U2 Street Mission extended version 1978

[ele523]

Bono was destined to become amazing!

[Irelandatall]

@isangi8 Hell yea!!! Go the edge!!!

[Irelandatall]

@lynchyinc Lol soo true

[lynchyinc]

Napoleon Dynamite on bass.

[Stratocaster21st1994]

Just about the worst song I have ever heard. Cringe worthy.

[steventeasdale]

To put this in context... this was filmed less than 90 days after the release of Saturday Night Fever! It must have seemed a world apart at the time, and has certainly aged better.

[isangi8]

To people who thinks Edge is not a good guitarist because of his effects.

At this time (1978), Edge didn't have a pedal effects.. and he did a huge solo.

Fuck You.

U2, more than a band.

[TheDellanator]

The leader was so hot back then

[SpaStvnvid]

WoW! I read the Unforgettable fire and recently looked back at it and foud this and The Fool. I never heard of these songs before.

[emailperson8]

its raw, live, brilliant, U2 being U2, a band that never tried to be something they were not, you either like them or you don't, and they never cared, they did what they wanted to do musically, it just so happened a lot of people identified with them and made them the biggest ever rock band in the world, they've done more than any other band, set trends, did it all, everyone's always wondering, what will they do next - they always deliver, this has been my fav band since 1983 and always will be

[nigusberries]

would love to see a vid of them performing this song now! U2 r shit

[Nikitataratata]

Такие смешные)))

[Kohntarkosz]

Here's a band clearly operating without an image consultant. Thank goodness their fashion sense improved. ;-)

[Somethingsmissing94]

@Kohntarkosz ? Common..lol

[BerryVamp]

March 1978- How Cool.

[rememberthe600]

why cant they put this on itunes!!

[pedallingpaul]

They'll never be big...

[MirrorballMankind]

10yrs later - '88: They pefected their sound, stole Live Aid, made Joshua Tree (album of the year), and became the biggest band in the world

10yrs later - '98: Dreamt it all up again with another masterpiece (Achtung) and put on 2 of the most iconic rock shows in music history (ZooTV/Popmart)

10yrs later - '08: Dismantled the 00's with All That..., Atomic Bomb (album of the year), No Line, and readied what would become the most successful tour of all-time (U2360)

U2 fans, we're a lucky bunch!

[SeuMadrugaEmAcapulco]

BONO IS HILARIOUS IN THIS (is it HD????)

[skarr0]

Interesting tempo change, which is something that they actually haven't done that often as an established band.

[samiramullenvox]

como o larry era lindo.. que adolecente mais gatinho.........

[midgehock]

Thing says March 1978. Thats when i was born! HA!!



[renaway26]

haha this appeared in the jonhatan ross interview

[The6thSimpson]

They should play this at Glastonbury.

[ThatKrookedVulture]

Holy shit they look so young!

[Artieevans]

you're not deaf mate, they couldn't play together back then hahaha it is clear though that they had something different, something other bands simply closed their eyes to

[rossg77]

Nice flash to 1978. Who in the world would have known how this band would have developed. Crazy... Sweet 1970s threads....

[mkj1996]

the 70's.... i wasnt born there

[thedrippinglemon]

Where is the Edge's guitar while Bono sings? i don't hear it! am i deaf?

[zcm76]

Bono looks so young xD .. & U2 with a style unknown

[coooooollllle]

just looks a little gay.....

[TheGamerPostid]

It's that bono ?

[HolidayKirk]

I'm a huge fan of U2. But I'm not pretending this is good.

[Mrsjack43]

Love larry's smile , this is the 1st time I saw him making an expression he always just play the drums quietly >

[KurosuX3]

Edges solo....Larrys smile.....this is awesome XD

[avsky123]

Edge's best solo to date. ><

[viperdude281]

Who knew that a decade later they would be at the top of the world?

[slamDunkan]

Is it me or does Edge look like Lionel Messi a little?BTW his solo looks like it came from another song.This change of rhythm is this song is kind of weird,but it's logical for their age and it's good too.Could be Edge's best solo.seriously!!

[mattressjedi]

That solo reminds me of the California rock of the '70's.

[msmusic4evr]

Bono's dance moves are pretty awesome.

