cobl04
45:33
I concur.
Bad is amazing.
Bad is amazing.
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prideofzootv
War Child
walk on
one
bad
SYCMIOYO
STIAMYCGOO
Kite
WOWY
IALW
alot actually theres alot more...not listing them all but they are some
one
bad
SYCMIOYO
STIAMYCGOO
Kite
WOWY
IALW
alot actually theres alot more...not listing them all but they are some
MsPurrl
Blue Crack Supplier
I decided several years ago that It's a Beautiful Day, Stuck in a Moment, Streets, and Walk On will be played at my funeral, along with some Jimmy Buffett, some Grateful Dead, and (a newer addition) Arcade Fire's "Wake Up." There may be more added later.
cobl04
45:33
A Sort of Homecoming rocks.
mysterious_jen
Blue Crack Addict
what is it about running to stand still and Bad that everyone loves so much, they are 2 of my ultimate faves, btu they seem to have alot of meaning for many many people around here.
DevilsShoes
War Child
mysterious_jen said:
I've always thought of Running as Bad Part 2 as it deals with the same topics, and Adam calls it the came fire version of Bad.
Anyway it's very difficult for me to describe what it is about Bad which effects me so much, I don't know about you but it does seem to have iron grip on me, I just can't 'let it go'. It was definitely a grower for me, I didn't get the album rendition at all, it was only through Wide Awake In Anerica and Rattle and Hum that it started to take hold. I love its whisper to a scream structure, its slow build really cranks up the tension, theres so much anticipation about it before you finally get to the chorus. I think it comes down to the emotion of Bono's performance though, and especially the heroic defiance of those Wide Awakes, that whatever it was he was struggling with he's overcome it by the end, he's triumphant, I think of those screams as elation rather than desperation, that he was in a dark place but he's broken out of it now. Its a song you can always turn to at a low and that's why I continue to think of it as the greatest thing they've ever done.
Thats my interpretation anyway.
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mysterious_jen
Blue Crack Addict
devils shoes.BAD and my nightmare.
Hi Devils shoes and everybody
Okay what i'm going to say sounds really weird but hopefully people can relate to this in their own way. For me BAD was about confronting and taking on your worst fears.
I really loved your description of Bad, i know the song (think) is about trying to overcome drug addiction but it means a lot to me through having really bad bi polar (manic depression and OCD) disorder. I hallucinated seeing drug needles, a common ocd trait and that i somehow walked on them and it felt as if i was being pricked by needles. This was obviously HIDEOUSLY distressing. It was my worst fear being expressed stopping me at the time entering relationships and even keeping away from nephews who wanted to play fight because i was so scared i would cut myself and infect them with AIDS,heppatitis whatever.
Gradually painfully with specialist help i learned to walk through this nightmare and went on to work with people with phobias and depression. I suddenly felt "wideawake"not half asleep and cut off from the world anymorewalking through these fears and that's how BAD touches me. If ever i was to forget or begin to lose empathy with people i work with that song brings me right back. Walk On and streets can reduce me to tears of joy too relating to this and other experiences. hope this makes some sort of sense, take care folks.
Hi Devils shoes and everybody
Okay what i'm going to say sounds really weird but hopefully people can relate to this in their own way. For me BAD was about confronting and taking on your worst fears.
I really loved your description of Bad, i know the song (think) is about trying to overcome drug addiction but it means a lot to me through having really bad bi polar (manic depression and OCD) disorder. I hallucinated seeing drug needles, a common ocd trait and that i somehow walked on them and it felt as if i was being pricked by needles. This was obviously HIDEOUSLY distressing. It was my worst fear being expressed stopping me at the time entering relationships and even keeping away from nephews who wanted to play fight because i was so scared i would cut myself and infect them with AIDS,heppatitis whatever.
Gradually painfully with specialist help i learned to walk through this nightmare and went on to work with people with phobias and depression. I suddenly felt "wideawake"not half asleep and cut off from the world anymorewalking through these fears and that's how BAD touches me. If ever i was to forget or begin to lose empathy with people i work with that song brings me right back. Walk On and streets can reduce me to tears of joy too relating to this and other experiences. hope this makes some sort of sense, take care folks.
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
I want Gone played at funeral...I'll be up with the sun, motherfuckers
U2 is my comfort music. If I want to feel better, I will cling to U2. It is warm and familiar. ATYCLB is an amazingly uplifting album, and Pop will always be my soul.
With or Without You is pretty much how I tend to feel about people i'm in love with, cuz its always this unrequited love bullshit and it drives me crazy...I dunno, it just fits. It's not just the lyrics, it's a feeling. U2 songs are vague enough that they can fit a lot of situations. Everyone can relate. But the words gain meaning in the music.
