U2 - A Sort Of Homecoming (Wide Awake In America Version)

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    Filmed by Barry Devlin during the second leg of The Unforgettable Fire tour in Europe in the winter of 1984, for the live version of A Sort Of Homecoming featured on the EP Wide Awake In America.
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    Lyrics:
    And you know it's time to go
    Through the sleet and driving snow
    Across the fields of mourning to a light that's in the distance.
    And you hunger for the time
    Time to heal, 'desire' time
    And your earth moves beneath your own dream landscape.
    On borderland we run.
    I'll be there, I'll be there tonight
    A high-road, a high-road out from here.
    The city walls are all come down
    The dust a smoke screen all around
    See faces ploughed like fields that once
    Gave no resistance.
    And we live by the side of the road
    On the side of a hill as the valleys explode
    Dislocated, suffocated
    The land grows weary of it's own.
    O com-away, o com-away, o-com, o com-away, I say I
    O com-away, o com-away, o-com, o com-away, I say I
    Oh, oh on borderland we run
    And still we run, we run and don't look back
    I'll be there, I'll be there
    Tonight, tonight
    I'll be there tonight, I believe
    I'll be there so high
    I'll be there tonight, tonight.
    Oh com-away, I say, o com-away, I say.
    The wind will crack in winter time
    This bomb-blast lightning waltz.
    No spoken words, just a scream
    Tonight we'll build a bridge across the sea and land
    See the sky, the burning rain
    She will die and live again tonight.
    And your heart beats so slow
    Through the rain and fallen snow
    Across the fields of mourning to a light that's in the distance.
    Oh, don't sorrow, no don't weep
    For tonight at last I am coming home.
    I am coming home.

Komentáře • 792

  • @squirrelattackspidy
    @squirrelattackspidy Před měsícem +16

    Little did we know we were growing up in the greatest decade ever with some of the most powerful and memorable bands ever. This is one of them.

  • @lennomenno
    @lennomenno Před 2 lety +33

    From the summer of 1985. It was a great time to be a U2 fan.

  • @CrookDistrict.
    @CrookDistrict. Před 3 lety +560

    Who else think that the live performances of U2 are better than the recorded songs? So much energy when they perform live! Incredible!

    • @CrookDistrict.
      @CrookDistrict. Před 3 lety +11

      By the way, we are an upcoming band who are very inspired by the music of U2. If you are interested, head over there 👈 and let us know what you think of our music. Especially now, it is very hard for new bands to let people hear their music. Your support would help us a lot!

    • @paulwood6263
      @paulwood6263 Před 3 lety +10

      @crook district, I think more than any other band, that many of there songs are better live but I also like the studio versions in a different way. An example of this is streets have no name and bad from the rattle and hum movie. At first listen the live versions blow the studio versions away with more intensity and more directness but the studio versions have a subtlety that I also love.

    • @bownozomu8825
      @bownozomu8825 Před 3 lety +4

      Strongly agree

    • @joejameson6397
      @joejameson6397 Před 3 lety

      Good observation, agree! The songs are meant to be played live. Cchecked your songs out as well. Really cool stuff, keep it going!

    • @youtou_13
      @youtou_13 Před 3 lety +5

      I love ❤️ the live version because it’s more interesting. You can see the energy of the band.

  • @mosesfigueroaful
    @mosesfigueroaful Před 2 lety +36

    This was the real U2.

    • @ab8588
      @ab8588 Před měsícem +1

      Not the Neoliberal U2

    • @elmoblatch9787
      @elmoblatch9787 Před měsícem

      @@ab8588 They were always extremely liberal. Just read Bono's autobiography.

    • @hammill444
      @hammill444 Před 27 dny +2

      Yes. Before the band gave way to technology, becoming a near insignificant presence in their own extravagant concerts. They used to be a powerful rock and roll band in full flight. It’s been a very long time since they were that real rock and roll band. It’s unlikely they will ever find their way back.

    • @ab8588
      @ab8588 Před 12 dny

      @@elmoblatch9787neoliberal

  • @wanderer8989
    @wanderer8989 Před 3 lety +370

    Chris Martin (Coldplay): "I don't buy weekend tickets to Ireland and hang out in front of their gates, but U2 are the only band whose entire catalogue I know by heart. The first song on The Unforgettable Fire, "A Sort of Homecoming", I know backward and forward-it's so rousing, brilliant and beautiful. It's one of the first songs I played to my unborn baby".

    • @rickf
      @rickf Před 3 lety +38

      Which explains why Coldplay is basically "U2 Lite".

    • @StratsRUs
      @StratsRUs Před 3 lety +2

      Coldplay are shoyt

    • @bginna
      @bginna Před 2 lety +19

      We know. He ripped them and Radiohead off so he could have a career.

    • @MLHMODZ
      @MLHMODZ Před 2 lety +2

      Awesome

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor Před 2 lety +10

      @@rickf More like U2 Lite, Lite.

  • @sandrovaldrighi
    @sandrovaldrighi Před rokem +73

    From a time when they were undeniably the greatest band in the world. This song is one of my U2's all-time favorites.

    • @squirrelattackspidy
      @squirrelattackspidy Před měsícem +1

      They were great, but there were also a lot of great bands in the 80's. You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing something from Phil Collins / Genesis.

