U2 - Tryin' To Throw Your Arms Around The World

[harvestmen87]

love this song! so many gems on Achtung Baby.

[LastlyMore]

This is incredibly underrated song. I just love this song. It's a great song to sing to.

[dublinbarterclub]

Or I can do what I am currently doing which is making use of pre-existing websites. There is a book in the works but I am pretty sure that I wont be able to publish it in Bono's lifetime. He is aware that I am writing the book.

[dgl1962]

This cannot be 20 years old already!

Shit...I'll be 50 in July...

[dublinbarterclub]

Im not a guy. It does sound better with them recording it, I agree there. Is it silly of me to take pride in my work even though the memory of the rip-off still wounds? We had been friends since the 1970's so it hurt like a bitch when they did what they did. One member of the band persuaded the rest of the band not to pay me and no, it was not the lead singer.

[redbarron718]

@dublinbarterclub You sound like a troll.

[dublinbarterclub]

@redbarron718 I recently had to have it explained to me what a troll was. I am telling the truth. As I understand it, trolls post malicious comments for attention. I am posting factual comments so the truth gets out. They have had all this time to do the right thing.

[redbarron718]

@dublinbarterclub Thats a hater. A troll is someone who says something to make them sound like a person they are not. it seems way to convenient that your the person the "ripped off" and are just some one on youtube. its just to unbelievable.

[dublinbarterclub]

@redbarron718 I can reach more people with what happened this way. I am telling the truth but you are entirely entitled to not believe me as much as I am entitled to say it.;)

[TheMySideproject]

@dublinbarterclub I think you can reach more people by calling the news or writing a book about it...

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject Have you any idea how hard it is to get the irish media to print a story without the sort of proof they need? I can understand their point of view. There was another person involved in all this who took a payment of 2,ooo pounds to agree not to testify against the band. It took her a long time to admit this. If she were to agree to talk to the media, then it would be a done deal.

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject Basically what happened is this.I met the band in a bar in Cork while in the comp[any of one Linda Murphy. Before the night was out and with a bit of drink in me, I suggested to the band that we do some songwriting. They found this amusing to say the least but humoured me and we spent 6 hours writing non-stop. At some point in the evening I saw one of the band pass Linda a piece of paper and i asked her what it was. She tried to tell me it was Adam's autograph

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject It turned out that Adam detested Linda but he didnt want any 'loose ends' left around. He was the one who persuaded the rest of the band not to pay me. Linda denied for a long time that she had taken any money then in 1993 she admitted it. She only admitted it because her boyfriend Aidan was a decent soul who had heard of what had happened and put pressure on her to admit it to me.

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject I would love to have Linda admit this in the media but she never will. It took her forever to admit it to me and she wasnt sorry, she merely said she needed the money and that was that. I got betrayed by the band and Linda in one night. Wow. it certainly changed my view of her and them and made me understand that money makes monsters of people.

[TheMySideproject]

@dublinbarterclub Like I said, write a book. You can even create your own web site if you are so inclined.

[UnfathomableINC]

Love this song. The Whole album was brilliant.

[bluemoonshinya]

魚には自転車が必要。

[ultimateanimedorkboy]

Happy 20th Birthday Achtung Baby! :D

[jacobmgeorge]

Thank you U2....for amazing memories with your lyrics and music. THANK YOU. U2 is the only band that made me feel a spiritual "tingle" without drugs or religion thus far. HS & College daze would not have been the same without the fab four of the '80s & '90s! We need more real artists in this miserable landscape of shit music in the new millennium already.....

[bluemoonshinya]

Fish needs the a bicycle !

[basehead617]

this song is very underwritten.. it's one idea stretched out to 4 minutes

[dublinbarterclub]

@basehead617 U2 actually co-wrote this song with an unknown author, so in your opinion two people underwrote this song. I find that hilarious. I am not disssing you in any way for your opinion, it is just funny to me.

[TheMySideproject]

@dublinbarterclub It was probably Brian Eno. He did a lot of work with them on the Joshua Tree Album.

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject Nope, it was not Eno. It was an unknown that they ripped off back in a bar in southern Ireland in 1989.

[TheMySideproject]

@dublinbarterclub Where do you get your information from?

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject Where do you think?

[TheMySideproject]

@dublinbarterclub You can't be... You're the guy they ripped of in the bar back in '89? Wow! that's awesome, I mean, not for you because you didn't get any money from them ripping you off. But at least your music is out there and probably sounds better than if you were to record it...

[dublinbarterclub]

@TheMySideproject I got out of the music business for a long time after that but now i am back. Im busy copyrighting everything I write and taking singing lessons. Who knows what the future brings, but I reckon good days are coming.

[mar1amb2]

TheRadicalsweet, U said it all. the best years of my life also! keep livin baby!

