One Tree Hill appreciation thread

[Axver]

It's full of wind. Whether that is a natural meteorological phenomen or a peculiarity of the population (human and/or wooly) remains to be seen.

I can solve this mystery for you - the wind comes from the Antarctic. I told the Aucklanders not to send baked beans to the penguins but they wouldn't listen.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

And Auckland's got too many boats and some big tall thingy in town. They're both crap.

 

[timothius]

Only because the "big tall thingy" towers magestically over your "big tall thingy"

 

[Axver]

Only because the "big tall thingy" towers magestically over your "big tall thingy"

Auckland's big tall thingy goes to prove its sordid reputation.

I demand One Tree Hill be moved to Wellington! I'm sure we can find a nice location for it.

 

[cobl04]

New Zealand may have had 'One Tree Hill' but here in Melbourne Crazy John is planning to build a massive building. Which would be fine, if it wasn't going to be in the shape of a mobile phone.

Seriously, I think Bono was on fire lyrically when he wrote The Joshua Tree. Tell me a more creative, intellectual way to write a line about death than 'we turn away to face to cold, enduring chill'.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Auckland's big tall thingy goes to prove its sordid reputation.

I demand One Tree Hill be moved to Wellington! I'm sure we can find a nice location for it.

Don't you already have a cable car as your tourist attraction (as well as the wind)????

 

[Axver]

Don't you already have a cable car as your tourist attraction (as well as the wind)????

We have a cable car, and the Museum of New Zealand, a huge cake tin stadium, the Basin Reserve (complete with cricket museum), a lovely railway station, and a beautiful harbour. One Tree Hill would really cap it all off!

(And we used to have Athletic Park. RIP. )

 

[MacPhistoPT]

Top 10 song for me. It's just amazing, one of the best pieces of music I've heard.

 

[Zoots]

Top 10 song for me. It's just amazing, one of the best pieces of music I've heard.

Off topic post in a thread about New Zealand?

 

[XHendrix24]

AND WHEN IT'S RAININGGG, RAIIIINING HAAAAARRRDDD

 

[XHendrix24]

Ah, need another post since my post count was on the number of the beast there for a second.

 

[Zoots]

the number of the beast

 

[XHendrix24]

 

[beau2ifulday]

Axver and Tim Tam

Hijacking my great thread

 

[annie_vox]

This song is poetry...

"And in our world a heart of darkness
A firezone where poets speak their hearts
Then bleed for it"

It's my second favourite of JT right after Streets.

Poetry like the one of this song and in so many others is their essence, it's what makes them so special. The style of the band can change 1000 times but they will always be U2. They can't help it

 

[MacPhistoPT]

Well...

Run to the HILLS... (Iron Maiden best song IMO)
One Tree HILL

Oh yeah

 

[ZeroDude]

Well...

Run to the HILLS... (Iron Maiden best song IMO)
One Tree HILL

Oh yeah

On both counts.

 

[i_love_adam]

anyone has it on mp3 format?

would you be so kind as to email it to me at

ralphfiennesishot@yahoo.com ?

i'd most prefer the album version, thanks.

pity it wasn't on the best-of album. those are all i have of the old songs

 

[cobl04]

i love adam, I can send you a wma file if you like.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Off topic post in a thread about New Zealand?

Damn right!

Now what other crap things about New Zealand can we talk about? Boiling mud? Sheep? Wind ?

 

[i_love_adam]

PLEASE DO, COBL_04!! Mucho thanks! ps, it's time i change my email to adamclaytonissexy@yahoo.com! heh! till then, ralphfiennesishot@yahoo.com still stands!

 

[Axver]

You could just buy The Joshua Tree.

 

[timothius]

You could just buy The Joshua Tree.

Or best of 1980-1990.

Beau2iful Day I'm trying so hard to keep this Wellingbogan on topic, but he just can't seperate patriotism & objectivisim.

Here is a question. Do we still think that Bono can hit the vox at the end?

 

[i_love_adam]

But it's not on the best of!

I have best of 1980-1990

and 1990-2000

there are only 2 best of albums right?

 

[beau2ifulday]

Yup. There's only two Best Ofs.

It's on the Best of 1980-1990 video.... I think that's what Tim is referring to.

Or maybe it was a bonus track in some countries. I don't really know

 

[timothius]

Beau2 if right.

It's on the vinyl version too.

 

[ravenette]

Love it.

The live version from the Rattle and Hum outtake makes the tears well up.

 

[Hoodlem]

One Tree Hill is quite possibly one of my favorite hills in all the world. Definately deserves an appreciation thread.

 

[Iskra]

I have a rare print of One Tree Hill with the lyrics. It was a litho only produced in New Zealand. I paid good money for it.
framed and hanging next to my Joshua Tree print signed by Anton.
I see it every day.
A beautiful poem set to music.

 

[doctorwho]

My favourite off The Joshua Tree.

This song, along with "Exit", "Mothers" and "Streets" is what really saves JT for me. "One Tree Hill" is probably my second favorite U2 song, after "Pride".

Bono's vocals are indeed heart-wrenching. But he also does a fantastic vocal performance. I have several concert versions of this song and, amazingly, he was even better in some of them!

I would love to hear this song in concert again, but it really doesn't fit in with the themes of the last two tours. If U2 produced an album with the more contemplative, subdued sounds of JT (something Coldplay has apparently now copied to perfection), "One Tree Hill" might make a return in concert. Given how many years have passed since Bono wrote this sad song, I wonder how he'd perform it now...