Rate the Song Series: Stay (Faraway So Close!) - Page 2

SeattleVertigo · 12-14-2009, 07:22 PM

10 -- it's one of my top 5 or 10 favorite U2 songs. Beautiful.

JCOSTER · 12-14-2009, 07:41 PM

One of my top 5!!!!

2861U2 · 12-14-2009, 09:08 PM

Album: 7
ZooTV: 3
Elevation: 9

I guess I'll give it a 7 and be generous.

An Cat Gav · 12-15-2009, 03:20 AM

10. Possibly Bono's best vocal, best lyrics, best melody, best video. This song is definitely one of u2's best.

cobl04 · 12-15-2009, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacobus

Miami, New Orleans, Sydney, Australia

mysterious_jen · 12-15-2009, 04:26 AM

possibly one of their best ever, always in my top 10 , the vocal has the raw desperate honesty that gives me goosebumps

cobl04 · 12-15-2009, 04:28 AM

the vocal is what wins it over for me.

no song since has had had the passion that Stay's final chorus has...

Bonoa · 12-15-2009, 01:57 PM

10!

If they play it live, I always have to cry!

gvox · 12-15-2009, 02:22 PM

Apparently Stay is better than messy sex.

theedgeu2 · 12-15-2009, 07:57 PM

10.

I love this song! My absolute favorite! I want to thank you U2 for writing such an amazing song that nobody else could have written. And even if so it wouldn't be the same. So a HUGE thanks!

I'll admit that this song has made me cry. I especially get teary-eyed around this line "Dressed up like a car crash/ The wheels are turning but you're upside down/ You say when he hits you, you don't mind/ Because when he hits you, you feel alive"

I always see a woman in a car accident (the person who Bono is talking about in the song) and she is killed in the wreck and Bono is describing her life. The line "When I touch you, you don't feel a thing" I always think means that she is an angel and he won't see her until he's passed away and he misses her. I don't know if anyone else interprets it that way but it really makes the song for me. Anyway we're here to rate not discuss song meanings. Just thought I'd pour that tid-bit on you.

PS they should really go back to playing full band when doing this one live.

powerhour24 · 12-15-2009, 09:47 PM

Second only to Acrobat for me, I love everything about this song.

Earl-Of-IMDb · 12-16-2009, 12:30 AM

9 I love this song! one of my favourites

mad1 · 12-16-2009, 03:57 AM

I rated 8, its a beautiful song, no doubt, but perhaps the slow vibe in it knocks the 2 points off.

. my fav part of it? oh god, Red lights, grey morning, you stumble out of a hole in the ground, a vampire or a victim
It depend's on who's around ' etc I detect a slight change in music tone. also those lines, I feel them, haha

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Irishteen · 12-16-2009, 11:10 AM

Next round will be up later today/tomorrow, I got a new laptop and need to get excel set up on it but my final exam is tomorrow so not 100% sure if I'll have the time tonight, good news it's my last one so expect this competition to be back on track starting tomorrow

LemonMelon · 12-16-2009, 01:27 PM

Easy 10. This shit sounds amazing at 3 AM.

Zoo_Fly · 12-16-2009, 02:17 PM

I love Stay!

I remember my friend's uncle randomly gave me Zooropa, and I'd never heard of it (it was right after I had started getting into the band). I popped it in and Stay immediately jumped out in its beauty and ambience, and while I hadn't heard many of U2's albums at that point, i KNEW that Stay was one of their top moments because it was just so perfect and surprising at that time.

Sometimes I wish I could recapture the surprise and excitement of a first listen!

gweeps · 12-16-2009, 03:25 PM

Best song on Zooropa.

In my Top 10 U2 songs.

Sad yet hopeful song.

theedgeu2 · 12-16-2009, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoo_Fly

I love Stay!

I remember my friend's uncle randomly gave me Zooropa, and I'd never heard of it (it was right after I had started getting into the band). I popped it in and Stay immediately jumped out in its beauty and ambience, and while I hadn't heard many of U2's albums at that point, i KNEW that Stay was one of their top moments because it was just so perfect and surprising at that time.

Sometimes I wish I could recapture the surprise and excitement of a first listen!

Me too! I remember listening to it for the first time and it was right before school got out this past May and I always have memories of that time. I really, really wish I could have that same feeling again. Because after you've heard it a lot and it's been a while that certain feeling you get when listening to something just isn't there anymore. Sad, I know.

nielsgov · 12-17-2009, 03:53 AM

9

CTU2fan · 12-17-2009, 12:32 PM

5.

Boring lyrically, I get the idea they wrote it specifically for those acoustic minisets in the live shows. It really doesn't say much of anything...and the studio version with that ramdom plucky guitar

Acoustic version is OK I guess, eminently forgettable but it sounds nice at least. I just never understood the love for it, maybe there really is some deep profound meaning in the lyrics that I'm missing?

