Bono and The Edge: Tiny Desk Concert

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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025

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  • @nprmusic
    @nprmusic  10 месяцев назад +60

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  • @shkoff
    @shkoff Год назад +11327

    These guys should start a band

  • @shanghaiffgg
    @shanghaiffgg Год назад +894

    I am a 51 year old irishman. I have followed u2 since 1982 when I was 10 years old. Their music is essentially the soundtrack of my life. While its a little sad to see them age I just feel so grateful for the countless memories and uplifting messaging for decades.Thank so much boys.

    • @dudoklasovity2093
      @dudoklasovity2093 Год назад +20

      100% same here! only i am 44

    • @Iiikkkkppppppphh
      @Iiikkkkppppppphh Год назад +7

      I agree. However I love them so much

    • @victorpadilla2893
      @victorpadilla2893 Год назад +16

      "the soundtrack of my life" beautifully put.

    • @saolálainn
      @saolálainn Год назад +12

      Pretty much the same as you but Irishwoman, love them and have seen them live twice in Dublin, first when I was 14 then 31....will listen until I die x

    • @morningglorify
      @morningglorify Год назад +11

      Bono had a terrible accident about a decade ago, it had a huge impact on his physicality. Still, that voice, that thing that moves us.

  • @haigw
    @haigw Год назад +723

    "Laughter is the evidence of freedom." I will commit this line to memory.

  • @xxyes8879
    @xxyes8879 Год назад +21

    In a little while is such a tender, beautiful song. Bono's voice is still just the best. So expressive and hits all the right spots.

  • @thomaswagner455
    @thomaswagner455 Год назад +69

    Watch the happy faces of the girls in the choir. They will tell their grandchildren about this exceptionally beautiful day.

  • @DonPasquale_
    @DonPasquale_ Год назад +2493

    Never realized how solid Edge's backing vocals were

    • @juniwilliams
      @juniwilliams Год назад +92

      Me, too. Honestly one of the best backing vocals from a band member I’ve heard.

    • @fc7alibi
      @fc7alibi Год назад +42

      Guys a rock.

    • @Marcelo-on9rc
      @Marcelo-on9rc Год назад +49

      oh yeah. and he´s proved that during some live performances and acoustic ones.

    • @jeremygunther9403
      @jeremygunther9403 Год назад +113

      Listen to him sing lead on “Van Diemen’s Land” from rattle and hum. Beautiful

    • @matheusqueiroz1805
      @matheusqueiroz1805 Год назад +45

      Listen he singing Love is Blindness ❤

  • @RiottBandVA
    @RiottBandVA Год назад +1688

    It's nice of NPR to give these kinds of smaller indie artists a big platform like Tiny Desk Concerts.

    • @juandicorrea08
      @juandicorrea08 Год назад +25

      so you've never heard of U2🤣

    • @Banofree
      @Banofree Год назад +171

      ​@@juandicorrea08so you never heard of sarcasm😂

    • @segunmola1
      @segunmola1 Год назад +5

      @@Banofree HAHAHAHA

    • @mikejones-vd3fg
      @mikejones-vd3fg Год назад

      maybe they were being sarcastic? so you never heard of double sarcasm? or are you being triple sarcastic?@@Banofree

    • @christopherwhite7347
      @christopherwhite7347 Год назад +12

      Bringing in bigger bands on occasion gives more visibility to smaller bands who make up most of the performers.

  • @MuddogMusic
    @MuddogMusic Месяц назад +10

    I keep coming back to this video. It shows the actual talent of these two guys. Edge doesn't need the effects, and Bono is an amazing singer.

  • @NovaScotiaSteve.
    @NovaScotiaSteve. Год назад +263

    These guys PACK stadiums world wide…..and have for years. They could easily sit back with huge egos and count royalty money forever. Yet they show up as gracious and gentle performers thanking and shaking hands!! I wish they would do some children songs now so I could play them to my newborn granddaughter!! When she is old enough……she will enjoy U2 with her Nono on a quiet porch one day!! Thank you NPR from Canada!!

    • @shiftfocus1
      @shiftfocus1 Год назад +8

      I’ve been reading his book and watching a lot of interviews lately. There’s an uncommon depth and self-awareness to these guys. It shines in moments like this.

