Dad made me listen to this song 2 years ago. A year ago, i bought a car for my family. I don't think I've seen my father so happy in a while when I got him the car. We went on a short trip in our new car. On the way back, i played this song in the car. Mom and sister were sleeping, the driver was driving, and my father was enjoying my selected songs, nodding his head in the front seat, i remember i played this song and the moment was so beautiful. It felt so good to see him enjoying , relaxing on a peaceful drive to home after working so hard all these years for me. My dad passed away 2 months back. This song will forever remain special to me now.
Thank you for sharing that private special memory. I'm sorry you and your Dad are no longer together in this realm but he's waiting for you over the rainbow bridge. Love to you and your family 💖
This is the song that changed my life. It reflects both personal struggles, and relationship struggles, and I think that's why it's so moving and undeniably beautiful. It doesn't sound like an '87 song, but neither before or after its time either. It's just timeless and immortal and forever in my soul
I’ll never forget hearing this for the first time in 1987. I was 12, just finished my homework, turned on my little radio and boom! Have loved Bono and the band forevermore.
Poor little black girl from Baltimore city and as a teenager U2 music found me. I’m now a 53 yr old woman laying in my bed right now zoning to all of U2 music . Music has no color when it’s just great and timeless ✌🏾
I am a white bloke, I was born in a slum in Northern England.My surname is Irish. Irish blood then. I have a few years on you but we're a similar vintage. Your last sentence is true and beautiful. Bless you sweet child of this world. Bono became a bit odd, but this era was amazing. Peace and love to you. May I call you Sister ?
I've never been a U2 fan.. but my mom just passed away last sunday from a massive stroke. We were playing this song from her phone for her beside the hospital bed because she liked it on her spotify playlist... Now as I hear this I just tear up and miss her dearly. It is a pretty song. If your mom is still around give her a giant hug, because there will be a point in time that you won't be able to again.
The Black Telephone Those of us old enough to remember when the phone was wired to the wall, usually in the kitchen, can relate to this story. I loved this read. When I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box.. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it. Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time. My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy. I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlor and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear. "Information, please," I said into the mouthpiece just above my head. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. "Information." "I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.. "Isn't your mother home?" came the question "Nobody's home but me," I blubbered. "Are you bleeding?" the voice asked "No, "I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts." "Can you open the icebox?" she asked. I said I could. "Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice. After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before, would eat fruit and nuts. Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, "Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?" She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, " Wayne , always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please." "Information," said in the now familiar voice. "How do I spell fix?" I asked All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston . I missed my friend very much. "Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me. Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy. A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle . I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information Please." Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well. "Information." I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell fix?" There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now." I laughed, "So it's really you," I said. "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?" "I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your calls meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look forward to your calls." I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister. "Please do," she said. "Just ask for Sally." Three months later I was back in Seattle . A different voice answered, "Information." I asked for Sally. "Are you a friend?" she said. "Yes, a very old friend," I answered. "I'm sorry to have to tell you this," She said. "Sally had been working part time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago." Before I could hang up, she said, "Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne ?" " "Yes." I answered. Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called. Let me read it to you. The note said, "Tell him there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean." I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant. Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched today?
The Joshua Tree is genuinely one of the greatest albums ever written. I wore the needle down on my record player when my mum bought the album for my 19th birthday in 1987. EVERY song makes you feel incredible.
My dad loved this song. 💙🦋 RIP DAD 3/10/19 Listening to this because you always told me "this is what you call music" lol I love it and I love you. We all miss you 🙏💙🦋
I've always thought this song has one of the best executed slow builds to a climax. The vocal performance and all the instruments too - it all just comes together perfectly.
Hey there - How aol r u as I've been having the same opinion since 1987 - I listen to this track at least 4 times a day since then.....OMG it is so brilliant!!!
This is hands down one of the most AMAZING songs ever written. EVERYTHING about it moves me. It's like a classic black dress with a strand of pearls; It never goes out of style!
@@sergeyastov6353 Governments and religions produce separatist thinking and ideologies. Us vs Them insanity. Then we have wars, genocides, murder, torture, violence and all other atrocities Krishnamurti said identification with groups, color, race, religion, political parties, sexuality, gender etc is a violent act. Why? Because it creates division, it creates a me and a you when in truth, in reality, there is only US. I am you and you are me and together we are us, we are 1. Whatever I do to others I do to myself. This is true literally and metaphorically. ❤ Peace be with us all.
My dad loved U2 and played this song a lot. We lost him last year to covid and hearing the songs he loved fills me with so much pain but also nostalgia. I love you so much dad. I'll play all the songs you loved no matter how much it hurts.
Pain is part of the process of grief. I'm hoping as time passes you hurt less and less that whenever you play his favourite songs you smile and get filled with happiness.
This is unarguably the absolute best song U2 ever released, extending far past a troubled heartache. . . It speaks volumes about the unwanted responsibilities faced during young adulthood. I turned 18 exactly one decade AFTER this song was released (via their 5th studio album, The Joshua Tree). Now, 17 years later (post 1997) the song lyrics only further reiterate the song’s deeper meaning. . . Nothing in this life is easy. The older one becomes, there are only that many more hardships he/she must face & overcome.
The relentless bass line and drums, Edge's guitar artistry and Bono's gut wrenching passion - all these elements create a whole greater than the parts. You cannot turn away from this song.
You cannot turn away from this song. It has a throbbing nature which the dum,dum,dum of the bass. Then there is Bono with his ‘with or without you’. It is very much a low thuzz that tickles the brain and then the drums kick in and I find my heart prolapses and I am an open empty mess on the floor. And i know they won’t be happy, but this is me. With or without you
This is one one of the most beautiful rock ballads ever composed. Bono has complete control of his voice using it masterfully building the emotion of the song. He holds his voice back, straining against the shackles he has placed on it. Then he breaks free of his bonds and lets his voice soar. It is just superb.
This song is a master piece, from Bono's vocals to Adam's bass, Larry's drums, and of course the Edge's guitar riffs, there will never be anything like this song.
Can't believe my dad is gone, he showed me this song years ago when I was a kid and he'd sing along so I would too sometimes. He just passed away today and this song brings back so many memories.. I love you dad ❤ 06/16/21
Played at my sister’s funeral, requested by her husband… I miss you so much my beautiful baby sister. The best person I’ve ever known. Pure goodness in every way. Love you forever and a day 🤍 🪽👼🏻🪽🕯️👼🏻🌈🌹☮️💟
This song tears my heart out,,,cuts it into little pieces...throws it all together in a bowl...stirs the bowl as he walks away...concerned look ...then a careful smile...unsure of the implications.
