Numb1075
ONE love, blood, life
Chuck Norris should give a nice round kick to the head of the Siren
Earnie Shavers said:The siren rises sharply and suddenly, then hits full volume. It then only registers three beeps at full volume, then stops. This is clearly representative of the band. It's symbolic of artistic creation within the band, then registering votes on said creation. Bono checks in. Edge checks in. Adam checks in. Larry doesn't, no fourth strong beep. The song is done there and then and we will never know what was to come next. It serves as a message to the fans. The band would never break ranks on such a thing openly or publicly, all we have is this encoded reminder at the end of the album that what Larry giveth, he taketh away. The artistic inspiration is sparked from the darkness and sharply comes together to a startling and stunning new sound. Larry then pulls the plug. It is a timely reminder as you get to the end of Zooropa, that such a truly creative and original explosion of talent should be taken as a true gift, for Larry will generally pull the plug on such madness. He started the band on his terms, and he will end on his terms too. This should always be programmed directly BEFORE Man & A Woman on any compilation CD so that you remember what Larry pulling the plug does to U2.
jonnytakeawalk said:The siren is kind of an alarm clock at the end of this dream where the cds finished and we now have to go back to reality.
Got Philk? said:Chalk me up for the siren. I fell asleep to Zooropa once and there is no experience like waking up to the siren. What a rush!
Achtung_Bebe said:I heard something somewhere about the siren having a dead air significance in regards to radio, or maybe it was t.v. broadcasting. has anyone else heard something like this? Or am I .
kafrun said:I must be the only person who LIKES AMAAW
thrillme said:
btw, be curious to see a poll, who likes A Man & a Woman, and, are you...a man or a woman?
I suspect Steve Lillywhite and Adam are for the most part correct about it being a hit with the womenfolk, the menfolk, eh, not so much.
GibsonGirl said:
I'm part of the womenfolk, and I think the song blows.
GibsonGirl said:
I'm part of the womenfolk, and I think the song blows.
U2SavesTheWorld said:i vote for the siren
in another scientific poll, i actually voted for the sound of breaking glass and the sound of a thousand farts over Man and a Woman.
yes, I'm a woman, but that doesn't mean I like sappy love songsthrillme said:
That's 2 votes for A Man & a Woman.
btw, be curious to see a poll, who likes A Man & a Woman, and, are you...a man or a woman?
I suspect Steve Lillywhite and Adam are for the most part correct about it being a hit with the womenfolk, the menfolk, eh, not so much.
And for the last time, it is not adult contemporary pop.
The song is too 'real' to be. Like "Sweetest Thing" too real to be in that category.
"I could never take a chance on losing love to find romance."
You won't find that sort of thing in your average love song.
Kafrun, you're not the only one who likes it. Adam and Edge said it was one of their faves off the latest album, and Adam seems to like quite a few "out of left field" kind of bands. Well bands I've never heard get airplay on radio.
The song is unusual for U2, them being "quirky." I can't think of any songs that really sound like it, but I'm guessing they won't be going in that direction any time soon.
The Siren gets old pretty quick though, no staying power, but it has it's merits.
jonnytakeawalk said:Honestly I truly do feel the siren holds more significance than a man and a woman. The whole of zooropa seems to me like a bizzare dream (about lemons, crashed cars and what not) often not really making sense. The siren is kind of an alarm clock at the end of this dream where the cds finished and we now have to go back to reality.
Numb1075 said:Chuck Norris should give a nice round kick to the head of the Siren
LemonMacPhisto said:A Man and a Woman is decent