[NeilThompson30]

Even in this early stage the Edge was hitting bum notes - check out 2.04

[fuckamericanidiot]

@NeilThompson30 what do you mean? surely he'd be more likely to hit bum notes in the early days

[ZooPony]

Sound like punk, looks like Saturday Night Fever.

[modernway91]

wow, they really sucked back in the day.

[annakeypro]

White Pants Win!

[flaviavvs]

Bono is so gay in this video...

[monsterinyourpocket]

This is, without a doubt, Absolute Conclusive Proof that if you work hard at something, then great ,great things can happen....

[patmix]

almost sames stage set than duran duran 1983-1984 ragged tiger tour by the collumn behind the band do you see this ?

gr8 old tv stuff heyyyyy

[basehead617]

for some reason it's so hilarious that bono literally runs off stage for the entire guitar solo.. every band should start doing that live

[cdavisleyenda7]

vo seri una miera conchetumare

[amjluis]

I was about to stop the song when The Edge solo came in and i remembered how u2 always have something that surprises you.

[dillpickle5390218]

lol this cracks me up.

[The6thSimpson]

I dunno, i'm not a U2 fan, but I prefer this to anything they've released

but like I said, i'm not a U2 fan

[mirorbalmacfisto]

GOD good thing they aint as bad or as gay looking as this anymore lol Long live U2!

[summerrain8]

@mirorbalmacfisto

Hahaha, true!!

[gogetalifeblog]

Bono's movements and gestures and everything are so awful lol

But he's my hero now. :D

[PBANDSNOW]

Haha, they sound just like the fucking damned

[taguacarlos1]

feios nada !!!!

[U2rocker97]

I love them sooo much! :)

[Kruelwanderer911]

Funniest shit I ever saw. Edge even admits that this stuff sucks. It's really cool to see how they progressed over the years. I'm liking them more and more.

[bighairdrummerdude]

well, they've got stage presence, and KILLER fro's!

[Giantsfan2104]

Four things make this video amazing/hilarious;

Edge's awkwardness.

Bono's dancing.

Larry's "Holy crap, I'm on TV" smile at 1:50.

Adam looks exactly like Napoleon Dynamite.

[B0N0FAN]

@Giantsfan2104  HAHA napolian dinomite he does too thats a gr8 movie

[EnjoyTheSurface]

u learn as you go, but this is nice though

[wippokeman]

its a totally different song when it reaches the solo but when gets back to the chorus you just think "NOOOOO"

[LoffarSchniff]

Holy birches XD Well, that shows that every great band starts somewhere <8D

And Edge was terribly cute in these days owO

[RAVEmovies]

@gotham61 yeah his dad made him practice and learn how to play jazz drums- then he joined U2

[nickzedd]

They're still awful.

[Videosarehere]

does anyone else think they look like 12 or 13 year olds

[mynamewasbob]

I LOVE THE BONO DANCE!

[JonOlie]

this song is fuckin awesome!!!

[slamDunkan]

Edge kind of looks like Lionel Messi here.hahahah

[gotham61]

Hmm, Larry using a traditional grip (1:45). That didn't last long.

[punktexas]

So it's true, the Edge sucked until he ripped off Paul Reynolds

(A Flock of Seagulls) guitar technique.

[u2mysteriousu2]

laryy..hahaha..1:51

[dillpickle5390218]

haha Bono 0:56

[Schumitastic]

Cannot believe that this shit turned out to be one of the greatest bands of all time. It boggles the mind.

[evnz8]

Best U2 song EVER. It's such a pity they had to peak so early on. I've seen it happen so many times to so many bands with so much potential and it is always such a shame. These guys could have been big if only they had not sold out the way they did.

[QueenElizabethThe1st]

@evnz8 im assuming you're being sarcastic

[charliegrs]

I didnt U2 was sort of a punk band back in the day. Thats kinda cool lol

[U2FANATIC07]

this song would go great with the claw haha

[zakilaouira]

the best of all times

[chopinlisztbeethoven]

All I can saw is that this is amazing, there were so bad, but so good

[LedJam26]

Every time I hear Bono acting like an ass I just watch this and it brings him back down a couple notches

[salvadormarley]

@LedJam26

I agree, Bono is a true cunt in this video.

[MrKrypton88]

@salvadormarley takes a cunt to  know 1 wankhead !

