I completely agree!! This song has been on my favorites playlist since this video was posted on here and I love when they play in the devil wears prada!
This song is a representation of Paris for me. Specially the sparkling lights on the Eiffel tower and all the gold adornments on the monuments of Paris. Whenever I'm there, for the night this is just the perfect background music. Gives you very 2000's feels
@abhay Singh A lot of people think song is about Paris because of The Devil Wears Prada.. It was actually written for NYC The last tour dud when played this song showed the beauty if the City they were performing in.
Proof positive that U2 songs are meant to be heard and experienced live. I was underwhelmed by this song until I saw it live at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Oct. 2005. The opening notes by Edge send a shiver down my spine still.
I know this is 5 years old, but now we're as far away from when How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was released as War was when HTDAAB was released. So yeah, seeing albums released in my childhood become classics is making me feel really old.
They came to Buenos Aires in 2006. Vertigo Tour. The opening show was this amazing song. Remember that precise momet with tears in ny eyes. One of the moments in my life. First U2 gig on my life
Picture this. You're in a long 9 hour flight from Sydney to Bangkok. You leave Sydney at 6:45 p.m. and just as you're about to arrive, 1 a.m. at night, you can't see anything but clouds. You start listening to this, and just after the piano intro, the clouds disperse, and you see that beautiful city covered in lights. You can't help but think that it's the most fitting song for an arrival like that. Got the picture? Because I don't...I lived that moment, and will do again when I return home. =D
DecemberProjects i see it is been 8 years. I just read this. And i see clearly what you saw because of your description. It must have been mindblowing. The view and the music..magical..
U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Just one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our cover of U2's Ordinary Love. Maybe we succeeded, maybe not, we let you be the judge if you have two or three minutes to spare and a thumb up or down to add, come listen and judge us here :-) : ua-cam.com/video/yiUkR6YUNgU/v-deo.html
The more you see, the less you know The less you find out as you go I knew much more then Than I do now Neon-heart, day-glow eyes A city lit by fireflies They're advertising in the skies For people like us And I miss you when you're not around I'm getting ready to leave the ground Oh, you look so beautiful tonight In the city of blinding lights Don't look before you laugh Look ugly in a photograph Flash bulbs, purple irises The camera can't see I've seen you walk unafraid I've seen you in the clothes you made Can you see the beauty inside of me? What happened to the beauty I had inside of me? And I miss you when you're not around I'm getting ready to leave the ground Oh, you look so beautiful tonight In the city of blinding lights Time, time, time, time, time Won't leave me as I am But time won't take the boy out of this man Oh, you look so beautiful tonight Oh, you look so beautiful tonight Oh, you look so beautiful tonight In the city of blinding lights The more you know, the less you feel Some pray for, others steal Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel Luckily
I feel you, this is the only band I give a damn about seeing live. When they came to SA in 2010, I had class the entire day the tickets went on sale. By the time I finally reached a computer all the tickets were long gone. Fastest sold out concert in SA at the time.
rhcp5351 they were here last june 16 in montreal for 4 days. i went at the back of the parking lot where the other fans were waiting, he went up to us i shook his hand and told him i listened to his song ever since i was 7 yrs old back in the philippines. he smiled at me and said "thank u for appreciating our music" i wasnt able to get an autograph because he said "Im sorry i have to work fast, im late" watching U2 was a bucket list, meeting him up close in person was a bonus! it was awesome :) i hope you get to see them play live! Good luck!
I just saw them 3 days ago! I'm telling you best band ever!! Bono's voice seems to get better with age, and I'm only 22, but at that concert it seems like I've listened to their music for as long as they've been a band.
I saw them open up with this song at the Vertigo tour in Atlanta in 2005, and by the first chorus, the whole crowd was singing along caught up in the swelling euphoria that was overtaking the entire arena. You won't see that at any other concert.
