WHAT IS IT? 🎵 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For REACTION

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 676

  • @tancar2004
    @tancar2004 Рік тому +310

    Bono called this a Gospel song. About searching for god. They even did a version with a gospel choir.

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 Рік тому +280

    The Joshua tree is a legendary album

    • @lyngusrobb5323
      @lyngusrobb5323 Рік тому +2

      Definitely up there with: Prince- Purple Rain, Beach Boys- Pet Sounds, Van Halen- 1984, Fleetwood Mac- Rumors, Beatles- A Hard Day's Night
      IMO

    • @lyngusrobb5323
      @lyngusrobb5323 Рік тому +6

      Geez Louise Brad...please try to not be so literal. Music is Art after all.
      I know your role is to provide a lyrical analysis but I think your analyses would be improved by appreciating figurative language.

    • @maluorno
      @maluorno Рік тому +4

      produced by Daniel Lanois. A stellar artist in his own right

    • @paulobrien9572
      @paulobrien9572 Рік тому +4

      The Joshua Tree was Rolling Stone magazine's Album of the decade for the 80's

    • @k.t.5405
      @k.t.5405 Рік тому

      Fremont Street Experience....1987 version 😂

  • @Cadinho93
    @Cadinho93 Рік тому +232

    This song pops into my head every time I can't find something in my house.

    • @angier5775
      @angier5775 Рік тому +8

      I’m gonna remember that!

    • @Chris.Davis.2
      @Chris.Davis.2 Рік тому +7

      That's hilarious 😂

    • @26shedan
      @26shedan Рік тому +6

      I need to make that my mantra, maybe will cut down on my cursing.....

    • @winnieobrien6493
      @winnieobrien6493 Рік тому +1

      That's too funny... and now it's gonna be stuck in my head. 🤣

    • @ashemobaby
      @ashemobaby Рік тому

      Same 😂

  • @stevecallais1713
    @stevecallais1713 Рік тому +146

    its a spiritual song. finding the meaning of life. thats what i take from it. Great eighties sound.

    • @stevefullerton1750
      @stevefullerton1750 Рік тому

      The Chimes did a version of this song and if I remember correctly the band basically said. that was the sound they were looking for. It's well worth checking out

    • @winnieobrien6493
      @winnieobrien6493 Рік тому

      I find the meaning the same as you do, Steve Callais . Many of their own songs have a deep undertone. This song is a struggle while searching for life and religion.

  • @andrewkubat1506
    @andrewkubat1506 Рік тому +104

    Third verse is very spiritual. "Broke the bonds" "loosed the chains" "carried the cross of my shame".

  • @THEDEEPDIVE
    @THEDEEPDIVE Рік тому +139

    Bono was on fire vocally for this album. Some of the best singing i've ever heard and it fits this sound and song like a glove. I love the young yelping shouting of early U2 but this is a whole other level.

    • @RSpracticalshooting
      @RSpracticalshooting Рік тому +2

      IIRC they actually slowed this song down slightly in post production so Bono actually sang even higher than you hear on the released cut but since it slowed down it turned out a half step lower.

    • @THEDEEPDIVE
      @THEDEEPDIVE Рік тому +1

      @@RSpracticalshooting awesome context!

    • @quincee3376
      @quincee3376 Рік тому

      Agreed.

    • @Dreyno
      @Dreyno Рік тому +2

      Bono doesn’t double track his vocals most of the time either. Hell of a voice.

    • @kennethlynch2907
      @kennethlynch2907 Рік тому +2

      Imo Bono's vocals on this album and Achtung Baby are the greatest in Rock-n-Roll history. I know that many won't agree with this and i hear you. Just saying in terms of range, command, power only a few are in the conversation and for me Bono reached the top for 2 masterpiece albums.

  • @KevDaly
    @KevDaly Рік тому +19

    The last verse is explicitly religious. I've always thought the song was about trying to fill the emptiness inside, and it expresses a kind of spiritual longing, like My Sweet Lord.

