Who's rapping in the background on Cedars of Lebanon ?
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Haha I asked this the second it leaked. No one answered me 
Oh wait, someone said it was probably some Moroccan guy from the street.
Oh wait, someone said it was probably some Moroccan guy from the street.
Niceman
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It sounds like a snippet of Morrocan singing to me, not rap at all.
thelaj
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It is either a sample of Bono saying "Soldier brought oranges" or somebody else saying that line.
Jive Turkey
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Is it not "Juju brought oranges"? It sounds a little like Will.i.am to me. If not, I'd definitely say its a black man's voice
VintagePunk
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The voice is saying "get your brother out" and some of the synth sounds are supposed to sound like a helicopter. So my take on it is that it's a war scene, and they're referring to trying to rescue a downed soldier. It's very haunting.
Is this the song where they've sampled Harold Budd (someone Eno and Lanois produced in the 80s), or was it another one? Can't remember now.
Is this the song where they've sampled Harold Budd (someone Eno and Lanois produced in the 80s), or was it another one? Can't remember now.
Ronnie269
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haha I thought it was "get your butt out"
hopefully not tho, that line could destroy the song.
hopefully not tho, that line could destroy the song.
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Man, I just listed to that part again. I cant really hear "get your brother out". Are you sure thats what it is? I really have no idea. All this time i thought it was a sample that kept saying "Juju brought oranges" over and over, but the sample would be repeated before getting to the end of 'oranges'. I realize that doesnt make a whole lot of sense. Listening to it closer now, it sounds like "Juju broke out".....I dunno. Anyone else wanna have a crack at it?
VintagePunk
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That's what I hear, and I also read other people around here say so. Before I read it, I had no idea (I've not listened on headphones yet), but as soon as I listened with that line in mind, I knew they were right. It's said it a really clipped tone, with emphasis on each syllable: "Get - Your - Bro - ther- Out - Get - Your - Bro - ther - Out"
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Haha I asked this the second it leaked.
I remember that. I think it was followed by a 'lol'. for some reason its one of the posts from the first 12 hours excitement/thread craziness that have stuck in my head
VintagePunk
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okay coolI shall listen again
Yeah, and let me know what you think. I always find it interesting how people can hear different things.
Goodness knows I've done it enough over the years, lol. I also think it makes sense in the context of the song, a war correspondent, covering the war in Lebanon.
buzzkill27
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Yeah I agree I thought it was some kind of broken English like "did you brought orange" or something close to that
Y2K
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It's a repeat of Bono's lyrics from the song.
"Soldier brought orange."
End of thread.
"Soldier brought orange."
End of thread.
VintagePunk
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Okay, I just listened to it like 80,000 times on headphones, and I admit that it doesn't sound as clear cut as I thought it did through my stereo speakers. 
But I certainly don't hear anything about "soldiers" or "oranges."
First of all, I can hear it more clearly the first time it's on the song, at 2:20. And where I said before that the word "brother" is two distinct syllables, I don't think it is, now. I think if he's saying "brother" it's more like "BROther," where he's saying it fast, almost like one syllable, and for the "ther" part of the word, his voice sort of fades.
So what I'm hearing at 2:20 is "...out, get your brother out, get your brother out..."
Or maybe he's saying "get your bro out?"
Anyone else hearing this? This is bugging me...
But I certainly don't hear anything about "soldiers" or "oranges." First of all, I can hear it more clearly the first time it's on the song, at 2:20. And where I said before that the word "brother" is two distinct syllables, I don't think it is, now. I think if he's saying "brother" it's more like "BROther," where he's saying it fast, almost like one syllable, and for the "ther" part of the word, his voice sort of fades.
So what I'm hearing at 2:20 is "...out, get your brother out, get your brother out..."
Or maybe he's saying "get your bro out?"
Anyone else hearing this? This is bugging me...
adrball
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I hear "Get your brother out" and "Get your butt out", but no soldier or orange.
Roland of Gilead
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I have cranked it on headphones over and over. I swear I hear "get your butt out" so the only thing I can't tell is if it is "bro" "brother" or "butt." I think it is pretty clear that it is "get your ____ out" over and over.
In reference to the song itself, a war reporter in Lebanon who doesn't want to go home, I think it is a plea to "get his butt" the hell out of there. I can't help but visualize when the States pulled out and the chaos around that period. I am probably off on these thoughts, but this is how I feel.
In reference to the song itself, a war reporter in Lebanon who doesn't want to go home, I think it is a plea to "get his butt" the hell out of there. I can't help but visualize when the States pulled out and the chaos around that period. I am probably off on these thoughts, but this is how I feel.
alison0313
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It will always be juju butt to me
VintagePunk
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I agree, those words are the clearest.
"Butt" just seems to me like an odd word for them to be using. It's slang for "ass," obviously, something someone would say so that they're not swearing; a mild sort of a word. I just can't see them using it, given the gravity of the song.
So, I'm carrying on with my opinion that it's "bro" or "brother."
Roland of Gilead
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You might be right VintagePunk. I think either way, the rap part is expressing the urgency that someone has to get out of Lebanon immediately. Which is kind of ironic, since the war reporter sounds more at peace there than at home. What a fantasitic closer! I want more of this from U2.
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I'm sure Brian Eno just carries around several 1TB hard drives of Brian Eno samples for his solo projects, so he got it from there.
VintagePunk
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I agree, it's amazing, isn't it? One of my favourites right from the start.
Yeah, that's why I asked earlier about the Harold Budd thing. Someone mentioned that one of his samples was used in a song on the album, and I think it was this one, but I can't remember for sure. And wading through this forum from the past several weeks to find it is a task I'm not sure I'm up to.
Roland of Gilead
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I hope it closes on the tour. 
VintagePunk
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Search is an amazing feature. 
I was right.
I don't think that's the "rap" part we're talking about, though.
I was right.
I don't think that's the "rap" part we're talking about, though.
EmitFlesti
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Hmmmm...I don't see where people are getting "Get your brother out" or "soldier brings oranges".
Sounds like he's saying "I will kick your butt" (And it sounds very clear too me, so I'm not sure why there's so much uncertainty here over what the guy in the background of Cedars is saying. Certainly doesn't sound remotely close to anything about oranges or a brother!)
Sounds like he's saying "I will kick your butt" (And it sounds very clear too me, so I'm not sure why there's so much uncertainty here over what the guy in the background of Cedars is saying. Certainly doesn't sound remotely close to anything about oranges or a brother!)
Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
No, this Harold Budd sample occurs at the beginning of the song.
dan_smee
ONE love, blood, life
it is 100% a distorted sample of Bono saying soldier brought oranges
EmitFlesti
The Fly
Jut to be clear, we are talking about the guy in the background who first breaks in at about 2:20, and then reappears seeveral times after that?
Still clearly sounds like "I will kick your butt" to me. Certainly not distorted Bono saying a soldier brought oranges!
Still clearly sounds like "I will kick your butt" to me. Certainly not distorted Bono saying a soldier brought oranges!
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