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U2 - Magnificent
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No Line On The Horizon (2009)
  1. It's a great song, but most parts of the riff are a little too 'thin', I mean the riff of Streets sounds full. Hopefully they will change it live with some effects or so. Still a great song though.
  2. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    On a note to all: This is just my point of view and please don't start a discussion about religion/faith/God because we have a topic for it.

    I was born
    I was born to sing for you
    I didn’t have a choice but to lift you up
    And sing whatever song you wanted me to
    I give you back my voice
    From the womb my first cry, it was a joyful noise…

    Only love, only love can leave such a mark
    But only love, only love can heal such a scar

    Justified till we die, you and I will magnify
    The Magnificent
    Magnificent

    This explains a lot. You can look at it with a different view, but 'Justified till we die, you and I will magnify The Magnificent' is completely about praising God. Writing The Magnificent in capitals is another hint.

    And 'from the whomb my first cry, it was a joyful noise' is about faith and God too. Christians see it as their way of life to praise God, that's their/our (as I am Christian) goal in life. People often ask themselves what the point and goal of life is, some will say to live a great life, to be healthy, lucky..Christians say to praise God. This song represents that perfectly.




    Think yous are wrong on the christianity song ,,, think its a bit closer to home ,,,, maybe for his mother


  3. Yeah, I was getting a mom vibe. It could be about god though.
  4. will al unfold as we hear their explanations about this one ...... whole album seems to be a story of some something ....... could even be singing about a fan singing to them ..... lol, Now that will really bake your biscuits lmao


  5. I think they were dead on.

    This is one of the most explicitly Christian lyrics Bono has ever written outside the of October LP, ISHFWILF, Grace & All Because of You.

    Magic phrase: "Justified till we die."

    "Justification" is one of those specific, controversial theological terms in Christianity. It means the act of "becoming righteous in the sight of God."

    How this is attained is hotly debated between Protestants and Catholics.

    Bono, being a Protestant, believes in the "once saved, always saved" doctrine (he confirms this in "Bono on Bono" when Michka asks him about how he could possibly believe in Christ).

    Therefore, "justified till we die."

    "You and I will magnify The Magnificent" is also a type of pedestal Bono has never placed his mother on before. He usually refers to his mother as a woman in past tense, and to God in superlative vocabulary in the future.

    Consider his other mother lyrics:
    -Mother, am I still your son? (Mofo)
    -You left and made me someone. (Mofo)
    -Will you be back tomorrow? I want you, I need you. (Tomorrow)
    -She wore lemon, see-through in the sunlight. (Lemon)

    ... vs. his God lyrics:
    -His love will last forever (Drowning Man)
    -Many will see and fear (40)
    -You can make me perfect again. All because of you, I am. (All Because of You)
  6. Very insightful guys. But what ever its about its coming from the heart. Very powerful stuff.
  7. Originally posted by yeah:[..]

    Same here.

    I'm still convinced that this one was originally written to be performed by a drag queen in a glitter dress. Soundtrack on an 80's disco film.



    Dammit, yeah.....now I can't hear the solo bit without picturing the band in drag from the One video zipping around a roller-skating rink.

    Thanks for ruining that song for me.
  8. great song. the intro sounds something like what he heard in the "bassman cometh' U2.com video. any thoughts on that? The intro turns the song into the Killers and then very quickly becomes undeniable U2 with a pulsing groove. This sounds very modern to me and the melody is extremely sophisticated. Bono's voice sounds better than ever, the way he sings the chorus is strong, smooth, and passionate.

    Edge's guitar part just gets you going, it does play reminiscent of Streets but I wouldn't refer to it as the "Streets riff", that seems a bit of a stretch. This was one of the songs I was most excited to hear, that chorus is just one of the best lines I have sung, a real freedom in the song and his voice. Edge's slide solo is good, but not the best on the album. This song will really get stadiums moving and I'm sure it will be even better live
  9. Originally posted by haytrain:Dammit, yeah.....now I can't hear the solo bit without picturing the band in drag from the One video zipping around a roller-skating rink.

    Thanks for ruining that song for me.
    hahahahahahaahahahahahahaa +10000

    I definitely love this song. Playing it on guitar even increases my love for it


  10. hell yeh it does
  11. I haven't listened to much of the new album, but I wanted to make a specific comment about this song.

    U2, in a lot of ways, are not a melody based band. Sure, much of their music gets stuck in your head but that's more out of visceral attack. This song, by comparison is very melodic. This melody was played as far back as the "Edgeback" video from the sessions and when I first heard it, I thought it was absolutely beautiful. If there was a nod from U2 to The Beatles, it's this song. Well done, boys.
  12. still shit. Verging on worst on the album but having a tough time fighting with Stand Up
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