Originally posted by hedyzera:the most reasonable thing about "signature' U2's song that i can conclude is: 70,80,90's kids is WOWY, 00's kids is Vertigo. (talking about the general public, not anyone else's personal taste)
Originally posted by BigGiRL:[..]
Again, I think the "U2's signature song" varies from country to country and also between the different age groups / generations.
Pretty sure in Holland "I Will Follow (live)" will rank high as U2 signature song, especially for those born before, say, 1972...
Originally posted by hedyzera:[..]
I think that the intention is to say what is the signature song worldwide, no? i will follow is not even the top 20 U2's recognized song in many countries
Originally posted by BigGiRL:[..]
Well perhaps there was something of an intention to find the worldwide signature song - I call that the starting "hypothesis" - but now I come to think that there isn't such a thing as a universal "signature song" for U2. Not like Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody anyway (and even that might be disputed as universal Queen signature song).
Perhaps a bit of a let down that the conclusion might be that there is no signature U2 song for all generations across the world, but sometimes "no" is just the correct answer.
But apart from that, I'm still interested to hear the various signature U2 songs from all over the world and from all generations
Originally posted by BigGiRL:[..]
Well perhaps there was something of an intention to find the worldwide signature song - I call that the starting "hypothesis" - but now I come to think that there isn't such a thing as a universal "signature song" for U2. Not like Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody anyway (and even that might be disputed as universal Queen signature song).
Perhaps a bit of a let down that the conclusion might be that there is no signature U2 song for all generations across the world, but sometimes "no" is just the correct answer.
But apart from that, I'm still interested to hear the various signature U2 songs from all over the world and from all generations
Originally posted by BigGiRL:@LikeASong and @JimmyMac91 : perfectly alright to disagree
But, I was thinking of the song people associate first with that particular band. Not the song that would represent their oeuvre (or "catalogue")
the most. And, again, that song might indeed be different for various generations (or age groups).
And, true, you might also want to argue about what exactly needs to be understood as signature song. Pretty sure though that for Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" will hold for most.
Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
Another approach: think of it as if it was another band's concert. Say The Stones, or Bruce Springsteen, or Pearl Jam, or Radiohead, you name it. And they decide to play a U2 cover. Which one do you think would get a bigger audience reaction? The most hands raised, sing-along, etc? I think the answer is obvious: WOWY.
PS. Totally agreed about Bohemian. It IS Queen's signature song, it has everything the band has come to be known for: great vocals, piano, a good rocking section, fantastic guitar playing all around... And it's definitely the song that most people associate the band with. @jimmymac91 has a good point with We Will Rock You / Are The Champions though, they're definitely good contenders. But Bohemian plays in another league, it's like... well, like WOWY
Originally posted by il_famo:[..]
I think the most covered song is Still haven't found... Although it's my least favorite,