Rachel D.
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The back of the Chicago DVD says "Running to Standstill," but the CD cover for The Joshua Tree says "Running to Stand Still."
What is going on?
What is going on?
Is it "Running to Stand Still," or "Running to Standstill"?
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Zoots
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Of course it's Running To Stand Still if you look at the context of the lyrics! Running to Standstill does not make any sense.
thefly418
War Child
oddly enough i actually have the Boston May 24, 2005 Vertigo Show Setlist......it lists the song as Running to Standstill
BVS
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Zootlesque said:
Actually both make sense, it's just that to be gramatically correct it would need to be running to a standstill.
Zoots
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BonoVoxSupastar said:
Yes, that's what I meant. But I see what you're saying... standstill could also make sense in the context! okay.
BVS
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Zootlesque said:
Gotcha...
I think I owned JT for 3 years before I figured out it really wasn't running to A standstill.
JMScoopy
Refugee
the police and the criminals were at a standstill because of the hostages.
little jimmy, I TOLD YOU TO STAND STILL!
therefore, Running to Stand Still is correct, for the context. Stand still and standstill are almost 2 different meanings.
little jimmy, I TOLD YOU TO STAND STILL!
therefore, Running to Stand Still is correct, for the context. Stand still and standstill are almost 2 different meanings.
BVS
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JMScoopy said:
Here's the way I looked at it:
I'll subsitute synonyms.
Running to a stalemate...
(getting no where fast)
Running to not move...
(running then stopping)
That's why I've always liked "standstill" better.
amerrydeath
War Child
I always assumed "Standstill" on the Vertigo DVD was a typo. 
Improper grammar inflames me.
Improper grammar inflames me.
westendgirl
War Child
What's going on is the biggest band in the world can not afford to hire a proofreader in the rush to create a sloppy, barely watchable DVD before the Christmas shopping rush.
The name of the song has not changed since the Joshua Tree was pressed. The name of the song is "Running to Stand Still."
The name of the song has not changed since the Joshua Tree was pressed. The name of the song is "Running to Stand Still."
Liesje
Blue Crack Addict
I like Running To Stand Still b/c I always thought of it in the context of the paradox - running, yet standing still (not at a standstill).
Achtung_Bebe
New Yorker
Yeah I agree w/ what livluv said. The paradox of the two verbs (running vs. standing) is more powerful in emphasizing the irony of addiction (seeking something that harms you).
Popmartijn
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U2.com did not release that DVD...
gareth brown
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Utoo said:
I CAN'T believe people can't get this - come on!
"Suffer the needle chill
She is running to stand
Still."
NOT running to a standstill.
It's taken from one of those old sayings which sort of means that a person seems to be doing everything to achieve nothing.
Hence - she's 'running' to 'stand' 'still' and not to a 'standstill' or a place called Standstill.
Sorted!
"Suffer the needle chill
She is running to stand
Still."
NOT running to a standstill.
It's taken from one of those old sayings which sort of means that a person seems to be doing everything to achieve nothing.
Hence - she's 'running' to 'stand' 'still' and not to a 'standstill' or a place called Standstill.
Sorted!
Aardvark747
Blue Crack Addict
"still ruuuuuuuuuuuuuunning".....
BVS
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U2mixer said:
Apparently U2 don't get it.
WalkOn21
Refugee
It could also be a mistake on the Joshua Tree cover.
Bono isn't a language miracle. Maybe somebody told him, years after the release of TJT, that standstill is written as one single word. And they corrected their mistake on the Chicago DVD cover.
Bono isn't a language miracle. Maybe somebody told him, years after the release of TJT, that standstill is written as one single word. And they corrected their mistake on the Chicago DVD cover.
Liesje
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WalkOn21 said:
But it's not written as a single word. With "stand still", stand is the verb and still is the adverb. A "standstill" is a noun. Either way is correct, it just depends on what you really mean. I prefer "stand....still" b/c when I think of the song, I picture someone who keeps running and running b/c she doesn't want to have to run anymore. Like, she's "running to stand still" as in, she's running so that she can stand still. In that context, a "standstill" doesn't make sense, b/c the person is not running and then stopping at a standstill.
babyman
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simple printing mistake
If you shout...
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Why the FUCK has there been more than one response to this question....?
Granted, I'm now a guilty party, but I've gotta disperse some (aka, all) of the blame, here. There's less than no room for debate. End of story. Let's get back to being angry that the band isn't "adventurous" anymore and how bad Larry's hair is, okay?
Status quo, people.
Granted, I'm now a guilty party, but I've gotta disperse some (aka, all) of the blame, here. There's less than no room for debate. End of story. Let's get back to being angry that the band isn't "adventurous" anymore and how bad Larry's hair is, okay?
Status quo, people.
catlhere
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I've seen "Running to A Standstill" as well. Just forget where now. lol.
I don't care really. It's just a name. Doesn't bug me.
I don't care really. It's just a name. Doesn't bug me.
WalkOn21
Refugee
It does make sense to me. In fact, I always thought it was 'standstill', I never considered that 'stand still' means something else.LivLuvAndBootlegMusic said:
Running to standstill:
Normally, if you are going somewhere, say the station, you are 'running to the station'. If you are 'running to standstill', you are running nowhere, you've got no goal -> standstill. In this context I think it's a beautiful lyric. Running to standstill -> pointless running -> having no goal in your life.
At least, that's my interpretation.
babyman
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^
Achtung_Bebe
New Yorker
If you shout... said:
I think that whoever is in charge of editing U2 setlists and DVD covers at the U2 camp deserves all of the blame here... I mean, it's one of my fav U2 songs, it should be spelled correctly on officially released material
I now predict that this thread has reached a standstill.
