U2 tribute - Arcade Fire - Wake Up

[TheDelfinella]

Bono should just the fuck up!

[tominrochester]

During the Conspiracy for Hope Tour in '85, The Police- in one of their final shows before breaking up- had U2 join them onstage and gave them their instruments after playing "Invisible Sun" together. While the performance had clear political implications, it was also a "passing of the torch" from one group to another. U2 seems to be passing the torch on in their own right, and the Arcade Fire are worthy recipient! If they are good enough for U2, they should be good enough for their fans too!

[burbabull]

U2 is shit

[patrickmarlon]

@burbabull U2

[DrDavenstein]

I still don't think anyone gets it. It's a world famous band playing another band's song as their intro. There is no greater flattery. That's like a chef serving you an appetizer prepared by another chef, which he admires, before he prepares your dinner. :)

[Karenka3791]

There is still a lot of people who doesn't understand that music, as an art, it's subjective....

you are like kids..my band is better! - no! my band is better!! come on guys, grow up...

[Hazmat81]

Why have superior music playing to pictures of a shittier band?

[nomusician]

this isn't the same version as the one on the album is it?

where did you find this?

(It's terrific!)

[DuffPaddy1]

It's very simple boys and girls. 'Wake Up' by Arcade Fire was used by U2 during their Vertigo Tour in 2005 as the music that they walked on stage to. That's why this combines U2 and Arcade Fire.

Arcade Fire also supported the band on that tour.

[NSAccent]

'No Southern Accent' did a great cover of this song. its an A cappella cover, so the whole thing is just voices.... its really powerful. search itunes for 'no southern accent" and listen to the preview.

[MetallicaHA]

I think I`m gonna make a tribute to Arcade Fire with,well,Arcade Fire songs.

Arcade Fire>>>>>U2

[unkommon2001]

Arcade Fire =/= U2

I like Arcade Fire more and think Funeral is one of the best albums ever. I can only say that from 2003 (when AF made their first release) Arcade Fire has been better, otherwise it's a toss up and I love both of them :)

[619cujo]

Arcade Fire is opening for U2 at Magnetic Hill, Moncton this summer!!!!!! Soooo pumped!!!!!!!!

[augustiam]

@619cujo more like u2 opening for arcade fire now...

[shakenmikeg14]

haloy shit isnt that guy a giant shit?

[TheCacaCrawler]

Good tribute! Don't listen to the people who are saying its not U2 cause we all no its not. Its a tribute to U2 using an Arcade Fire song.

[Fil7boy]

U2 > Arcade Fire

[melovetorun]

@Fil7boy Arcade Fire > U2

[DuduEspoir]

@Fil7boy Arcade Fire > U2 !

[u2rocksman]

If it wasn't for this being the opening song of U2's Vertigo tour. I would probably never heard of Arcade Fire. (Probably true for a lot of other people to.)

Great video!

[keithconron]

@u2rocksman Turn on the radio mate

[u2rocksman]

@keithconron Yeah. Maybe listening to more than CD's all the time would broaden out my musical horizon.

Cheers~!

[Giantsfan2104]

Let me explain something to the simlpetons who enjoy pointing out the obvious.

Yes, this isn't U2.

Arcade Fire's "Wake up" was played over the speakers at the start of every concert during the Vertigo Tour. The house lights were turned off at the end of the second verse, then the song slowly muted, the band walked on stage, and the concert began, with either "City of Blinding Lights" or "Vertigo".

That's probably why KOelise decided to use "Wake Up" in their tribute.

[KOelise]

@Giantsfan2104 thanks finally I found someone who got it :)

[elmomix]

@KOelise difficult to find out if you' re no so into U2, but thanks for uploading i really like this song!

[sheriwhispers]

@Giantsfan2104 I think for a long awaited tour such as this one was,it was well organized. While Bono's edge has soften a bit ( Not so in your face) he has undoubtedly came at it in a different approach an one was this song it set the whole tour the message was clear, great song great moment in time one that I will remember always

[666VoTs]

....ommioddio.....solo chi era a roma può capire cosa sto provando..... :'}

[herrfilm]

great stuff

thaks for the upload

[CheeseBeer90]

this song is the only reason i watched where the wild things are! haha but i actually got the movie and liked it.

