Rock legend Bono reveals a new U2 song - on Facebook.
The U2 frontman is seen sitting in a living room and recorded on a CAMERA PHONE as he sings along to new track ‘Wave of Sorrow’.
And even though he had only finished recording it two days previously, he amazingly forgets most of the words and is seen mumbling along for large sections of the song.
Bono then agreed for the track to posted on iLike on Facebook, asking fans to leave feedback onto whether it is up to scratch or needs more work.
It gives fans an amazingly intimate insight into the legendary rock star.
Hadi Partovi, co-founder of iLike, said: “It means a lot to me and I think it’s a little bit of rock’n'roll history.”
Bono is also seen discussing the track, which he first started writing for 1987’s Joshua Tree album but is only being finished now ready for the remastered release to celebrate the landmark album’s 20th anniversary.
Hadi added: “On a personal note, I was in the room when this video was filmed.
My brother recorded it on his cameraphone. Now that’s a memory to treasure!”
Even more amazingly, the track went out to iLike users before the rest of the band even got to hear it.
“The band played on it but they haven’t heard the final [track],” Bono explains, saying that he never finished the vocal in 1987.
“I got a message from The Edge last night, I posted it to him, and he said I had a future in the music business.”
Bono also described what inspired the religious sounding track.
“It’s a song that’s trying to describe the experiences I had when myself and Ali, my missus, were working in Ethiopia, we worked in Ethiopia during the famine.
“We saw all these sights that you shouldn’t see.
“People were walking all through the night to this feeding station and laying their children down, sometimes they would be dead.
“It looked like a concentration camp, but the barbed wire was to keep people out, not in, which is f****d up.”
Hadi believes that the clip could inspire other artists to follow U2’s lead.
“Since we started iLike a year ago, our vision has been to bring people together through music.
“As others follow U2’s lead, this could transform how artists connect with fans.”