Bullet the Blue Sky in Boston...

bonocrazy88 · 08-17-2003, 01:44 PM

On the DVD of the Elevation tour in Boston...on Bullet the Blue Sky, Bono makes a speech at the end in which he says:
"Pull the trigger, on a rock and roll nigger; he's bigger than Jesus on a bumper sticker."
Who or what does that line refer to?

BVS · 08-18-2003, 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by bonocrazy88
On the DVD of the Elevation tour in Boston...on Bullet the Blue Sky, Bono makes a speech at the end in which he says:
"Pull the trigger, on a rock and roll nigger; he's bigger than Jesus on a bumper sticker."
Who or what does that line refer to?

The rock and roll nigger part is a reference from a Patti Smith song.

U2Lynne · 08-18-2003, 01:01 PM

Just before Boston, I think he came up with that whole new 'speech'. It's in reference to Mark Chapman who 'assasinated' John Lennon. At the end he starts saying Mark Chapman's name over and over.

Strato Edge · 08-28-2003, 06:47 PM

From when he said the Beatles where bigger than Jesus, John became the "rock 'n' roll nigger'

DrMusk · 12-03-2004, 09:33 AM

Question - in reference to the song itself.... i heard or read or watched somewhere that this song was written in reaction to the US invasion of Grenada.... is that true? What is the classical interpretation of this song?

08-17-2003, 01:44 PM	#1
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08-18-2003, 01:01 PM	#3
U2Lynne War Child Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA Posts: 539 Local Time: 08:25 PM	Just before Boston, I think he came up with that whole new 'speech'. It's in reference to Mark Chapman who 'assasinated' John Lennon. At the end he starts saying Mark Chapman's name over and over.

08-28-2003, 06:47 PM	#4
Strato Edge War Child Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 857 Local Time: 09:25 PM	From when he said the Beatles where bigger than Jesus, John became the "rock 'n' roll nigger'

12-03-2004, 09:33 AM	#5
DrMusk The Fly Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 246 Local Time: 11:25 PM	Question - in reference to the song itself.... i heard or read or watched somewhere that this song was written in reaction to the US invasion of Grenada.... is that true? What is the classical interpretation of this song?