Worlds Youngest U2 fan

Originally posted by snitch[..]the lyrics are a little bit too heavy, i must say....

Originally posted by redgavis here in my house ...My mrs is due in about 4 weeks and we were both sitting on the couch while I played Acoustic U2 collection and my future son/daughter started kicking and moving like crazy , when I mute the music the movement stopped.I then put on some Arcade fire and there was no movement so I switched back to U2 and the baby started moving like crazy again .That makes it official , my future kid has great music taste

Surely a world record ...think I'll head off to ring the Guinness book people

Originally posted by u2met86[..]

To quote BB King from Rattle And Hum, "The lyrics are real heavy lyrics... you mighty young to write such heavy lyrics!"

After being on the kid side of this, I'm gonna offer the opinion that this not as big an issue as most people would think. As a toddler I knew the words to Bad and Running to Stand Still without knowing (or caring, really) what they were about. I could recite both Rattle And Hum speeches (Silver And Gold & Sunday Bloody Sunday) without understanding the social issues behind them - I knew better than to say the f-word in front of mom or dad, though! I just thought it was cool to imitate Bono and it felt good to 1) listen to the music and 2) be able to sing / act along and do it justice.

I don't think lyrics about drugs (especially ones that treat it the serious problem side of it) are too heavy for kids; compare that to hip hop, where 99% of songs celebrate weed and even then I think most kids know enough to just take that for what it is. Perhaps this is just an American viewpoint, but I'd feel much more uncomfortable hearing my kid repeating a sexual lyric he / she didn't understand or asking about it.

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All things considered, I think U2 is a relatively safe band for kids to be interested in...

Then again, call me in a few years after I become a parent and see if I feel the same way...