Una de las mejores canciones del grupo. El espectáculo de esta gira es impresionante. Emocionante, lo mejor que he vivido. Espero regresen a México pronto.
The best song for today! People who are alive are blessed. Free soul music! Look ugly in the photograph... leave the ground on airplane or sit in the ground!
Muchas gracias a quien haya bajado está canción. Es la segunda vez en mi vida en que la encuentro después e haberla buscado por 19 años. Le pedí a San Judas Tadeo que me la haga encontrar y mágicamente me la hizo encontrar al instante. San San Juditas Tadeo te amo!💕
Yeah! absolutely, year 2005, i remember it so clear... What a Precious song, Adam´s bass is amazing. Edge´s Guitar is awesome and Bono´s voice unmistakable!...
The thing i like about their live performances is that they don't have to have backup dancers or so. They just go on stage,start singing and make magic. That's the thing that Beyonce, Taylor, Selena and the other todays singers, will never be able to do.
Bono wrote this to his wife when they were touring through Paris. They were going through a rough patch, and he wanted to express his undying love for her.
This guys are great!! The best band ever! It's the only band with song that i can hear over and over again without getting tired! They are real "animals on stage".
Esta musica do U2, City Of Blinding Lights é muito boa, a tradução dela é sensacional, vale a pena ouvir e ver a letra traduzida. Enquanto o povo perde tempo com o carnaval, eu perco o meu precioso tempo ouvindo uma boa musica, isto que é musica boa!.
Heard this song at a job I had 2 years ago and totally thought it was Coldplay. I searched and searched but couldn’t find it again as I didn’t know the name. I recently watched The Devil Wears Prada for the first time and I heard it again and it kind of blew my mind. Crazy how you find something you’ve been looking for in the weirdest places.
Every city where you feel like home or where your dreams became true is the City of Blinding Lights ...beautiful sound from a fantastic band...watch on concert in Amsterdam...people was so great just a magic night for one of next days of my life ...
Thank the “devils wears Prada” for introducing me💕❤️
Great Movie
@@WillyJuniorit really is ❤
Literally
I still think this is one of the greatest songs of all time
I completely agree!! This song has been on my favorites playlist since this video was posted on here and I love when they play in the devil wears prada!
One of the most underrated songs of all time!
Agreed
Ashley James Baller Yes!
That is the true word of all times
178 likes on your comment is also underrated for the opinion you typed.
This comment comes from he who can not creep into the mainstream nature of u2 life..
Even after all these years, I still get goosebumps.
Same.
Me too ♥️
Yep me too - awesome opener - a true stadium epic!
the instuments are so rich
I had the same feelings; that song was the one that started me following U2.
This U2 song city of blinding lights is a truly Amazing wonderful song 😊 from a 60 years old Irishman fan 😊
This song is a representation of Paris for me. Specially the sparkling lights on the Eiffel tower and all the gold adornments on the monuments of Paris. Whenever I'm there, for the night this is just the perfect background music. Gives you very 2000's feels
Devil's wear Prada!!City-Lights-Fashion!
@abhay Singh
A lot of people think song is about Paris because of The Devil Wears Prada..
It was actually written for NYC
The last tour dud when played this song showed the beauty if the City they were performing in.
fuuuck! im jealous. I saw them in Edmonton.😏
Proof positive that U2 songs are meant to be heard and experienced live. I was underwhelmed by this song until I saw it live at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Oct. 2005. The opening notes by Edge send a shiver down my spine still.
Fellow Michigander who saw them in Rome in 2005 at the Olympic stadium. 60k people under a full moon. This tune sticks out most of all. 😇😇
This band traveled decades with me during my life and they will have always their own spot in it.
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. SHIT I LOVE THIS SONG. IT'S SOUNDTRACK IS AWESOME.
This is most definitely U2's best song!
U2 is why God gave us ears!
❣❣❣
The Beatles 1000 times better but that’s okay you can have your opinion
@@dbodooley yeah, if you were born when the tv was black and white and music were record form. Then yeah sure 🐞 are.