[kmvoss]

Oh yeah, this is sure u2.

[hate2run]

was this song in the movie where the wild things r?

[chagOwwuUUu]

@hate2run well in the movie trailer

[ipoultre]

this makes no sense

[xaramar10225]

if you dont cry. your heart is dead

[evmister94]

if its a u2 tribute, why wouldnt you pick a U2 song?

[giggidy61]

is this U2 playing? or is this the arcade fire playing?

[KenfromDublin]

Arcade Fire are just so over rated, they remind me of Dexy's Midnight Runners, they look like a gang of weirdos too.

[m8ko]

This song is amazing but I'm confused is it originally by u2 or arcade fire

[DurhamBiggles]

@m8ko - it's by Arcade Fire from their album Funeral. They supported U2 for some of their shows and U2 used this song before they came onstage at the shows Arcade Fire weren't supporting.

[thecritiqu]

this isnt u2...

[hitchhiker311]

lol shouldnt u use a U2 SONG for a U2 tribute!!??!! just sayin lol

[mappleyard]

I agree with Koelise

[KOelise]

@mappleyard

thanks, one in a million sometimes agrees with me. There is hope in this world LOL

[JorgeBramont]

My first u2 concert was during vertigo tour, i think this is a great song choice for a tribute.

[KOelise]

@JorgeBramont

Vertigo Tour was the first and only show I went to, it was great, and that's why I chose Arcade Fire cause it was a nice opening :)

[TheElefaunt]

I hate U2

but love arcade fire.

to be rich in love the poor?

why don't you just join us bono

if you love us so much we have it figured out.

[KOelise]

@airsoftking777 if you think vertigo album sucked, go and tell Bono about it.

if they used the Arcade Fire song leave it that way, you are nothing and would not make any difference to them and to the rest of people who liked.

as for making something gay up, first - I DIDNT ASK U TO WATCH THE VIDEO, I DIDNT ASK U TO UNDERSTAND AND I DONT CARE IF U HATED IT IF U CANT UNDERSTAND AND DONT RESPECT PEOPLES POINT OF VIEW, NOT EVERYBODY WILL AGREE WITH YOU, YOU DIDNT LIKE IT, GET OUT OF HERE SHUT UP

[FranzcoholiC]

Why are you mad at this?

It's clear:

U2 TRIBUTE (gap) (music by) ARCADE FIRE - WAKE UP

[joshtree14]

good job, opening for vertigo tour. If u2 didnt come out to this i would never know who arcade fire were

[chocolatehater23]

why make a video for one band with another band's music...?

[KOelise]

@chocolatehater23

1- I can use any pictures I want ( U2, yes )

2- I can use any song I want ( Arcade Fire, yes - why? Because U2 sang Wake up as the opening song at Vertigo Tour. Have you been there? I bet not. I was. )

It's a tribute to both bands, if you liked good, if you hated it, leave it alone.

[chocolatehater23]

@KOelise i liked i was just kind of confused at first. its all coll..

by the way, do you know what year wake up came out? :)

[fancisiloveyou]

this is an abomination to to have pictures of bono in a video that the arcade fire is playing on...bono is a piece of shit

[KOelise]

@fancisiloveyou

I can use any pictures I want, any song I want, this is a video tribute, if you do not like, leave it alone. Next time keep your shit inside your brain if you have one, and don't spill it out from yout dirty mouth.

[jellybelly903]

I swear some people are just cowards. Hiding behind a computer screen and insulting someone else just because your opinion is different to theirs. Grow some real balls and say it in real life? Oh wait, you'd still be an asshole that nobody likes. Fuck off haters, take your diseased brain elsewhere.

[eneyeseeyou]

U2 blows.

"if you hate him so much, why the hell are you here watching this?"

I'll go ahead and answer this. I'm watching this because I fucking love the arcade fire, duh. They are the redeeming part of this video.

