U2 The Fly Live Boston 2001

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  • @Galactic123
    @Galactic123 14 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    "Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief, all kill their inspiration, then sing about their grief." - One of the most amazing lyrics U2 has ever come up with.

    • @jonathanmooney71
      @jonathanmooney71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      or anyone

    • @justincredible.
      @justincredible. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Let's not forget the complete lyrics to "One". 😉

    • @alexei95
      @alexei95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@justincredible. and don´t forget "Until the End of The World" lyric.

    • @clarkarnold5431
      @clarkarnold5431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The lyrics all the way through this song are fantastic. It’s no secret at all..

    • @brettscott8288
      @brettscott8288 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Father is definitely close to them in this concert. I pray He reached MANY here

  • @stevewright6290
    @stevewright6290 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I watch this clip about every 10 days.. Why you ask , why the f&ck wouldnt I. This is an all time band at the height of their amazing powers..

  • @cjc2
    @cjc2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    U2 in peak form. They were about 40-41 years old. I wish I could go back in time and re-live these concerts. Those shows were amazing.

    • @mariehelena2364
      @mariehelena2364 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was at one of the Boston shows here with my best friend at the time, 15-16 years old. We ended up just outside the tip of the heart. It was nothing short of incredible. ❤

    • @Timbo318
      @Timbo318 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw them in Ct for this tour. Definitely one of their best!

    • @Standard_Jay
      @Standard_Jay ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was at the Slane gig

    • @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
      @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not quite peak. Their peak was ZooTV and (to a lesser degree) PopMart. The reason I say that is because Bono‘s voice is already fried by the time this tour came around. In fact, when I saw them in Philly on this tour, he could barely even sing at all. You can see it throughout this show they have to change the songs to make them easier for him to sing. Beginning on the next tour is when they basically transposed down a lot of their work.

    • @cjc2
      @cjc2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 good point. I’ve seen videos of the zootv tour and he sounded fantastic.

  • @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
    @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Hands-down best live version of this song ever. Also a top 15 live moment for the band. The crazy part about this version of The Fly is it only came about out of necessity due to the significant vocal issues Bono was having at the time. That’s why they cut out his falsettos and transposed the chorus. Because his voice was fried. So they arranged this one in order to play it on the Elevation tour. What they came up with is absolute perfection.

    • @aninhbenevides
      @aninhbenevides ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So true!!! Just perfection!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    • @racey1979
      @racey1979 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What they created was the best version of The Fly by a mile in my opinion

    • @AlexSmith_Rhysand
      @AlexSmith_Rhysand ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't know that about Bono's voice. "Necessity is the mother of invention" as they say. This is really the best live version of this song.

    • @carlosnovais3165
      @carlosnovais3165 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@racey1979cxx😍😴🤠🤠😔🤖☠️👹😹💨😸😸🙋😰👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

    • @PatriciaBozeman-q1d
      @PatriciaBozeman-q1d ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved the song I want to know what love is I still listen it today sometimes 3 times a week. Great Song and great memories. I remembered when it was released in the 80’s good times. Patricia

  • @mrchfrn6066
    @mrchfrn6066 8 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    I could listen to this version a 1000 times over and still have friggin' chills

  • @antonellacervone1693
    @antonellacervone1693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This is actually the best live performance of all the times

    • @LeeMillerMatsos
      @LeeMillerMatsos ปีที่แล้ว

      Quite possibly

    • @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
      @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s very good. But it’s not the best. In fact, it’s not even *their* best live performance..
      That would be their ZooTV tour(1992-93)
      That show is up there with Pink Floyd’s Pulse and The Wall, The Who: Tommy, The Rolling Stones tour of America, Queen News of the World, etc. And it’s virtually impossible to give any tour a bigger compliment than being ranked amongst those.

