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It's such a disconnected song, but my guess is sex. (Watch it be about nuclear war, or something serious like that. 
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Opinions? Theories?
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WHAT is Promenade about?
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pax
ONE love, blood, life
I think it's a love song. The way it starts out:
Earth sky sea and rain
Is she coming back again
indicates a strong attachment, as powerful as nature, to the "she" (probably Ali, right?
) that Bono is talking about.
Later:
And I like a firework explode
Roman candle lightning lights up the sky
Um, yeah. Okay. This part is probably about sex.
I see you stare into space
Have I got closer now behind the face?
Oh, tell me...
Charity, dance with me
Turn me around tonight
"Closer now behind the face" may refer to a new deepening of the relationship. Combined with the previous 2 passages, I'd say that it's like the consummation of a marriage.
So that's basically what "Promenade" is about, I think. So maybe it is about sex. But sex *and* love. We should all be so lucky.
Earth sky sea and rain
Is she coming back again
indicates a strong attachment, as powerful as nature, to the "she" (probably Ali, right?
) that Bono is talking about. Later:
And I like a firework explode
Roman candle lightning lights up the sky
Um, yeah. Okay. This part is probably about sex.
I see you stare into space
Have I got closer now behind the face?
Oh, tell me...
Charity, dance with me
Turn me around tonight
"Closer now behind the face" may refer to a new deepening of the relationship. Combined with the previous 2 passages, I'd say that it's like the consummation of a marriage.
So that's basically what "Promenade" is about, I think. So maybe it is about sex. But sex *and* love. We should all be so lucky.
wertsie
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Truly a beautiful song.Bono's shades
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paxetaurora said:I think it's a love song. The way it starts out:
Earth sky sea and rain
Is she coming back again
indicates a strong attachment, as powerful as nature, to the "she" (probably Ali, right?
Later:
And I like a firework explode
Roman candle lightning lights up the sky
Um, yeah. Okay. This part is probably about sex.
I see you stare into space
Have I got closer now behind the face?
Oh, tell me...
Charity, dance with me
Turn me around tonight
"Closer now behind the face" may refer to a new deepening of the relationship. Combined with the previous 2 passages, I'd say that it's like the consummation of a marriage.
So that's basically what "Promenade" is about, I think. So maybe it is about sex. But sex *and* love. We should all be so lucky.
I agree completely!
Giant Lemon
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I agree with Paxetaurora- I see Promenade as a song about Bono's love for Ali. And regarding these lines: Up through spiral staircase / To the higher ground, I read somewhere that a spiral staircase leads to Bono and Ali's bedroom.
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love and sex, that's what I thought. thanks for the opinions.
It is a beautiful song, so haunting.
It is a beautiful song, so haunting.
pax
ONE love, blood, life
It's my favorite song from UF.
adamswildhoney
ONE love, blood, life
I like this song toooo!
madonna's child said:
Lilly
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
madonna's child said:It's such a disconnected song, but my guess is sex. (Watch it be about nuclear war, or something serious like that.
how many bands can you really get confused between nuclear bombs and sex? gah,
u2MiniFly
War Child
Hehe, that's why I love U2. Such a combination of the physical, earthyness of humanity, and the intangible of the world. Gah is right!
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madonna's child
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Re: Re: WHAT is Promenade about?
That's what I'm saying! lol.
Lilly said:
how many bands can you really get confused between nuclear bombs and sex? gah,
That's what I'm saying! lol.
Mirrorball Girl
Refugee
I love Promenade so very much. Anyway, it is a song Bono wrote for/about Ali/love. Not that there can't be more than one meaning to a U2 song. Ha! But when they were first married, Ali and Bono had a place in Bray, which is near Dublin. If you've ever been there, you really get the feel of the song - it's definitely a "seaside town." If I recall correctly, the house was a former lighthouse. And yes, there was a sort of skylight in the bedroom from which you could see the stars. (I'm got much of this from a book Bill Graham wrote, by the way. Heh heh. I only wish I had been in the bedroom.) Anyway, the song is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Fantastic imagery. ("And I, like a firework, explode" ... )
)new orleans
The Fly
Promenade
Madonna's Child: Promenade was written in one night at Bono's house. Bono had a large round house on the seashore next to a boardwalk and amusement park. It was a holiday and the boardwalk and park were full of people and there were fireworks. Bono just wrote the lyrics as he watched all the activity. The home had a skylight and a spiral staircase which led to the bedroom.
Madonna's Child: Promenade was written in one night at Bono's house. Bono had a large round house on the seashore next to a boardwalk and amusement park. It was a holiday and the boardwalk and park were full of people and there were fireworks. Bono just wrote the lyrics as he watched all the activity. The home had a skylight and a spiral staircase which led to the bedroom.
standrums
War Child
Is it "men of straw sneak a whore"?
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
It's "men of straw, snooker hall."
There could be whores hanging around said snooker hall, of course.
There could be whores hanging around said snooker hall, of course.
Hewson
Blue Crack Supplier
2 Ball, side pocket.
standrums
War Child
Why men of straw, snooker hall? Doesn't make sense to me. Sneak a whore does though!
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