There's one big reason why I love "Bullet the Blue Sky" so much - and it is this:
The song evolves. On each tour it seemed as if one angle of the song was high-lighted just a little bit more than other tours.
JT/Lovetown: I think the whole "fighter plane" thing was the theme.
Zoo TV: A lot more political and a lot more anti-america (in my opinion). I mean jeeze, anyone remember the London version where Bono screams "Fuck Americaaaaaaaaaah!" ?
Popmart: My personal favorite versions are from this tour and basically because it was a tad bit more funky than the ones before it. More of a 'running to America' one. Also I still remember the line "So this guy walks up to me, asking how much do you want for your soul?" when I saw them in Chicago.
Elevation leg 1: "War is over we don't need your help. America is making war on itself." I've always been against the whole pro-gun thing and the version from Turin (sp?), Italy is amazing. I know alot of people love the Boston version, but the one in Italy has the best "rap" ever. Don't believe me? Just check it out.
Elevation leg 3: post-september 11th version. Goodbye to the "rap" and more emphasis on fighter planes again and "America" as a whole. This was the one moment in the concert where I got chills watching Bono perform. He had the spotlight directly in his face just spinning and screaming "outside it's America"
These are just my opinions and it has been a long day so alot may not make sense. Oh well. Cheers.
- The Zoocifer -