 Genius Meanings
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U2 – Van Diemen's Land
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Van Diemen’s Land is one of the rare U2 songs sung by the band’s guitarist, The Edge. The name was the term used to describe Tasmania when it was first discovered.
The song is
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U2 – Van diemen's land - live - rattle & hum version
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Hold me now, oh hold me now / 'Til this hour has gone around / And I'm gone on the rising tide / For to face Van Diemen's land / It's a bitter pill I swallow here / To be rent from
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U2 – All I Want Is You
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Bono wrote this song about his wife Alison whom he has been wedded to for now 32 years.
It was originally released in 1987 as a B-side on the “Where the Streets Have No Name
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U2 (Ft. B.B. King) – When Love Comes to Town
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This song is a tribute of sorts to B.B. King. U2 was heavily influenced by American blues music, and they admired B.B. in particular. The band met King early in 1987 when he
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U2 – Desire
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“Desire” is the lead single from U2’s sixth album “Rattle and Hum.” It was written by Bono.
U2 cites punk rock band The Stooges' song “1969” as the song’s primary influence which
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U2 – Angel of Harlem
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This song from Rattle and Hum continues the path started by U2 on their previous album (The Joshua Tree) to explore American music history and its figures. This song in particular
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U2 – Heartland
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[Verse 1] / See the sun rise over her skin / Don't change it / See the sunrise over her skin / Dawn changes everything, everything / And the delta sun / Burns bright and violent
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U2 – God Part II
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“God Part II” is the fourteenth track from U2’s 1988 album Rattle and Hum.
The song features a number of contradictory verses, poking fun at John Lennon’s “God”. U2 viewed Lennon
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U2 – Freedom for My People
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I need some freedom / Freedom for my people / I want some freedom / Freedom / Freedom, freedom for my people / I'd like some freedom / I need some freedom for my people / Freedom
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U2 – Hawkmoon 269
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The title refers to the number of mixes the song went through before reaching the final version. Because of this, it took over three weeks to complete. Hawkmoon is a town in North
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U2 – Pride (In the Name of Love) (Live)
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[Verse 1] / One man come in the name of love / One man come and go / One man come he to justify / One man to overthrow / [Chorus] / In the name of love / What more in the name of
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U2 – Love Rescue Me
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[Verse 1] / Love rescue me / Come forth and speak to me / Raise me up / And don't let me fall / No man is my enemy / My own hands imprison me / Love rescue me / [Verse 2] / Many
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U2 – Silver and Gold (Live)
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[Verse 1] / In the shithouse a shotgun / Praying hands hold me down / Only the hunter was hunted / In this tin can town, tin can town / [Verse 2] / No stars in the black night
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U2 – Helter Skelter
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Helter Skelter is a cover of The Beatles' 1968 song. The song was introduced with the phrase, “Charles Manson stole this song from The Beatles, and we’re stealing it back
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U2 – All Along the Watchtower
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[Verse 1] / "There must be some way out of here" / Said the joker to the thief / "There's too much confusion here / I can't get no relief / Businessmen, they drink my wine
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U2 – Bullet the Blue Sky (Live)
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[Verse 1] / In the howlin' wind / Comes a stingin' rain / See it drivin' nails / Into the souls on the tree of pain / From the firefly / A red orange glow / I see the face of fear
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U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I have climbed highest mountain / I have run through the fields / Only to be with you / Only to be with you / I have run, I have crawled / I have scaled these city
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Radiohead – You Never Wash Up After Yourself (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I must get out once in a while / Everything is starting to die / The dust settles, the worms dig / And spiders crawl over the bed / [Verse 2] / I must get out once in a
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