Non-Single Survivor: Rattle And Hum - Round Three

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Please vote for the song you consider to be the WORST.

  • Hawkmoon 269

    Votes: 38 57.6%
  • Heartland

    Votes: 28 42.4%

  • Total voters
    66
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PLEASE VOTE FOR YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE SONG!

The loser of the second round of Rattle And Hum was Van Diemen's Land.

Voting Results:
30 - Van Diemen's Land
15 - Hawkmoon 269
7 - Heartland

Total votes = 52

Already Eliminated From Rattle And Hum:
2. Van Diemen's Land
1. Love Rescue Me

Final Qualifiers:
Boy - The Electric Co.
October - Tomorrow
War - Like A Song ...
The Unforgettable Fire - Promenade
The Joshua Tree - Running To Stand Still

How to play: Each album will have a series of rounds of voting. In an album's first round, all non-singles from the album will be listed and you vote for the song you think is the WORST. The song with the most votes is eliminated. This continues through the subsequent rounds until we are left with just one song from each album. These victorious songs proceed to the final, which will be conducted in the same manner until just one song is left, which you can consider to be the Best Non-Single or Least Objectionable Non-Single, depending upon your perspective.

If there's a draw, for most rounds, both songs are eliminated. If there's only 2 or 3 songs left, I'll leave the poll open for another day, when there'll hopefully be a decisive outcome.
 
Easy choice this round: Hawkmoon 269.

I know of only five songs that can make a case for being better than Heartland. Don't make me bring the Heartland Appreciation Thread back. :drool:
 
Axver said:
Easy choice this round: Hawkmoon 269.

I know of only five songs that can make a case for being better than Heartland. Don't make me bring the Heartland Appreciation Thread back. :drool:


get outta here

this is scandalous
 
Ellay said:



only five songs better than heartland?

:wink:

I've got Khan to back me up on that one, and as we know, mods are always right*. :wink:

*only when they agree with me.
 
:sad: I can't see Hawkmoon go...I shouldn't watch...ah at least Achtung is coming up next...this oughta be fun (so cruel that's right baby)
 
I should boycott this game that rejected Love Rescue Me so early, althought it's one of my prefered U2 song.
But at least I would like to throw away hawkmoon.
 
Heartland. Hawkmoon is better. I love the chorus...

'when the night has no end
and the day yet to begin
when the room spins around
I need your love'
 
Seriously though, I've listened to Heartland three times now in the last like hour, and I'm trying to like it, but it's just not as good as Hawkmoon....at least I'm trying to compromise :wink:
 
bono_212 said:
Seriously though, I've listened to Heartland three times now in the last like hour, and I'm trying to like it, but it's just not as good as Hawkmoon....at least I'm trying to compromise :wink:

Okay, well at least you're giving it a try. :wink: How about comparing the lyrics? I think Heartland's lyrics are far stronger than Hawkmoon's (and Bono doesn't attempt to "over-achieve" when he's singing Heartland, either.)

Lyrics stolen from U2wanderer.org, because I'm lazy.

Heartland

See the sun rise over her skin
Don't change it
See the sun rise over her skin
Dawn changes everything
Everything
And the delta sun
Burns bright and violet

Mississippi and the cotton wool heat
Sixty-six a highway speaks
Of deserts dry
Of cool green valleys
Gold and silver mines
Of the shining cities

In this heartland
In this heartland soil
In this heartland
Heaven knows this is our land
Heartland... heartland

See the sun rise over her skin
She feels like water in my hand
Freeway like a river cuts through this land
Into the side of love
Like a burning spear
And the poison rain
Brings a flood of fear
Through the ghost-ranch hills
Death valley waters
In the towers of steel
Belief goes on and on

In this heartland
In this heartland soil
In this heartland
Heaven knows this is our land
Heartland / Sing song, sing song
Heaven knows this is our land
Heartland / Sing song, sing song
Heaven knows this is our...
Heartland / Sing song, sing song
Heartland... heaven's day here in the heartland
Heart... (land)



Hawkmoon 269

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
Oo-hoo, 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, I need your love

Like heat needs the sun
Like honey on her tongue
Like the muzzle of a gun
Like oxygen
I need your love, I need your love
Need your love, I need your love

I need your love, oh yes / 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
(Whoa)

I need your love, I need your love
Need your love, I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
I need your love
I need your love

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

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

I need your love, I need your love
I need your love, I need your love
Ow

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

And the heat of love in the heart
And the heat of love in the heart
[Repeat until end]


Like how many times, like, does Bono have to say "like?"
 
lol


like I don't feel like counting.

i don't know I just think the song is so sweet, he really needs your love :wink:

Heartland is nice. I just listened to it again and it's starting to grow on me. But there's a long story behind Hawkmoon that I'm not going into heehee.
 
I know I won't be picking the winner for the round. (or is it the loser) But while Heartland is an amazing vocal performance by Bono, the music is a little bland. Still an amazing song. Hawkmoon269 is just better in my humble opinion. The little strain/squeak in Bono's voice you hear right after the first "day yet to begin" is just cool. :lol: the lyrics are a little simplistic, but pretty clever and I like that he can fit the different rhythms of the words together. Also Bono screaming out lyrics is just badass anytime. :hyper: GO Hawkmoon269! Even though you're losing!
 
Axver said:
I've got Khan to back me up on that one, and as we know, mods are always right*. :wink:

*only when they agree with me.
:giggle: :yes:

although my top five are drastically different than your top five :wink:

GibsonGirl said:
Like how many times, like, does Bono have to say "like?"
not to mention heartland doesn't have a (whoa) in the lyrics. hello boy band! :tsk:
 
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