So why does bono say Uno, Dos, tres...catorce? - Page 2

Queen Bee · 11-09-2004, 09:18 AM

Me too.

Uncle Chop Chop · 11-25-2004, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ultraviolet7

Strictly counting full studio albums HTDAAB is their 10th.

Huh? How do you only get 10, I count 11.

1 Boy
2 October
3 War
4 U/Fire
5 Joshua Tree
6 R n H
7 AB
8 Zoo
9 Pop
10 All That
11 HTDAAB

Macfistowannabe · 11-26-2004, 09:50 AM

I agree with Danospano. He's in VERTIGO!

tennispunk · 11-26-2004, 10:48 AM

Does "Rattle & Hum" count as a studio album?
I don't think I would count it--it's more of a soundtrack to the film, and plus, I think the live cuts would have to disqualify it from counting as a studio album.
Stricktly speaking that is.

Quote:

Originally posted by Uncle Chop Chop

Huh? How do you only get 10, I count 11.

6 R n H

bananacologne · 12-01-2004, 04:20 PM

After The Edge hollers: '!HOLA!' and Bono responds, what does he sing next? I still can't make it out, and it's doing my head in!

Sounds something like: 'Catorce'???

LMP · 12-01-2004, 08:10 PM

...I'm at a place called Vertigo
(donde esta)
*Spanish for "Where is it?" i think*

bananacologne · 12-03-2004, 10:59 AM

Ahhh!!! Thanx Lemon, that's been really doing my head in!

thefly12 · 12-09-2004, 12:24 PM

It has been brought up in other forums, that it is referencing the 1st testament, 2nd book, 3rd chapter, 14th verse - which is exodus 3:14 - the verse with Moses talking with the burning bush (God) and God calling himself "I AM". This is re-inforced by the inclusion of the handwritten notes of this verse in the Box release book on the page for "All Because of You" - just a theory that I think makes sense in a U2 / Bono kind of way

jimiboiau · 09-23-2010, 05:08 PM

I always thought it was a clever working into the song of the length of the audio track - from memory the song runs for exactly 3 mins and 14 secs.
But the biblical reference seems more plausible to me now.

canedge · 09-23-2010, 08:25 PM

Vertigo is a great song because it makes sense only in relation to the feeling. Not to anything else. It is not a logical song. It is a feel song. Therefore it is non-sensical or nonsense.

The second thought I have is this. At fourteen, the song lifts off, so to speak and the contrast of hearing 'something out of context' and the musical lift create a unique sensation in your brain.

It is perplexing and yet effective. Slight variations in lyric always leave the listener intrigued. Check out this below from "Heart Shaped Box"

Hey Wait
blah, blah
Hey, Haight
blah, blah
Hey Wait

coolian2 · 09-23-2010, 08:41 PM

what a bump!

U2girl · 09-24-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefly12

It has been brought up in other forums, that it is referencing the 1st testament, 2nd book, 3rd chapter, 14th verse - which is exodus 3:14 - the verse with Moses talking with the burning bush (God) and God calling himself "I AM". This is re-inforced by the inclusion of the handwritten notes of this verse in the Box release book on the page for "All Because of You" - just a theory that I think makes sense in a U2 / Bono kind of way

Hmm.

I'm more partial to Bono's "there was drinking involved" explanation than the biblical one, or the number of U2 albums.

LuckyNumber7 · 09-26-2010, 01:28 PM

For the sake of not having to make another thread...

in "One" when Bono is going off about love...

"You say
Love is a temple
Love a higher law
Love is a temple
Love the higher law"

Now everywhere I've seen those are the official lyrics. And I recognize that, but every time Bono says 'temple' I hear 'templar'. Which I mean... would make sense as well in the song...

Can anyone else hear that?

Marien · 09-30-2010, 10:38 AM

Bono explained in an interview in Spain that it is something related to a sentence Bruce Springsteen always says, he says that rock'n roll can't be : one, two, three, four..., rock has to involve an element of uncertainty, of surprise, but that causes Vertigo (not exact words, of course), if it is true or not only Bono knows, but I can tell you that the first time they played the song in Spain, it was in Barcelona Bono surprised the audience saying "uno, dos, tres....quince (15)"

Tyagu_Anaykus · 10-01-2010, 05:43 AM

(1*1)+(2*2)+(3*3) = 14

simple math, really.

juliaguliaxo94 · 10-02-2010, 12:19 PM

I thought the unos, dos, tres, catorce thing had to do with alcohol, but okay.

Tyagu_Anaykus · 10-07-2010, 11:18 AM

Well if you see the math equation you can see he WAS drunk. He was seeing double

cathou_u2 · 10-07-2010, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyagu_Anaykus

(1*1)+(2*2)+(3*3) = 14

simple math, really.