[BrianCulticeMusic]

@phogphaithful who cares how many grammy's someone wins! That award means nothing now... beyonce won a grammy... enough said

[pokabeb]

Everyone can fuck off, this tribute is simple and respectable.

[KOelise]

@pokabeb Ty. only U2 fans understand why I chose this song... few of them had the chance to go to the Vertigo tour, and at the Hot Arena feel the emotion while listening to this song... I was there, so I can say anything about it and for those who were not there, they should keep their bad comments to themselves.

[roastbeefdj]

Bono weighs over 80 courics of shit, and is worth much less than his weight. If only he wasnt so preachy and such a pussy.

[KOelise]

@roastbeefdj if you hate him so much, why the hell are you here watching this? it seems you have shit on your head and your fucking shit word are coming out from your mouth, eyes and ears...

[egrzyb]

This is the song U2 used during the Vertigo tour right before they came on stage so any U2 fan who saw them on that tour would know and understand why this song was used for a tribute.

[KOelise]

but I wanted Arcade Fire - that reminds me Vertigo Tour opening while I was waiting for Bono to show up on stage in Brazil.. WHATS THE FUCKING PROBLEM?

[mrjb1743]

why have a tribute to u2 while playing a song by the arcade fire?

[BadAceComics]

@mrjb1743 Why have a tribute to u2?

[jmwilliams726]

Bono sucks

[GhostDistortion]

@jmwilliams726

People are entitled to their opinion. I have no problem with you being wrong.

[JimDeferio]

This is just recycled junk. Nothing original whatsoever. Copycat "artist".

[speedingcamel]

when i first heard this song i figured it was u2 lol

[somekindofafroperson]

it's not u2

[chinchillamelee]

a tribute to u2 using arcade fire?

[realcheesylogin]

another tip is to use the band you're tributing's music. ---

[mathiasbromage]

I guess if you're going to do a tribute to U2 it does help the case by using a better bands music.

[KOelise]

but I wanted Arcade Fire - that reminds me Vertigo Tour opening while I was waiting for Bono to show up on stage in Brazil from Vip area... amazing

[dhlie93]

omg..

[Padingtonslamin]

bullshit arcade fire are in a different league to U2.

but anyway i agree with realcheesylogin in that they shld use a U2 song to tribute U2

[PHARRAOH]

i remember a chinede woman i was dating thought bono and robin williams were the same guy. but then again, she said all round eye look the same to her. funny woman.

[Zendrix3]

This song needed to be in the LOTR series. At least that opening.

[xXxbeatlesgirlxXx]

PLEASE DON'T LAUGH AT MY NAIVE-ISHNESS

did U2 write this? ik. im stupid but i seriously have no idea.

[browneyedgirl53]

its ok. i was confused at first too. its by arcade fire. this is a video for U2 but music and everythin in arcade fire. :)

[airsoftguy228]

you probably got this answered no the arcade fire wrote it check em out

[bamf201]

Arcade fire> U2

[viperdude281]

@bamf201 Umm.. no U2 is better without question. 

[619cujo]

@viperdude281 U2 is definetly a more all-around talented band, but also remember they've had an extra 2 decades to become more talented

[twentymooseman]

@619cujo I kind of think that Arcade Fire has shown more talent, or at least more potential given what they've done in only 3 albums. Listening over them you can hear a definite stylistic evolution while U2 just seems like they're just kind of stagnant. Don't get me wrong, I like U2 but I feel like Arcade Fire is more dynamic.

[619cujo]

@twentymooseman I definitely agree with you that they are more dynamic and unique than U2, but i also think U2 just has an overall better sound, not to say Arcade Fire doesn't cause they're amazing and i do favor them over U2. It's the same thing for example, i prefer listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival more than The Rolling Stones, but i can admit The Stones are better. But i also don't really know that much technically about music, just my personal opinion :)

[viperdude281]

@619cujo Just sayin U2 will leave a bigger imprint on music when its all said and done. Arcade fire are good, but they sound way too much like Radiohead, which isnt necessarily bad; it just means that they arnt as original. U2 have largely impacted the sound of many Big name artists like Coldplay, John Mayer, and Muse.

