U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (BBC session 1983)

[sonicthehedghg2]

What's the story behind bloody Sunday?

[Irelandatall]

I drew a really cool picture of that kid and I have no idea who it is, but I really think he has realations to the band...

[bonavox11]

@Irelandatall

That 'kid' is Peter Rowen . Peter and Andy (yes, brothers) were highschool friends with Bono at mount temple . (you can also google 'peter rowen') . Peter did the cover of WAR and BOY album . In 2011, Bono dedicated 'bad' to Andy at their show in Pittsburgh (also available on YT) witch Andy also attended . I'm a hugh U2 fan and collect pictures of Peter and I am VERY interested in your drawing . Any way you can post it to me if I give you my e-mail adress ..?

[bonavox11]

@Irelandatall

Did you get my e-mail adress cause I haven't recieved your drawing yet ?

[JamoOfAmerica]

I don't know why, but this version has a bit of a Ramones feel to it.

[fucktheyuppies]

This is ten times better than the version that ended up on the finished album.

[snorkelgutt]

I got this on vinyl,BBC Transcription Series,not a bootleg and very rare;)

[cornelpunx]

not a demo. It's live BBC session from early 1983. this version appeared many years ago on a couple of bootlegs and alwasy wrongly labelled 'demo'. the same BBC session featured Surrender and Like A Song... - officially this session was never broadcast, the recordings did circulate though. If memory serves right, i read there was not even an audience when the band recorded it. 

[kunstliefhebber]

Thanks for clearing this up!! Now at last I know where this version comes from. It explains why it sounds both like a studio as a live version. They did the same with some songs from the October album. After doing songs live they recorded them in a 'live' BBC session; making the songs sound more vivedly. Thanks man!

[Kyle103C]

Why do a bunch of their songs have this kid on the video?

[kunstliefhebber]

U2 used photos of this boy as cover for their album Boy and War; and also as cover for some of their singles like Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day. I used a fragment of the cover of Sunday Bloody Sunday.

[bonavox11]

@kunstliefhebber

De jongen op de BOY en WAR LP is Peter Rowen . Je kan hem opzoeken via google . Heb je nog andere foto's van hem ? Ik ben verzamelaar van deze foto .

Thanks

[fauljosh]

I think this may be a live version. The only reason I say that is because Bono seems to yell out to the audience at different points. 2:18 and 3:18 But maybe not because the quieter parts of the song contain no crowd noise. Either way it's a good version.

[kunstliefhebber]

Thanks for your comment. You're right. I myself am undecided if it's a live version or a studio version. The only information I have is that it's a demo, so that's why I think it's probably a studio version. But maybe they made it after they had done the song live during concerts, so that maybe explains why it sounds like a live version.

[u2control]

I wish this version was on the war album--way better than those trumpets....

[Idratherbeflying89]

This sounds like its from Red Rocks.

[kunstliefhebber]

You're right that it sounds like Red Rocks; it has a live vibe in it. But it's not the version of Red Rocks; because for example the section that he walks with the white flag on the stage during the concert at Red Rocks is completely different. This version can be recorded during a concert. But I think they made it in a studio, because there are some soundeffects in it with echo.

[PepperUTube]

yes, it's really close to the Red Rock Version (but not the same way to sing).

This version sounds more "rock", rough and aggressive than the record version

I like it

thank you