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U2 & B.B. KingThis is the song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles. We're stealing it back. -Bono just before performing "Helter Skelter". Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both. - Bono It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio. - Bono Music can change the world because it can change people. - Bono Rock 'n' roll is ridiculous. It's absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we're wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss. - Bono To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater. - Bono U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone. - Bono We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong. - Bono The less you know, the more you believe. - Bono Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Some radio DJ has remixed all of U2's songs and removed the guitar from them. The new tracks aren't very good, people say they've lost The Edge. Submitted by: Ibanezjamie
| The Edge is God. Bono's just a decoy. Submitted by: AltRockAddict
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Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Unforgettable Fire" | Walk on by / Walk on through / Walk 'til you run / And don't look back / For here I am - Azrael |
| "God, Part 2" | "Don't believe the devil, I don't believe the book But the truth is not the same without the lies he made up I don't believe in excess, success is to give I don't believe in riches, but you should see where I live I... I believe in love." The title refers to people's view of God today. - Irish |
| "Bad" | If you twist and turn away If you tear yourself in two again If I could, yes I would If I could, I would Let it go Surrender Dislocate - Dodd Harris |
| "40" | They sing about singing a new song and how long to sing the song, but there is no mention of the number '40' - Steve Sadler |
| "A Sort of Homecoming" | In an unusual move, Bono completely avoids using the song title. - Brian Kelly |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| U-2 | Hyphenating it for the US Spyplane | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| U Fools | They are such big hypocrites. They abandon the music that made them famous for fakey synth pop. | J.C. |
| Me2 | Cause I love U2 too! | Kelly |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Stuck In A Movement" | "Stuck In A Moment" | Karen Smith |
| "All That's Become Of You" | "All Because Of You" | bonoincarnate |
| "Bono Can't Count In Spanish" | "Vertigo" | Nemmy |
| "Dizzy, So?" | "Vertigo" | 7incstereo |
| "Gotta Go" | "Vertigo" | Miles O'Sadnick |
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Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of," | Time stands still for no man, even Bono. | Peter |
| "Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World," | No one has arms that big, not even Bono! | George Straitjacket |
| "Wake Up Dead Man," | A dead man can't wake up...he's not alive anymore! | Crystal |
| "Where The Streets Have No Name," | All streets have names, silly | Tasha Yar |
| "Running To Stand Still," | Moving is not standing still | tom violence |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi | "Salome," U2 | |
| "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing," Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | "Even Better Than The Real Thing," U2 | |
| "If We Make It Through December," Merle Haggard | "New Year's Day," U2 | |
| "September," Earth, Wind & Fire | "October," U2 | |
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Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | "Anondria Bloody Anondria" | Fack Sabbath |
| "One" | "Drunk" | Syncronos |
| "Sweetest Thing" | "New Year's Eve" | Blaydeman |
| "The Wanderer" | "The Ponderer" | Rex Ungericht |
| "With Or Without You" | "Food Hoarder!" | Agrimorfee |
| "Vertigo" | "Huge Ego" | Matthias |
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday" | "Essays Bloody Essays" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" | "Mold Me, Fill Me, Twist Me, Bill Me" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Beautiful Day" | "Pitiful Day" | Jeff in Richmond VA |
| "Beautiful Day" | "She's Anne Hathaway" | Tony Wiseguy |
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Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Stuck In A Moment That You Can't Get Out Of | Auto Towing Service | Mark Silverman |
| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | Mark Silverman | |
| Fast Cars | Ferrari | Joseph Marvilli |
| Even Better Than The Real Thing | Pepsi | Coggy |
| One Step Closer | Sylvan Learning Center (or other stuff like that) | CRA-Z-4-U2 |
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Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| With Or Without You | Divorce Court | Daniel Leichty |
| Vertigo | Motion sickness clinic | Crystal |
| Vertigo | Alfred Hitchcock Museum | Crystal |
| Miss Sarajevo | UN/NATO Peacekeepers | Mr. Zagreb |
| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | Internet Search Engine (Google, Yahoo!, etc.) | Kirk Bradford Myers |
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First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon | Mysterious Ways U2 | 50 Mysterious Ways To Leave Your Lover | Frank |
| Rolling in the Deep Adele | Endless Deep U2 | Rolling in the Endless Deep | Mickey D. |
| Beautiful Day U2 | City of Blinding Lights U2 | Beautiful Day in the City of Blinding Lights | Mazotti |
| No More Lies Neal Schon & Jan Hammer | Bad U2 | No More Bad Lies No more bad love. | Mickey D. |
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"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: Some neighborly sunday.
