Soe 26 - ?

[ndmaxfield]

Uh, I didn't bring up Frozen. Of course Bono wasn't referring to Frozen.

My original point was that the final words to Invisible are more abstract and metaphorical when compared to Bono's first set of lyrics, which were more concrete and specific.

And this was the point of my original post (Bono - the guy who actually writes U2's lyrics - gave us insight into his process and no one here remembered that as Blackout was evaluated).

I did refer to Frozen because...well...the Interference police are always lurking and it's easy to out them. I'd love to just come on here and read a range of fan reactions without all the judgments and personal attacks.

 

[BVS]

Uh, I didn't bring up Frozen. Of course Bono wasn't referring to Frozen.



My original point was that the final words to Invisible are more abstract and metaphorical when compared to Bono's first set of lyrics, which were more concrete and specific.

The frozen lines are about his dad, not exactly that abstract.

The 'no them... us' lines are about joining a collective, joining the band, the audience.

 

[Scorpionac]

The frozen lines are about his dad, not exactly that abstract.

Yeah, I know that. If you want to read my original post or watch the Making of Invisible video, I was referring to the original first verse Bono had written about going to London on a train. Thanks for playing the ever-present Interference contrarian though.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I'm calling all your churches

 

[jeffarido]

 

[dan_smee]

So, who else thinks SOE is getting delayed?

 

[gweeps]

I think, had Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me been nominated for an Oscar, they'd have won.

 

[gweeps]

So, who else thinks SOE is getting delayed?

What's the circumstantial evidence for this belief?

 

[dan_smee]

What's the circumstantial evidence for this belief?

To stop talking about fucking Frozen

 

[BVS]

Yeah, I know that. If you want to read my original post or watch the Making of Invisible video, I was referring to the original first verse Bono had written about going to London on a train. Thanks for playing the ever-present Interference contrarian though.

No, I read that and have seen the video, I just didn't get your "scrub anything personal" and "too abstract" if you knew what those lines were about.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

To stop talking about fucking Frozen

Mate, let it go!

 

[Axver]

So, who else thinks SOE is getting delayed?

I have it on good authority that somebody is going to say "2018 it is".

 

[dan_smee]

I have it on good authority that somebody is going to say "2018 it is".

Maybe, we'll see

 

[dan_smee]

Mate, let it go!

Boom!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

I have it on good authority that somebody is going to say "2018 it is".

Yea but that source is normally drunk

 

[Hewson]

So, who else thinks SOE is getting delayed?

2018 it is.

Spoiler

Ax was right!

 

[Axver]

I knew I'd used the true sauce.

 

[cseggleton]

I think we are long over due for a new best of album.

 

[jeffarido]

Freddddd, Nedddddd, Zachhhhh you dont know Jackkkkk.

 

[mama cass]

i've been meaning to say:

Blackout lyrics = 100% political and topical and very nicely done - i particularly love the bit about the "meteor promises it's not going to hurt" - gorgeous bit of personification and makes me smile... it's not the band singing about themselves as a band and referring to themselves as dinosaurs as suggested in here FFS - why do you guys have to be so blinking literal all the time?

the more i listen, the more i love the song

 

[aMansAman]

i've been meaning to say:

Blackout lyrics = 100% political and topical and very nicely done - i particularly love the bit about the "meteor promises it's not going to hurt"

Isn't it .... "a meteor promises it's not gonna hit" ? Either way .. I like this line now better than on the first listens ...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Isn't it .... "a meteor promises it's not gonna hit" ? Either way .. I like this line now better than on the first listens ...

I always heard "hurt"

Until the lyrics come out I guess we'll never know

 

[dan_smee]

I've always heard "hurt" too. No offence to anyone here, but I think sometimes Americans have trouble with some of the subtle Irish accent inflections.

 

[mama cass]

Isn't it .... "a meteor promises it's not gonna hit" ? Either way .. I like this line now better than on the first listens ...

whichever way, it's still a meteor talking

 

[Hewson]

I always heard "hurt"

Until the lyrics come out I guess we'll never know

A meteor promises its not going to hurt, Burt.

 

[dabiggestu2fan]

A meteor promises its not going to hurt, Burt.

Dear sweet baby Jesus, please give us a new song today, this place is going mad we need some serious saving lol. Thank you from all of us Ned, Fred, Jack, Zack, Buck, Pat, Nat

 

[CosmoKramer]

A meteor promises its not going to hurt, Burt.

Let it go....Joe.

 

[CosmoKramer]

I'm not sure any of you know this but I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking for is actually based off of the 1985 movie The Goonies.

I'm not kidding, the whole song is about how The Fratellis put Sloth in chains and the Goonies had to search for One Eye Willys gold.

Yeah, I know.....mind blown...Joan!

 

[jeffarido]

This thread is getting long in the tooth.... ruth

 

[prbiker15]

The answer is here