    • @LeeMillerMatsos
      @LeeMillerMatsos ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 I've watched this video so many times. They are clearly in a blissful zone here. If you watch Edge playing the guitar part in particular, he's not just feeling the song, it's as if he's in the song. This is what inspires me to do music myself, these guys doing this. It's incredible. Apparently, all the haters can't handle how incredible it is. because it makes zero sense to hate on the guys that have given us this. th-cam.com/video/ghmISrMkLyM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=awxRmFiVdtu-Vyjn

  • @U2martcom
    @U2martcom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Was lucky enough to have been inside the heart for this very show!!! Mark my words...the LOUDEST most jaw dropping performance of the night, hell of the tour!! My ears are still ringing lol!! EPIC!!!

    • @eoinreilly3925
      @eoinreilly3925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky guy!!

    • @carlalampreia2090
      @carlalampreia2090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're so lucky.....

    • @rodfranco5045
      @rodfranco5045 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      U txt y TG i

    • @candybanks8717
      @candybanks8717 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      IKR! Saw this tour at America West Arena in Phoenix! The Fly was the loudest that evening but still not as loud as it was at Sun Devil Stadium for the Zoo TV tour! That loosened my teeth!

  • @carlosalves4444
    @carlosalves4444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    The Edge just smashed it up, its out of the park, man that guitar sound is a sonic masterpiece

    • @jaripynnonen6404
      @jaripynnonen6404 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So beautiful and raw at same time.

  • @craigwharmby7386
    @craigwharmby7386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Guitar solo 3:58 to 5:00 gives me chills every time. Absolutely awesome! Rock and roll perfection.

    • @jamesmartinglover3761
      @jamesmartinglover3761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Only the Edge could deliver this solo ! Perfection !!!!!!

    • @jamesmartinglover3761
      @jamesmartinglover3761 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Must agree with you Craig! Absolutely mental version of an amazing song ! Edge on fire, up there with Hendrix

    • @leonardoduranti5646
      @leonardoduranti5646 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It just feels like jumping on a spaceship and going through a psychedelic/mystical Galaxy...and who could make it better than an ALIEN like the Edge! 🎸👽🛸

    • @cwocky
      @cwocky 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And remember, Adam and Larry are letting him by keeping that rhythm so as to play over the top them

  • @brent6483
    @brent6483 7 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The Edge with the guitar solo in this song is simply stunning. You don't see this in today's music.

    • @jonwar9435
      @jonwar9435 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      today's music: shit for fucktards

    • @goldenhourkodak
      @goldenhourkodak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jonwar9435 You're the lazy fucktard who cant find any of the great new rock music of today

  • @juliedunne4523
    @juliedunne4523 11 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    It's no secret, this song is still growing stronger after 23 years.......

    • @MassEffectGER
      @MassEffectGER 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Timeless. Especially this version beats by far today's rock music.

  • @dereklasker5350
    @dereklasker5350 8 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    guitar solo gets me every time

  • @1untamedwolf
    @1untamedwolf 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Was lucky enough to see this show in person...drove home not feeling gravity, not feeling the "pain" in my life at that moment and wanted to give that feeling to everyone I knew, even those that I didn't...watching this video some decade-ish of time ago and a lifetime of change within me and the world around me, that same desire to share this anti-gravity moment with the world resurfaces and remains as a true as it did the first I time was fortunate to hear this live. Thanks for being Timeless!

    • @jonprimer9662
      @jonprimer9662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've just read your comments and have to say I totally know where you're coming from! It effects the soul, gives reason to everything, and makes life worth it! God bless U2 I say.

  • @derekdiez5494
    @derekdiez5494 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hands in the air, no cellphones. Bring back the old times yeah! Best version of the song!

  • @bramyam
    @bramyam 15 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Though U2 are not my fave band the question is simple: how could any other band top this live performance? Simply put, this is 7 minutes of pure perfection.

