Indeed it would. The Oscars are the second most watched TV broadcast in the US, right?
And here could lie a very clever marketing ploy
Indeed it would. The Oscars are the second most watched TV broadcast in the US, right?
And here could lie a very clever marketing ploy
according to dave fanning another version of the song could end up on the new album
I don't really know much about Mandela's life, so how do you guys think the lyrics allude to him?
I think the magic marker line is a personal injection by Bono. He's talked about how Mandela was one of his heroes growing up, so I see Bono singing in first person directly to Mandela when he says, "Your heart is on my sleeve." And the disillusionment he (Bono) has had to deal with, "For years I would believe that the world couldn't wash it away".
What about the chorus, "We can't fall any further if we can't feel ordinary love. And we can't reach any higher if we can't deal with ordinary love"? Is ordinary love a good thing or bad here? Or both? That ordinary love can make you fall, but at the same time you can't reach any higher without it?
Actually this version seems shorter than the one on the clip with the movie-goers (which had an extended outro_, so for one I suspect that it is a short "single-version" and that there must be a longer version somewhere (new album?soundtrack album - i don't know)
The more I listen to 'Ordinary' the more I'm growing to really like it. It's short, punchy, sounds fresh and has killer hook. What more can you ask for? My wife (who hates U2) has been going around humming it all day. Has raised my expectations a lot for the album.
Remember this is the band that 'returned' with Boots quite possibly the worst song ever made by anyone!
You Too Can Hear U2 Overthink Its New Song
I don't agree with this article, but it was an interesting viewpoint...
You Too Can Hear U2 Overthink Its New Song
I don't agree with this article, but it was an interesting viewpoint...
Words are shoehorned in without much regard for scansion, stress, or tone. The overall effect is of someone not trusting his gut: of trying too hard to write “good lyrics”—superego lyrics—and then forcing them onto the music.
I've been saying this for quite a while. He has a tendency of late to cram too many syllables into a verse line and it doesn't sound natural at all.
I've been saying this for quite a while. He has a tendency of late to cram too many syllables into a verse line and it doesn't sound natural at all.
U2 have written a new song, Ordinary Love, for the movie 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom'.
Catch the song in full in this beautiful lyric video.
Ordinary Love is released in a limited-edition vinyl pressing to mark Record Store Day next Friday, November 29th.
For more information and news visit U2.com.
Has the article quoted above been written by a member of a U2 forum? Because it sounds like that. I can't believe someone is bothering to write an over-intellectual article about a simple song. This is ridiculous.
It's a pity that so many are searching for little details to complain about in this song. What I personally enjoy about it is its simplicity. I'm a fan of nature metaphors, I use them a lot in my own poetry. I don't like overly intellectual stuff in lyrics, I like feelings more than thoughts. Those lyrics give me images that I can really relate to and enjoy without having to think too much about it. It's fitting for a movie soundtrack. And I think it IS an indicator for Bono's current mindset. Some might find this development disturbing or scaring, but we need to realize that Bono's vision of the world and his artistic approach has changed a lot in the last 10 to 15 years. It's good that way, people are changing and evolving, not everyone might like that but personally I would be very disturbed if the new album would sound like something they did 20 years ago.