    • @RowenMyBoat
      @RowenMyBoat 11 месяцев назад +10

      Play U2 to your little one anyway!

    • @mikkilee-ry2te
      @mikkilee-ry2te Месяц назад

      same story , from bosnia ❤

    • @neidecendon9035
      @neidecendon9035 17 дней назад

      The comentary tru 🥰🥰🥰👏🏽🫶🏽

    • @Tendervittle
      @Tendervittle 15 дней назад

      They do love attention

  • @Oldo
    @Oldo Год назад +763

    Edge is such a MONSTER performer always at the edge of the limelight but he really deserves an award for his decades of excellence.

    • @deljay1840
      @deljay1840 Год назад +18

      His paychecks are a real big reward

    • @ritec
      @ritec Год назад +16

      He did just receive the presidential medal of freedom with Bono ❤, well deserved indeed.

    • @mkrd2000
      @mkrd2000 Год назад +6

      Agree - and the fact that he can so easily convey the grooves and chord progressions of their original songs when limited to just an acoustic guitar also shows his talents as a musician, regardless of the huge rig of effects he employs on recordings and at U2 shows.

    • @strongforlife4352
      @strongforlife4352 Год назад +23

      ​@Three Six Nine I'm not quite sure what you're expecting here. It's one acoustic guitar and a voice. If they had a rhythm player to lay down the chords then we might see something more complex? Seems a fine guitarist, agreed he's never going to be Tommy Emmanuel but that's not his job.

    • @tuanistico
      @tuanistico Год назад +10

      minimalist guitar at its best

  • @Boss3388
    @Boss3388 Год назад +189

    Two men and one acoustic guitar... Is enough to stop the world. Absolutely stunning .

  • @JusticeSoul
    @JusticeSoul Год назад +28

    I’m a 50 year old Canadian. Boy was the first album I remember buying. To say U2 have had an influence in my life is a massive understatement. Every album and every song has a personal meaning in my life. They have been my “ travelling companions” to steal a phrase from Bruce Springsteen.

    • @jstory6402
      @jstory6402 9 месяцев назад +1

      Boy and October got me through some of the hardest parts of my life.

  • @jasonbean2764
    @jasonbean2764 Год назад +290

    Seen the lads 3 times, worked 2 of their shows, once as security, once as staging. They are among the kindest, most generous of acts I have had the privilege of working for.:)

    • @igorjajic2726
      @igorjajic2726 Год назад +1

      Yet bono suporteed nazies nd isis in balkan and nazies in ukraine.... He s payed

    • @cmadelaide56
      @cmadelaide56 Год назад

      @@igorjajic2726 Whatever drugs you are on, might be time to get off them. Nothing says Nazis in Ukraine like having a Jewish President. (Yes, yes, Vladimir is paying you to troll RUclips on his behalf - we get it…)

    • @latentsea
      @latentsea Год назад +1

      Is bondo on the list? This stuff is kinda cringe, not sure, maybe I’m wrong. Sounds s little pitchy dogg.

    • @paulharrisonadventuregearm5457
      @paulharrisonadventuregearm5457 Год назад +7

      ​@@igorjajic2726 Absolutely NOT

    • @paulharrisonadventuregearm5457
      @paulharrisonadventuregearm5457 Год назад +5

      ​@@latentsea no it's not pitchy

  • @eco6jg
    @eco6jg Год назад +169

    And just casually, Bono reminds us all what it means to be a master of your craft. Whether in a room of a dozen people or a stadium of thousands, the charisma and warmth underlying the voice shine through. Just thank you.

  • @gtoger
    @gtoger Год назад +32

    Bono didn't go out of his way to make things easy for the sound crew here, but the sound guy in me knows I'd gladly put up with it for this kind of authenticity in a performance. Well done, all around: Bono, Edge, choir & crew.

  • @VHRushRyche
    @VHRushRyche 7 месяцев назад +18

    Two guys who don't need anything else to deliver enormous sound, their talent is off the chart!!

  • @seanmclaughlin2900
    @seanmclaughlin2900 Год назад +43

    "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." --Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Hearing these songs without the electronics and seeing these larger-than-life artists in an intimate space reveals the mastery. Thank you, NPR, from a proud (renewed) U2 fan!

  • @rinderknorpelmuhle1790
    @rinderknorpelmuhle1790 Год назад +482

    I love that when Bono sings you always feel like you're being told a story. It doesn't just feel like simple singing.