  • @LeoxJambalaya
    @LeoxJambalaya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’ve watched countless lives in my existence, and this is one of the best piece of live music I’ve ever witnessed

  • @draganayer
    @draganayer 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love...we shine like a
    Burning star
    We're falling from the sky
    Tonight
    PURE POETRY

  • @ivanizmir
    @ivanizmir 14 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "Achtung Baby" was released twenty years ago this year, and it's even more relevant today.
    "Everything you know is wrong"

    • @vinniesmyyth334
      @vinniesmyyth334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thirty years next, still the same..

    • @thefly2045
      @thefly2045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@vinniesmyyth334
      Exactly!!!
      Achtung Baby is For Ever!!!!
      Especialy
      THE FLY!!!!

    • @eder.masgalhaesalcantara8242
      @eder.masgalhaesalcantara8242 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Massa os caras U2

    • @amadan34
      @amadan34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2020

    • @davewilson4765
      @davewilson4765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every more so in August 2020.

  • @TurboJimbo
    @TurboJimbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Love” shine like a burning star fallen from the sky……..tonight It’s no secret !!!!

  • @Sean-Ireland
    @Sean-Ireland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Guys are on fire here and the edge....WOW!!!! Mans an fffffing guitar genius.

  • @schlungoberlin
    @schlungoberlin 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    joined their 2001 tour at berlin waldbühne. the best gig i´ve ever seen in my life.
    then... the fly... well, fell off a dustbin i was standing upon, got badly hurt - but didn´t f++kin cared about.
    what a song. punkrock.

  • @markusmichalak8082
    @markusmichalak8082 8 ปีที่แล้ว +247

    Definitely my favorite version of this song. In my opinion, it's even better than the original studio recording.

    • @jackjohnson3024
      @jackjohnson3024 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      completely agree

    • @ShazadAtcha22
      @ShazadAtcha22 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Would you say it's Even Better Than The Real Thing? Baum Tiss!!!

    • @watsing123
      @watsing123 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes

    • @Vampire.Vegan.
      @Vampire.Vegan. 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Played in a different key to the album version too. Brilliant!

    • @tone743
      @tone743 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Without a doubt the best ever version of one of there greatest tunes

  • @SergioLopez-wc9yj
    @SergioLopez-wc9yj 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Con q profesionalidad ejecuta The Edge el órgano, guitarra y voz al mismo tiempo..... Es para quitarse el sombrero. Entre su gran virtud q es manejar tres en uno, Bono con su gran voz, Larry Mullen Jr con su manejo extraordinario d la batería y Adam Clayton dando sus mejores notas con su bajo.........Hacen del grupo U2 la fórmula perfecta d conseguír la mejor banda d Rock del Mundo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @joshuapeterson6072
    @joshuapeterson6072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love it when Bono does his exaggerated "Charlie Chaplin Walk"

  • @muckle8336
    @muckle8336 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love these guys. This is pure brilliance - but it makes the Shpere all the more painful to watch.

  • @terrykinsella8084
    @terrykinsella8084 8 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    one small school in Dublin one note on a notice board and 4 stranger 's meet up thank you larry mullen Jr thank you.

    • @scottmacduff9613
      @scottmacduff9613 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      history made thanks larry

    • @fundamentalification
      @fundamentalification 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hewson was the loudest.

    • @Growing513
      @Growing513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It was really larrys father that told him to post that note.

    • @candybanks8717
      @candybanks8717 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      #whats the best use you ever made of a post-it?

    • @alfredcarpenter7578
      @alfredcarpenter7578 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@candybanks8717 awesomely said

  • @llesnam1
    @llesnam1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've listened to this more than the album version. This rocks and must be one of the best live performances recorded ❤

    • @TheChenny73
      @TheChenny73 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s what makes them so great.

  • @petarmaksimovic4048
    @petarmaksimovic4048 9 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    4:03 For me, the best solo ever recorded.

    • @petarmaksimovic4048
      @petarmaksimovic4048 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      *****
      Ah the Acrobat, I swear one summer, around 2002. out of nowhere it was on repeat in my discman. Every now and then I return to Achtung Baby and rediscover one single song. It's magic.

