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"Magnificent" is a song by U2. It is the second track on the band's 2009 album No Line on the Horizon and was released as the album's second single. [ 1 ] The song was originally titled "French Disco", but was renamed later in the recording sessions. [ 3 ]
"MLK" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and is the tenth and final track on their 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire. An elegy to Martin Luther King Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics ("Sleep/Sleep tonight/And may your dreams/Be realized/If the thundercloud/Passes rain/So let it rain/Rain down on me").
U2 worked on an earlier version of the song for a long time before they scrapped it and re-recorded it with Lillywhite. [10] Two sets of lyrics were also present; one about Nelson Mandela, and the other "more surreal and personal". [9] The band decided to use the latter. [9] "Cedars of Lebanon", written from the perspective of a journalist ...
"No Line on the Horizon" was first developed during the recording sessions in Fez, Morocco, and was recorded in one take. [1] " No Line on the Horizon" stemmed from drummer Larry Mullen Jr. experimenting with several different drum beats; producer and co-writer Brian Eno sampled and manipulated the patterns, and the rest of the band began to play over it. [2]
A Tribute to the Greatest Hits of U2 [8] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2 [10] 2004 David Keen, Claire Stanacrone, and Michael Goetz: Still Strung Out on U2 [16] 2005 The Persuasions: The Persuasions Sing U2 [17] 2006 10,000 Maniacs: Live Twenty-Five: 2007 Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2 [14]
Irish rock band referred to those who lost their lives as ‘stars of David’ in rewritten lyrics of their song ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’
"Mofo" originated from a songwriting trip that guitarist the Edge and lead vocalist Bono took to Nice, France, [4] before U2 began the recording sessions for Pop. [5] The song originally had a blues feeling to it, with Bono playing wah-wah guitar, but it evolved after the band began working on it in the studio and bassist Adam Clayton added a bassline in the style of Motown.
"Sweetest Thing" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was originally released as a B-side on the "Where the Streets Have No Name" single in 1987.The song was later re-recorded and re-released as a single in October 1998 for the band's compilation album The Best of 1980–1990.