U2 Busks in NYC Subway in Disguise

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  • čas přidán 8. 05. 2015
  • Jimmy and U2 put on disguises and give a surprise performance in the 42nd St. subway station.
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  • @LukeWarm05
    @LukeWarm05 Před 3 lety +990

    U2 in disguise looked like U2 in disguise.

  • @sodamncrazyomg
    @sodamncrazyomg Před 9 lety +427

    The girl with the round sunglasses is looking at her phone's camera, while Bono sings in her face. WTF PEOPLE???

    • @TheAgentAssassin
      @TheAgentAssassin Před 9 lety +17

      sodamncrazyomg I don't even have the words.

    • @LolindirElros
      @LolindirElros Před 9 lety +49

      sodamncrazyomg She doesn't really knows who he is. She just knows is someone famous and is using him to boost her way up the social media ranks. Yep, sad world we live in.

    • @okerina
      @okerina Před 9 lety +14

      Hm yeah. That strangely pissed me off

    • @sodamncrazyomg
      @sodamncrazyomg Před 9 lety +12

      LolindirElros even if she does not know him it's rude

    • @leechum2909
      @leechum2909 Před 9 lety

      idk who cares

  • @mpthorvonericksen
    @mpthorvonericksen Před 3 lety +530

    You can"t "disguise" Bono's voice. It's very clear from the first lyric it's him.

    • @christineapicella1422
      @christineapicella1422 Před 3 lety +4

      So fucking true!

    • @Danny-id3fe
      @Danny-id3fe Před 2 lety +2

      @@thestrengthwithin4249 no he ain't he better than any singer right now.

    • @Danny-id3fe
      @Danny-id3fe Před 2 lety +3

      @@thestrengthwithin4249 can u do what he does?

    • @Danny-id3fe
      @Danny-id3fe Před 2 lety

      @@thestrengthwithin4249 that was part of the performance. He needed to disguise his voice.

    • @Danny-id3fe
      @Danny-id3fe Před 2 lety +1

      @@thestrengthwithin4249 yea, sorry for that. U stay safe too

  • @Molly-MaryEHackenberger
    @Molly-MaryEHackenberger Před 2 lety +290

    I've been a huge fan since I was about 15 (I'm 53 now). I would have lost my mind if I had come across them playing in the subway. They are still amazing after all these years... Sometimes I forget how much their music has helped me over the years but hearing those first few notes made me remember that their music heals my soul.

    • @MelissaJoyArtistry
      @MelissaJoyArtistry Před 2 lety +3

      I feel the exact way about everything you said, except I'm 40 & have loved them since I was around 6. Would have fainted if I got to see that

    • @DontbeAsshole
      @DontbeAsshole Před 2 lety +2

      ... PERFECTLY well said... and exact same here. Same ages even... 🤍👍

    • @warpedgenius5182
      @warpedgenius5182 Před rokem

      no kidding lol no clue than WTF lol right next to me or something damn lol id have felt moronic lol

    • @gmar7836
      @gmar7836 Před rokem +1

      Same here. They have been my favorite band since 1983 😊

    • @ansilva7264
      @ansilva7264 Před rokem

      ❤ same

  • @DeesonJame
    @DeesonJame Před 8 lety +527

    Imagine walking and thinking to yourself, 'Meh, he's alright'

    • @mooglebee8
      @mooglebee8 Před 7 lety +35

      no need to imagine. that's exactly what i do think.

    • @JB1994
      @JB1994 Před 7 lety +4

      Look up the Joshua Bell experiment from years ago.

    • @Halcyon408
      @Halcyon408 Před 7 lety +15

      That's exactly what i think when I actually hear a u2 song.

    • @lonewolf333
      @lonewolf333 Před 7 lety +6

      Heavily produced is usually going to sound way better than a simple street performance.

    • @djordewanilic3173
      @djordewanilic3173 Před 7 lety

      mooglebe8 lol

  • @NRF787
    @NRF787 Před 8 lety +887

    Imagine walking right past this thinking it was just a random street group only to realize later that you missed an opportunity to see U2 in person.

    • @BradInStLouis
      @BradInStLouis Před 8 lety +37

      +Noah Freitas A "random street group" with multiple professional cameramen, professional sound booms, and multiple professional photographers. You can see the film crew a minute or so in. I like the photgrapher at the end with a 500mm zoom lens 6 feet from bono. Great video.

    • @NRF787
      @NRF787 Před 8 lety +2

      But there were people that walked by not knowing.

    • @DavoBirmingham2
      @DavoBirmingham2 Před 8 lety +11

      +Noah Freitas Every person in that station knew what was going on. There were police surrounding the area, there was a massive film crew, and there were signs up everywhere explaining that there was filming going on for a TV show. What you see in the crowd are actors.

    • @NRF787
      @NRF787 Před 8 lety +1

      DavoBirmingham2 But not everyone stopped to watch.

    • @azynkron
      @azynkron Před 8 lety +2

      +Noah Freitas I would love to say.. "Good cover, dudes.. but you don't sound like U2"

  • @tineegonzales7365
    @tineegonzales7365 Před 5 lety +260

    I would rather miss my ride to work than miss seeing U2 sing live for free on a subway. Its like mortal sin to just pass them by.

    • @spaceballs44
      @spaceballs44 Před rokem +6

      Your boss would of forgiven you.

    • @shanecarroll5376
      @shanecarroll5376 Před rokem +2

      It would have been a closed off set, all the people around know about it.