Math is not my cup of tea...

Galeongirl · 10-08-2010, 07:30 AM

He said it himself, there was drink involved. Now was it really that necessary to bump a six year old thread?

DondeEsta · 10-09-2010, 12:32 AM

Bono's simply too awesome for numbers 4-13

11-09-2004, 09:18 AM	#21
Queen Bee Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Please don't shoot him. He's just an intern. Posts: 17,705 Local Time: 02:48 PM	Me too. __________________

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jimiboiau Babyface Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2 Local Time: 09:48 AM	1,2,3,14 I always thought it was a clever working into the song of the length of the audio track - from memory the song runs for exactly 3 mins and 14 secs. But the biblical reference seems more plausible to me now.

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11-26-2004, 09:50 AM	#23
Macfistowannabe Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,197 Local Time: 06:48 PM	I agree with Danospano. He's in VERTIGO!

12-01-2004, 04:20 PM	#25
bananacologne The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In bytes, down a pipe Posts: 150 Local Time: 10:48 PM	After The Edge hollers: '!HOLA!' and Bono responds, what does he sing next? I still can't make it out, and it's doing my head in! Sounds something like: 'Catorce'???

12-01-2004, 08:10 PM	#26
LMP Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 37,609 Local Time: 04:48 PM	...I'm at a place called Vertigo (donde esta) Spanish for "Where is it?" i think

12-03-2004, 10:59 AM	#27
bananacologne The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In bytes, down a pipe Posts: 150 Local Time: 10:48 PM	Ahhh!!! Thanx Lemon, that's been really doing my head in!

12-09-2004, 12:24 PM	#28
thefly12 The Fly Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alpharetta, GA - US Posts: 52 Local Time: 06:48 PM	It has been brought up in other forums, that it is referencing the 1st testament, 2nd book, 3rd chapter, 14th verse - which is exodus 3:14 - the verse with Moses talking with the burning bush (God) and God calling himself "I AM". This is re-inforced by the inclusion of the handwritten notes of this verse in the Box release book on the page for "All Because of You" - just a theory that I think makes sense in a U2 / Bono kind of way

09-23-2010, 08:25 PM	#30
canedge Refugee Join Date: May 2005 Location: die for you baby, DIVE for you baby! Posts: 1,480 Local Time: 05:48 PM	Vertigo is a great song because it makes sense only in relation to the feeling. Not to anything else. It is not a logical song. It is a feel song. Therefore it is non-sensical or nonsense. The second thought I have is this. At fourteen, the song lifts off, so to speak and the contrast of hearing 'something out of context' and the musical lift create a unique sensation in your brain. It is perplexing and yet effective. Slight variations in lyric always leave the listener intrigued. Check out this below from "Heart Shaped Box" Hey Wait blah, blah Hey, Haight blah, blah Hey Wait

09-23-2010, 08:41 PM	#31
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 11:48 AM	what a bump!

09-26-2010, 01:28 PM	#33
LuckyNumber7 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 19,668 Local Time: 06:48 PM	For the sake of not having to make another thread... in "One" when Bono is going off about love... "You say Love is a temple Love a higher law Love is a temple Love the higher law" Now everywhere I've seen those are the official lyrics. And I recognize that, but every time Bono says 'temple' I hear 'templar'. Which I mean... would make sense as well in the song... Can anyone else hear that?

09-30-2010, 10:38 AM	#34
Marien Refugee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: where the sea meets the sky Posts: 1,588 Local Time: 11:48 PM	Bono explained in an interview in Spain that it is something related to a sentence Bruce Springsteen always says, he says that rock'n roll can't be : one, two, three, four..., rock has to involve an element of uncertainty, of surprise, but that causes Vertigo (not exact words, of course), if it is true or not only Bono knows, but I can tell you that the first time they played the song in Spain, it was in Barcelona Bono surprised the audience saying "uno, dos, tres....quince (15)"

10-01-2010, 05:43 AM	#35
Tyagu_Anaykus New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Naked on the Beach Posts: 2,839 Local Time: 11:48 PM	(11)+(22)+(3*3) = 14 simple math, really.

10-02-2010, 12:19 PM	#36
juliaguliaxo94 War Child Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: East Coast biyatch! Posts: 731 Local Time: 06:48 PM	I thought the unos, dos, tres, catorce thing had to do with alcohol, but okay.

10-07-2010, 11:18 AM	#37
Tyagu_Anaykus New Yorker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Naked on the Beach Posts: 2,839 Local Time: 11:48 PM	Well if you see the math equation you can see he WAS drunk. He was seeing double