did you know that this song is actually about heroine (i know i spelled it wrong haha) but if you replace the word daddy and put in heroine......yeah haha
Yeah, right. He's dressed in gold and they're throwing money on stage but the song is about socialism. Certainly. No wonder POP flopped in the US. Only then did you realize on whom the laugh is...
i don't mean to burst your bubble, but that's not Adam Clayton. no joke. it's his bass technician, Stuart Morgan. Bono admitted years later that Adam was too hungover to play years later. this possibly explains why the bassist is startled at those pyrotechnics mid-song. otherwise,
The lyrics are actually about heroin addiction. Daddy = heroin (or whatever drug/vice you have), the "crashed car" is your life when you are taking the stuff. The imagery such as the Trabant cars were used to symbolise that Achtung Baby was recorded in Berlin around the same time the Berlin Wall came down - symbolising the fall of communism. I think the Stalinist fanfare at the beginning of this song was carrying on with that theme.
If U2 was smart they'd bring Mr. MacPhisto back. This is when U2 was at their best, now they just do what they feel will sell records and make them richer. I will still support them, but I wish they would go back to their experimental days of Zoo TV.
It's a good thing. That just means that Bono isn't afraid to experiment with new approaches and personas for his songs. It's all about seeing how far you can push the audience. ;-)
This was undoubtedly the WEIRDEST and AWESOMEST U2 song ever.
DoubleMiz 6 months ago
very good song... 1 more of the best u2!!!
U2Call 9 months ago
If you see a comment from TriplexBergin, That was from me because i own way too much youtube accounts.
loukotk2 1 year ago
@loukotk2 no it isnt
loukotk3 11 months ago
Obama's gonna pay for your crashed car?
RealNiceClark1 1 year ago
HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXY!!!!!!!!
MVpillow 1 year ago
I just gotta say he's a great actor.
He captures any emotion!
cookmoore 1 year ago
there's just something magcal about bono singing it in the dressing room and then coming out to scream DADDY's GONNA PAY!!!
warlockbuddy 1 year ago
Macphisto is hot.
Jorindevil 2 years ago 3
<3 MR MACPHISTO
olias88 2 years ago
U2 wrote "Miami"
extreme67 2 years ago
i love mr mc phistooooo
garymariano 2 years ago
This is a real SHOW
Bamstarter 2 years ago 3
Wait Bono started singing this song OFFSTAGE and then made the dramatic entrance midsong?!?!!
Dude this is amazing.
zodiacdragoon 2 years ago 7
lol it is pretty sick.
UPASR 2 years ago
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Zooropa = TERRIBLE ALBUM, soo underrated!
Groncho1986 2 years ago
huh?
Zooropa = Excellent album! Very VERY VERY underrated.
markuseb 2 years ago 17
Yes, it really is a brilliant album!
Gandreassenv 2 years ago
Its a terrible album, its underrated? Wat? Is it terribly underrated? I think so.
McPhisto >
Ptrrrrrrrr 2 years ago
very goooooooooodddd!!!!this and pop mart tour form mexico is the best live of u2!!
U2JAM1984 2 years ago
o yeah .... love him so much.
rebeccaZAGREB 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this song. It's 1 of my favs.
davidadsouza 2 years ago 3
you're welcome. =]
ju2bvox 2 years ago
did you know that this song is actually about heroine (i know i spelled it wrong haha) but if you replace the word daddy and put in heroine......yeah haha
blackhawks711 2 years ago
Adam at 3:57! kkkkk
Euri.....
leomart91 2 years ago
That is the one and only ADAM CLAYTON! Adam didnt performe teh night before, not this one!
U2 rules
criskite 2 years ago 3
Bono aka MacPhisto is a GENIUS! XD
Jorindevil 2 years ago 3
Macphisto is a GOD.
MyMemorableScenes 2 years ago 2
It's neat to see Larry singing. I wish he would sing more.
lisamarie656 2 years ago
I like his hair in this video....
lisamarie656 2 years ago
Daddy´s gonna payyyyyyyyyyiah!!!
