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  • @the1cheezit WELL SCREEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW YOUUUUUUUUU!!!! lol

  • U-2's BEST song!

  • @killingamps AND BAD ALSO

  • This is the original song. They wrote the entire album in one night in a bar in Cork in 1989. I know this is hard to believe but there you go.

  • @dublinbarterclub did you mean to post a link? serious accusation..

  • they did not write this song alone. They ripped off an unknown back in 1989.

  • @dublinbarterclub lol are you seriously spamming every U2 video with this bullshit

  • @nakedstud I am everywhere.;).

  • @dublinbarterclub Can you develop a little more? Specifically with some facts, that would be nice.

  • @gasparovkastro The album was not written in Germany, it was written in Southern Ireland, back in 1989. They ripped off an unknown songwriter and she was devastated. 

  • @dublinbarterclub I presume that you can tell us what song is and where can we find the "original" to make a comparison.

  • @gasparovkastro She had known them since she was 11 years old and so she was amazed at the double cross. It was Adams idea not to pay her.

  • @dublinbarterclub So, basically what you are trying to say is something based on rumours without any kind of evidences? Is that it? Because I've asked you for facts and you still not gave me a single one.

  • @gasparovkastro What sort of evidence did you have in mind? There was another girl with her in the bar that night by the name of Linda MURPHY who accepted a payment of 2,ooo Irish pounds to agree not to testify against the band. The unknown songwriter was betrayed by everyone that night. In 1993, Linda Murphy's boyfriend heard about this and put pressure on her to do the right thing in some form,even that late in the day. So Linda Murphy phoned Principle management and told them.

  • @gasparovkastro Principle management did not believe Linda but the unknown songwriter was at least happy that she went as far as admitting what she had done. Aidan was the name of the boyfriend who persuaded her to do the right thing. He was morally offended by the betrayal and asked Linda why she had done it. She said she was broke and needed the money. The thing is, she was not that broke. She had a very good job in Apple computers at the time.

  • @gasparovkastro Is this what you had in mind in the way of evidence? This is not unknown here in Ireland. I rang a newspaper called the Irish Star and they told me that this is widely believed to be an urban legend. Funny thing is, my brother heard all this in Dublin in 1989, that is two years before the album was released. Paul Mcguiness was told about it 2 weeks after it happened.

  • @dublinbarterclub ..um, what's going on here? no link that i can see posted here(?), you instigated the accusation and now in this comment you're the one calling it an urban legend?

  • @dublinbarterclub on second read, you're saying that the urban legend view is the inaccurate one?.. like gasparov, would still like to see the link and some more evidence

  • @JBraden I am saying that the urban legend viewpoint of this whole thing is the wrong viewpoint to take. Which link are you talking about exactly? I am merely writing what I know. I have no idea what other people know about this who have posted it online.

  • @dublinbarterclub When you wrote several days ago "This is the original song," in the context of your saying U2 did not write the original, I was naturally expecting that you'd shared with gasparov some version of what you're claiming to be the true original. Now he's told me that you didn't and you don't even seem to be aware of how that comment's most likely to be perceived by anyone reading what you've written.

  • @JBraden The format and tune of the song are original in the sense that they did not change anything about the song when they recorded it. It was co-written with them and the unknown. Now do you understand what I am saying.

  • @gasparovkastro hey gasparov, did he post or send you a link to the 'original' somewhere? i don't see it; please clue me in, thanks —

  • @JBraden No, absolutely nothing. Everytime I ask to him to show an evidence wich is not based on rumours, urban miths or questionable newspapers articles, he says absolutely nothing.

  • @gasparovkastro thanks for replying, I was starting to suspect as much.

  • @JBraden There have been no newspaper articles on this because it is so hard to prove so long after the event.Irish media will not print without proof, as is their legal right.

  • @dublinbarterclub well, you may think it's common knowledge becuase you know other people in Ireland that believe the same thing, but realize that the vast majority of people viewing this video and reading these comments have probably heard nothing about this, and to expect any of us to believe it without providing any sort of proof at all is pretty close to ludicrous. That's not meant as an insult, just a statement of fact. Surely you can understand this point.

  • @JBraden I totally understand what you are saying. I am merely bringing what I am saying to a wider audience. I do not expect to be blindly believed nor would I want to be. I want you to question and wonder. That is better than blindly believing or blindly dismissing. By the way, type the words'' Did U2 rip off'' into Google. Wait and see what comes up. I did that yesterday to see if anyone else knew about this and it was interesting.

  • One of the best songs i've never heard !

  • none of the covers were as good

  • I thick The Killers did an amazing job at covering this song!

