U2-Joshua Tree-One Tree Hill

[sulzer73]

Joshua Tree ,what to say.... ,masterpiece...

[u2mixer]

What can you say - pure brilliance from start to finish :)

[shifki1]

Joshua Tree - a pure masterpiece !!!

[baizecr1]

Nothing will ever compare to the Joshua Tree. Perfection! 

[MrSimeonk]

makes me cry and laugh at the same time...will always be my favourite U2 song. It tells you everything you need to know about life.

[90alexcatalan]

ah man this song is too beautiful . its like every song on this album brings u to a special place

[kooch555]

god created u2 what r ya stuck on stupid?

[90alexcatalan]

@kooch555 fuck off 

[kooch555]

@90alexcatalan ....nicccce...what did i offend yer atheistic belief in in nothing, because i belive...in something?...we can agree though ..the edge kicks ass!z!!! give "silver and gold a listen 

[ronaldvanderkleij]

U2 created beautiful albums but who created U2?

[ronaldvanderkleij]

Best album Joshua tree boy and october. and the first live under thhe blood red sky.

Other albums New Order Movement and everytthing of Joy Division and all the other good albums because for me there is no number 1

[thebends28037]

Recited this song as apart of my elegy at my baby sister's funeral... R.I.P. LEESH Sept. 8 2008...Although she was only 21 her legacy will live on with this song forever within our family and friends....Love you LEESH

[lucvaudar]

Kiaora U2 arohantinonui ! <3

[tribefan2510]

Something about this song gives me goosebumps every time. It's not only my favorite U2 song, but my favorite song by any band. Bravo.

[adamtzsch]

Edge is crisp, minor, and expansive. Like a motherfucker.

[LudiKZ]

i saw a list of all time best albums on which it was nr 2 so i decided to check it out and....  got bored after 20 seconds

[DanotheSnitch]

@LudiKZ Your loss mate

[72freesoul]

i dont believe in painted roses or bleeding hearts while bullets rape the night of the mercifull!

[filipicoo]

JT probably the best album ever...

[coolbreeze922]

JT is one of the top ten albums of all time.

[DiazdelVivar]

one of the best of u2... top 3 at least

[U2nico1]

i love this song and lycries

[Ricca51]

muito bOm...........

[HelterSkelterSOR]

i'm from new zealand :)

[KC85IHS]

F-ING NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The61769]

This whole record was a work of art. The unforgettable fire is my favorite, most of the time anyway. long live U2.

These were great times.

[himals92]

This song takes me back to a very special time in my life. Your music will live on forever U2. My Children know you and my Grandchildren and they love and understand.

[TheWestiekiwi]

Bono and U2. NZ needs you now. Please do a concert in NZ and for Christchurch. Please donate all proceeds and profit to those in the Christchurch region who are going through such difficult times. U2.You are NZers as you have that connection with our country. Our country needs you now.Kia Kaha to those we call Our NZers through out the world at this most tragic of events.There are many bands that come and go through NZ but it seems like U2 truly are NZers/Kiwis.

[akistation]

Bellissima, una delle mie preferite. Si sente il ritmo che incalza, proprio come un fiume che scorre verso il mare... è la vita! Da 2:36 a 3:06 sono 30 secondi di musica incredibile, magnifica, perfetta.

[akistation]

Bellissima, una delle mie preferite. Si sente il ritmo che incalza, proprio come un fiume che scorre verso il mare... è la vita!

[iska8r6703]

my favorite U2 song EVER!!!! i would give anything to go back to this part of my life, i would do so many things differently....

[phfrankh]

Yes!

[dillpickle5390218]

I don't really like this song but I know that'll get stuck in my head and i'll start to like

[GSB876]

most under rated song by u2 - loved it the first time i heard it :-)

[00PHATE00]

for me dad ! miss you man !

[mapex1976]

@00PHATE00,feel the same,no regrets tho man..

[nahkaretai]

dedicated to greg carroll, and the 29 pike river miners, at lastnights auckland concert

[kpup1997]

i listened to this on a vinyl record. sooo cool

[snapperhead1966]

The whole JTree......Pure Edge Magic !

[Chuckles123thefish]

My favorite all time rock band. I rocked through the 80s, 90s, and 2000s listening to this band. This is one of my favorite songs, but I pretty much love all of their music. My other favorites are Beautiful Day, Electrical Storm, One, Sarajevo Girl, All I Want Is You, The Hands That Built America, etc. they have aged gracefully like me, lol.

