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  1. the lyrics are kind of cheesy too "shine like a burning star"? bleh
  2. Hey, stop picking on "The Fly." The song saved U2 from being boring.
  3. Edge once said "The Fly" didn't stand the test of time. He said that areound the time of the release of Best of 1990-2000. Being that it was played after that interview... a number of 'Vertigo' tour shows and reintroduced now to the delight of most fans... I think there is a chance that Edge might change his answer.

  4. Originally posted by Genaro92U2:Yeah it was only a bonus track and that is why he got asked if I remember right. Lol Yeah the constant returns of The Fly (Elevation, Vertigo and 360) are all different versions maybe because they want to get the perfect version? I think they're happy with it now though Sounded amazing when I was at anaheim



    Precisely



  5. That's the point, the contrast of the devilish, "It's no secret..." etc, that know-all, tell-all, pessimistic told-you-so phone call from hell against the chorus that sounds like it's being sung by angels, and the lyrics were written in heaven. It's cheesy to serve a purpose, not because they were trying to be the next Lionel Richie.
  6. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]

    That's the point, the contrast of the devilish, "It's no secret..." etc, that know-all, tell-all, pessimistic told-you-so phone call from hell against the chorus that sounds like it's being sung by angels, and the lyrics were written in heaven. It's cheesy to serve a purpose, not because they were trying to be the next Lionel Richie.


    Yep
  7. I personally think The Fly has some of the best lyrics of any U2 song. Like the verse:

    It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest
    It's no secret ambition bites the nails of success
    Every artist is a canniball, every poet is a thief
    All kill their inspiration and sing about the grief


    This verse gives me the chills. I always get goosebumps when I'm listening to that verse in the song. Besides, it is in my top 3 U2 songs as well.
  8. Originally posted by KieranU2:I personally think The Fly has some of the best lyrics of any U2 song. Like the verse:

    [..]

    This verse gives me the chills. I always get goosebumps when I'm listening to that verse in the song. Besides, it is in my top 3 U2 songs as well.


    i always thought it was "every artist is a cannibal" as in they eat their own kind


  9. Agh, simple spelling error. Accidently used the different, most common spelling of it. I'll edit that
  10. Originally posted by KieranU2:I personally think The Fly has some of the best lyrics of any U2 song. Like the verse:

    [..]

    This verse gives me the chills. I always get goosebumps when I'm listening to that verse in the song. Besides, it is in my top 3 U2 songs as well.


    Agree 1000% Those are classic, brilliant lyrics, right up there with anything they've done before or since.
  11. ^ yep, back in the day when incredible lyrics seem to come out of bono effortlessly. no 'intellectual tortoises' in the '90s!
  12. That's better.
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