Nothing hits better than listening to this song while driving down a back road on a summer evening, windows down, somehow it smells nostalgic outside - kinda like your childhood, the music is blasting and your singing as you drive along watching the sunset 🌇
My dad passed away at may 1st this year and i didn't get to have a last chat with him now i'm here listening U2 songs because this is his favorite band and by listening to their songs i feel like he's just here with me
Sorry you won’t be able to see your dad. Tough to say good bye during this difficult times. I lost my grandfather and my cousin and it’s tough to not be able to attend their funerals
This song was played a thousand of times by my brother... when he left home my mother used to play it when she missed him and now I play it... because we are in different continents and for a moment I feel them closer.
Crazy story I can relate too my dads favorite song he passed away when I had cancer at age 45 I was 14 now I’m 25 with my 2 daughters I know my dad is watching over me an my family crying to the song rn
2 months ago my father introduced me to this song and I listened to it every day by my side and I didn't give it any importance. This morning my father passed away and this song has been my comfort, enjoy this work of art.
They didn't make the greatest collection of songs of all time like Beatles or Led Zeppelin but when U2 made a good song, mother of god... it was a _good_ song.
I never seem to stop feeling surprised at how ahead of its time this song was. The way they put together the instruments, Bono's vocals. Ohhhh and the way thr main guitar riff comes in is just...indescribably perfect.
Everything in this song is absolute perfection... The growing intensity, the deepness of Bono's voice going to despair as he interprets the lyrics, The Edge's reverberating poetry, the beats becoming more and more powefull as the song goes and Adam's bass defining the identity of the song... The Best Song Ever in the Whole Freakin World, I daresay.
That poignant whistling synth with that steady syncopated bass line plays so smoothly with Bono’s raspy vocals, that build up to an incredible hook. Great track.
I owe a lot to U2. This song was the only thing that helped my baby sleep the first 8 months of her life. Even during pregnancy she loved it. I had a seizure and stopped feeling movement. I played this song and she moved. I cried I was so happy she was okay.
The production quality of this song is incredible, it really was way ahead of its time. It literally sounds like something they could have released a week ago!
I was 15 when this came out. It's hard to believe that much time has gone by. All I can say, especially to the younger generation, is to enjoy life and every moment cause it goes faster than you think.
I'm 16 right now, and discovered U2 by their song 'Bad'. Can you tell me or explain what life was like back then, cause I wish that I were born in the 70s/80s? Was life as awesome as you hear it is? I have so many questions.
@@JoelMiller8756Don’t. Older people mythologise the past (I'm 64). In 50 years time people will be discovering the great music of today and wishing they were here. Enjoy the now.
This is my favorit song of U2 ! I still sing it now that i have 48 years old ! I became a singer/musician and writer... and U2, you have been with me all the way through the storms in my life... Thank you for your talent.
Bono is a very demonic guy these days. He has an alter ego called "Mephisto", the name of a biblical demon, he uses to abuse people who represent the light. I don't know what is happening but it's kind of spooky stuff.
It was a perfect storm of talent from the band and "the mix wizard" behind the top noch mix table (that produce that extra magic you hear but are always neglected or forgoten...) and all the real analog and digital music gear etc., giving us timeless masterpiece.
One of those rare songs that comes crashing through the thoughts and emotions of anyone growing up in that decade. Even I didn't realize then how powerful and everlasting this song would be. A TRUE classic!
A person like you to sing a meaningful song like this . I mean what more can you do . Pple think they know it all. But me and you . Who ever ur ur .it's simply not . No no no .without without you. . Pried huuu
I have listened this masterpiece a couple times I think when I was 6/7 years old in my dad's jeep.. now I'm 20 and my dad's passed away when I was 9. This song gives me good vibes and memories and I hope I'll never forget it!
Mate hold this song close to your heart - it will be there forever - I've played this song at least 4 times a day since the late 1980's - and somehow it gets better!!!! So sorry for you loss....
There are not many songs that stop you in your tracks and you have to stop whatever you are doing just to listen until the end.This is one of those songs.Almost puts you in a trance. Such a great song.
My mom loved this song, today she passed away because of the current situation, I can’t believe she is gone and I can’t accept it yet I know she won’t come back to hug me or my brother or my father, I hope this video remains more years so each nine of June I come back here and remember her more than ever Edit: Thanks a lot for the support, I know I’m not the only one who has gone through these and I’m sure those people would be happy to receive any sort of encouraging messages, at least I am, once again thanks to everyone both those who have supported me through a like and those with a comment both are equally important and heartwarming
Larry is the heartbeat of U2. Man, just listen to those drums! This song came out the summer I turned 13, and I couldn’t believe my ears or eyes. I’m still in utter awe.
Imagina essa canção no ano que foi lançada em 1987, não havia nada parecido musicalmente, e o mais estranho é que eles apostaram nela como a primeira canção a ser trabalhada nas rádios!! Pois não vejo ela tão comercial pra época!! Mas os resultados vieram e ela se tornou um dos maiores clássicos não só do U2, mas de todos os tempos
I can remember so vividly driving home from work at 16 years old hoping I was able to tape this song. I had a double cassette player and hit record before I left because WBCN in Boston said they would be playing it at the top of the hour. When I got home I start rewinding the tape and there it was in all its glory. I put my headphones on and must of listened to it 20 times that night. Every inch of my bedroom walls was covered in U2 posters or something U2 related. I was so obsessed with them back then. It almost brings tears to my eyes thinking of those days. Life was so simple. When I finally got to see them live during the Joshua Tree tour it's probably still one of the best memories of my life. Best band ever in my opinion. 🙂
So powerful...even after 37 years...there's no feeling in life quite like this....either you know it....or you don't...Bono manages to pour so much into his pained wailings without overdoing it whatsoever...truly amazing tune 🔥
You must have known you created a legend when you finished the final touches on this recording. 30 years later I still get shivers when I listen to it at the age of 65. Thank you.
This song takes me back to 1987, when I was pregnant with my 1st child. My son Josh, whom I adore 🥰 He’s now 33! ❤️ I absolutely love this song then & now… Bono is truly awesome!!