    • @jameshoover7798
      @jameshoover7798 Před rokem

      @@shanecarroll5376 I agree. Nobody would notice all of the security and professional cameras! Jimmy is a fraud. ;)

  • @robertpetsel54
    @robertpetsel54 Před 3 lety +150

    Bono and Edge walk into a bar
    Bartender: oh it’s you two again

  • @MrDukeSilverr
    @MrDukeSilverr Před 7 lety +1864

    Id recognize his voice over ten subway stations

    • @garystevens4303
      @garystevens4303 Před 7 lety +45

      Exactly, anyone who didn't must live in a bubble!

    • @MarkOfTzeentch
      @MarkOfTzeentch Před 7 lety +8

      TBH im not the biggest U2 fan, but if i heard this from a busker, i'd have thought he was pumping in music live

    • @yannah4259
      @yannah4259 Před 7 lety

      MarkOfTzeentch ú885

    • @bentoclav
      @bentoclav Před 7 lety +4

      jesus im thinking where are these people from ? maybe it is just they are shy ... ? i would go and give them a french High 5 Hug !

    • @andiidoode
      @andiidoode Před 7 lety +2

      I think they were being respectful and giving them space. I would have kept some distance too

  • @adrian-zr6eu
    @adrian-zr6eu Před 7 lety +148

    Legendary Rock Band playing in a subway station with the drummer beating on buckets. F-ing cool...

    • @mycatz2fatgaming
      @mycatz2fatgaming Před 5 lety +2

      I think that was the most impressive part,..he made those buckets sound flippin good!!

  • @gears529
    @gears529 Před 2 lety +79

    I'm not a big U2 fan, but I would have recognized Bono's voice in a heartbeat.

  • @SMITH-lw3rv
    @SMITH-lw3rv Před 4 lety +148

    Bono could be singing in front of like 40 people there and he still acts like he's in a 50,000 seater venue. Great. 😃

    • @DexterHaven
      @DexterHaven Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah, surprised Bono didn't invite a chick to lay on the concrete with him like in concert.

    • @ELVIS1975T
      @ELVIS1975T Před 3 lety

      Yes. That's what makes such artists stars.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu Před 2 lety

      muscle memory

    • @kdeloris2225
      @kdeloris2225 Před 2 lety

      Rock ⭐ Star

    • @morenarosignoli2414
      @morenarosignoli2414 Před 2 lety

      @@DexterHaven 😄... true... they always do that

  • @TheAgentAssassin
    @TheAgentAssassin Před 9 lety +268

    and then that woman uploaded her vertical encounter with Bono
    ¬_¬

    • @chopchopchop5585
      @chopchopchop5585 Před 9 lety +16

      TheAgentAssassin please kill me, I don't want to be on this planet anymore.

    • @danielscheib119
      @danielscheib119 Před 9 lety

      Whyyyyy

    • @olgagarcia3736
      @olgagarcia3736 Před 9 lety

      *****

    • @burnforce
      @burnforce Před 9 lety +1

      ***** Because some random woman films something vertically, this warrants a suicidal declaration from you? Really?

    • @stpattycake17
      @stpattycake17 Před 9 lety +1

      TheAgentAssassin I would be dancing and singing along! then be pissed that I didn't get a vertical encounter!!!

  • @derek17005
    @derek17005 Před 6 lety +379

    True U2 fans would've recognized it was U2 right off the bat as soon as Bono started singing and NO one, can duplicate the ringing notes of Edge's guitar.

    • @gavinmcknight4440
      @gavinmcknight4440 Před 3 lety +5

      So true.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu Před 2 lety +3

      they did you saw the double takes when they were in costume

    • @morenarosignoli2414
      @morenarosignoli2414 Před 2 lety +8

      Consider that one month ago several people didn't recognize them and they were sit down close to them in a restaurant in Italy!!! Poor... nobody asking them for a selfie ... maybe too busy in following their idols on Instagram... and they didn't see the real Gods in music ♡

    • @zafir7007
      @zafir7007 Před 2 lety +8

      Precisely. Bono's voice is unmistakable.

    • @uproar123
      @uproar123 Před 2 lety +2

      I think a lot of people probably did!

  • @tonistokes1790
    @tonistokes1790 Před 2 lety +40

    Bono - such a unique voice. I’m surprised people walked by.

  • @arcon97
    @arcon97 Před 4 lety +74

    This music still gives me the chills after all these years. Timeless.

  • @Shadownumber206
    @Shadownumber206 Před 9 lety +2122

    There were like 5 cameramen filming it. Real incognito.

    • @violeta585
      @violeta585 Před 9 lety +84

      Not all angles are from cameramen, they also set up some fixed cameras high on pillars and not all cameramen are using video cameras, they are using photo cameras...so they are not so obvious. I saw only 1, maybe 2 video cameras and the small kind, not super professional looking.

    • @WendifurTTV
      @WendifurTTV Před 9 lety +30

      ***** I guess you ignored the part where Jimmy said he had a camera on his sunglasses to catch it. You don't see the camera men until Jimmy reveals them and they run up behind the crowd

    • @tartgreenapple
      @tartgreenapple Před 9 lety +3

      ***** Yeah, it was not well hidden at all.

    • @PIlotrcm
      @PIlotrcm Před 9 lety +11

      Yeah the reaction of people would have been "who is this band? Good or not. Clearly important enough to have THAT kind of camera equipment filming them."

    • @Shadownumber206
      @Shadownumber206 Před 9 lety +19

      People will crowd around anything if they see professional cameras are filming it.

  • @vmaninblackv
    @vmaninblackv Před 7 lety +230

    I would have known as soon as Bono opened his mouth. Too distinctive of a voice.

    • @MoPoppins
      @MoPoppins Před 7 lety +9

      But you probably wouldn't expect him to be busking, so you might assume that it was just someone who sounded like him.

    • @ChrischoBoardgaming
      @ChrischoBoardgaming Před 7 lety

      Mo Poppins Yeah, people mostly see what they expect to see. Same goes for hearing, I guess.