    • @MrShbbz
      @MrShbbz Год назад

      NO, YOU DONT. THIS GUY IS A FAKE. A MILLIONAIRE SUPPORTING BANDERA FASCISTS AND PRAYING TO "END THE WORLD HUNGER" LOL

    • @jonathan-livingstone-acoustic
      @jonathan-livingstone-acoustic Год назад +12

      Couldn't have put that better, spot on!

    • @drakebunch9807
      @drakebunch9807 Год назад +14

      I love how good his voice is after nearly 50 years.

    • @davidtaylor111
      @davidtaylor111 Год назад +3

      ​@@drakebunch9807 it's not so good

    • @VanessaLeavitt
      @VanessaLeavitt Год назад +12

      I agree. I always liked U2, but I finally got to see them in concert a few years ago and seeing them live is a whole other thing. I was like oohhh, THIS is why they are who they are. Even in a huge stadium, Bono can make you feel like he's singing just to you. Amazing.

  • @ajoenamedjoe
    @ajoenamedjoe Год назад +486

    The choir was such a nice touch. Thank you Tiny Desk, Duke Ellington School, and U2.

    • @parkereberhard7580
      @parkereberhard7580 Год назад

      Of course none of them had any idea who those two old farts are

    • @natalia001
      @natalia001 Год назад +1

      O yes, great!

    • @John_Alford
      @John_Alford Год назад +9

      Bono simply asks for an "Oohh" and they come in and harmonize perfectly. Pretty impressive and nearly stole the show for me.

    • @pitchforkcustom
      @pitchforkcustom Год назад +2

      then he says pick a note.. there are actually endless notes 😂

    • @DevunWalsh
      @DevunWalsh 9 месяцев назад +1

      and Dave Chappelle!

  • @episodeVIwastheworst
    @episodeVIwastheworst Год назад +42

    My wife and I saw them last week in the Las Vegas Sphere… Mind blowing and powerful! Now, today, I just discovered this… Small, intimate, but just as powerful! We're pushing 60 years old and it's been a joy to have them as part of the soundtrack of our lives!

    • @AtomicPeace
      @AtomicPeace Год назад

      Beautiful!!!!

    • @28th_St_Air
      @28th_St_Air 10 месяцев назад +1

      Likewise. Beautiful day and the rest of the performance at the sphere was an all time concert experience for me. I have such respect for these guys. They are involved in so many other beneficial world helping causes beyond their music too.

  • @Sashman077
    @Sashman077 Год назад +272

    What makes a legendary band? The one that plays songs they played a million times like it was the first or their last. A lot of soul and obviously still a lot of joy in making music. This reinterpretation of their classic song was just incredible and heartfelt.

    • @morganthedruid1
      @morganthedruid1 Год назад

      This is a bland singer trying his hardest to sound like Lou Reed. If you're a lover of U2 you've almost certainly never heard of Lou Reed so you may have to google the fella

    • @bhornannawindeedeigh5007
      @bhornannawindeedeigh5007 Год назад +14

      ​@@morganthedruid1 wow... nothing like being a stick in the mud, druid.
      Sure, Lou Reed was great 🙂 ... but Lou being a wonder doesn't automatically exclude the greatness of others. I wonder if Lou was as philanthropic as Bono, or as giving of his time to causes like supporting high school choirs. Probably not. In fact, Mr Reed was quite the narcissist. But hey, he had a few good tunes. I'll give you that.

    • @morganthedruid1
      @morganthedruid1 Год назад +1

      @@bhornannawindeedeigh5007 Philanthropy doesn't trump talent although if you shout it loud enough it seems to.

    • @Grimpus1972
      @Grimpus1972 Год назад +3

      @@morganthedruid1 It’s really a magnificent honor that Bono is paying tribute to Reed like this.

    • @mjw12345
      @mjw12345 Год назад +11

      @@morganthedruid1 I would probably respect more the opinions of Pavarotti, Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, the Ramones, Beyonce....or African artists (Album: Africa Sings U2) than your flatulant burping.

  • @curadhanpowell5007
    @curadhanpowell5007 Год назад +33

    I love when Bono called Stuck In a Moment more of an argument...and one that never really got resolved. Then he says "Me and Michael will work it out later on..." Loved that.