  • @The1CheezIt agreed, (after several listens)

  • @The1CheezIt And I think you're fucking nuts.

  • @twochordcool That is the beauty of opinions, we are all entitled to them.

  • great music...u2 rules :)

  • Cool video. Where on earth are the U2 cartoon/comic pieces from?

  • If you would upload this in higher quality I would love you forever

  • you're a big INXS fan? I just saw your username in their discography —

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  • @JBraden ha yes, INXS, along with U2 are 2 of my all time fav bands...

  • @eLegantLywasTed7 cool, when i saw the album title i knew i'd seen the phrase before

  • @JBraden did you check out the Killers cover of this? i love the Killers but man, that was horrible...

  • @eLegantLywasTed7 i hear you, it could be better.. though i've listened through all of the "AB covered" album once so far, and do think the Killers cover is in the best half. It's got some punch in the second half, but many of the real rockers have been slowed down with no fire.. I'll have to listen a few more times though. The Jack White cover may be the best.

  • @JBraden i just hated it... Brandon Flowers is a great singer, but he lacked the soul that Bono carries this track with... loved the "So Cruel" cover from Depeche Mode though, probably my favorite one from the album...

  • @eLegantLywasTed7 ok, you may not like hearing this, but after about 8 listens, the Killers' Ultraviolet has really grown on me — I don't know the Killers' music well as a point of comparison, but past a slow (and Queen-esque, as I read from someone else, and agree) beginning, it really picks up, true to the spirit of the original but the bass, organs, piano and vocals give it the distinct feel that a justified cover must have, showing the brilliance of the song through a new lens..

  • @eLegantLywasTed7 only thing I can say that you might like is i'd love to have seen what INXS even with their new singer, might've done with it, or anything else on the album for that matter

  • hey why i can't downlad this video D:

  • nice job mate!!!!!love from Greece!!!!

    ps.what time it is in the world??

  • you haven't heard U2 until you've heard them live...omigod my dad and I went to the 360 tour and it was FRIGGIN AWESOME

    ...i mean...just sayin xP

  • Great for official.

  • what a shitty...

  • is this video official or did you make it? its great!

  • @viperdude281 Thank you sir, I made it, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @JBraden  master, its goooood job, amazing

  • @viperdude281 Too bad the sound isn't that great...(;o)* I have always loved this song (as the album!)

    smiles from across the roaming miles from Melody Fox (aka the Princess of Rock)

    Love Peace Music

    .melodyfoxdj.blogspot.com

  • Awful audio.

  • Awful audio.

  • Bono loves the word 'baby' a little too much

  • Damn! THIS IS AMAZING!

  • nowi know why Bono almost allways wears sunglases.. if you want know write me.

  • lol the mixdown is rubbish

  • terrible audio!

  • Dang,Y`all shut up and enjoy this song...

  • Hands down my favorite song from a platitude of dozens on my list. The video is extrordinary as well from there amazing backdrops live. I think the kids at RISD,RI do these/develop the scenes and video feeds, correct me. Where can we get DVD's of just the videos and background effects, that would be a coup in itself. 'Ultraviolet' included in the encore of the last tour thank god. I peed my knickers when it came on. Thanks lads for that one, LOL

  • para mi es una de mis favoritas!

  • From my point of view, in their live shows, Ultra violet is incredible, It has a great final part, very epic.

  • Most underrated tune. Definite fans song.

  • Beautiful song, U2 is magnificent

  • Nice song Bono, very energetic. You were a nice guy too ;)

  • If you like this song, checkout "the Runaway" by Regret the Hour

  • Awesome music video

  • Achtung Baby = Masterpiece

  • love this song, this one was amazing in Göteborg in 2009!

  • Good video,audio is for shit!

  • @Phishphantom vc não sabe de nada sobre u2 cara essa musica deve ser vangloriada ele são os caras e os acordes dessa musica são de mais! PORTUGUESE!

  • @MsVictoreloy Oh shut up you idiot..

    Speak English!

  • This is one of my favourite U2 songs - nice video!

  • where did you get the cartoon of u2?

  • this song is about one thing when it comes to video: what they had in concert of the the mime woman, singing this song in sign language... I fell in love to this song....

  • this was the time when anything U2 was associated with high art

  • Nossa, como escutei essa música nos anos 90. Remete-me a um tempo tão bom, doces lembranças...

  • WISPRWORLD/YOUTUBE

  • Gli U2 a volte spaccano!!!