    • @megasvennen
      @megasvennen 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best solo?? Never heard of Pantera/Dimebag Darrell?

    • @thief257
      @thief257 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      this is a total M*****r F*****r of a solo. ....... ufffff ?!!!!

    • @petarmaksimovic4048
      @petarmaksimovic4048 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      megasvennen Pantera is heavy metal band so I don't know hot it even fits in this story. I guess you are implying a guitar tehnique, I don't give two cents about it, only guitarists care about that. I'm talking about the emotional impact of a solo.

    • @mpn7jxc
      @mpn7jxc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +megasvennen Pantera is great but the only comparison I can make is for the passion of the music by the fans in comparison to U2.

  • @U2met86
    @U2met86 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    after this song in New York in June 2001, they went down for the 2nd encore break, and the crowd chanted in response to the vocal recording at 6:40
    "gotta go" - "NO!"
    "gotta go" - "NO!"
    "gotta go" - "NO!"

  • @TurboJimbo
    @TurboJimbo ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is Rock n Roll U2 style !!!

  • @thatonenerd6650
    @thatonenerd6650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This deserves like 100m likes but U2 doesn’t have a big fan base on TH-cam :/

  • @marioreitano8366
    @marioreitano8366 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    For me the best performance recorded to the U2 for "The Fly"

  • @bruno3833
    @bruno3833 11 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    if i could i would like this 100 times

    • @OldGregg8282
      @OldGregg8282 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      heheh i see what you did there...bad

    • @bruno3833
      @bruno3833 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Old Gregg Dont understand?

    • @bruno3833
      @bruno3833 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      three years ago I wrote this comment. I remember that moment. Time flies if you dont truly live

    • @brettscott8288
      @brettscott8288 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Surrender... dislocate....

  • @rainerschaefer6623
    @rainerschaefer6623 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So unbelievable good! I have been there 2001 in Cologne! Best concert ever!

  • @avethat
    @avethat 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’d forgotten how brilliant this is

  • @elliottshaw488
    @elliottshaw488 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wow, too many incredible moments to mention in this performance! 👏🏻
    From Bono and Edge’s soft 90 second intro-lude and the way the song rips into full rock’n’roll mode to Edge’s perfect guitar solo and Bono crowd surfing towards the end before finishing pressed up against the colourful screen like a real life fly! #U2 #TheFly 🤘🏻

  • @TheKingofRockMusic
    @TheKingofRockMusic 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know, I was there....this concert, and all over the world, I was there....the last 30 years....( I saved the ticket stubs) What memories I have....61 concerts.....I'd do it again, only more....

  • @TurboJimbo
    @TurboJimbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    September 25, 1990 I fell 3 stories thru skylight, waking up, to this kick ass song playing on air !!! Any U2 fan had to see in concert we’re U2 brings songs to life !!!!! TopJimmy

  • @Damoes
    @Damoes 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been at POPmart in '97, vertigo 2005 and 360 o in '09 but no concert felt so intimate yet so grandé as the Elevation tour in '01. Songs like New York, Gone and especialy this version of the fly!

  • @juanarjuan
    @juanarjuan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Fell in love with U2 through this song. Best Edge's solo ever.

  • @Giantsfan2104
    @Giantsfan2104 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In response to ESTHEROOHJEAHH and
    leebee226, Bono's father was still alive, but very ill at the time of this concert.
    This concert was filmed in June 2001. Bono's father died in late August, a few days before they filmed the concert at Slane Castle. (The first show was actually a day after the funeral.)
    I'm not belittling U2 in any way, just sharing a bit of info.

  • @hollandcowger9030
    @hollandcowger9030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This version of The Fly came up on my random song yesterday. Haven't heard it in a while and HOLY CRAP I forgot how amazing it is. My opinion the best version of The Fly ever!

  • @AlessandroPalamara
    @AlessandroPalamara 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quante emozioni che trasmette questa canzone...thanks Bono, thanks U2!

