corianderstem
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I've also seen a few "why no straight people" comments.
For fuck's sake.
For fuck's sake.
that review seemed to think it was forced, contrived fuck-giving at that moment.
I've also seen a few "why no straight people" comments.
For fuck's sake.
Right. Because U2 support for LGBT individuals doesn’t totally go back to the 80s. Or 70s, even.
But have you watched the video?Also, how is recognition of LGBTQ people a "movement du jour"? It's a struggle that's been going on for a very long time.
I find the suggestion that the primary goal of the video was to be controversial to be offensive. As said above, simply depicting the diversity of a city by featuring some of its marginalized individuals is only controversial if you're an asshole.
Also, how is recognition of LGBTQ people a "movement du jour"? It's a struggle that's been going on for a very long time.
I find the suggestion that the primary goal of the video was to be controversial to be offensive. As said above, simply depicting the diversity of a city by featuring some of its marginalized individuals is only controversial if you're an asshole.
Watched the vid again last night and I realized that during one or perhaps my favorite line of the entire album “if you listen you can hear the silence say, when you think you’re done you’ve just begun”, a kid turns around, bends over and shakes his ass in slow motion.
I don’t need a literal visual interpretation of that line but FFS, what they showed is about the furthest thing from what I would want to see.
My hope is always that the visuals that accompany a song add another positive dimension to the music like Beautiful Day, With or Without you, Stay (Stay is gorgeous) etc...but not only did that not happen but this video actually takes away from the music. They want to tell a story about the LG community....awesome, go for it but this is NOT it.
Watched the vid again last night and I realized that during one or perhaps my favorite line of the entire album “if you listen you can hear the silence say, when you think you’re done you’ve just begun”, a kid turns around, bends over and shakes his ass in slow motion.
I don’t need a literal visual interpretation of that line but FFS, what they showed is about the furthest thing from what I would want to see.
My hope is always that the visuals that accompany a song add another positive dimension to the music like Beautiful Day, With or Without you, Stay (Stay is gorgeous) etc...but not only did that not happen but this video actually takes away from the music. They want to tell a story about the LG community....awesome, go for it but this is NOT it.
not sure who you are referring to when you imply that anyone is suggesting the video is contoversial. In fact I think you have it backwards - the video is anything but controversial. it plays on (capitalizes and monetizes in U2 language) the recent (as in last few years) movement supporting gay rights and other specific and related causes (transgender rights, gay marriage, etc). these are in fact fairly recent developments. yes I undertand the struggles have gone on for a very long time, but only recently has the public perception really shifted, and in a good way IMO.
so in this regard U2's jumping on that bandwagon is not controversial at all. it is surprising they did not do it sooner, and in that regard it is, if anything, quite banal.
My wedding song was All I Want Is You, clearly because I married a suicidal dwarf.
watched the vid again last night and i realized that during one or perhaps my favorite line of the entire album “if you listen you can hear the silence say, when you think you’re done you’ve just begun”, a kid turns around, bends over and shakes his ass in slow motion.
I don’t need a literal visual interpretation of that line but ffs, what they showed is about the furthest thing from what i would want to see.
My hope is always that the visuals that accompany a song add another positive dimension to the music like beautiful day, with or without you, stay (stay is gorgeous) etc...but not only did that not happen but this video actually takes away from the music. They want to tell a story about the lg community....awesome, go for it but this is not it.
You mean the music video that told the story of the Dwarf who was in love with another woman but she was with another circus performer(strong man?). That video actually complimented the song and told a beautiful story where the Dwarf felt he wasn’t good enough (perhaps he felt “small” or “inadequate” and his size was symbolic of what he thought of himself...) but in actuality she did care for him but it was too late(Beautiful video...).
I would say that AIWIY is one of the very few perfect U2 songs to be a wedding song.....I approve.
Watched the vid again last night and I realized that during one or perhaps my favorite line of the entire album “if you listen you can hear the silence say, when you think you’re done you’ve just begun”, a kid turns around, bends over and shakes his ass in slow motion.
I don’t need a literal visual interpretation of that line but FFS, what they showed is about the furthest thing from what I would want to see.
My hope is always that the visuals that accompany a song add another positive dimension to the music like Beautiful Day, With or Without you, Stay (Stay is gorgeous) etc...but not only did that not happen but this video actually takes away from the music. They want to tell a story about the LG community....awesome, go for it but this is NOT it.
I can’t wait for the day when people walk down the aisle to this song.
I can’t wait for the day when people walk down the aisle to this song.
Just listened to the remix CD on iTunes.......all 3 versions are awful.
I wish they would put alternate versions of which there are likely several given all of the work the Edge did on this album. I would have loved to have the BBC version as a single.
Acoustic version on iTunes now