No one's probably gonna read this, but I’ll say it anyway cuz I feel at least 1 person will. I'm a young designer and graffiti artist, I know there's a million out there but I feel like my art has a unique individual style.
If you just take a min and give me a chance I'll make you a believer. I would love nothing more than to have a loyal following on youtube. If anyone who reads this could press the "THUMBS UP" others will see it. Just a simple button push will make a huge difference.
"I believe in the 3rd world war and I believe in the the atomic bomb..." is why this song has been effectively buried in cement by them and rightly so, whatever the fuck his naive teenage mind was thinking when writing those anti-human lyrics only he knows.
@ToolsnFire Gay song?! WTF?! It has nothing to do with "the gay world". This is a political/religious song. yeah yeah, feel free and happy to put your thumb down your ass!
@shaisameri feel free to put your thumb up your ass. Thumbs up! Dance with me! I believe in the powers that be, but they won't overpower me! Shake! Shake!!
Yeah thats why that didn t have any other backing vocal except larry because is his biggest wish to be a singer hehe, edge is singin so powerfull backings these days and with those guitar riffs with delays I respect that
OMG thanks for posting this. They hated this because of the lyrics and the dancing...silly boys. I loved this song and we would crank this all the time back in '82--the good 'ol days, when you still had the Clash and "cool" U2 around.
One of the coolest u2 songs ever recorded. U2 should have put this on an album, but chose to release as a single instead. They had youth on their side back then and it shows. I prefer the 'early 80's' U2 to all the new stuff. If only they would get back to playing stuff like this again.
I think the reason it never gets looked at is cos everybody in the audience is doing the 'white boy' dance made famous in Eddie Murph's , 'Raw';):D.....but the song is GREAT!
.. could never figure out why they decided they don't like this song and never play it again! I mean, they had to have enjoyed it at one point to make an actual music vid and single .. right?
Its a pretty tame riff compared to what Edge usualy does but Same power chord throught most of the song.. great song nevertheless! I believe in the powers that be, but they wont over power me!
I love the hair on bono..I'm going back to it..Big hair from the 80's...Love the riff and the cords...Adam is wild and larry is doing his job as hitman......thank you..cbono
Thanks great - I can see that they may not have wanted to go down in history for a song against everything they belive in but I always thought it was great for a change
@pankkke Bono once said that they stopped playing this song live, because to The Edge it was difficult to interpret on the guitar. But I did not know nothing about it that they supposedly hated this song, and they broke the original master tape, as somebody said around :/
criminally underplayed! ha.. is true
pankkke 1 month ago
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No one's probably gonna read this, but I’ll say it anyway cuz I feel at least 1 person will. I'm a young designer and graffiti artist, I know there's a million out there but I feel like my art has a unique individual style.
If you just take a min and give me a chance I'll make you a believer. I would love nothing more than to have a loyal following on youtube. If anyone who reads this could press the "THUMBS UP" others will see it. Just a simple button push will make a huge difference.
63Mastermind 4 months ago
what a song
ultanbeare 5 months ago
This song is better than anything on 'October'.
arcadefire82 5 months ago
@arcadefire82 clearly Rejoice, Gloria, Fire, etc. blow Celebration out of the water, it's a sinker. U2 are embarassed about A Celebration.
RockSalami 4 months ago
Think This was Pulled as a single between October and War
Maguirearch 5 months ago
Jajajaja como bailan las chicas jajajaja//Hahahahaha the girls dance very funny haahaha
MinuHewson 9 months ago
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mattressjedi 9 months ago
Wow - the Edge used to have hair?
devtrev 11 months ago
"I believe in the 3rd world war and I believe in the the atomic bomb..." is why this song has been effectively buried in cement by them and rightly so, whatever the fuck his naive teenage mind was thinking when writing those anti-human lyrics only he knows.
KenfromDublin 1 year ago
This song is great. I don't know why they never play it live... maybe it's because of the lyrics... maybe... I don't know...
shaisameri 1 year ago
@shaisameri, cause honestly it's a gay song, I'm surprised it doesn't many thumbs down, so I'll start get that started, happily :)
ToolsnFire 1 year ago
@ToolsnFire Gay song?! WTF?! It has nothing to do with "the gay world". This is a political/religious song. yeah yeah, feel free and happy to put your thumb down your ass!
shaisameri 1 year ago
@shaisameri feel free to put your thumb up your ass. Thumbs up! Dance with me! I believe in the powers that be, but they won't overpower me! Shake! Shake!!
ToolsnFire 1 year ago
@ToolsnFire FUCK YOU BITCH!
shaisameri 1 year ago
@shaisameri because it's gay. It's a lame song.
RockSalami 8 months ago
@RockSalami SILEENCE! I KEEL YOU!
IveeChew 4 months ago
So you can dance to U2 after all
rivotrich7 1 year ago
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MrMonono123aware 1 year ago
Is this from Top of The Pops? The set looks like it could be.
Bigyawner 1 year ago
@Bigyawner best part is its live and not playback :)
offthelinegt 1 year ago
check the people dancing.... agh!
lolip0p 2 years ago
Adam is singing backings great :)
jazzmankoky 2 years ago
Adam rarely sang back up. Edge has such a strong voice he never bothers to this day.
geridg 2 years ago
Yeah thats why that didn t have any other backing vocal except larry because is his biggest wish to be a singer hehe, edge is singin so powerfull backings these days and with those guitar riffs with delays I respect that
jazzmankoky 2 years ago
Awesome
lisamarie656 2 years ago
cool! 30 years of kick ass music. here's to 30 more?!
dajzilla 2 years ago
Brings bk so many memories - i still have this on original vinyl single - also - heard it was rare - what is it worth these days?
drewstansall 2 years ago
OMG thanks for posting this. They hated this because of the lyrics and the dancing...silly boys. I loved this song and we would crank this all the time back in '82--the good 'ol days, when you still had the Clash and "cool" U2 around.