Original Lyrics: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
| "I Will Follow"
Misheard Lyrics: If you want to wear underwear
Want to wear underwear I will follow Original Lyrics: If you walk away, walk away
I will walk away, walk away I will follow. |
"Elevation"
Misheard Lyrics: The ho-be of your hips
Original Lyrics: The orbit of your hips
| "Elevation"
Misheard Lyrics: Come on, living in a hole.
Original Lyrics: A mole, living in a hole
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"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Misheard Lyrics: Someday will be Sunday
Original Lyrics: Sunday, bloody Sunday
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Story about this misheard lyric by: U2 Stops the Traffic I was just a teen in 1983 and the lyrics described war and I figured "Sunday" represented a "day of rest" in a figurative. I figured the lyrics meant oneday the fighting would stop. Also, during that time the Multi-National Force (consisting of US, UK, French, and Italian troops) were being sucked into the Lebanese Civil War I figured this song was about Lebanon. |
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"With Or Without You"
The Funny Lyrics: With or without you
I can't live with or without you Why They're Funny: So it sounds like he's going to die either way...
Submitted by: Buster
| "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
The Funny Lyrics: And it's true we are immune
When fact is fiction and TV a reality Why They're Funny: This song was written back in 1983, about 17-18 years before the big reality TV craze. Now it is true without a doubt that 'TV is a reality'
Submitted by: Moosehead
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"I Will Follow"
The Repetitive Lyrics: If you walkaway, walkaway, walkaway, walkaway
I will follow Why They're Repetitive: How many times can you walkaway?
Submitted by: britrock
| "Desire"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Money money money money money money money money money money money
Why They're Repetitive: It just sounds stupid, like Bono's obsessed with money!
Submitted by: cra-Z-4-U2
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"Sweetest Thing"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Eternal fire, she turned me to straw
Why They're Nonsensical: Someone turned Bono to straw!? It does not make sense at all. Last time I checked, Bono doesn't look much like a piece of straw. And where does "eternal fire" fall into context here?
Submitted by: Dude
| "Dirty Day"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I don't know you, and you don't know the half of it.
Why They're Nonsensical: Well, Bono, since I haven't met you, of course I don't know you. As for knowing the half of it, maybe I know more than you think I do, since you don't know me, either.
Submitted by: Mazotti
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"Love And Peace Or Else"
The Insincere Lyrics: Lay down all your Abrahams sons
Why They're Insincere: Now what does this mean? I know that we are all, according to the Bible, Abraham's sons and daughters, but it will always have that connotation of Isaac. It means either a. sacrifice all your sons because it is the will of God or else it means b. don't sacrifice all your sons even if it is the will of God. Now this is in contradiction with what U2 is supposedly all about. They preach about being so holy and following God and everything, yet they also preach for peace. So no matter how you look at this lyric (and I'm always going to see 'lay down' in the way it is used towards killing animals) it goes against their supposed beliefs, meaning they don't really think about what they say they just say it cause it sounds cool.
Submitted by: Chris
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"Out Of Control"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Monday morning eighteen years of dawning
I say how long, you say how long And it was one dull morning Woke the world with bawling And one day I'll die The choice will not be mine Why They're Misrhymed: This song has so many lyrics that don't rhyme! Even though it's a great song and I love it, I think Bono could have done a better job rhyming the lyrics.
Submitted by: CRA-Z-W-U2
| "Vertigo"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Uno, Dos, Tres, Catorce!
Why They're Misrhymed: Personally, I don't think these A) ryhme, or B) make sense. Okay, Uno, dos, tres. But Catorce is Spanish and translates to: one, two, three, fourteen. One word: Why?
Submitted by: Elandili
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"The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
The Insulting Lyrics: Go lightly down your darkened way
Why They're Insulting: In the context of the song, this line's dirty meaning becomes a bit obvious. So even though this is supposed to be a sweet love song, suddenly you have Bono telling this girl to go f**k herself.
Submitted by: Amanda
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"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Broken bottles under children's feet
Why They're Inappropriate: I just don't get it! I never understood it since I first heard the song, in fact. This song is supposed to be about the wars in northern Ireland, and bottles have nothing at all to do with war! Broken bottles? It makes no sense with the song.