[salvadormarley]

@MrKrypton88

That three of us then, eh MrKrypton88

[Linsenpuppe]

@LedJam26 He should read that comment at least twice a day :-)

[swa1570]

Wow, this is horrible! Amazing how they turned from this into the world's best band. They're my favorite band now, but if I had seen this back then, I would have walked out. Just funny to think of that.

[arceebrad]

fantastc.......you're cute..........

[rantaruikka]

Check out Larry at 1:45

Straight from Bay City Rollers :-D

[davedthebassplayer]

awwww <3

[bostonirishpunk]

Ya gotta start someplace, I guess

[chrisrachel22]

how old were they?!?!

[Lealonna]

@chrisrachel22 Here, Bono and Adam were 18 years and Edge and Larry 17.

[lm035]

@Lealonna larry and edge were still 16!!.. adam was just 18 and bono few months off 18!

[djaudiorage66]

They looked so 70's before their first album!

[Zaeriuraschi198]

This is so bad, it's hilarious!!

[vonnagel]

This is just awful... I LOVE IT

[martilook]

It'll stop being funny for me. Hahahaha. Bono's moves are marvellous.

[kelticuss1]

Is Larry smiling or does he need winding...?

[LiseOBJECT]

omg they're sooo cute <3

[Jorindevil]

If I lived in that time I definetely fell for Bono (: He's so cute!

I still do, though. (:

[bebhionn1]

Great ! Baby Bono was already charismatic...

Very funny... but they didn't know, at that moment, they will become the best band in the world.

Thanks for this little jewel !

[barn524]

whats wrong with this picture?:

bono in white with nice hair

edge has hair

adam is, well, adam

larry smiled

[LuthienBono]

One of U2's most hilarious/embarrassing/memorab­le/but best forgotten performance of all time! :ROTFL:

[willariza]

@LuthienBono They are not that embarrassed, though.They just gave permission to use this unreleased track on the new movie"Killing Bono"

[tacosontheceiling]

Ohh Bono, in your ridiculous tight white pants...I feel like a bit of a cradle robber ;P

[jickmames]

@tacosontheceiling But Tacos, isn't he your age in this vid?? ;) Mick

[tacosontheceiling]

@jickmames Mick!! :D Haha, he's three years younger than me in this vid ;P

[dtpc191991]

apart from his voice Bono hasn't changed.

[themoska]

That solo is so Television-like.

[Adamclayton5]

Gosh Napoleon, put down that bass!

[LiseOBJECT]

SOOO CUTE

[Jorindevil]

Ah, baby U2! :) (lol I'm not even older then they were back then but whatever)

I still.. Like it. Ghehehe.

[Unsatisfied17]

some DAY, maybe tomorrOWah

[PiranHiaLarry]

In my opinion:

1. Bono shouldn't dance:d but he still does it!!!!!!

2. Larry has lovely smile(1:43 - 1:52):D

3. Edge solo is great:D

4. Adam's hair looks funny:D

BTW, nothing compares to them:D

[TrevSm19]

How to make a shitty song good: let the Edge solo.

Guy blows my mind

[headwhop26]

@TrevSm19

haha, I agree, but I love how he's playing such a soulful solo, but has the stupidest dumbfounded look on his face

[guitarfreak9611]

@TrevSm19 yea the edge is cool, but jimmy page is better

[The6thSimpson]

@TrevSm19 I quite like it tbh.

I don't even like U2

[EliteSonic]

Lol this is officially U2's worst song ha ha. I love them!

[Gright]

wow... were those clothes cool back then? Compared to now this seems real dorky XD

[ZooPony]

@Gright Yep. 70's were fashion hell. 80's clothes were so much better in comparison. Really.

[NeilThompson30]

@ZooPony - 70s was the best decade for fashion - the 80s was full of jacket sleeves rolled up and bands posing

[ZooPony]

@NeilThompson30 OK, so that's my opinion. Just saying that was a cool look for 1978.

[NeilThompson30]

@ZooPony - you're right - bands looked great from 1977 - 1980 - then the new romantics became popular - and it all got a bit silly after that.

[ZooPony]

@NeilThompson30 Yes, one of the great things about U2 when they finally came out in '80/'81 was that they were completely unlike anything else out there. They had a whole different attitude, they didn't look like anyone else, and mainly, they didn't sound like anyone else.