  • @MCJoemomma01
    @MCJoemomma01 Před 4 lety +39

    Bono has such a distinctive voice-there's no one who sounds like him :)

    • @acpmc76
      @acpmc76 Před 2 lety

      Actually there is, check out the singer from Simple Minds. He's not copying Bono at all but they do have similar voices. Listen to the end of their rendition of "Belfast Child" for instance.

  • @joelmarcott3282
    @joelmarcott3282 Před 3 lety +21

    "Hey, those guys look like U2 with disguises on, and playing U2 songs...Wait a minute!!" lol

  • @blakeestell2086
    @blakeestell2086 Před 6 lety +239

    Bono looks exactly like Robin Williams character in August Rush 😂👌🏼

  • @regmiles
    @regmiles Před 9 lety +111

    What really kinda sucks about this is, what Jimmy realized after just a few minutes, that most passersby aren't really interested in lending an ear to street performers, no matter who they are and what they can do musically, hence his move to "Plan B", stripping off any disguise to reveal his personal celebrity status and announce the fame level of the band. This fact was also well documented via an attempt to put Joshua Bell, a world renown violinist, in the subway of NYC, playing what he deemed to be the most beautiful music ever written.
    This video was rather strangely directed. In disguise, the band didn't actually seem to do much. That is, they put out very little energy while performing. The drummer didn't look as though he had any real skill with percussion on plastic buckets. I have friends that are far better players on buckets. The acoustic guitarist didn't seem to display much ability either. Maybe, the power of the band's amplification, when on stage, does the majority of their work.
    I don't know if they were purposely directed to play wimpy for the first part of this video or what. And what surprised me even more is, that the band didn't really get much better at what they were doing after they were revealed to be who they really are. The only thing that changed was the passersby association with the level of the band, not the level of the band. Just as no one recognized Jimmy, while in disguise and ignored his attempts at gathering a crowd. It was only when he revealed who he was, as a celebrity, that anyone paid attention to him. This same subject, the differences between artistry and celebrity, seemed to be the main theme of the movie "Birdman."
    I also can't tell if the audience that did gather were ringers, invited to step into the camera shot at a specific moment, to purposely create a crowd during the latter part of the video.
    Actually what Jimmy was doing while in disguise, seeking the attention of an audience by walking around barking at them, "we are a local artists...", in order to gather a crowd, is considered aggressive panhandling and many security or police officers would have shut any normal band down for trying that move.
    I was further surprised that the band couldn't get by without amplification for their singer Bono. This experiment seems proof that a band, used to the power they can muster via amplification, are ill-equipped to translate what they can do on stage to performing on the street. Without the power of their celebrity and the gear they sling on stage, perfectly calibrated to enhance their ability, they'd likely be flipping burgers at some greasy spoon, because they certainly wouldn't be able to make it as street performers.

    • @8020drummer
      @8020drummer Před 9 lety +9

      This might be the most insightful comment so far. What's more, I'm quite sure they "sounded better" once people realized who they were.

    • @regmiles
      @regmiles Před 9 lety +10

      The 80/20 Drummer I was also surprised by the audience reaction after the disguises were removed. Instead of enjoying the show, the woman standing in front of Bono and a good many others, decide it's more important to capture a video of the experience, to, no doubt, post to FB or YT. The securing of the video became more important than the real life experience of enjoying the performance. It's a strange and twisted place we've come to, when real life is subjugated to serve online "likes" and "hits!"
      Again, I can't say for certain whether half of the audience holding cameras was directed into the scene by the producers of the happening, or if that was a natural occurrence but as a long time street performer, who has had more cameras pointed in his direction than you can shake a stick at, I can attest that the sad fact is, a great many passersby seem far more interested in capturing images of the unique performances offered by street artists than supporting the artists, in any more tangible fa$hion. It causes one to wonder, if a performance artist, band or troupe is impressive enough to get passersby to pull out their cameras, to capture images and video, why then is it so very challenging for most of those same audience members to also pull out their wallets in response to what they've enjoyed so thoroughly?
      Most street performers that I know are not being supported by government grants, trust funds, rich uncles, or the celebrity status they've gained via their regular gigs as TV stars. Nor are they internationally known super bands. They don't play on the street on their days off from their 9 to 5. They choose to lay their talents on the line, hoping they can offer their artistry in exchange for a livelihood. This form of fair exchange has been around for thousands of years. It is the original manner in which we as a people have entertained one another, long before corporate control of entertainment twisted it into an industry.

    • @8020drummer
      @8020drummer Před 9 lety +5

      Reggie Miles There's a great british show called Dark Mirror that has a fantastic episode skewering the modern "like-crack" addiction, and the way corporations take advantage of it. (He says as he types a CZcams comment instead of Talking to a Friend or taking a walk in Nature;)

    • @Keiriks93
      @Keiriks93 Před 9 lety +7

      The 80/20 Drummer No they sounded better after they took their disguises off because they actually started trying, if they had actually played well before with their disguises on everyone would have known.

    • @regmiles
      @regmiles Před 9 lety +1

      Yes, who can say for certain exactly how this video was directed. Perhaps they were told to use more simple instrumentation, buckets and acoustic guitar, to help them look more like an average band of Joes offering U2 cover songs. They obviously weren't able or allowed to bring their regular gear with them. That level of gear would have been an instant giveaway that something was up and that the band wasn't just some average local dudes. If they had something closer to what they're used to using, they may have had an easier time getting the attention of passersby. Poorly amped acoustic guitar and bucket drums didn't seem to carry their music well, either before or after their disguises. They did seem to have more energy once they had the support of an audience but that's the way of it with every performance, no matter who, when or where. If an audience of listeners is supporting a performance, that level of energy can go a long way to carry a performer or band.