    • @Sam-yx9ry
      @Sam-yx9ry Год назад +1

      That was just beautiful, wasn’t it.

    • @lilmsmunchkin84
      @lilmsmunchkin84 9 месяцев назад +1

      Do you think the people who were there all understood the reference? MH isn’t talked about too much these days

  • @rotapp7268
    @rotapp7268 Год назад +23

    I'm not a big fan of U2, but still enjoy their music and no one can deny these guys' expertice and art. Amazing.

  • @kurtfirla1871
    @kurtfirla1871 Год назад +502

    2:40 kills me - "Edge, do an Edge thing... there he is!" Bono enjoying the moment, and the happy face of the girl at the front of the choir. So much love in that tiny office.

    • @ToolFan68
      @ToolFan68 Год назад

      Whats up with wearing the ridiculous face-diapers after all these years? Trendy signaling leftist much? 😅 Jesus, how embarrassing.

    • @christiangirl2222
      @christiangirl2222 Год назад +1

      6666❤

    • @blloodstone8762
      @blloodstone8762 Год назад +2

      Classic

    • @dreamerofgame555
      @dreamerofgame555 Год назад +2

      Pure heaven!

    • @hendriksomers8805
      @hendriksomers8805 Год назад +3

      That little moment is so sneaky and yet so majestic it fully explains the magic between them

  • @PatrickClarkin
    @PatrickClarkin Год назад +233

    I've followed them since 1986. I had no idea at the time that they'd still be able to make me smile 37 years later.

    • @davidscott202
      @davidscott202 Год назад +2

      Me too. I discovered them when Columbia records and tapes sent me one of their albums by mistake and the first listen was so different than what I was into that I didn't like it at first but by the 4th time listening through I was a huge fan. I finally got to see U2 live in 2018 and it was a "bucket list" moment.

    • @aidie57
      @aidie57 Год назад +2

      same! their performance has all the feels 🥰

    • @PatrickClarkin
      @PatrickClarkin Год назад +3

      @@aidie57 Apparently, we are getting older. I have no idea how this happened.

    • @rosariapenz
      @rosariapenz Год назад +2

      Same here!!

    • @serrielu8025
      @serrielu8025 Год назад +1

      80.

  • @debpicard
    @debpicard Год назад +123

    I thank U2 for existing even if only for Stuck in a Moment (let alone everything else). What a song.

    • @davidharding200
      @davidharding200 Год назад +11

      I didn’t get this lyric “stuck in a moment you can’t get out of” until I was forced to confront it. Then all of a sudden I got it.

    • @howellbuzz
      @howellbuzz Год назад +6

      @@davidharding200 I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone but hang tough, and remember Edge’s voice “..and if your way should falter, upon that stoney pass..”
      Bono: “It’s just a moment
      This too, shall pass.” ✊🏼

    • @julieridgeway8539
      @julieridgeway8539 Год назад +7

      I never knew about the connection between this song and Michael Hutchence. Whenever I hear an INXS song, it's bittersweet.

  • @WatchesAndPhotography
    @WatchesAndPhotography Год назад +16

    I love listening to new artists and discovering new edges of musical horizons, but then you see this performance by Bono and the Edge and you immediately understand the levels of performance between new artists and ones like U2 with decades of experience behind them. Amazing.

  • @lee4547
    @lee4547 Год назад +416

    It's crazy that U2 isn't remembered for the incredible force they were in the 80's and 90's. I like to think of them as Gen X's Rolling Stones. I lived through that time and they were everything. Love this band so much.

    • @GuadalupePicasso
      @GuadalupePicasso Год назад +18

      And, yet they played nothing from either the 80s or 90s here

    • @Havanorange
      @Havanorange Год назад +12

      I remember first hearing a full album of U2 in 1986 on a bus ride to a group ski trip in '86 and bought a Joshua Tree in '87. I liked it a lot then and still have it and listen to it sometimes. There's so much good music recorded by musicians from that era.

    • @nancykisser
      @nancykisser Год назад +9

      They were everything. SO BIG. Hottest ticket of the day. I love them as much now as I did back then.

