What's that song they came out to? / Intro Songs?

Gilead12 · Jul 4, 2009

Ellay said:
Sing yourself far down the street
Sing yourself right off your feet
Sing yourself away from victory and of defeat
Sing yourself with fife and drum
Sing yourself to overcome
the darkness of one's lost and someone else has won"

Same as someone posted earlier, but I reckon one word in the first line is different if you listen.

I think the last line is "the thought that someone's lost and someone else has won" and the first probably "on down the street"

Could be wrong, but I like it better that way. Especially the last line.

It's sort of a call to become less attached and simplistic, to stop thinking of everything in terms of winners and losers. This fits with "sing yourself away from victory and from defeat"

mikal · Jul 4, 2009

vonb said:
I spoke to Gavin a few hours ago. The intro song is all U2, he didn't write it, nor did he sing on it.

was this on his Twitter account?

HCL · Jul 5, 2009

vonb said:
I spoke to Gavin a few hours ago. The intro song is all U2, he didn't write it, nor did he sing on it.

Are you serious here? You're talking about a song that if from U2, and if as good in its entirely as this part is, might be one of their best ever.
How did you spoke to him?

VintagePunk · Jul 5, 2009

Check her profile - that tells you how she talked to Gavin.

HCL · Jul 5, 2009

VintagePunk said:
Check her profile - that tells you how she talked to Gavin.

Thanks, I just did.
Okay, so we have reliable source that this is not a Gavin song. A U2 one indeed. OMG. :ohmy:

last unicorn · Jul 5, 2009

A U2 song, just as I suspected.

Songs of Ascent can't come quick enough :drool:

KEVIN051269 · Jul 5, 2009

Heathcliff said:
Are you serious here? You're talking about a song that if from U2, and if as good in its entirely as this part is, might be one of their best ever.
How did you spoke to him?

Caroline is a reliable source.

mikal · Jul 5, 2009

VintagePunk said:
Check her profile - that tells you how she talked to Gavin.

there's nothing there.

VintagePunk · Jul 5, 2009

mikal said:
there's nothing there.

Click the "about me" tab when you're there.

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 6, 2009

Yep, seems like a reliable enough source. :drool:

vonb · Jul 6, 2009

I spoke to Gavin in London during soundcheck at the Purcell Rooms at Queen Elizabeth Hall where he was playing on Saturday evening. I've known him 20 years.

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 6, 2009

Thank you very much. :up:

bgmckinney · Jul 6, 2009

I love No Line and I think it's the best thing they've done since Achtung... but this clip sounds so damn good...

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 6, 2009

No doubt about it. Simply fantastic. :hyper:

HCL · Jul 6, 2009

vonb said:
I spoke to Gavin in London during soundcheck at the Purcell Rooms at Queen Elizabeth Hall where he was playing on Saturday evening. I've known him 20 years.

I'm really sorry for showing doubt for what you said, it's just that those leak days made me go paranoid. :crack:

Thanks a LOT for giving us this info. :applaud:

You rule!

Galeongirl · Jul 6, 2009

Oh wow I'm glad to be wrong here! :hyper:

mikal · Jul 6, 2009

like i said in the SOA thread, it's interesting that the band has been very secretive about this song. is SOA closer than we think?

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 6, 2009

It should be released next year. :hyper:

dan_smee · Jul 6, 2009

Ellay said:
Sing yourself far down the street
Sing yourself right off your feet
Sing yourself away from victory and of defeat
Sing yourself with fife and drum
Sing yourself to overcome
the darkness of one's lost and someone else has won"

Same as someone posted earlier, but I reckon one word in the first line is different if you listen.

You may be right about the first line, but there is no doubt that the last line is "the thought that someon's lost and someone else has won"

Tommy WM · Jul 6, 2009

YouTube - GAVIN FRIDAY-KINGDOM (INTRO U2 360 TOUR)

Here's the full song...I still think it's U2 though!

*Note it's not a live clip...it's just the song.

Also here's Gavin briefly talking about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNxcV8Zm6tI&feature=related

He doesn't imply it's one of his songs but simply calls it 'The Kingdom'

dan_smee · Jul 6, 2009

^ given that it was uploaded by a fan, and is simply the audio rip that u2nativeson made of the EPK a week ago, I would say that the youtube video saying it is Gavin Friday is someone with old old news.

It is U2. We have confirmed it. End of story.

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 7, 2009

Guess the uploader of the video should probably take it down after the confirmation.

Tommy WM · Jul 7, 2009

Vlad n U 2 said:
Guess the uploader of the video should probably take it down after the confirmation.

No need to rub it in! :sad:

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 7, 2009

Tommy WM said:
No need to rub it in!

Um, I didn't know it was your video. It's okay, you're from Adelaide after all. :up:

Tommy WM · Jul 7, 2009

Na it's not mine :doh:

...I didn't read the other posts correctly and thought someone was having a go at mine. My bad...Just proves I should read things more carefully!

coolian2 · Jul 7, 2009

if that song is only u2 then i'm a dutchman. there's got to be at least some eno vocals in there with everything else.

GirlsAloudFan · Jul 7, 2009

Tommy WM said:
YouTube - GAVIN FRIDAY-KINGDOM (INTRO U2 360 TOUR)

Whatever that is, U2 or Gavin Friday or whatever, it sounds a shit ton like Coldplay. Specifically Viva La Vida Coldplay. And I'm not just trying to stir the pot here, I really do think that. If you played me the first minute and a half of that clip and said this is a song Coldplay recorded with Eno during the Viva La Vida sessions I wouldn't doubt you for a second. It sounds like maybe a bit of "Yes" mixed with parts of "Strawberry Swing" or "Life in Technicolor" or something. I really, really hope that is not a U2 song.

Ellay · Jul 7, 2009

dan_smee said:
You may be right about the first line, but there is no doubt that the last line is "the thought that someon's lost and someone else has won"

Yeah you're right.

Tommy WM · Jul 7, 2009

It does however sound like the stuff they did on the Passengers project with Eno in the mid 90s. So you could say it's Coldplay trying to sound like U2 again!

Vlad n U 2 · Jul 7, 2009

GirlsAloudFan said:
Whatever that is, U2 or Gavin Friday or whatever, it sounds a shit ton like Coldplay. Specifically Viva La Vida Coldplay. And I'm not just trying to stir the pot here, I really do think that. If you played me the first minute and a half of that clip and said this is a song Coldplay recorded with Eno during the Viva La Vida sessions I wouldn't doubt you for a second. It sounds like maybe a bit of "Yes" mixed with parts of "Strawberry Swing" or "Life in Technicolor" or something. I really, really hope that is not a U2 song.

What's that song they came out to? / Intro Songs?

Refugee

Blue Crack Addict

War Child

Blue Crack Distributor

War Child

Blue Crack Addict

Refugee

Blue Crack Addict

Blue Crack Distributor

Blue Crack Addict

Babyface

Blue Crack Addict

Acrobat

Blue Crack Addict

War Child

Galeonbroad

Blue Crack Addict

Blue Crack Addict

ONE love, blood, life

War Child

ONE love, blood, life

Blue Crack Addict

War Child

Blue Crack Addict

War Child

Blue Crack Supplier

Blue Crack Addict

Refugee

War Child

Blue Crack Addict

Similar threads