I originally posted on this subject
here -
the following was pulled from several different sources:
So, what do you think this song is about? Here's some things that others have said:
Liking large women
Quote from The Edge:
"I wouldn't be too much into the lyric but it's a great rock'n'roll vibe. I think when Bono talks about big girls, he means large girls - not big breasted, or anything like that. He's talking about women who aren't stick insects. We managed to find 15 minutes in L.A to finish it - and it came together. It's pretty tongue-in-cheek and throwaway."
Nothing, it's a joke
"I cannot make it through this song without giggling. And dancing. This song is good for giggles and dancing." (from a random blog)
Pregnancy, labor, and birth
Lyrics interp:
I'm gonna change like the weather, hot to cold <--- "Gotta lay off the sex now, she's too far along."
Oh yeah yeah yeah
She keeps it all together, she's got the motherlode <--- "motherlode" may actually be "mother load" i.e. pregnant! }: )~
Oh yeah yeah yeah
She feels it, every sensation <--- kicking in the womb, going into labor
She's gotta smile like salvation <--- just after delivery, relief and joy
She's got a baby at her breast <--- baby gotta eat!
She knows big girls are best <--- gotta get big and strong!
Someone he met in Rio
"Avenue Atlantico 1702" may refer to the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Website:
http://www.copacabanapalace.com )
Their street address is Avenida Atlântica 1702.
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