Which U2 song got you hooked and changed your life forever?

beatlesboy · 03-27-2005, 02:59 PM

Everyone knows what I'm talking about. What was the first song you heard by U2 that made your ears perk up and converted you to being a lifelong fan?

It's really strange, considering Bono doesn't even sing on it, but for me it was Van Diemen's Land.

I remember hearing it the first time and feeling a chill go up my spine. I listened to it over and over and over again.

The rest, as they say, is history!

Soooo, what's yours???

Zoocoustic · 03-27-2005, 03:10 PM

One

solar · 03-27-2005, 03:18 PM

Beautiful day, from that moment everything changed.

kevink · 03-27-2005, 03:18 PM

I wasn't a U2 fan until I heard Stuck in a Moment on the radio in the summer of 2001.

ZeroDude · 03-27-2005, 03:19 PM

All I Want Is You at the end of the Best of turned me into what I am now

Axver · 03-27-2005, 03:34 PM

Well, I grew up on U2, but what really pushed me from casual fan to fanatic was the New Mix of Gone, followed by Bad on RAH and 11 O'clock Tick Tock on the UABRS video.

maro_chik · 03-27-2005, 03:35 PM

Until The End Of The World

phanan · 03-27-2005, 03:48 PM

With Or Without You

namkcuR · 03-27-2005, 03:51 PM

With Or Without You.

sue4u2 · 03-27-2005, 03:59 PM

New Years Day.

on new years day back in the day.

TheRooster · 03-27-2005, 04:04 PM

I had liked a lot of songs by them for a while but I became a die hard fan when I heard HMTMKMKM and then Until the End of the World and Bullet.

lauren430 · 03-27-2005, 04:05 PM

I guess Beautiful Day, but really I didn't like it much at first; but for some reason (?) inspired me to buy All That You Can't Leave Behind....

Zoots · 03-27-2005, 04:08 PM

The 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' video in 1992!

Pop, the album cemented it and made me hardcore.

LordZoo · 03-27-2005, 04:10 PM

Lemon

Those Zooropa days...

Pearl · 03-27-2005, 04:26 PM

Beautiful Day

SFGAL · 03-27-2005, 04:51 PM

With or without you....

bought JT and was hooked ever since

AttnKleinkind · 03-27-2005, 05:13 PM

With or Without You enticed me to find out some more about the band, which then lead to me seeing about 30 seconds of the Pride video, and that's all it took.

Irvine511 · 03-27-2005, 05:18 PM

one.

followed by out of control.

miss becky · 03-27-2005, 05:18 PM

Zoo Station.

I knew the big songs (the JT singles, SBS, Pride, etc.) but it wasn't until I bought Achtung Baby and listened to it that I became hooked for all eternity.

Bono's shades · 03-27-2005, 05:21 PM

With or Without You

03-27-2005, 02:59 PM	#1
beatlesboy War Child Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago, IL (In the kingdom of South Suburbia!) Posts: 550 Local Time: 12:52 PM	Which U2 song got you hooked and changed your life forever? Everyone knows what I'm talking about. What was the first song you heard by U2 that made your ears perk up and converted you to being a lifelong fan? It's really strange, considering Bono doesn't even sing on it, but for me it was Van Diemen's Land. I remember hearing it the first time and feeling a chill go up my spine. I listened to it over and over and over again. The rest, as they say, is history! Soooo, what's yours??? __________________

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Zoocoustic War Child Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 970 Local Time: 06:52 PM	One __________________

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Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 04:52 AM	Well, I grew up on U2, but what really pushed me from casual fan to fanatic was the New Mix of Gone, followed by Bad on RAH and 11 O'clock Tick Tock on the UABRS video. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

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solar Acrobat Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CROATIA Posts: 312 Local Time: 07:52 PM	Beautiful day, from that moment everything changed.

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ZeroDude Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,953 Local Time: 07:52 PM	All I Want Is You at the end of the Best of turned me into what I am now

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sue4u2 Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: hatching some plot, scheming some scheme Posts: 6,628 Local Time: 01:52 PM	New Years Day. on new years day back in the day.

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TheRooster Acrobat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hiding out in the big city blinking Posts: 391 Local Time: 01:52 PM	I had liked a lot of songs by them for a while but I became a die hard fan when I heard HMTMKMKM and then Until the End of the World and Bullet.

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lauren430 Refugee Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,404 Local Time: 01:52 PM	I guess Beautiful Day, but really I didn't like it much at first; but for some reason (?) inspired me to buy All That You Can't Leave Behind....

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Zoots Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: the great beyond Posts: 36,802 Local Time: 08:52 PM	The 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' video in 1992! Pop, the album cemented it and made me hardcore.

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LordZoo The Fly Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madrid Posts: 70 Local Time: 08:52 PM	Lemon Those Zooropa days...

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Pearl Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 5,741 Local Time: 02:52 PM	Beautiful Day

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SFGAL The Fly Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Formerly SF... now Concord New Hampshire Posts: 182 Local Time: 02:52 PM	With or without you.... bought JT and was hooked ever since

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AttnKleinkind The Fly Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181 Local Time: 06:52 PM	With or Without You enticed me to find out some more about the band, which then lead to me seeing about 30 seconds of the Pride video, and that's all it took.

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Irvine511 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the West Coast Posts: 34,470 Local Time: 02:52 PM	one. followed by out of control.

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miss becky Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6,107 Local Time: 02:52 PM	Zoo Station. I knew the big songs (the JT singles, SBS, Pride, etc.) but it wasn't until I bought Achtung Baby and listened to it that I became hooked for all eternity.