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  1. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Naaahh just never release it and let it become a U2-myth. Once accidentaly leaked in unshaped form and never released in the perfect shaped form it could have been.

    Who actually gave it the name Mercy?


    The band did, that was the name of the track.

    If a fan named it, it would reference the lyrics, like how they call that beach clip song All My Life.
  2. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Naaahh just never release it and let it become a U2-myth. Once accidentaly leaked in unshaped form and never released in the perfect shaped form it could have been.

    Who actually gave it the name Mercy?


    Bono gave it that name. I don't want it released officially either...leave it as one of the 'gems' of the U2 catalogue. When people discover it, then they will find out for themselves. A lot of albums are still bootlegs and are immensely popular. Would you release Sunset In Colours (the 14-minute jam on the Berlin Bootlegs) as official? I'd hope not.

    When a fan asked him when they'd play Mercy, he was supposedly surprised at how they heard it and didn't even know it had leaked. Now, the funny thing was he actually gave a female fan earlier (I think in the US who uploaded it to Interference pronto) the 12-track HTDAAB advance album with the song on it, presumably track 13 after Fast Cars or 12 after Yahweh. I'd be guessing they were all the finished songs, not Xanax And Wine, Native Son etc.

    Then someone else asked other band members and they just smiled at it. They're probably confused. BTW anyone who gets it in 192Kbps MP3 or as a WAV can call it fake. It was only ripped in WMA 128Kbps - so a poor transcode effort at that.


  3. You're right...strange. Yesterday, it said "File cannot be found". It's working now indeed but at the moment, it's too busy on Rapidshare for non-members. I gotta be patient for another little while.
  4. Originally posted by Rob1965:You're right...strange. Yesterday, it said "File cannot be found". It's working now indeed but at the moment, it's too busy on Rapidshare for non-members. I gotta be patient for another little while.
    RS sucks, you just have to deal with it
  5. Unfortunately, yes....
  6. Originally posted by MWSAH:[..]

    Naaahh just never release it and let it become a U2-myth. Once accidentaly leaked in unshaped form and never released in the perfect shaped form it could have been.

    Who actually gave it the name Mercy?


    Listen to the song and the title makes sense. It is the mercy that real love offers - understanding, grace, compassion and forgiveness. That is the short answer.

    Have a peek at the lyrics.


    I was drinking some wine and it turned to blood
    What's the use of religion if you're any good
    I know I'm weed killer, honey, and you're sugar
    If you're the prosecution I get away with murder
    If you were ice, I'm water
    And with your telescope I can see further
    We're binary code, a one and a zero
    You wanted violins and you got Nero
    You're gravity searching for the ground
    You're silence searching for a sound
    Your heart is aching, your heart is my home
    It's fascinating, I know Ill never be alone

    I'm ripping the stitches
    We've got two hands to rub
    I'm digging the ditches
    Of someone else's love

    Love heals when I lie
    Love puts the blue back in my eye
    Love will come again
    I'll be gone again
    Again

    If you hunger, baby let me feed it
    If your heart is full, baby let me bleed it
    And happiness is for those who don't really need it
    You love me too much
    You always love me too much

    When I was ripping the stitches
    We've got two hands to rub
    I'm digging the ditches
    Of someone elses luck

    Love heals when I lie
    Love puts the blue back in my eye
    Love has come again
    I am gone again

    Love has got to be with the weak
    Only then love gets a chance to speak
    Love will come again
    I'll be gone again
    Again

    I, I can't escape myself
    I'll hear you talk
    Fear nothing
    I fear nothing
    Fear
    How can someone fear nothing
    How can someone fear nothing

    Love is come again
    I am gone again
    Love is the end of history
    The enemy of misery
    Love is come again
    I am gone again
    Love is justice, not charity
    Love brings with it a clarity
    Love is come again
    I'm alive again
    Alive
    I am alive
    Baby, I'm born again
    And again and again and again
    And again and again
    Again
  7. Originally posted by drewhiggins:[..]

    Bono gave it that name. I don't want it released officially either...leave it as one of the 'gems' of the U2 catalogue. When people discover it, then they will find out for themselves. A lot of albums are still bootlegs and are immensely popular. Would you release Sunset In Colours (the 14-minute jam on the Berlin Bootlegs) as official? I'd hope not.

    When a fan asked him when they'd play Mercy, he was supposedly surprised at how they heard it and didn't even know it had leaked. Now, the funny thing was he actually gave a female fan earlier (I think in the US who uploaded it to Interference pronto) the 12-track HTDAAB advance album with the song on it, presumably track 13 after Fast Cars or 12 after Yahweh. I'd be guessing they were all the finished songs, not Xanax And Wine, Native Son etc.

    Then someone else asked other band members and they just smiled at it. They're probably confused. BTW anyone who gets it in 192Kbps MP3 or as a WAV can call it fake. It was only ripped in WMA 128Kbps - so a poor transcode effort at that.


    There was an article in Blender that showed a different tracklist to HTDAAB. I will have to find that and post it; I have it at home.

    In the same article it mentioned that Larry thought the album was too long and thought (2) tracks needed to be cut. "Mercy", probably as it was a long tune and "Fast Cars" that ended up on deluxe versions and most country's outside the U.S. anyways.

    Edge said he liked the song and it'd make the best B-side ever, or something to that extent. Yet, it didn't surface on any of the HTDAAB singles.

    I asked Bono about playing it, at Vertigo San Jose shows. He grinned and said, might not get to that one this tour. But I think that they realize it's a song that many like and are interested to see released.

    There was talk of it being re-worked for Songs of Ascent. Time will tell if that happens or not.
  8. Edge spoke to a fan one or two months before the kick off in Barcelona and he said that the band love to play the song and might perform it live.
  9. Originally posted by dieder:Edge spoke to a fan one or two months before the kick off in Barcelona and he said that the band love to play the song and might perform it live.
    Indeed... But I will not miss it if they don't.
  10. It's a shame I never listen to this song because the audio quality is horrible in my opinion. Very uneven in sound levels with a constant hiss or crackling. I think it's an amazing song. Does anyone know if this is the only audio of this or does a better one exist? Perhaps even a fan made remaster of the song?
  11. Originally posted by MoFoNYR15:It's a shame I never listen to this song because the audio quality is horrible in my opinion. Very uneven in sound levels with a constant hiss or crackling. I think it's an amazing song. Does anyone know if this is the only audio of this or does a better one exist? Perhaps even a fan made remaster of the song?
    Originally posted by drewhigginsBTW anyone who gets it in 192Kbps MP3 or as a WAV can call it fake. It was only ripped in WMA 128Kbps - so a poor transcode effort at that.
  12. Wow, yet another interp. on the Mercy chorus, with


    Love heals when I lie


    So far, we've had..

    Love is
    Love believes me
    Love hears (my favorite)
    Love heals

    The first one was on a lyric site that I first looked at after I heard the song for the first time and could determine what he was saying. The second was from the Deluxe Bomb book. The third, Sergio's interpretation as well as others'. Fourth comes from wherever you copied/pasted those lyrics. (That's all just for source's purpose)

    Any other interps? Haha.

    And that actually slightly gets my hopes up- that comment Edge made about wanting to try the song live but not knowing if they'd do it. It's a long shot in hell, which would probably freeze over if they DID do it, but at least it's been mentioned. Oh well, you never know- I never thought Electrical Storm would see the light of day when it did.
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