[JonOlie]

this is fuckin awesome!

[chineselapdog]

but hey, if the people want dog shit, why upgrade to filet-mignon ? right?

[chineselapdog]

are all of you total incompetent self proclaimed music critics? This is a fine piece of minimal art compared to their more recent, sappy delayed 4-chord 6 minute long progression of their half-wit (successful might I add) product. Learn to appreciate what the artist makes, not what the hot-shot, over the hill producer, calls music... morons.

[ffff4837]

May I remind you though that the edge's sound is hard to replicate.

He has a unique sound that only REALLY sounds good when it's accompanied by Bono's Vocals.

[denick66]

after watching this you have to look city of blinding lights in milano. fantastic!!

[miamad]

Fuck... that SUCKED.

[Xbox360AchievementBr]

@miamad lol the edge himself said it sucked after looking back at it

[U2360T]

i think the struggle early on to discover who they were made them what they are today. i think they were adorable. espec ially after reading u2 by u2 i realize why they had the awkward stages. they werent even 'sure' that they were going to be successful. so this to me is considered growing pains

[laviniavespucci]

At 0:27 did he say "I get an erection.." ?

Did he say that?

[larryfinebono]

@laviniavespucci he says "new direction"

[breachmania]

god so young haha love it

[AzeroZetazero]

P-R-I-C-E-L-E-S-S!!!

[thejuzboi2]

what was in edge's back pocket ???

[bristolian1970]

All I can say is thank God for Youtube

[RobNickel001]

Yes, you can definitely see Bono's little narcissistic streak early on!

;-)

[Stratocaster821990]

This is interesting because its a look at them when they were basically a garage band, You can hear a bit of what they would sound like in the future in the bass and the verse. Edge's solo is nothing like the U2 we know now but you can see how Bono's vocal style will evolve in the next few years.

[carolinehewson]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL­!

Bono looks totally gay, hahahahaha!

[roqueandrolle]

STREET MISSHAAAAAANNN!

[garrettanderson983]

this is hilarious

[eLECTROLOSIS]

Haha this is truly awful.. Thank god they're now the best band in the world.

[SeventiesMania]

@eLECTROLOSIS You gotta admit the Edge is good in this.

[jukeboxhero844]

@eLECTROLOSIS every band has to start out being truely awful :)

[au05232003]

pretty cool to see edge with a full set of hair before he started to lose it....great vid thanks!!! :)

[peggybrown12]

HAHAHA

i just can't belive it's Bono

he's 18 here right? The Edge also. Larry's 17

[Xalira06]

Edge was 17, too ;)

[Videosarehere]

@peggybrown12 actually it says march 1978 bono was probally 17, larry and edge were 16 and adam was 18 i believe

[danbreen13]

this si so pants but thank god hey kept at it coz the are the best band ever

[Nigelxman]

lol This is funny and great. Bono's 18 here right? What about Larry?

[beeu2]

larry's 17 here because he was born in 1961 (october)

[Xalira06]

He was 17, not older than that for sure.

[UntilTheEndVCF]

AAA JAJAAJAJAJA

[vinpassion]

this is the first exhibition on tv??

[TheFaajjaa]

great quality for a 70's vid

[MinuHewson]

OMG!!!!

They look SOO young..

I love their style :D !

Very original xD

[19AD93]

wow awesome quality!!

[Rosyredlips76]

Bono camping it up, Edge looking like one of The Ramones, Larry's red jacket. Love it!

[Growlertrim]

1:16-2:21 Loo break

[erickrolo]

Amazing the facial expression of Bono in the beginning of the song , it´s just unforgettable.

[erickrolo]

I would like to listen this song in a concert, maybe is not an oficial U2 song like "out control" but i´ts amazing.

[spepper]

god they were crappy back in the day...

good they became waaay better in the 80s and 90s

[tsaok123]

Hell yes

[bytor152]

Bono looks like fred

[Growlertrim]

ROFL!!

[fleavox]

Look at 1:30. The Edge does a moonwalk

during his solo, at 1:46, Larry looks like Taylor Hanson in 2000. And he can smile :DDD

awesome!!

[extreme67]

U2 wrote "Miami"

[fionaadam]

I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[KOSMICKEN09]

they show a clip of this in 'it might get loud' the movie w/ the edge, jack white and jimmy page...