  • @cannondale7791
    @cannondale7791 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The best Guitar solo in the World

  • @cw9817
    @cw9817 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "The Fly" is the best little four-minute pop/rock ditty ever written about the fall of humanity. Oh, wait-it's the only one.

  • @coderedex
    @coderedex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is by far the best performance I have ever seen from U2. And I have been with them since 1980

    • @newdarkeyes
      @newdarkeyes 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you need this th-cam.com/video/lWzzzgWJfYk/w-d-xo.html and this th-cam.com/video/h6mxQP7HS8A/w-d-xo.html

  • @ejret
    @ejret ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the guitarsolo is amazing.blues from space.

  • @bozoned
    @bozoned 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    classic example of how they can take a good song and turn it into one of the top ten performances ever!

  • @guyinjeep16
    @guyinjeep16 15 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:03----- its just NEVER GETS OLD, been listening to this guitar solo for 18 years now and the goosebumps come as fast as the first time I listened to this song

  • @psell8628
    @psell8628 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the power of live performance. What you hear and see in this video is miles ahead of the song on the record. U2 is especially good at this.

  • @javiergarciamoreno2421
    @javiergarciamoreno2421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Achtung baby forever

  • @Stratman389
    @Stratman389 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This version of the song sounds slightly different, possibly because it sounds like it's played half a step higher in key than the live version they played at the zoo tv concert.

    • @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078
      @alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep. You’re correct. Its does seem to be played half a step higher. But it also sounds quite different for what I would argue is a bigger reason..
      They cut the falsetto in this version. Typically the chorus is performed in falsetto. So this version is both higher in spots and lower at other spots.
      They arranged it this way for the Elevation tour because Bono was experiencing significant issues with vocal cord polyps at the time. Its why after this tour he began singing quite differently live on every subsequent tour.

  • @Tunpulaattori
    @Tunpulaattori 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just realised that intro is ``Every Breaking Wave``. New song they played at helsinki :D if you havent heard go listen to it right now! :D

  • @14niki07
    @14niki07 15 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Only the EDGE can come up with something so simple and perfect. Best version of this song EVER.

  • @kristianduff7775
    @kristianduff7775 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That guitar is from heaven.

  • @earlchatterton9133
    @earlchatterton9133 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The Fly may not be U2's best song, but goddamn, the music is so spectacular. Maybe my favorite opening guitar work ever.

    • @skadooshly
      @skadooshly 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it's fucking up there! if they re-recorded it like discotheque it would sound amazing

    • @gregvinson1
      @gregvinson1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Earl Chatterton man I remember seeing it for first time on MTV in 92. Became a fan in 84 around War but gotta say hearing the Fly after playing Rattle and Hum for 2 yrs was weird. Achtung Baby was a sonic masterpiece and once u heard it a couple times it was also U2 most serious record.

    • @Astronomynatureandmusic
      @Astronomynatureandmusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gregvinson1 Yeah. Even more than a reinvent - they were reborn. I was shocked. 'Is this U2? Really?'

    • @eriadin
      @eriadin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I personally enjoy it, thanks to Edge's work with the guitar - the way in which he modifies the sound is amazing.

  • @realitycheck1589
    @realitycheck1589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    was at thisshow. the audience and the band had huge energy.was great being there.

  • @chrisfairbarn9908
    @chrisfairbarn9908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    BEST VERSION EVER. Period.

  • @enggabrielpinheiro5155
    @enggabrielpinheiro5155 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    best version

  • @kennyc6327
    @kennyc6327 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The music is just so magical in this version. Goosebumps everytime. Wish I had this chemistry in a band

  • @andisetsfire
    @andisetsfire 14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You walk out into the sports hall
    Lights go down... its a whole different scene...
    Light and Motion....Light and Motion..
    Its Hard to walk away , when you could have it all, we can have it all..can have it all soon *sing*

  • @diy76
    @diy76 11 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Probably one of my favourite live performances in general

    • @davemccrea9000
      @davemccrea9000 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you have great taste!

