Babyface

SimplyConfused · 12-15-2005, 02:19 PM

Sorry if this one's been posted before, but I'm skint and am not a Premium member (yet). So, I cannot use the search function.

Anywho, I've always thought that this song was about Larry. First of all, I've read somewhere that his nickname is babyface, because of his obvious deal with the devil. But there are also lyrics in the song that make me think of him:

"How can beauty be so kind, to an ordinary guy."

"Watching your bright blue eyes in the freeze frame."

There are several lyrics in there that make you think it's a girl, but I've always thought this song was about Larry. And I guess any song is how you interpret it.

biff · 12-15-2005, 03:21 PM

Hmm, not sure about this one. I think if Bono ever said to Larry, "Let me untie your lace", he wouldn't be able to run fast enough.

prisz25 · 12-15-2005, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by biff
Hmm, not sure about this one. I think if Bono ever said to Larry, "Let me untie your lace", he wouldn't be able to run fast enough.

Meghan · 12-15-2005, 05:53 PM

I always thought it was about watching porn....

Never considered that Larry could be the star of it though

Clawgrabber · 12-15-2005, 09:59 PM

yeah, the song continues the early nineties fascination U2 had with mass media...

babyface is definitely about a guy romanticizing a woman in a pornographic film on television.

Any doubt that he is watching television is settled by the imagery he uses:

Watching your bright blue eyes

<b>In the freeze frame</b>

I've seen them so many times
I feel like I must be your best friend

and especially this part:
(imagine him holding a remote control)
Coming home late at night
To turn you on
Checking out every frame
I've got slow motion on my side
Turning around and around
With the sound and colour
Under my control

Open the door, let me unpack my case
You're everywhere child
You're all over the place
(she is either famous or her films are watched all over the place)
You're coming to me from outer-space
(as in satellite television)
Hou could beauty be so kind
to an ordinary guy
(she can't see him. she is an image on video)

interesting note:
I have always thought that this persona bono is taking on is similar if not the same as the one in fast cars

I got CCTV, pornography, CNBC
I got the nightly news
To get to know the enemy

All I want is a picture of you
All I want is to get right next to you
All I want is your face in a locket
Picture in my pocket
I take a pill to stop it

BOTH SONGS:
are about a man who has lost touch with the real world as a result of modern technology and his reliance upon it.

just like at the end of fast cars:
i'm not used to talking to somebody IN A BODY

both of these songs seem to feature a man who has become afraid to venture out and find real human contact because it is easier and less frightening to stay in and shut himself off from the world.

Ellay · 12-16-2005, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by biff
Hmm, not sure about this one. I think if Bono ever said to Larry, "Let me untie your lace", he wouldn't be able to run fast enough.

LOL

Numb1075 · 12-16-2005, 08:54 AM

Clawgrabber is correct in his interpretation of babyface

SimplyConfused · 12-17-2005, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Clawgrabber
yeah, the song continues the early nineties fascination U2 had with mass media...

babyface is definitely about a guy romanticizing a woman in a pornographic film on television.

Any doubt that he is watching television is settled by the imagery he uses:

Watching your bright blue eyes

<b>In the freeze frame</b>

I've seen them so many times
I feel like I must be your best friend

and especially this part:
(imagine him holding a remote control)
Coming home late at night
To turn you on
Checking out every frame
I've got slow motion on my side
Turning around and around
With the sound and colour
Under my control

Open the door, let me unpack my case
You're everywhere child
You're all over the place
(she is either famous or her films are watched all over the place)
You're coming to me from outer-space
(as in satellite television)
Hou could beauty be so kind
to an ordinary guy
(she can't see him. she is an image on video)

interesting note:
I have always thought that this persona bono is taking on is similar if not the same as the one in fast cars

I got CCTV, pornography, CNBC
I got the nightly news
To get to know the enemy

All I want is a picture of you
All I want is to get right next to you
All I want is your face in a locket
Picture in my pocket
I take a pill to stop it

BOTH SONGS:
are about a man who has lost touch with the real world as a result of modern technology and his reliance upon it.

just like at the end of fast cars:
i'm not used to talking to somebody IN A BODY

both of these songs seem to feature a man who has become afraid to venture out and find real human contact because it is easier and less frightening to stay in and shut himself off from the world.