[619cujo]

@viperdude281 Most definitely have to agree with you there :)

[Falc0nPAWNCH]

@bamf201 Eh... Critics, record sales, and ticket sales would like to have a word with you.

[Lilybelle78]

U2 a great band their music will never die :)

[RileyBurgess]

I love this! U2 is a great band! Those who don't like U2, stay in your seat please. If you choose to say something bad, that's probably the reason nobody likes you.

[ribenawrath]

@RileyBurgess This track is by arcade fire...

[RileyBurgess]

I know that, obviously the name of the video tells it all. I'm a huge fan of Arcade Fire too! lol So yeah I know already. I just don't like people who say bad things about U2.

[ribenawrath]

My bad. YEah U2 are a great band...people forget what an influence they've had on popular music over the last few years ;)

Happy christmas btw :)

[Ametrida]

awesome song, but very bad selection of pictures

[bea251]

For all the dumb people who leave negative comments about this song and U2: You should know that this was the opening song of the Vertigo tour. It's an awesome track and left unforgettable memories to the milions of fans who went to see concerts. When this song started playing the adrenaline started flowing at the speed of light. If you werent there and never felt like this maybe all of you have a lame life, not the fans who watch this and KOelise who posted it. Thank you so much...awesome video

[KOelise]

bea251 you said it all. ( I was fortunate to win hot area tickets and I agree with you about the awesome sensation felt when we heard this opening song... )

thank you

[RileyBurgess]

I wish I was at that concert! Thanks for posting!

[KOelise]

Thanks for watching...

Maybe you can go this time and enjoy yourself!

[livesforthemusic609]

U2 sucks why would you put a song done by a good band with pictures from a shit one?...

[KOelise]

If U2 sucks, why r u here? Go and do something better in your life than to annoy other people who like them.

Btw, you read the title, you had the choice to skip this video, you watch it because you are not smart enough to stop it and go to the right and get the original video - the one you like it.

Now, get out f here and clean the shit you left in my channel.

[TheDeltron09]

why the fuck u watching it thenn.....

[sburgersssssss]

m8ie its a arcade fire song that's been coverized by u2 from arcad fire not an u2 song unno.... u2 r suckers...

[KOelise]

r u someone special and talented? I don't think so... U2 are suckers? I can't say anything better about you.

[drudius]

Laaaame

[KOelise]

you ? yes... get out of here

[KOelise]

glad you liked it.

thanks for watching. :D

[LilJBau]

AWESOME tribute about the world's greatest bands using one of the best songs of all time- which U2 used as the song before they took the stage on the Vertigo tour- send shivers up my spine!!!!!

Thanks!!

[KOelise]

Finally a real U2 fan! Glad you liked it. :)

[dmasters22]

Agreed. I loved this song as U2 took the stage.

[FilleToxique]

I thought this was a nice tribute :) I'm not a fan of U2 but I can respect your taste in music and I love this song.

[KOelise]

Thanks for watching

Have a nice week

[Chamalla33]

Oh, and by the way KOelise; thank you for the video.

[KOelise]

thanks for watching. you are a very kind person - something hard to find over here.

have nice weekend

[Chamalla33]

Why do you people have to be such as*holes? She likes u2, she made a cute little tribute to them using a great song. Leave her alone. If you don't like it go someplace else. You don't have to be so insulting. What have you done lately that's so amazing? Lame jerks. Go pick on someone else. Nice work KOelise. Keep making vids, and just ignore these useless smarmy punks.

[KOelise]

Thank you for your words Chamalla33.

People can't read the title or they don't know what a tribute is. And the Arcade Fire song is related to U2 cause U2 had opened the Vertigo shows with it. People who do not know that they are not U2 fans and people who just come here to be rude do not have anything better to do in life. They are losers.

[KOelise]

You can't read, or you are not smart enough to understand. I ama pretty sure you are stupid. So the best thing you should do is GET OUT OF HERE

[sabonisrules]

This is GAY.

