it though.

 

[corianderstem]

And, in case anyone cares, I'm now picturing Bono squealing like a pig.

Are those duelling banjos I hear off in the distance?

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

Vertibanjos, of course

 

[theFly51]

How can you vote for UV?!!! I vote WGRYWH

 

[corianderstem]

I dunno, how can you vote for WGRYWH?

 

[theFly51]

because Ultraviolet kicks ass!

 

[Axver]

Time for Ultra Violet to die.

It's somewhat excusable that it hasn't perished yet, given the widespread unpopularity of TTTYAATW and So Cruel, but it doesn't deserve to survive any longer.

 

[theFly51]

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

the "hey hey sha la la" part of WGRYWH is the only part of the entire album that annoys me. I'm actually really surprised So Cruel got voted off so early, because I think it's a much better song than even some of the singles. Thematically, it's central to the album for me.

 

[u2trinity]

wild horses

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

All of the anti-'Ultraviolet' talk I've been reading has seemed to infiltrate my young and impressionable mind and now actually has me questioning the quality of a song I used to adore. Damn you 'Ultraviolet' haters!!! A plague on all your houses!!!


All of these songs are a big reason why I love U2 but I will still vote for 'Zoo Station' here.

 

[Zoots]

I'm gonna vote Ultraviolet just to save Who's Gonna Ride... even though it pains me to vote for a song as gorgeous as Ultraviolet. But I cannot stand the WGR hate in this forum!

 

[Varitek]

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, It's alright
Hey baby, hey baby, hey baby, hey baby
It's alright, it's alright

 

[2861U2]

I don't like Ultraviolet.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, It's alright
Hey baby, hey baby, hey baby, hey baby
It's alright, it's alright

Now I'm actually reconsidering my vote for WGRYWH.

God, there's so much 'baby' and 'alright' in Achtung. Surely those two words must take up a double figure percentage of all lyrics on the album.

 

[phillyfan26]

Zoo Station, easily.

What a shitty mix on the album.

 

[Axver]

I don't like Ultraviolet.

This is astounding: you and I agree on something.

 

[Axver]

God, there's so much 'baby' and 'alright' iAchtung. Surely those two words must take up a double figure percentage of all lyrics on the album.

I've got to admit, 'soul' is an improvement on that.

Though Achtung ushered in the kneeling era ...

 

[FitzChivalry]

Love Is Blindness.

I've never seen what all the fuss was for this song.


Weren't "The Fly" and "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" released as singles? Why are they in this comp? Just b/c they weren't on the "Best Ofs"?

 

[corianderstem]

All youse guys wondering why people are hating on a particular song:

please bear in mind that we have to vote for SOMETHING. Just because we're voting for it doesn't mean we hate it.

Thank you. We now return you to your regularly scheduled deathmatch round.

 

[phillyfan26]

^ Bingo.

 

[coolian2]

I think i might have to give Zoo Station the arse card next round

 

[Axver]

Weren't "The Fly" and "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses" released as singles? Why are they in this comp? Just b/c they weren't on the "Best Ofs"?

This is not Non-Single Survivor.

The entire premise is that U2 have released three Best Ofs (the obvious two and U2 18), so what does Interference think is the best of the rest? Hence "Rest Of" U2 Survivor. The Fly and WGRYWH were not on any regular pressings of the three compilations, and that's why they're here.

And if anybody raises "but The Fly's going to be the clear winner here" - well, if Interference thinks it's the best of the rest and an incomprehensible omission from the Best Of 1990-2000 (and of course it does), then no shit, it will come out on top of Achtung.

 

[LemonMelon]

Ultraviolet, in hopes that it could maybe pass up Wild Horses.

 

[martha]

Wild Horses