  • @Anonymous-Joker74
    @Anonymous-Joker74 Před 5 měsíci +11

    I was on a train & it started to snow ..The wind was swirling & this track popped into my feed,I had forgotten all about it for so many years..The first few notes & I shuddered ..not with the cold but the unalloyed magic of U2 in an era growing up,I just missed ..This is Gotta be top 5 U2 tracks ever !

  • @dougsboat6990
    @dougsboat6990 Před 10 měsíci +18

    Driving an empty military bus in Berlin in the small hours and this was played on the radio and I was long way from home and quite low at that time, magic unforgettable uplifting moment for me, love you U2, actually it was a sort of home coming lol

  • @tinabeelel1921
    @tinabeelel1921 Před 10 měsíci +6

    "And you know it's time to go, across the sleet and driving snow, across the field of mourning..." .... I remember making a trip in the middle of winter across the country...never feel like I would live this...

  • @SPIDERM0OSE
    @SPIDERM0OSE Před 3 lety +87

    Bonos mullet was as iconic then as it is today.

    • @lebarosky
      @lebarosky Před 3 lety +9

      He was the only person on planet Earth who really looked good in it. The rules just don't apply to the Irish.

  • @deadpoetav
    @deadpoetav Před 3 lety +180

    They captured something on this album that was both magical and timeless. I love listening to this on vinyl when it snows here in Philadelphia. Something about the aesthetic that it adds to the moment.

    • @Andaman1979999
      @Andaman1979999 Před 2 lety +1

      Hopefully we get some snow this year! I missed all of it last year.

    • @montedavis2040
      @montedavis2040 Před 2 lety +9

      I think The Unforgettable Fire is their best album.

    • @michaeloreilly2533
      @michaeloreilly2533 Před 2 lety +5

      Thank you for painting this beautiful image in my mind. I saw the pre-tour for this album at the Tower when I wore a much younger man’s clothes. I’ve long since moved from Philadelphia and lost some of the friends With whom I attended that show.
      There’s something about your comment that brings me back to that amazing time in my life.

    • @233Runner
      @233Runner Před rokem +1

      Agreed on all points, Adam. Well said my Philadelphia friend. I’m also in Philadelphia and 88.5 WXPN FM just played U2’s studio version of this amazing song. Hence, why I’m here.

    • @lp4755
      @lp4755 Před rokem +3

      My fav U2 album. Their most emotional and hauntingly beautiful.

  • @haroldbolotte932
    @haroldbolotte932 Před 11 měsíci +38

    Bono’s voice here is EPIC…..Mullen is killing it ‼️

    • @Jan_Miklas
      @Jan_Miklas Před 3 měsíci +1

      Larry is absolutely incredible!!!

    • @bobomaster9234
      @bobomaster9234 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Quem arrasou foi o ADAM CLAYTON.

    • @bobomaster9234
      @bobomaster9234 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Quem arrasou foi o ADAM CLAYTON..

    • @CharlesHoop
      @CharlesHoop Před 26 dny

      He left his voice on the stage all over the world.

  • @byronjohnson4097
    @byronjohnson4097 Před rokem +45

    Phenomenal version of one of their most underrated songs. This may be the best bass playing I can remember hearing from Adam.

    • @richo171169
      @richo171169 Před 10 měsíci

      Have a listen to Steve Harris form Iron Maiden, Now there is a bass player.

    • @kendolan5632
      @kendolan5632 Před 18 dny +1

      I know. This and Two Hearts Beat as One.

  • @xTheFly
    @xTheFly Před 3 měsíci +10

    I remember watching this video when it was brand new, seeing the Sold Out signs (they sold out in Europe) and thinking how one day they are gonna be big in North America. Can I go back to watch it unfold again?

  • @davidkopec9442
    @davidkopec9442 Před rokem +17

    Bono’s voice is amazingly strong here. Am I wrong to say he doesn’t derive a little something extra from the Mullet. Feel the power!

  • @edmajula3401
    @edmajula3401 Před rokem +14

    A real rock band. Family-friendly, down-to-earth, politically conscious without the excesses and melodrama. Awesome music which takes the centre stage.

  • @buzztp5119
    @buzztp5119 Před 3 lety +96

    Heard U2 on a college radio station in 1982 and they have been my favorite band since I was 14 and I'm 52 now and still love them.

    • @jasoncook6098
      @jasoncook6098 Před rokem +4

      When I heard under blood red sky when I was 12 that was it, simple the best, live awesome, best band there ever be

    • @hawkeyeted
      @hawkeyeted Před rokem +2

      The first U2 song I ever heard was I Will Follow in 1980 when I was 10. Saw them on the 1987 Joshua Tree tour. Life changing.

    • @justjoan926
      @justjoan926 Před 11 měsíci +1

      The exact same thing for me. 1982 college radio. They never stopped being my favorite band.

    • @lonelybro77
      @lonelybro77 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@hawkeyeted I never saw them. Fans say it's like church..

