Gonna Run 2 U
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Given your marketing comment, I'm not sure if your "reality" is reality.
Thanks for that
Given your marketing comment, I'm not sure if your "reality" is reality.
Landlady is a U2 classic! I played this for two friends of mine who are classically trained musicians employed in orchestras. These friends normally scoff at the majority of popular music; however, they both said that this was an incredibly gorgeous song. One of these friends, and the only one who is familiar with and likes a lot of U2's songs, even said that this song was easily in U2's all-time top 10. I was asked to play the song again after it finished. None of the other songs I played from Songs of Experience received this strong of a reaction. They both agreed that it was the music that captivated their attention.
Although we all have different tastes and are entitled to our own opinions, it still baffles me how anyone could not at least think this song is pretty good.
I like all the tracks on the record, American soul and landlady being my least favourite.
Landlady is a U2 classic! I played this for two friends of mine who are classically trained musicians employed in orchestras. These friends normally scoff at the majority of popular music; however, they both said that this was an incredibly gorgeous song. One of these friends, and the only one who is familiar with and likes a lot of U2's songs, even said that this song was easily in U2's all-time top 10. I was asked to play the song again after it finished. None of the other songs I played from Songs of Experience received this strong of a reaction. They both agreed that it was the music that captivated their attention.
Although we all have different tastes and are entitled to our own opinions, it still baffles me how anyone could not at least think this song is pretty good.
Totally agree with you on American Soul, but we will have to agree to disagree on Landlady. Maybe it will grow on you, maybe it won't. I can understand someone saying it is not their favorite type of song or their preferred U2-type of song, but I still find it interesting that someone could say that this is a mediocre or worse yet, a bad song.
I seem to be the opposite to a lot of people on here. The other song that was in my bottom 3 was love is bigger, which I know everyone loves on here.
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Sick burn, dude.
Not everyone. I am puzzled by the love for it, so I gave it another spin the other day on my drive home (its usually one of the songs I skip) to see if I was missing something. Nope, still sucks. Schlocky garbage imo.
Not everyone. I am puzzled by the love for it, so I gave it another spin the other day on my drive home (its usually one of the songs I skip) to see if I was missing something. Nope, still sucks. Schlocky garbage imo.
I think Landlady is lovely, but I don't think it's as good as others do. Definitely in the lower tier of songs on the album for me.
I haven't listened to the albim in weeks, but that's just because I haven't been in a U2 mood. It's a very good album and it'll sound great and fresh when I listen to it next .... whenever that might be.
I think Landlady is one of SOE's better tracks, but the metaphor is really clumsy. He describes Ali as a landlady who paid the rent. A landlady can waive rent, but she does not pay it - she receives it!
I think Landlady is one of SOE's better tracks, but the metaphor is really clumsy. He describes Ali as a landlady who paid the rent. A landlady can waive rent, but she does not pay it - she receives it!
Land Lady is a nice song but I put it in the middle of the album from a song ranking perspective. The lyrics are nice, the melody is nice and the ending is strong but “Landlady” is an odd term of endearment. “My Lady” would have flowed better for me. And Ax is right....a Land Lady doesn’t pay the rent and I never even thought of that so It’s an even Stranger fit.
"My Lady"? what century is this?!
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You’ve never heard someone say “that’s my lady”?
I think Landlady is one of SOE's better tracks, but the metaphor is really clumsy. He describes Ali as a landlady who paid the rent. A landlady can waive rent, but she does not pay it - she receives it!
"My Lady"? what century is this?!
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You’ve never heard someone say “that’s my lady”?
i'm not sure i have really, or only as a joke
Now I say MSG bc I am a nyc'r, and it's easier than going out to ?Newark. but I might consider that if it's the only chance I get. we'll see.
Way to go, you just ruined the song for everyone who didn't notice this before.
Bono doesn’t understand how rent works because he never had to pay it, Ali did it for him.
Maybe he's not singing about Ali, but the true love of his life, the landlady, you know Leo's real mother.