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The Fly
I love WITS and listen to it frequently, I wish it had made it onto HTDAAB, I guess im not sure if it was in consideration or even around at that point. Not a fan of ES though and I'm afraid this will be forgotten as well.
Ordinary Love Discussion (Part 2)
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IMO the song is a snooze-fest. Bono sounds like a whiny little bitch and Edge does yet another lazy slide guitar solo. Highly disappointed.I had to go listen to some Joshua Tree and R&H just to make sure this was the same band.
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Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
IMO the song is a snooze-fest.
Bono sounds like a whiny little bitch and Edge does yet another lazy slide guitar solo.
Highly disappointed.
I had to go listen to some Joshua Tree and R&H just to make sure this was the same band.
You should be writing for the front page.
david
ONE love, blood, life
*like*
Compare the lines "Ordinary Love" to the lines in Magnificent "in this space and time" - they are identical and to me that is a real put-off. Seems lazy, and I'm surprised nobody else seems to have noticed this??
Overall OL is not a bad song.. but extremely average. While I don't dislike it I am largely indifferent to it...
Overall OL is not a bad song.. but extremely average. While I don't dislike it I am largely indifferent to it...
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
The lines are identical? Maybe you have a different version than me.
They're a site run by U2 fans, not the fucking associated press.
OP
OP
bonocomet
Blue Crack Distributor
I don't hear it at all.
I do hear a similar melody in the two songs, but I can't say I hear the line for line being identical.
BVS
Blue Crack Supplier
I kinda figured you weren't talking about the lyrics. He ends the lines very similarly, but they're far from identical.
I suppose that as I am a songwriter myself I tend to notice these things a lot and am quite picky with them, so probably just that.
I heard it got to number 82 in the UK charts - how do the charts work these days? Do songs climb to higher positions as the weeks go by, or was 82 likely to be it's peak?
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Because of the unique circumstances surrounding the song, it could potentially have a longer shelf life than it normally would. The movie hasn't even come out yet in most areas, so it will be getting increased attention as that happens, and then I'd say there's a good chance the song will get nominated for an Oscar (A U2 song in a high profile movie about Mandela is almost assured an Oscar nomination, at least).
Having said that, I don't expect that this thing is really going to be setting the charts on fire. It's not any more memorable than any of the other mediocre U2 one-offs over the years, and if it weren't for the Mandela connection I don't believe it would go anywhere at all.
The song will stay around the same spot where it currently is... If its nominated for an Oscar it'll see a bump. If it wins one it'll see a huge bump
gvox
Ghost of Love
And when it wins there'll be another 1000 posts reminding us how we're wrong for liking it 
And when it wins there'll be another 1000 posts reminding us how we're wrong for liking it
I feel so dirty for liking it
LarryMullenFan
Acrobat
It entered Dutch charts at nr 13 this week 
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
I hear it's HUGE in South America.
jeevey
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Well it's not an earthshaker but I do keep hitting play.
chocky
Refugee
Nick66
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Can't wait to hear the "magic marker" line snippeted during Bad on the next tour
That would make sense...I heard Bono wrote Bad with a magic maker. On a newborn babies head.
Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
I did notice, and at another part there's the guitar intro for magnificent popping up as well. Can't recall exactly where, but I hear it every time.
I haven't bothered listening to it lately, but it does appear to be something of a pastiche of several other U2 songs (not particularly good ones at that). If it ends up being on the album (even in a slightly altered form), my finger will be primed on the "skip" button when it surfaces 
I haven't bothered listening to it lately, but it does appear to be something of a pastiche of several other U2 songs (not particularly good ones at that). If it ends up being on the album (even in a slightly altered form), my finger will be primed on the "skip" button when it surfaces
Maybe as an iTunes bonus track pre-order incentive or something.
Salome
you are what you is
Since Edge got away with using roughly the same guitar riff in 3 different songs on Achtung Baby,
U2 must feel they are allowed to borrow from their other songs now and again
U2 must feel they are allowed to borrow from their other songs now and again
last unicorn
Blue Crack Addict
Our alternative radio station actually played it today. Didn't really expect that, since they are very elitist
gvox
Ghost of Love
Since Edge got away with using roughly the same guitar riff in 3 different songs on Achtung Baby,
U2 must feel they are allowed to borrow from their other songs now and again
Teh horrorz!!1!
Mountain Dew Ma
War Child
It debuted at No. 24 on the adult alternative Billboard chart apparently.
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MadForIt
Refugee
U2 should cash in and release it for Mandela and dedicate any $$ generated to charity
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