Fix a bad U2 lyric

[Rachel D.]

You're on a piece of ground
Above a volcano

"Piece of ground"? That's always bothered me. That term makes me think of an old-timey farmer. As in, "This here piece of ground is gonna make us a fine homestead!"

I don't know what I'd change it to. It's not rhyming with anything, so any old word or phrase would do!

 

[BVS]

You're on a piece of ground
Above a volcano

"Piece of ground"? That's always bothered me. That term makes me think of an old-timey farmer. As in, "This here piece of ground is gonna make us a fine homestead!"

I don't know what I'd change it to. It's not rhyming with anything, so any old word or phrase would do!

I think that's the point. It's referring to old school Ireland.

I think that's the least of Volcano's worries.

 

[Rachel D.]

I think that's the point. It's referring to old school Ireland.

Oh.... right.... how could I have missed that?

 

[Jarvio]

"The best thing that ever happened a boy"

to

"The best thing that happened to a boy"

Get rid of the word "ever", and the rest fits. It's fucking simple, Bono.

 

[Salome]

"It's the blind leading the blond. It's the stuff, it's the stuff of country songs."

to

"Oppa Gangnam Style. Gangnam Style. Op, op, op, op."

 

[Scorpionac]

I just sing "The best thing that ever happened a boy" like "The best thing that ever happened ta boy" and pretend it's some old, lower class Gaelic mishmash of "to" and "a." It's a stretch.

 

[Jarvio]

I just sing "The best thing that ever happened a boy" like "The best thing that ever happened ta boy" and pretend it's some old, lower class Gaelic mishmash of "to" and "a." It's a stretch.

There's ways to get around it and ways to talk yourself into it seeming somewhat ok, slang and whatnot sure. But nobody would have to even do that if U2 just did it the way I mentioned! It's the simplest thing, and I lose faith when stuff like this goes over U2's heads.

As for The Blackout's abysmall ned/fred, jack/zach bits.... just replace them all with the word "yeah". Sure it's not great, and redundant and lazy, but it's still MILES better than mentioning the names, which makes it sound like a fucking child wrote it. I wouldn't mind just simple "yeahs" - shallow and not great to be fair, but still less annoying and sticks out less than the fred stuff, and shows that Bono is getting into the song - much like "Hey Hey Sha-la-la" from WGRYWH.

 

[Nick66]

I don't know about U2, but sometimes I sing REM's "New Test Leper" as "New Def Leppard."

 

[Rachel D.]

I just sing "The best thing that ever happened a boy" like "The best thing that ever happened ta boy" and pretend it's some old, lower class Gaelic mishmash of "to" and "a." It's a stretch.

That's what I initially thought he was doing, mashing "to" and "a" together into one word.

 

[corianderstem]

I thought it was "to boy"? Which I can hear, he pronounces it like "happened t' boy."

 

[ImOuttaControl]

My God some of you overanalyze some things.

 

[Rachel D.]

My God some of you overanalyze some things.

Yeah. That's what this place is for.

 

[ImOuttaControl]

Yeah. That's what this place is for.

I know. It is just tiring sometimes to hear people nitpicking over one word of a song. I get it though, it's just a discussion. I'll join in. Honestly the only word I'd change in any U2 song is in Electrical Storm. Heavy as a truck should have been heavy as a drug.

 

[Jarvio]

My God some of you overanalyze some things.

Honestly, I never over-analyase lyrics, but the following U2 lyrics are so damn bad that they stick out to me:

- The best thing that ever happened A boy
- Ned, Fred, Jack, and Zach
- Stop helping god across the street like a little old lady
- Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce (1, 2, 3, 14)
- Lincoln's ghost says get out of your own way

All of which are from HTDAAB onwards! Bono got silly...

 

[deltau922]

“I was on the field it was out of control, I had me a beer and it was out of control” could have been a better chorus. Wait what that’s not what he’s saying??