[TheRadicalsweet]

My youth, my passions, my loves: the best years of my life

Thank you U2!

[SydBarrett681]

I so love this song <3

[JohnBindon]

Achtung Baby was an absolute perfect album !!!

This is my favorite U2 album.

Regards,

John Stephanski

TEARWAVES' drummer

[Pheroine13]

I can have this on repeat forever, just never sick of it <3

[MrGonzo333]

@Pheroine13 -U2 speaks to the heart...

[drewsipher3]

I cant wait to hear The Fray Cover this for the Cover Album

[MegaTrainspotter]

such a cool tune to chill too.. don't you think?

[legendarybum93]

I can't stop listening to this. It's so weird! In a good way. :)

[Pheroine13]

I read that Bono wrote this around 6am after partying way too hard...

[SBKinsella]

@Pheroine13

Read "untill the end of the world", tells the story of how the album came about and follows U2 on the 2 yr tour, great book!

[bbbistra]

I love achtung baby!

[daniluchison]

U2 was known as a band that would sing rebel songs ("I can't believe the news today", "How long must we sing this song"...) but one day, they decide to do something most people hate doing, it is called INTROSPECTION. Achtung Baby is the result of such act, they identified that relationships, emotions and perceptions between human beings are what really matter in this world. Since then, they no longer rebel, since then just try to offer a deeper point of perspective through their lyrics and songs

[debra2995]

men are nuckle heads but we love then any way

[debra2995]

it my be funny but it true

[katiegarretthannah]

There is NOONE like Bono. EVER. <3

[ShadowDog415]

Achtung baby is a great album, Ultraviolet is the best song overall!

[RikBison]

I agree with you chomcia5000begrudi - However, I believe them same lines to be a TRUISM!

[robonou2]

If they said it they are lying,everybody who heard it loves. Trust me.

[dgl1962]

I cannot believe this is 20 years old!

[luismendeze]

"a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle" ? come on , we (men) are not so bad. ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,

[dgl1962]

@luismendeze That phrase is accurate in Ireland!

[KoszaSzello]

@luismendeze Oh, aren't you??? :D

By the way, these lyrics were written by a man... ;)

[pennypyro42]

@KoszaSzello yes...although i think that saying is older than the song

[KoszaSzello]

@pennypyro42 Yeah, you're right, you're absolutely right... Now it seems to me I've already read this saying in Hungarian somewhere... :D

[r8a8f8a69]

what a masterpiece.. absolut fact

[TrueColors311]

WOW, ONLY ONE DOES NOT LIKE. I know Y, I only like the song, I hate this world. Women are so beautiful YES> We have to accept the double edged sword, Be The best you can to your girl. God's gift to man.

[Georgikinz]

omg this song is an eargasm.. <3

[emilyalp]

all time favorite of U2--lyrics are perfect, sublime.

[horse69outside]

simply sublime music, easily best u2 album achtung baby

[suede1999]

who knows what about is this song?

[strav12]

Clayton and Mullen are superb and very overlooked musicians.

[slimshadee2008]

Out all the U2 fans what is the best album of all time

[asusundevils1971]

@slimshadee2008 The best album of all time is Sgt Peppers or The White Album.. The best U2 album is War....

[TheChoice264]

@asusundevils1971 Wow...yeah i guess....if you're from that era or The Beatles do it for you like that. Personally, in my youth Achtung Baby,The Black Album,Nevermind,Ten,Rage Against The Machine self titled album,A Picture of Nectar and Automatic for the People, sufficed quite well. I know it isn't the cool thing to say, but for me, all these records are better than Pepper or White.  Peace.

[simmynz]

Achtung Baby,The Joshua Tree and all the oldies before it.....U2 are the best!!

[Adamin1981]

!!! THE BEST U2 ALBUM !!!

[DTL3317]

Achtung Baby = Masterpiece

[stefkova1234]

@DTL3317 It's not all that actually...what is so great about it???

[marinac00]

@stefkova1234 Try listening to it again luv.....

[stefkova1234]

@marinac00 I did and it made my ears bleed darlin'

[marinac00]

@DTL3317 I second that baby.....!

[achtungjones]

i love achtung baby - simply divine

[getsbent]

IT was sUch a Different sound for U2 When Achtung BAby Came Out From Rattle and hum _ i was the same Took a while to grow on me and now is my Fave cd,

[421ADAM]

A woman need a man like a fish needs a bicycle is a quote from Mae West

[TheAmy3338]

Dreamed that i saw dali with a supermarket trolly, superb stuff !

[attilageek]

I'm not sure if it was their best album overall (I mean come on, joshua tree!), but it definitely has the coolest guitar sound. by SO far.

[1430ha]

I LOVE ACHTUNG BABY AND ALL IN IT..