  • @rickeyjohnson4701
    @rickeyjohnson4701 Рік тому +65

    he song was inspired by the group's interest in American music. "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" exhibits influences from gospel music and its lyrics describe spiritual yearning

  • @klmorg63
    @klmorg63 Рік тому +18

    U2 is the greatest band I’ve heard in my 59 years, they and their music have gotten me through dark times. This particular song has always been a search for the unknown, a search for something that can’t be found on Earth. Bono is a self described Christian, he lost his mother at age 14 while at the funeral of her father, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage. His lyrics come back to this theme many times since it was released in 1987 and to his mother even through their most recent album. I was 17 when their first album was released, and a fan ever since. Listen to their first album “Boy” and a song called “ Out of Control”, he wrote it around his 18th birthday and you will see that the themes are similar. Thanks for posting this reaction of U2, they have so many songs y’all would enjoy. Keep up the great content, God Bless!

  • @DavidJonesZMBY
    @DavidJonesZMBY Рік тому +54

    An album that is purely perfect. It is hard to explain to anyone who wasn't there how this album absolutely dominated the music world when it was released.

    • @DavidJonesZMBY
      @DavidJonesZMBY Рік тому +4

      These lyrics probably give you the best insight into what he's looking for:
      "You broke the bonds
      And you loosed the chains
      Carried the cross
      Of my shame
      Oh my shame
      You know I believe it
      But I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

    • @dougman23
      @dougman23 Рік тому +2

      A perfect 1st side complemented by a richer 2nd side (in the days of sides). Achtung Baby was nearly perfect. This was perfect.

    • @TLF1
      @TLF1 Рік тому +1

      @@dougman23 Both albums are perfect. Achtung Baby is even more perfect and the pinnacle of U2.

    • @nianfiedler5291
      @nianfiedler5291 11 місяців тому

      Achtung Baby is pure perfection, Joshua Tree is a very close second, falters slightly with Trip and Mothers. Both albums were earthquakes in world of rock, The Joshua Tree gets more attention because it catapulted them solidly into the biggest rock band in the world. Both albums show how U2 never fit into current music trends. Take a look at the billboard charts in 87 and 91-92 and there is nothing that sounds like either of these albums. Yet both albums were enormous influences on a boatload of artists that followed.

    • @martine2u
      @martine2u 6 місяців тому

      Totally agree. One of my top 5. Was very privileged to see them perform it during the Joshua Tree Tour. One of my best memories ever..

  • @tnsteelerfan86
    @tnsteelerfan86 Рік тому +38

    Joshua tree is a masterpiece. From beginning to end.

  • @joemummerth8340
    @joemummerth8340 Рік тому +14

    U2's lead singer and songwriter, Bono, has referred to it as "a gospel song with a restless spirit." it`s about a search for meaning in life !

  • @1989NickyD
    @1989NickyD Рік тому +48

    'When Love Comes To Town' - U2 & BB King. Absolute banger.

  • @roydivo6189
    @roydivo6189 Рік тому +140

    U2 has always been different rock in roll sound, maybe even an acquired taste. Fell in love with their sound from the Unforgettable Fire Album. The Joshua tree tour was the first time I saw them in concert. They put on a great show. You guys always mention vibe. To me this is a vibe band.

    • @sirkat344
      @sirkat344 Рік тому +3

      :Bad" live (Wide Awake EP) really captures Bono's intensitiy and power. LOVE that particular recording. 🥰

    • @martincashman7699
      @martincashman7699 Рік тому +4

      Love this band -my sister was their stylist on Joshua tree tour

    • @chrisa4695
      @chrisa4695 Рік тому +1

      Sometimes so think songwriters create the meaning after the song is recorded. I have heard some musicians give different accounts in different interviews.

    • @strange4you
      @strange4you Рік тому +2

      See them 6 times live...... so gooooooood.

    • @winnieobrien6493
      @winnieobrien6493 Рік тому +2

      Love these Irish guys . I fell in love with with the Boy Album, that was the beginning of my forever love 💕.

  • @richard_n
    @richard_n Рік тому +36

    My favorite thing about U2 is they are one of the very few bands where every person in the band is treated equally by the others. All decisions are made as a group. You rarely see that in the music industry anytime or anywhere. That kind of loyalty to your bandmates is so refreshing.

