could american prayer be the worst song ever written?

[U2Man]

American Prayer could not be the worst song every written. Not while "My Humps" exists.

i don't think this is accurate.

 

[Justin24]

American Prayer is 10 times better than alot of the commerical played crap out there.

 

[U2Man]

no not really. sometimes i wish american prayer had been commercial crap. it wouldn't be pretending to be more than that then.

btw. it does have a title that sounds an awful lot like commercial crap.

 

[Justin24]

Man you really hate the song dont you. If you hate it so much, then why continue talking about it??

 

[xaviMF22]

because he hates it so much


duh?

 

[U2Man]

i won't let the naysayers take away my freedom of expression.

 

[Justin24]

Not saying I want to but, so much hate for a song. I am sure there is another song you hate more than this?? Like for me, I hate everysingle Celine Dion Song, My friend always plays her shit and I am like umm turn that Shite off.

 

[xaviMF22]

i won't let the naysayers take away my freedom of expression.

A mod might do that soon enough

 

[KUEFC09U2]

U2Man and xavi, really seems like you are both just on this forum to take the piss now, thats all we see from you both, threads that take the piss, and then carry on

 

[kellyahern]

Oh my god! I remember hearing that on Dr. Demento back in the 80s. Ha! "A li'l piece o' toast." (That's all I remember from the song.)

American Prayer could not be the worst song every written. Not while "My Humps" exists.

The Grammy award winning "My Humps" .

I still can't believe that happened.

 

[Chizip]

U2Man and xavi, really seems like you are both just on this forum to take the piss now, thats all we see from you both, threads that take the piss, and then carry on

its true, they are no good rabble rousers

 

[MrBrau1]

here are 10 that help answer your question:

Everything In Its Right Place
Kid A
The National Anthem
How To Disappear Completely
Treefingers
Optimistic
In Limbo
Idioteque
Morning Bell
Motion Picture Soundtrack

So, "American Prayer" is the 11th worst song ever written.

 

[GibsonGirl]

Oh burn.

 

[xaviMF22]

here are 10 that help answer your question:

Everything In Its Right Place
Kid A
The National Anthem
How To Disappear Completely
Treefingers
Optimistic
In Limbo
Idioteque
Morning Bell
Motion Picture Soundtrack

So, "American Prayer" is the 11th worst song ever written.

 

[MrBrau1]

lame.

 

[xaviMF22]

lame.

like 99% of your posts...

 

[flybabe]

this song tends to bring up fights about it,believe me...

 

[xaviMF22]

its true, they are no good rabble rousers

especially that U2Man

 

[catlhere]

rabble rabble rabble rabble!

 

[corianderstem]

Who are you, the Hamburglar?

 

[U2Man]

U2Man and xavi, really seems like you are both just on this forum to take the piss now, thats all we see from you both, threads that take the piss, and then carry on

i'll agree that xavi can be a silly bitch now and then, but all my posts are dead serious.

 

[U2girl]

 

[LPU2]

Wow. I just heard that song for the first time a couple weeks ago. I actually liked it. A lot. I do think it would be better served, though, to be sung in a more vulnerable, haunting way.

 

[Axver]

If, by "American Prayer", you meant to write "My Neck, My Back by Kelis", then yes.

If you actually meant the song co-written by Bono (as surprising as that may be), then no. U2 themselves have worse songs. In A Little While, SYCMIOYO, Stuck In A Moment ...

 

[Justin24]

Stuck in A Moment Rules!!!!!!!!

 

[dietcokeofevil]

Another unnecessary thread. If you don't like it, don't listen to it.
It's a charity song. Charity songs have to be cheesy.

I have yet to see a NECESSARY thread. It's a U2 site for God sake

 

[dietcokeofevil]

WORST SONG EVER=


PARTY (f-----ing) GIRL. Nothing will ever be worse

 

[Axver]

Stuck in A Moment Rules!!!!!!!!

Yes, Stuck In A Moment rules. It rules the list of poorly written, over-produced, lame, cliche songs.

(A list American Prayer can't qualify for as it hasn't had the chance to be over-produced. Though I don't doubt its time will come ...)

 

[dietcokeofevil]

here are 10 that help answer your question:

Everything In Its Right Place
Kid A
The National Anthem
How To Disappear Completely
Treefingers
Optimistic
In Limbo
Idioteque
Morning Bell
Motion Picture Soundtrack

So, "American Prayer" is the 11th worst song ever written.

None of these are as bad as most of the October album

 

[david]

I like the original one by the Doors

An American Prayer by the Doors

Do you know the warm progress under the stars?
Do you know we exist?
Have you forgotten the keys to the Kingdom?
Have you been borne yet and are you alive?

Let's reinvent the gods, all the myths of the ages.
Celebrate symbols from deep elder forests.
[Have you forgotten the lessons of the ancient war?]

We need great golden copulations.

The fathers are cackling in trees of the forest
And our mother is dead in the sea.

Do you know we are being led to
Slaughters by placid admirals,
And that fat slow generals are getting
Obscene on young blood?
Do you know we are ruled by TV?

The moon is a dry blood beast.
Guerrilla bands are rolling numbers
In the next block of green vine,
Amassing for warfare on innocent
Herdsman who are just dying.

O great creator of being,
Grant us one more hour to perform our art
And perfect our lives.

The moths and atheists
Are doubly divine and dying.

We live, we die
And death not ends it.

Journey we more into the Nightmare.
Cling to life, our passion'd flower,
Cling to cunts and cocks of despair.
We got our final vision by clap.
Columbus' groin got
Filled with green death.

(I touched her thigh and death smiled.)

We have assembled inside this
Ancient and insane theatre
To propagate our lust for life
And flee the swarming wisdom of the streets.

The barns are stormed,
The windows kept,
And only one of all the rest
To dance and save us
With the divine mockery of words.
Music inflames temperament.

(When the true King's murderers
Are allowed to roam free,
A thousand Magicians arise in the land.)

Where are the feasts we were promised?
Where is the wine,
The New Wine.
(Dying on the vine.)