Running to Stand Still and Bad have significant meaning to me... I've never done heroin specifically but I have this very bad habit and it's kind of along the same vein I suppose. Stuck in a Moment goes along with that too. I've been through that depression shit all my life so word up to anyone who knows what that's like, I'm with you (bipolar too, my mother is bipolar and I might be as well, I'm not sure)
Walk On is possibly U2's most inspirational song. That and Acrobat...don't let the bastards grind you down, leave all that behind.
U2 is my comfort music. If I want to feel better, I will cling to U2. It is warm and familiar. ATYCLB is an amazingly uplifting album, and Pop will always be my soul.
With or Without You is pretty much how I tend to feel about people i'm in love with, cuz its always this unrequited love bullshit and it drives me crazy...I dunno, it just fits. It's not just the lyrics, it's a feeling. U2 songs are vague enough that they can fit a lot of situations. Everyone can relate. But the words gain meaning in the music.
Running to Stand Still and Bad have significant meaning to me... I've never done heroin specifically but I have this very bad habit and it's kind of along the same vein I suppose. Stuck in a Moment goes along with that too. I've been through that depression shit all my life so word up to anyone who knows what that's like, I'm with you (bipolar too, my mother is bipolar and I might be as well, I'm not sure)
Walk On is possibly U2's most inspirational song. That and Acrobat...don't let the bastards grind you down, leave all that behind.
Mr. Green Eyes
War Child
I want Kite - U2 and In My Life - The Beatles played at my funeral.
I love One, Acrobat, With Or Without You, Kite, Walk On, Stuck In A Moment, Mysterious Ways, I Will Follow, The Sweetest Thing, So Cruel, Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Bad, Numb, Lemon, Babyface, Original Of The Species, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Please, Starting At The Sun, If God Will Send His Angels, and a lot more.
I love One, Acrobat, With Or Without You, Kite, Walk On, Stuck In A Moment, Mysterious Ways, I Will Follow, The Sweetest Thing, So Cruel, Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World, Bad, Numb, Lemon, Babyface, Original Of The Species, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, Please, Starting At The Sun, If God Will Send His Angels, and a lot more.
Varitek
Blue Crack Addict
Haha old threads are fun.
I go through moods. Right now it's Walk On, Mercy, and In A Little While. One month ago it was A Sort of Homecoming. 10 months ago it was So Cruel and Acrobat, on loop. When I have insomnia it's Bad.
Mr. Green Eyes, we have the same funeral songs. Except I also want A Sort of Homecoming.
I go through moods. Right now it's Walk On, Mercy, and In A Little While. One month ago it was A Sort of Homecoming. 10 months ago it was So Cruel and Acrobat, on loop. When I have insomnia it's Bad.
Mr. Green Eyes, we have the same funeral songs. Except I also want A Sort of Homecoming.
EdgeIsTooSexy
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SYCMIOYO- I completely understand this song, because of my non-existant relationship with my father, and like JC I really want to talk to him about it. i want to know how he reached peace.
Ultraviolet- This song has comforted me in many 'dark' times
Walk On [basically the whole ATYCLB album is very comforting]
All I want is you- true love song
Streets- its inspiring
Out of Control- it reminds me of those awesome days that you cant believe turned out so well.
Ultraviolet- This song has comforted me in many 'dark' times
Walk On [basically the whole ATYCLB album is very comforting]
All I want is you- true love song
Streets- its inspiring
Out of Control- it reminds me of those awesome days that you cant believe turned out so well.
Mr. V
Refugee
I like to play A Sort Of Homecoming on my iPod when I've just finished my semester of University and I'm flying back to my home town of Adelaide, and we're landing... not landing as such, but flying slowly and close enough to the ground so that I can recognize areas and houses and see my city in all its beauty.
When its a nighttime flight, I play City of Blinding Lights. Both songs are perfect soundtracks to probably one of the most joyous moments you can experience - coming home after an extended period of time.
When its a nighttime flight, I play City of Blinding Lights. Both songs are perfect soundtracks to probably one of the most joyous moments you can experience - coming home after an extended period of time.
Smilla
Acrobat
Trying to throw your arms around the world ---so bittersweet, makes me smile when I'm walking home at night.
A Sort Of Homecoming--the live version is my favourite song to sing to...
A Sort Of Homecoming--the live version is my favourite song to sing to...
coolian2
Blue Crack Supplier
AtomicBono said:
That and the Benny Hill theme.
Varitek
Blue Crack Addict
mysterious_jen said:
Well, technically, along with Wire, they are two of the band's 3 songs about heroine. So maybe we're all addicts?
Seriously, not necessarily (hopefully not!) heroine addicts, but I think both songs are about being stuck, about longing, about some dissatisfaction with life. Very universal human emotions, not to say if you love those two songs you can't be happy or aren't happy, but everyone can relate to wanting something more or wanting to get out of where they are now, even if it's a single aspect of an otherwise good life.