[JesusCristo2002]

One of the top five best songs off the album.

[k3304]

cover art was a complete rip off of The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street

[MrBuc128]

U2 was one of the few acts that had gained their popularity in the 80's and still made relevent music in the 90s' A lot the overproduced 80's acts had become old quick when compared to the more organic sounds of 90s' rock. Achtung Baby however is quite possible the best album of the 90s' at least one of the best. The Albums I listened to most in the 90s' were this and August and Everything After by the Counting Crows

[JesusCristo2002]

@MrBuc128 you listen to Radiohead? They're the most inspirational band to me personally.

[DivineNymph9]

there´s no doubt for me...Achtung Baby is the best!

[jkdhac]

achtung baby is agreat album as good as josuah tree

[coppertop2710]

"Dreamed that I saw Dahli... With a supermarket trolly"... But this time not "trying to throw his around the world"... But "around a girl" ... Wickedly funny!!

[4isenuf]

@coppertop2710 That is bloody funny actually!!

[ALEJUANPA]

4 best albums: Joshua tree, rattle and hum, Achtung baby, zooropa, pure space trip...

[4isenuf]

@ALEJUANPA I'm sure you've listened to the earlier Unforgettable Fire. That's one of the best albums of all time.

[asassin06]

this album is funky as shit, it's different from anything that was ever out there, I listened to this tape over and over as a kid

[coppertop2710]

@asassin06

Haha... That's funny! ... Simply because I did the same thing as a teenager! So many time that until this day (15 years later) I can still remember each and every word! Wicked words that just grows and grows on you until it's etched in memory.

[asassin06]

@coppertop2710 Lol, hell yah, great album and very distinct.

[dgl1962]

@coppertop2710 Tell me about having U2 lyrics floating around your head, I've been liking them since 1979 when I started working.

[jonnyhc22]

@asassin06 Agreed - this was a total departure from their earlier stuff, and Zooropa furthered that. I was like ten, tweleve, whatever when this came out and listened to it every day playing Mario 3

[quietRockstars88]

Loved it!

[DvD21mIL]

back when life was simple, full of wonder & horniness!

[quietRockstars88]

The people who don't like this album have a problem with change. This is very different from past U2 albums.

[quietRockstars88]

The people who don't like this album have a problem with change. This is very different from past U2 albums.

[quietRockstars88]

The people who don't like this album have a problem with change. This is very different from past U2 albums.

[adolfhuffer]

Hey guys.. Zooropa wasnt all that bad. It produced Lemon, stay , numb and believe it or not , one of my top 5 U2 songs of all time, Zooropa. That song is amazing. It is often overlooked because the song may sound deceiving at first. But when it picks up in the second half, It sounds like a song taken from the achtung baby sessions. Amazing song, melody and lyrics. you guys should check it out . peace

[RideMyBMW]

The moment I heard U2s cover of "Night n Day" for an AIDS benefit CD in 89-90, immediately knew there was some weird tecnho sh%$ comin down the pike from these guys... friggin loved it!!! :D

[chomcia5000begrudl]

leave it to bono to make a base-filled master-piece!!

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle

real funny line

[smithyduk]

@chomcia5000begrudl

Its actually a famous feminist quote.

Although to be fair, a fish that needs a bicycle probably has the same level of logical thinking as a woman. ;-)

[ChrisSevU2]

@smithyduk

it takes time to catch....

[swifty120]

@chomcia5000begrudl Yeah, I have seen more than once in Bono's lyrics that he seems to give woman all the credit for smart, beauty, etc. I think he has a tremendouse respect for woman, and he simply just loves the female species. Wish more men were like minded and we woman would sure be a lot happier!

[4isenuf]

@chomcia5000begrudl Yes, and I have been known to adopt that line on occasions! Very perceptive comment about base-filled masterpiece. You are absolutely spot on.

[MrFlatmint]

@4isenuf unlike his spelling and consequently , yours

[MrFlatmint]

@chomcia5000begrdl.....and oddly enough not his

[theedge2009]

@chomcia5000begrudl but bono doesn't play base... adam clayton is the base player of U2!

[chomcia5000begrudl]

@theedge2009

i know but he wrote it and i was saying about the song.

Bono plays rhythym guitar and sings and harmonica.

i know.

[jazztifiable]

@chomcia5000begrudl thats a Gloria Steinem quote

[MrGonzo333]

@chomcia5000begrudl-a woman needs a man like fish need a bicycle-Gloria Steinhem

[lucricbono]

@MrGonzo333 actually it was Irina Dunn, G. steinhem and U2 made it popular.

[manoman0]

run to you, run to you, run to you, throw my arms around you......and then this dark bass.......brrrrrr...chilling.­..

