U2 - 40

Rockpalast 1983

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Music

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• U2
• 40
• Rockpalast
• Bono
• Edge
• Adam
• Clayton
• Larry
• Mullen
• Live

[YUMAKEN]

I heard this song hundred times.

But silly i got aware why 40? what does it mean? Does anybody know that's why.

[Tihana36]

Most of the text is from Psalm 40, from the Bible.

[Rascapalian]

It's been demonstrated numerous times that one can eat regularly at McDonald's and still be healthy. It all comes down to how smart you are about the menu choices you make. Same with the Bible. Read it with your whole mind engaged, and it's quite good for you. Read it with your mind disengaged, and all sorts of trouble ensues. Unfortunately, too many people (believers and unbelievers alike) approach most things in life with their brains in neutral.

Great video, though. No?

[barn524]

harry potter!

[kornykorhorn]

@TheGinabombina And nice trolling. Come onto this site to slam U2. You da man! :-|

[kornykorhorn]

@TheGinabombina So if I respond to this I am a religous nut. It all comes back to the resurrection of Jesus buddy.

[TheGinabombina]

McDonalds, like all religions, tastes like, smells like and is in fact shit.

[rossysca72]

@YUMAKEN 40 è tratta dalla Bibbia dal versetto 40 è un inno di gioia e speranza...

[yankeejoe2002]

@tsquaredinfla it's tradition because they recorded it really quick in the War sessions after Adam had already left the studio one day. Edge came up with the catchy bass line and they went with it in a couple takes. So on statge edge plays bass because he came up with the part and it's a little tradition/fun.

[EWLGtoday]

As the story goes, when the song was being written, especially when it was being written muscially, Adam had already gone home so Edge picked up the Bass guitar for the Bass only lines. But note that in the early U2 albums Edge developed his style by often playing the upper bass string(s) on the 6 string. U2 just then chose to have the two switch instruments when this song is played live.

[tsquaredinfla]

@bootymanager The Edge always plays bass on 40.  Not sure why, maybe its because the bass part is the lead part in 40.

[jewelpearl2010]

Per Salvino Sanfilippo: il testo nn è molto pertinente, visto ke trattasi del salmo 40 della Bibbia...Ma il numero è quello!!!

Buon compleanno

[jewelpearl2010]

Per Salvino: il testo non non è x niente azzeccato, visto ke si tratta del salmo 40 della Bibbia...Ma il titolo, o meglio, il numero...sì!!!

Happy birthday...