coolian2
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The vocal transition out of the falsetto
I like the countermelody Bono added during the chorus on the live version in '93.
phillyfan26 said:The falsetto killed it, IMO. It doesn't work as being sung throughout. More sparingly is better (i.e.: Dirty Day).
BonoVoxSupastar said:
One part is apparently about his mother, "she wore lemon", and then there's whole entire other song that makes a social commentary about society with, "A man makes a picture..." and "Midnight is where the day begins"
The Sad Punk said:
Me too.
I still like the album version a whole lot too. Actually, I've been listening to it more often lately.
Don't think it's too long, either.
Axver said:Now where's CTU2fan?
COBL_04 said:How good are the lyrics though?
A man melts the sand so he can see the world outside
The_Edge89 said:I love this song, and I grew up with it on the stereo at home whenever I had to take a nap in the afternoon when I was about 4-5 years old or something.
It's a song that has a special place in my heart, and I never get tired of it.
Hornbag said:
Well wasn't MacPhisto meant to be in Hell or something? Surely this means he's literally underground in the fires of the earth, so to speak, and from his position is melting sand on the same shore mentioned earlier in the song. We know when glass melts it becomes glass, so he's maybe using it as a looking glass between where he is and where the woman he wants is. I dunnno if that makes any sense But I can imagine it being one interpretation...
corianderstem said:I like the countermelody Bono added during the chorus on the live version in '93.
Earnie Shavers said:
p.s No idea about the Midnight bits.
flaming june said:Doesn't Bono sound incredibly Bowie-esque when he sings this part?
socceroo said:I like it being 2 merged songs (ala Beatles A Day In The Life). That's called creativity.
Val said:Henry Rollins... explain that! Why should we care? Nothing personal, David, but really, what does it matter that he doesn't see the brillance of U2? Has he really made much of a contribution to music? If I need to get educated on this front, please do!