It featured the band photo stretched to fill the entire cover in black and white, with a small blue square laid over the image with the title. Three videos were filmed for the single, the first of which is known to exist in at least two versions.
It depicts U2 performing in St. Francis Xavier Hall in Dublin, Ireland. The opening and closing shots offer a view of the Dublin Docklands area from the air, including the power stacks of the Poolbeg Generating station, which ceased operation in The rarer version is in full colour.
A second video, directed by Barry Devlin and filmed in the spring of , features performances of U2 shot at Slane Castle during the recording of The Unforgettable Fire album.
No choice. It's sort of embarrassing because it happens when you don't really want it to," Bono told Oprah Winfrey in regards to the process of writing a new song.
You have to put it on paper so you can quiet the nagging. However, one critic of the song was none other than the song's lyricist, Bono. In the authorized band bio U2 by U2 , Bono said "I looked at how glorious that song was and thought, 'What the f is that all about? It is emotionally very articulate -- if you didn't speak English. Though initially written as a song condemning president Ronald Reagan and his pride in the military strength of the U.
Great song. Carried the cross I believe in the Kingdom come Henrik The King on January 20, Link. Henrik The King. General Comment The greatest aspect of this song is its ambiguity. Sure, Martin Luther King and Jesus are both obvious references here, but I think the unclear lines are meant to refer to others who have died 'in the name of love'.
I like the idea that 'One man washed on an empty beach' refers to a soldier at Normandy on D-Day, but that's not the only possible interpretation. In fact, most of this song's lines do not have a clear interpretation one way or another. I think it spoils the song to say that particular lines ONLY refer to specific characters throughout history. Contrary to what I presume the popular opinion is, I do not believe the song's theme is that Martin Luther King and Jesus died because of their love for society.
I think the title, 'Pride In The Name Of Love ', refers to the 'love' that the assassins strongly felt for their beliefs. As Bono repeats the line 'One More In The Name Of Love' over and over, I can't help but think of all the great leaders who have died or all the wars that have been fought for mistaken ideologies.
In many cases such as Mark David Chapman John Lennon's assassin , the assassin does not even hate their target, they are merely in love with the act of taking another life. Bono laments such an immense loss for misguided love, but proclaims that even that cannot diminish the leader's pride or accomplishments. The same lyrical phrases in the song are inherently ironic and represent contrary positions.
For instance, both the Loyalists and Republicans in Ireland's struggle for self-determination believe their side is in the right and are willing to die for it.
The second verse literally refers to armed conflict. I would consider Ireland's "Troubles" are an example of the kind of conflicts U2 is referring to. In this context, when U2 writes "what more in the name of love," they are criticizing warfare and terrorism and asking how many more people have to die in this needless fashion. The 3rd verse is obviously about MLKJ. In this context, "what more The second track on the band's album, The Unforgettable Fire, it was released as the album's lead single in September Written about Martin Luther King, Jr.
General Comment Here is which persons are meant: One man caught on a barbed wire fence - Dietrich Bonhoeffer - as mentioned by Wardo and Stadt One man he resist - Mahatma Ghandi One man washed on an empty beach - Roger Casement - an Irish revolutionary who was betrayed by the Germans shortly before the Irish Eastern Rising of He was left on a beach, too sick to travel and was caught by the English who executed him after a controversial trial.
They both made the ultimate sacrifice all "in the name of love. Who else acting for love alone will be brought down? Another powerful message from U WildHoney on January 05, Link. Im just guessing, "One man washed on an empty beach" any relation to Noahs ark if the lyrics relate to biblical stories, Trez on January 27, I have no idea what this song is about.
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