Similar to The Beatles, U2 is a quartet that’s both polarizing and overrated. You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. As a member of the former group—although to a lesser extent now, as the ’80s and ’90s were kinder to the band than the last decade—these are the group’s best, most rocking, or otherwise most awesome compositions to date.
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April 23rd, 2010 at 11:29 am
You forgot “All I Want Is You”.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:40 am
Yep — I agree with David. “All I Want Is You” should’ve been on this list. That is the best love song ever. :)
And good golly is right! U2 was good! I love their sound from the ’80s the best, I think.
Also, I like your cover of “Stay.” In fact, I think I like it better than the original. :)
One more thing . . . You should include the year that each song came out; it’s always kind of interesting to know that bit of information.
April 23rd, 2010 at 1:19 pm
All I want is you? Boring!
April 23rd, 2010 at 5:03 pm
All I want is you has to be one of the best love that’s wver been written. Only a true U2 fan will really appreciate the fact that this song is deep and intamate and not “boring”!
May 14th, 2010 at 8:28 am
I like this version of Where the Streets have no name. It’s the final song on the Rattle & Hum Tour DVD that was mostly in black and white.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogN5gdbJwkA
40 and New Year’s Day are still two of my favorites.
July 13th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
This was pretty cool!