Rate the Song Series: Sunday Bloody Sunday

[Irishteen]

Is That All? went crashing in the last round only managing a 5 making it the worst album track so far, while nobody cared about Father is an Elephant and that went even lower with a 3.4

Interference's Top U2 Songs
1 Gloria 8.42
2 The Electric Co. 8.29
3 Tomorrow 8.24
4 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 8.15
5 An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart 8.12
6 Out of Control 7.79
7 October 7.71
8 A Celebration 7.70
9 A Day Without Me 7.65
10 Another Time, Another Place 7.56
11 Rejoice 7.52
12 I Will Follow 7.48
13 I Threw a Brick Through a Window 7.35
14 Twilight 6.91
15 Fire 6.90
16 I Fall Down 6.83
17 Shadows and Tall Trees 6.72
18 Stories for Boys 6.59
19 The Ocean 6.40
20 With a Shout 6.35
21 The Fool 6.33
22 Party Girl 6.21
23 Street Mission 6.13
24 Lost on a Silent Planet 6.00
25 Scarlet 5.95
26 Stranger in a Strange Land 5.94
27 Speed of Life 5.92
28 Saturday Night 5.92
29 The Dream is Over 5.67
30 Touch 5.65
31 Cartoon World 5.50
32 Things to Make and Do 5.47
33 False Prophet 5.45
34 Trevor 5.20
35 Another Day 5.12
36 Is That All? 5.00
37 Boy/Girl 4.41
38 Alone in the Light 4.33
39 Silver Lining 4.18
40 Jack in a Box 3.92
41 J Swallo 3.91
42 Twilight (Demo Version) 3.62
43 Inside Out 3.41
44 Father is an Elephant 3.40
45 Be There 3.00
46 Carry Me Home 2.25
47 Tonight 2.00


Interference's Top U2 Albums
1 Boy 7.35
2 October 6.93



This round we'll be moving on to War and we'll be voting on Sunday Bloody Sunday and Endless Deep, the polls will remain open for one day and you can vote on whatever version of the song you want

 

[SeattleVertigo]

Definitely worthy of a 10 in my book, given how much I've enjoyed the song over the years, and what an important piece of the band's history it is.

 

[Axver]

8 for me. The Fuck The Revolution performance is an easy 10, but taking into account the studio version and its entire live career, I think 8 is fairest.

 

[AndrewCowley]

9. Would be 10 if they could have found a way to give the studio version the balls it should have. The live versions definately made up for this though.

 

[nielsgov]

9. I love this song, so much passion.

 

[theFly51]

10. Will always love this song till the end. Live and studio are great but would've preferred the demo version over the final.

 

[LemonMelon]

Ian is a funny guy.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Blows away everything on the first two records. Probably the first song in this "song series" worthy of anything over an 8.

It might be cliche at this point but, it's true, the band wouldn't have made it if they had never stumbled onto this song. It sustained them over the years, in a strange way. If we can step back from the fact that it might be overplayed and that we've all heard it so many damn times...there's a chance that the opening 20 seconds of the song is the most immediately thrilling and instantly recognizable moment in the band's recorded career.

 

[coolian2]

Ian is a funny guy.

given we can pick whichever version we want, i chose studio.

given it would have a minimal impact on the overall result, i couldn't resist. if i'd incorporated live it would have been much higher.

 

[An Cat Gav]

I gave it a 9. The version from Rattle and Hum is worthy of a 10. I like the studio version too though and really like Steve Wickham's fiddle.

 

[LemonMelon]

given we can pick whichever version we want, i chose studio.

given it would have a minimal impact on the overall result, i couldn't resist. if i'd incorporated live it would have been much higher.

There is absolutely nothing in the studio version worthy of a score as low as 2. It still sounds like SBS to me. Well, to some degree. I will concede the song flows a bit better without the kazoo solo and 808 beats.

 

[coolian2]

There is absolutely nothing in the studio version worthy of a score as low as 2. It still sounds like SBS to me. Well, to some degree. I will concede the song flows a bit better without the kazoo solo and 808 beats.

it is a comically low score, if i'd checked with my rankings in itunes i'd have given it a 4.

meanwhile, haha.

 

[The Sad Punk]

The studio version has as much balls as any other. I think the kazoo helps there.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

The studio version has as much balls as any other. I think the kazoo helps there.

there's no denying the studio version has balls, it's just its balls are pink and carries a little fiddle.

 

[coolian2]

i dig the kazoo, kids. it's the random violin squeaks that get me.

 

[cobl04]

i gave it a 9.

Probably the first song in this "song series" worthy of anything over an 8.

really?

 

[Saracene]

7. I can see why it's a classic song, but it's never been a huge favourite for me, live or album.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

It demands a solid 7.

 

[intedomine]

9. Classic U2 track and timeless.

 

[digitize]

7. Not an amazing song, but some excellent live versions (namely Red Rocks, Rattle and Hum, all of this tour, and, to demonstrate its versatility, PopMart) rank very highly in my eyes and help to redeem the song.

And I do like the violin in the studio version.

 

[mikal]

8. it's not in my top 40, but maybe top 50 U2 songs.

 

[Irishteen]

9 from me love the studio version especially the violin and well live it's had some really amazing performances

 

[God Part III]

One of the songs that made me the U2 fan that I am.
Rattle and Hum version is fantastic, but it's still one of those live songs that is still worthy of being played. Fantastic, borderline 10, but 9 for, ultimately.