Well, when you put it that way... I don't think the song was written about Larry, but some lyrics do apply sort of. If you get me here.

U2girl · 12-17-2005, 01:16 PM

I thought it was about a regular guy having a crush on a celebrity female.

darbyZ · 12-17-2005, 04:57 PM

She could be a model,a girl from a commercial,face on the front page of Vogue or Cosmo-girl,famous actress....doesn't matter.....The point is similar as that in Fast cars;man loses the distinction between fiction and reality in a world reliant on the mass media which, bringing the world within arm's length ,actually make it more distant-producing an isolated individual seeking artificial pleasures and surrogates.

unoscatorce · 12-20-2005, 11:42 AM

Come on child, let me untie your lace ...

Can't that mean he's talking to a child who can't untie shoelaces?

Okay, maybe not.

got2k9s · 12-22-2005, 08:19 PM

Somehow, I always also pictured U2's closeness/friendship with so many beautiful supermodels, especially since the AB era . . . with Naomis and Helenas and Christys hanging around all the time, it's like Bono feels like the ordinary guy (since he admits to some insecurity, as we all have, really) amidst all these beauties . . .

*sofia* · 12-27-2005, 04:57 AM

I've always thought that it's a song about a guy who's in love with an actress or some other celebrity.. the whole business of blue eyes in the freeze frame and remote controls.

(though the line "watching your bright blue eyes in the freezed frame, I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend" is clearly a reference to me watching far too many U2 vids and dvd's.

)

LikeNoOneBefore · 12-27-2005, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by *sofia*
(though the line "watching your bright blue eyes in the freezed frame, I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend" is clearly a reference to me watching far too many U2 vids and dvd's. )

Me too! Haha!

LostStar · 04-03-2012, 01:11 PM

okay this is an old thread but I have a question relevant to Babyface.

What do you think "tinfoil hair" means?

Because I think of when you put highlights in your hair you use tinfoil.

Or maybe it just meant her hair was really shiny?

deep · 04-03-2012, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LostStar

okay this is an old thread but I have a question relevant to Babyface.

What do you think "tinfoil hair" means?

Because I think of when you put highlights in your hair you use tinfoil.

Or maybe it just meant her hair was really shiny?

Something About Mary

Globo14 · 04-03-2012, 04:57 PM

:uberdeluxebump:

DGP00666 · 04-11-2012, 04:40 PM

Wasn't that about Naomi?

LostStar · 04-12-2012, 07:42 PM

wait, what? I'm confused. I've' never seen Something About Mary... ?

Babyface82 · 04-14-2012, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *sofia*

(though the line "watching your bright blue eyes in the freezed frame, I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend" is clearly a reference to me watching far too many U2 vids and dvd's.

)

that's the reason why I love this song so much! I spend hours in front of a pc or tv to watch The Edge (a celebrity that I will never meet!)

12-15-2005, 02:19 PM	#1
SimplyConfused War Child Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bowie was right! There IS life on Mars! Well, Newcastle's near enough Posts: 937 Local Time: 10:39 PM	Babyface Sorry if this one's been posted before, but I'm skint and am not a Premium member (yet). So, I cannot use the search function. Anywho, I've always thought that this song was about Larry. First of all, I've read somewhere that his nickname is babyface, because of his obvious deal with the devil. But there are also lyrics in the song that make me think of him: "How can beauty be so kind, to an ordinary guy." "Watching your bright blue eyes in the freeze frame." There are several lyrics in there that make you think it's a girl, but I've always thought this song was about Larry. And I guess any song is how you interpret it. __________________

12-15-2005, 03:21 PM	#2
biff Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I may have lost my way Posts: 4,014 Local Time: 05:39 PM	Hmm, not sure about this one. I think if Bono ever said to Larry, "Let me untie your lace", he wouldn't be able to run fast enough. __________________

04-03-2012, 01:11 PM	#15
LostStar The Fly Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: a place called Vertigo Posts: 51 Local Time: 06:39 PM	Tinfoil hair okay this is an old thread but I have a question relevant to Babyface. What do you think "tinfoil hair" means? Because I think of when you put highlights in your hair you use tinfoil. Or maybe it just meant her hair was really shiny?

