When Bono wrote 'MOFO' ...

theu2fly · 03-14-2005, 01:33 PM

Did he have the swear word in mind, or was it just mere coincedence?

ElectricalVoice · 03-14-2005, 01:35 PM

Oh ... I think he knew what he was doing

namkcuR · 03-14-2005, 01:37 PM

I think the idea was to be calling himself a mofo. The song is a very introspective one, and one in which he isn't very flattering of himself.

BVS · 03-14-2005, 03:47 PM

It's a brilliant double entendre. One part is calling himself a mofo. The other, "mother-suckin rock and roll" is making reference to how rock and roll became the breast to which he fed from.

rivergoat · 03-17-2005, 10:30 PM

Bono has a habit of taking words a phrases which have established cultural meanings and turning them on their head. It's like taking slang and idioms one step further - he used this in a bunch of songs from the 1990's.

goat

-macphisto- · 03-20-2005, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by BonoVoxSupastar
It's a brilliant double entendre. One part is calling himself a mofo. The other, "mother-suckin rock and roll" is making reference to how rock and roll became the breast to which he fed from.

wow I never thought of that interpretation, good to know

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03-14-2005, 01:37 PM	#3
namkcuR ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 10,757 Local Time: 10:31 PM	I think the idea was to be calling himself a mofo. The song is a very introspective one, and one in which he isn't very flattering of himself.

03-14-2005, 03:47 PM	#4
BVS Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: between my head and heart Posts: 41,232 Local Time: 09:31 PM	It's a brilliant double entendre. One part is calling himself a mofo. The other, "mother-suckin rock and roll" is making reference to how rock and roll became the breast to which he fed from.

03-17-2005, 10:30 PM	#5
rivergoat War Child Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: USA Posts: 891 Local Time: 10:31 PM	Bono has a habit of taking words a phrases which have established cultural meanings and turning them on their head. It's like taking slang and idioms one step further - he used this in a bunch of songs from the 1990's. goat