Michael Griffiths
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I was thinking of some of the songs Bono (or Edge) have written that I wish U2 would have recorded, and I thought of a song called 'Conversations on a Barstool'. It's probably the best thing Bono and Edge have ever come up with that they haven't actually recorded themselves (it could even be as good as anything they have recorded for that matter). Sometimes a band writes a song that is even better than the band that made it. 'One' and 'With or Without You' come to mind. 'Conversations on a Barstool' is a completely different type of song, but it is one of those songs. Musically, I just can't believe U2 wrote this song. It's incredible.
Any other songs written by Bono and/or Edge you wish U2 would record? I can think of one other song that they would sound amazing doing, but I will let someone else post it! Hint: it's got an Irish vocal and brilliant lyrics by Bono.
So for this thread, my idea is to post the song you want them to record, as well as the lyrics if you can.
'Conversations on a Barstool'
Version: Studio (5:46) First Appears On: Short Cuts Soundtrack, 1993
Written By: Bono and The Edge Performed By: Annie Ross and the Low Note Quintet
I'm tired, so tired I can hardly stand
I can't breathe in the air in this city tonight
It's taken everything I had to give
And now, I just want to get out of here
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or sympathy
But for forty five dollars I can make it
You wait and see
He came from Miami to start out again
I hear that he's back with his mother ill
He told me he loved me and he wanted my child
But you know people change their minds
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or sympathy
But with forty five dollars I can make it
You wait and see
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or your sympathy
But with forty five dollars I can make it
You wait and see
It isn't as if I was just anybody
On Broadway I danced for that Senator
They know me in London and they know me in Paris
I'm only talking because you look like you needed a friend
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or your sympathy
But with forty five dollars I'm halfway
To Miami
Any other songs written by Bono and/or Edge you wish U2 would record? I can think of one other song that they would sound amazing doing, but I will let someone else post it! Hint: it's got an Irish vocal and brilliant lyrics by Bono.
So for this thread, my idea is to post the song you want them to record, as well as the lyrics if you can.
'Conversations on a Barstool'
Version: Studio (5:46) First Appears On: Short Cuts Soundtrack, 1993
Written By: Bono and The Edge Performed By: Annie Ross and the Low Note Quintet
I'm tired, so tired I can hardly stand
I can't breathe in the air in this city tonight
It's taken everything I had to give
And now, I just want to get out of here
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or sympathy
But for forty five dollars I can make it
You wait and see
He came from Miami to start out again
I hear that he's back with his mother ill
He told me he loved me and he wanted my child
But you know people change their minds
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or sympathy
But with forty five dollars I can make it
You wait and see
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or your sympathy
But with forty five dollars I can make it
You wait and see
It isn't as if I was just anybody
On Broadway I danced for that Senator
They know me in London and they know me in Paris
I'm only talking because you look like you needed a friend
But I won't be sorry if you won't be
And I don't want your pity or your sympathy
But with forty five dollars I'm halfway
To Miami
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