    • @theempire00
      @theempire00 Год назад +16

      Its because they’re still very active. Think they’ll be regarded as legends when Bono passes away

    • @rodfriesen4370
      @rodfriesen4370 Год назад +6

      Ya that's exactly how they are remembered

  • @charlestwisted9890
    @charlestwisted9890 Год назад +59

    Somehow, through a brilliant convergence of work, talent, determination, and luck, Mr. Bob Boilen and his remarkable team have crafted THE concert series. All in a corner of an office, around a Tiny Desk at NPR.
    And I am grateful beyond words for it.

  • @James-3000
    @James-3000 Год назад +207

    6:32 I mean, when Bono puts his hand on Edge's back while singing "My, how you've grown" and Edge smiles back at him, you get a sense of the deep friendship still there after years of rock'n'roll superstardom...that's just lovely to see

    • @fallinginthed33p
      @fallinginthed33p Год назад +12

      Bono looks like he's really grown old while Edge looks the same as he was twenty years ago.

    • @SonicVision
      @SonicVision Год назад +1

      ​@@fallinginthed33p that what I thought too.

    • @MrSean03839
      @MrSean03839 Год назад +6

      ​@@fallinginthed33p Bono has has a bunch of health issues in the past decade, including heart surgery.

    • @AralarMiel
      @AralarMiel Год назад

      It really IS. It's "bigger than anything un this world.
      L❤VE

    • @AralarMiel
      @AralarMiel Год назад +3

      ​@@MrSean03839 and back surgery during 360 tour...and a cycling accidente in NY.
      But his voice and heart beat strong.
      Love Bless.

  • @adellittle3547
    @adellittle3547 Год назад +23

    Wow glad I found this. I really enjoyed it. Beautiful, natural and down to earth. Thank you Tiny Desk concert, Bono, The Edge and the kids singing. 😊🥰👏👏👏

  • @JulienMENARD
    @JulienMENARD Год назад +291

    i'm usually not a U2 guy but this 20 minutes of music make me really happy.

    • @IrishCelt7
      @IrishCelt7 Год назад +14

      I wasn't too until I went to their concert, favorite band now since then...they are awesome live

    • @UNITED-WITH-UKRAINE
      @UNITED-WITH-UKRAINE Год назад +2

      That’s what i thought 40 years ago when the first BOY cd came out , it was my first CD that I bought, exactly 40 years ago . Life is short enjoy the moment or „ get stuck in a moment „ !

    • @todmainzer2241
      @todmainzer2241 Год назад

      Same

    • @avrilridge9055
      @avrilridge9055 Год назад

      @D R it's 2023, we've all moved on! For the better!!

    • @TheBlueskyson
      @TheBlueskyson Год назад

      Thats what its all about Jules

  • @jamesmcdonough7414
    @jamesmcdonough7414 Год назад +86

    Chills, barely 3 minutes in!!! Love how Bono interacts with the chorus!! Thanks for showcasing that St. Pat's and the Irish culture is all about music, stories, friendship and making connections! So much fun!!

  • @MusicMotivator
    @MusicMotivator Год назад +58

    Bono phrases so freely then when the Edge harmonizes they are so perfectly in sync. I guess 50 years will do that.

    • @aaortegapos
      @aaortegapos 2 месяца назад

      Do you know any videos where they show how to play that edge solo?

  • @katharinenoble1682
    @katharinenoble1682 Год назад +9

    Bono & Edge are so finely tuned to each other.... I mean, you'd hope so after 40+ years.... but that's they're singing melody/ harmony on a very difficult rhythm. They're so bomb. And I love those kids every time I see them.

  • @patienceisnotmyvirtue7606
    @patienceisnotmyvirtue7606 Год назад +24

    We need a Duke Ellington School of Music tiny desk concert! Incredible voices!

  • @Bobsofax64
    @Bobsofax64 Год назад +129

    This was glorious. It's impressive how precise and clear Bonos pitch and voice still is after nearly 5 decades. Both of them brought their Irish charm ;).

    • @WaIkr
      @WaIkr Год назад +6

      Come on... the guy can barely sing lol.

    • @alfonsodelafreg259
      @alfonsodelafreg259 Год назад +3

      @@WaIkr You are so correct! I would just say "can't sing" and leave it at that.

    • @rioslatino
      @rioslatino Год назад +2

      ​@of Man and Moth you have to think before writing such no sense comments... Bono can't sing 😂😂😅

    • @winterbird4447
      @winterbird4447 Год назад +2

      It is more impressive to me how good he was at an early age. Because with 5 decades of experience obviously he is going to be a Pro.