  • @sirmurf
    @sirmurf Před 4 lety +7

    A few dozen people and Bono still gives it everything. That man just loves to perform!

  • @nancyluer588
    @nancyluer588 Před 4 lety +12

    Bono and U2 Rocks.... Gives me goosebumps just to hear them, wish I had been there...

    • @bono9235
      @bono9235 Před rokem

      Hello Nancy Luer,
      How're you doing,
      it's been a long journey, and I'm nothing without amazing fans like you who appreciate my musical craftiness,
      All love to you and yours ❤️

  • @darth_paul9198
    @darth_paul9198 Před 9 lety +79

    I still want their album off my phone

    • @elco1980
      @elco1980 Před 9 lety +44

      Then learn how to use it and delete the album! Simple

    • @DuffPaddy1
      @DuffPaddy1 Před 9 lety +2

      Darth_Paul Why? Have you finished listening to it?

    • @darth_paul9198
      @darth_paul9198 Před 9 lety

      DuffPaddy1 yea i didnt like it

    • @darth_paul9198
      @darth_paul9198 Před 9 lety

      ***** thanks

    • @sandrafenderson9708
      @sandrafenderson9708 Před 9 lety

      ***** Thank you! I have a friend's old iphone and her music taste is very different than mine... not to mention, my daughter listens to music on it... there are a couple tracks that are NOT radio version, lol!!

  • @it5J33zy
    @it5J33zy Před 6 lety +577

    Guy calls into work: I'm going to be late
    Boss: why?
    Guy: I missed my train because U2 was performing in the subway
    Boss: Dammit Tom you're fired.

    • @AwesometownUSA
      @AwesometownUSA Před 4 lety +9

      But boss, this is Jerr- er, wait, I mean... yyyyeah this is Tom. Oh shoot, this sucks. Dang, sucks to be me, “Tom”, today...

    • @d.v.crystal5589
      @d.v.crystal5589 Před 4 lety +20

      Fired for not calling me to come on down asap

    • @kathyditlevson5085
      @kathyditlevson5085 Před 4 lety +6

      How great is this? Ihave tears in my eyes and I’m not even there!

    • @johnnygarcia33133
      @johnnygarcia33133 Před 4 lety +1

      😂🤣

    • @danniles5256
      @danniles5256 Před 4 lety +2

      Hahaha..i like it

  • @gmar7836
    @gmar7836 Před rokem +14

    Since U2 has been my favorite band since 1983 I wish I was there in that subway!

  • @bluebelle8627
    @bluebelle8627 Před 2 lety +18

    This feels so good! Watched them live 2 months before Pandemic took over Earth. They are the best group I have ever watched in a concert. Bono is amazing.

  • @asjeable
    @asjeable Před 7 lety +56

    Put you f^%cking phone down, It's BONO singing in your face!! TJEEEZZZZ

  • @cagonzal13
    @cagonzal13 Před 7 lety +113

    I've listened to U2 from the beginning back in my elementary days of school. I begged for the cassette player for Christmas then had a paper route which payed back then in the early 80's 25 a week. I bought my first U2 cassette "BOY" then I purchased "October". The following year for Christmas, I got a powel& peralta skateboard and the Joshua tree cassette. The best memories from a 80's kid

    • @Whateva67
      @Whateva67 Před 7 lety +2

      Carlos G almost wore out the Joshua tree cd,man,it doesn't seem like 30 years ago,yikes

    • @Mateo-et3wl
      @Mateo-et3wl Před 7 lety

      Carlos G if you were transported back to 1987 in a sinking ship with U2 and the bones brigade and you could only save one group in your personal submarine which would you choose?

    • @stevencrowder8372
      @stevencrowder8372 Před 6 lety +1

      SHUT UP BONO

    • @ssq9984
      @ssq9984 Před 6 lety

      Carlos G

    • @EIRELprchaun
      @EIRELprchaun Před 6 lety

      I’m named after Joshua tree

  • @Enjoyyourselfnow
    @Enjoyyourselfnow Před rokem +9

    Literally everyone who walked past said to themselves “Is that U2 pulling an undercover U2 stunt?” 😂😂

  • @amyhughes63
    @amyhughes63 Před 4 lety +8

    I love U2 they are so down to earth. How he interacts with his fans. Sweet

  • @MrStonecold69
    @MrStonecold69 Před 7 lety +73

    MY FAVOURITE U2 JOKE
    Why did BONO fall off stage
    He was standing to close to THE EDGE

    • @thomasedsall7699
      @thomasedsall7699 Před 5 lety

      NO, Just no

    • @franko1174
      @franko1174 Před 4 lety

      My favourite joke
      Why are U2 such hypocritical arseholes?
      They're too busy stashing their millions in an offshore bank account!

    • @martinclail9290
      @martinclail9290 Před 4 lety

      Whats the difference between Jesus and Bono? Jesus doesn't think he's Bono.

  • @electricmaster23
    @electricmaster23 Před 9 lety +165

    Another example of U2 forcing their music down the throats of unsuspecting civilians.

    • @PhilipStuart
      @PhilipStuart Před 9 lety +27

      Yes.... that explains why people stopped to listen instead of carrying on.

    • @thesteve120
      @thesteve120 Před 9 lety +5

      Philip Angheluta yeah US TV shows never stage things.......*Strokes cat while watching Fox News*

    • @CcBloom777
      @CcBloom777 Před 9 lety +2

      Lol I hate U2

    • @electricmaster23
      @electricmaster23 Před 9 lety +9

      Philip Angheluta It was just a joke, Philip. I actually like U2 unironically.

    • @electricmaster23
      @electricmaster23 Před 9 lety

      Marvin Arthur lol... how edgy. If you look at my other comment, you'll see that I was joking... (although it was pretty obvious I was joking without the disclaimer...)

