my guess for the live cd (which i am totally pumped about, no matter what ends up on it, i might add)
so, looking at my U2 iTunes box set, i'll list which songs already have x many official live versions released previously...
Vertigo, (2)
I Will Follow, (8) OMIT
The Electric Co., (2)
Elevation, (1)
New Year's Day, (3)
Beautiful Day (2)
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, (2)
All I Want Is You, (2)
City of Blinding Lights, (1)
Miracle Drug, (1)
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, (1)
Love and Peace or Else, (0)
Sunday Bloody Sunday, (2)
Bullet the Blue Sky, (4) OMIT
Miss Sarajevo, (1)
Pride, (1)
Where the Streets Have No Name, (4) OMIT
One (2)
Zoo Station, (0)
The Fly, (2)
With or Without You, (3)
Original of the Species, (0) SHOE IN
All Because of You, (1)
Yahweh (0)
Though there is no real way to know, I would assume the band will stay away fro mmost of the tracks aleready released on cd from the Vertigo Tour (if people are right in thinking the bonus disc is to entice die hards to buy the best of), so that means omitting the 2 songs from Milan from U2.Communication AND the other songs from Chicago.
Plus pmitting any song on the set already released at least 4 times (of course this is all arbitrary, it is just how I would do it)… that would leave
The Electric Co., (2)
New Year's Day, (3)
Beautiful Day (2)
All I Want Is You, (2)
Love and Peace or Else, (0)
Sunday Bloody Sunday, (2)
Pride, (1)
One (2)
Zoo Station, (0)
Original of the Species, (0) SHOE IN
All Because of You, (1)
Yahweh (0)…
But since I can’t imagine this cd without COBL, or VERTIGO, add those back in. And if we omit the live tracks that were already included on MAJOR releases (i.e. albums like R&H and UABRS), that leaves. But leave Electric CO because it deserves to stay:
Beautiful Day (2)
All I Want Is You, (2)
Love and Peace or Else, (0)
One (2)
Zoo Station, (0)
Original of the Species, (0)
All Because of You, (1)
Yahweh (0)…
VERTIGO
COBL
ELECTRIC CO
I think that all this proves that there is no scientific way to get the perfect tracklist and that most of these live songs are already out there in some form, and that we should be excited about the fact that we are getting anything at all. And if not, just not buy it. But I will be. The only songs I can say are high probabilities are:
VERTIGO
COBL
ELECTRIC CO
Original of the Species, (0)
Beautiful Day (2)
Love and Peace or Else, (0)
Zoo Station, (0)
But who the hell knows. I am guessing Miss Sarajevo will be on this disc regardless of the fact that it is already on 2 other cds. Because it is that powerful. And it would go nicely with OOTS (with orchestra)
We’ll see