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12-14-2009, 07:22 PM	#21
SeattleVertigo Refugee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Posts: 1,567 Local Time: 11:49 PM	10 -- it's one of my top 5 or 10 favorite U2 songs. Beautiful. __________________

12-14-2009, 07:41 PM	#22
JCOSTER ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: It's a very, very mad world. Posts: 14,971 Local Time: 01:49 PM	One of my top 5!!!! __________________

12-15-2009, 02:22 PM	#29
gvox Ghost of Love Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In The Ballroom of The Crystal Lights Posts: 19,971 Local Time: 02:49 PM	Apparently Stay is better than messy sex. __________________ band on fb

12-17-2009, 12:32 PM	#40
CTU2fan Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,366 Local Time: 02:49 PM	5. Boring lyrically, I get the idea they wrote it specifically for those acoustic minisets in the live shows. It really doesn't say much of anything...and the studio version with that ramdom plucky guitar Acoustic version is OK I guess, eminently forgettable but it sounds nice at least. I just never understood the love for it, maybe there really is some deep profound meaning in the lyrics that I'm missing? __________________

12-14-2009, 09:08 PM	#23
2861U2 Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: watching the Cubs Posts: 4,303 Local Time: 01:49 PM	Album: 7 ZooTV: 3 Elevation: 9 I guess I'll give it a 7 and be generous.

12-15-2009, 03:20 AM	#24
An Cat Gav Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ohm Sweet Ohm Posts: 4,171 Local Time: 06:49 PM	10. Possibly Bono's best vocal, best lyrics, best melody, best video. This song is definitely one of u2's best.

12-15-2009, 04:26 AM	#26
mysterious_jen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: U2 360 2010 DOWNUNDER Posts: 15,556 Local Time: 04:19 AM	possibly one of their best ever, always in my top 10 , the vocal has the raw desperate honesty that gives me goosebumps

12-15-2009, 04:28 AM	#27
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 58,889 Local Time: 05:49 AM	the vocal is what wins it over for me. no song since has had had the passion that Stay's final chorus has...

12-15-2009, 01:57 PM	#28
Bonoa Refugee Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: a nuthouse for total Egyptfreaks Posts: 1,040 Local Time: 08:49 PM	10! If they play it live, I always have to cry!

12-15-2009, 07:57 PM	#30
theedgeu2 Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Secretly listening to a U2 record that's beyond the greatness of Achtung Baby and Joshua Tree while eating brownies. In The Hive™. Posts: 4,848 Local Time: 02:49 PM	10. I love this song! My absolute favorite! I want to thank you U2 for writing such an amazing song that nobody else could have written. And even if so it wouldn't be the same. So a HUGE thanks! I'll admit that this song has made me cry. I especially get teary-eyed around this line "Dressed up like a car crash/ The wheels are turning but you're upside down/ You say when he hits you, you don't mind/ Because when he hits you, you feel alive" I always see a woman in a car accident (the person who Bono is talking about in the song) and she is killed in the wreck and Bono is describing her life. The line "When I touch you, you don't feel a thing" I always think means that she is an angel and he won't see her until he's passed away and he misses her. I don't know if anyone else interprets it that way but it really makes the song for me. Anyway we're here to rate not discuss song meanings. Just thought I'd pour that tid-bit on you. PS they should really go back to playing full band when doing this one live.

12-15-2009, 09:47 PM	#31
powerhour24 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 11,646 Local Time: 02:49 PM	Second only to Acrobat for me, I love everything about this song.

12-16-2009, 12:30 AM	#32
Earl-Of-IMDb War Child Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a very peaceful place Posts: 805 Local Time: 12:49 PM	9 I love this song! one of my favourites

12-16-2009, 03:57 AM	#33
mad1 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: May 2001 Location: Angie Jolie lover from Belfast Norn Ireland. I LOVE YOU ANGIE! Im a Bono fan! Posts: 13,169 Local Time: 06:49 PM	I rated 8, its a beautiful song, no doubt, but perhaps the slow vibe in it knocks the 2 points off. . my fav part of it? oh god, Red lights, grey morning, you stumble out of a hole in the ground, a vampire or a victim It depend's on who's around ' etc I detect a slight change in music tone. also those lines, I feel them, haha .

12-16-2009, 11:10 AM	#34
Irishteen Blue Crack Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 29,624 Local Time: 07:49 PM	Next round will be up later today/tomorrow, I got a new laptop and need to get excel set up on it but my final exam is tomorrow so not 100% sure if I'll have the time tonight, good news it's my last one so expect this competition to be back on track starting tomorrow

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12-16-2009, 01:27 PM	#35
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,765 Local Time: 11:49 AM	Easy 10. This shit sounds amazing at 3 AM.

12-16-2009, 02:17 PM	#36
Zoo_Fly Acrobat Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 364 Local Time: 02:49 PM	I love Stay! I remember my friend's uncle randomly gave me Zooropa, and I'd never heard of it (it was right after I had started getting into the band). I popped it in and Stay immediately jumped out in its beauty and ambience, and while I hadn't heard many of U2's albums at that point, i KNEW that Stay was one of their top moments because it was just so perfect and surprising at that time. Sometimes I wish I could recapture the surprise and excitement of a first listen!

12-16-2009, 03:25 PM	#37
gweeps War Child Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kingston ON, Canada Posts: 752 Local Time: 02:49 PM	Best song on Zooropa. In my Top 10 U2 songs. Sad yet hopeful song.

12-17-2009, 03:53 AM	#39
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