Happy 21st Birthday Achtung Baby!
I must admit that when Achtung Baby was released in November of 1991, I did not like it. It was such a departure from The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum, and actually from [continue reading]
2012
Unknown Caller – my spiritual journey with U2
When I started this journey into U2 songs and their spirituality, I thought Unknown Caller would be the obvious choice for most spiritual song off No Line on the Horizon [continue reading]
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight – my spiritual journey with U2
I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight was my favorite song off No Line on the Horizon when it first came out and during the 360 2009 tour, but then Get on [continue reading]
Moment of Surrender – my spiritual journey with U2
Moment of Surrender was one of my favorite songs off No Line on the Horizon from the moment I first listened to it. I thought it was a perfect choice to end each show of [continue reading]
Magnificent – my spiritual journey with U2
Magnificent has always been a drums and bass song for me. You know, the most important part of U2. But at closer look, there is much more to this song than a great a beat. [continue reading]
Breathe – my spiritual journey with U2
After Get On Your Boots, Breathe is my favorite song off No Line on the Horizon. I loved when U2 opened with Breathe for the 360 Tour in 2009, mainly because Larry walked [continue reading]
Get On Your Boots – my spiritual journey with U2
After writing about my five favorite U2 songs and their theological references, it is now time to go through each U2 album – chronologically backwards starting with No [continue reading]
Heartland – my spiritual journey with U2
My fifth favorite U2 song is Heartland. To me this song is about Memphis, my favorite city. I always think about the scene from Rattle and Hum when Edge and Bono are on the [continue reading]
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses – my spiritual journey with U2
One of my favorite U2 songs is Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses. It is a very personal song for me. It is literally about my first love. When we broke up, I made him [continue reading]
Gone – my spiritual journey with U2
My third favorite U2 song is Gone. I love the lyrics to Gone, but my favorite (and one of my favorite lyrics of any song) is “What you thought was freedom is just [continue reading]
Luminous Times (Hold on to Love) – my spiritual journey with U2
Luminous Times (Hold on to Love) is my second favorite U2 song, but I never thought of it in religious terms – until now. I recognize it as a song about Love, true [continue reading]
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – my spiritual journey with U2
The original purpose of this blog was to write about all 75 U2 concerts I have been to over the last 20 years, and since I have done that and U2 are not currently touring, I [continue reading]
One Life No Regrets
I try to live my life pursuing my passion and by the motto, “It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.” [continue reading]
My Favorite U2 songs A to Z
I had a great time in April blogging each day about my 26 favorite U2 songs in the A to Z challenge. So much fun in fact that I wanted to list my favorite U2 songs (each [continue reading]
Z is for Zoo Station
My favorite U2 song that begins with Z is Zoo Station. It is off one of my favorite albums Achtung Baby, and is the very first song I ever heard U2 play in concert. Even [continue reading]
Y is for Yahweh
My favorite U2 song that begins with Y is Yahweh. Your Blue Room and Yahweh are the only two U2 songs that begin with Y, and Your Blue Room is off of a Passengers album which [continue reading]
X is for Xanax and Wine
My favorite U2 song that begins with X is Xanax and Wine. Actually it is the only U2 song that begins with X, so this was an easy choice. Xanax and Wine is an extra track [continue reading]
W is for Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
My favorite U2 song that begins with W is Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses. It is one of my top five favorite U2 songs off one of my favorite U2 albums Achtung Baby. [continue reading]
V is for Van Diemen’s Land
My favorite U2 song that begins with V is Van Diemen’s Land. Not that Van Diemen’s Land is a favorite of mine, but I like it better than Vertigo – and they [continue reading]
U is for Unforgettable Fire, The
My favorite U2 song that begins with U is Unforgettable Fire. It is technically The Unforgettable Fire, but I used Trip Through Your Wires for ‘T’, so I’m [continue reading]
On the Road With U2 