    • @alyzu4755
      @alyzu4755 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@jasoncook6098That's also the first album I heard. My brother played it constantly. I was 13, and was instantly hooked. We both went to their concert in 1987. ☺️

  • @StratsRUs
    @StratsRUs Před rokem +6

    The audio itself is the audio used for “Wide Awake in America” recorded on November 14, 1984 at Wembley Arena in London England. It was not recorded at the concert but instead was recorded at a closed soundcheck before the performance, and the crowd noise was later added by producer Tony Visconti in the studio.

  • @billclinton6040
    @billclinton6040 Před 3 lety +128

    The Unforgettable Fire was such a chill album. Now I gotta go listen to Pride.

    • @Acujeremy
      @Acujeremy Před 3 lety +8

      Listen to Wire.

    • @RealLifeBrinden
      @RealLifeBrinden Před 3 lety +6

      I always gotta listen to bad

    • @bestthinger
      @bestthinger Před 2 lety +4

      Still my favorite U2 album to date

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe Před 6 měsíci

      I love all of the above mentioned songs plus this one and the title track are really special.

  • @barbloft
    @barbloft Před 3 lety +14

    It's like the lads are pouring themselves...their souls... out onto the stage for this. I could just swim in this song forever.

  • @u2alpha
    @u2alpha Před 3 lety +97

    I really love the Unforgettable Fire era. Bring some more, U2!

    • @concerts6909
      @concerts6909 Před 3 lety +4

      For me the best from U2 is 1984-1990

    • @concerts6909
      @concerts6909 Před 3 lety +4

      I hope that they remaster a whole concert from The Unforgettable Fire Tour

    • @u2alpha
      @u2alpha Před 3 lety +1

      @@concerts6909 they really should

    • @concerts6909
      @concerts6909 Před 3 lety +2

      @@u2alpha Or from The Lovetown Tour

  • @parraeels1100
    @parraeels1100 Před 3 lety +30

    Where’s the time machine to go back and witness this magic

    • @scottthesportsguy
      @scottthesportsguy Před 3 lety

      Seriously! I was fortunate enough to see the unforgettable fire tour and I wish I could go back and see them at that era again

    • @parraeels1100
      @parraeels1100 Před 3 lety

      @@scottthesportsguy your lucky to see one of the greatest bands of all time in their best era, I seen them first time on the Pop Mart tour.

    • @brandonholmes8655
      @brandonholmes8655 Před 3 lety +1

      @parraeels1100 Marty McFly and Doc Brown need to consider us fans borrow the DeLorean for such a trip! And considering we're going back to 1985, I can't see it being an issue!!

    • @parraeels1100
      @parraeels1100 Před 3 lety

      @@brandonholmes8655 ha ha... If Only

  • @stuarthutchin7686
    @stuarthutchin7686 Před 18 dny +1

    I wish I had seen U2 when I was a massive fan in the 1980's. I still haven't. I have so much vinyl. All early and 12 inch singles and albums.

  • @shipman30
    @shipman30 Před 2 lety +23

    Probably the best percussion of any U2 song in this live version. Mullin was at his best here.

    • @sniper161718
      @sniper161718 Před rokem +1

      I'm a drummer and the dude is arguably the greatest pocket drummers of all time. Nothing showy just flat out good

    • @kouchpotato1
      @kouchpotato1 Před rokem +2

      As a drummer myself, I consider this one of the defining rhythms in rock music - absolutely beautiful

  • @SimonRobeyns
    @SimonRobeyns Před rokem +2

    the live side of wide awake in america is some of the best stuff they've ever recorded in their career

  • @johnanthony8305
    @johnanthony8305 Před 3 lety +116

    Larry and Adam provide a solid backbone for this song. One of my favorites and totally underrated.

  • @fabianapaulinadasilva7448
    @fabianapaulinadasilva7448 Před 3 lety +50

    The good thing about bands like U2 is that there is always more, much more, even the old ones but with the vibe of today ... Here in Brazil there is a song that says "what a good life that never comes back", but there will always be a memory that tastes like homesickness or nostalgia ... 👍🤗🐞😇🍀🦋🥰💃💃💃💃

    • @notventjan7329
      @notventjan7329 Před 3 lety +1

      A saudade!
      So strong feeling

    • @fabianapaulinadasilva7448
      @fabianapaulinadasilva7448 Před 3 lety

      @@notventjan7329 that word can be translated by this image: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudade

    • @VilagosJozsi
      @VilagosJozsi Před 3 lety +1

      we have these phrase just exactly the same in Hungary (what a good life...), and yeah, U2 brings back memories and still sounds refreshing. when i travel to... anywhere (to my father, to my friends, etc), and when i'm going back to my home, this song comes to my mind every time, and i love travelling on a bus, on a train and listening to Bono's lines, especially the final ones, "i am coming home".
      dear fellow Sister, cheers from Hungary! :)

  • @jjwankenobi
    @jjwankenobi Před 3 lety +54

    In '87 U2 rolled through Vancouver, BC with the Joshua Tree Tour. During the set they played a long, searing rendition of "Bad" and 13 year old me was in awe. Up until then The Joshua Tree album and the War album were my primary points of reference for their music, so when I discovered The Unforgettable Fire because of "Bad" I was fully invested. Two years later I was seeing a girl who was 3 years older than me who played Wide Awake In America, on vinyl, on repeat. Through her I was introduced to the iconic live version of "Bad" that was a close approximation to the 11 or so minutes of euphoria I had witnessed two years prior. And I was also introduced to this live version of "A Sort of Homecoming" that elevated the studio version from UF. Those times were magical. Making out with an older girl in her apartment, while Bono sang to us "...And you hunger for the time
    , Time to heal, 'desire' time...". In 2017, U2 returned to Vancouver with the Joshua Tree Tour again, and during that set they played an updated version of "...Homecoming", and I was suddenly young again as the euphoria, mixed with lush nostalgia, washed over me once more. This version of "...Homecoming" will always be close to my heart as I travel through life, now older and wiser, "...across the fields of mourning, to light that's in the distance..."