  • @robertstinson1918
    @robertstinson1918 Před 2 lety +9

    So beautiful how music brings everyone together

  • @muhammadjefrijamaludin5946
    @muhammadjefrijamaludin5946 Před 4 lety +11

    Was expecting "Angel of Harlem", my favourite song.

    • @johnajda
      @johnajda Před 4 lety

      Absolutely! “Angel of Harlem” would probably have sounded better (and arguably more appropriate for the NYC subway crowd) than “Desire”.

  • @Dave....
    @Dave.... Před 9 lety +2335

    People need to chill out with the selfies. Every moment doesn't need to be saved. Just enjoy the show sheesh.

    • @NicolasTylerDoyle
      @NicolasTylerDoyle Před 9 lety +68

      Dave i totally agree ...
      people need to turnoff the fucking phone when at a concert and contribute to life.
      for once in your day to day , just have the guts and balls to say you were there, and the ones who weren't there, weren't .
      people, you look like a jack ass making a fool of yourself when you pull out your silly piece of plastic communication device and ruin the moment for what its supposed to be.
      it should be an exclusive shared experience for the music. the beauty of how a rundown subway is being used as a surrogate venue for one of rock and rolls most influential artists, U2.
      so please , next time something amazing happens and you dont want to miss it.... open your eyes wide. dont blink. bask in the glory that you will never want to forget this moment . no no no keep that fucking phone back in your side pocket and soak in all of that memory , cuz if you dont you will be living a life of lost memories only half partially consumed behind a thin glass screen .

    • @thecinemichael
      @thecinemichael Před 9 lety +10

      Dave Thank you! 100% correct when you said "Just enjoy the show sheesh" Haha

    • @calebmcnevin
      @calebmcnevin Před 9 lety +19

      Dave I know right. As if it's not already being filmed by a far better camera...

    • @ArekRainczuk
      @ArekRainczuk Před 9 lety +3

      Agreed

    • @sottotitolifattibene
      @sottotitolifattibene Před 9 lety +7

      Dave Exactly in which way have they harmed you by doing that?

  • @j.jmcquade5278
    @j.jmcquade5278 Před 7 lety +53

    that was frigging awesome. you could tell within the first minute that it wasn't some street band. incredible live performance. sounded very close to their studio recording, which you rarely hear when it's live like this. insane.

  • @egroegartfart
    @egroegartfart Před 4 lety +43

    How could people not recognize that voice when he was singing still haven't found what I'm looking for?

    • @HerveBoisde
      @HerveBoisde Před 3 lety +1

      He was singing it a bit off on purpose. Changed the melody a bit and not really singing it at 💯

    • @egroegartfart
      @egroegartfart Před 3 lety +2

      @@HerveBoisde yes but damn you can still hear that iconic voxce there. I guess in person you really wouldnt be expecting it to be Bono in the subway. Haha. That was really cool though.

    • @vaskylark
      @vaskylark Před 3 lety

      @@egroegartfart I would know it was Bono from the first note. People these days just have awful taste in music and apparently don't know who U2 are as if they've been living under a rock.

    • @supg66
      @supg66 Před 3 lety

      @@HerveBoisde actually that’s just called “washed up so bad they needed to contact Jimmy Fallon for relevance.”

  • @jameschanda8743
    @jameschanda8743 Před 4 lety +17

    Love them or hate them, these guys are 100% Amazing!

  • @Amylopez15
    @Amylopez15 Před 9 lety +113

    Is that robin Williams from August Rush?

    • @ariegold101
      @ariegold101 Před 9 lety +3

      Amylopez15 no its bono

    • @uggo2002
      @uggo2002 Před 9 lety +1

      Amylopez15 hahahaha

    • @solosilviad
      @solosilviad Před 9 lety +2

      Amylopez15 that's exactly what i thought! ahahah

    • @timphelan6177
      @timphelan6177 Před 9 lety +2

      Amylopez15 august one hour photo rush

    • @AleahKCH
      @AleahKCH Před 9 lety

      I thought he looked familiar!!

  • @Raczoon
    @Raczoon Před 8 lety +849

    Bleh..... blew the disguise way too quick. Shoulda let the talent build up the crowd rather than the prestige/fame.

    • @samuellee3507
      @samuellee3507 Před 7 lety +11

      Agree with you. It also would give a good life lesson to slow down and listen to people around you.

    • @Raczoon
      @Raczoon Před 7 lety +1

      You know, that's a really good point. I like your way of thinking.

    • @cstevens1549
      @cstevens1549 Před 7 lety +5

      Yes, it had that kind of a "set up" feel to it. I mean amps, bass, mics.. seriously? Didn't seem super authentic. And I agree with you about letting it build.

    • @schmaved
      @schmaved Před 7 lety +7

      I agree, also they were being rather comically inept on the first song. What it does highlight is people's interest in celebrity over music though. It would be good to see a straight comparison, same disguise, same song, same subway station and then masks off.

    • @snoolee7950
      @snoolee7950 Před 7 lety +1

      Kind of makes Fallon look like a big old sold out liar.

  • @nictrew
    @nictrew Před 4 lety +30

    I would immediately know that that was Bono.

  • @darrenblois8495
    @darrenblois8495 Před 2 lety +6

    Love how Bono calls it the 42 St "Tube" station.

    • @mic01
      @mic01 Před 2 lety

      Do you really, "LOVE" thats pathetic...

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Před 2 lety

      That’s what they call the London tube..pickled Lilly…

  • @goomba008
    @goomba008 Před 9 lety +102

    Why did he go for "Plan B"? I would have liked to see what would have happened after a few songs...

