WITS V the other 17 songs

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How many songs on the Greatest Hits album would you say WITSis better than?

Is it already a 'greatest hit' in the sense that its greater than an already greatest hit??
 
I think it is inferior to all songs bar Saints & Elevation. (and maybe Stuck).

Therfore I rate it:
1-14 - the rest
15. Stuck
16. WITS
17. Saints
18. Elevation

That is no slight on the song, since I like it very much, but it is competing with some heavy hitters. We won't fully know for a few weeks/months/years.
 
I like it better than Vertigo and Sometimes. As well as Saints are coming. Elevation is inferior as well.
 
I think it's the best single they've released since Stay, so I would say it's better than:

Beautiful Day
Vertigo
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
Sweetest Thing
Walk On
Elevation
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
The Saints Are Coming

I also much prefer it to Mysterious Ways.
 
thelaj said:

That is no slight on the song, since I like it very much, but it is competing with some heavy hitters.


That's the key thing. We've only heard it for a few days---there's no way it can really compare to Streets, Pride, One, etc. (even if you've gotten tired of Pride, One, and the like). If it even has a shot, we won't be able to tell for a long time. But I don't think it really even has a shot, given that those other songs are so classic.
 
I'd say it's better than:

Saints
Elevation (I do love you though)
Vertigo
The Sweetest Thing

and.....




wait for it....






Pride (In the Name of Love)

It has always been one of my least favorite U2 songs. I just don't really like it that much. Plus, I still harbor resentment towards it for fucking up the Streets into on the Vertigo Tour. :mad:
 
Yeah, definitely better than Vertigo or Sometimes...don't even have to think hard about it....


I would have no idea if it's better than Original of the Species though....
 
Niceman said:
Yeah, definitely better than Vertigo or Sometimes...don't even have to think hard about it....


I would have no idea if it's better than Original of the Species though....

I would really like to see a OOTS vs. WITS poll in here. I wish somebody would create it.
 
U2Man said:


I would really like to see a OOTS vs. WITS poll in here. I wish somebody would create it.

I'd go so far as to say that Window is better than any song on the last two albums with the possible exception of Original of the Species. :)
 
I'd say Beautiful Day was better than it fro mATYCLB and COBL from HTDAAB - but aside from that its tough.
 
I think it's too early to say. As much as I LOVE WITS, it's really difficult to compare it to timeless classics like WOWY, ISHFWILF, Streets, Pride, One, and even Beautiful Day, which is already six years old. (can you believe that?)
 
Let's go down the list. I'll put 'Window' in brackets next to each song where I think 'Window' is better:

1. Beautiful Day (Window)
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
3. Pride (in The Name Of Love)
4. With Or Without You
5. Vertigo (Window)
6. New Year’s Day
7. Mysterious Ways
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of (Window)
9. Where The Streets Have No Name
10. Sweetest Thing (Window)
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
12. One
13. Desire
14. Walk On
15. Elevation (Window)
16. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own (Window)
17. The Saints Are Coming (Window)

Wow, out of 17 career spanning hit songs, I believe 'Window in the Skies' is stronger than 7 of them. That's almost half! That's crazy.

If anyone disagrees with any of my selections, please let me know!
 
ALL > WITS

And to be an uber-nerd:

1. Where The Streets Have No Name
2. Walk On
3. Beautiful Day
4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday
6. New Year's Day
7. With Or Without You
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
9. Mysterious Ways
10. Pride
11. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
12. Desire
13. One
14. Elevation
15. Vertigo
16. Sweetest Thing
..............................................................
17. The Saints Are Coming
18. WITS
 
BigMacPhisto said:
ALL > WITS

And to be an uber-nerd:

1. Where The Streets Have No Name
2. Walk On
3. Beautiful Day
4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
5. Sunday Bloody Sunday
6. New Year's Day
7. With Or Without You
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
9. Mysterious Ways
10. Pride
11. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
12. Desire
13. One
14. Elevation
15. Vertigo
16. Sweetest Thing
..............................................................
17. The Saints Are Coming
18. WITS
Even 'Elevation'? A mole digging in a hole, indeed. :wink:
 
ATYCLB was the album that sold me on U2, so I was one of those people WOWED by Elevation and Stuck. Sorry, older fans. :wink:
 
The Slow Loris said:
Let's go down the list. I'll put 'Window' in brackets next to each song where I think 'Window' is better:

1. Beautiful Day (Window)
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
3. Pride (in The Name Of Love)
4. With Or Without You
5. Vertigo (Window)
6. New Year’s Day
7. Mysterious Ways
8. Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of (Window)
9. Where The Streets Have No Name
10. Sweetest Thing (Window)
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday
12. One
13. Desire
14. Walk On
15. Elevation (Window)
16. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own (Window)
17. The Saints Are Coming (Window)

I'd say it beats Saints and everything off last two albums, S. thing, Desire and M. Ways.
 
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