U2 has had a significant connection to Berlin throughout their career, particularly during the 1990s when they recorded their album “Achtung Baby” in the city. The band was drawn to the city’s vibrant and creative atmosphere, which was undergoing a dramatic transformation after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The city and its history have […]
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When last we met, I promised to write today about Phil Joanou’s video for U2’s song “One.” You might recognize the name Phil Joanou from U2’s past, as he was the director of the film Rattle and Hum, as well as a few of the videos that came off of that album. Despite the fact […]
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Last week, we began to break down the long and complicated history of the promo videos for one of U2’s most famous songs, “One.” This week we continue that story by talking about Mark Pellington’s version(s) of the video. This was actually the first video sent to MTV for the promotion of the song, which […]
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I spend a lot of time on Facebook in some of the various U2 groups, where people like to post pictures and images of the band, including stills from the group’s various videos. One of the videos that I see the most of is this video for “One,” famously known as the video where the […]
Read MoreMusic comes from funny places. The song “One” is a good example. For a song that came from a tumultuous period in the life of U2, it has come to represent unity, acceptance, and tolerance in a way that the four members of U2 might have found hard to believe when the song was birthed.
Read MoreAli Hewson has been active this week in raising awareness for both the poverty of women around the world and for Chernobyl Children International (CCI). On March 7, ONE.org released a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who will be leading two different summits regarding the Sustainable […]
Read MoreThe next installment in my 12-part series on Bonoisms (at this point, I’m determined to stretch it that far) will focus on Bono’s use of codas. According to an online source I didn’t get the name of (thanks, unnamed source!), a coda is a concluding passage of a song that forms an addition to the […]
Read MoreVery few artists who are not members of U2 can claim that they’ve contributed to a U2 record, and most of those who can are producers. Daniel Lanois is a personal favorite with that connection to the band, Gavin Friday is a long-time friend of Bono’s whose name will very occasionally pop-up in the credits. […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) — U2 frontman and humanitarian Bono received support for his global anti-poverty initiative from an unusual source — the U.S. Republican National Committee. In taking a first step toward endorsing the “One” program, the RNC’s Resolution Committee did not rescind the full body’s previous endorsement to spend an estimated $30 billion […]
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