    • @bminturn
      @bminturn Рік тому +6

      And they made some of the best deals with their record companies in this history of recorded music, which allowed them to maintain an independence that a lot of bands never enjoyed, while also raking in the dolla dolla bills.

    • @Dreyno
      @Dreyno Рік тому +3

      Think they always split their money 5 ways. 4 band members and their manager, Paul McGuinness. He retired in 2013 so not sure how they split it now.

    • @robertstrohm2412
      @robertstrohm2412 Рік тому

      So agree equal ownership wins the day! Unlike the Eagles and the two dictators screwing over Randy Meisner and Don Felder, one the best voice of the band and awesome bass and the best guitar player ever the group had, not to take away from Joe at all but Felder is on another level all together.

  • @hotmail305
    @hotmail305 Рік тому +14

    One of the greatest songs ever in human history 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Tbass-yy8uc
    @Tbass-yy8uc Рік тому +93

    There is a live version somewhere out there where they have a church choir with them in this song. It's very beautiful

    • @anthonysergio1574
      @anthonysergio1574 Рік тому +5

      Rattle & Hum album

    • @felixthecat02
      @felixthecat02 Рік тому +2

      It's on the Rattle and Hum album

    • @keensoundguy6637
      @keensoundguy6637 Рік тому +6

      There's the version from the "Rattle and Hum" movie (and album) where they are within a church, or the live version from MSG (I think 1987, it was included on the super deluxe release of The Joshua Tree), but there were also other venues where they performed with the choir.

    • @beerye3
      @beerye3 Рік тому +3

      I think it is a mix of Gospel and Rock, at least that’s what I thought the band suggested in Rattle and Hum

    • @winnieobrien6493
      @winnieobrien6493 Рік тому

      They have a Gospel Choir a live in video of Angel of Harlem . It's beautiful ❤️

  • @thanksamill
    @thanksamill Рік тому +14

    The whole Joshua Tree album is epic!!!!🎶🎶🎶❤

  • @ohfour-seven6228
    @ohfour-seven6228 Рік тому +7

    U2 are world treasures. One of the absolute bands ever. Glad you had a chance to react to them. More please!

  • @VersinKettorix
    @VersinKettorix Рік тому +4

    U2 was an extremely influential band for me. They were introduced to a much wider American audience with the advent of MTV and their performance of "Sunday, bloody Sunday" at Redrocks ampitheatre. Songs from the Boy, War and October albums had a link to the lingering unrest of the cold war still in play. The band used that early success to go on an incredible run of great albums with "The unforgettable fire", "The Joshua Tree" and then "Rattle and Hum". "The Joshua tree" is as good as an album can get. It is nothing but quality songs that stand the test of time.

  • @bminturn
    @bminturn Рік тому +35

    U2 made a point of not sounding like all of the other bands at the time. Their sound was singular, and not bound to a time. This is really a gospel song. From a person who has moments of doubt. Also, this song inspired a lot of contemporary Christian and worship songs that came after. The sound of the entire Joshua Tree, really. But The Joshua Tree came first.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Рік тому

      It still sounds similar to other irish bands of the time, or maybe they sounded like U2

    • @bminturn
      @bminturn Рік тому

      @@annother3350 I'm not an expert on Irish music of 1987. I know The Pogues, and they sounded nothing like this. So I'll take your word for it.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Рік тому

      @@bminturn I mean, the one which leaps out is perhaps the Cranberries - Zombie -- you can hear a similar sound. I'm sure there were a few more if I put my mind to it

    • @zephilandevol
      @zephilandevol Рік тому

      @@annother3350 The Joshua Tree came out in 1987 and had a similar sound to their previous albums, like the Unforgettable Fire. Zombie by the cranberries came out in 1994

  • @Kari_B61ex
    @Kari_B61ex Рік тому +8

    Just love the 'coolness' of The Edge. 🤩

  • @bpfromowc
    @bpfromowc Рік тому +10

    I saw them play (outdoors) @ the Botanic Gardens, Belfast in 1997, before 40,000 people.
    What a night that was. U2 were amazing.

  • @spencergadoury
    @spencergadoury Рік тому +4

    My fav band of all time! And my fav song! The Edge (the guitarist) is the reason I got into music and become inspired by it forever. Seeing them live 3 times was the greatest privilege I’ve ever had !