    • @diy76
      @diy76 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      David McCrea thanks :) I feel sorry for bands today that have to live up to this

    • @davemccrea9000
      @davemccrea9000 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      diy76 they can't! Pearl Jam u2 the stones ac/dc nobody today can touch them..

    • @davemccrea9000
      @davemccrea9000 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      diy76 you look damn attractive in that photo too.. just sayin

    • @hahdhsjsjrkfn
      @hahdhsjsjrkfn 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davemccrea9000 that's not her, lol

  • @JoshOrtiz88
    @JoshOrtiz88 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Maybe Bono is arrogant or ego-maniacal, but as far as I am concerned he has done more goodwill that me, you or anybody else will do in this lifetime.
    And that is not insult to you Paul, I don't know you but I am sure you are a great man.

  • @JohnSmith-ep7jz
    @JohnSmith-ep7jz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Best version by a mile

  • @rty977
    @rty977 15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my absolute favorite video on youtube, amazing.
    Run Bono, Run!!

  • @kristianduff7775
    @kristianduff7775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The intro makes me cry.

  • @iantodd1260
    @iantodd1260 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fucking amazing rock song dark and brooding

  • @davewilson4765
    @davewilson4765 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Frickin mind blowing song....lyrics, guitar, drums and bass all colliding together to make a perfect song....WOW!!!!!!!!

  • @phil4002
    @phil4002 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How can anyone dislike bono, he's a peace advocate its like hating mother Theresa

    • @BM-xd7cm
      @BM-xd7cm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need to do a bit of digging around re Mumma T. See what the Hitch had to say,

  • @hanstonk
    @hanstonk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Heaven me, this has to be the most coolest and badest verson of the FLY. Still love the track since 1992 ACHTUNG BABY.

  • @godlovesU2ANDYOUTOO
    @godlovesU2ANDYOUTOO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    EDGE EDGE EDGE EDGE,
    BEST GUITAR PLAYER EVER.
    WOOOOOW THX , MY FRIEND 👍

  • @symonvolgan
    @symonvolgan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    best live performance of this song ever

  • @iluvyomumma
    @iluvyomumma 15 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The bit at the beginning where bono is singing the chorus to a quiet guitar is magic. Loved it

  • @johnnyb1
    @johnnyb1 16 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    this is by far my favorite version of this song! They have transformed what seems at first glance like a cynical song to a song of hope in this rendition. Absolutely amazing!

  • @kenshiro6961
    @kenshiro6961 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The first two mins alone is beautiful

  • @ruddyroo1
    @ruddyroo1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Of all of the great U2 songs throughout the decades, this ranks as one of the best. Edge is amazing on that guitar. Amazingly, on many top guitarist lists, he's missing.....criminal.

  • @Robbieone69
    @Robbieone69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Never ever get tired of it

  • @creejohnson
    @creejohnson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    U2 is my favorite band and this is my favorite video. Fly isn't even in my top 10 U2 songs. Brilliant

  • @thegeologist7501
    @thegeologist7501 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    U2 music reminds me of all my travels through the west.

  • @Marikioable
    @Marikioable 11 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This is by far my favourite version of "The Fly"...Even better than..."I have a vision....I have a vision.....TELEVISION"

    • @BelgianBono
      @BelgianBono 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wasn't that Desire ?

    • @MarcAl79
      @MarcAl79 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      BelgianBono Yess

    • @Marikioable
      @Marikioable 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marc Al Yeah sorry guys.My bad. Being a huge U2 fan (which i am) i should get things right about them.

    • @MarcAl79
      @MarcAl79 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mark O'Donnell You're a lucky man I was just on the phone reporting this huge and terrible oversight to the fact police when I saw your reply. This is totally unacceptable young man, but since you're sorry, I will let it go this time. Now you just go up to your room and think about what you have done. ;) That being said, hope you have a great day Mark :)

    • @Marikioable
      @Marikioable 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marc Al Thank you for such a nice reply (You made me smile) Same to you and i hope that everything is going well for you in your part of this wee world.
      I'm standing in the corner now thinking of my terrible mistake.(!)
      :((

  • @AlanCianGuitar
    @AlanCianGuitar 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Youu couuuld haaaaaaaaaaave it all! Wee couuld haaaaaaaaaaaave it aaaall!

