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The Edge – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Van Diemen's Land" Adam Clayton – bass guitar; Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion; Guest performers. Bob Dylan – Hammond organ on "Hawkmoon 269", backing vocals on "Love Rescue Me" The New Voices of Freedom – gospel choir on "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"Heartland" originated from a trip that bassist Adam Clayton and lead singer Bono made. Bono claimed the song is full of little bits of travelogue from his journal. [1]The band began writing "Heartland" in 1984 during The Unforgettable Fire sessions, and it was worked on again during The Joshua Tree sessions. [2]
While U2 has stopped regularly playing it live, it continued to be featured in B.B. King concerts. During the Lovetown Tour concerts, this song would be played, usually along with "Angel of Harlem" and "Love Rescue Me", in an encore featuring B.B. and his band. Like the song "Van Diemen's Land", this song originally featured an extra verse:
There have been multiple subsequent variations of the song and several names – including "Waly, Waly", "There is a Ship", and "Cockleshells" – which use and re-use different selections of lyrics. The song "Van Diemen's Land" on the album Rattle and Hum by U2 uses a variation of the melody of "The Water Is Wide". [7]
The 9 October show was the only one where both were played; subsequently, the band played one or the other, and they demonstrated a strong preference for "Van Diemen's Land", as it was from the band's most recent album, Rattle and Hum. "October" was played just three more times.
"Angel of Harlem" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the tenth track on their 1988 album Rattle and Hum, and was released as its second single in December 1988.It topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand, and peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, number eight on the Dutch Top 40, number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Top 40 Mainstream charts. The single was rereleased in the Netherlands with "Everlasting Love" now being the A-side. "Everlasting Love" reached number 10 in the Dutch Charts, in January 1990. In 2004, it was ranked number 9 in Entertainment Weekly ' s list of "The 50 Greatest Love Songs". [2] String arrangements on the song are by Van Dyke ...
Van Diemen's Land or Henry the Poacher, Young Henry's Downfall, Beware Young Men (Roud 221). [ 1 ] is an English transportation ballad . It was widely published in broadsides during the 19th century, and was collected from traditional singers in England during the twentieth century.