    • @alloralou4722
      @alloralou4722 Год назад +1

      Interesting story of his I heard recently where he was talking about how there were bands that had everything, the music, production, but they didn’t have ‘it”. Whereas he said that they didn’t have all the technical stuff, the only thing they had was ‘it’.

  • @BC99
    @BC99 Год назад +183

    What a beautiful St. Paddy's Day gift, thanks to everyone involved!

  • @knapalo
    @knapalo 4 дня назад +1

    Someone should sign these guys a record deal,

  • @ZariahCummings-z1k
    @ZariahCummings-z1k Год назад +358

    Such an organic, unselfish, and transparent performance. True brilliance.. Really impressed with Bono's voice, after all these years, very touching..

    • @oliverschulte9659
      @oliverschulte9659 Год назад +1

      :))))))))

    • @MsLouise1960
      @MsLouise1960 Год назад +1

      Did you know he invest in unethical GM Corporations.?
      🐝🤕

    • @jamesfitzgerald6636
      @jamesfitzgerald6636 Год назад

      🤡

    • @artlover1477
      @artlover1477 Год назад +4

      ​@@MsLouise1960You have an axe to grind against Bono....fine. Now let us just enjoy the music.

    • @MsLouise1960
      @MsLouise1960 Год назад

      @@artlover1477 I think it is fair to say as Bono is a celebrity. One of which was one my late elder brothers favourite is like alot of other successful persons with terrible ethics looking into shares to increase their wealth.

  • @marcussebastian3986
    @marcussebastian3986 Год назад +197

    "Stuck in a Moment" is a masterpiece of songwriting. I am not aware the song inspired by Michael Hutchence. Thank you NPR for making this jam session possible.

    • @Ignatius1972
      @Ignatius1972 Год назад

      @D R oh, Come on! You have a serious problem, that's for sure. You should see a doctor right now. A psychiatrist, to be more specific

    • @absta100
      @absta100 Год назад +12

      @D R get a life

    • @kilrahi8696
      @kilrahi8696 Год назад +2

      ​@D R why?

    • @birdiedog5
      @birdiedog5 Год назад +1

      The version on David letterman before bonos voice was half shot was good and they explain the back story

  • @mvm3016
    @mvm3016 Год назад +443

    Tiny Desk is an absolute gift. So is the sound engineer. Every one of these is fantastic. 🔥🔥🔥

    • @marinom3380
      @marinom3380 Год назад +5

      👏👏👏

    • @karlwinkler66
      @karlwinkler66 Год назад +8

      That’s Josh Rogosin!

    • @tim73639
      @tim73639 Год назад +5

      Interesting set up on the guitar isn't it? Blend of direct and the mic I'm guessing, don't often see that live. Not sure if there were pedals involved.

    • @Alpha_7227
      @Alpha_7227 Год назад +7

      The sound engineer is the best. All the shows sound great.

  • @brotherchunkymusic950
    @brotherchunkymusic950 Год назад +33

    The Edge really shines in this format. GREAT guitar playing and vocals. Very cool to invite the youth choir too.

  • @rayfranco1259
    @rayfranco1259 5 месяцев назад +7

    I’ve been following them for a long while. Achtung brings back memories during a troubled time in my life. Their music kept my mind on the straight line. Music often does.

    • @sanabordugana6600
      @sanabordugana6600 5 месяцев назад +1

      Bist Du "mein" Franco aus dem Erzgebiege stammend
      Wenn ja grüßt Dich jetzt Anne

  • @GSB876
    @GSB876 Год назад +299

    Have been a u2 fan for over 30yrs, 2021 sadly I was in a coma for 28 days. Waking was very confusing yet once I heard their music again it brought everything back and rediscovering their music was ❤

    • @eire3215
      @eire3215 Год назад +9

      Hope you are doing well today my friend and I can understand what you say about their music...Love from Ireland 🙏🏻💚✌🏻

    • @solangemundaca1174
      @solangemundaca1174 Год назад +12

      Sending you love from New Zealand, I've been a U2 fun for 35 years, born in Chile and living in NZ for 20 years, no matter where I am, U2 music for me is home

