Best U2 song

judas101

bullet the blue sky for me.

love the intro

niceirishfella

Kevster wrote: »

I'm shocked! Nobody has mentioned I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For and Wild Horses yet

"Whose gonna ride your wild horses" is my favourite.

Archebald

i think the best U2 song i have ever heard them sing is bloody sunday

Bubs101

Sweetest thing but I also like Vertigo (ducks)

Mr. K

If we're allowing mainstream, Where The Streets Have No Name and Sunday Bloody Sunday. Of their lesser known songs, it'd have to be Bad.

My favourite albums are The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum. Both are awesome to listen to!

hawkmoon269

New Year's Day
Surrender
Running to Stand Still
Red Hill Mining Town
Love Comes Tumbling
Love is Blindness

Loveless

for me its "New Year's Day". but also have a lot of respect for "Pride (in the name of love)" cos I know what a bitch of song that was to put together.

iMax

Guys - four words - Hands that built America

Actually, that one is my absolute favorite (love the scene it's on in gangs of new york - very underrated movie), but also love kite with a passion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1YL6W1iuSY

If you like U2, you should pick up the book U2 by U2 (reduced to about €5 in places). Each chapter focuses on each album & if you listen to the albums while going through it it'll really give you an insight into the music & a new appreciation of the older albums.

Hmm thats a tough one,toss up between - Slug off the passengers album or Bad..Easily my favourite band of all time,nice to see a non U2-bashing thread:)

Lister1

No mention of "Starring at the Sun" or "Kite". Both would easily get in my top ten...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuuDjOzXMX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwMdO3HK_ws&feature=related


Edit: Kite got a mention late on!

musicmatty

Hold me kill me kiss me thrill me? Or whatever it's called!

Declan A Walsh

Picking one U2 song is impossible. There are so many gems by them over the years - some of which I have not heard in quite some time. Then, each day my favourite would change.

All I can say is that the following are in the shake-up:
I Will Follow, Out of Control, Electric Co (all from Boy),
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Single, and I think it was on October),
Bullet the Blue Sky (The Joshua Tree),
Bad (A Sort of Homecoming - EP),
The Unforgettable File, MLK (The Unforgettable Fire),
Spanish Eyes - a b/side from The Joshua Tree era,
Zoostation (Achtung Baby)

gustavo

Out of Control
New Years Day
Origin of the Species
Pride
In a little While


But probably New Years Day for me

holton

As you can see from the list, I prefer the older and more obscure stuff!

An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart
Out of Control
A Day without me
Surrender
Like a song
October
Running to Stand Still
All I want is you
The Three Sunrises
Bullet the Blue Sky

Photi

Bad, the live version from the ep they released after The Unforgettable Fire.

Miss Sarajevo.

Stay (Faraway, So Close), Fantastic video too.

pazza

Miss Sarajevo - always stirs the soul check out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI1j0_z2AgM

ironictoaster

Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Best U2 song ever.

iMax

For those of you interested in the older stuff. The first three albums are being re-released On July 21st (most probably at a premium price), with the full Joshua Tree special edition treatment, remastered & second disk with b-sides, not quite made its & rarities.

Would have preferred to have seen (heard) Rattle & Hum, Unforgettable Fire & Pop but there ya go, I'm sure they'll be along next year...

What was the headline the other day - €630m for last year with no tour & nothing released was it ???

Standard Toaster

Photi wrote: »

Bad, the live version from the ep they released after The Unforgettable Fire.

Miss Sarajevo.

Stay (Faraway, So Close), Fantastic video too.

Same here. The EP is Wide Awake in America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbhYwseHcyQ

Class video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVKWNGSmdB8

July

Kite

Also, I love their version of Unchained Melody - tugs on my heart strings and tear ducts everytime!

tech77

pazza wrote: »

Miss Sarajevo - always stirs the soul check out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI1j0_z2AgM

+1
Love it.

One Live with Orchestra -gets me every time....Definitely,my favourite version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4geUoG1gsU

JFKIRELAND

Impossible to choose, but here goes:
The Three Sunrises (Wide Awake in America)
Bad (The Unforgettable Fire)
I'm Not Your Baby (Skysplitter Dub Mix) B-Side to Please;)

nlgbbbblth

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Single, and I think it was on October),

Studio version is not on any LP.
Has been comped twice - Dave Fanning's Fab 50 Volume 1 and Zero: The Martin Hannett Story.
Live version on Under A Blood Red Sky.

My favourites

01 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
02 A Celebration
03 A Sort Of Homecoming
04 Running To Stand Still
05 Elvis Presley And America
06 A Day Without Me
07 I Will Follow
08 Gloria
09 Acrobat
10 Lemon

Manimal

Electric Co (the Red Rocks live version)
Celebration
Treasure (Whatever happened to Pete the Chop)
Running to Stand Still

holton

Forgot about "A Celebration". Great song. Surprised it was never on any of their albums.

notahappycamper

holton wrote: »

Forgot about "A Celebration". Great song. Surprised it was never on any of their albums.

Agree about "A Celebration" strange how it never appeared on any album.

I have to say their best song is "With or Without you" - live on the Rattle & Hum DVD.

nlgbbbblth

I think there's a story behind A Celebration but I can't remember it.

It did appear on CD - in 1999.

On a Now That's What I Call Music 1982 compilation.

The b-side of the 7" is Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl.

I could never understand why U2 refused to include any of the non-album singles on two compilation albums.

iMax

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I could never understand why U2 refused to include any of the non-album singles on two compilation albums.

There was a market for the real fans to be able to pick up a limited release of all the early stuff on CD as well as the mass market "18"

Standard Toaster

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I think there's a story behind A Celebration but I can't remember it.

It did appear on CD - in 1999.

On a Now That's What I Call Music 1982 compilation.

The b-side of the 7" is Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl.

I could never understand why U2 refused to include any of the non-album singles on two compilation albums.

On the 1984 cassette release of the Pride single, A Celebration did appear as a bonus track.