  • To maxenigmaa : J'ai 27 et fan de U2 depuis mes 15 ans. Je te l'accorde cette chanson est une bombe ! La 10 de "Achtung Baby" qui n' a pas fait trop parler d'elle mais paradoxalement une des meilleures du groupe !

  • super chanson je suis un grand fan de u2 et je le serai toujours je n'ai que 18 ans mais u2 est pour moi une légende

    j'écoute très souvent cette chanson car elle me fait frisonner

  • Thumbs up if you loved the scene on Click with this song.

  • justin bieber copyed the baby baby baby amazing video and song

  • Great job on the video!

  • baby baby bay light my way.. ohhh ultraviolett *nicest song

  • Good job... im a bit torn on if the bits of Ali are exploitation or not but you must have got them from public sources. I gave it a thumbs up and I enjoyed watching it - so thats that. ;)

  • @shooboxx thanks! you sound like a serious U2 fan.. please believe that no exploitation of Ali was intended on my part — I'm sure you're aware of "The Sweetest Thing" video — to me Ultraviolet is one of many cases of a U2 song w/ multiple interpretations — a human love, God.. I went with the idea of Bono writing to Ali — (Larry and the actress, those clips are probably more of a stretch(?)) — when i read about Ali and Bono, especially in their young days... i'm not sure there'd be U2 without Ali

  • @shooboxx - "Exploitation"? Do you know the meaning of the word? Give it a rest.

  • The Bible is a grand wee book, and I appreciate that Chrisendom is the basis of your society, but for God's sake get off your f**king high horses, let them run wild as they should; read some other fecking books and cop on. Its friggin shameful.

    PS Great track.

  • @MrBarney1978 you sound like a very clever fellow ;-)

  • @JBraden and is there a way for me to stop my comments appearing at the top of the comment stack? I'd prefer to let the song and video speak for itself, and this new formatting has really started skewing the angle of the comments here. the song and video are only tangentially connected to religion, many would probably say they're not connected at all..

  • @MrBarney1978 Thank you for the advice! Though I find the higher the horse I ride the better the light by which to see. I will, however, follow you on foot whilst you -astride a humble donkey no doubt- lead me to the palace of enlightenment and free my from the sty of my ignorance. All I ask of you great oracle is some recommended reading suitable for this shameful soul and sad progeny of a philistine society. If all this is done I will surely be able to free my horses and "cop on"!!!

  • @greatloverofmusic1 ah, the joy of youtube comment sections ;-)

  • nice top video

  • @dewagen thanks!

  • @TheJimmykaka Dude, I'm not a particularly spiritual person but "fuck the bible" is disrespectful and not cool.

  • There is a silence that comes to a house where no one can sleep.

    I guess it's the price of love, I know it's not cheap...

    Best lyrics they ever wrote, if my opinion is worth anything.

  • My favourite all time U2 song.

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  • il video non centra nulla! ... comunque in assoluto la canzone più potente degli U2!

  • achtung baby... my favourite cd

  • People can say what they want about U2, they make some bloody great music.

  • Lovely Song.......

  • "A" mindenem... iloveU2forever................­.

  • A lot of U2 stuff is great, just a  shame the singer is a complete Twat,

  • Love, love, love this one!! :D My favorite U2 song, hands down.

  • baby, light my way

  • it pisses me off that when i went to look up this song it said that it was by some losers named the stiff dilians??? WTF??? comparing their crappy song to any u2 song should be a sin! :)

  • Umas das melhores musica do U2 do seu increvel album ACTUM BAYBY 1991 ,, foi mais uma obra espetacular do U2 ,, PARABENS AO QARTATETO

  • Is that the official video clip ??

  • One of their best songs, makes me all warm and happy inside everytime i hear it! It's great to know that music can have that effect on you

  • Best cd ever so many good songs

  • This is in mono, what decade is this?

  • the joshua tree and acthung baby are u2 mtv generation masterpieces!!

  • @themtv102  Even before that my friend! Unforgeatable fire!!!

  • Excellent song! I'm so glad it was brought back for the 360 tour, let's hope Bono has a speedy recovery

  • Grande video. Parabens e obrigado por postar! Continue.

  • wonderful!

  • il faut etre con on aime des choses on s'attachent a ells alors que le bhonneur est a coté,allez savoir enfin on aiment

  • heybin mega aufgewirbelt und ungezogen heute wer mag mit mir schreibn und so

  • WAT A song >> wat an album Those who Diss On U2 Are Just Envious And bono cares ABOut The world > God bless U2 Thanks for the music and memories !!!!U2 Fan 4 Life !!!!

  • HI! GOOD JOB MISTER!

  • AWESOME. God I love this song, so brilliant!