[loebgot1971]

I was so young then.And U2 grafitty were all around by town, even in my high school.

I think,it could come that U2 is greatest band ever in history.

[mazza6595]

yeah auckland new zealand,the tree is no longer there.must go bk 1day.

[Chelonia]

I listened to this album, on which this was my favorite track, all the way through Joshua Tree National Park. I fell in love, moved to the desert, and have been here for 15 years now. Thank you, U2.

[Gaffer96]

23 years later and this song is still one of the greatest ever.....first heard it at my 18th in 1987.....still fresh and outstanding today....wish i was 18 again lol

[54taqiyya]

@Gaffer96 don't we all! 

[smilingpug]

Our Lady Peace, a Canadian "rock band", think they are U2. Their lead "singer", a guy who cannot sing, is the biggest Bono wannabe ever, right down to the olive drab Castro cap. WORST BAND IN CANADA, after the TEA PARTY.

[apportlst]

i see all my Episodes TV[.]UsNetxxx[.]com

[PeterCooksArse]

To all you jasmin and you porn girls - buksboys says this one's for you guys ... with a bang on the ear xx.

[mjpincus]

I will always love this song. Hope they play it at my funeral

[m1eft]

prolly the best song ever for a friend that passed away.........

[manconoo]

Are they the best band since The Beatles?

YES.

[wannabgirrly]

The irish in me makes me cry everytime I hear the B side of joshua tree. Has got to be one of the best cd's I own today.

[smilingpug]

One of zee koolest albie covers evers

[6prereq]

My favourite off of Joshua Tree.

[Tcc80s]

This reminds me of Jr. High

[RideMyBMW]

"Nevermind" makes this sh%$ sound old...

[Vorksezi]

...a tune that made the barren desert drive to las vegas more sexy :-)

[manconoo]

@Vorksezi Achtung Baby makes Nevermind sound like an historic artifact!! LOL!!!!

[scotttheartist]

just a couple other bits, the one tree hill refers to a volcano in Auckland that has one tree growing at the top. Also Bono refers the folk singer Jara from Chili "Jara sang his song a weapon in the hands of love" IT's such a passionate, hearfelt song and lyric.

[RideMyBMW]

"Bono refers the folk singer Jara from Chili "- scotttheartist

As in Victor Jara (pronounced "Haro" I think) ? The Chilean folk singer ? Wow...didnt

know that. Still,

[bakhuizen12345]

amazing

[roostatronic]

Thanks for the great bit of info there

[U2JOEYN]

Bono and Larry, along with many of Greg's friends and U2 associates, accompanied his body back to New Zealand. The group attended Greg's tangi (a traditional Maori wake, lasting three days) at Kai-iwi Marae, close to his hometown of Wanganui.

On his return to Dublin, Bono wrote the song "One Tree Hill" and later dedicated the album on which it appeared, The Joshua Tree, to Greg. [MV]

[U2JOEYN]

On the 3rd of July, 1986, on a bleak and rainy Dublin night, Greg was out riding a motorbike when he collided with a drunk driver and was killed. Greg's death devastated the entire U2 organisation. During the two years that Greg had been working for U2, he'd formed many close friendships - but his bond with Bono was said to be especially unique.

[U2JOEYN]

Greg Carroll was a New Zealand Maori who U2 met in Auckland in 1984, while they were in New Zealand for the Unforgettable Fire tour. Greg had been involved in the New Zealand music industry since 1980, and worked for U2's promoter during the Auckland shows. He had a reputation for being an extremely hard worker and a valuable asset to the local industry.

[TheShoos1]

Brilliant stuff, Does it ever sound old. Remember it like it was yesterday.

[Pollitrala]

Jara sang, his song a weapon in the hands of love

[jakclutch]

Greg Carroll was his name if im not wrong.

[jakclutch]

I heard that this song was a dedication to a personal friend of the band that died on a certain road. I wish I had more info at the moment about this.......sorry folks, but I think on one of the live versions, Bono mentions it.

[Ultrabrut1]

My fauourite U2 song, So Mote It Be.

[soloagent47]

But remember, without the Beach Boys Pet Sounds, you would not have heard Sgt Pepper's. The producer took from the album to reproduce the beach boys sounds. Listen and learn boys and girls.