Today’s music is about grabbing some good looking teenager off the street and let them “sing” to words that have no meaning. They don’t need to be good singers cause there is auto-tune (Bieber!) sad state of music currently
No, I can't ! I was 30 yrs old at the time. Believe me, TIME FLIES !! It seems like yesterday.....it seems like a lifetime ago.... Stay Safe and Sane and Healthy. Be Blessed.🕊 🌟💫💛
Hola saludos desde chile. Gracias por tus palabras es una de las canciones más lindas de la historia de la música. Yo tenía 12 años cuando la escuché por primera vez y la grabe en un cassette en mi equipo de música de mis padres. Después el año 98.fue al primer concierto que dieron en Santiago de Chile. Saludos del bakanvergara.
3:04 Thats what hits me every time. No words, just wailing, but to the melody. I normally hate this kind of wailing thing, but this is how its done right. U2s first 4 albums are brilliant. Just brilliant. Justify any later sins of theirs.
This song is so good. Those who don’t like it, unfortunately some day it is likely you’ll come across it again, and it will break you down in a way you didn’t know music could. Impossible to deny this song’s power.
Isn’t it amazing how music can express our inner thoughts and emotions better than we ever could? Ps. I’m kinda jealous of the those who disliked this song, cause they probably never felt this way and I wish I could too
Trust me, I am jealous of them too, in a way, but usually, the kind of emotion that this song can evoke is only brought on by a pain that results from the loss of a true kind of ecstasy. If someone can't get what this song is trying to say to them, then they probably haven't gotten to feel all of the things that make us human, this song only hurts so much because at one point we were that much happier. So yeah in a way I'm grateful I get to experience this song, even though 9 days out of 10 I wish that I didn't know the feeling. @@al3bellino
🎯 Remember the media's astroturfed backlash against them for having a song on an ipod? 🙄 U2 didn't deserve that manufactured backlash...Bono got the IMF debt forgiven for 3rd world countries for chrissakes. The economist Michael Hudson calls the US the loan shark of the world using IMF/World Bank to strip nations of their assets. Long live Bono's debt cancellation jubilee! The real jubilee is debt jubilee & land re-distribution. The original Summarian bible said: debt forgiveness and land re-distribution ie debt jubilee, Leviticus 25, prior to the Greek translation. Western civilization is the first civilization to eschew this (Michael Hudson). "Civilization is madness." - Freud "Can't see the right road when the roads are paved." - Bob Marley from Concrete Jungle, African Herbman
Being 34 from India engaged in daily struggles of life when I come back to home and listen to this very song it gives a feel of my sheer existence. Makes me realise that I do exist and I can still feel . What a song it is . Just pure magic
Hang in there my brother ✌️ things will get better eventually and never give up no matter how hard life gets. And don't fall into the trap of debt as that is very common. It may seem easier to get a lot of money then paying it back later on but it will cause stress. I have never taken a loan before and I am still happy, I have my friends 👍😃
VC, you couldn't have said it any better. This song is magical and I agree you feel, "your sheer existence" when it is played. I don't know about you but I want to be Bono when I see the video.
My dad used to play this in the car, whenever I was sleeping I would wake up and pretend I was asleep so he would take me up to my room. Good times. Always Cherish every single moment with your family, you don't know when they'll be gone.
My Grandad’s favourite song being a man from Kildare. Played this at his funeral four years ago, still brings a swathe of emotion, incredible what music can do for the soul.
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Dad made me listen to this song 2 years ago.
A year ago, i bought a car for my family. I don't think I've seen my father so happy in a while when I got him the car.
We went on a short trip in our new car. On the way back, i played this song in the car. Mom and sister were sleeping, the driver was driving, and my father was enjoying my selected songs, nodding his head in the front seat, i remember i played this song and the moment was so beautiful. It felt so good to see him enjoying , relaxing on a peaceful drive to home after working so hard all these years for me.
My dad passed away 2 months back. This song will forever remain special to me now.
Va asta. Oy Vien 🐷💯👿. Con Tigo sin ti
Thank you for sharing that private special memory. I'm sorry you and your Dad are no longer together in this realm but he's waiting for you over the rainbow bridge. Love to you and your family 💖
That sounds so very beautiful ❤ i hope you‘re doing alright, my biggest condolences 🫶
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I am sorry for your loss
This is the song that changed my life. It reflects both personal struggles, and relationship struggles, and I think that's why it's so moving and undeniably beautiful. It doesn't sound like an '87 song, but neither before or after its time either. It's just timeless and immortal and forever in my soul
Well said. It's timeless right along with Stairway To Heaven and November Rain! All are masterpieces!!
Sounds like 87 to me and there's nothing wrong with that.
For a while I thought it was from 1996.
I thought it was a song from the 90's for a long time. Great song.
what same.@@salvadoramaya8642
I’ll never forget hearing this for the first time in 1987. I was 12, just finished my homework, turned on my little radio and boom! Have loved Bono and the band forevermore.
I couldn’t imagine how that felt. Sounds beautiful
1987?? No había nacido aún !! Y ahora en 2022 en mi canción favorita 😍
Lovely sentiment, much love in these dark times
I was 24!😂 I felt the same way!
@@tamilanger600 😅🤣
Poor little black girl from Baltimore city and as a teenager U2 music found me. I’m now a 53 yr old woman laying in my bed right now zoning to all of U2 music . Music has no color when it’s just great and timeless ✌🏾
poor little palestinian babies you mean. sponsors of genocide. Shame on you U2, we will boycot you forever. Good thing you are already old.
I am a white bloke, I was born in a slum in Northern England.My surname is Irish. Irish blood then. I have a few years on you but we're a similar vintage. Your last sentence is true and beautiful. Bless you sweet child of this world.
Bono became a bit odd, but this era was amazing. Peace and love to you. May I call you Sister ?
That's real... Beautiful words.
@@MW-us3sv of course you can ❤️
Yesssss nikki😊 BONNIE SCOTLAND hands across the water ....ps .....R.I.P STEVIE BHOY ☯️
I've never been a U2 fan.. but my mom just passed away last sunday from a massive stroke. We were playing this song from her phone for her beside the hospital bed because she liked it on her spotify playlist... Now as I hear this I just tear up and miss her dearly. It is a pretty song.
