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

[Irishteen]

So thank you all for waiting while I went off to fail my exams and have a nervous breakdown, I am now back and ready to get this rolling again

Interference's Top (139) U2 Songs

12. Your Blue Room
13. Zooropa

15. Lemon

36. Slug

60. Always Forever Now
61. Numb

88. Babyface

94. United Colours


This round we'll be voting on Stay and A Different Kind of Blue, you can vote based on whatever version of the song you wish and the poll will be open for at least a day

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I have no other choice but give this song a big 10. Firmly etched into my Top 5 U2 songs OF ALL TIME.

Honestly, this song is probably one of the most beautiful and touching I have ever heard, and the music video just enhances it's brilliance. Lyrically, among Bono's best, as is his vocal performance.

My respect for this song goes through the roof.

 

[Tyagu_Anaykus]

10, of course

 

[Tyagu_Anaykus]

So thank you all for waiting while I went off to fail my exams and have a nervous breakdown, I am now back and ready to get this rolling again

WTH? Are you ok now?

If you had a nervous breakdown, interference is not the right place to go after that

 

[SpaceBoy]

10 for the soundtrack version.

 

[cobl04]

if you have any more troubles john i'd be happy to take over for a while..

another easy 10. wouldn't have been in the past, but one day it just clicked for me and my love for it has not abated since.

 

[djerdap]

9, but very close to being a 10.

4 for those crappy acoustic versions, but let's stay in the 1992-1993 mode.

 

[phommel]

9.48 (=9)

What a great song! Best song rom Zooropa imho

 

[Gabi_Clayton]

10 the best song from Zooropa

 

[Vlaco]

10 for the album version and the Zoo TV versions, 10 for the Islington performance. Most of the acoustic performances are average at best though.

 

[digitize]

Ten.

Sorry to hear about your exams, Irishteen.

 

[alanah]

Nothing less than 10. Love the song!

 

[trojanchick99]

10 for pretty much all versions. It's so beautiful musically and lyrically.

 

[Andreianloth]

10.
And live,on Elevation Tour live from Boston dvd it's so much better and exciting

 

[jacobus]

Miami, New Orleans, London, Belfast and Berlin

 

[popmartlemon93]

I love this song, definately in my top 5.
Beautiful whatever version.

10

 

[the tourist]

Live electric: 7
Live acousitc: 5
Studio: 4

5 it is.

 

[Saracene]

9. Beautiful song.

 

[Salome]

I love the verses quite a bit, but am indifferent about the chorus
never liked the production much which makes it one of the few U2 songs I do prefer in the acoustic version

7

 

[the tourist]

never liked the production much which makes it one of the few u2 songs i do prefer in the acoustic version

qft

 

[SeattleVertigo]

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

 

[JCOSTER]

One of my top 5!!!!

 

[2861U2]

Album: 7
ZooTV: 3
Elevation: 9

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

 

[An Cat Gav]

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

 

[cobl04]

Miami, New Orleans, Sydney, Australia

 

[mysterious_jen]

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

 

[cobl04]

the vocal is what wins it over for me.

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

 

[Bonoa]

10!

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

 

[gvox]

Apparently Stay is better than messy sex.

 

[theedgeu2]

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.