Marvelous times.
dsdontsurf 2 years ago
One of the coolest u2 songs ever recorded. U2 should have put this on an album, but chose to release as a single instead. They had youth on their side back then and it shows. I prefer the 'early 80's' U2 to all the new stuff. If only they would get back to playing stuff like this again.
steveyjinx1168 2 years ago 2
I love this song! Thanks for Chorzów 06.08.2009!!
bazia2235 2 years ago
Wow, in the over 25 years of being a U2 fan, I've never seen this one live. This is awesome! One of my favorite U2 songs done live. Cool, thanks!
PerfectReign 2 years ago 2
Bono's pants are pretty damn tight...
CynKing8 2 years ago 7
I think the reason it never gets looked at is cos everybody in the audience is doing the 'white boy' dance made famous in Eddie Murph's , 'Raw';):D.....but the song is GREAT!
jimnaughton1 2 years ago
Classic U2 song that never get's a look in for some strange reason.
KenfromDublin 3 years ago 4
YEah!
Paint4U2 3 years ago
io vi amooooooooooooooooooooo
giovanni840 3 years ago
Best U2 song ever!!!
JAYROX1969 3 years ago 3
lol!
echozdog 2 years ago
.. could never figure out why they decided they don't like this song and never play it again! I mean, they had to have enjoyed it at one point to make an actual music vid and single .. right?
offthelinegt 3 years ago 4
I agree - I think the riff is really strong and the lyrics are great!
mulrine83 3 years ago
well, the main riff is just a basic power chord but, with the Edge, there are always some very strong creative sections. Excellent lyrics
offthelinegt 3 years ago
never seen adam move so much lol
awesome track
it was on a now album the only pressing on cd
uggla03 3 years ago
A shame this never made it onto an LP, great song.
williamshatnerspants 3 years ago
yay that's soooo 80s
tonibaretta 3 years ago
Their skills "upgrade" but they point of view is still the same, and this is beautiful...
fanpsone 3 years ago
\\\\Who is the Girl??Someone from the block??
cbono69 4 years ago
Lol! Those people dancing are a disgrace to this great song!
Wonder why Bono always wore strange pants whenever they performed this song, at least these leather-pants were not red... ;)
1gakk1 4 years ago
Dude this was the 80's. Thats what MADE the 80s great
verfasd 4 years ago 6
U2 é energia!!!
Tubeyouvox 4 years ago 2
I was in the womb at this point about to pop out 3 months later lol
gunnerglory 4 years ago
I belive in.....elevation???!!!!
htdaAtomicBomb 4 years ago
SHAKE! SHAKE!
TheInformation 4 years ago 6
Its a pretty tame riff compared to what Edge usualy does but Same power chord throught most of the song.. great song nevertheless! I believe in the powers that be, but they wont over power me!
offthelinegt 4 years ago
I love the hair on bono..I'm going back to it..Big hair from the 80's...Love the riff and the cords...Adam is wild and larry is doing his job as hitman......thank you..cbono
cbono69 4 years ago 4
This is too 80's for my face (Just look at the dancing!), but it's amazing. And I love it.
LZXY 4 years ago
LMAO HAHA The Best time to live
Griff1319 4 years ago 3
This is one of the only U2 songs I've never heard until now.
Nominay 4 years ago
......... ma perchè ballano cosi scatenati sti spettatori?
tonibaretta 4 years ago
gli U2 O_o che braviiiiii
tonibaretta 4 years ago
Thanks great - I can see that they may not have wanted to go down in history for a song against everything they belive in but I always thought it was great for a change
paulmichaelwills 4 years ago
thou art a brain fart
hadleys 4 years ago
mmm...thought-provoking comment and worth following the e-mail link to - thanks ;) ps I forgive you because you like Big Country...
paulmichaelwills 4 years ago
Dear god... was that said without a hint of irony?
Senghe 4 years ago
Nice Upload!!
axblack 4 years ago
brilliant!!!
Coldacre 4 years ago
Their best song, criminally underplayed!
godisatan 4 years ago 8
Yes! is a very good song
u2fanlife 4 years ago
Indeed. Million dollar question then would be:
Why did they hated it so much?
SpiralPegasus 4 years ago 2
Very good question!
u2fanlife 4 years ago
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@u2fanlife agree with you guys
TheDefBurns 10 months ago
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pankkke 1 month ago
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@pankkke Bono once said that they stopped playing this song live, because to The Edge it was difficult to interpret on the guitar. But I did not know nothing about it that they supposedly hated this song, and they broke the original master tape, as somebody said around :/
pankkke 1 month ago
@SpiralPegasus whats?? because¿
11gll 1 month ago
@godisatan, this is their gayest song and performance. Painful to watch.
RockSalami 8 months ago
Look at those people dancing, hilarious!
stuartamclerie 4 years ago
larry is so cute!
u2snumberonefan 5 years ago
wow thanks for uploading this! great video!
Galeongirl 5 years ago