What? Seriously?
@@dbodooley why are you commenting that here? F off
Even though this is a newer song and those aren't usually counted as classics, I find this song to be one of my favourites by U2. it is pure magic.
I agree, my thoughts exactly!
True.. it is magic.. out of this world.. the music, the lyrics and the video.. my fav since 2005
u2
joue pour moi seul
Something about this song
I know this is 5 years old, but now we're as far away from when How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was released as War was when HTDAAB was released. So yeah, seeing albums released in my childhood become classics is making me feel really old.
They came to Buenos Aires in 2006. Vertigo Tour. The opening show was this amazing song. Remember that precise momet with tears in ny eyes. One of the moments in my life. First U2 gig on my life
Picture this.
You're in a long 9 hour flight from Sydney to Bangkok. You leave Sydney at 6:45 p.m. and just as you're about to arrive, 1 a.m. at night, you can't see anything but clouds. You start listening to this, and just after the piano intro, the clouds disperse, and you see that beautiful city covered in lights. You can't help but think that it's the most fitting song for an arrival like that.
Got the picture? Because I don't...I lived that moment, and will do again when I return home. =D
DecemberProjects yes
DecemberProjects i see it is been 8 years. I just read this. And i see clearly what you saw because of your description. It must have been mindblowing. The view and the music..magical..
Whenever I go to the airport I always listen to this song and all that you can’t leave behind because it has airport vibes lol
@davide proximo Rahhhhh 😂😂😂
You have a lovely Life! ❤️🖖🏾
The intro guitar and piano always gives me goosebumps.
“Florals for Spring. Groundbreaking.”
I understood the reference
LOL'ing @ my desk!
Point for you!
I love this song Paris looks like heaven when it lights right up ✨🌸
What a song! It still gives me the shivers like it did back in '05
Their music fills me with the most beautiful emotions in the world
I love U2 so much and this is why their one of the best bands in the world. I love Bono's voice
Thank you, U2, very much! With love from Ukraine! 🇺🇦💪
This song is so under appreciated
seriously.
Seriously!?
Posiblemente, una de las mejores canciones de U2.
Que me dice de "Vértigo" del vídeo en el desierto?
Tienen demasiado burnas varias canciones como para escoger una❤
And yet they still sound powerfully godlike even when live. This is beautiful.
This is a better version than the album version
the best song on 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' in my opinion
Probably my fave too. Lots of good ones to pick from
True
True
That was my first u2 album. I was only 11.
This and Vertigo
Long live U2.. we need more songs with this energy and awesome lyrics
U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Just one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances.
I would love your input on our cover of U2's Ordinary Love. Maybe we succeeded, maybe not, we let you be the judge if you have two or three minutes to spare and a thumb up or down to add, come listen and judge us here :-) : ua-cam.com/video/yiUkR6YUNgU/v-deo.html
Gods that introduction...so EPIC!!
"The Devil Wears Prada" Brought me here.
Me too ;-)
Likewise!
haha me 2 just now
me too!!!
Same
Me gusta esta cancion, la escuche por primera vez en la pelicula El Diablo Viste a la Moda, es una de mis favoritas
The more you see, the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then
Than I do now
Neon-heart, day-glow eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us
And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs, purple irises
The camera can't see
I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?
And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Time, time, time, time, time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
Oh, you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
The more you know, the less you feel
Some pray for, others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel
Luckily
Filmed in Vancouver, BC in 2005. My friend and I were in the audience for this video shoot. Great memories and an excellent song!
i'm out of words trying to describe how amazing is this song
This COVID has taken so many things in our life....I miss going to concerts!!!!
Ya, and the craziest part is it’s all lies and part of an evil agenda.
U2 continuing to be one the most epic bands of all time!!!
Only true rock band that still brings the world together with thier music. Awesome...
beautiful sounds...the edge is the master!!!