  • @heathermcteer9581
    @heathermcteer9581 Рік тому +7

    U2 is Rock/ Their own unique thing. Now with that said they can do it all perfectly😍. Have loved them since my early 20's.😍

  • @smbmiller655
    @smbmiller655 Рік тому +4

    U2 was AMAZING back in the day! I will always have mad love & respect for them! These guys lived through Ireland being divided...those were heady and heavy times.

  • @danielbenincasa770
    @danielbenincasa770 Рік тому +1

    Rock n Roll. U2 shut down part of the Vegas Strip. And the people are actually regular folks. Either working there or visitors. So cool!

  • @TheConservativeinaction
    @TheConservativeinaction Рік тому +28

    “I will follow”, “the unforgettable fire”, “where the streets have no name”, “fire”, “Gloria”, and my personal favorite song “Desire”.

  • @Rock_Snob
    @Rock_Snob Рік тому +6

    B&L
    The band U2 achieved major league success in their time to be the biggest band in the world for quite sometime.
    Every single, every album they became more relevant as time went on… Hell they could announce a world tour today and sell out every show in hours if not minutes.

  • @felixthecat02
    @felixthecat02 Рік тому +15

    The live version on the Rattle and Hum album, with the gospel choir is amazing

  • @winnieobrien6493
    @winnieobrien6493 Рік тому +3

    U2 is my favorite Irish guys. They are in my heart forever. Their song "All I Want Is You" is my favorite. I had it played ten years ago at my husbands wake.
    This song a deep struggle of life and religion.
    Bono and his wife Ali were high school sweethearts and just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary... the video of the two of them, All I Want Is You" is absolutely precious. But sorry Bono, Adam and Larry you're all great, but The Edge is my favorite, always has been always will be . 🥰🎸
    But the The Edge is my favorite! 💕

  • @healthystool
    @healthystool Рік тому +6

    35 years on and still my favorite song of all time.
    And I am still looking…

  • @lumpyfishgravy
    @lumpyfishgravy Рік тому +14

    Joshua Tree came out when I was 16/17 and everyone I knew had a copy. For me it remains quintessential U2.
    Similar to The Doors, some of these tracks are a vibe or feeling more than a story or message.

  • @kennethlynch2907
    @kennethlynch2907 Рік тому +3

    I remember when this album came out... The first song that I heard off the album was on a radio station that was playing at the Arby's I was working at. The song was "With or Without You" and it was like nothing I had ever heard. This album and the tour that followed were huge! There is nothing to compare it to today to make it relatable. I guess the closest analogy would be like technology something like Samsung was a few years back in terms of hype. Anyway, it was good times and the music that was being made was extraordinary. There was so much good music that it was impossible to keep up with it all. I still discover new music from that time that i love. Anyway I listened to the entire album every night for about 2 months without missing a night. It got better with every listen. There are so many layers to the songs on The Joshua Tree that even now I still discover sounds or nuances, rarely to be sure, that I didn't notice before. This album like all masterpieces will take you on a journey if you let it. Maybe you will discover what you are looking for in that journey. Maybe you will shift the search from outside of yourself to inside. Or not... just a thought.

  • @daveburlinguette7251
    @daveburlinguette7251 Рік тому +4

    Killer track. One reason why I loved this band in the 80"s.
    Dave from Canada

  • @AzaleaLuna
    @AzaleaLuna Рік тому +4

    I think that particular U2 song could be classified as gospel. There is another video of them going to a church and singing this song with the choir. U2 just has their own sound. This song is off their Joshua Tree album, which is arguably their best album. I hope you react to more U2. Bono's voice was awesome back in the day. At a later point in U2 history Bono had throat surgery and it changed his voice. But he seems to be able to work around it. Although he often cannot reach those high notes like he used to. The first time I saw U2 in concert was in 1985 their Unforgettable Fire tour. So good. So much passion. Bono has been an activist all his life. Definitely not looking for a wife, he married his high school sweetheart and they are still married. This is my favorite band next to Led Zeppelin.

