Lyrics WTSHNN Point Depot 26/12/1989

al75u2 · 11-09-2006, 09:08 AM

Is there someone that knows the words that Bono says before the WTSHNN beginning?
Thanks a lot

Axver · 11-09-2006, 09:27 AM

The first four lines are part of William Wordsworth's Resolution And Independence. The whole thing is a tribute to Samuel Beckett, who had recently passed away. The lyrics are:

His voice to me was like a stream
Scarce heard, nor word from word could I divide
The whole body of the man did seem
Like one whom I had met in a dream
Sam Beckett dreamt of other roads
Sam Beckett dreamt of other lands
Of another home
Of another home
Where the streets have no name
Take me ... TAKE ME!

(I used to think the part where Bono said "Sam Beckett" was "some men", and I think that gives the whole section a great general applicability beyond its original context.)

**neutral** · 11-09-2006, 09:28 AM

bah! Beaten to it by Ax.

I think I must listen to this one now.

AussieU2fanman · 11-09-2006, 09:34 AM

EDIT

Damn Axver, I knew he'd beat me to it

Axver · 11-09-2006, 09:34 AM

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Originally posted by neutral
bah! Beaten to it by Ax.

What a shock, eh?

Quote:

I think I must listen to this one now.

I just did and now I'm on to One Tree Hill. What a show; U2 were on.

AussieU2fanman · 11-09-2006, 09:41 AM

Was that the last time they played the full length version of One Tree Hill? I'm pretty sure it is. It was the version with the Edge's solo and it was absolutely AWSOME, I can't believe they dropped it after that show, they seriously nailed it.

Now, a challenge for Axver....tell me what Bono is singing that is almost totally inaudible during the solo.
"With a paper love...your love isnt for sale....bitter sweet love....bitter baby.....etc etc."

al75u2 · 11-09-2006, 10:07 AM

Thanks . I think that was the best intro of this song, Bono's voice is AWESOME

Axver · 11-09-2006, 10:11 AM

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Originally posted by AussieU2fanman
Was that the last time they played the full length version of One Tree Hill? I'm pretty sure it is. It was the version with the Edge's solo and it was absolutely AWSOME, I can't believe they dropped it after that show, they seriously nailed it.

Nope, not the last time, but nearly. It was last performed on 9 January 1990 in Rotterdam.

I maintain that it is U2's single greatest moment. I don't know how they could possibly do better. Bono's vocals are incredibly powerful and soaring, and Edge shows us all what he can do when he lets himself go. I think it is his single most powerful solo.

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Now, a challenge for Axver....tell me what Bono is singing that is almost totally inaudible during the solo.
"With a paper love...your love isnt for sale....bitter sweet love....bitter baby.....etc etc."

I know no-one who has really figured that out. I certainly can't decipher it.

CKONE · 11-09-2006, 02:23 PM

where can I hear/see this? One Tree Hill is a vastly underrated masterpiece!

11-09-2006, 09:08 AM	#1
al75u2 Babyface Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Milan Posts: 7 Local Time: 02:33 PM	Lyrics WTSHNN Point Depot 26/12/1989 Is there someone that knows the words that Bono says before the WTSHNN beginning? Thanks a lot

11-09-2006, 09:27 AM	#2
Axver Assver, Setlist Antichrist Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: A Melbourne tram departing Wellington Posts: 88,790 Local Time: 12:33 AM	The first four lines are part of William Wordsworth's Resolution And Independence. The whole thing is a tribute to Samuel Beckett, who had recently passed away. The lyrics are: His voice to me was like a stream Scarce heard, nor word from word could I divide The whole body of the man did seem Like one whom I had met in a dream Sam Beckett dreamt of other roads Sam Beckett dreamt of other lands Of another home Of another home Where the streets have no name Take me ... TAKE ME! (I used to think the part where Bono said "Sam Beckett" was "some men", and I think that gives the whole section a great general applicability beyond its original context.) __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard “Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat.” - Ian McCulloch U2gigs.com: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database on the web! Contradiction is balance: Axver's blog \| Axver's crappy photography

11-09-2006, 09:28 AM	#3
neutral pH 7 Forum Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Holland, 1945 Posts: 11,940 Local Time: 08:33 AM	bah! Beaten to it by Ax. I think I must listen to this one now. __________________ email: neutral [at] interference.com

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11-09-2006, 09:34 AM	#4
AussieU2fanman Refugee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,595 Local Time: 12:03 AM	EDIT Damn Axver, I knew he'd beat me to it

11-09-2006, 09:41 AM	#6
AussieU2fanman Refugee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,595 Local Time: 12:03 AM	Was that the last time they played the full length version of One Tree Hill? I'm pretty sure it is. It was the version with the Edge's solo and it was absolutely AWSOME, I can't believe they dropped it after that show, they seriously nailed it. Now, a challenge for Axver....tell me what Bono is singing that is almost totally inaudible during the solo. "With a paper love...your love isnt for sale....bitter sweet love....bitter baby.....etc etc."

11-09-2006, 10:07 AM	#7
al75u2 Babyface Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Milan Posts: 7 Local Time: 02:33 PM	Thanks . I think that was the best intro of this song, Bono's voice is AWESOME

11-09-2006, 02:23 PM	#9
CKONE The Fly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 299 Local Time: 01:33 PM	where can I hear/see this? One Tree Hill is a vastly underrated masterpiece!