Vertigo Conspiracy Theory!

[ahittle]

OK, I've already shot this full of holes, but it's been kinda fun to play around with.

The iPhone is coming out at the end of the month and it will be huge, blah, blah, blah.

It looks like Apple was working on this thing as far back as 2002 or so.

Doesn't "Vertigo" make more sense as a pitch for the iPhone than a tarted-up U2 version of the iPod? Perhaps the product wasn't ready when the 2004 U2 publicity machine was gearing up so the Apple/U2 allegiance pushed the song onto a different campaign.

Think about all the "hello hello" bits. And the "feeeeeel" in relation to that novel touch-screen interface. (Not to mention the cell phone connection to "One" during the concerts; this is stretching it a bit).

Seems like a match made in heaven - or Bono writing to spec.

I know, I know. I'm not really serious about this, but there seems to be a connection here in an Oliver Stone sort of way.

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

My Vertigo conspiracy theory was always that the entire band sold themselves to Target in 2004, thus the Vertigo tour logo

 

[pepokiss]

maybe if the iPhone has an extra "14" number I can buy that

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

maybe if the iPhone has an extra "14" number I can buy that

What if when you dialed "1, 2, 3, 14" you got a line directly to Bono!

 

[bono_212]

that's not enough digits...how about
1231440?

 

[coolian2]

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

 

[Canadiens1131]

 

[Axver]

that's not enough digits...how about
1231440?

Actually, 1 2 3 14 is enough digits, because it uses the recently invented 14 digit that is only available for use by licenced U2 fans.

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

that's not enough digits...how about
1231440?

Still not enough, as "14" counts as one digit (if it gets its own button, anyway ) But since Bono says "unos" as in plural, maybe it's like 1-1-1-1-2-3-14

 

[coolian2]

omgz i gts a txt from boner when i txted da wun campain

mi ifone wil b sik i cn tlk to boner al da time

 

[bono_212]

Oh yeah, my bad, forgot about the 14 button. It doesn't matter anyway, I'm sure bono has a special phone with a four digit number

 

[LMP]

omgz i gts a txt from boner when i txted da wun campain

mi ifone wil b sik i cn tlk to boner al da time

i not do heart dyslexia.

 

[Canadiens1131]

 

[AtomicBono]

!111

What if when you dialed "1, 2, 3, 14" you got a line directly to Bono!

guyz i called bono and he said the new ablum is out 2morrow and it has 37 songs!!!11 WOOOOOOO!!!!111

but u can only git it if u hav da iphone!!11 wswooooooo!!!1111

 

[BVS]

Stop your whining...

 

[Canadiens1131]

 

[cobl04]

nERD!!111!!!~1!!

 

[jinn77]

Not so much a conspiracy but why did U2 choose Vertigo over Native Son? Smacks of playing safe, which incidentally they have been doing since the turn of this century.

 

[ludvic]

Not so much a conspiracy but why did U2 choose Vertigo over Native Son?

Because it's a better song?

 

[financeguy]

Not so much a conspiracy but why did U2 choose Vertigo over Native Son? Smacks of playing safe, which incidentally they have been doing since the turn of this century.

Yes.

 

[financeguy]

Because it's a better song?

No.

 

[BVS]

Not so much a conspiracy but why did U2 choose Vertigo over Native Son? Smacks of playing safe, which incidentally they have been doing since the turn of this century.

Damn Larry...

 

[pepokiss]

 

[Utoo]

Yes.

No.

 

[xaviMF22]

 

[AtomicBono]

Tall Shoes Inc..I need their number

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i here by nominate this post for "sarcastic response of the month"

congrats.

 

[martha]

Not so much a conspiracy but why did U2 choose Vertigo over Native Son? Smacks of playing safe, which incidentally they have been doing since the turn of this century.

Smacks of people not reading the interviews where Bono said he couldn't see himself singing that song for the next decade because he didn't like it.

 

[gherman]

My Vertigo conspiracy theory was always that the entire band sold themselves to Target in 2004, thus the Vertigo tour logo

When they released U27

 

[DreamOutLoud13]

When they released U27

I forgot all about that! My theory must be correct!