Three thoughts on this awesome song:
1. A song with a title like "Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own" has the potential to be a whiny and wimpy Michael Bolton-esque dripfest. Only U2 could make such a triumphant masterpiece.
2. Before ATYCLB came out Brian Eno made a bet that "Stuck in a Moment" would be U2's biggest hit ever. Great song, but it looks like he lost that bet. However, I'm willing to take that bet on "Sometimes You Can't Make It". I think this song is a contender for U2's best ever. Maybe it won't be #1 for X number of weeks, sell the most singles, etc. But, years down the road, I think this one can challenge "One" for U2's peak moment. Could anyone seriously consider changing a word or a note of this song?
3. Played live: I wonder if Bono will ever regret letting the world in so close to a subject so personal as his father dying. I'm wondering, with such a massive tour ahead, by the time Bono has to sing this on say the 77th night of the tour in a place like Iowa City, Iowa, in front of another arena full of strangers, if he'll start to resent the people he is now compelled to sing it to. I know I would. Then again, perhaps this is where being a megalomaniac comes in handy.
1. A song with a title like "Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own" has the potential to be a whiny and wimpy Michael Bolton-esque dripfest. Only U2 could make such a triumphant masterpiece.
2. Before ATYCLB came out Brian Eno made a bet that "Stuck in a Moment" would be U2's biggest hit ever. Great song, but it looks like he lost that bet. However, I'm willing to take that bet on "Sometimes You Can't Make It". I think this song is a contender for U2's best ever. Maybe it won't be #1 for X number of weeks, sell the most singles, etc. But, years down the road, I think this one can challenge "One" for U2's peak moment. Could anyone seriously consider changing a word or a note of this song?
3. Played live: I wonder if Bono will ever regret letting the world in so close to a subject so personal as his father dying. I'm wondering, with such a massive tour ahead, by the time Bono has to sing this on say the 77th night of the tour in a place like Iowa City, Iowa, in front of another arena full of strangers, if he'll start to resent the people he is now compelled to sing it to. I know I would. Then again, perhaps this is where being a megalomaniac comes in handy.