    • @petecernan1416
      @petecernan1416 Před 3 lety

      Love your story

    • @jgonsuron
      @jgonsuron Před 3 lety

      I saw them in 2017 in New Orleans for that Joshua Tree Tour. This song always makes tears stream down my face and makes me miss the simpler times.

    • @Lt.Mingus69
      @Lt.Mingus69 Před 2 lety

      Great story...I always go back to the Wide Awake in America EP, perfection. As my favorite U2 song, I love to listen on occasion to the U2 - Bad Live (longest version ever) here on YT.

    • @JuanCarlos-yi7np
      @JuanCarlos-yi7np Před 2 lety +1

      So far, so close. Same feelings from a fifteen years old guy from Barcelona, whose best friend used to listen U2 in his Opel Corsa. Since that time, all my whole life -50 years old now- and same feelings. Your words make me feel nostalgia and pride for following the best band in the world.

  • @OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8
    @OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8 Před 3 lety +19

    I remember listening to Wide Awake in America when I was in high school back in the early 90s, that's when I became a big U2 fan during the Zoo TV era and went back to listen to their older albums. I never ever saw this video before, I never thought it would be this amazing.

  • @lozu8947
    @lozu8947 Před rokem +30

    Coming across this album in 1984, I had never experienced music like this. I was used to top 40 hits where there was a chorus repeated many times throughout the song. This song was like long form free style poetry set to music. I was instantly hooked

  • @paulan.pussetto2367
    @paulan.pussetto2367 Před 3 lety +110

    I love this live version.. it gives me goosebumps ♥️ One of the best performances from The Unforgettable Fire era

    • @jamesfrelichowski6990
      @jamesfrelichowski6990 Před 3 lety +5

      Goosebumps here too, every time, especially with the clapping build up.

    • @dolph41taylor57
      @dolph41taylor57 Před 2 lety +4

      Their wide awake in america ep is just incredible

  • @AtomicPeace
    @AtomicPeace Před 3 lety +19

    This song is pure poetry. Enough said. I have traveled thousand and thousands of miles and this song is part of that journey thru this life. Love U2.

  • @suelimancera2416
    @suelimancera2416 Před 2 lety +40

    Even after almost 30 years this song still moves me 💜

    • @richo171169
      @richo171169 Před rokem

      There is a better version of this amazing song.I have it on an EP. Can't find it here
      "And the wind will crack, in winter time, this bomb blast lightning waltz, no spoken words...just a scream................

    • @m.loughlin1915
      @m.loughlin1915 Před 8 měsíci

      Closer to 40 years!

  • @TheSanveana
    @TheSanveana Před 3 lety +8

    This music is 37 years old, yet it doesn't require a timemachine to relive the music all over again, cause this is a kind of music that feeds the heart for eternity.

  • @kendoglarson5419
    @kendoglarson5419 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I have chills going down my spine listening to this. This is what made U2 the biggest band in the world. The early grassroots following. Then Wide Awake in America is when it popped.

  • @davidbuckingham8046
    @davidbuckingham8046 Před 3 měsíci +13

    Imagine if every time an Imagine Dragons song was played, this song was played instead. The world would be a better place.

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 Před 3 měsíci +2

      imagine dragon is evil. they're one of the worst acts ever.

  • @captinbeyond
    @captinbeyond Před 2 lety +87

    Unforgettable Fire is in my top 5 albums of all time. When this came out I could not stop playing it. Every song was just perfect. Even today it brings me good feelings. Personally think this was U2's best album.

    • @kevinhuether9038
      @kevinhuether9038 Před rokem

      agree

    • @michaelstandridge2159
      @michaelstandridge2159 Před rokem

      Yes!!

    • @curly_wyn
      @curly_wyn Před rokem

      Me too. Much better than that stupid Achtung Baby bullshit, where they’re just trying to be something that they’re not.

    • @samslick9000
      @samslick9000 Před rokem +2

      I thought it was better than the Joshua Tree, but liked Achtung Baby more

    • @timclifford9533
      @timclifford9533 Před rokem

      Me too. it set the stage for Joshua but I think it was better.

  • @davidkoblentz
    @davidkoblentz Před rokem +8

    this was such a great EP.. three sunrises is amazing... but this.. this song, under rated in the catalog imo, brilliant stuff !

  • @theangrygingerthebananavan4207

    Love the gig billboard
    U2 plus The Alarm, what a line up

  • @justinlloyd9348
    @justinlloyd9348 Před 3 lety +23

    It's a subtle thing but the way Bono stretches "to-ni-i-ight" on the "tonight with you" line at the very end makes this WAIA live version special and just gets me right in the feels every time. Love this song!