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12-15-2005, 05:53 PM	#4
Meghan Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: A scatter of light Posts: 1,489 Local Time: 08:39 AM	I always thought it was about watching porn.... Never considered that Larry could be the star of it though

12-15-2005, 09:59 PM	#5
Clawgrabber War Child Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California (There Is No End To Love) Posts: 992 Local Time: 05:39 PM	yeah, the song continues the early nineties fascination U2 had with mass media... babyface is definitely about a guy romanticizing a woman in a pornographic film on television. Any doubt that he is watching television is settled by the imagery he uses: Watching your bright blue eyes <b>In the freeze frame</b> I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend and especially this part: (imagine him holding a remote control) Coming home late at night To turn you on Checking out every frame I've got slow motion on my side Turning around and around With the sound and colour Under my control Open the door, let me unpack my case You're everywhere child You're all over the place (she is either famous or her films are watched all over the place) You're coming to me from outer-space (as in satellite television) Hou could beauty be so kind to an ordinary guy (she can't see him. she is an image on video) interesting note: I have always thought that this persona bono is taking on is similar if not the same as the one in fast cars I got CCTV, pornography, CNBC I got the nightly news To get to know the enemy All I want is a picture of you All I want is to get right next to you All I want is your face in a locket Picture in my pocket I take a pill to stop it BOTH SONGS: are about a man who has lost touch with the real world as a result of modern technology and his reliance upon it. just like at the end of fast cars: i'm not used to talking to somebody IN A BODY both of these songs seem to feature a man who has become afraid to venture out and find real human contact because it is easier and less frightening to stay in and shut himself off from the world.

12-16-2005, 08:54 AM	#7
Numb1075 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tarrytown, NY Posts: 11,382 Local Time: 05:39 PM	Clawgrabber is correct in his interpretation of babyface

12-17-2005, 01:16 PM	#9
U2girl Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: slovenija Posts: 21,099 Local Time: 12:39 AM	I thought it was about a regular guy having a crush on a celebrity female.

12-17-2005, 04:57 PM	#10
darbyZ The Fly Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: where Danube kisses the sky Posts: 40 Local Time: 11:39 PM	She could be a model,a girl from a commercial,face on the front page of Vogue or Cosmo-girl,famous actress....doesn't matter.....The point is similar as that in Fast cars;man loses the distinction between fiction and reality in a world reliant on the mass media which, bringing the world within arm's length ,actually make it more distant-producing an isolated individual seeking artificial pleasures and surrogates.

12-20-2005, 11:42 AM	#11
unoscatorce The Fly Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: A place called Toronto Posts: 104 Local Time: 06:39 PM	Come on child, let me untie your lace ... Can't that mean he's talking to a child who can't untie shoelaces? Okay, maybe not.

12-22-2005, 08:19 PM	#12
got2k9s The Fly Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: at a place called Vertigo Posts: 184 Local Time: 05:39 PM	Somehow, I always also pictured U2's closeness/friendship with so many beautiful supermodels, especially since the AB era . . . with Naomis and Helenas and Christys hanging around all the time, it's like Bono feels like the ordinary guy (since he admits to some insecurity, as we all have, really) amidst all these beauties . . .

12-27-2005, 04:57 AM	#13
sofia Refugee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Adam's green bass guitar Posts: 1,276 Local Time: 12:39 AM	I've always thought that it's a song about a guy who's in love with an actress or some other celebrity.. the whole business of blue eyes in the freeze frame and remote controls. (though the line "watching your bright blue eyes in the freezed frame, I've seen them so many times I feel like I must be your best friend" is clearly a reference to me watching far too many U2 vids and dvd's. )

04-03-2012, 04:57 PM	#17
Globo14 Refugee Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,207 Local Time: 05:39 PM	:uberdeluxebump:

04-11-2012, 04:40 PM	#18
DGP00666 The Fly Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Far beyond the black horizon Posts: 62 Local Time: 11:39 PM	Wasn't that about Naomi?

04-12-2012, 07:42 PM	#19
LostStar The Fly Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: a place called Vertigo Posts: 51 Local Time: 06:39 PM	wait, what? I'm confused. I've' never seen Something About Mary... ?