[KOelise]

you are gay stupid

[Themuzek]

going to have to agree with him on this one. fairly lame

[KOelise]

get out of here too. you are gay like him

[leeks3]

its the internet. so....no ones getting out of here.

and this is real lame sooooooo....

[KOelise]

If it's a lame to you why are you here? you saw it, didn't like it, so never come back... who's asking you for it?

[Themuzek]

not nearly as gay as this horrible video.

[KOelise]

go to gay's channels, sorry but you have a bad taste. the door is open, get out

[anneogpepper]

hey, this is so not U2 playing. This is a tribute TO U2, like hey, I like U2 so much that I'll make this mediocre still-pic video to honour them .. using Arcade Fire's song Wake Up.

[Oukow]

I'm pretty sure U2 and arcade fire have sang this together, but this isn't U2 singing currently.

[dylancholy]

I don't think so. At least I haven't seen it. However, Arcade Fire has performed it with David Bowie, you can find that on youtube.

[H3ctor666]

wonderfull

[cablevsstryfe]

this song was a big part of the U2 Vertigo tour in 2005...

[catsu11111]

isnt this by arcade fire? what does it have to do with U2

[NollieSk8]

it says it in the title TRIBUTE. U2 pays a tribute to arcade fire by playing their song. tho it sounds the same.

[hollyberry1221]

I love U2 tey are the greatest band ever!

[tcancio7]

um, good video, but soulda put Bloody Sunday up as the song

[sayah64]

douche

[RaNDMlGl]

Wouldn't it have been better to do a U2 vid with a U2 song? The two bands don't even really sound the same.

[irock10888]

you are right but remember their doing a tribute - bono obviusly admiresthe other band and particulary liked this song so they made a TRIBUTE... i say again yo know?

[molestachehissss]

Its not U2 singing the song... its a tribute to U2... Arcade Fire is singing it.

[irock10888]

well, i didnt know - they do sound sorta alike, not in their kind of music but their voices... sorry though

[TH3xM3DIC]

it sounds the same...

[KOelise]

Gotta hell bastard. Go and fuck your own chiken channel.

[shebin11]

well dang bro...they gotta a point. i mean there is an entire chain of influence from u2 to everyone else, but this proly wasnt the best representation. dont get me wrong. arcade fire rocks my socks.

[DavidBlast]

Well, why didn't you choose a U2 song?

[chachb57]

Good one bro.

[Lusa5]

(Sucks it passionately)

[danielboone101]

U2 IS THE GREATEST BAND IN THE WORLD DONT EVER SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT tHEM EVER

[irock10888]

what is wrong with you?! what is your problem!?! why fuck U2?? why do you hate them so much!? did you have a bad experience with them?? did you hit your head so hard with one of their CD that made you forget haw amazing and idolistic they are!? well then wanna know what i say?? fruck you! fuck you or having the guts to come here and say that?!

[Procrastinationn]

liquid poopy farts

[irock10888]

lol! nice bummer remix! haha

[sokumon]

cool.

[SilentEcho33]

u2 is nothing compared to Arcade Fire and fuck everyone who doesnt agree because you all knoe its true

[KOelise]

it's your opinion... keep it to yourself. thanks God people have the choice to be different from you and dont think like you do. Fuck is a word you also should keep to yourself - and please when you do that, do it in private and wash your hands and toys after

[TwilightBooksRox]

i love u2 not only is there music good, but they do so much to bring awarness to the world world, anyone who says their clowns or overrated, need to consider how much good these guys try to do

[IcePick88000]

you mean "their" not "there"

[SeanWatches]

u2 is not very good

[danielboone101]

U2 deserves all the credit they recive if you say u2 sucks you dont know what real music is

[irock10888]

speak the truth! its amazing how wrong people's taste in music has become, dont u think?

[Lusa5]

I would agree....but I wouldn't use the word "Wrong" that wouldn't make any sense lol...but peoples standards are extremely low these days XD

[irock10888]

yes right, i dont know how to phrase things better in english

[Lusa5]

¿Qué?

[irock10888]

estee.... aja lo que dije no se decir las cosas muy bien en ingles puees...

[danielboone101]

DONT EVER CALL U2 CLOWNS