  • @oshea41
    @oshea41 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Best live version they ever did and it was at a sound check before a show!!!!!

  • @ellukitaa__6571
    @ellukitaa__6571 Před 3 lety +110

    i hope u remaster Ultraviolet (Light My Way), Washington D.C 1992 someday, i've been waiting for this like...10 YEARS 😭😭

    • @youtou_13
      @youtou_13 Před 3 lety +9

      Soon you will see. 2021 will be a special years for U2. They cannot perform live. So they update old video to make fan happy.

    • @DhafinFausta
      @DhafinFausta Před 3 lety +5

      And One live at ZooTV sydney and Streets live at Yankees stadium.

    • @Daniele-ee1wz
      @Daniele-ee1wz Před 3 lety +2

      yes 😉

    • @Daniele-ee1wz
      @Daniele-ee1wz Před 3 lety +4

      The best concert is ZOO TV Live from DUBLIN 28/ 08/ 1993.

    • @Raj_Earth
      @Raj_Earth Před 3 lety +3

      Mullen Jr is the greatest rock drummer of all time. 'Nuff said!

  • @RockHardwood-py1hy
    @RockHardwood-py1hy Před rokem +6

    The tone on that guitar is timeless.

    • @douglasownbey656
      @douglasownbey656 Před rokem +1

      He still has that guitar. It's one of his favorites. He broke it out recently, when recording their new album. They didn't want him to, because they didn't want that old U2 sound, but the Edge felt the song called for it. It is very unique and works so well with his style of playing. He likes creating tones that just ring out and that guitar can do it like no other. He has other Gibson Explorers, but that particular one he loves.

    • @douglasownbey656
      @douglasownbey656 Před rokem

      He also uses alot of effects as well, constantly trying to come up with new sounds. His guitar tech, Dallas Schu, said he averages at leat four different effects on many of their songs. It keeps everyone very busy when playing live. He is also very guitar specific. If he recorded a song with a Les Paul, or a Stratocaster, he only uses those guitars for that song when playing live. He has at least two of each kind of guitars he uses. Quite often, Dallas is still getting guitars ready 10 minutes before showtime.

    • @RockHardwood-py1hy
      @RockHardwood-py1hy Před rokem

      @@douglasownbey656 Thaks for that insight. That's awesome that he still uses that guitar in spite of how far they've evolved since those 80s heydays.

  • @benhuot6852
    @benhuot6852 Před 3 lety +1

    I am 55, I have chill listening to that song...

  • @darphaedrus1558
    @darphaedrus1558 Před 3 lety +7

    I play this every St Patrick's day.

  • @privatepenguin3137
    @privatepenguin3137 Před rokem +8

    This is really the song (and version) that changed everything for me. I was already a U2 fan from 1980-1984...but when this video and song on the EP were released, I was hooked forever. I wouldn't see my first U2 concert until May of 1987....then I saw many, many U2 shows over the next 30 years (maybe 25 since then) and never saw this song performed. Then in May of 2017...they played it about 3 songs into the set nearly 30 years to the day that I first saw them. A long journey...but totally worth it!

    • @douglasownbey656
      @douglasownbey656 Před rokem

      Some of their songs just tend to fall by the wayside when it comes to making the setlist. For a very long time, 40 was dropped and years later they started bringing it back, sometimes adding it at the tail end of another song. One Tree Hill was like that too, but it's a bit tricky for Edge to remember how to play it.

  • @elmoblatch9787
    @elmoblatch9787 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Just a beautiful song that shows the band's true talent for pure melody. What talents.

  • @damianmcdonagh7908
    @damianmcdonagh7908 Před 3 lety +10

    This always reminds of school years growing up in Ireland. We loved U2 but couldn't wait to leave Ireland. There was no work to be found. U2's music always kept us hopeful.

    • @jayjayfreeman
      @jayjayfreeman Před 3 lety +2

      How are things in your country today my friend? From a fellow U2 fan in Minnesota.

    • @damianmcdonagh7908
      @damianmcdonagh7908 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jayjayfreeman I moved to New York in 1988 but back in Ireland now. Hopefully Covid will soon be behind us.

  • @bc5653
    @bc5653 Před rokem +15

    This song is a masterpiece... "I'll be there..." I think it would sound amazing mashed up with David Bowie's "As the World Falls Down"... "I'll be there for you..."

    • @ThinWhiteAxe
      @ThinWhiteAxe Před 2 měsíci +1

      Ohhhh that would be something to behold!

  • @julierich6925
    @julierich6925 Před 3 lety +27

    This is the song that made me fall in love with U2.

    • @stevenmorris2234
      @stevenmorris2234 Před 3 lety +1

      Same! The 4th album made me realize how amazing Bono sounded and being the first track on The Unforgettable Fire album and also made me feel so inspirational and powerful. That voice and lyrics is truly one of a kind.