Bono genius and Mcphisto God
PFGL90 2 years ago
a-ha, sha-laaa
Arghier 2 years ago 2
Yeah, right. He's dressed in gold and they're throwing money on stage but the song is about socialism. Certainly. No wonder POP flopped in the US. Only then did you realize on whom the laugh is...
dragmio 2 years ago
ZOOROPA BEST!!!!
White1975 2 years ago
"Jesus will pay for your sins"...
anacrobat89 2 years ago
LOL at Adam shitting himself at 3:57
Jakeyboy29 2 years ago 4
ha yeah saw it!! he totally jumped, you'd thought he'd be expecting it
0586730O2 2 years ago
Yeaa hehe he was into bass :)
jazzmankoky 2 years ago
Best song title in history
ryan06105 2 years ago
This music is what made u2 the best band in the world... not the crap they release nowadays... God I miss U2's 90s
montecarlostar 2 years ago 4
ADAM CLAYTON ON FIRE HERE ... !!!
manzone91 2 years ago
i don't mean to burst your bubble, but that's not Adam Clayton. no joke. it's his bass technician, Stuart Morgan. Bono admitted years later that Adam was too hungover to play years later. this possibly explains why the bassist is startled at those pyrotechnics mid-song. otherwise,
the bass is quite nice on this track.
argoninja2112 2 years ago
ok,
so lied.
it's Adam.
still,
he missed the previous night though,
and it was on account of too much alcohol.
he now does not drink.
argoninja2112 2 years ago
i love the bass
cinemabizarre4livee 3 years ago
Hell yea! That's why i love the bassist and drummer's cover of mission impossible by adam clayton and larry mullen too.
NICE BASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
sukmacack365 3 years ago
I miss Macphisto, he was BADASS
SatiricalTruth 3 years ago 11
hear hear!!
FriedEggsandChips 3 years ago
I think Macphisto is on the 'horizon' for the next U2 album. Check out the new pics from the photo shoot with Q magazine. Bono in eyeliner? hmmmm
jackassfromnc 3 years ago
hear hear, thought the same just a few days ago once I saw those pictures :)
zaludman 3 years ago
hahahaha
ieshaparsons 3 years ago
does anyone else see this song about the rise of solcialism in europe? or am i the only one?
mf088 3 years ago 3
The lyrics are actually about heroin addiction. Daddy = heroin (or whatever drug/vice you have), the "crashed car" is your life when you are taking the stuff. The imagery such as the Trabant cars were used to symbolise that Achtung Baby was recorded in Berlin around the same time the Berlin Wall came down - symbolising the fall of communism. I think the Stalinist fanfare at the beginning of this song was carrying on with that theme.
fortitude78 3 years ago 3
Yeah, right... That's what YOU think the lyrics are 'bout... Wankers.
PELUDINCALENTON 2 years ago
It's what Bono himself has said the song is about knob head.
fortitude78 2 years ago
Proofs, witty arse!
PELUDINCALENTON 2 years ago
long live MACPHISTOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Apoktite 3 years ago 4
U2 Nº1 4EVER
warlikito 3 years ago
very cool song!!!!!!
astasia81 3 years ago
On the Cd Zooropa there is an intro with some classic music, does anybody know which song it is?
iridikim 3 years ago
Someone said it was "La Rocher Sur La Volga", I think, but that could have just been the singing in the Adelaide live version.
WATCH MORE TV
rockstopsthetraffic 3 years ago
Ahahahaha... Great Bono!!! He have reason. My daddy payed for my crashed car...one time. :D
Big Bands > Beatles > Stones > Queen > U2!!!
IVANPLLIMAPOARSBRA 3 years ago
If U2 was smart they'd bring Mr. MacPhisto back. This is when U2 was at their best, now they just do what they feel will sell records and make them richer. I will still support them, but I wish they would go back to their experimental days of Zoo TV.
jonathanhigh5 3 years ago
this is so cool, mick jagger said u2 cant play on a big stage what a tool
unothelaw 3 years ago 6
i love this video, the beginning seems like a video clip untill he came on stage :D
alter ego's macphiso is cool :D:D:D
Zooropa007 3 years ago 5
at 3:57 the explosion makes Adam frighted. You also hear a misplaced bassnote at that time! LOL
chrizzzz13 3 years ago
hahaha! bonos dancing at 2:40 makes me laugh!
michaellovegrove 3 years ago 3
THIS ROCK IT IS 1 OF THE BEST SONGS
u2bono6 3 years ago 2
Adam at 3:57! The big band was not exepected or forgotten :)
Good performance boys.