  • @tonja4824
    @tonja4824 Рік тому +1

    You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains, carried the cross and all my shame. All my shame. You know I believe it. Love those lyrics.

  • @SweetThing
    @SweetThing Рік тому +13

    "I Will Follow" was the first hit by U2. React to: "With or Without You" is awesome. All their music is awesome.

  • @BonnietheOutlaw7
    @BonnietheOutlaw7 Рік тому +4

    Still bumps in the 80s radio station, looking for anything really, a lover, a friend, a career, a job....etc.

  • @Mike-cp1ft
    @Mike-cp1ft Рік тому +1

    About to turn 43 in a month and this video brings a sense of nostalgia for me. It was really big on MTV back in the day and it reminds me of a younger time in my life.

  • @pauljansen1137
    @pauljansen1137 Рік тому +32

    Great song...I would also suggest "The Unforgettable Fire"....amazing early song from U2!!!

  • @GinaGeeILuvu
    @GinaGeeILuvu Рік тому +2

    This is eighties Rock and Roll...like Billy Joel says, "hot funk, cool punk, even if its old junk, it's still Rock and Roll to me". In this song, I feel, he's talking about all the different things he's tried in life but he still hasn't found what he's looking for. This song is deeper than you're thinking...he is looking for meaning in his life, something money can't buy. We are all looking for something meaningful in our lives. Everyone loves Bono, he was kissing and hugging his fans in a caring way not a creepy way. I love Bono, he can kiss me anytime!❤❤

  • @markbryant5965
    @markbryant5965 Рік тому +2

    The world we live in is always trying to convince us all we need to change something - our look, our car, our mate, where we reside, where we work, what we make for money (and so on) - and once we do, we will finally be content and satisfied and live a happily ever life until we die. And, those things never work. Bono is a very spiritual person and once said "What you are looking for is inside you - not outside you.:

  • @jaycordner3890
    @jaycordner3890 Рік тому +22

    U2 are legends. The most famous band to ever come from Ireland.

    • @deepcoder1845
      @deepcoder1845 Рік тому +2

      Ireland hell.Best band in the world.

    • @Infyra
      @Infyra Рік тому

      I Like primordial better, even the cranberries! :D

  • @tinamakaneole8866
    @tinamakaneole8866 Рік тому +14

    They were called Alternative Rock when they first started. I’ve been to 8 of their concerts over my life and spent probably $10,000 in air fare, hotels and tickets. 🤗❤️

    • @tinamakaneole8866
      @tinamakaneole8866 Рік тому +1

      @@johnnynada7078 yes! That’s why I spent so much.

    • @ninawildr4207
      @ninawildr4207 Рік тому

      And did you fing what you were lookin for?

    • @tinamakaneole8866
      @tinamakaneole8866 Рік тому +1

      @@ninawildr4207 I found happiness ❤️

    • @bostonwhofan
      @bostonwhofan Рік тому +3

      I saw U2 four times in 1 week in Florida back in 1985. It was the Unforgettable Fire tour and I saw them in Jacksonville, Tampa, and twice in Hollywood, Florida that week. All shows were general admission so when you got into the venue, you sprinted to get the best seats that were still unclaimed. The 2nd show in Hollywood, FL was the last show of the US tour. The next time they performed was at Live Aid. I got to meet Bono behind the arena in Hollywood, FL where the tour trucks were parked after both shows. Back in those days, Bono always went outside after the concert to meet the fans.

    • @dougman23
      @dougman23 Рік тому +1

      @@tinamakaneole8866 i say U2 shows are church. 14 total for me

  • @douglasmijangos3327
    @douglasmijangos3327 Рік тому +6

    I know these guys are huge Beatles fans .. I just realized this song has this “ With in Without you/ Tomorrow Never Knows “ vibes … I personally love the Beatles 😂 so I like it

  • @timcrowley38
    @timcrowley38 Рік тому +7

    That's a spiritual song - one of my favorite U2 songs. The category might be gospel rock. I like the line: I believe in kingdom come.

    • @lumpyfishgravy
      @lumpyfishgravy Рік тому

      when all the colours will bleed into one ...
      That's how we all felt in the 80s.

