TV Exec: "Get me the best U2 ripoff ever for my late-80s drama series!"

DoctorGonzo · May 4, 2011

This is either the greatest, or the worst thing you will see today. Or both:

YouTube - Jesse Hawkes (1989) - OPENING

Where Musicians Have No Shame

Padj · May 4, 2011

I love this Youtube comment on this video:

I wonder who sings this song. It sure sounds like Bono from U2. Does anyone else know for sure?

bonocomet · May 4, 2011

singing about The Edge too. :up:

mrex · May 4, 2011

And the truth in Jesse's eyes. Awesome. Thank god for the 90s.

Swan269 · May 4, 2011

this was freakin amazing....

gareth brown · May 4, 2011

hahaha yeah it really was! :lol:

i've heard some sound-a-likes being used in ads before but never anything like this as a tv theme! its just embarrassing to listen to if anything...funny though

nathan1977 · May 4, 2011

Oh my lord, that was terrible.

nirniva · May 4, 2011

Amazing. Simply amazing. :lmao:

EDIT: Not U2, but this is just as bad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EagGQtdy--U

LemonMelon · May 4, 2011

Just shows how fine a line U2 walks between brilliance and cheesy campaign slogan music. Sometimes they do both.

prbiker15 · May 4, 2011

Liked it, but didn't like it. Meh.. :wink:

corianderstem · May 4, 2011

That doesn't sound anything like U2 or Bono.

Hornbag · May 4, 2011

I paused Miss Sarajevo to listen to that....

david · May 4, 2011

That's why by the end of the 80's they had to dream it all up again.

gareth brown · May 4, 2011

haha yeah. Thanks for everything Jesse Hawkes! :beer:

Irvine511 · May 4, 2011

that was amazing. thank you.

nielsgov · May 5, 2011

It's terrible.

KhanadaRhodes · May 5, 2011

i usually can't hear it in these things but man is that a ripoff of streets.

DoctorGonzo · May 8, 2011

corianderstem said:
That doesn't sound anything like U2 or Bono.

You must be unfamiliar with their 1993 hit single "Zooropa".

corianderstem · May 8, 2011

Zoowhata?

I only listened to the first minute or so to see why everyone was LOLing over it. It didn't hit me right off the bat as a "U2 soundalike," and I didn't care enough to listen to the whole thing to listen real hard for any similarities.

But yeah, first impression? I don't know how anyone could think it was U2 or Bono.

gareth brown · May 8, 2011

it's not EXACTLY like him obviously! but there's little bits in there that the guy does pretty well...the shouts and funny little breathier bits etc - its just pretty funny imagining a bunch of guys being drafted in to write this and getting a guy in who can do a so-so bono impression. i've written a couple of sound-a-likes before purely for my own stupid entertainment and its great fun, i can imagine the musicians having a right laugh recording Jesse Hawkes!! :lol:

but i'm surprised you couldn't hear it as a soundalike right from the start...the chords in the fade in leading to jangly delay laden guitars...it just screams Where The Streets Have No Name from the very start!! I wouldn't be surprised if they were using the song in the early stages and had to commision a soundalike when they're either refused permission to use the real thing or are warned 'there's no way in hell you'll get it', happens all the time!

catlhere · May 8, 2011

I wanna hear this audio over the actual Streets video :lol:

gareth brown · May 8, 2011

oh god someone needs to get on that!

shart1780 · May 8, 2011

corianderstem said:
Zoowhata?

I only listened to the first minute or so to see why everyone was LOLing over it. It didn't hit me right off the bat as a "U2 soundalike," and I didn't care enough to listen to the whole thing to listen real hard for any similarities.

But yeah, first impression? I don't know how anyone could think it was U2 or Bono.

I don't know how you couldn't hear it. It sounds like a complete 80s U2 ripoff and I think that guy sounds like Bono... he's obviously trying his best.

corianderstem · May 8, 2011

Okay, fine. You guys win. Since you are all bullying me mercilessly ( :wink:

), I went back and listened to it from the beginning. I think when I first took a gander, I skipped ahead to when the singing started, and I was all ".. uh, okay?"

But holy crap. You guys are right.

Although I have no idea why you brought up Zooropa, Gonzo. It's Streets all the way.

DoctorGonzo · May 9, 2011

corianderstem said:
Although I have no idea why you brought up Zooropa, Gonzo. It's Streets all the way.

*woosh*

corianderstem · May 9, 2011

Yeah, thanks. That's helpful.

gareth brown · May 10, 2011

corianderstem said:
Okay, fine. You guys win. Since you are all bullying me mercilessly ( ), I went back and listened to it from the beginning. I think when I first took a gander, I skipped ahead to when the singing started, and I was all ".. uh, okay?"

But holy crap. You guys are right.

wooo! another victory for peer pressure! :rockon: