3. Poor Adam, effectively ignored on the side there. No wonder he looks cranky.
Pilgrims praying to know God's will
Scratching in the dirt and signing up to die
Scorched earth or a cruel sun
Is this the battle Jesus won ?
SBS on a rooftop, because you know playing something slower & acoustic is the shortcut to making it that much more poignant and serious.
Why the drums if they're going acoustic though ?
Why the drums if they're going acoustic though ?
That Clinton event version with just Bono and Edge was better, and the new verse works well.
I think to start putting the focus back on the band proper so people think of music, rather than Bono (politics) or Bono and Edge (Spiderman)- when they think of U2. Ramping up for the new record.
Why don't they write and perform something new instead of a 30 year old song?
Probably because this song encapsulates the situation in torn countries better than most and making another one just as good would be extremely hard. "How long must we sing this song?" covers the frustration of religious conflict perfectly.
But...but...that was 1983! Bring on 2013!!!!!
How long must they sing this song indeed.
The context doesn't work though. Nice try!
How long must they sing this song indeed.