What are your Top 5 favorite Achtung Baby songs?

[camiloj]

OK, we've done the favorite album poll and this one is usually second or third and for alot of people (myself included) it is their first favorite U2 album. The Acrobat/One Song on Best of Thread made me think, just what are our favorite songs from that album?

I think some of our answers will surprise us as they may not be the ones frequently played on tour!

Oh yeah, and keep in mind, just because these are your top 5 doesnt mean you think the other ones are crap. It just means you like these ones just a little little bit (or way ALOT) more than the other songs on the album.

Here are mine:

1. Ultraviolet
2. One
3. Acrobat
4. The Fly
5. Love is Blindness

I know I know, we like all the songs can't pick just five but give it a try...

 

[Mrs. Vedder]

1. One
2. So Cruel
3. UTEOTW
4. EBTTRT
5. THE FLY

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"It's Evolution Baby!"

 

[Guy With The Stuff]

Keep in mind that I haven't listened to the CD in a few months, but maybe

1.Acrobat (Love that song!)
2.One
3.End of the world
4.Love is blindness
5.Fly

 

[martha]

What I'm listening to right now!!

1. Mysterious Ways
2. Even Better Than the Real Thing
3. Until the End of the World
4. Ultraviolet
5.. Acrobat

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They say that magic and the science world collide
Oh, but Einstein saw me lookin' at her and he joined my side

Jonathan Richman
"A Higher Power"

 

[WildHonee]

*loveth AB*

1. One
2. WGRYWH
3. Ultraviolet
4. TTTYAATW (give or take a few T's, maybe)
5. The Fly

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~*Mona*~ LOVE me, give me SOUL
And planting an amazing fern on her shoulder... ~ScottPhisto~

I got lost in the Netherlands!!

You can dream, But you can never go back the way you came

 

[ultraviolet7]

Wouldn't be able to state an order, it's already too much asking for just 5!!

1. Ultraviolet (kinda obvious)
2. Acrobat
3. The Fly
4. Even Better Than The Real Thing
5. Zoo Station

And I HAD to leave out Love is Blindness/Mysterious Ways/Until The End Of The World/One

[This message has been edited by ultraviolet7 (edited 01-17-2002).]

 

[Crzy4Bono]

1. UTEOTW
2. So Cruel
3. Ultraviolet
4. Acrobat
5. One

I have recently rediscovered AB - this is such a fine disc - possibly their very best.

Peace

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She's gonna dream up a world she wants to live in / She's gonna dream out loud.
Visit my web page at www.u2page.com

 

[Veranda]

1- Ultraviolet
2- Acrobat
3- UTEOTW
4- One
5- Love is Blindness

Mysterious Ways is probably my least favorite song on the album and I still love it. That just shows how great a work it is!

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U2- The Unforgettable Fire still burns!

 

[Zoocifer]

Achtung Baby Top 5 (ooh la la)

1. Ultraviolet
2. The Fly
3. So Cruel
4. Until the End of the World (tied with Even Better Than the Real Thing)
5. One

~z~

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" You love this town - even if that doesn't ring true. You've been all over, and it's been all over you " - Bono

" Don't you know there ain't no Devil, that's just God when he's drunk " - Tom Waits

 

[SkeeK]

In No Particular Order

Ultraviolet
So Cruel
Mysterious Ways
One
UTEOTW
Hon Mention: Love is blindness

 

[Angel]

In order!

lol

1. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
2. UTEOTW
3. Acrobat
4. One
5. The Fly (New live version

) heh, heh

 

[missmacphisto]

Good thread Camilo! Much easier than chosing a favorite album, or a favorite song from their entire catalog. Mine would be:
Until the end of the world
Zoo Station
Even better than the real thing
The Fly
One/Love is Blindness(argh, i just couldnt choose between them!)

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Look...look what you've done to me...You've made me poor and infamous, and I thank you...

My name is MISS MACPHISTO...I'm tired and i want to go HOME...

"Well you tell...Bonovista,that i said hello and that my codename is Belleview" - Bono before opening night of Anaheim Elevation concert

Well tonight thank God it's them, instead of you...

 

[pax]

I'll bite...

5.) Until the End of the World
4.) Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
3.) So Cruel
2.) Ultraviolet
1.) One (isn't it fitting?)

