Things I learn't today (Part 2)

[backinatracksuit]

Because I’ve taken on the role of U2 superfan I’ve listened to the entire set while out walking the dog.

You youngsters won’t remember that ‘C’mon everybody’ was the Self Aid song, played for about 90 seconds.
Not sure why they played Maggie’s farm, not a song I like.
Pride and Sunday Bloody Sunday were powerful.
After Maggie’s farm Bono was told they had time for one more, the chant goes up ‘we want Bad, we want Bad’
They played Bad in full and during the outro he sand the first verse of candle in the wind with the lyrics altered for the occasion ‘the grace to hold ourselves, while those around you fall’, then he led the audience in a single chorus of doop de doop from Walk on the wild side

Seemed like a good set

[Fagan_ODowd]

@Kyle

Were U2 the Oasis of their day? Stadium fillers of largely mindless zombies out for a bit of karaoke?

Did Chris play Don’t pay the Ferryman?

Yes.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@backinatracksuit

Because I’ve taken on the role of U2 superfan I’ve listened to the entire set while out walking the dog.

You youngsters won’t remember that ‘C’mon everybody’ was the Self Aid song, played for about 90 seconds.
Not sure why they played Maggie’s farm, not a song I like.
Pride and Sunday Bloody Sunday were powerful.
After Maggie’s farm Bono was told they had time for one more, the chant goes up ‘we want Bad, we want Bad’
They played Bad in full and during the outro he sand the first verse of candle in the wind with the lyrics altered for the occasion ‘the grace to hold ourselves, while those around you fall’, then he led the audience in a single chorus of doop de doop from Walk on the wild side

Seemed like a good set

They played Maggies Farm as a reference to emigration. Maggies Farm being intended as a reference to England. Maggie was prime minister at that time. I ain’t going to work on Maggies Farm no more translating as people shouldn’t have to go to England to get work.

[Elvis_Brandenberg_Kr]

If I recall, U2 were touring for Amnesty International at the time. The Conspiracy of Hope tour, which also featured Springsteen, Sting and Youssou N’Dour. Each band/artist only played a short set of about 25 minutes and the set at Self Aid was the exact one they played every night on the Amnesty Tour.

[myboyblue]

I’d say A Spaceman Came Travelling was a strange one in that setting?

[Fagan_ODowd]

It would have been but he didn’t play that one.

[MogwaiC86]

Chris De Burgh has always been an edgy socialist at heart.

[backinatracksuit]

Patricia the stripper was a good laugh, must have been tough for Patricia’s all over Ireland

[Fagan_ODowd]

@MogwaiC86

Chris De Burgh has always been an edgy socialist at heart.

Argentinian sure, like Che Guevara

[MogwaiC86]

@Fagan_ODowd

Argentinian sure, like Che Guevara

And Hitler’s son

[neilld]

That Henry Rollins fella can go a good hour just on U2.

[Fagan_ODowd]

@neilld

That Henry Rollins fella can go a good hour just on U2.

I’ve seen him do it.

[neilld]

It’s pretty good, he fairly hates them.

[Ralphie]

Michael Collins body was transported by sea from Cork to Dublin for his burial.

[LionelRitchie]

Fear itd be attacked if over land i presume?

[Pirlo]

The biggest funeral of the state ever allegedly.

[Arthur]

Id say he was incredibly popular at that time. Before people disliked cork and fine gael so much

[LionelRitchie]

I dont subscribe to the lone gunman theory.

[the_man_himself]

It was in the middle of a war mate

[Arthur]

Whats your point mate?