[TrueColors311]

I am Tryin to throw my arms around a GIRL!!! Want to run to her! I will...(:D

[xquickstrykex]

me too :)

[Hanson97]

I LOVE this song :) Its one of my favorie's :) I would LOVE to hear it LIVE. I have only been to 1 U2 concert it was on the Elevation Tour in Chicago Oct 15, 2001.

[XenSmithy]

Bono is definitely one of the greatest song writers of all time

"I had a dream that I saw Dali,

With a supermarket trolley."

Who thinks of lyrics like that?

[worthlessdollar1]

Without him ( the edge ) and his stunning abilities, U2 wouldn't have been half the band they came to be.

He is, to U2, what the Wright brothers were to flight.

[martilook]

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.

Hahahahaha. This song rules.

[AbueloSports]

Excelent song for a day after a party

[Rurdidi]

don´t know why everybody hated achtung baby... For me, the best album of U2!!!

[QCDeViLMaN666QC]

@Rurdidi cuz its the darkess album of U2

[friscokid182]

@QCDeViLMaN666QC

I dunno. Some parts of the Joshua Tree are pretty dark too.

Like, "Exit" is about a serial killer, "Bullet the Blue Sky" is about the civil war in El Salvador, and "Red Hill Mining Town" is about guys dying after being trapped in a coal mine

[QCDeViLMaN666QC]

@friscokid182 this album here more Sad then dark

[aphex187]

I would say that was Zooropa ;)

[fretbook]

@Rurdidi because it's so different from Joshua.. and the majority of people aren't open enough to handle change.

but i agree, amazing album!!

[VelvetPunk4life]

@Rurdidi Who's hating on Achtung Baby?

[Monerasauce]

@Rurdidi I haven't heard many complaints about it

[blueflagcfcyt]

@Rurdidi who hates that album?

[asusundevils1971]

@Rurdidi no one hated achtung baby.. when the first single was released The Fly the world loved the CD.. moron

[seethinganomaly]

@Rurdidi the last good one

[sintempa]

@Rurdidi Everyone hated Achtung Baby? In which world are you living, I don't know anybody who hated it ;)

[beerstudd76]

@Rurdidi

Agreed. Best U2 album. I think a strong argument can be made that it's the best album ever.

[KOSMICKEN09]

i'd hardly say people hated it, it was a hugely critically acclaimed lp.

[JIMMYJIBLETS]

@Rurdidi

what? Achtung Baby is probably one of their highest rated albums by critics and fans alike. EVERYBODY liked Achtung Baby :p

[ZookmuhReviews]

@Rurdidi

Who the fuck hated Achtung Baby?!?!

[marinac00]

@ZookmuhReviews I so hear what you are saying.....

[wmakiling805]

@Rurdidi I don't know who you're talking to, but I love Achtung Baby!

[empiricist83]

@Rurdidi not everyone hated it, lots of people loved it like you and I. its arguably the most celebrated U2 album. its just the a certain segment of their fan base didn't like it cause they're silly ; )

[prezydent2025]

@Rurdidi for me the best album in the history of music

[8Aimee]

@Rurdidi Best album ever, saved my life!

[Nightshade4711]

@Rurdidi Achtung Baby and Zooropa are my two fave U2 albums!

[PICLex]

God this song is beautiful, like the sweetest love on a snowy christmas day :))

[ScrewdUpClickSUC]

classic

[SoMuchLoveWins]

god i love U2... remember this album... when i formed a duo/garage band we were both HUGE U2 fans... i did "where the streets have no name" ... it was awesome...and "still haven't found what i'm looking for" too... ahhh... they just kicks ass... i never could get in2 "Zooropa"... but my bandmate liked it... tons of U2 & Sinead O'Conner blasted that little shed

[scanner1978]

I don't like Bono,but I recognice that acthung baby is a great album (thanks the edge too )

[cola1018]

best line in a song ever "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle"

[er20092009]

Yeah, I don't get that. I know it's one of Gloria Steimham's quotes, but it makes no sense in this song (unless it does and I just don't get it, which is possible).

Anyone know how that fits in with this song?

[gfy5]

great song. i love nearly every song on achtung baby***** :)

[mrmchpisto]

nearlyy ???? :S:S

[gfy5]

don't much like love is blindness *~*

[scarredk0]

@gfy5 u should check it out live especially the version from Adelaide 1993...simply awesome

[gfy5]

@scarredk0 ok cool :)

[scarredk0]

@gfy5 u should check out the live version especially the one from Adelaide 1993....simply awesome

[nebjamin95]

great song

[AwWDesignZ]

good song but Oh come on!! im sure a lot of women would disagree that "a woman needs a man, like a fish needs a bicycle!!"" LoL ; )

[VESPVESP]

what a voice the bonovox has

[HisDream919]

Best song of U2s and bonos ever i reckon....what a tune,what lyrics....