(03-24-2006) One Life, One Love -- U2.com*

[dsmith2904]

One Life, One Love

U2.Com Premiere! In South America last month, U2 and Mary J Blige shot a new video for 'One', Mary J's latest release.

Catch a sixty second clip of the video here.

(At present only in Windows Media).

--U2.com

 

[agentmissa]

 

[katiebu21]

I liked it...but I like the collaboration period.

 

[impy13]

hoo boy

 

[Carek1230]

 

[Bono Mot]

 

[U2bpbear24]

can't see it

 

[Phalanx]

The whole video is here anyways:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EMBbY_ZAIIk&search=mary j one

 

[U2@NYC]

WTF?

Mary, go write your songs and stop ruining ours...

 

[U2Man]

I like it.

Both the video and the song. The faster beat works fine and Mary's voice is great. A well done project.

 

[Jono]

The song is not "ours" and if the boys want to share it, they get to carry each other...
Mary does a nice soul version and as we know the the boys got SOUL!!
i love how it has a heavier rythym than the original. whenever the boys play it live the thump from larry and the slappin from adam is alway more prevelant and i am glad they produced it that way for Mary...

AWESOME!!

 

[irishdove]

Ok, while I may SLIGHTLY feel the way U2@nyc feels, Bono looked absolutely in this video!

 

[silvrlvr]

Not crazy about her but I loved the photography -- do we know who directed it?

The overhead shots of Larry and of Edge's guitars are particularly nice. So is the "Still Live With Vocal Aid."

 

[Zooropa man]

What are those pills? Are they to help Bono sing better...?

 

[Jono]

i believe that is Mary's table o stuff

 

[silvrlvr]

What are those pills? Are they to help Bono sing better...?

I believe they are throat lozenges. I use one called "Vocal-Zone" that I buy in England. They taste awful but they help if you have a hoarse throat.

 

[snowbunny00774]

hmmm MJ started off a bit flat but really kicked it in midway and then she & B seemed to feed off each other. I like the end enough to forget about the beginning

 

[Zooropa man]

I believe they are throat lozenges. I use one called "Vocal-Zone" that I buy in England. They taste awful but they help if you have a hoarse throat.

hmmm.... interesting.

 

[cg]

mary's vocal histrionics are matched by bono's "air guitar" histrionics in that video. i thought he was going to pull out a pete townshend windmill move near the end there.

 

[U2bpbear24]

i like it

 

[ElectricalVoice]

The more I listen to this song/video, the more I dislike this song and U2. I think it is a really good idea for me to stop trying this song out. I have given it several chances. One is completely ruined. I used to love it. Now I can't even listen to AB. I really think it's disgusting. I have several times defended U2 on these boards, but this time I just can't. If this is the path U2 is going, I will not follow. I'm really disappointed. Why the hell take an "old" song and remake it, if it isn't for the money or the fame?

 

[cg]

you can't listen to AB because of this?

poor you.

 

[ElectricalVoice]

I meant of course One on AB, not the whole album.

I feel the same way about the re-making of POP. It is a really bad move, but it doesn't seem that they are doing it, thank god. If they wanted to explore RnB, they should just make a new song, not re-use anything.

 

[cg]

i don't really like this version, but it's not a big deal (to me). i just won't listen to it.

glad to hear you can still listen to the rest of AB, electrical voice !

 

[ElectricalVoice]

i don't really like this version, but it's not a big deal (to me). i just won't listen to it.

glad to hear you can still listen to the rest of AB, electrical voice !

Lol. Yeah. It sounded a little drastic. It wasn't

 

[TruthIs]

This is a million times better than the original. Mary made the song, because of course U2 is boring without features.