Mr. V
Refugee
Catorce > Any meaning of Native Son
rihannsu said:
It wasn't the band that changed the lyrics, it was Bono. Lillywhite told the story in several interviews that when he came in to work on the album and had the band set up together in the room to play through what they already had, Bono got 30 seconds into Native Son and came to a screeching halt saying "I can't sing that song for two years on the road." For whatever reason the song no longer worked for Bono with those lyrics and if Bono can't get into the song he can't sing it. After this Edge and the others fiddled with the music a little changing something (I don't remember what Steve said) then Bono came in and improvised on the lyric. Lillywhite also said that the Native Son lyric was a case of Bono trying to write to a specific issue which often comes out forced and doesn't sit well with the music.
Dana
LemonMelon said:
1. The band felt the lyrics and music did not mesh as well as they could have.
2. The band sold out.
Zootlesque said:
Agreed.
I do love the way he sings that last verse of Vertigo... "I can feel your love teaching me how..." and the guitar accompanying it, and this is absent on Native Son. So
And just cos I spent the past 2 hours working on this.... here's my best attempt at an ideal Bomb. I know it's not perfect because we can only work with the songs we have and certain songs like Vertigo and Native Son for example could have probably benefited with parts from both songs! Anyway...
1. Love And Peace (cheesetastic "or else" removed )
2. City Of Blinding Lights
3. Native Son
4. All Because Of You (alternate version)
5. Miracle Drug
6. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
7. Original Of The Species (single version)
8. Yahweh (alternate version)
9. Fast Cars
10. A Man And A Woman
11. Crumbs From Your Table
12. One Step Closer
Optional: Hidden track, Mercy
LAP makes a good opener and if one is impatient to get to the much better song, it's easy to skip. Native Son/Vertigo and ABOY always went well together for me. Sometimes and Original went great together on the tour. Yahweh and Fast Cars is perfect for me. Can't explain it. Fast Cars and AMAAW are musically similar. Crumbs is the high before the mellow ending just like New York/Grace. This list works for me right now... until I change it again!
ETA: I'm not sure I prefer the ABOY alt. version thaaaat much to the album version but anything is better than that ear piercing intro that's why I chose the alt version.
U2girl said:
Lillywhite also said the band was feeling uneasy when Bono's activism started creeping in the studio. I don't know whether Bono wrote Native Son lyrics on his own but he and Edge are credited for Vertigo lyrics.
Native Son is a weak "political U2" song, Vertigo is a strong single - their respective lyrics just don't work with their respective music. Plus I don't think Bono could handle that "Freee!" scream live each night.
Reggie Thee Dog said:The lyrics in Native Son sound 'forced' to me. Like Bono was trying 'too hard' to be political, I think that's why he stepped back from them and went another direction.
mikal said:good playlist, i also added:
13. AYGWF
14. Mercy
15. Neon Lights
Eazy-V said:Catorce > Any meaning of Native Son
to be honest, Native Son has a more retro feel than Vertigolast unicorn said:but I agree it's a great verse, my favourite one in the song, reminds me a lot of "old" U2.
KhanadaRhodes said:
plus vertigo...is that really about anything?
KhanadaRhodes said:
plus vertigo...is that really about anything?
bonocomet said:Well it makes perfect sense if you've been there.
elevated_u2_fan said:I have been told it's everyting I wish I didn't know...
nope. U2 needed fucking catorce. they delivered.gvox said:
I respect the band's decision to go forward with Vertigo, but I sincerely hope that was sarcasm.
Eazy-V said:
nope. U2 needed fucking catorce. they delivered.