Submitted by: Stevo
| "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Go lightly down your darkened way
Go lightly underground I'll be down there in another day I won't rest until you're f-found Why They're Inappropriate: This song is supposed to be sweet and innocent, but take a look at these lyrics. It sounds like he's saying he'll sleep with her tomorrow but tonight she can satisfy her own needs. Hint: "darkened way". And note the pause between "I won't rest until you're f-" and "ound". What do you think Bono almost said?
Submitted by: Amanda
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"One"
The Dirty Lyrics: Did I disappoint you?
Or leave a bad taste in your mouth Why They're Dirty: In the context of the song it's not that bad but I think it is one of the many funny oral sex references in the album.
Submitted by: Jeb still
| "Acrobat"
The Dirty Lyrics: You can swallow
Or you can spit Why They're Dirty: Pretty obvious
Submitted by: Jeb still
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"Elvis Presley and America"
The Lyrics: They never mention his name on the lyrics, but I think the title is enough
Who They Mention: Elvis Presley
Submitted by: Bere
| "Angel of Harlem"
The Lyrics: Birdland on 53
The street sound like a symphony We got John Coltrane and a love supreme... Who They Mention: John Coltrane
Submitted by: Bere
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"The playboy mansion"
The Lyrics: If Coke is a mistery(...)
And a Big Mac bigger than you think Product Brand Name: Coke and Big Mac
Submitted by: Bere
| "The Unforgettable Fire"
The Lyrics: So sad to beseige your love, so head on
Product Brand Name: Head-On medications
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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"Angel Of Harlem"
The Song Lyrics: Birdland on '53
Street sounds like a symphony Song They Mention: "Birdland" by Weather Report
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?"
The Song Lyrics: Well you lied to me 'cause I asked you to
Baby, can we still be friends? Song They Mention: "Can We Still Be Friends?" by Todd Rundgren
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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"Magnificent"
Opening Lines: Magnificent. Magnificent.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Grace"
Opening Lines: Grace, she takes the blame, she cover the shame, removes the stain, it could be her name...
Comments: Submitted by: Bere
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"The Electric Co."
The Made Up Words: Electrico
Comments: Pronounced "elek-trik-ko", not "electrical". GREAT song - the Edge goes some fiery guitar work at song's end and yes this song is ELECTRIC! It's outta sight!
Submitted by: Joshua Popmart
| "Zooropa"
The Made Up Words: Zooropa
Comments: I have no idea what that would mean.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"vertigo"
The Lyrics: All of this can be your. Just give me what I want and no one gets hurt.
Why: Those are very tempting lyrics
Submitted by: Daniel L
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"Angel of harlem"
The Lyrics: Angel, angel of Harlem
Why: they mention Harlem
Submitted by: Bere
| "Stay (Faraway So Close)"
The Lyrics: With satellite television, you can go anywhere
Miami, New Orleans, London, Belfast and Berlin Why: Refers to Miami, New Orleans, London, Belfast and Berlin
Submitted by: Dave
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"Miss Sarajevo"
The Lyrics: Dici che il fiume
Trova la via al mare E come il fiume Giungerai a me Oltre i confini E le terre assetate Dici che come il fiume Come il fiume... L'amore giungerà L'amore... E non so più pregare E nell'amore non so più sperare E quell'amore non so più aspettare Why: Italian for "You say that the river finds the way to the sea and like the river you will come to me beyond the borders and the dry lands You say that like a river like a river... the love will come the love... And i don't know how to pray anymore and in love i don't know how to hope anymore and for that love i don't know how to wait anymore" -Sung live by Luciano Pavarotti with u2
Submitted by: eps
| "Vertigo"
The Lyrics: Uno dos tres catorce!
Why: Spanish for "one two three fourteen". That's the way you count when you're in a rock and roll band.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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"Discotèque"
The Lyrics: Boom cha, boom cha Discothèque
Why: Boom cha, don't really know if that's and onomatopoeia
Submitted by: Bere
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"Bullet the Blue Sky"
The Lyrics: Plant a demon seed, you raise a flower of fire
Why: "Demon Seed" is a sci-fi movie released around 1976 or so. It stars Brit actress Julie Christie as an overambitious scientist's wife.
Submitted by: Mr. Joshua
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