U2
While driving to work, I played "Elevation" by U2.
Repeatedly.
At a very loud volume.
Because there is something about this song, this song which makes little sense when you attempt to figure out the lyrics, that makes me happy. That is to say, it elevates my soul. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
I am not a die-hard, "I love everything U2 ever recorded, even the funky stuff when they were hanging large objects from cranes in stadiums when they went on tour" sort of fan. I'm not ashamed to admit I like the songs that are generally popular and have appealed to the masses.
Then, halfway to work, I remembered the day in my high school creative writing class when we had to share the lyrics of a song we liked and found creative/poetic/something and play it for the class *on a cassette tape*. Jason Clark, who was the cutest boy from oh, birth onwards and usually had a locker near mine (Thank You, oh blessed giver of lockers in alphabetical order!) got up and read the lyrics to U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." All of the girls in class swooned (in spite of the knowledge we weren't what he was looking for). That was how I came out from under the Nerd Rock I'd been under and found U2.
I have been a fair weather fan ever since.
If you haven't seen the DVD of their concert at Slane Castle, "U2 Go Home Live at Slane Castle" from 2001, you really should. It's a crazy, undulating crowd of fans at a massive outdoor concert and their unabashed adoration of Ireland's favorite sons. So much energy it comes through the screen into your house and lifts you off the couch.
By the way, I really hope I age as well as they do. The image below is from a Time magazine photo essay "Thirty Years of U2."
Repeatedly.
At a very loud volume.
Because there is something about this song, this song which makes little sense when you attempt to figure out the lyrics, that makes me happy. That is to say, it elevates my soul. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
I am not a die-hard, "I love everything U2 ever recorded, even the funky stuff when they were hanging large objects from cranes in stadiums when they went on tour" sort of fan. I'm not ashamed to admit I like the songs that are generally popular and have appealed to the masses.
Then, halfway to work, I remembered the day in my high school creative writing class when we had to share the lyrics of a song we liked and found creative/poetic/something and play it for the class *on a cassette tape*. Jason Clark, who was the cutest boy from oh, birth onwards and usually had a locker near mine (Thank You, oh blessed giver of lockers in alphabetical order!) got up and read the lyrics to U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." All of the girls in class swooned (in spite of the knowledge we weren't what he was looking for). That was how I came out from under the Nerd Rock I'd been under and found U2.
I have been a fair weather fan ever since.
If you haven't seen the DVD of their concert at Slane Castle, "U2 Go Home Live at Slane Castle" from 2001, you really should. It's a crazy, undulating crowd of fans at a massive outdoor concert and their unabashed adoration of Ireland's favorite sons. So much energy it comes through the screen into your house and lifts you off the couch.
By the way, I really hope I age as well as they do. The image below is from a Time magazine photo essay "Thirty Years of U2."
Bono used to have hair?
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Ah, yes, I love them too, but also only the popular songs. Did I tell you about the time I saw them in concert in California? Joyce was in heaven because she was convinced that Bono waved to her.
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I'm so jealous!! I don't recall hearing about this adventure! I would *love* to see them sometime, despite the ticket price hurting my frugal heart. It must have been amazing.
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