The top 5 most awesomely bad U2 songs....

[cstar]

I can't stand Love and Peace or Else... WEAK! I always skip it. The only thing that saves it live is getting to see Larry bang the drums....

Most of POP is on my list as well...

I'm surprised at all the haters of Grace....
One of my favorites!

 

[cstar]

Studio version of Trash, Trampoline, and the Party Girl makes Bono sound like he has a disease.

I love how gloriously out of tune Bono is on Party Girl!

 

[Joey788]

The Playboy Mansion
Grace
Some Days Are Better Than Others
Wild Honey

But the worst one out of them all for me has to be:

Love Rescue Me

 

[YBORCITY]

Yeah I was just going to say that! The lyrics are bad but not THAT bad.

OOOOPPPPSSSS!!!
My Bad - but it goes to show you that I can't stand the song so much I can't even remember the crappiest of Lyrics

 

[LMP]

I will never understand the hate for Red Light.

Like Gibby said, the "da da da" intro is atrocious.

That being said, I still think it's a good song.

It's damn catchy.

 

[kkaider]

There are really only two songs that make me cringe when I hear them:

1) Babyface
2) Unchained Melody - sorry if I offend anyone, but I'm not a fan of any version of this song, and U2's version is easily the worst ever

we're leaving B-sides and Covers off because that's just not fair... paint it black cover?

OK, then I'll go with:

1. Babyface
2. Babyface
3. Babyface
4. Babyface
5. Babyface

 

[YBORCITY]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Anyway, all you Miami haters that have posted here... have you actually tried listening to this song while driving in your car at night on a high speed highway. Try doing that and turning up the volume just before the "here comes car chase.." line and see if it changes your opinion of the song at all. Please try it for the love of Miami.

I absolutely will not

 

[xaviMF22]

I absolutely will not

u should

 

[Zoots]

Like Gibby said, the "da da da" intro is atrocious.

That being said, I still think it's a good song.

It's damn catchy.

I still don't see what's so bad about the intro. And yes, it's catchy as hell! The drums, the bass and those guitar notes after Bono sings "give you my love..."

and that trumpet solo (just found out that it IS a trumpet and not sax Trumpet by Kenny Fradley, according to War liner notes) combined with the bass-y outro

Guess I just like this song a lot.

 

[waynetravis]

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


Anyway, all you Miami haters that have posted here... have you actually tried listening to this song while driving in your car at night on a high speed highway. Try doing that and turning up the volume just before the "here comes car chase.." line and see if it changes your opinion of the song at all. Please try it for the love of Miami.

sweet!!

 

[YBORCITY]

u should

No, PLEASE don't make me do this

 

[xaviMF22]

No, PLEASE don't make me do this

who knows, it might make you appreciate the awesomeness that is Miami

 

[LMP]

I still don't see what's so bad about the intro. And yes, it's catchy as hell! The drums, the bass and those guitar notes after Bono sings "give you my love..."

and that trumpet solo (just found out that it IS a trumpet and not sax Trumpet by Kenny Fradley, according to War liner notes) combined with the bass-y outro

Guess I just like this song a lot.

Haha, apparently the girls singing the intro took off their tops in the studio and the guys found it hard to concentrate.

Funny little anecdote from the Into the Heart: Stories Behind the Songs book.

 

[Zoots]

Haha, apparently the girls singing the intro took off their tops in the studio and they guys found it hard to concentrate.

That's great!

 

[YBORCITY]

who knows, it might make you appreciate the awesomeness that is Miami

Please give me one redeeming quality in the awesomeness. Like I stated earlier - A lot of people on this board loves this song and I've been FLAMED so bad in the past about and I really do try to like the song but I just for some reason can't quantify that the same band who came up with songs like Bad, Streets, UTEOTW and so forth can come up with this shiite song.

 

[corianderstem]

[8. Elvis Presley And America - There's no point to this song. It's ASOH backwards. And really, this album is a supposed U2 classic? [/B]

 

[Zoots]

for some reason can't quantify that the same band who came up with songs like Bad, Streets, UTEOTW and so forth can come up with this shiite song.

Why must the band only write anthems like Streets, Bad etc?

Miami is cool as heck, got lots of "fun to sing along to" lyrics like

Love the movies...love to walk those movie sets
Get to shoot someone in the foot
Get to smoke some cigarettes
No big deal we know the score
Just back from the video store
Got the car and the car chase
What's he got inside the case
I want a close up of that face
Here comes the car chase

and some bad ass guitar!!! that's not typical edge chimey guitar for a change.

 

[waynetravis]

Why must the band only write anthems like Streets, Bad etc?

Miami is cool as heck, got lots of "fun to sing along to" lyrics like

Love the movies...love to walk those movie sets
Get to shoot someone in the foot
Get to smoke some cigarettes
No big deal we know the score
Just back from the video store
Got the car and the car chase
What's he got inside the case
I want a close up of that face
Here comes the car chase

and some bad ass guitar!!! that's not typical edge chimey guitar for a change.

damn. we should of done this song in 'Sing With Me'

 

[schnumi]

Why must the band only write anthems like Streets, Bad etc?

Miami is cool as heck, got lots of "fun to sing along to" lyrics like

Love the movies...love to walk those movie sets
Get to shoot someone in the foot
Get to smoke some cigarettes
No big deal we know the score
Just back from the video store
Got the car and the car chase
What's he got inside the case
I want a close up of that face
Here comes the car chase

and some bad ass guitar!!! that's not typical edge chimey guitar for a change.

exactly and ofcourse Bono's raw MIIIAAAMMMIII!!!

 

[Zoots]

damn. we should of done this song in 'Sing With Me'

yes.

including the "my mammy" yelling

 

[xaviMF22]

exactly and ofcourse Bono's raw MIIIAAAMMMIII!!!

 

[YBORCITY]

Why must the band only write anthems like Streets, Bad etc?

Miami is cool as heck, got lots of "fun to sing along to" lyrics like

Love the movies...love to walk those movie sets
Get to shoot someone in the foot
Get to smoke some cigarettes
No big deal we know the score
Just back from the video store
Got the car and the car chase
What's he got inside the case
I want a close up of that face
Here comes the car chase

and some bad ass guitar!!! that's not typical edge chimey guitar for a change.

Alright as much as I HATE to admit this the guitar work is very cool (redeeming factor). I'm actually listening right now (I really should be working).

Zoots, let's settle this mano y mano right before the Unforgettable Fire concert at BB KINGS. PLEASE don't request this song either that night

 

[Zoots]

Zoots, let's settle this mano y mano right before the Unforgettable Fire concert at BB KINGS. PLEASE don't request this song either that night

Yay!

 

[Bones58]

So Cruel - It has nothing going for it musically. Big buildup? Big yawn

 

[LemonMelon]

99% of the Pop Album sucks (Mofo any one??)
99% of Zooropa sucks

You're not allowed to have opinions anymore.

 

[Zoots]

You're not allowed to have opinions anymore.

 

[U2Man]

 

[YBORCITY]

Yay!

 

[LMP]

99% of the Pop Album sucks (Mofo any one??)

99% = 11/12?

 

[Zoots]

11/12 = 0.91666666666667 = 91.67%