Question about "An Cat Dubh" and "Bass Trap"

[OneBadStay]

How do you pronounce these song titles?

 

[U2Girl1978]

An Cat Dubh= Ahn Cat Dub(I think?)

Bass Trap=Base Trap...

Am I right?

 

[biff]

I heard Bono in an interview just recently, and he pronounced the "bh" like a "v".

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Yeah its "an cat duv"

(I went to a library to look it up in a Irish dictionary!)



*saddo smilie*

 

[OneBadStay]

blueeyedgirl -

You loser.

 

[david]

what the hell does An Cat Dubh (Duv) mean anyway?

 

[unosdostres14]

what the hell does An Cat Dubh (Duv) mean anyway?

THE BLACK CAT!!!!

 

[david]

oh yeah, stupid me. i remember reading that AGES ago.

 

[typhoon]

"Bass Trap" is actually about catching fish. It's so obvious, think about it.

 

[OneBadStay]

typhoon -

If that's true, then the "Base Trap" pronunciation would be wrong, no?

 

[typhoon]

Yeah, but it was a joke, so, no.

 

[the tourist]

I've always imagined someone fishing on a boat when I've listened to Bass Trap. Fishing with tobacco and a large club like out of an old Goofy cartoon from long, long ago....