Angel of Harlem Slane DVD Version

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Any idea why in Slane Bono changes the lyrics to start with "Suicide at JFK" ;instead of "When we touched the ground at JFK"? I have had the song going through my head through days and this is now driving me crazy.
 
You know, that's my favourite performance of Angel Of Harlem and I never even noticed the changed lyrics!

I wouldn't have a clue why he made that change ...
 
if he sings "Suicide at JFK" instead of "We touched the ground at JFK" it goes better with the next line: "Snow was melting on the ground." he doesn't say "ground" twice.



or does he sing "Snow was melting all around"? :huh:
 
Yeah, that suicide at JFK is kinda confusing, I noticed it the first time I heard it........but it doesn't sound very positive, I guess something happened that made him change lyrics.......
 
BrownEyedBoy said:
Could it be a Michael Hutchence reference??? :scratch:

Or he sings "suicide of JFK" ignoring that he was killed and didn't committed suicide... :wink:
 
Knowing how well Bono can remember his own lyrics, I think he maybe thought he was singing the correct lyrics. This is a man who can even screw up the first lines of Where The Streets Have No Name, so anything is possible. :D
 
You know, I had a wonderful theory ... and now I've forgotten it, so I'll agree with Marty instead!
 
i thought he was singing 'stood outside the JFK'.after the song is finished bono says something like 'angel of dorset street' referring to larry's mistake at the beggining of the song. i was wondering what connection has dorset street with larry?
 
I think Marty's right...he just forgets lyrics or where he is in the song! Or maybe it was supposed to be a reference to Billie Holliday's heroin addiction (she overdosed, right?) and somehow he dragged the airport into it?
 
Porter said:
maybe he paid a visit there before that show
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if it was SUICIDE AT JFK... a few day before 9/11... and I thing that a plane leftfrom JFK that day...

maybe BONO can predict things now...
or maybe he knew about everything...

:hmm:

I'm sticking with my "Bono hitting 40 makes him forget about lyrics" story

:|
 
Porter said:
i thought he was singing 'stood outside the JFK'.after the song is finished bono says something like 'angel of dorset street' referring to larry's mistake at the beggining of the song. i was wondering what connection has dorset street with larry?

I wonder if he changes stuff a lot as an inside joke with the other guys but then i wonder how much Larry can even hear with all the drum banging.
 
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