Pls Help- Analysis of U2 music/lyrics

[memyp]

Hi,

I'm about to start teaching U2 as part of an A Level Performance Studies. I'm really excited cos its amazing to get to teach U2 as a academic subject when you're a fan but I wondered if anyone could help me with where I might find analysis of their songs? The kind of thing I'm looking for is not just analysis of lyrics (though that is good!) but also of the music, ie. what structure the song has, what its influences are, how what we hear relates to the lyrics and meaning behind the song. This is part of a wider unit of how political views are expressed in the performing arts. If anyone can help at all I'd be So grateful!
Big thank you
memyp
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[Meghan]

I'd buy "U2 Into the Heart: The Stories behind every song" by Niall Stokes.

Lots of info that I think could be relevant to what you're doing.

Wish I were one of your students.

 

[VintagePunk]

Not sure where you would find information about structural analysis, but for lyrical analysis, try this site:

http://hem.bredband.net/steverud/U2MoL/