Breathe Questions

[limerickros]

In my opinion Breathe is one of the best songs on NLOTH.

But what the f*ck is a Ju Ju Man and who the f*ck is Saint John Devine or is it just used for ryhming purposesrs

 

[chrissybaby]

Ju Ju man is a witch doctor I think.

Oh and it's Breathe with an E. Breath is a different word.

 

[limerickros]

Me and my bad spelling

 

[Galeongirl]

Yes a Juju man is a witch doctor.

The other one, originally I didn't have a clue, but a simple google search gives me this:
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine

Probably something to do with Saint John eh?

 

[The Sad Punk]

Juju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John of Patmos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipedia knows all, often with dubious secondary sources and typos.

 

[last unicorn]

How about doing some research before you come here cursing and all?

 

[tommolo]

well if you got some questions about breath menthos can do alor for you!

 

[popacrobat]

st John Divine wrote the book of revelations.

 

[stealthboy]

st John Divine wrote the book of revelations.

Sorry to be picky, but it's the book of Revelation (not plural!).

 

[mikal]

Fuck!

 

[limerickros]

I don't see any cursing in my post.
Galeongirl provided me with answers I did not find on Google

 

[U2girl]

So the song goes from answering the door to a salesman/quasi preacher to running around like "loose electricy" awaiting the end of the world with St John on the line ?

St John could be

John the Apostle, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
John the Baptist, preacher, ascetic and baptizer of Jesus Christ
John the Evangelist, author of the Gospel of John; in some traditions, including Roman Catholicism, the same person as John the Apostle
John of Patmos, author of the Book of Revelation, and considered by some to be the same person as John the Apostle

 

[Muldfeld]

In my opinion Breathe is one of the best songs on NLOTH.

But what the f*ck is a Ju Ju Man and who the f*ck is Saint John Devine or is it just used for ryhming purposesrs

I think it might be a Beatles reference. I watched some random Beatles videos on youtube and was a bit disappointed to find this. Bono isn't quite as good at conveying that almost insane but joyful word salad that Robert Smith could do on The Cure's pop songs (Caterpillar Girl, Friday I'm In Love, Close to Me, etc.) Still, I quite like these lyrics. They're quite fun and, for a change, not obnoxious.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I think it might be a Beatles reference. I watched some random Beatles videos on youtube and was a bit disappointed to find this. Bono isn't quite as good at conveying that almost insane but joyful word salad that Robert Smith could do on The Cure's pop songs (Caterpillar Girl, Friday I'm In Love, Close to Me, etc.) Still, I quite like these lyrics. They're quite fun and, for a change, not obnoxious.

What else is new.

 

[astepcloser24]

Ju-Ju man made me immediately think of the Beatles. Don't know if there's a correlation or not.

 

[Galeongirl]

I don't see any cursing in my post.
Galeongirl provided me with answers I did not find on Google

As far as I know fuck is a swear word. Though I don't mind it, some people do.

And I found that 2nd link on google after one search, so it's not that hard to do.

The Jujuman thing, I think I know that from Jumani.

 

[mama cass]

...that almost insane but joyful word salad that Robert Smith could do on The Cure's pop songs (Caterpillar Girl, Friday I'm In Love, Close to Me, etc.)...

those songs are classic, songs i never get tired of! joyful word salad - i love that! Robert Smith has written some fantastic pop songs and i think his genius is totally underrated!

 

[Greg Gregson]

In my opinion Breathe is one of the best songs on NLOTH.

Definitely!

Happy "Sixteenth of June" to all Breathe fans!



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[last unicorn]

Yep, it's Bloomsday.

*waits for the doorbell to ring*

 

[edgeplaytheblue]

*doorbell* *doorbell*

 

[Greg Gregson]

....and Chinese Stocks ARE going up today, not suprisingly.

Hopefully, I’m not coming down with some new Asian virus...

 

[Jamila]

Here is another potential reason of why "16 June" might be meaningful to Bono. Afterall, I think he originally wrote some of the lyrics for Nelson Mandela.

I did like U2girl's possible explanations for "St John Divine". (might want to look up John Chap 9:9 in the Bible for some more context on this idea)



International Day of the African Child (16 June 2007)



Take good care

 

[canedge]

St John Divine is John Lennon. Could be that Bonos belief that true saints rebel against the establishment.

909 is a song on the White Album...

 

[BEVERLY56]

What I want to know is when Bono answers the door, the visitor says there's three things he needs him to know. But what are they?

 

[Addicted To Bad]

But what are they?

 

[Montrose]

What I want to know is when Bono answers the door, the visitor says there's three things he needs him to know. But what are they?

Father, son, holy ghost. The guy at the door's peddling organized religion as a cure-all. Bono doesn't need it anymore. He believes what he believes, and now he can Breathe.