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Giant Lemon
Rock n' Roll Doggie
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Gone. The music is great, but what really does it for me are the lyrics.
You change your name, well that's okay, it's necessary
And what you leave behind you don't miss anyway
You're taking steps that make you feel dizzy
Then you learn to like the way it feels
You hurt yourself you hurt your lover
Then you discover
What you thought was freedom is just greed
God, I just love 'em! Edge's guitar solo is great too, not to mention when he sings the back up "dooooooooown"s live. IMHO, this song is a bridge between HMTMKMKM and ATYCLB. It deals with fame like HMTMKMKM, and the "what you leave behind..." line definitely foreshadows the Walk On lyric (and album title, of course) and the "what you don't have you don't need it now" line from BD. The tone of the line seems different to me in Gone, though. Bono's talking about his fame and how he had to become Bono the Rock Star, and it seems like he's trying to convince himself that he doesn't miss the normal life he left behind. Walk On and BD have much more uplifting messages, and now Bono is sure that you can leave behind things you don't need. What you need is what you have.
Gone. The music is great, but what really does it for me are the lyrics. You change your name, well that's okay, it's necessary
And what you leave behind you don't miss anyway
You're taking steps that make you feel dizzy
Then you learn to like the way it feels
You hurt yourself you hurt your lover
Then you discover
What you thought was freedom is just greed
God, I just love 'em! Edge's guitar solo is great too, not to mention when he sings the back up "dooooooooown"s live. IMHO, this song is a bridge between HMTMKMKM and ATYCLB. It deals with fame like HMTMKMKM, and the "what you leave behind..." line definitely foreshadows the Walk On lyric (and album title, of course) and the "what you don't have you don't need it now" line from BD. The tone of the line seems different to me in Gone, though. Bono's talking about his fame and how he had to become Bono the Rock Star, and it seems like he's trying to convince himself that he doesn't miss the normal life he left behind. Walk On and BD have much more uplifting messages, and now Bono is sure that you can leave behind things you don't need. What you need is what you have.
nbcrusader
Blue Crack Addict
I've just "rediscovered" both Gone and Mofo. Gone is one awesome tune.
PopTart Pamela
Acrobat
its that good - Adam is masterful !!
Pamela
Pamela
pinkfloyd
War Child
Gone from POP and POPMART LIVE in Mexico City 97 are freakin cool
Gone from current best of & Elevation in Boston are a little bit lifeless , old and boring .
Gone from current best of & Elevation in Boston are a little bit lifeless , old and boring .
daisybean
Rock n' Roll Doggie, FOB
Gone has always been one of my favorite songs....I think it's the best song on the Pop album.
I definately like the remix and live versions of it.
I definately like the remix and live versions of it.
Elvis Presley
Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS
I love the live from Rotterdam version! Thats prolly my favorite!
Moonlit_Angel
Blue Crack Addict
"Gone" is awesome. I love that song-the lyrics are fantastic.
I also love the way the song's music ends...it's funky and cool.
Angela
I also love the way the song's music ends...it's funky and cool.
Angela
HeartlandGirl
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Gone is amazing. It was the first song on Pop that made me do a double take and hit the rewind button. It only got better live--both the Mexico PopMart and Boston Elevation are evidence of that. Edge kicking his guitar doesn't hurt the cause either.
I have yet to hear the Best Of remix...I'm avoiding it until I can actually buy the album and get the full effect of the tracks together, but there is a Dizzy Crayon remix of it that I really, really love.
I have yet to hear the Best Of remix...I'm avoiding it until I can actually buy the album and get the full effect of the tracks together, but there is a Dizzy Crayon remix of it that I really, really love.
MrBrau1
ONE love, blood, life
The best U2 song. The song really came into it's prime during the Elevation performances-perfection.
phommel
Refugee
Is "Gone" really this good, or has melon just gotten a bit more eccentric?
uh, don't understand this. How can I say 'yes' or 'no' to this? Do I hav to answer the first question (Is "Gone" really this good) or the second? (or has melon just gotten a bit more eccentric?) And do yuou mean the original gone version or the 'best of' gone version?