    • @seifer93
      @seifer93 Před 9 lety +9

      goomba008 Did you not see the massive number of people standing there at 2:01? The audience clearly knew that something wasn't right.
      Buskers don't get that kind of crowd.

    • @Shadownumber206
      @Shadownumber206 Před 9 lety +19

      The Palmtop Tiger people will crowd around anything if they see professional film cameras are filming it.

    • @goomba008
      @goomba008 Před 9 lety +3

      The Palmtop Tiger Then if there's a massive number of people, why was it "not working"?

    • @sweatshirt029
      @sweatshirt029 Před 9 lety +2

      The Palmtop Tiger for a legitimately talented band, that's actually a pretty average sized crowd here in new york city.

    • @doublepinkstar
      @doublepinkstar Před 9 lety +2

      everyone knew who it was, it apwas always planned for them to reveal themselves

  • @cizia69
    @cizia69 Před 7 lety +928

    Bono looks like Robin Williams

  • @zeppelin1qaz
    @zeppelin1qaz Před 4 lety +152

    Too impatient. He should have let them carry on, rather than screaming U2.

    • @kdeloris2225
      @kdeloris2225 Před 4 lety +9

      The frontman for U2 voice is so recognizable I wonder how no one knew that was him he's in New York for God's sakes

    • @PlumbPitiful
      @PlumbPitiful Před 4 lety +5

      Who knows how long they actually did this? It could have been literally hours of them singing in Disguise with no results before they took the disguises off

    • @bigc198387
      @bigc198387 Před 4 lety +8

      It's because they sounded like crap

    • @gato7908
      @gato7908 Před 4 lety +1

      @@kdeloris2225 I think bono purposely diguised his voice just enough for the first song, and he sure fooled a lot of people

    • @DexterHaven
      @DexterHaven Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah, I wish he sang "New Year's Day" firs tin disguise just like at a regular concert to see what happened. With a good bass amp, that would have worked, but they needed a keyboard. Then launched into "Beautiful Day" or "Elevation."

  • @atsanders19
    @atsanders19 Před 4 lety +3

    Lol guy in the background at 2:15
    “U2? I can’t compete with that”

  • @lillieannensorensen6512
    @lillieannensorensen6512 Před 8 lety +8

    Well, heck people. I'm not even that in to U2 but I would have recognized those vocals as the genuine article right away.

  • @wowforreeel
    @wowforreeel Před 7 lety +795

    Hopefully all of their smartphones enjoyed the experience.

    • @Despond
      @Despond Před 7 lety +53

      lol life isn't meant for living. It's meant to be recorded on a portable device so we can put it on another larger device and watch it indoors!

    • @MyEnime
      @MyEnime Před 6 lety +26

      well if they didnt take a pic to prove it , how would they show it off too all the people that dont care :D

    • @mariak.8433
      @mariak.8433 Před 6 lety +41

      My thoughts exactly. 😥 Bono is singing 10 cm away from this girl's face and she watches him through her phone. How disappointing.

    • @valeriab-6126
      @valeriab-6126 Před 6 lety +2

      Mauve Raccoon so sad......

    • @erikafuller869
      @erikafuller869 Před 6 lety +3

      Omg I was thinking the exact same thing, I would have been singing with him instead of recording.

  • @jacobzaranyika9334
    @jacobzaranyika9334 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you for your support U2. Love love love your work

  • @laviniasmith5265
    @laviniasmith5265 Před 3 lety +5

    They are soooo incredibly lucky to have been so close to amazing artists!

  • @sxsxpl
    @sxsxpl Před 9 lety +26

    Props to those without phones who enjoyed it to the fullest.

  • @petrikor4411
    @petrikor4411 Před 9 lety +32

    3:23 this makes me sad. Fucking Bono was right there singing in front of her face and she'd rather look at her phone.

    • @TheFly212
      @TheFly212 Před 9 lety +1

      bangmeow The "look at me" generation of twats. Fucking stupid man.

    • @ryankramer
      @ryankramer Před 9 lety +1

      bangmeow Unfortunately THAT'S how you know it isn't staged.

    • @MrApocalisse
      @MrApocalisse Před 9 lety +1

      bangmeow she took a photo with him,actually

    • @petrikor4411
      @petrikor4411 Před 9 lety

      MrApocalisse I know that...

  • @beyondthegong
    @beyondthegong Před 3 lety +44

    I’m sure everyone just got mad because U2 was playing free songs for them...

  • @tejinderseera1280
    @tejinderseera1280 Před 2 lety +2

    been to live concert while doing my post grad in UK…and loved every bit of it!!! love U2 !!! ROCK LIVES FOREVA!!!

  • @ClasssicAri
    @ClasssicAri Před 9 lety +58

    I bet half those people in the crowd deleted their free album from iTunes

  • @lawrencecalablaster568
    @lawrencecalablaster568 Před 8 lety +36

    This would be approximately the best thing to ever happen to me in the subway. I wish I'd been there. Great work, guys! :)

  • @justincredible.
    @justincredible. Před 2 lety +15

    A real U2 fan would recognize Bono's voice in a second.

  • @m2m510
    @m2m510 Před 4 lety +3

    Bono in not muchnif disguise and his voice is so unique that anyone can tell its U2 from the first note

  • @Polpiv4tifish
    @Polpiv4tifish Před 7 lety +7

    I'm from Australia and I can say with all honesty that I would have stood and watched Bono singing, even if I didn't recognize him at first, and I would not have pulled out my phone. What a marvelous voice.

  • @davidrosales271
    @davidrosales271 Před 6 lety +9

    If I was there at the moment I would have recognize that voice from the very beginning!!! 😍😍

  • @AwesometownUSA
    @AwesometownUSA Před 4 lety +6

    This warms my heart. It’s so nice that people can’t engage with anyone or thing directly, and have to look at their goddamn cell phone screen as an intermediary for everything they experience. It’s so cool & awesome, definitely not horrible or fucked up at all.

