So what is the weakest U2 song ever, then?

[popacrobat]

oh yeah, does drunk chicken count? if so, add drunk chicken to my list.

 

[AtomicBono]

Are we counting Passengers? Some brilliant stuff on there, but Elvis Ate America bothers my ears, and songs like Plot 180 and Theme From The Swan are very meh.

Love Rescue Me makes it impossible to sit through R&H.
Scarlet kinda sucks but it's only sort of a song. I have no problem with Is That All; I enjoy it.
Red Light is okay, it doesn't totally blow but it's not one of U2's shining moments.

Honestly? There are a number of mediocre 80's b-sides (like The Three Sunrises...bleh), but the song that most offends me is NLOTH 2. I force quit that bitch and moved to trash. I'd like to pretend it never existed now that we have the real NLOTH.

 

[2861U2]

^Say what? The Three Sunrises is excellent. One of my favorite b-sides. Heck, one of my favorite 80s songs.

 

[AtomicBono]

^Say what? The Three Sunrises is excellent. One of my favorite b-sides. Heck, one of my favorite 80s songs.

meh, to each his own. It's too...happy and bright sounding, and it just comes across as very demo-y to me, which is fine for a b-side, but yeah

It's okay, I know my tastes are unpopular; there are probably people here that will respond with WHAT NLOTH 2 IS THE BEST U2 SONG

 

[monsieur fly]

Yahweh, Grace, Peace On Earth, LAPOE, Crumbs

 

[OrARoundabout]

^Crumbs? RLY?!?

I never like Red Light, Grace, Peace on Earth, Miami...

Those are their Epic Fails...

 

[OrARoundabout]

^Say what? The Three Sunrises is excellent. One of my favorite b-sides. Heck, one of my favorite 80s songs.

Wide Awake in America is just an all around amazing EP

 

[Slopsy]

If we're counting Passengers, then Elvis Ate America.

If not, then Yahweh, Elvis Presley and America, Miami, The Wanderer and One Step Closer.

Then again, I don't know if I'd consider them "weak"...that might just be personal bias considering they're my least favourite.

 

[BANZAI]

U2's Top 10 Worst Songs:

1. Babyface
2. Daddy's Gonna Pay...
3. All Because Of You
4. Elevation
5. Miami
6. Playboy Mansion
7. Elvis Presley & America
8. Grace
9. The Refugee
10. Is That All?

 

[OrARoundabout]

But but but


I LOVE BABYFACE, THE REFUGEE AND DADDY'S GUNNA PAY

 

[Popmart Shopper]

I think Grace is one of their hidden gems actually.A few of my least faves are All Because of You,I Will Follow,Out of Control,One Step Closer,and The Saints.

 

[Axver]

What the freaking flying FUCK, people....

Says the guy who claimed the worst might be Treasure, which is in fact one of U2's top twenty songs. (My opinion = fact, since this is EYKIW.)

And I'm appalled that some people seem to think White As Snow is anything less than a beautiful gem.

Anyway, the weakest U2 song ever is either Elvis Ate America, if we're counting Passengers, or A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel, if we're not.

 

[MMP]

Says the guy who claimed the worst might be Treasure, which is in fact one of U2's top twenty songs. (My opinion = fact, since this is EYKIW.)

I was expecting you to bitch about Treasure. And my fact is just better than yours.

And I'm appalled that some people seem to think White As Snow is anything less than a beautiful gem.

Indeed. Beautiful piece of music.

Anyway, the weakest U2 song ever is either Elvis Ate America, if we're counting Passengers, or A Room At The Heartbreak Hotel, if we're not.

You just proved what I said above.

 

[alanah]

I don't care....I enjoy every U2 song. I have some favorites, and I like some more than others, but if U2 is playing then I am happy.

 

[boNOSE]

1 - Vertigo (mid life crisis anthem)
2 - GOYB (disaster, sorry all)
3 - NUMB (just plain DUMB)

 

[allbecauseofu2]

don;t like grace too much. they tried to hard to make it a "closer".

 

[the tourist]

Elvis Ate America, Love Rescue Me, If God Will Send His Angels, Peace On Earth and The Wanderer for me.

 

[dward1]

so we have Elevation and Vertigo both named on the worst U2 songs list. Simply bizarre. If you were front row at a U2 concert and Edge broke into Vertigo you're telling me your blood isn't pumping at all? Or you don't join in the "Whooooos" of Elevation?

worst songs
Red Light
Some Days are Better Than Others
Refugee

 

[popbellydancer]

What the freaking flying FUCK, people....

 

[adypole]

things to make and do.

 

[U2girl]

I'd say Elvis Presley & America only because it could have been so great. It's one thing to experiment with a vocal ad-lib, but it's another to wreck a good song and take up a spot on an otherwise spectacular album.

It's neat as an experiment, but that's my least favorite.

 

[Lemonfix]

(Dis)Grace

 

[Chief43]

Beautiful Ghost

 

[Loar]

I don't understand the criteria you guys are using. Are you even considering the live performances in this?

Someone posted "Daddy's Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car". I can't say it was my favorite of all time, but the live performance on the Sydney DVD smoked.

YouTube - U2 - Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Car (Live ZOO TV at Sydney)

I know it's overly theatrical, but this was the most theatrical part of the show, anyway.

What about songs like "Wild Honey", "Grace", "Crumbs from Your Table", or "Man and a Woman", which have never been performed live because, I think, they realized they just couldn't pull them off. The weakest U2 songs are the ones they couldn't bring to life effectively.

That's pretty much my list of weak U2 songs up above, by the way.

Wild Honey
Grace
Crumbs From Your Table
Man and a Woman

They're album filler, nothing more. They're better than a lot of bands' best work, but they're far from U2's best, or even their mid-range stuff.

 

[Jack Bauer]

That's pretty much my list of weak U2 songs up above, by the way.

Wild Honey
Grace
Crumbs From Your Table
Man and a Woman

They're album filler, nothing more. They're better than a lot of bands' best work, but they're far from U2's best, or even their mid-range stuff.

I like crumbs, but other than that i agree.

And crumbs was performed live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeOkSeEHCEk

 

[xtrmx]

Love and Peace or Else!

 

[Yahweh_OMG]

I like every single U2 song but some are weaker (or a lot weaker than others):

Peace on Earth
Refugee
The Ocean
Scarlet
Elvis and America
Love rescue me
Windows in the skies
Crazy tonight
Grace
The Wanderer
Some days are better than others
Red light
All because of you
One step closer


But MY worst of all is:

Wild honey

 

[Acrobat51829]

things to make and do.

I'll throw Boy-Girl in there as well.

I was going to say that we might be able to forgive them for such songs because they're were so young, but then I remembered they wrote The Fool and Street Missions around this time as well. So no, no excuses for B-G and TTMAD.

 

[65980]

I've noticed that a lot of U2-fans don't like the following songs, all of which I absolutely love:

-- The Refugee
-- Love Rescue Me
-- Grace
-- All Because Of You

On the other hand, a lot of people don't like the following songs, and neither do I:

-- Stranger In A Strange Land
-- Red Light
-- Miami
-- Get On Your Boots

But, hey, if "Red Light" floats yer boat, then more power to ya!

 

[financeguy]

weakest -

if god will send his angels

Why do you hate U2?