What does Bono say at the beginning of Mysterious Ways on the ZooTV DVD?

[BonoFly]

Sorry if this is the wrong section, but I was just wondering what Bono is saying/singing in the beginning of Mysterious Ways on the ZooTV DVD...

The only thing I can really make out is "Take your baby by the hand"

 

[UberBeaver]

Isn't that a Wang Chung song? Dance All Day or something?

 

[corianderstem]

Dance Hall Days!

I'm not sure what he's singing. I'll have to check it out - all I have on my iPod is the one from the Dublin show where it sounds like he's singing "hurricane child! magical friend!"

I mean, that can't be right, can it?

He sure wasn't the best enunciator in that falsetto range.

 

[HCL]

According to u2gigs there's no snippet at the beginning of Mysterious in Sydney, so it's something Bono made up probably.

 

[doctorwho]

This is my favorite version of the song.

But yeah, I never quite knew the beginning or what he says at the end (during the dance). Great falsetto, but tough to understand him.

 

[HCL]

Oo-hoo check it go right
That's my baby by the hand
Come on, what's it gonna be?
Take your baby by the heel
Change now, gonna be slow
Take your baby by the hand

Hu-uh, yeah
Come on, (hey)
Teach me how to do it
Teach me how to...
Teach me how to do it
Show me how to dance

There ya go

 

[Rosebud]

^Okay that clears up some seriously random assumptions by me.

 

[BonoFly]

Ah, thank you!

 

[The Sad Punk]

Take your baby by the heel? That sounds uncomfortable for everyone involved. Assuming verticality.

 

[redhotswami]

I like Dance Hall Days better...

 

[mad1]

OKAY! while we are on the subject of ZOO TV!



anyone, is Bono saying anything after Running to Stand Still as he walks up runway before lights go out?

 

[HCL]

OKAY! while we are on the subject of ZOO TV!



anyone, is Bono saying anything after Running to Stand Still as he walks up runway before lights go out?

Not that I'm aware of... there's just a lot of 'hallelujah', then Streets. Maybe I'm missing something though.

 

[Ellay]

You know what, I think it is actually a Bono-bastardised version of Dance Hall Days

Never noticed that before - Good Spot..

 

[financeguy]

I have heard this song many times, but I had no idea what it was called until this thread.

YouTube - Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days (1984)

 

[mad1]

Haha, only after listening to I recognise Dance Hall Days, its in the movie Batchelor Party, LOL!

great song!