    • @davidcohen2631
      @davidcohen2631 Год назад

    • @davidcohen2631
      @davidcohen2631 Год назад +3

      I’m a British fan now living in Israel. First time I saw them was on the OGWT in 1981 and then bands like Marillion used to play ‘War’ on the PA before they made their entrance at the Hammersmith Odeon around 1983….Fan ever since..They never faltered on that stony path

    • @graceykei1776
      @graceykei1776 Год назад +2

      Loving U2! sending hugs and kisses from the Philippines

  • @isaacmathews4693
    @isaacmathews4693 Год назад +90

    Bono and The Edge in a minimal musical setting is so profound. wow.... amazing concert. *salute!*

  • @dominicstevenson8932
    @dominicstevenson8932 Год назад +42

    It's easy to forget they're incredible musicians and song writers at the core of it. This is a reminder.

  • @Krog12354
    @Krog12354 Год назад +16

    Absolute gem of a Tiny Desk Concert! 😀

  • @Послушано
    @Послушано Год назад +573

    Setlist:
    0:00 - Beautiful Day
    5:01 - In A Little While
    10:08 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
    16:09 - Walk On

  • @goncalopires30
    @goncalopires30 Год назад +163

    Oh my... what have I just witnessed... That gave me shivers, tears, thank you everyone who made this happen. The best duo ever from the best band ever. Sublime, no more words.

    • @Artemis_Prix
      @Artemis_Prix Год назад +1

      Agreed. Truly a pleasant surprise. Highly recommend you watch the Sting & Shaggy Tiny Desk concert. It's just as magical. Enjoy

    • @troypakura272
      @troypakura272 3 месяца назад

      It made my day as well fantastic❤

  • @danny51295
    @danny51295 Год назад +58

    Their chemistry is unparalleled. I love how they gave each other props. Ever since I first listened to u2 I’ve been stuck in a moment and I can’t get out of it.

    • @d1p70
      @d1p70 Год назад

      strange... ever since i listened to u2 i still haven't found what i'm looking for.

    • @shabbychicnyc
      @shabbychicnyc Год назад

      I see what you did there

  • @ferdinandconcubierta1790
    @ferdinandconcubierta1790 Год назад +10

    I must commend the audio engineer for his exceptional
    work.
    I am impressed by U2's excellent performance even in such a tiny setting.

  • @HoojipIsHere
    @HoojipIsHere Год назад +48

    Was never expecting them to play In A Little While after so long. Lovely surprise addition to the set

  • @ddieter603
    @ddieter603 Год назад +12

    "Walk On" always got me right here (taps heart), especially now that my family and I are experiencing homelessness. We took "all that (we) couldn't leave behind" from our house, leaving much. U2 is one of my favorite bands of all time, Bono one of my favorite lead persons (we're about the same age); and Edge is an underrated singer! Loved this, loved the kids.

  • @michelleherter269
    @michelleherter269 Год назад +77

    My favorite Irish men! Thank you Bono, Edge, Adam and Larry for lighting up my life! I can't imagine my world without U2 in it! 💚🧡

  • @mirandaryan3362
    @mirandaryan3362 Год назад +7

    Certainly one of the best parts of my life this band with me from age 17 to 61. Thank you U2❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @mattsnyder1629
    @mattsnyder1629 Год назад +98

    This was refreshing to see an unplugged performance from them. Just poetry, acoustic guitar and stories to tell. Can't beat it!

    • @07BSPtC
      @07BSPtC Год назад +1

      You’ll enjoy their new album. Mostly or all acoustic interpretations of 40 of their songs.

  • @gwynwellliver4489
    @gwynwellliver4489 Год назад +112

    I'm old and so is my band. What a great end to my day. Thanks everyone!!❤❤❤❤

    • @LecyPereiraSousa
      @LecyPereiraSousa Год назад +1

      You don't old. You listen songs of experience. This is It.

    • @tuckerfrd1
      @tuckerfrd1 Год назад +1

      I was 20 going to a Community College, their radio station - KFJC played "I will follow" from a new band U2 and I still am. Oh so so good!

  • @AdamBoguszart
    @AdamBoguszart Год назад +47

    The world needs more things like this right now.

  • @kooskansloos4834
    @kooskansloos4834 Год назад +7

    These tiny desk concerts are something special, man, can't describe what it does... The vibe, so soothing, it takes me away to a time and a placeI've never been before.