If your mom is still around give her a giant hug, because there will be a point in time that you won't be able to again.
The Black Telephone
Those of us old enough to remember when the phone was wired to the wall, usually in the kitchen, can relate to this story. I loved this read.
When I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box.. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it.
Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time.
My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy. I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway.
The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlor and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear. "Information, please," I said into the mouthpiece just above my head.
A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. "Information."
"I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience..
"Isn't your mother home?" came the question
"Nobody's home but me," I blubbered.
"Are you bleeding?" the voice asked
"No, "I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts."
"Can you open the icebox?" she asked.
I said I could.
"Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice.
After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math.
She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before, would eat fruit and nuts.
Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, "Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?"
She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, " Wayne , always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better.
Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please."
"Information," said in the now familiar voice.
"How do I spell fix?" I asked
All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston . I missed my friend very much.
"Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me. Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.
A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle . I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information Please."
Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well.
"Information."
I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell fix?"
There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now."
I laughed, "So it's really you," I said. "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?"
"I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your calls meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look forward to your calls."
I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister.
"Please do," she said. "Just ask for Sally."
Three months later I was back in Seattle .
A different voice answered, "Information."
I asked for Sally.
"Are you a friend?" she said.
"Yes, a very old friend," I answered.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you this," She said. "Sally had been working part time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago."
Before I could hang up, she said, "Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne ?" "
"Yes." I answered.
Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called. Let me read it to you. The note said, "Tell him there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean."
I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.
Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched today?
rest in peace to your beautiful mother she had good music taste
Understand my son passed 2019 unexpected
Sorry for you lost
I'm so sorry, hugs for you.
Most bands make music. This one makes history.
This will be in my playlist forever.
imagine when their name is U3 or U4
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Avec ou sans nous elle vivra et tant mieux , continue à te venger ma belle , nous n avons rien compris 🙂❤️
YES!!!!!!!! ❤
Why do I love this song so much.? It haunts me
ONE
Yes
This always was, still is, and will always be, one of the greatest songs ever written. Period.
Agreed.
30 years on . And still sounds just as good 👍
@@michelleg5371 lmao same
What’s the worst U2 song? Doesn’t exist.
No argument 8-4-21 🍻
How can a song bring joy, a sense of being haunted, a sense of sadness, and a sense of contemplation all at the same time? U2 does it with this song.
The complexity of real artists.
True.
The Joshua Tree is genuinely one of the greatest albums ever written. I wore the needle down on my record player when my mum bought the album for my 19th birthday in 1987. EVERY song makes you feel incredible.
Heck yeah ❤
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I agree to you brother
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U2 is a one of GOAT rock bands, ever!
I am twelve years old and I am very grateful to my father for introducing me to this type of music.
Roxana baby you are blessed. Enjoy the ride, it's amazing!!!❤
That's awesome!!! You have a very cool dad! Keep Rockn!
sweet!!
Thanks dad!
My dad loved this song. 💙🦋
RIP DAD 3/10/19
Listening to this because you always told me "this is what you call music" lol I love it and I love you.
We all miss you 🙏💙🦋
Your dad was right.... god bless.
Awesom classic child hood memories Rip God bless
RIP he had good taste
Sorry about your loss this song is so beautifull. Takes me back when thing were alot more simple and music had a meaning
Rosé Duran vc é muito linda
This song is timeless. This could be released today and still would kick ass like back in the 80s!
They wouldn’t understand it 🙌🏼
So very true ❤
1980er
Kids wouldn't get it
to BE sure
I just met Larry. He is the sweetest person I have ever met! Fame hasn't ruined them àt all! This guy has been so nice and kind to me!
Awesome! This song came out 37 years ago, and it still sounds just as beautiful today.
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🗣️U2 Rocks! 🎵👍🏼
I did not hear it then. I heard it for the first time about ten years ago. Not bad at all. Yes, it is actually beautiful.
I always says this is the best song of all time. A fucker laughed I still say.
2024❤
I've always thought this song has one of the best executed slow builds to a climax. The vocal performance and all the instruments too - it all just comes together perfectly.
Hey there - How aol r u as I've been having the same opinion since 1987 - I listen to this track at least 4 times a day since then.....OMG it is so brilliant!!!
@@davideley7253 I was 13 when this came out in 87 & I agree with you, brilliant!
P.
Yes, guitar section is so so well done. Monumental song. 🔥
Agree, I'm not a musician. But the slow building momentum of the song is awesome.
This is hands down one of the most AMAZING songs ever written. EVERYTHING about it moves me. It's like a classic black dress with a strand of pearls; It never goes out of style!
Totally agree with you
Nice by the way
Pretty
It's in a whole class of its own.
Yeah, it doesn't even sound anything like the era it was written in even, that being 1987. Truly timeless.
I'm a old school black male of 56 and we listened to all kinds of music and this is one of my favorites 👍
What's your colour got to do with the price of fish ?
@@sergeyastov6353
Governments and religions produce separatist thinking and ideologies.
Us vs Them insanity.
Then we have wars, genocides, murder, torture, violence and all other atrocities
Krishnamurti said identification with groups, color, race, religion, political parties, sexuality, gender etc is a violent act.
Why?
Because it creates division, it creates a me and a you when in truth, in reality, there is only US.
I am you and you are me and together we are us, we are 1.
Whatever I do to others I do to myself.
This is true literally and metaphorically.
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Peace be with us all.
For the 17k dislikers, this song will still be one of the greatest with or without you! Haha
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Kkkkk
It's 18k... Haha
Must be Kids... Aspiring Rappers 😂
Yes sir😘😁😁😁🤣🤣
My dad loved U2 and played this song a lot. We lost him last year to covid and hearing the songs he loved fills me with so much pain but also nostalgia. I love you so much dad. I'll play all the songs you loved no matter how much it hurts.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your dad.
I can relate so much love 💗
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Pain is part of the process of grief. I'm hoping as time passes you hurt less and less that whenever you play his favourite songs you smile and get filled with happiness.
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Legends . This song will be listened to in a hundred years and after a thousand years
Agree, like the band or not, this was great songwriting!
Yes this band is timeless brings me back to the 80s the last of great music, fashion, movies etc
Today all I hear and see is remakes
I just can't get enough of this song
The GREAT ONES are timeless !!