  • @lindatheubet1997
    @lindatheubet1997 Před 2 lety +2

    My daughter worked for a hockey team in Ft. Lauderdale Florida in a big arena. U2 was scheduled to play that night. Imagine her delight when in her office she heard them practicing for the nights performance! She and a fellow coworker were the only audience!

    • @morenarosignoli2414
      @morenarosignoli2414 Před 2 lety

      Lucky, very lucky

    • @lindatheubet1997
      @lindatheubet1997 Před 2 lety +1

      People can hear, but not hear. They can be oblivious to what is right in front of them.

    • @lindatheubet1997
      @lindatheubet1997 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, she knows she was very fortunate. But, can you imagine hearing that sound from your office, realizing in a split second who it was, entering the arena and you are the only two watching f'n U2! perform!

  • @jeilers9817
    @jeilers9817 Před 7 lety +7

    the first part gave me goosebumps, and when you took off your disguises, the sheer joy of shining like that brought tears to my eyes
    healing my heart guys
    so much love and WOOOO!!! 2u2!

  • @zztopz7090
    @zztopz7090 Před 8 lety +332

    That girl. Put down the camera when the man is singing at you.

    • @ishakpedljic5167
      @ishakpedljic5167 Před 7 lety +3

      you are goddamn right ! ;)

    • @SchafjuanS
      @SchafjuanS Před 7 lety +7

      Agreed, that was how it made 80s 70s were awesome

    • @benr77
      @benr77 Před 7 lety +6

      I think he was waiting for her to sing with him.......

    • @pietropsalm7177
      @pietropsalm7177 Před 7 lety +23

      can you imagine, bro. nobody lives life today. But they have a recording of themselves not living it.

    • @imaxdigital7052
      @imaxdigital7052 Před 7 lety +1

      Hes singing at the camera, typical egocentric Bono..

  • @mzmac2847
    @mzmac2847 Před 4 lety +2

    Amazing!!! I love U2!! This is my favorite decade of music!!! ❤️

  • @moises8836
    @moises8836 Před 4 lety +2

    Hwo wouldn't be at subway station
    With u2 in concert.
    Greatest band of all times

  • @dannyboy6044
    @dannyboy6044 Před 7 lety +37

    Humble band....!! thats why they are the best.

    • @oldfart4751
      @oldfart4751 Před 7 lety +7

      Bono humble! he's so far up himself that if he was chocolate, he would lick himself to death!

    • @markv3107
      @markv3107 Před 7 lety

      +oldfart4751 Why do you say that?

    • @snoolee7950
      @snoolee7950 Před 7 lety +3

      I think you are prone to the lefty lie. I like the part when Chelsea Clinton has a $10M apartment and says, "We should think about equality." Chick can think about anything she likes, but that is massive Russian tundra level hypocrite. Meanwhile mama Hillary Clinton is preaching "Love and kindness." U2 is humble? Let me tell you something, you and me are buying hashish from different vendors.

    • @celticgodsoriginal
      @celticgodsoriginal Před 7 lety +7

      Bono humble??? HAhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhhahahahahhahahahhahaaaaa!!!!

    • @rjmoney9
      @rjmoney9 Před 6 lety +1

      you dont have to give up all your money to be able to make accurate claims about the problems of wealth distribution in our country

  • @flowerrs8741
    @flowerrs8741 Před 5 lety +144

    "Nobody knows that it's U2"
    * *sunglasses camera cuts to a large excited crowd, 5 camera men, and cue cards that say "nobody knows that it's U2* *

    • @MyBelch
      @MyBelch Před 3 lety

      Dill weed idiots like Fallon -- their whole lives are a pretend make-believe lie.

    • @derrickbecker9856
      @derrickbecker9856 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah I suspect the crowds are staged here idk

    • @memeboisvert7907
      @memeboisvert7907 Před 3 lety +1

      This crowd definitely looked closed off where others looked like the more active subway station.

    • @fungoorstitch
      @fungoorstitch Před 2 lety +1

      Dude, that's New York. If it's not crazy, it's not normal.

  • @bluedolphin8560
    @bluedolphin8560 Před 4 lety +9

    Watching U2 live in concert is really extra ordinary. They were here 🇸🇽just couple of months ago. They are awesome! That was the last day i was out in a crowd. Today social distancing and lockdowns are everywhere. I wish to watch them again live. They are so worth it 💙

  • @erniearambula3525
    @erniearambula3525 Před 2 lety +1

    Live music truly is one of life's simplest yet amazing pleasures.

  • @pitthepig
    @pitthepig Před 9 lety +71

    The editing of this video makes it look fake, staged, even if it isn't.

    • @alisa-bg1wr
      @alisa-bg1wr Před 9 lety +15

      pitthepig totally agree and I am pretty sure it was staged

    • @Hermunkle
      @Hermunkle Před 9 lety +2

      Fred Derps I think 3 is being generous.

    • @InLikeFlynn21
      @InLikeFlynn21 Před 9 lety +1

      Fred Derps well of course it was worked out before hand... Jimmy Fallon thanked the NY Transit, and NYPD for their cooperation when the show aired.
      They couldn't have done it without security...and of course there were plenty of staff on scene from U2's and Jimmy Fallon's conglomerate.
      Damn...ok? I just enjoyed for what it was....real people that DIDN'T know what was going on also witnessed it in droves!
      Always got to be critics!!!
      So disheartening.

  • @klhmia
    @klhmia Před 7 lety +30

    And on that day... everyone was late for everything.