  • @thomasduchene9415
    @thomasduchene9415 Рік тому +1

    Bono has been married nearly as long as they've been a band. He was just trying to show by kissing his fans the love of the human soul. The idea behind the song was to explain as hard as he tried, he couldnt find the answer to life and religion (and he was raised as a stounch Irish catholic).The song is meant to say I've tried all of these things that life offers but I dont yet feel fulfilled with a significant answer to the questions I'm searching for.

  • @guidosarducci
    @guidosarducci Рік тому +2

    Think about this line pretty hard... "I believe in the Kingdom Come, then all the colours will bleed into one..." Absolute genius.

  • @Prodigal1
    @Prodigal1 Рік тому +3

    He’s married to his high school sweetheart. Has been all these years. Think of this as a spiritual search.

  • @BestofItMoviedoc
    @BestofItMoviedoc Рік тому +1

    U2 is an alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland. Joshua Tree is one of the most iconic albums of the 80s, it includes I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR. Bono is their frontman.

  • @jccook5353
    @jccook5353 Рік тому +3

    The minimalist version with the Harlem Gospel Choir on Rattle and Hum is epic. Very subdued yet extremely powerful.

  • @neilsmith9066
    @neilsmith9066 Рік тому +3

    Great Band!!!! So many many Amazing Songs!!!

  • @laurakali6522
    @laurakali6522 Рік тому +7

    Two Hearts Beat as One is a great one by them. And when you can, you should watch their Super Bowl Halftime performance after 9/11.

  • @SeansMusicVault
    @SeansMusicVault Рік тому +3

    The Joshua Tree album was explosive and really turned U2 into Megastars. Their appeal had kind of faded for me by this time (especially Bono), but there is no denying that this was their apex as songwriters.

  • @flakeyjay
    @flakeyjay Рік тому +3

    U2 Joshua Tree probably one of the greatest albums ever made! You wanna hear more U2 with BB King watch "When Love Comes to Town".

  • @happypapi1903
    @happypapi1903 17 днів тому

    This song was originally called "Under The Weather Girls" but the track was scrapped but only the drum tracks were kept and they just overdubbed everything else on top of the drum tracks from that song.

  • @RKSidd
    @RKSidd Рік тому +4

    You need to review "Bad" from Live Aid...a legendary performance

  • @iskandariacordoba
    @iskandariacordoba Рік тому

    It was considered "Alternative" in the 80s.
    Your lady is incredibly adorable. Such a sublime smile...
    Alternative music defined the 80s...

  • @3generboiler
    @3generboiler Рік тому +2

    Oddly enough I wasn’t a fan when this came out but watching and listening years later I do have an appreciation of how different this is and was

  • @lyletuck
    @lyletuck Рік тому

    When I first heard U2, we called it "college music." It wasn't popular yet, but the college kids listened to it and U2 was played on college radio stations. This particular song was from a bit later in their career, and it _became_ quite popular. By then, I think the term "alternative rock" was in fairly widespread use, and U2 (along with R.E.M. and The Cure and The Smiths and The Replacements and Pixies, etc.) was generally considered to be an alternative band, but they became pretty darn mainstream. It's probably "pop rock". (Genre is extremely tough to define, actually.)

  • @joshuawiedenbeck6944
    @joshuawiedenbeck6944 Рік тому

    Instant nostalgia. Driving around in the back seat of the station wagon in the early 90's.

  • @douglasmijangos3327
    @douglasmijangos3327 Рік тому +1

    It’s funny how Brad is talking about having money and not finding what you want .. reminds me of another Beatles song too 😂 “ Can’t buy me love “ 😂

  • @Spy359
    @Spy359 Рік тому +1

    It has an implication of Christian applications to the lyrics: "I have held my hand with the Devil, I was cold as a stone," "I believe in the Kingdom Come, then all the colors will bleed into one," "You broke the bonds, loosed the chains, carried the Cross of my shame ... you know I believe it." See their other version of thus song in their movie, "Rattle and Hum." Beautiful.

  • @deepcoder1845
    @deepcoder1845 Рік тому +2

    U2 finest moment is when they played the Super Bowl HT show after 9-11... one of the top 3 bands in the world hands down.