Scarumaster 4 years ago 3
great performance
davidnc76 4 years ago 4
Mr. Macphisto Reminds Me Of Brian Molko
jtgjazz123 4 years ago
I LOVE mr Macphisto! Please please please bring him back!!!
BonosPrincess 4 years ago 7
MacPhisto rules...
bonovox84 4 years ago 6
Trop genial,il ya pas mieux,mr mac phisto est ennooorme au debut!!!
I LOVE U2!!
soso10957 4 years ago 3
have they ever played this outside of Zoo TV?
Hughezy 4 years ago
No, the last time they played it was in Tokyo the last Zoo-Concert... probably didn´t fit into the popmart-, elevation-, vertigo- sets
Vinc90 3 years ago
to me, this song is perfect for an encore. and it's great so those FUCKING CUNTS better start playing it again.
Hughezy 3 years ago 5
why is he dressed like the devil?
dolphinsneu 4 years ago
It's Bono's alter ego Mr. Macphisto
In the late 80ies the critics said that U2 and Bono were boring, just ordinary, they didn't rock...
So Bono invented 3 alter ego's : The Fly, Macphisto and The Mirrorballman. They DID rock
Next to this U2 came up with an amazing Rock-Show : ZooTV, which you can see here (for a part)
BelgianBono 4 years ago 4
mammy paid my old crash car
vanesa80 4 years ago
thats finee! :)
32BitDistro 4 years ago 2
Love Him!(L)
Linda011285 4 years ago
this is the same band that did I Will Follow!!!!
they're so fucking great.
Hughezy 4 years ago
I love how Bono turned MacPhisto into this whole character with his own voice, opinions, and STYLE!
Awoogrl 4 years ago
i think that i've never seen bono as crazy as he is here....
he doesn't seem an U2 any more....what do u think: is that good or bad?
splorenzo 4 years ago
I think you're full of mad dogs balls! This is U2 at it's most U2-ish!
macphisto80 4 years ago
is EXCELENT WOOOOOOOhooooooooo!
32BitDistro 4 years ago
It's a good thing. That just means that Bono isn't afraid to experiment with new approaches and personas for his songs. It's all about seeing how far you can push the audience. ;-)
Awoogrl 4 years ago
I watch this vid so much! I love the song!
angelofharlem627 4 years ago
me too!
divno 4 years ago
I LOVE MACPHISTO!
angelofharlem627 5 years ago
Mr. MacPhisto rulez !
anonymus88 5 years ago
Engraçado o Adam esqueceu da explosão das notas e levou o maior susto!!! hahaha!!! :D
AdriSoulLove 5 years ago
Deus que me perdoe mas esse Mr Macphisto é tudo de bom!!! Oh, perdição!!! :D
AdriSoulLove 5 years ago
Aha, Shala! LOVE it
partygirlvox 5 years ago
Mr Macphisto rocks my socks!
Emivic 5 years ago
Zoo TV dvd is one of U2's greatest gifts to the world!!!
nWoBarney 5 years ago 3
I hope a billion people watch the zoo dvd! It rocks! I cant wait for popmart!
bzer5t 5 years ago
Sorry, Dutch. There's a time for all of us and eventually we run out of it. Even metrosexual demonic rock stars in platform shoes.
Fazedor 5 years ago
My hero MacPhisto!! I love the song, love the dvd
DutchMacPhisto 5 years ago
Zoo TV is the most great tour of the band, and the PopMart too.... Both are fantastic¡¡ I´m sad that Mcphisto is dead....
kiteman1979 5 years ago 2
Mr. Macphisto will never die
obassi 5 years ago