May he live and play forever!
If I am still alive on the day he dies, I will listen to U2 the whole day. The Edge is really the master!
It would be a dream come true to see these guys play
I feel you, this is the only band I give a damn about seeing live. When they came to SA in 2010, I had class the entire day the tickets went on sale. By the time I finally reached a computer all the tickets were long gone. Fastest sold out concert in SA at the time.
***** Green with envy right now.
rhcp5351 they were here last june 16 in montreal for 4 days. i went at the back of the parking lot where the other fans were waiting, he went up to us i shook his hand and told him i listened to his song ever since i was 7 yrs old back in the philippines. he smiled at me and said "thank u for appreciating our music" i wasnt able to get an autograph because he said "Im sorry i have to work fast, im late" watching U2 was a bucket list, meeting him up close in person was a bonus! it was awesome :) i hope you get to see them play live! Good luck!
I just saw them 3 days ago! I'm telling you best band ever!! Bono's voice seems to get better with age, and I'm only 22, but at that concert it seems like I've listened to their music for as long as they've been a band.
rhcp5351 In absolute agreement!!!!
Великая группа.Талантливые ирландцы!🌟💜🌹
"What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?" Something we all ask ourselves with that someone in mind.....
SO DEEP
every person had to ask that sometime.
“All the beauty we have lost before, wants to find us again “ Ordinary Love
@@luisghernandez6358 "All the beauty THAT'S BEEN lost before wants to find us again." 😉
@@_Lane_ exactly. Don't worry!!!
U2 songs are all classics to me :)
Saw this live in 2010 - one of the most memorable moments of my life. Some of these ”legends” deserve all the praise they got.
I cry my heart out each time I hear this song, it’s just so chilling
Makes me wanna stroll around New York or Paris when I heard this song.
O tipo de música que não envelhece.
Vida longa ao U2.
6th January to 2020,I’m stay here,listening to this WONDERFUL SONG............... AMAZING!!!!
8th of february after watching the devil wears prada
No need to argue folks...the city of blinding lights is wherever you are!
this is my favorite U2 song, ever. It just completely knocked me down, when I first heard it, and it still gets me...SO good.
U2 is my all time FAVORITE group!!!!!!
"What happened to the beauty I had inside of me" It's Melancholic, Reveals his pain....
I saw them open up with this song at the Vertigo tour in Atlanta in 2005, and by the first chorus, the whole crowd was singing along caught up in the swelling euphoria that was overtaking the entire arena. You won't see that at any other concert.
Una de las mejores canciones del grupo. El espectáculo de esta gira es impresionante. Emocionante, lo mejor que he vivido. Espero regresen a México pronto.
There is something so incredibly delicate about this song.
never tired of this song. Love U2
This song need to be on minimum 1b views, if this world was a normal.
Very true..
this song just makes you feel like you want to lift off, and fly away.
True
One more of U2 gem with excellent lyrics....i miss you when you are not around........o you look so beautiful ....touches .....love U2 💗
The best song for today! People who are alive are blessed. Free soul music! Look ugly in the photograph... leave the ground on airplane or sit in the ground!
Muchas gracias a quien haya bajado está canción. Es la segunda vez en mi vida en que la encuentro después e haberla buscado por 19 años. Le pedí a San Judas Tadeo que me la haga encontrar y mágicamente me la hizo encontrar al instante. San San Juditas Tadeo te amo!💕
Yeah! absolutely, year 2005, i remember it so clear... What a Precious song, Adam´s bass is amazing. Edge´s Guitar is awesome and Bono´s voice unmistakable!...
The thing i like about their live performances is that they don't have to have backup dancers or so. They just go on stage,start singing and make magic. That's the thing that Beyonce, Taylor, Selena and the other todays singers, will never be able to do.
Bono wrote this to his wife when they were touring through Paris. They were going through a rough patch, and he wanted to express his undying love for her.
