My Favorite Songs from My Favorite Joshua Tree
As I have stated over and over, The Joshua Tree means the world to me. It is the album that got me into U2 in 1987 and is still my favorite 30 years later. Below are 17 [continue reading]
Songs
My favorite U2 songs are I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, Luminous Times, Red Hill Mining Town, Heartland and Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses.
Back to Cedarwood Road
On September 9, 2014 the very first time I listened to U2’s Songs of Innocence, “Cedarwood Road” immediately stood out from the rest of the songs and was [continue reading]
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Last night Paolo Vetri posted a video of a compilation of live versions of my favorite song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” through the [continue reading]
U2 Song Skips
I got into a conversation on Twitter with David Franklin and Chip Swain about what songs we skip on U2 albums. I think it may have started by one of us saying we didn’t [continue reading]
U2 lose Oscar to a cartoon
U2 once again lost at the Oscars. U2’s Golden Globe winning “Ordinary Love” was nominated for Best Original Song from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. The song was [continue reading]
“Ordinary Love” vs “Invisible”
A week ago, I wrote I enjoyed “Ordinary Love” more than “Invisible.” But since the release of the video last night, “Invisible” has the [continue reading]
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” will always be my favorite Christmas song. I even loved it before I knew who U2 were. I remember watching [continue reading]
My Top 10 Favorite U2 Lyrics
U2 has such amazing lyrics. In fact, that is why I love them so much (that and Larry of course). As I started to list my favorites, I realized I was listing entire stanzas [continue reading]
From the LA Times, U2 talks about New Album due in April
U2 talks of new album in the works, Nelson Mandela U2 looks to Nelson Mandela for inspiration for its ‘Ordinary Love’ on the soundtrack of ‘Mandela: Long [continue reading]
My Favorite U2 Songs
The other day I ranked every U2 album by ranking each song. Even though I ranked each song, that was more about ranking each U2 album. Now I want to share my favorite three [continue reading]
U2’s “Ordinary Love” released on vinyl on Record Store Day
To most people yesterday was Black Friday, to me it was Record Store Day – the day U2’s new single was released! We have been waiting almost four years for new U2 [continue reading]
U2’s new song ‘Ordinary Love’ out now – new album in March, tour in June
We’ve waited over four long years, but there is finally new U2 music! “Ordinary Love” is featured in the new Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to [continue reading]
October – my U2 A to Z
October is one of my favorite U2 albums and one of my favorite U2 songs. October is my favorite month, my birthday month. To me, October symbolizes the changing of the [continue reading]
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – my U2 A to Z
My favorite song of all-time, U2 or otherwise, is I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, off my favorite U2 album The Joshua Tree. It was my first favorite U2 [continue reading]
Hallelujah Here She Comes and all b-sides from R&H and JT – my U2 A to Z
Some of my favorite U2 songs are the ones that didn’t make it onto their albums – the B Sides, especially the B-Sides from The Joshua Tree and Rattle and Hum. [continue reading]
Get on Your Boots – my U2 A to Z
I love the song Get on Your Boots off No Line on the Horizon specifically for the line “Let me in the sound.” It summarized my entire three-month road trip on the U2 [continue reading]
Can’t Help Falling in Love – my U2 A to Z
Even though Can’t Help Falling in Love is credited to Bono and not U2, I am going to include it as part of my U2 favorites. U2 played it on the ZooTv tour. In fact, one [continue reading]
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]
On the Road With U2 