Tell me one song from a thousand years ago that we jam today
This is unarguably the absolute best song U2 ever released, extending far past a troubled heartache. . . It speaks volumes about the unwanted responsibilities faced during young adulthood. I turned 18 exactly one decade AFTER this song was released (via their 5th studio album, The Joshua Tree). Now, 17 years later (post 1997) the song lyrics only further reiterate the song’s deeper meaning. . . Nothing in this life is easy. The older one becomes, there are only that many more hardships he/she must face & overcome.
The relentless bass line and drums, Edge's guitar artistry and Bono's gut wrenching passion - all these elements create a whole greater than the parts. You cannot turn away from this song.
Well said.😊
Larry and Adam lay down the rhythm that allows Edge and Bono to be absolutely brilliant.
You cannot turn away from this song. It has a throbbing nature which the dum,dum,dum of the bass. Then there is Bono with his ‘with or without you’. It is very much a low thuzz that tickles the brain and then the drums kick in and I find my heart prolapses and I am an open empty mess on the floor. And i know they won’t be happy, but this is me. With or without you
This is one one of the most beautiful rock ballads ever composed. Bono has complete control of his voice using it masterfully building the emotion of the song. He holds his voice back, straining against the shackles he has placed on it. Then he breaks free of his bonds and lets his voice soar. It is just superb.
Hi I Recommend A song called 'the Bond Villain' By Robert Nix
Indeed bono is incredible, love this song over the rest of U2 and over a lot of masterpieces of other groups
This Is One Of The Most Powerful Rock Songs Ever Recorded.
I'm gonna have to disagree. This song transcends genre, calling it one of the greatest rock songs limits it. It's one of the best songs ever, period.
@@snormax7691you are most definitely correct by saying that
Yes
@@snormax7691 it's on my playlist of 56 songs so I can't disagree
Now this is true.
One of the greatest songs ever. And the memories rushin‘ through my mind …
This song is a master piece, from Bono's vocals to Adam's bass, Larry's drums, and of course the Edge's guitar riffs, there will never be anything like this song.
ARTHUR HOLY SHIT I THOUGHT YOU DIED
@@loganj710 he loves U2 maybe
Arthur Morgan it’s still a great song almost 35 years later.
Meilleur groupe
I made a new video for a song with or without you, so go to my channel
Can't believe my dad is gone, he showed me this song years ago when I was a kid and he'd sing along so I would too sometimes. He just passed away today and this song brings back so many memories.. I love you dad ❤ 06/16/21
So sorry for your loss 🥺🙏🏼
🙏
Stay strong man let music guide you
I’m here for you man whatever you need. I know it’s tough man.
So sorry; keep your dad alive in your heart, in your thoughts and prayers, and in your music. Lost my dad in '84; still think about him every day.
Played at my sister’s funeral, requested by her husband…
I miss you so much my beautiful baby sister. The best person I’ve ever known. Pure goodness in every way. Love you forever and a day 🤍 🪽👼🏻🪽🕯️👼🏻🌈🌹☮️💟
best song ever
God bless her !!!!
🙏 sorry for your loss.
🕯️ 🕯️❤️❤️
I just lost mine 2 days ago. 😢😢😢. A pain that will last me forever.
This song tears my heart out,,,cuts it into little pieces...throws it all together in a bowl...stirs the bowl as he walks away...concerned look ...then a careful smile...unsure of the implications.
This is one of the greatest songs of all time.
Yes, i agree
Eric J agree 100%.
Rock on Eric
Nah
Yes it is
Nothing hits better than listening to this song while driving down a back road on a summer evening, windows down, somehow it smells nostalgic outside - kinda like your childhood, the music is blasting and your singing as you drive along watching the sunset 🌇
broooo!
@@mirazrahmanniloy2661броооо😊😊😊 привет из России, песня чудо 😊😊😊
Can't believe this was one of my favorite song when I was 14😂😂😂😂😂😂...and It's feels the same when I hear It!❤❤❤
Only I can think of a better than that is driving down that road with a hottie like you:-)
lovely comment!
I am in my early 50's and I think this is the best song ever written. Hauntingly beautiful.
No doubt
Yall are really lame 😂💀
YES!!!
Lawd have mercy is it
Como está hay bastantes
This is the definition of Love and Heartbreak in musical form. Absolute timeless classic. Still gives me chills.
My dad passed away at may 1st this year and i didn't get to have a last chat with him now i'm here listening U2 songs because this is his favorite band and by listening to their songs i feel like he's just here with me
I’m sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing.
Hey Brother,I am sorry.
Sorry you won’t be able to see your dad. Tough to say good bye during this difficult times. I lost my grandfather and my cousin and it’s tough to not be able to attend their funerals
I'm so sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss. My dad loves this song too. I listen this song every time we have a conflict
This song was played a thousand of times by my brother... when he left home my mother used to play it when she missed him and now I play it... because we are in different continents and for a moment I feel them closer.
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Thats beautiful. I wish the best for your family.
Darling i feel you
I'm feeling the same, living in another country that isn't yours... I miss my mom, so much.
Xxx
this was my dad's favorite song, he passed dec 21st 2022, this song will forever remind me of him, thank you bono and crew LLD4L
My deeply condolences. Wish you the best 23 and hope youll remember your dad in the best way possible❤️ lot of love from denmark
R.I.P 🙏
Wow love the song also he passed on my Birthday!
Sorry for your loss xxx
Crazy story I can relate too my dads favorite song he passed away when I had cancer at age 45 I was 14 now I’m 25 with my 2 daughters I know my dad is watching over me an my family crying to the song rn
2 months ago my father introduced me to this song and I listened to it every day by my side and I didn't give it any importance. This morning my father passed away and this song has been my comfort, enjoy this work of art.
My condolences. Worth listening to live performances of it such as 1987 rattle and hum and 1993 Sydney.
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I'm not the biggest U2 fan, but this is a masterpiece. It will live forever.
Stop showing off.
@@obi4830 Are you ok?
They didn't make the greatest collection of songs of all time like Beatles or Led Zeppelin but when U2 made a good song, mother of god... it was a _good_ song.
Likewise....one of the best songs ever made.
日本唯一高等学校の卒業ソングはU2のウィズオアウィズアウトユーだ。(平成20年以降)
I never seem to stop feeling surprised at how ahead of its time this song was. The way they put together the instruments, Bono's vocals. Ohhhh and the way thr main guitar riff comes in is just...indescribably perfect.