    • @deepcoder1845
      @deepcoder1845 Рік тому

      See if there is a video on that...will bring you to tears if one is human.

  • @PhantomOfTheMall
    @PhantomOfTheMall Рік тому

    It means…he’s not done yet. He’s still carrying on…looking.
    The meaning is right there in the title. Through all of life’s turmoil of the journey he’s on, through all of it’s ups and downs…it’s twists and turns…it’s trials and tribulations…he still hasn’t found what he’s looking for.
    What is he looking for? Only he can answer that. Same as you…what are you looking for? Have you found IT…or are you still looking too??
    It’s definitely a spiritual song. For when the flesh is weak, the spirit will push you through to the other side.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Рік тому +2

    Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Two Hearts Beat as One!!!

  • @650Max
    @650Max Рік тому +2

    I had a U2 satnav,
    I still haven't found what I'm looking for, because the streets have no name.

  • @traog
    @traog Рік тому +2

    One of the things about a song like this is that it means to the listener whatever it means to them. Maybe the hardest thing to find is your true self.

    • @bminturn
      @bminturn Рік тому +1

      It's secret to success, ultimately. U2 gets knocked for being too vague and anthemic at times, but it's genius IMO. Who cares if some unhappy gate-keeper labels you "sellout". U2 still made music that made millions of people happy, or reflective, if even for a few minutes. I still smile every time I hear this song. Same with "Where the Streets Have No Name". The songs contain actual joy and actual yearning at the same time. The human condition. You can't put a price on that.

  • @NicMarie2015
    @NicMarie2015 Рік тому +2

    Its probably pop rock. Rock music able to be played on pop stations. mainstream. 80's U2 was its own vibe. You knew it was them when a song came on the radio.

  • @carlossaraiva8213
    @carlossaraiva8213 Рік тому +11

    This is actually a gospel song. This is one of the many songs that Bono has written about trying to find god's grace (and often failing).
    Whenever Bono sings about love, he's actually singing about god. Its one of Bono's quirks that he calls god as love.

  • @gzz8551
    @gzz8551 Рік тому

    By the time Bono sings “I have scaled these city walls, THESE CITY WALLS…”
    You’re in. Everyone’s in. You can’t avoid it.

  • @lttlejordan23
    @lttlejordan23 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite U2 songs! Always loved the sound of it. Joshua Tree is such a great album in general. Top to bottom.

  • @hihoktf
    @hihoktf Рік тому +2

    The song on this album that deals with addiction is Running To Stand Still. Personally, I think it's their most powerful song.

  • @tomgardner2638
    @tomgardner2638 Рік тому +3

    Great band, awesome concerts long ago!

  • @scpomegaprime5081
    @scpomegaprime5081 Рік тому +3

    I really think the two of you should react to the version of this song recorded in a Harlem church. It was released on their record, Rattle & Hum. Silver & Gold is also an amazing song off of the R&H that doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

  • @moonlily1
    @moonlily1 Рік тому

    I think what he's looking for is a sense of content and completeness. And he hasn't found it because he's wandering around trying to find it when he just needs to be still.

  • @troywilliams2777
    @troywilliams2777 Рік тому

    I was stationed in England in 1983, and one day, while listening to Radio Free Caroline, they played a song from the U2 album War. It blew me away.

  • @Kairon111161
    @Kairon111161 Рік тому +3

    JOSHUA TREE is a truly great album -- and most of it is their impressions of America during an American tour. God's Country is just stunning and so heart-rending -- you beautiful young people should listen to it. It was called "Rock" at the time it came out, in the early 80's.

  • @robertstrohm2412
    @robertstrohm2412 Рік тому

    “Carried the cross and my shame and my shame. You know I believe it. U2 is a Christian Rock band who blew up and are world famous thanks to the HUGE Joshua Tree Album. That one record had like 9 hits played world wide.

  • @randytorres8211
    @randytorres8211 Рік тому +1

    Per Songfacts This song was influenced by gospel music. Bono wanted The Joshua Tree to explore various forms of American music they had encountered while touring there. The album's co-producer Daniel Lanois said he nudged Bono in the gospel direction on tracks like this one. He explained in the TV documentary Classic Albums: U2 The Joshua Tree: "I've always liked gospel music and I encouraged Bono to take it to that place. It was a very non-U2 thing to do at the time, to go up the street of gospel. I think it opened a door for them, to experiment with that territory... He's singing at the top of his range and there is something very compelling about somebody pushing themselves. It's like hearing Aretha Franklin almost. It jumps on you and you can't help but feel the feeling."

