U2 songs to play when you hit rock bottom and feel like complete shit.
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Aardvark747
Blue Crack Addict
Something from ATYCLB....Walk On, Grace or Kite.
Chin up. It's just a moment, this time will pass...
Chin up. It's just a moment, this time will pass...
jonnytakeawalk
Refugee
Play streets! 
There's nothing like U2 when you're feeling really crap!
Hope this helps
There's nothing like U2 when you're feeling really crap!
Hope this helps
LuvandPeace1980
War Child
I always play bad for that one.. Where the streets have no name
cobl04
45:33
Listen to All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Contrary to popular belief, this is one thing Achtung Baby isn't good at. That's why I prefer ATYCLB.
Contrary to popular belief, this is one thing Achtung Baby isn't good at. That's why I prefer ATYCLB.
smurf_sista
Acrobat
Best of 1980-1990
always cheers me up.....another thing is when your AFL team wins! lol
always cheers me up.....another thing is when your AFL team wins! lol
depends if you want to - I never listen to 'uplifting' music in those situations?
I'm far more of a Stay, Running To Stand Still sort of person - If you were after that, do you have the Omagh tribute version of North And South Of The River?
I'm far more of a Stay, Running To Stand Still sort of person - If you were after that, do you have the Omagh tribute version of North And South Of The River?
dandy
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
go grab the unforgettable fire and get completely and utterly lost in its beauty.
{paintedroses}
New Yorker
What about songs for when you just want to wallow in self misery and not be picked up? Cos I tend to look to other bands when I feel like this (which isn't often I should point out 
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liamcool
Blue Crack Addict
Exit, duh.
{paintedroses}
New Yorker
liamcool said:
no need for that
Zoots
Blue Crack Supplier
Definitely Walk On.
Leave it behind...... you've got to leave it behind.
Leave it behind...... you've got to leave it behind.
liamcool
Blue Crack Addict
I made a joke...yes, don't take me seriously, me being serious is about as likely as Bono not saying anything that's bullshit for a year...can I say bullshit?
{paintedroses}
New Yorker
I'll let you off cos you have 1111 as your post count, and thats a cool number
XHendrix24
Refugee
{paintedroses} said:I'll let you off cos you have 1111 as your post count, and thats a cool number
And when you posted that, it was 11:11 AM (in my time zone at least).
But yeah, Walk On's usually good for that type of moment. Hope you feel better soon, Halifax.
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
When I'm depressed, I get myself lost in Pop. That album is like its own planet. I go to another place when I listen to it.
However, if you want a song that will uplift you...for me, it's Where the Streets Have No Name. I honestly can't listen to that song and not smile, no matter how bad I feel. That single song is more uplifting than the entire album of ATYCLB, though the first 4 songs of ATYCLB can help lift you up too.
However, if you want a song that will uplift you...for me, it's Where the Streets Have No Name. I honestly can't listen to that song and not smile, no matter how bad I feel. That single song is more uplifting than the entire album of ATYCLB, though the first 4 songs of ATYCLB can help lift you up too.
discothequeLP
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
Mercy
chickadee
New Yorker
LIB. It doesn't help in the slightest but I guess it's some sort of catharsis. If you want uplift I'd suggest Walk On, Stuck (the lyrics always make me feel better), Vertigo (singing along helps, hehe) and Discotheque for some boom chas. Better yet watch that video and it cheers you up!
{paintedroses}
New Yorker
U2Kitten said:
I hear ya. When you're that low, when optimism doesn't help, there isn't a U2 song that fits the situation or mood. Staring at the Sun has come closest to working for me.
doctorwho
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
I think it depends on what's causing you to feel this way. Break-up with a b/f or g/f? Your team lose? Lost your job? Someone ill? Loss of a family member? Loss of a pet? Accident? Hurt yourself? Crappy job with mean boss? Do poorly on a test? All of these can make you feel like crap, yet I don't think the same U2 songs will cover all emotions.
If you need uplifting, then I recommend uplifting soaring songs - the type that fill you with hope, like many from UF, JT and ATYCLB, like "Streets", TUF, and "Beautiful Day". If you need something more rocking just because you are feeling down today, then "Pride", "Desire", "Vertigo", "Gloria", "Elevation" and "I Will Follow" should blast you out of those blues. But if you need a feeling of comfort because of a break-up, songs like "One", "Acrobat", "A Man and a Woman", and "Ultraviolet" may work.
I often find, too, that hearing the live versions helps even more. Hearing the R&H era Bono soar on "With or Without You", listening to the ZOO TV Bono and Edge pound out "Mysterious Way", loving the playful sincerity on "Until the End of the World" from the Elevation U2, or tackling the world with the Vertigo U2 on "Love and Peace or Else" sure helps - especially with an appreciative crowd. And don't forget - Bono's operatic part on "Miss Sarajevo" always brings me chills and gets a crowd going.
I hope you feel better soon! And I'm sure there's some U2 for you somewhere!
If you need uplifting, then I recommend uplifting soaring songs - the type that fill you with hope, like many from UF, JT and ATYCLB, like "Streets", TUF, and "Beautiful Day". If you need something more rocking just because you are feeling down today, then "Pride", "Desire", "Vertigo", "Gloria", "Elevation" and "I Will Follow" should blast you out of those blues. But if you need a feeling of comfort because of a break-up, songs like "One", "Acrobat", "A Man and a Woman", and "Ultraviolet" may work.
I often find, too, that hearing the live versions helps even more. Hearing the R&H era Bono soar on "With or Without You", listening to the ZOO TV Bono and Edge pound out "Mysterious Way", loving the playful sincerity on "Until the End of the World" from the Elevation U2, or tackling the world with the Vertigo U2 on "Love and Peace or Else" sure helps - especially with an appreciative crowd. And don't forget - Bono's operatic part on "Miss Sarajevo" always brings me chills and gets a crowd going.
I hope you feel better soon! And I'm sure there's some U2 for you somewhere!
Bono's shades
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
My first instinct was to say Pride or Streets, but then I remembered how my life went down the toilet not long after Achtung Baby came out and I always got comfort out of the line from Acrobat, "Don't let the bastards grind you down." I know, it's bizarre because that is such a dark song, but that one line was such a ray of hope for me.
sami0201
Blue Crack Addict
I agree...it's always ATYCLB for me. Walk On, Stuck, Beautiful Day. But Streets also 
MsMofoGone
Blue Crack Addict
I have to agree with Walk On !! 
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
Bono's shades said:
I should have mentioned Acrobat...I have been listening to that song a LOT lately... it's like all my anger and frustrations poured all into one song. I've always loved the song, but never like I do now. Now I understand why EVERYONE wants this song to be played live more than any other song.
Zoots
Blue Crack Supplier
No, nothing makes sense
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
Perfect!
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
Perfect!
Miricale_Drug
War Child
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Anything off ATYCLB except Elevation
One
All i want is You
Stay // Stay Remix
Repeat
Adlib
One
All i want is You
Stay // Stay Remix
Repeat
Adlib
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
Zootlesque said:No, nothing makes sense
Nothing seems to fit
I know you'd hit out
If you only knew who to hit
Perfect!
And I'd join the movement
If there was one I could believe in
Yeah, I'd break bread and wine
If there was a church I could receive in
'cause I need it now...
To take the cup
To fill it up
To drink it slow
Can't let you go
U2 basically took everything I've ever felt and put it in one song, yep.
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