SOE- 27: And SOE it Begins

[mama cass]

Note to self: Can we at least wait until we hear the album before people go ape shit?

fixed that for you

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Love is bigger than anything in it's way
Except for that time in Chile when I rolled in the hay
I should have known better, after being told by Miss Cleo
That my Chilean indiscretions would wind up as Leo

 

[pacemaker]

You know how sometimes songs get popular on the radio and they're amended with a longer title? Parentheses are used, and the words contained in the parentheses are lyrics from the chorus or hook so that people listening can more easily identify the song because the song's original title has little to do with the lyrical content?

For example, Escape (The Pina Colada Song) and others:

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-song-titles-include-a-phrase-enclosed-in-parentheses

Or even in cases similar to these songs?:

https://music.avclub.com/but-i-like-it-30-excellent-songs-with-mostly-unnece-1798236137

Maybe the majority of Bono's parentheses were stolen long ago with the original October lyric notebook and his brevity was lost when he crashed his bike.

 

[digitize]

Love is bigger than anything in it's way
Except for that time in Chile when I rolled in the hay
I should have known better, after being told by Miss Cleo
That my Chilean indiscretions would wind up as Leo

This is literally the greatest thing I've ever seen.

 

[ChurchBay]

You forgot "Get Out Of Your Own Way" as Bono talked about in the article.

"Lincolns ghost says get out of your own way". Cringe

Bono is going for the gold with awful quotables this album.

I feel the literal political time stamp on parts of this album will ruin some songs for me.

That's cringeworthy? I get that it's not platinum edged lyrical brilliance but I think some people are just looking for things to cringe at. As ever how the lyric is delivered will judge whether it's good or bad.

 

[patternshirt170]

The lyrics quoted from GOOYOW (well.. hey great acronym at least) are kinda really bad, up there with the best of the worst of the post POP era.

Fair enough, it is only two songs that touch the (ugh...) "subject" so far, but, I hope we are not seeing another record like Depeche Mode's Spirit which also had such an obvious hamfisted and often really terrible lyrical lean re: Donaldism and it's ilk .

Besides... it'll be so dated during the impeachment proceedings .

#potownmunk

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Can we not do acronyms for songs that haven't even been released yet?

 

[BoyOnTheHorizon]

Can we not do acronyms for songs that haven't even been released yet?

Not to mention that i simply HATE acronyms!

 

[dan_smee]

Can we not do the whole taking lyrics out of context and proclaiming them bad without hearing the songs either. When Bono read out almost all of Little Things, this place went nuts on how bad it was. Now we’ve heard it live, it is one of his best lyrics in decades

 

[lazarus]

Love is bigger than anything in it's way
Except for that time in Chile when I rolled in the hay
I should have known better, after being told by Miss Cleo
That my Chilean indiscretions would wind up as Leo

 

[Scorpionac]

Get Out of Your Own Boots

 

[rathergoblind]

Get Out of Your Own Boots

Stuck in a Moment of Surrender and You Can't Get Out of Your Own Boots (The Little Sweetest Things About Me)

 

[Sken]

New info regarding a B side to SOE:

Bono opens up about the wealth of songs they have written for a double album

With Songs of Experience, in particular side A, we decided to look back at what we had done, measure the current political climate, and produce more joyful songs for these darker times.

Side B, the songs represent how we really feel, the fire in the belly we have always had so to speak.

Whilst we can't go into the songs in great detail, that will be a suprise for the fans, we can say we hear you, this side is songs we want to write, regardless if they make the radio or not, or even if they alienate some long time fans and supporters.

One of the songs is inspired by Bullet The Blue Sky, angry guitar and lyrics, Edge and Larry being aggressive, Edge's solo is the best he has done since Joshua Tree.

Another, one of my favorites, starts at a dark place and builds momentum throughout, finishing with an explosive chorus, Bad would be the best comparison.

One of these may be the single to kick off the album, we're still working that out.

 

[pacemaker]

New info regarding a B side to SOE:



Bono opens up about the wealth of songs they have written for a double album



With Songs of Experience, in particular side A, we decided to look back at what we had done, measure the current political climate, and produce more joyful songs for these darker times.



Side B, the songs represent how we really feel, the fire in the belly we have always had so to speak.



Whilst we can't go into the songs in great detail, that will be a suprise for the fans, we can say we hear you, this side is songs we want to write, regardless if they make the radio or not, or even if they alienate some long time fans and supporters.



One of the songs is inspired by Bullet The Blue Sky, angry guitar and lyrics, Edge and Larry being aggressive, Edge's solo is the best he has done since Joshua Tree.



Another, one of my favorites, starts at a dark place and builds momentum throughout, finishing with an explosive chorus, Bad would be the best comparison.



One of these may be the single to kick off the album, we're still working that out.

Where is this from?