    • @theaterdreamer
      @theaterdreamer Před 3 lety +1

      Same. The Unforgettable Fire was my baptism in U2. This song made me love them, and Pride made me a fanatic. I was a kid just starting high school, but U2 brought such honesty to their music. It wasn’t the same throw away “let’s party” or “she loves me” lyrics.
      U2 makes you feel some deep connection to what they’re playing, what Bono is saying.

  • @jamesha175
    @jamesha175 Před 6 měsíci +3

    wow what a great song! that one guy's fedora hat inspired me to get my own fedora hat which i have been wearing ever since then. OMG that was 40 years ago - maybe i should trade my hat in for a new one

  • @paulwalters9885
    @paulwalters9885 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Always remember queuing up for their show at the Glasgow Barrowland and I took my then girlfriend to see them. An absolutely amazing concert. I suddenly went off them when they did the No Line on the Horizon and their other stuff like Innocent or whatever. This is pure raw U2 in this video.

  • @Mark_Bates
    @Mark_Bates Před 11 měsíci +7

    When I was in Reception Class at school 35 years ago I was caught by the teacher singing this song in the toilet and when I came out the whole class clapped 😂

    • @xTheFly
      @xTheFly Před 3 měsíci

      This is awesome. I'm only upset because I didn't do the same.

  • @StLProgressive
    @StLProgressive Před 3 lety +29

    This is my favorite song by the band, one I’ve never seen live, despite attending 11 concerts. 😂

    • @huishaai
      @huishaai Před 3 lety +3

      One of my favs to. i was lucky to hear it in '84

    • @mysticedge4
      @mysticedge4 Před 3 lety +3

      I heard it in 2017 on the JT 30th anniversary tour

    • @StLProgressive
      @StLProgressive Před 3 lety +1

      @@mysticedge4 I missed that tour, unfortunately. I’m in St. Louis. They had to cancel that show due to potential unrest following the announcement of a police shooting verdict. I was soooo upset. I believe that was only the 2nd time U2 has ever canceled a show in 35+ years. Sigh. Thankfully the city didn’t erupt like they thought it was going to either.

    • @jedi34567
      @jedi34567 Před 3 lety +2

      @@StLProgressive The 2017 version couldn't hold a candle to this one.

    • @trippyandthebean5297
      @trippyandthebean5297 Před 3 lety +1

      I was supposed to be there too. Glad I got to see them the next year at Innocence & Experience.

  • @cedricliggins7528
    @cedricliggins7528 Před 2 lety +10

    The bass line on this is incredible.

    • @douglasownbey656
      @douglasownbey656 Před rokem

      Adam doesn't get enough credit for what he can do. Especially, around that time period and forward.

  • @user-vv7og1gt7t
    @user-vv7og1gt7t Před 3 lety +12

    U2 ranks as one of the top bands of all time! They are still going after all these years. Their words mean so much in their songs. Great band 👍
    I can’t believe that was in the 80’s!

    • @welshlad6427
      @welshlad6427 Před rokem

      Between 1983 - 1989 they were brilliant. The demise slowly began there and the last 20 years they’ve been shocking. They’re still together but more as a karaoke band of there old selfs.

    • @joenagle2595
      @joenagle2595 Před rokem +1

      @@welshlad6427 their 360 tour in 2009 is still the highest grossing rock tour in history…..some decline alright ☠️

  • @clarkclements7204
    @clarkclements7204 Před 3 lety +17

    Seems like they are releasing material in chronological order. Cannot wait till they get to the nineties!

    • @pant-hootingchimp8917
      @pant-hootingchimp8917 Před 3 lety

      Me too! The 90's is my favourite U2 decade. So many amazing songs and videos. :)

    • @juandicorrea08
      @juandicorrea08 Před 3 lety

      when they get to SOE, that means we will get a new album

    • @clarkclements7204
      @clarkclements7204 Před 3 lety

      @@juandicorrea08 that would be awesome!

  • @hughmcconville979
    @hughmcconville979 Před 3 lety +18

    They should play this live more. It's amazing.

    • @alyssahlouise2
      @alyssahlouise2 Před 2 lety

      They havent sang it in years :( its one of their best songs.

    • @gweflj
      @gweflj Před 2 lety +1

      He can’t sing it anymore.

  • @myradioon
    @myradioon Před rokem +4

    Listen to that guy sing live!!!

  • @juzzyjj6387
    @juzzyjj6387 Před 2 lety +1

    something so otherworldly and timeless about this song

  • @birdonawi
    @birdonawi Před 3 měsíci +3

    Also, edge background vocals here are top

  • @gregbowden1552
    @gregbowden1552 Před rokem +34

    Everything and what U2 did with the Unforgettable Fire live is just pure perfection and magic.

  • @justincredible.
    @justincredible. Před 3 lety +16

    U2; the soundtrack to my life! This (version of this) song was one the songs that *really* made me fall in love with U2

  • @jarfrobinksss
    @jarfrobinksss Před rokem +2

    the pure energetic power of this group - god Wide Awake in America brings back mems...

  • @ronaldmccloskey8850
    @ronaldmccloskey8850 Před 3 lety +16

    This is a song they need to add back into their set list. Amazing Song!

    • @andrew6978
      @andrew6978 Před 3 lety +1

      They did for the 2017 JT tour, but Bono struggled with it so they removed it, not surprising really given how hard it is to sing.