  • @jennyrules2694
    @jennyrules2694 Před 2 lety +1

    What a fantastic live performence love U2

  • @williamroark
    @williamroark Před 3 lety +1

    The MINUTE Bono opens his mouth...... It was over!!! 😆

  • @ruggerodeitimidi
    @ruggerodeitimidi Před 9 lety +22

    I'll do this in Milan subway for the Expo.

  • @grimreaper9383
    @grimreaper9383 Před 5 lety +5

    the first song he didn't even use a microphone and his voice is quite unique. awesome.

  • @brentpeterson5526
    @brentpeterson5526 Před 4 lety +318

    I miss the time when cell phones didn't exist.

    • @jfmarino979
      @jfmarino979 Před 4 lety +4

      Brent Peterson ok boomer

    • @tenorhowlermonkey3454
      @tenorhowlermonkey3454 Před 4 lety +3

      I had in 1991 access to some of the newest cell phones and had one ever since. I detest them now as I see everyone around me replacing the bible with this idol. I know what God does when people replace him with an idol.

    • @grandwaha
      @grandwaha Před 4 lety

      They say that one day they will perfect the phone app so we can talk to each other clearly

    • @grandwaha
      @grandwaha Před 4 lety +3

      @@jfmarino979 Snowflake

    • @jfmarino979
      @jfmarino979 Před 4 lety +1

      Grand Waha what? Haha

  • @namobojar4030
    @namobojar4030 Před 4 lety +1

    Must be a great morning for everyone's at the New York subway 👉💞👈
    Love U2 👍😎👍

  • @OriginalPuro
    @OriginalPuro Před 7 lety +4

    From the first tone I knew, that voice is instantly recognisable.
    HOW DO THEY NOT HEAR IT?!!

  • @deneece4946
    @deneece4946 Před 7 lety +6

    U2! You are awesome! Close to the people! Admirable!

  • @k.g3672
    @k.g3672 Před 2 lety +1

    I love U2 ever since👏👍😍🥰I wish I am there.

  • @77Keith
    @77Keith Před 6 měsíci +1

    What a down to earth, class act U2 is, very cool to see them playing on the subway platform! Back in 1991 had the chance to walk by the narrow street that leads to their recording studio and the security guards their gave the impression of Don`t even try to walk towards the recording studio! But what a great band!

  • @philipryt7733
    @philipryt7733 Před 9 lety +24

    The Edge is the coolest person ever!

  • @trickcandle01
    @trickcandle01 Před 8 lety +5

    How could nobody recognize that voice? I would had stopped dead in my tracks!!!

  • @brooklync2567
    @brooklync2567 Před 2 lety +1

    Love you U2 from Ethiopia. Thank you Bono

  • @johnstewart1148
    @johnstewart1148 Před 3 lety +1

    Bands should do it more often it’s an incredible gift 🙏🏽❤️😊

  • @sharquimetal
    @sharquimetal Před 7 lety +20

    Larry Mullen Jr never gets old...

  • @JonathanXLindqviust
    @JonathanXLindqviust Před 7 lety +5

    Damn I didn't know U2 was that good, even without tech they sound as amazing as they do. Good on them.

  • @dannycox7921
    @dannycox7921 Před 4 lety +1

    My favorite band of all""U2 rocks

  • @nu43j3lly
    @nu43j3lly Před rokem +1

    2022 here, even trying to play off keys those guys are just different class.

  • @utena13
    @utena13 Před 7 lety +12

    i would go crazy if i saw that! i'm a huge fan of U2!

  • @janicecastillo9944
    @janicecastillo9944 Před 5 lety +4

    He doesn’t even need a microphone geez! What a treat these people got

  • @victorrosenvold4075
    @victorrosenvold4075 Před 4 lety +1

    Biggest moment in my life was when I met and had a conversation with Bono himself under 4 eyes when U2 were in Denmark back in 2010, when I just was 13 years old.
    Nicest human being I ever met!!!

  • @angelicamartinpadilla7971

    Great song

  • @williamwalker1159
    @williamwalker1159 Před 6 lety +7

    Talk about “being in the right place at the right time”

  • @cseeger1
    @cseeger1 Před 8 lety +14

    I love it when big name bands goof like this and if I had been a rock star i would have done this shit all the time. The Stones used to do this back in the day. What they would do is pick out a club ahead of time, then right after their concert they would go strait to the dive and play a couple sets for the lucky unsuspecting people who just happened to hanging at particular bar. Can you imagine? Just chilling with you mates, knocking back a couple cold on a Tuesday day and in struts the Stones who are just business about it and flat fucking lay it down. Very cool indeed.

    • @craiglangman2686
      @craiglangman2686 Před 7 lety +3

      I got to experience one of those nights 1995!

    • @cseeger1
      @cseeger1 Před 7 lety +1

      Craig Langman Really? Please elaborate

    • @StonefieldMusic
      @StonefieldMusic Před 7 lety

      This happened to my parents about 40 years ago with Lionel Hampton and his band. They were at an Orlando dinner n music club. Hampton was in town. They said that at about 11:00 this bunch of dudes walk in and talks to the band on stage. Next thing they know the band is inviting them up, Hampton and his guys set up and it's jam city with Lionel, his band and the local band that was performing. God I wish I could have been there (I was about 12 at the time so too bad for me).

    • @allybaapp1053
      @allybaapp1053 Před 7 lety

      Aphex Twin does the same thing.

    • @tonyhaynes9080
      @tonyhaynes9080 Před 7 lety

      Madness did it in London twice.

  • @esyrellaslim4017
    @esyrellaslim4017 Před rokem

    OMG U2!!!! Se me sale el corazón de solo imaginarme ahí, que tremendos 🔥🙌🙌🙌🔥

  • @phil-zz5hk
    @phil-zz5hk Před 2 lety +1

    one of the true great bands .