Hawkmoon 269 Appreciation

[chickadee]

In light of how many people are saying it's underrated and also the fact I love this song, I thought I'd start a topic. Probably been done before but I'm bored, so sue me

What is it you love about the song? I find it very intense and yet expansive. Ooh, get me.

 

[MacPhistoPT]

yeah !!

great song, the lyrics are not the greatest thing they done but the mood of the music is amazing

 

[Joshua87]

The drums

 

[chickadee]

As a Scottish person I also find the music quite Celtic and it connects with me well.

 

[Zoots]

When the night has no end
And the day yet to begin
As the room spins around
I need your love


Love the intro esp. the moment the thundering drums come on! Beautiful lyrics too and those backing vocals!!!

 

[Axver]

The live version with Edge's gorgeous slide solo has to be one of U2's best concert openers. Absolutely awesome stuff.

 

[starvinmarvin]

Sign me up for the Hawkmoon appreciation society. Bono's best-ever vocals. Period.

 

[u2granny]

A song I never get tired of.

 

[jonnytakeawalk]

Absolutely love this part where the drums start to kick in,

'Like a rhythm unbroken,
Like drums in the night,
Like sweet soul music,
Like sunlight,
I need your love!'

My 3rd fave song off Rattle and Hum!

 

[corianderstem]

I used to HAAAAATE this song, but recently something clicked in my brain, and now I find it's very

 

[Dulce de Leche]

like heat needs the sun,
like honey on her tongue,
like the muzzle of a gun,
like oxygen....I need your love!

I LOVE this song!!!! It is a song that I am ALWAYS singing along to out loud!

 

[rock888nwo]

really cool song

 

[For Honor]

I used to not like it at all.... I'm coming around to it. HAven't listent to R&H in a while

 

[MacPhistoPT]

fans of this song can help it winning in the hurt/heal contest

 

[ZeroDude]

"I need your love"

Me and my brother do an acoustic cover of it ( nothing that organised it just happened in our kitchen.........)

Brilliant song

 

[RavenBlue]

Great song. I love at the end when there's that chanting in the back. I remember when I first listened to it and heard him sing " Heard a singer on the radio late last night, said he's going to kick the darkness till it bleeds daylight" and I realized that was Bruce Cockburn he was talking about.. I thought that was pretty darn sweet!

 

[xtihn]

this song rocks.

 

[BluRmGrl]

x Infinity
So raw, so primitive.... I swear I can feel this song in my bloodstream every time I hear it.

Couple of years ago this song brought me a little notoriety with my best friend & one of her hubby's friends. Hubby was making a CD for Friend, who had provided the tracks he wanted (Hubby has a HUUUGE CD collection). Well, Hubby had all the songs Buddy wanted with one exception. It was a U2 song but Hubby couldn't find it on any of my friend's albums & since he's not a U2 fan, he was stumped. They asked my friend, but she's still in her U2 fandom infancy & wasn't much help - so she calls me at home with the following conversation:

Susan: Hey - Scott's making a CD for Paul, but they don't know what album the song they want is on. I told them you'd know.

Me: Sure... what's the song?

Susan: I've never heard of it.... "Honeymoon I-69".



After a I finished my laughing fit, I set them straight & pointed them to R&H. Everytime I hear the song now, I think of that.

 

[BluRmGrl]

Great song. I love at the end when there's that chanting in the back. I remember when I first listened to it and heard him sing " Heard a singer on the radio late last night, said he's going to kick the darkness till it bleeds daylight" and I realized that was Bruce Cockburn he was talking about.. I thought that was pretty darn sweet!

That's not Hawkmoon... those lyrics are from God, Pt 2.

 

[Sue DeNym]

Bono's sexiest vocals, ever!

 

[joerags]

Bono at his best. His passion, his anger, his emotions, all incredible.

Like Thunder needs rain.
Like a preacher needs pain.

 

[chickadee]

I'm posting the lyrics after realising I hadn't. *slaps self upside head*

Like a desert needs rain
Like a town needs a name
I need your love

Like a drifter needs a room
Hawkmoon
I need your love
I need your love

Like a rhythm unbroken
Like drums in the night
Like sweet soul music
Like sunlight
I need your love

Like coming home
And you don't know where you've been
Like black coffee
Like nicotine
I need your love (I need your love)
I need your love (I need your love)
I need your love (I need your love)

When the night has no end
And the day yet to begin
As the room spins around
I need your love
I need your love

Like a Phoenix rising needs a holy tree
Like the sweet revenge of a bitter enemy
I need your love

Like the hot needs the sun
Like honey on her tongue
Like the muzzle of a gun
Like oxygen
I need your love (I need your love)
I need your love (I need your love)
I need your love (I need your love)

When the night has no end
And the day yet to begin
As the room spins around
I need your love

I need your love...
[Repeat 9 times]

Like thunder needs rain
Like a preacher needs pain
Like tongues of flame
Like a sheet stained
I need your love
I need your love

Like a needle in a vein
Like someone to blame
Like a thought unchained
Like a runaway train
I need your love

I need your love...
[Repeat 7 times]

Like faith needs a doubt
Like a freeway out
I need your love

Like powder needs a spark
Like lies need the dark
I need your love

In the heart of the heat of the love
In the heart of the heat of the love...

 

[MacPhistoPT]

Hawkmoon won the 2nd Hurt/Heal contest

 

[chickadee]

Hooray!

 

[hcbiggs2002]

It's definately the best song of the whole Rattle and Hum album. Bono 's voice just sounds so sexy!!

 

[MumblingBono]

WOW, the vocal performance. Just WOW

 

[RavenBlue]

That's not Hawkmoon... those lyrics are from God, Pt 2.

Oops. You're right. Must have still been half asleep when I typed that

 

[JulioArca]

The live version with Edge's gorgeous slide solo has to be one of U2's best concert openers. Absolutely awesome stuff.

Yes, yes, agree. I only got one version form one of the Ultra Rare Trax boots, not the best quality. This song was only played in Aus/N. Zealand right?

Any suggestions of other versions Ax?

 

[u2granny]

Yes, yes, agree. I only got one version form one of the Ultra Rare Trax boots, not the best quality. This song was only played in Aus/N. Zealand right?

Any suggestions of other versions Ax?

It was played in Amsterdam once.


http://s34.ysi.com/d.aspx?id=0F3AZ7H9K9A4077YZCXKWT7YA

 

[MacPhistoPT]

hey, u2granny, I must thank you for that. I was looking for a Hawkmoon live version for a while, since the only bootleg I have from Lovetown doesn't have this song.