[AgentCROCODILE]

Anyone else think that "Surrender" from NLOTH has a similar...er.... sound (not sure what to call it but this song and "Surrender" have something in common)

[AgentCROCODILE]

Woops sorry that's "Moment of Surrender" not "Surrender"

[andy65guitar]

Best song on a great album.  Comparing to the Beatles... Apples and Oranges! Just enjoy the great music both have produced. The Beatles can never be compared to anyone anyway. They were IT. They didn't even have to tour to sell an album they just sold 'cause the music was fantastic.

[kapitanusa]

i don't like bruce...he is boring..

[SpreadingLoveAround]

i believe in beds of roses

[Cyhyraeth88]

I'll see you again When the stars fall from the sky And the moon has turned red Over One Tree Hill We run like a river Run to the sea We run like a river to the sea And when it's raining Raining hard That's when the rain will Break my heart great song indeed!!

[darinmaclachlan]

Great song...btw Chinese Communist Party: End your 10 year persecution of Falun Gong practitioners

[hdje39m8]

I remember when this album was released , it sure lived up to the hype , so atmospheric and complete sounding . Still listen to it 20 years later . Better than the Beatles ....easily

[jwj442]

Eh, maybe Joshua Tree is better than the Beatles, but if you take their discography as a whole the Beatles win...U2 is sometimes good and sometimes pretty lame, while even the worst Beatles albums are still decent.

[ddthorny]

The Beatles were the best ever. Their albums had MANY hit songs, not just one or two and they wewre classic songs unlike the trash of today.

[CrunchMcCrunch]

agreed, the Beatles never had any filler, and in no way can be categorized as a singles band, U2 can't be called a singles band either but The Beatles incorporated alot more genius into their music

[lather68l]

2nd only to the Beatles in sheer brillance

[downwithpc]

R.I.P Greg Carrol

[seamlesscv1]

best band since the beatles?

any takers......

[Red40Wings13]

ZEPPELIN came after the Beatles.

[Avakodster]

U2 is good...but not better than the Beatles, or some other bands after them.

Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground, Radiohead...U2 isn't as good as them.

[SpreadingLoveAround]

it is what it is, baby

[CrunchMcCrunch]

it may just be cause i'm from Jersey, but I think Bruce is better too

[ddthorny]

Springsteen sux and so does his politics.

[CrunchMcCrunch]

i dont associate music with politics, i personally am against his politcs, if you associate music with politics then its not about the music for you, bruce puts more passion into his music then most others including U2, also Phish is better then U2 as well, but this is all opinionated anyway, when it comes to dynamics and changing of style U2 is probly the best because of how many genres they stretch across

[Mang316]

Phish is better than U2? You are dumb.

[bleed0black]

U2's new stuff is annoying

[wannabgirrly]

Walk down the streets of Belfast and sing this song. What's the response you'd get?

[Gibmeister7000]

What's this song got to do with Belfast?

[fruitofspirit]

U2 has a lot of songs relating to Christ. God bless them!

[helmuthoorn]

Call me an old fool who doesn't have a clue, but this brings me closer to LORD Jesus.

[MelanieMBFan]

This is a great song because its the name of my favorite show ever "One Tree Hill" starring Chad Michael Murray

[AlexDumortier]

Be serious: that's not the reason it's a great song.

[kathdulcey1974]

they are universal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trory89]

one of my favorite U2 songs

[okee9]

same here, there's some great songs on that album that got overshadowed by the singles

[thatcreepcanroll]

Me too.

[scotthoutx]

U2 is my religion

[booth129]

Just such a beautiful record.

[dianadan90033]

@booth129 i can listen to this over and over..so much emotion in this song..his voice!!!

[DarkerDivinity]

This song still rocks 21 years later.

[crimminall]

and will never stop

[ruger657]

@crimminall maybe the best album of all time never to be forgotten i am 49 and I will listen to this till the day I die

[NecronemesisXII]

It would be kinda kool to have pictures of One Tree Hill with the old tree on it while the song is playing. It would just bring back so many memories...

[horizun7]

My fav u2 album..seems so long ago..Thanks bro.

[crimminall]

so long but stil awesome

[Sojacvndrmeer]

So far so close.....

[crimminall]

what can I say. People dont have great taste for music like you. Thx tingnting.

[soupdragon1973]

my favourtie U2 ever!!!love this,thanks

[ermarauder]

amazing. what an album. every song amazing

[Paint4U2]

Loving it!!!

[rrleppard]

Wow Good nice

[crimminall]

thx