Also there is a difference between a "b-side" and "Side B". Without getting into semantics, in this day and age the former is a non-album track/ bonus track, while the latter is what is commonly used to refer to the second half of a record.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Ummm... what?

 

[TinKnight]

Gotta have a link for a bombshell like this.

 

[BVS]

New info regarding a B side to SOE:



Bono opens up about the wealth of songs they have written for a double album



With Songs of Experience, in particular side A, we decided to look back at what we had done, measure the current political climate, and produce more joyful songs for these darker times.



Side B, the songs represent how we really feel, the fire in the belly we have always had so to speak.



Whilst we can't go into the songs in great detail, that will be a suprise for the fans, we can say we hear you, this side is songs we want to write, regardless if they make the radio or not, or even if they alienate some long time fans and supporters.



One of the songs is inspired by Bullet The Blue Sky, angry guitar and lyrics, Edge and Larry being aggressive, Edge's solo is the best he has done since Joshua Tree.



Another, one of my favorites, starts at a dark place and builds momentum throughout, finishing with an explosive chorus, Bad would be the best comparison.



One of these may be the single to kick off the album, we're still working that out.

Chris Evans' dealer confirms this rumor.

 

[DaveC]

New info regarding a B side to SOE:

Bono opens up about the wealth of songs they have written for a double album

With Songs of Experience, in particular side A, we decided to look back at what we had done, measure the current political climate, and produce more joyful songs for these darker times.

Side B, the songs represent how we really feel, the fire in the belly we have always had so to speak.

Whilst we can't go into the songs in great detail, that will be a suprise for the fans, we can say we hear you, this side is songs we want to write, regardless if they make the radio or not, or even if they alienate some long time fans and supporters.

One of the songs is inspired by Bullet The Blue Sky, angry guitar and lyrics, Edge and Larry being aggressive, Edge's solo is the best he has done since Joshua Tree.

Another, one of my favorites, starts at a dark place and builds momentum throughout, finishing with an explosive chorus, Bad would be the best comparison.

One of these may be the single to kick off the album, we're still working that out.

 

[Axver]

Can we not do the whole taking lyrics out of context and proclaiming them bad without hearing the songs either. When Bono read out almost all of Little Things, this place went nuts on how bad it was. Now we’ve heard it live, it is one of his best lyrics in decades

They really do suck though.

(You decide which song I'm referring to.)

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

It would take one hell of an instrumental to save that turd of a lyric

 

[Jarvio]

Ned/Fred, Jack/Zach for The Blackout....

The best thing that happened A boy for YTBTAM.....

And yet people are complaining about the Lincoln lyric...

 

[Sken]

Gotta have a link for a bombshell like this.

Confirmed rumor, nothing more

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The fuck are you talking about?

 

[dabiggestu2fan]

New info regarding a B side to SOE:

Bono opens up about the wealth of songs they have written for a double album

With Songs of Experience, in particular side A, we decided to look back at what we had done, measure the current political climate, and produce more joyful songs for these darker times.

Side B, the songs represent how we really feel, the fire in the belly we have always had so to speak.

Whilst we can't go into the songs in great detail, that will be a suprise for the fans, we can say we hear you, this side is songs we want to write, regardless if they make the radio or not, or even if they alienate some long time fans and supporters.

One of the songs is inspired by Bullet The Blue Sky, angry guitar and lyrics, Edge and Larry being aggressive, Edge's solo is the best he has done since Joshua Tree.

Another, one of my favorites, starts at a dark place and builds momentum throughout, finishing with an explosive chorus, Bad would be the best comparison.

One of these may be the single to kick off the album, we're still working that out.

Dude, you do know we are all waiting anxiously for any tidbit of information regarding the new album right? So if you are going to write fake shit up, atleast write somewhere in your message, that this would be your wish list or that it's a joke. Don't pass it as real info or else people will think you are a troll.
Ps: and if by the very very remote possibility that this may be legit (which I know it isn't) a link would be much appreciated.

My 2 shinny pennies

 

[BVS]

Confirmed rumor, nothing more

BS, you can't pretend to quote and say confirmed rumor at the same time.

 

[Registered Dude]

I dont think Bono would say "whilst"

 

[Sken]

Dude, you do know we are all waiting anxiously for any tidbit of information regarding the new album right? So if you are going to write fake shit up, atleast write somewhere in your message, that this would be your wish list or that it's a joke. Don't pass it as real info or else people will think you are a troll.
Ps: and if by the very very remote possibility that this may be legit (which I know it isn't) a link would be much appreciated.

My 2 shinny pennies

I would have thought the fake link gave it away. Emotions are very high today it seems. You should know by now, that U2 is no more.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

There was no link Slappy

 

[purpleblackeye]

Leave the fake news to interfering with elections, Russian troll bot....

 

[Gonna Run 2 U]

There isn't an automatic ban for fake news?