First time I heard it I genuinely thought it was from the 2000s.
Everything in this song is absolute perfection... The growing intensity, the deepness of Bono's voice going to despair as he interprets the lyrics, The Edge's reverberating poetry, the beats becoming more and more powefull as the song goes and Adam's bass defining the identity of the song... The Best Song Ever in the Whole Freakin World, I daresay.
I know that's right ❤
I agree so much. It beats to my heart❤
And it almost went to trash...Bono said.
@@ggcytp "Dog" forbid!
It's my favourite song
we grew up with bands like U2, and it's till today so amazing to hear them play songs of the joshua tree ❤❤❤
Timeless classic. Nothing like a U2 classic
That bass ride is one of the most emotional in history of music
That poignant whistling synth with that steady syncopated bass line plays so smoothly with Bono’s raspy vocals, that build up to an incredible hook. Great track.
I think it’s actually the infinity guitar that they got lent doing that.
It is The Here’s guitar that is doing that, not a whistling synth, though I thought the same thing when I first heard this song.
I owe a lot to U2. This song was the only thing that helped my baby sleep the first 8 months of her life. Even during pregnancy she loved it. I had a seizure and stopped feeling movement. I played this song and she moved. I cried I was so happy she was okay.
That's really amazing!! Maybe she's a musician 💜
All the best to you & yours!
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🙏
Ok
@@shane-irish con está música me enamore está en mi corazon esta do en todos sus Concierto
This is hitting my heart EVERY SINGLE TIME. dayuuuummm cant get enough
I lost my 1st child (5 1/2 month stillborn) in 1987 when this song came out. It's always been my song for my baby
Sorry. I greive with you. Ours was 4 months to the day. Hes with God now. 1991.-
Hi, this song, don't ask me how, has HEALING powers, gets at your soul , very spiritual. 🙏
Big hugs from a mother who lost her new baby after 16 hours. XXXOOO Sorry if this isn't the right forum. 😢💔
Bless you all ❤
They are all angels now. May G-d bless you with another babies ❤🙏
The production quality of this song is incredible, it really was way ahead of its time. It literally sounds like something they could have released a week ago!
Agreed. The band Boston, Chicago, Cry of Love, Bad English, was also tight
Yes, I was really surprised when I first realized that this was recorded in 1987 and not in 2001.
Yeah I can't believe it either, I thought for so long that this song was made in early 2000's
@@TheNotSoGreatGatsby I thought so too, because it was in Friends.
Or maybe actual music is just not good enough
I was 15 when this came out. It's hard to believe that much time has gone by. All I can say, especially to the younger generation, is to enjoy life and every moment cause it goes faster than you think.
I'm 16 right now, and discovered U2 by their song 'Bad'. Can you tell me or explain what life was like back then, cause I wish that I were born in the 70s/80s? Was life as awesome as you hear it is? I have so many questions.
@@JoelMiller8756Don’t. Older people mythologise the past (I'm 64). In 50 years time people will be discovering the great music of today and wishing they were here. Enjoy the now.
i was also a teen at the same age, and yes you're right, because life is just like sand in your hands...
@@JoelMiller8756 freedom, by then there was freedom, women liked men, men liked women.
Dit was het liedje van mij en mijn eerste liefde , we konden niet met en niet zonder elkaar😅❤
Probably the greatest song ever written
Stop asking who's still listening, we never stop listening.This song is one of those songs that just stays in your memory, forever.
Thank you
It happily lives rent free I'm my head 😊
That's so true !
Gets right on my fu#@ing tits asking that bloody inane question constantly, please stop!
But then how will I get my dopamine from upvotes!?
This is my favorit song of U2 ! I still sing it now that i have 48 years old ! I became a singer/musician and writer... and U2, you have been with me all the way through the storms in my life... Thank you for your talent.
49 and they've gotten me through some things!!! ❤❤❤
A message to the future generations. Don't let this song die.
We won't let it happen
No More NOCH MORE
Bono is a very demonic guy these days. He has an alter ego called "Mephisto", the name of a biblical demon, he uses to abuse people who represent the light. I don't know what is happening but it's kind of spooky stuff.
I'm not Christian btw. It's just that what he does in that form is really overt.
@@mral4381 overt
Mein Lieblingssong von der Band!!! Einfach Wunderschön die Ballade!!! ❤❤❤ Grüße von Ulrike
U2 - Ireland's gift to the world.
Truly.
I humbly submit great whiskey too!!
@@tyflormann5334 Oh, and of course Guinness too!
@@JamesGore1547 I prefer U2. :)
James Gore I really wanted to be Bono when I was a kid!
One of the most haunting melodic songs ever written. Beautifully mastered .
It was a perfect storm of talent from the band and "the mix wizard" behind the top noch mix table (that produce that extra magic you hear but are always neglected or forgoten...) and all the real analog and digital music gear etc., giving us timeless masterpiece.
@@HornetBojan 00QQZZŻQ
@@tomaszsidor603 Yes ...
The song is fine but had to be remastered, cause Bono just can't sing. Tragic but true.
With or without Norma
One of those rare songs that comes crashing through the thoughts and emotions of anyone growing up in that decade. Even I didn't realize then how powerful and everlasting this song would be. A TRUE classic!
Only time I ever saw them, was for this tour. Boston Garden glad to say I did.
A person like you to sing a meaningful song like this . I mean what more can you do . Pple think they know it all. But me and you . Who ever ur ur .it's simply not . No no no .without without you. . Pried huuu
There are not so many songs in the world that immediately get into the soul and stay there forever . This song is one of them. Thank you, Bono ❤️
how can one NOT ... have it leave the soul U@ - had their way with words.. & let alone the talent of the 'band'
공감합니다😊
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for and Where the streets have no name are also amazing!! 👌
Don't Adam, Larry and Edge get credit?
Hello, how are you doing today
This song to this day still gives me profound goosebumps. It is a timeless classic, spanning through all the ages!
I have listened this masterpiece a couple times I think when I was 6/7 years old in my dad's jeep.. now I'm 20 and my dad's passed away when I was 9. This song gives me good vibes and memories and I hope I'll never forget it!
Hope you keep that memory.