  • thank you x

  • Who did this? This is fricking brilliant.... and I'm an editor. Who ever did this, WELL DONE!!! Congradulate yourself!!!!!!!!

  • @VipersHockeyLeftD spelling!

  • I was walking today with my Walkman and this song came on... seriously, I nearly stumbled at the majestic-ness. I cant describe it too well, like it took my breath away. Like it filled the skyline around me... it was wild! Excellent sounding earphones also helped in this.

  • temper trap - sweet disposition is based on the first 4 bars of the ambient intro to this song.

  • i loved the fact that this album made its way into the most recient tour....this is when i first fell in love with u2 and to have it brought to centrestage in the most receint shows was awesome. I can hardly wait until July can't wait to see this tour again!

  • I loved the joshua tree, but the absolute best U2 album is Achtung Baby, it was perfect, and ultraviolet is one one of the many classics on it.

  • I think they are absolutly stuning !!

  • Awesome video. I love all the footage from the Zoo TV era. That was U2 at their absolute BEST! Nicely done. :)

  • This is a gorgeous song. Takes me way back to innocence! :)

  • Gorgeous!

  • I miss the old days. Great music, people, clothing, films, everything. Now all that was great is lost, swallowed in what has come to be "great" today. I miss the old days, its too bad I wasn't there for the best of it all. You can dream to relive the past but it will always turn out the way the ending of the book Of Mice and Men turns out. Your dreams get destroyed by reality, you can't go back to the past, you can't relive the past. Life sucks if you miss the old days.

  • I'm feeling the same way... I miss the old days...

  • @jas22: I had the exact same experience, except for me, I was found when I bought the soundtrack from the movie -Until the End of the World- by Wim Wenders. That was 15 years ago! The CD changed my life.

  • achtung baby changed mine........maybe it was the drugs or being in love.......but the wires defo fused.....acrobat works 2

  • @slappedcheek

    ...maybe it was the drugs or being in love... here...both things!

    well, still a great song for the headphones that helps to make your way through the crowd of arsh*les...

  • Love this song!! when i heard it in the 360 tour it was so awsome!! amazing..i love Bono's voice style..

  • Of all the songs released, this and So Cruel were just as good or better. AMAZING album. Much credit to Brian Eno too.

  • reddyredd - i couldnt STAND U2 any longer prior to 'Achtung'. i was very sick of the "Joshua Tree" songs, and i still dont like them very much. but when i WON an "achtung baby" CD from NBC's "Friday Night Videos", i saw them in a whole new light. this is probably one of my top 3 albums of all time.

  • ME ENCANTA ESTE TEMA

  • Normal, es weniiiiiisimo!! =)

  • još uvijek se naježim kad čujem ovu stvar...

  • the days is as dark as the night is long!!!!

  • i lov uuuuuuuu muack

  • Amazing video

  • i've listened to U2 ever since i was a kid and i've liked them my entire life

    this song is definitely one of their best

  • just fourteen, gotta love it

  • remindes me .. brings back memories.

  • This is not the most famous songs of U2, but it's one of my favorites. Thanks.

  • @martinbouk swear words are also used for EXPRESSIONS. Shows how much we FUCKING love U2.

  • brilliant, thats all i can fuckin say.

  • my all-time favorite U2 song

  • Never really liked U2 all that much but i just saw them in concert and was pretty amazed at how good a show they put on

  • @guitarhockey22 I love your comment.Like you, I believe you need to see talent in real life to truly appreciate.You will not see better than U2,unless Elvis or the Beatles come back.

  • @guitarhockey22 same here...the live show makes you into a fan, even if you are just like "they're ok i guess" when the concert is over you are a huge fan

  • @guitarhockey22 yeah, it's because you and music don't get quite good along ;-)

  • u2 the very best

  • ar riff kicks..just idyllic

  • super

  • the movie diving bell and the butterfly used this song, wow!

  • I love this song! One of the best of Achtung Baby.

  • My all times favourite

  • :) my soul-mate

  • Take a look at this version. It's fascinating.

    U2 - Zoo TV - Ultraviolet (Brian Eno Version) - Sign Language

  • Why Sarah Brightman?

  • i hadn't heard this song in almost 10 years (introduced to u2 in 2000) until they came to town in October, and was I impressed. At the time that I listened to it, I never gave it much thought, but after listening to it, it is hands down the most beautiful love song I have ever heard, better than With or Without You and many others in my opinion.

    ROCK ON U2!

  • Yeah this song was vastly underrated. Now its getting the attention it deserved. This song proves why U2 is so great.