Coca-Cola, football radio radio radio?

Ana · Mar 13, 2002

lyrics from my new favourite love song: Promenade

I just bought "The Unforgettable Fire" and it blew me away. But even more this song. It almost brings tears to my eyes. It is so beautiful I just can't stop playing it.

Anyhow, WTF with those last lyrics?

Coca-Cola, football radio radio radio
Does Bono really sing that?
I really don't think so...
What do you think?

[This message has been edited by Ana (edited 03-13-2002).]

u2loopy · Mar 13, 2002

Ana, I think those really are the lyrics!

That crazy Bono!!!

------------------
What are we going to do now It's all been said,
No new ideas in the house and Every book has been read....

Dorian Gray · Mar 13, 2002

I read somewhere that alot of Promenade uses lyrics that are there for their phonetic sound only... Im guessing this is the reason for the cola, football radio reference. Bono liked how they sounded, maybe they express an idea he can't. I dunno really...

I guess that's not really any help to you at all is it?

------------------
And I felt like a star...

zoomerang II · Mar 13, 2002

I wonder if they had to get permission from Coca Cola to have those lyrics as coke is a trademarked name?

Ana · Mar 13, 2002

Well when he says 'radio' y understand 'away'

*sigh* I guess we'll never know. But I still love that song... It is so peaceful and moving *plays it again*

tackleberry · Mar 13, 2002

I also think that the football lyric refers to Bono's house. I believe he has a view of a football or "American Soccer" field. There's actually a few references in that song to Bono's house: Spiral staircase to the higher ground, slide-show, seaside town.

I love the words in this song. Some of Bono's most personal and poetic.

------------------
"You gotta put the women and children first, but you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York..."

oliveu2cm · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by tackleberry:
I also think that the football lyric refers to Bono's house. I believe he has a view of a football or "American Soccer" field. There's actually a few references in that song to Bono's house: Spiral staircase to the higher ground, slide-show, seaside town.

I love the words in this song. Some of Bono's most personal and poetic.

yeah, I read this, too. He apparenlty has a spiral staircase up to his(and ali's) bedroom, and all those words he sings at the end are things he can see from looking out his window.

awwww.

------------------
Happy Birthday Adam!!

* U2 Take Me Higher *
The Macphisto Society

Hawkmoon1021 · Mar 13, 2002

Great song. Flows perfectly from the song UF.

spinninghead77 · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by zoomerang II:
I wonder if they had to get permission from Coca Cola to have those lyrics as coke is a trademarked name?

Proboablly not. They didn't get persmission from Hugh Hefner to use 'Playboy Mansion', and they would have had to get a heck of a lot of permission for that song!!

I loooooove Promenade!

------------------
***Spinny***
"OH, SINNY- er,um- SPINNY!" (freudian slip?)-JulyFly

"Here I go and I don't know why
I spin so ceaselessly
Could it be he's taken over me????"

SkeeK · Mar 13, 2002

Mind numbingly beautiful song. I love the lyrics. A lot of them are probably just for phonetic purposes... if so, I love that (see Underworld's awesome albeit slightly nonsensical lyrics)

Ana · Mar 13, 2002

Promenade

Earth sky sea and rain
Is she coming back again
Men of straw, snooker hall
Words that build or destroy
Dirt dry bone sand and stone
Barbed-wire fence cut me down
I'd like to be around
In a spiral staircase
To the higher ground

And I, like a firework, explode
Roman candle lightning lights up the sky

In the cracked streets trampled under foot
Sidestep, sidewalk
I see you stare into space
Have I got closer now
Behind the face

Oh...tell me...
Charity dance with me
Turn me around tonight
Up through spiral staircase
To the higher ground

Slide show sea side town
Coca-Cola, football radio radio radio
Radio radio radio...

AWWWWWW I love the "Turn me around tonight
Up through spiral staircase
To the higher ground" part!! *melts* *plays the song for the 16th time today*

Jack4U · Mar 13, 2002

It's really beautiful song!
One of the most emotional song I've ever heard. I love it from the first listen!

I only hope it becomes less sad for me someday

Ana · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by Jack4U:
I love it from the first listen!

Me too!! Since I heard it the first time I fell for it!

And why does it make you feel sad Jack? I feel really joyful when I listen to it *hugs*

Jack4U · Mar 13, 2002

You know Ana... it?s a long and strange story and I wish to not post details here... but if You still want to know why, please email me at bono@ftv.pl ...

Spiral_Staircase · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by Ana:
Promenade

AWWWWWW I love the "Turn me around tonight
Up through spiral staircase
To the higher ground" part!! *melts* *plays the song for the 16th time today*

You need to check with Sula, but I think the actual lyrics are "up through spiral suitcase.

sulawesigirl4 · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by Spiral_Staircase:
You need to check with Sula, but I think the actual lyrics are "up through spiral suitcase.

bwahahaha. I KNEW that would come up.

Yes, I do believe those spiral suitcases are quite the rage nowadays.

They may look silly but they can manage to hold an unbelievable amount of pie.

Ana · Mar 13, 2002

Ok Jack! Writing a mail to ya!

*hugs*
btw: My Email is ana.gutierrez@honeywell.com

Spiral_Staircase · Mar 13, 2002

Waitress at Baker's Square: Excuse me, are you all finished with that pie, or would you like me to box it up for you?

Sula: Oh, just put it in a spiral suitcase and I'll take it with me. Thanks.

See you in a bit.....

sulawesigirl4 · Mar 13, 2002

lol. U 2.

Vorsprung · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by Ana:

Men of straw, snooker hall

I always used to think it was:

Men of straw, sneak the whore

does that make me a pervert???????

Ana · Mar 13, 2002

Originally posted by Vorsprung:
I always used to think it was:

Men of straw, sneak the whore

does that make me a pervert???????

I don't think so. I used to think that it said: Men of straw, snook the whore LMAO!!

senrab · Mar 13, 2002

I have always liked this one...don't know why.

Clark W. Griswold Jr · Mar 13, 2002

Quite some time ago, I made myself a U2 mix tape, and just by chance I put this song on right after "Tryin to Throw Your Arms..". The two blended together surprisingly well.

kobayashi · Mar 14, 2002

bono likes coke!

bono vs. britney

Ana · Mar 14, 2002

Coke is better
Bono is better than anybody

Vorsprung · Mar 14, 2002

Originally posted by Ana:

Coca-Cola, football radio radio radio

I actually would like this line as the title of the new album....

------------------
Vorsprung durch Technik

KhanadaRhodes · Mar 14, 2002

i love promenade.
i love unforgettable fire.
the song and the album.

ericb · Mar 14, 2002

I love Promenade. It is too bad that it was never performed live. I could see them having it be followed by Bad in concert. Maybe do an acoustic version of Promenade where they would do Stay and Staring At The Sun.

Ana · Mar 14, 2002

Originally posted by Vorsprung:
I actually would like this line as the title of the new album....

Nope! Sounds like a tittle for a Limp Biskit album *barf*

Coca-Cola, football radio radio radio?

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

War Child

Refugee

War Child

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

War Child

Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB

Acrobat

Refugee

The Original, Rock n' Roll Doggie, VIP PASS

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

The Fly

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

The Fly

War Child

Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

War Child

Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS

War Child

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

Refugee

War Child

Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

War Child

Paper Gods

The Fly

Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid

Similar threads