I have a similar moment when I first listened to this song with my dad in his car. Still one of my favorite songs today
You won't, I remember a similar situation. Same band even ,but 1982
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Mate hold this song close to your heart - it will be there forever - I've played this song at least 4 times a day since the late 1980's - and somehow it gets better!!!! So sorry for you loss....
Happy holidays everyone
I am not crying! You crying!
One the most powerful songs ever made. Thank you for this.
Lol, It makes me weepy but in a good way!!
My buddy said that the first time he got to fly a Blackhawk helo solo.
I am, some songs do this. This is one of them. You are not alone 👍
@@onlyme219 😊Thank you OX
There are not many songs that stop you in your tracks and you have to stop whatever you are doing just to listen until the end.This is one of those songs.Almost puts you in a trance. Such a great song.
💯. If this song comes on the radio, you turn it up, sit in silence and drive until it's finished.
True words pal
that´s what I'm doing now, I stopped working to listen this masterpiece
Nah
@@multimeter2859 yeah
This song was popular when I was 8, I'm 42 now and it's one of my favorite songs throughout my whole life
I’m 20 my dad who’s now 50 introduced me to U2 when I was little and I’ve been obsessed ever since
IDEM 🇨🇵🙌🏽
I now 45 and this is one of the best songs ever!! When I listen to this song I feel 18 again@
Yup was 9. . Im 40 now and still love it.
Born in 1994... I hate music nowadays. I wish I were born in the 80s. Or in the 60s.
How does this not have at least a billion views ??
My mom loved this song, today she passed away because of the current situation, I can’t believe she is gone and I can’t accept it yet I know she won’t come back to hug me or my brother or my father, I hope this video remains more years so each nine of June I come back here and remember her more than ever
Edit: Thanks a lot for the support, I know I’m not the only one who has gone through these and I’m sure those people would be happy to receive any sort of encouraging messages, at least I am, once again thanks to everyone both those who have supported me through a like and those with a comment both are equally important and heartwarming
Stay strong music is a healer
If she loved this song then I'm sure she had a pleasant life!
May she rest in love, stay strong.
Aww, so sorry to read this. Sending deepest condolences and love and hope that music will help you
My condolences amigo. She will always live in your heart. Your mom had good taste in music.
Stay strong my friend.
Larry is the heartbeat of U2. Man, just listen to those drums! This song came out the summer I turned 13, and I couldn’t believe my ears or eyes. I’m still in utter awe.
Imagina essa canção no ano que foi lançada em 1987, não havia nada parecido musicalmente, e o mais estranho é que eles apostaram nela como a primeira canção a ser trabalhada nas rádios!! Pois não vejo ela tão comercial pra época!! Mas os resultados vieram e ela se tornou um dos maiores clássicos não só do U2, mas de todos os tempos
@@rogergui1980 I was there in 1987. I was only 13 that year. This song was so unique.
I can remember so vividly driving home from work at 16 years old hoping I was able to tape this song. I had a double cassette player and hit record before I left because WBCN in Boston said they would be playing it at the top of the hour. When I got home I start rewinding the tape and there it was in all its glory. I put my headphones on and must of listened to it 20 times that night. Every inch of my bedroom walls was covered in U2 posters or something U2 related. I was so obsessed with them back then. It almost brings tears to my eyes thinking of those days. Life was so simple. When I finally got to see them live during the Joshua Tree tour it's probably still one of the best memories of my life. Best band ever in my opinion. 🙂
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Voce se expressa maravilhosamente bem! Deus abençoe voce!
This music is pain relief. 💚
So powerful...even after 37 years...there's no feeling in life quite like this....either you know it....or you don't...Bono manages to pour so much into his pained wailings without overdoing it whatsoever...truly amazing tune 🔥
Yes
You mean 35
Christina Aguilera overdoing all the songs.
A difficult choice. Band or marriage - why he wrote this.
100%
Everything in this song resonates with my heart - lyrics, music and vocal. A pure masterpiece!
You must have known you created a legend when you finished the final touches on this recording. 30 years later I still get shivers when I listen to it at the age of 65. Thank you.
Happy 65th forever young
Edward Dergosits 💛
Me too at 43!
@@ginawebster9637 I'm 43 too! What month were you born?
Another hit and classic for the band. Dudes are geniuses. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
No matter how many years pass, this song will stay in our hearts forever!💖
❤ love it ! Hit the heart !
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This song takes me back to 1987, when I was pregnant with my 1st child. My son Josh, whom I adore 🥰 He’s now 33! ❤️ I absolutely love this song then & now… Bono is truly awesome!!
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I was 4 in 87 🙂
So was Bono's muse, his wife Alison at the time, she was pregnant with their first daughter when he wrote the song.
I named my eldest son Joshua after the Joshua Tree alhum. He was born in 1995, I was 19. Still touches me in my soul.
@@veggieaussiechick I was 12. U2 shaped my idea of music!
80s and 90s song canot be compared to the song today because its much cooler than today period.
You should check out the band ‘The Inhaler’ Bono’s son is in the band too and I must say, it gives me the 90’s vibes.
Totally recommend it.
Today’s music is about grabbing some good looking teenager off the street and let them “sing” to words that have no meaning. They don’t need to be good singers cause there is auto-tune (Bieber!) sad state of music currently
Marc martel
i would say all music from 20th century but i agree
@@theguardian308 So true. I'm just glad my dad introduced me to rock music
So many memories sentimental good song legendary ❤
This song reminds me of my lost baby. It evokes tears of joy and sadness simultaneously. Thank you U2.
May God give you patience..
Sorry for your loss
@@faraza5161 Thank you.
@@stevenschmeevan6364 Thank you.
this song is 33 years old ....can you believe it!
and it's still one of the most beautiful song ever made......
No, I can't ! I was 30 yrs old at the time. Believe me, TIME FLIES !! It seems like yesterday.....it seems like a lifetime ago.... Stay Safe and Sane and Healthy. Be Blessed.🕊
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Hola saludos desde chile. Gracias por tus palabras es una de las canciones más lindas de la historia de la música. Yo tenía 12 años cuando la escuché por primera vez y la grabe en un cassette en mi equipo de música de mis padres. Después el año 98.fue al primer concierto que dieron en Santiago de Chile. Saludos del bakanvergara.
It is one of my favorite songs!
@@sandrasofiacastillomateo2947 it's one of my favorite song too
@@cinderellsworth i was 15 when i heard this song for the very first time .... it is really beautiful.
you too kind sir.
stay safe and good luck
I'm not a huge U2 fan, don't usually like love songs/ballads, but the guitar in this song is one of my all time favorite sounds in all of music.