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If you cannot live together in here, you cannot live together out there, let me tell ya. --Bono

You've got to cry without weeping, talk without speaking, scream without raising your voice... --Bono

 

[barlowdog]

one
the fly
so cruel
until the end of the world
acrobat

 

[madonna's child]

my favorite U2 album, so it's hard to choose!!!

but if i must...

1.) ultraviolet
2.) one
3.) the fly
4.) until the end of the world
5.) zoo station

...but, really, i love them all.

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)|( Vande )|(

"Rock 'n' roll is a term that's been heavily abused. It's not
something you can buy in a record shop. It's an attitude." -Adam

"And I wear grey underwear." -Bono

Everyday can be a beautiful day. Don't let it get away.

Love,
Emily

Visit my webpage for U2 wallpapers:
www.geocities.com/springtime5348/index.html

It?s cold outside, but brightly lit...

 

[Niamh_Saoirse]

1- Until the end of the world
2- Ultraviolet
3- Acrobat
4-Mysterious ways
5- Who's gonna ride your wild horses?


Flavia

 

[pub crawler]

1. Even Better Than the Real Thing
2. Until the End of the World
3. Mysterious Ways
4. Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
5. Acrobat

 

[PrincessBadgirl]

one
who's gonna ride your wild horses
ultraviolet
the fly
trying to throw your arms around the world

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I'm counting UFO's, I signal them with my lighter and in this moment I am happy...happy.

I'm just sipping on chamomile, watching boys and girls and their sex appeal.
AIM:fengche

 

[Sister Ray]

1. One
2. So Cruel
3. The Fly
4. Ultraviolet
5. EBTTRT

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"We are the biggest little cult band in the world." - Larry (1997)

They say the record business is in a slump.
There's a reason, OK: the records are boring." - Bono (1997)

 

[snutes1]

1. The fly
2. Until the end of the world
3. EBTTRT
4. One
5. Acrobat

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Hmmm, quite easy actually!

1. Until the End of the World
2. The Fly
3. One
4. Love is Blindness
5. Mysterious ways

 

[numbededge]

At this particular second (in random order):
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
Mysterious Ways
Acrobat
Zoo Station
One
It changes from moment to moment...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!

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"Coke does not add life. It might be a nice fizzy drink but it does not add life." - Bono
"Well, it could have been an artichoke, but we wanted a more practical fruit." -Larry
?This is when the band became Depeche Mode!? ? Steve Lillywhite plays some tracks that didn?t make it to the final cut of WTSHNN.

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Wow, Ultraviolet sure is popular with you folks - good taste tho - amazing song!

 

[The Blunt Edge]

1. One
2. Until the end of the World
3. Acrobat
4. The Fly
5. Mysterious Ways

Pretty hard to choose from such a great album though.

 

[Giant Lemon]

In no certain order:

One
UTEOTW
Mysterious Ways
Acrobat
EBTTRT

 

[Hawkfire]

Tough Question!!!

1. Ultraviolet (of course)
2. The Fly
3. Trying To Throw Your Arms...
4. UTEOTW
5. So Cruel

With 7 apologies to the other tracks, especially Blindness.

 

[oktobergirl]

1. Ultraviolet
2. Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World
3. So Cruel
4. Love Is Blindness
5. One

 

[FallDownJulie]

1-One
2-Mysterious Ways
3-So Cruel
4-Acrobat
5-Ultraviolet

(next would be Love is Blindness

)


nice nice album.... *dances off*

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~Julie*
ScottPhisto's Shampoo Girl

"Let me introduce you to the scientist in the family. The man who gets sexual pleasure out of the collection of data. The Edge!" ~Bono (Boston)

The Fly: *looking at Edge* Did you have a dictionary for breakfast or something?
(MPS)

"EEEEEDGE, BEDAZZLE MEEEEEE!"

 

[achtung2k]

The Top 80 U2 songs are now up and posted at http://www.geocities.com/tixxster/u2top10.html

questions? comments? debates? let me know!

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"i know that this is not goodbye"

 

[theSoulfulMofo]

1. ULTRAviolet (light MY WAY)
2. ONE
3. Until the END of the WORLD
4. Acrobat
5. Who's Gonna RIDE your WILD HORSES