KurtNYC
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Thu Nov-18-04 04:47 PM
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In the howling wind comes a stinging rain |
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This song has been haunting me for 24 hours now. Seeing Bono at the Clinton library only kept it going.
And I can see those fighter planes I can see those fighter planes Across the mud huts where the children sleep Through the valleys and the quiet city street We take the staircase to the first floor We turn the key and slowly unlock the door A man breathes into a saxophone And through the walls we hear the city groan Outside it's America Outside it's America ... the sky is ripped open And the rain pours through a gaping wound Pelting the women and children Pelting the women and children
Who run... who run... Into the arms... of America -1987
That was about El Salvador but some still seem to think that some amount of military force will make people love us.
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faithnotgreed
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Thu Nov-18-04 05:14 PM
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1. i first thought of robbie robertson when i saw your thread |
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Edited on Thu Nov-18-04 05:16 PM by faithnotgreed
but u2 would have been next. i know its not what youre referencing but "war" is just an amazing album. they used to really break out the truth and the fight
i have all their albums through joshua tree but war and october stand out
hope youre doing ok.. im interested in that since you sound like youre in some pain. i didnt mean to take what you said and turn it into a discussion of what music i like.
i share that connection to the pain and passion of what their music was
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KurtNYC
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Thu Nov-18-04 05:34 PM
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this was one of the weirder threads I have started. Just song lyrics in my head and then saw Bono.
That song is Bullet the Blue Sky btw off Joshua Tree (I believe). And there is a hypnotic quality to much of their music from that period.
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Thu Nov-18-04 06:13 PM
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3. glad to hear it.... ive told you how i feel of u2 |
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have you heard the self titled robbie robertson album from 1987? also really good, and reminds me somewhat of the hypnotic quality you mentioned from joshua tree. u2 actually plays on the album a little but robbie has his own desert-based, native american themes which speak to me.
just a thought... take care
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