  • @DMcCU2
    @DMcCU2 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This performance epitomizes the quality of what a rock performance should be. Truly exhilerating. U2 is nothing short of superb.

  • @monikacutz4173
    @monikacutz4173 10 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    " Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief
    All kill their inspiration and sing about their grief "

    • @cliffordwilson1936
      @cliffordwilson1936 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Monika Cutz Bono writes some cool stuff along with the rest of the guys.

    • @V1CT1MIZED
      @V1CT1MIZED 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Like until the end of the world. "In my dreams I was drowning my sorrows, but then my sorrows learned to swim"

    • @morand-gw7xn
      @morand-gw7xn 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well , let's hope he isn't speaking for himself there ..... His deception runs deep ..... globalist, luciferian,...pretty certain he ain't no vampire

    • @MUSiC-world-20986
      @MUSiC-world-20986 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Justin Credible what about All I Want Is You, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, With Or Without You?!

    • @obiang24
      @obiang24 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dynarush333 deep stuff

  • @habibhussain825
    @habibhussain825 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know how edge does it...god he makes that guitar sound like a shooting star racing through the galaxy, like a sound that the whole earth is just a microcosm in the grand scheme of things...that guitar sound is the sound of the world being overwhelmed by an outer world force.....relentless, brutal, unforgivable, spiritual, RUTHLESSS , MERCILIESS .....just...AWESOME.....

  • @flavioferreira6677
    @flavioferreira6677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Na minha humildade opinião,é a melhor apresentação ao vivo do U2 nos últimos tempos. E isso já a quase 18 anos atrás.

  • @mariamyers5834
    @mariamyers5834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are so many incredible musicians and bands in the world. Hands down! Truthfully we have never lived in a world where so many talented and beautiful songs have been rendered upon us. And then, every now and then, a jew descends upon us. This rendition, "The Fly", is nothing short of magic. They were firing on all cylinders, rocking' it out like it was the last the night on Earth. Gracious amigos!, oh so much!!! (. :

  • @nicknick1974
    @nicknick1974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The intro is amazing...
    Back when U2 didn’t suck

  • @LOW1711
    @LOW1711 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tingles.. shivers .. edge is amazing !!

  • @randyjames6991
    @randyjames6991 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What an explosion of pure heavy rock n roll when that riff first kicks in

  • @scottlucidi6476
    @scottlucidi6476 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This 10 years past peak, but still good. 1987-1993 was U2 peak. If you saw them from Joshua Tree through Zoo TV, you saw their best.

  • @petergreen2552
    @petergreen2552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Edges guitar having a nervous breakdown at the end of that barrage. Brilliant

  • @Ricsard
    @Ricsard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Happy 60th birthday Bono!

  • @Daniel-lc6xc
    @Daniel-lc6xc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the most beautiful version of this song...it's magnificent

  • @giuseppepugliese4310
    @giuseppepugliese4310 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U2 FOREVER

  • @CycIone
    @CycIone ปีที่แล้ว +3

    _Damn! That was good!_

  • @DMcCU2
    @DMcCU2 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Itunes really needs to upload this performance.

  • @alfredcarpenter7578
    @alfredcarpenter7578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome the edge kicks ass on this solo

  • @sleekronald5940
    @sleekronald5940 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These guys are legends , They play so many versions of their songs. Masters of simplicity !

  • @godlovesU2ANDYOUTOO
    @godlovesU2ANDYOUTOO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolute fabiously.
    The best The Fly performance.
    Thx leds.

  • @DrakrSlyr
    @DrakrSlyr 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bono says that the Vertigo tour version was "the right one". I think this one is THE RIGHT ONE