I actually believe this song is about them performing in New York City during the Elevation Tour right after 9/11
Never saw them live, but if I could, this opening, this show unreal, love it.
This guys are great!! The best band ever! It's the only band with song that i can hear over and over again without getting tired!
They are real "animals on stage".
@JoseFerreira Me too!
Flying over New York at night with this music on. TOP. I did it. 💓
The song of my summer when I was 18 years old. Good old memories. I became a U2 fan then❤
Ainda vou para Paris e pisando lá vou colocar essa música em meus fones de ouvido e ouvir bem alto. Meu sonho
Essa música abriu o show de 2011,eu estava lá,nunca mais vou esquecer
U2 is the band in the world, factos.
So delighted there is no unlike for this song. And hope it will stay so. A pure diamond.
I love how Bono lifts his hands towards Heaven in the beginning and in the end.
1986 at Nassau Coliseum = I met God that night. I wore the U-2 patch on my denim jacket forever. Gave me strength when i needed it.
Time won't leave me as I am... but time won't take the boy out of this man....
Signature U2. Love it.
This song gave me goosebumps when it came on live.. Such an atmosphere!
Love this song! Still gives me the same great feeling in 2022!
LOVE U2 ALWAYS!! the dj
Beautiful song very wonderful!
This song and moment in time was one of the best in my life
MY FAV BEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIMES!!!❤🎸❤🎤❤🎸❤🎸❤🎸
Hands down my favourite song.
Absolutely love U2! Been to see them twice, Sydney & Brisbane. Amazing experience!
me imagino esta cancion paseando por paris, londres, amsterdam... etc...
PARIS,THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Cómo en la peli
2, meu sonho também 24-09-2020
Lo máximo. Puro desarrollo y la mejor música del planeta
Llevame !
Just watched this 6x in a row. Better each time.
Make that ... 8x
This song playing in my head the whole day.. what an energy!!
Gracias, U2, por tanto. Mística, innovación, energía, magia, talento...
The best song ever!
Esta musica do U2, City Of Blinding Lights é muito boa, a tradução dela é sensacional, vale a pena ouvir e ver a letra traduzida. Enquanto o povo perde tempo com o carnaval, eu perco o meu precioso tempo ouvindo uma boa musica, isto que é musica boa!.
A letra é belíssima
Realmente essa música e muito linda tanto melodia como letra, para min e a mais bonita do U2 e uma das mais músicas mais bonitas que eu gosto.
How can you Not just Love them with everything you have in your heart!!!
Bono!😎
I love you Kevin. 16 beautiful months today. Your the love of my life.
Heard this song at a job I had 2 years ago and totally thought it was Coldplay. I searched and searched but couldn’t find it again as I didn’t know the name. I recently watched The Devil Wears Prada for the first time and I heard it again and it kind of blew my mind. Crazy how you find something you’ve been looking for in the weirdest places.
Love song!
Have to wonder if there will be another tour. Covid is the final knife in the heart of many great bands and artists.
Every city where you feel like home or where your dreams became true is the City of Blinding Lights ...beautiful sound from a fantastic band...watch on concert in Amsterdam...people was so great just a magic night for one of next days of my life ...
one of U2 bests and my fav (also Sunday Bloody Sunday)
What an amazing song! I'm still loving it :)
Beautiful song, love everyone from Chile ❤️
..“The more you know, the less you feel
Some pray for, others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel
Luckily..”
ILOV U2
Es una mágica cancion . . . .
Correcto
Es correcto! 😎👌
Correctisimo 👍🏻👌🏻
Totalmente cierto, amiga.
This song fited perfectly with the movie "devil wears prada"
the devil will burn in hell forever.
@@thesongtowoody Calm down.
Ive got That same feeling when i went to paris
I love the vibe of this song!☝🏼🎼🎵🎶💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🎼🎵🎶🤩😉
For me this was the end of U2's golden era. It was all downhill from here ;(