  • @giorgiomartinico3774
    @giorgiomartinico3774 Před rokem +16

    Their greatest song in my opinion!!! Masterpiece!!!

  • @davidbanan.
    @davidbanan. Před rokem +5

    Far and away my favourite opening track by U2

  • @MustafarRecRoom
    @MustafarRecRoom Před rokem +2

    This is the best version of this song…..takes me back.

  • @happypapi1903
    @happypapi1903 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I love the minimalism of the early U2 tour production designs. This particular tour is a very small stage with a few backlights with a hazer to highlight the beams. No moving lights, none of the giant video screens and gimmicks of the Zoo TV/Popmart/360/UV eras, just 4 guys playing good music for thousands of kids in an arena. Even Bono never really cared for it much. I remember him saying sarcastically about the Popmart stage "thank you for building this - whatever this is". Elevation/Vertigo they got back to their roots as far as tour production design goes (don't get me wrong, Willie Williams is a brilliant production designer - Zoo TV/Popmart really upped the ante for concert production) and this is U2 in their element. Once you cut out the giant lemon disco ball, the "in the round" stage, and all the "Spinal Tap" frills and thrills, you just have a great show because of those songs and those four lads who were pals in school and became one of the biggest bands on the planet.

  • @MatheusVelloso
    @MatheusVelloso Před 3 lety +18

    This song gives me chills

    • @richardshermanjr1899
      @richardshermanjr1899 Před 3 lety +3

      The part where he sings "Welll build a bridge" the first time and the music is speeding up did it for me.

  • @davidegheghi4376
    @davidegheghi4376 Před rokem +3

    Quanti brividi.. Quanti ricordi.. Periodo irripetibile.. 🇮🇹 From Rome italy

  • @youtou_13
    @youtou_13 Před rokem +1

    U2 old video is the best. Miss the old good days.

  • @ailtonsantiago1873
    @ailtonsantiago1873 Před 3 lety +8

    Hi u2 fans🥰

  • @Bass-ne6dl
    @Bass-ne6dl Před rokem +2

    This is the best version of this song and it’s all down to the guitar chords at the beginning

  • @abeldejesus9363
    @abeldejesus9363 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Bons tempos do U2 .... tempos em que o U2 eram bons.

  • @u2freak1974
    @u2freak1974 Před 3 lety +5

    Oh my god...that song!!!! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

  • @CTChipmunk
    @CTChipmunk Před 3 lety +1

    I was there 10 April 1985 @Hampton Coliseum. One of the most moving concert performances I've ever seen. Felt like a religious experience for me.

  • @mijaresfilms
    @mijaresfilms Před 3 lety +19

    I had not listened to it for years and 2 weeks ago in the hospital due to covid-19 this song came to mind that inspires strength and courage. Thanks U2 - Español Tenía años sin escucharla y hace 2 semanas atras en el hospital por covid-19 me vino a la mente esta canción que insopira fuerza y valor. Gracias U2

  • @StatusQuonald
    @StatusQuonald Před rokem +1

    U2 was in their absolute prime late 80's

  • @davidgromann3164
    @davidgromann3164 Před 3 lety +23

    I would love a DVD or BR box with remastered and previously unreleased U2 concerts!

    • @larbelaez
      @larbelaez Před 3 lety +1

      There a few good quality dvds from each tour.

    • @davidgromann3164
      @davidgromann3164 Před 3 lety +2

      @@larbelaez Yes, I think you can't complain too much. But there is no official release to The Unforgettable Fire and Lovetown. Zoo TV is Sydney with the songs from Zooropa, so there is no Ultra Violet. Berlin 2018 was only a gift for members and we are still waiting for The Joshua Tree 2017/2019 (but I read something is coming for theatres maybe).

    • @jonathandcallan
      @jonathandcallan Před 3 lety +1

      Especially the unforgettable fire tour !!

  • @BarB2-90Nine
    @BarB2-90Nine Před rokem +1

    My U2, The Band, The legend, Bono; such songs to listen to the words of love, peace together; they help so many My Band, that’s what makes the world a better place….from the cradle to the grave oh yes!

  • @poshnosh1143
    @poshnosh1143 Před rokem +3

    Don't you just love the early U2 tracks still sounds amazing 😎🇮🇪 turn it up loud

  • @grannysgonerabid7425
    @grannysgonerabid7425 Před 3 lety +8

    Actually, the live version that is on the album Wide Awake in America was recorded during the band's soundcheck and not from the concert captured in this video. They then mixed in the audience noise to create the illusion that it was a live in concert recording.

    • @bvaljalo
      @bvaljalo Před 3 lety +1

      Well, they put their heart and soul into their friggin soundcheck because this is absolutely brilliant and I've loved it since it came out in 1985. Just singing this one song like Bono does here would've wrecked my voice for the night, even back then (we're about the same age, so) ...

    • @grannysgonerabid7425
      @grannysgonerabid7425 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bvaljalo I agree. I was stunned to learn it was recorded during a soundcheck. I read that in an interview with Tony Visconti who produced it. He said it wasn’t unusual for them to burn through 3-4 songs in soundcheck as a warm up.

