Rate the Song: Wild Honey

[the tourist]

Pretty much the definition of a 7. Harmless and fun, but not particularly memorable.

These are my thoughts exactly.

 

[digitize]

A little too Jack Johnson for me. Not my thing, although it isn't horrible. 4, I guess.

A halfway-listenable, more interesting version of Jack Johnson basically sums this song up for me.

(For the record, I really dislike the music of Jack Johnson.)

 

[lazarus]

These are my thoughts exactly.

What does a song have to do to get a 3?

Rape one of your pets?

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I vividly remember thinking the word "filler" to myself the very first time I ever heard this song, listening on headphones, the day I bought the album.

And my opinion hasn't really changed since that day.

I like a couple of the guitar lines that Edge comes up with but, yeah.

"I was a monkey" is pretty difficult to get around.

Somehow when Jagger screams "I'M A MONKEY.......MAN!!!" it kicks all kinds of ass. But Bono? Nah.

I'll give it a 5.

SOMETHIIIIIIIIIIIIING SOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUL!

LOVE MEEEEEEEEEEE GIVE ME SOUL!

 

[The Sad Punk]

The more I see some of these 0 and 1 responses, the more I become convinced this song is a litmus test for the humour impaired.

What the hell is wrong with your mind?

 

[OpenG180]

What the hell is wrong with your mind?

The mind is a terrible thing to taste...

 

[Aardvark747]

Very nice. 7

 

[cobl04]

I gave it a 7. I think the chorus is awesome.

Doesn't sound much like Jack Johnson to me.

 

[coolian2]

definite 5. won't immediately skip it, it might get stuck in my head for a wee bit, but am i ever going to seek it out? fuck no.

 

[The Panther]

Good song. I really like the lines about "before the clocks kept time / Before the world was made".

 

[mad1]

I gave it a 0.

its such a popcorn and lollypops sound for U2.

thanks

 

[gvox]

The mind is a terrible thing to taste...

Au contraire! With some fava beans and a nice chianti, it's quite delightful.

 

[beachball]

I gave it a 2.

It's just boring..

 

[Scorpionac]

SOMETHIIIIIIIIIIIIING SOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUL!

LOVE MEEEEEEEEEEE GIVE ME SOUL!

This is the good stuff right here.

 

[j72]

Said enough about this earlier so just say i give it a 7 and agree in many ways with it being a good b side. Somehow for me though it fitted in nicely among the jigsaw of moods and weight of feelings on ATYCLB.

 

[the tourist]

What does a song have to do to get a 3?

Rape one of your pets?

To get a 3? Be one of many songs in U2's repertoire that I dislike. Songs I would probably vote a 3 or less in U2's album repertoire at this: Seconds, 40, Mothers of the Disappeared, When Love Comes To Town, Love Rescue Me, One, The Wanderer, If God Will Send His Angels, Please, Grace, Peace On Earth, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, All Because Of You, Yahweh, Stand Up Comedy.

 

[cobl04]

Why would you give Please a 3 or less? Out of interest

 

[The Panther]

Songs I would probably vote a 3 or less in U2's album repertoire at this: Seconds, 40, Mothers of the Disappeared, When Love Comes To Town, Love Rescue Me, One, The Wanderer, If God Will Send His Angels, Please, Grace, Peace On Earth, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, All Because Of You, Yahweh, Stand Up Comedy.

Yeah, that's all utter shite, isn't it? But you forgot tracks like 'Bad', 'With or Without You', 'All I Want Is You', and 'Until the End of the World'. That stuff is even worse, eh?

 

[coolian2]

some people are just so not good at this internet thing.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I love The Wanderer, Please and Seconds and even I'm not that silly.

That is to say, I don't take internet song opinions seriously and am more than happy to get on with my life regardless of how much someone hates/loves FutureSoul/LoveKneel.

 

[the tourist]

Why would you give Please a 3 or less? Out of interest

I don't like it and never have. That's about as good an explanation as any.

 

[Zoo_Fly]

I gave it a 9. My favorite off of ATYCLB. I don't even care. No regrets.

 

[lazarus]

If you think this song is better than One, you should probably beat yourself with a rock until you lose consciousness. When you wake up, repeat. Keep doing this until you don't wake up again.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

no, that's not an overreaction or anything. no one's even said anything about one in this thread.

 

[lazarus]

To get a 3? Be one of many songs in U2's repertoire that I dislike. Songs I would probably vote a 3 or less in U2's album repertoire at this: Seconds, 40, Mothers of the Disappeared, When Love Comes To Town, Love Rescue Me, One, The Wanderer, If God Will Send His Angels, Please, Grace, Peace On Earth, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own, All Because Of You, Yahweh, Stand Up Comedy.

.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i'm blind, but still. my first point remains.

 

[lazarus]

And giving One a rating of 3 isn't an overreaction?

I know people are sick of it, but to rate it on the same level as All Because of You, Stand Up Comedy, or When Love Comes To Town?

That's just ludicrous.

 

[gvox]

Yes, yes, it absolutely is ludicrous.

 

[the tourist]

If you think this song is better than One, you should probably beat yourself with a rock until you lose consciousness. When you wake up, repeat. Keep doing this until you don't wake up again.

So because I don't like One and have never liked One and always skip One, I should inflict pain upon myself? Well I could say the same to you of any song that I like a lot that you don't. I love being in first grade!

 

[lazarus]

No, you should sit back and wonder what psychological problem you have that causes you to think so poorly of a song that is considered one of your favorite band's landmark recordings.

This is akin to some huge Led Zeppelin fan thinking Stairway to Heaven is shit. A song that I'm surely sick of, but I'd never be so obtuse as to claim that it's poorly written and performed.