It's amazing Live goosebumps
To me U2 are the bemchmark, the gold standard of music bands dont want to admit it but they are all envious of the career theyve had...
The only other great Irish rock band was Thin Lizzy.
This is not a love song or a ballad. Maybe read the lyrics. So not sure what you are referring to.
@@shelleyinthecity well mainly the guitar, is what I was referring to. maybe read the comment
My first U2 song.. Heard it on a lovesong compilation back in 1987. Love em since❤❤
The buildup is just incredible. They have such amazing songs, definitely an iconic style.
I wish they brought back another buildup and Ohs to end it. So powerful I want to hear it again ;)
That’s what I love about this song. The instruments and vocals just keep getting more intense and the chorus and verses are never completely the same.
Bono is fantastic, one of the best voices in the industry and this song doesn't get played as much as it should, possibly my all time favourite song
the moment when bono makes the almost-octave leap at 1:30 absolutely makes the (deceptively simple) melody of the song. a masterpiece.
3:04
Thats what hits me every time. No words, just wailing, but to the melody. I normally hate this kind of wailing thing, but this is how its done right.
U2s first 4 albums are brilliant. Just brilliant. Justify any later sins of theirs.
@@marcalvarez4890 right?! That heartache in the wailing you can feel it! 🥺💔 it hurts so much 🥺😪 I love it!
My Fav song... Forever ❤
This song is so good. Those who don’t like it, unfortunately some day it is likely you’ll come across it again, and it will break you down in a way you didn’t know music could. Impossible to deny this song’s power.
100%
Isn’t it amazing how music can express our inner thoughts and emotions better than we ever could?
Ps. I’m kinda jealous of the those who disliked this song, cause they probably never felt this way and I wish I could too
My all time fave beautiful song brings back so many memories of heartache.heard it today on sex education had tears in my Eyes so many memories
Trust me, I am jealous of them too, in a way, but usually, the kind of emotion that this song can evoke is only brought on by a pain that results from the loss of a true kind of ecstasy. If someone can't get what this song is trying to say to them, then they probably haven't gotten to feel all of the things that make us human, this song only hurts so much because at one point we were that much happier. So yeah in a way I'm grateful I get to experience this song, even though 9 days out of 10 I wish that I didn't know the feeling. @@al3bellino
This song gave me chills when I first heard it. It still does.
70s 80s in Miami north Miami.
Indeed dont be a mess, bless
I first heard it in 9th grade. It gives me chills everytime I hear it.
🎯 Remember the media's astroturfed backlash against them for having a song on an ipod? 🙄 U2 didn't deserve that manufactured backlash...Bono got the IMF debt forgiven for 3rd world countries for chrissakes.
The economist Michael Hudson calls the US the loan shark of the world using IMF/World Bank to strip nations of their assets. Long live Bono's debt cancellation jubilee!
The real jubilee is debt jubilee & land re-distribution.
The original Summarian bible said: debt forgiveness and land re-distribution ie debt jubilee, Leviticus 25, prior to the Greek translation. Western civilization is the first civilization to eschew this (Michael Hudson).
"Civilization is madness." - Freud
"Can't see the right road when the roads are paved." - Bob Marley
from Concrete Jungle, African Herbman
Yes me too I own The Joshua Tree cd I am so glad everyone loves my music.
This song belongs to that category of tunes that simply "cannot avoid listening". Not many but incredibly meaningful. Thanks God.
Yes it is
Love this song and I love u2
Your a human being with feelings and emotions that are valid.
Thank you
Sometimes I wait for and yearn for that validation from trustworthy friends like you
W/o ever meeting you
And a Heart that can be broken :( but stay strong and keep the faith :) we've all been through it :(
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Cheers . Needed that
Thank you
This song was randomly playing on the radio as my wife gave birth to my daughter. I’ll never forget that moment. Cemented in time with this song.
Really? That's awesome!!!
So awesome
that's great ❤❤
This can not be luck, that means some guardian s watching you 3 :-)
Semplicemente favolosi
Being 34 from India engaged in daily struggles of life when I come back to home and listen to this very song it gives a feel of my sheer existence. Makes me realise that I do exist and I can still feel . What a song it is . Just pure magic
Hang in there my brother ✌️ things will get better eventually and never give up no matter how hard life gets. And don't fall into the trap of debt as that is very common. It may seem easier to get a lot of money then paying it back later on but it will cause stress. I have never taken a loan before and I am still happy, I have my friends 👍😃
VC, you couldn't have said it any better. This song is magical and I agree you feel, "your sheer existence" when it is played. I don't know about you but I want to be Bono when I see the video.
That's why I quit my regular job and work now as an artist, Man. Now I chill with music palying in the background and paint... God bless you Dear!
@@sachalebabe Congratulations Sarah on your new and happy life!
Great to hear that.
You soul is forever, you touch my heart ❤
I'm 78 and LOVE this song. U2 IS MAGIC.
Me too 🎵✊🏼💁💕
Joshua Tree is one of the best cds to drive to at night, adore you U2 xxxx
❤❤🎉🎉
Dork
You rock, Bro!
My dad used to play this in the car, whenever I was sleeping I would wake up and pretend I was asleep so he would take me up to my room. Good times.
Always Cherish every single moment with your family, you don't know when they'll be gone.
True
Beautiful
Well said, wise words
Couldn't be truer!! My mother father, brother and sister have all now passed and boy do I miss them.
So true I lost my dad last year, I will always miss him
My Grandad’s favourite song being a man from Kildare.
Played this at his funeral four years ago, still brings a swathe of emotion, incredible what music can do for the soul.
A morte não existe nós somos espiritos eternos imortais um dia vamos todos voltar a encontrar-nos acredite!
Love that, 😊
My dad had kids sarajevo and one by U2 played at his funeral. Never been a band like U2
@@manuelaalmeida6279that’s truly beautiful
I just the honesty of this musical . It's tru just be honnnesty .
This song has always been my favorite of all songs in this world since 1987. That will never change.
Yup
@@mkflores6777 Flores have good taste
Same. ❣️
I’ve been listening to music for nearly 50 years and this album is in my top 10 favourite Albums of all time.
Timeless classic.
1o. 1o. D.