Why is it 'Original' Of The Species?
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to be more original
Because Bono is weird.
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It's a usage thing..."origin" means the point in time at which something begins, "original" means the one who is first of a kind.
LyricalDrug
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Because this is Bono's way of "winking" at Charles Darwin, who in 1859 wrote the famous book, "Origin of the Species."
Bono's title is an evolution of Darwin's title. Get it?
Bono's title is an evolution of Darwin's title. Get it?
MrBrau1
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"You are the first one, of your kind"
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I've come to the conclusion that "Original" is the best song on HTDAAB.
DreamOutLoud13
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Sicy said:
That should be the default answer to every U2 related "why" question.
JCOSTER
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theu2fly said:
My take is: that your the first of "your kind" in the human race. You are unique. Theres no one like you. Sometimes thats exactly how you feel good or bad, theres no one like you or me.
JanaBDug
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DreamOutLoud13 said:
That should be the default answer to every U2 related "why" question.
hehe
Canadiens1131
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Because it's about as non-direct and witty as Bono can get in the lyrics he writes right now.Sicy said:
Meghan
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A little off topic, but does anyone know if Bono believes in the theory of evolution? I have some Christian friends who do, and others who don't and prefer the creationism theory. I was wondering which Bono prefers. 
bono_man2002
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Why is it "Bad"?
bort269
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CTU2fan said:
the best songs off every album since JT are the second to last songs! No exceptions!
I was worried when the tracklisting for ATYCLB came out, because it had When You Look At the World as the 2nd to last and that song was leaked to Liquid Audio way right after BD came out. I was all... "crap, this doesn't sound like it will be the BEST song on this album"
and then the revised tracklist came out... and it was New York!
Going back further:
Please
Dirty Day
Acrobat
Exit
(just my opinion, but I've said it since Zooropa and it's always been true! I have to admit that I didn't realize it about POP until I saw Please live at my first POPMART show and then it was obvious that my theory was still valid
)
BonoFox1
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^^^ I agree .. OOTS =lyrics strangley brilliant!!! one of my favorite songs..along with Vertigo Love and Peace, One Step closer ,
City of blinding lights, Sometimes....than the rest ...all in ramdom order ....
City of blinding lights, Sometimes....than the rest ...all in ramdom order ....
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It's a not-so-subtle play on words, which is apparently too subtle even it's obviousness.
LuvandPeace1980
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CTU2fan said:
me 3
In the Rolling Stone interview, Bono mentioned that it originally started off as a song for the Edge´s first child, but then Bono twisited and eroticised it more.
I could be way off, but I wonder if it could also be talking about U2 being the original of the species or Bono himself. Considering that there had never really been anything like U2 before, especially a bunch of 40 year olds releasing such a strong album this late into their career.
I don´t know, WTF am I talking about??
I could be way off, but I wonder if it could also be talking about U2 being the original of the species or Bono himself. Considering that there had never really been anything like U2 before, especially a bunch of 40 year olds releasing such a strong album this late into their career.
I don´t know, WTF am I talking about??
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