Gone is really a great song! (especially live during their 'elevation tour'). And it's much better than melon. But the new version sucks
uh, don't understand this. How can I say 'yes' or 'no' to this? Do I hav to answer the first question (Is "Gone" really this good) or the second? (or has melon just gotten a bit more eccentric?) And do yuou mean the original gone version or the 'best of' gone version?
Gone is really a great song! (especially live during their 'elevation tour'). And it's much better than melon. But the new version sucks
FishNeedsABicycle
Refugee
I like the POP and Live Gone versions, but I don't think the remix stacks up to the original, I think the remix lost some of the sexiness of the original...
I do like the addition of Edge's "DOOOOOWN" vocal on the chorus, but I wish it were stronger, maybe it was just the sound quality of the streaming at U2.com, but it sounded really weak, I would have liked to have heard Edge full voiced next to Bono, as they do live.
I do like the addition of Edge's "DOOOOOWN" vocal on the chorus, but I wish it were stronger, maybe it was just the sound quality of the streaming at U2.com, but it sounded really weak, I would have liked to have heard Edge full voiced next to Bono, as they do live.
Mulholland Drive
The Fly
My biggest problem with these newer mixes is Bono's vocals. They sound especially bad when compared to the originals that were only released 5 years ago. I also thought that "Gone" on the Elevation Tour was a bit boring when compared to the PopMart performances.
U2SavesTheWorld
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Yes, it is really that good.
One of their best, for sure.
One of their best, for sure.
Foxxern
Refugee
Where's the "Both" selection?
*BOOMCHAA!*
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
I'm not coming down.................
Gone is one of my favorite songs ever. Studio version is good, live is better.
The great lyrics and kick-ass music flow together perfectly.
Dark and moving
Gone
Gone is one of my favorite songs ever. Studio version is good, live is better.
The great lyrics and kick-ass music flow together perfectly.
Dark and moving
Gone
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Roland of Gilead
Gunslinger
I already know what part of the new Best Of is going to get the most play. Gone into End of the World into Hands. That has to be the best hat trick on the album. By the way, I love all the versions of Gone, but if you made me pick one, I would say U2 in Boston (Elevation Tour). The little Best Buy promo cd always finds the way to the car for the short trips. Gone is what I am when I drive. 
Joshua_Tree_Hugger
Refugee
When I first got POP, "Gone" wasn't really one of my favourite tracks but the Boston DVD version really sold me!
Live this song is excellent; I love Edge's air siren, the falsetto intro to the "You're taking steps that make you feel dizzy" part and of course the explosive ending.
A great rock song!
Live this song is excellent; I love Edge's air siren, the falsetto intro to the "You're taking steps that make you feel dizzy" part and of course the explosive ending.
A great rock song!
"gotten" isn't a word. 
Zoots
Blue Crack Supplier
Great song, in my top 10, maybe 5. As someone mentioned, I too have thought about that line 'what you leave behind you dont miss anyway'
tiny dancer
Blue Crack Distributor
Gone is my favorite song from the Pop album.
daisybean
Rock n' Roll Doggie, FOB
You've ruined my faith in the English Language
It's not ....I use that "word" a lot.
KhanadaRhodes said:"gotten" isn't a word.
It's not
....I use that "word" a lot.
Sweet Tart
Refugee
Gone is my favorite U2 song and i really like the remix.
The Wanderer
Kid A
the version on Pop is one of my top 10 U2 songs, the remix for the Best Of was a disappointment to me, it's not bad, but it's certainly not better than the original
Zoomerang96
ONE love, blood, life
i definately like the remix at least as much as the pop version.
but the live version with them going nuts at the end is way too cool.
in fact, i dont think i ever really liked this song that much until i saw the boston video. now its definately one of my favorites, and makes me wonder that since hands that built is simply not single material, why not release gone as a second single for the best of?
but the live version with them going nuts at the end is way too cool.
in fact, i dont think i ever really liked this song that much until i saw the boston video. now its definately one of my favorites, and makes me wonder that since hands that built is simply not single material, why not release gone as a second single for the best of?
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