  • @julianartsolo
    @julianartsolo Před rokem +1

    his voice is so beautiful

  • @armin88213
    @armin88213 Před rokem +4

    One of the most underrated U2 songs

  • @LSUOdyssey
    @LSUOdyssey Před rokem

    CZcams comments are so special on songs like this

  • @Michael-zj7lg
    @Michael-zj7lg Před rokem +1

    Despite our coming ups and downs we will be together when your time comes Julie..🌈☀️💖. St Michael 😥.

  • @nickkabbabe1953
    @nickkabbabe1953 Před 3 lety +19

    Such a beautifully uplifting song from an extraordinary band.

  • @darrenwynowen357
    @darrenwynowen357 Před 3 lety +4

    good old days,busy dockyards,harbours and U2 great.

  • @U2HL
    @U2HL Před 3 lety +10

    A powerful opener from TUF which Bono got inspired by poet Celan who wrote "poetry is a sort of homecoming"..Bono's vocals and Adams repeated basspattern leading the melody,Edges guitarrifs and Larry's slapping the drums makes this to a great song!♥️♥️
    🎵🎶🎙🎸🥁

  • @ezrhino100
    @ezrhino100 Před 11 měsíci +5

    this is probably the best EP I have ever owned. The B sides on this are amazing.... Garage Days by Metallica also sticks out in my memory box.

  • @damiancalifornia9474
    @damiancalifornia9474 Před 3 lety +20

    I honestly can not imagine me alive without U2. You have been the soundtrack to my life from a child to a grown person. Thank you for ur art and the beautiful memories it recalls. ❤

    • @RudeeOlivier
      @RudeeOlivier Před 3 lety +1

      U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Juts one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our last video. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me. Keep rockin' : czcams.com/video/ufF4gUA_6rQ/video.html

  • @joenicotera2991
    @joenicotera2991 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The band hesitated for a moment and looked to their leader. Someone had suck into their tent without paying. Band security was insistent that they had the "right to" collect their fee. The band hesitated, again!
    The bands leader made his decision, "I am the leader of this band!" And a song was heard, paying the wind for God to hear.

  • @VilagosJozsi
    @VilagosJozsi Před 3 lety +123

    Everybody talks about Bono and his more-than-perfect vocals here, but i want to give some credits to The Edge too. He's not the fastest or most technical guitarist (who cares? it's not speed metal), but he's got a very unique sound (you can recognize his guitar among the millions), he's a very creative songwriter, and he uses his effects not for some selfish guitar solo things, but to blend into the songs, he moves with the band - he's more a band person than a soloist guy -, and what is a very important thing, he is a great vocalist. It may look easy to play this song, but try to sing the vocal lines and play these besutiful, ringing arpeggios at the same time. It's way harder than it seems. He is one of the most important and influental guitarist since the 80s. Forget about Bono's personal stupidnesses and all that shit, The Edge deserves every credit he gets.

    • @jamesfrelichowski6990
      @jamesfrelichowski6990 Před 3 lety +8

      Teamwork! These guys are grown men and know what they are doing onstage.

    • @anthonylicalzi8771
      @anthonylicalzi8771 Před 2 lety +7

      I think edge and Bono together make magic

    • @roybatty3889
      @roybatty3889 Před 2 lety +5

      Perfectly said, friend, perfectly said.

    • @dkes53
      @dkes53 Před 2 lety +6

      Oh this entire band is 100% greater than the sum of its parts. That goes for all of them and it’s exemplified in this song perfectly. Bono’s voice is on point, his politics are on point, LMJ’s drumming is perfect, edges guitar is amazing, Adam’s bass is a force. Soooo good so happy I saw them live twice

    • @billymc2681
      @billymc2681 Před 2 lety +4

      I've always thought Edge's backing vocals are superb.

  • @JennyKate33
    @JennyKate33 Před 3 lety +11

    This is one of my favorite early songs from U2! It is so beautiful and haunting. It's always been on my mixed tape or playlist. ❤🎧🎵

  • @celticminkster9147
    @celticminkster9147 Před rokem +1

    My cousin’s best pal was Charlie Nicholas who gave me the Boy Album to listen to circa 1981,I was hooked after that,went to see them everywhere

  • @panoseddie9975
    @panoseddie9975 Před 3 lety +11

    Epic Masterpiece song from the glorious early days

  • @FabioTitoMontefinale
    @FabioTitoMontefinale Před 3 lety +2

    Wooohoo!!👌👌Excelente👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎤🎼🎼🎼👍👍👍

    • @RudeeOlivier
      @RudeeOlivier Před 3 lety +1

      U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Juts one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our last video. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me. Keep rockin' : czcams.com/video/ufF4gUA_6rQ/video.html

    • @FabioTitoMontefinale
      @FabioTitoMontefinale Před 3 lety

      @@RudeeOlivier ☺Hace decadas que escucho a U2 y realmente nombran tan poco a Adam y Larry que muchas veces hasta yo me olvido de sus nombres😕

  • @birdonawi
    @birdonawi Před 3 měsíci +1

    Epic song. Idgaf what people think they know about this band or the present state of it’s members. This is a gloroius song

  • @jezza10181
    @jezza10181 Před rokem +2

    I've always thought that this was a forgotten little gem...