  • @larannar123
    @larannar123 Рік тому +2

    Really love U2..
    "One" and "End of the World "are my favorites ♥!!!

  • @RSpracticalshooting
    @RSpracticalshooting Рік тому +2

    Fun Fact: They actually slowed this song down slightly in post production so Bono actually sang a half step higher than you hear in the released song.

  • @jamesmcavoy379
    @jamesmcavoy379 Рік тому

    U2 was first a post punk band and this is a few years later. They were doing more anthemic alt rock with some of post punk still there by Joshua tree. They were really a sound all their own at this point.

  • @sharonstonts
    @sharonstonts Рік тому

    This song is a big hit with my kids now because of the movie "Sing 2"...who would have thought, such a pleasure 😊

  • @trey2325
    @trey2325 Рік тому

    Idk how Ive never heard this but immediately one of my favorite songs, this will stick with me thanks for vibing with us haha

  • @pennyrollings4897
    @pennyrollings4897 Рік тому +2

    When they first came out they were considered new wave pinkish rock. There first hit Sunday Bloody Sunday was punk . Later the next album more rock. And there songs are all about God .

  • @rachaddle6581
    @rachaddle6581 Рік тому

    U2 is a part of the Classic Rock genre. They are legend!!

  • @jeffkemper7920
    @jeffkemper7920 Рік тому +2

    This song is from one of the best albums ever recorded, The Joshua Tree. It's in my top five. Not a single bad song on it. Thanks for listening. Now listen to the whole album.

  • @seansimms8503
    @seansimms8503 Рік тому

    U2 was a positive sound during some tough times, I've been listening to them since Sunday, Bloody Sunday...these cats always speak about all folks.

  • @davidwalker683
    @davidwalker683 Рік тому

    One of best bands ever. Try- bad, all I want is you, stay faraway so close, with or without you, one, bullet blue sky, unforgettable fire, mysterious way, desire, Etc.etc..

  • @blemelin
    @blemelin Рік тому

    It's rock. With pop influences and a little hint of soul and gospel (in the lyrics). He didn't say it was cold. He sang it was "warm in the night." Please listen carefully or go back and listen again.

  • @BridewellSeniorTube
    @BridewellSeniorTube Рік тому

    Wow Lex I was surprised and impressed by how quick you came up with the conclusion "Soul Rock" as I was struggling myself thinking of what it was :)

  • @baitse7676
    @baitse7676 Рік тому

    I always thought this song was about Bono looking for his car keys.
    Not a huge U2 fan, but this is my favorite U2 song. They made another version of this song for Rattle and Hum with a gospel choir

  • @mariuskuhrau761
    @mariuskuhrau761 Рік тому

    When U2 recorded this song and one of the band members said that it was written as a gospel song and the fans went absolutely crazy when it was released. Bono had very nice voice but you have to listen to their recording of "where streets have no names", that was recorded live on a rooftop building in downtown LA. What a performance!!

  • @nzstarwarsn00b
    @nzstarwarsn00b Рік тому

    Brian Eno says Bono was pushing a B in the high end vocals of this song. He went on to say there is an emotion that comes forth when your voice is pushed to its limit.

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Рік тому +1

    Bono has thee voice! In fact when U2 first started out he was called Bono Vox which is latin for good voice. I love 80s U2. Especially early to mid 80s. This song is excellent.

  • @danielhaines2265
    @danielhaines2265 Рік тому +1

    They are played on classic rock radio 📻👌🙌

  • @markkappe1995
    @markkappe1995 Рік тому

    1984, my new college roommates dragged me along to see this new band at the Fox Theatre in Detroit... love that phase of U2's music.

  • @maukasara808
    @maukasara808 Рік тому +3

    This is a gospel inspired song. It is a spiritual reference. The version with the Harlem gospel choir is goose bump central.