    • @JordanSugarman
      @JordanSugarman Год назад +1

      The whole concept is that it's like you're attending a tiny, private concert. When you go to a regular concert you're typically in a noisy venue with hundreds (or in this case, thousands) of screaming fans, and massive amps that distort everything and make it impossible to really appreciate the music. Here you have a small gathering with minimal amplification, everyone being quiet and enjoying the vibe. So there's a level of direct connection with the audience that isn't normally possible. And I feel like the artists really appreciate that, too. Having all those screaming fans is great, but sometimes you just want people to shut up and listen when you're performing.

  • @basscase78
    @basscase78 Год назад +188

    They don't just make music, they make medicine for the soul!

    • @ADIDASects
      @ADIDASects Год назад +2

      Settle down. They make music.

    • @gwilson420
      @gwilson420 Год назад +1

      They make chicken soup, then you say ?? 🎉

    • @yousuck6222
      @yousuck6222 Год назад

      @@ADIDASects Settle down, they make 'popular' music.

  • @ciarraibuzz
    @ciarraibuzz Год назад +100

    That brought tears to my Irish eyes. Jaysus. I can't resist anymore - I love these guys. The choir from next door was outasight. They brought a tear all by themselves, too. The choir member in the front row, I think, 2nd from R had a smile on the whole time and I think she is full of faith, hope, and love. Keep on that path, all of the choir members. We need you.
    Btw, Bono's friend, Michael Hutchence, is missed here. Thanks for reminding of that loss.
    I'm not the first to say it, but The Edge and Bono made me think of John and Paul, sorta kinda, in the greatness aura department. What a pleasant surprise early Saturday morning, the day after Patrick's Day., 2023.

    • @skokokelli
      @skokokelli Год назад +3

      Well said. Yes, 2nd from the right had such joy on her face that it was contagious! Bono’s encouragement with the fantastic choir and connecting with them as fellow musicians was everything. 🥰 Stuck in A Moment…wow. INXS was one of my other favorites. Well, he was wearing John Lennon glasses. Still thankful for the music store employee that suggested Unforgettable Fire to my mom when she was looking for a gift for me.

    • @TheAnabel70
      @TheAnabel70 Год назад +4

      Youre not the only one that cry . So beautiful. !!!

    • @mjw12345
      @mjw12345 Год назад +1

      Agree - nice also they give the names of the kids in the choir in the description.

    • @mathiasklein8143
      @mathiasklein8143 Год назад +1

      I dont know, man... when Bono comes up with lines like "laughter is the evidence of freedom" or the look they both have when he directs the "my, how youve grown" at Edge... it just transports you, man

    • @leonwhildenjr4483
      @leonwhildenjr4483 Год назад

      😁What a treat! Thank you to Bono and Edge for making my day along with the choir.Also a Big thank you to Tiny desk for all the great concerts in the series. I’ve had a good time watching them all!🙂👏👍🤘💪🙌☮️💙⭐️🌅🕊🦋🕊✌️

  • @UncleMontysPython
    @UncleMontysPython Год назад +120

    Stuck In A Moment is an absolute masterpiece.

    • @Kindnessisnotweakness
      @Kindnessisnotweakness 7 месяцев назад +2

      It always makes me tear up in this arrangement. Micheal's death still is a hard one for me.

    • @Gil1976
      @Gil1976 6 месяцев назад

      It really is. Incredible

    • @ChrisOliver4307
      @ChrisOliver4307 4 месяца назад

      I want it played at my funeral. I'm sure it will be great.

    • @RobertSmith-up9rz
      @RobertSmith-up9rz 4 месяца назад

      It’s not, stop.

    • @gugy68
      @gugy68 Месяц назад

      Yes, that song is so emotional for me. Beautiful lyrics.

  • @tylerl.gibson268
    @tylerl.gibson268 4 месяца назад +1

    I saw these guys in my hometown of lil' ole' Clemson, SC, USA so many years ago. I cannot believe to this day that I was a part of that moment in time. It opened my eyes & ears to the beauty of their music over the years & I am so grateful!

  • @RobertCassard
    @RobertCassard Год назад +30

    It's always a pleasure to hear songs we're used to hearing fully produced get stripped down to their essence. It's also reassuring, life-affirming and FUN to see the joy these guys still feel making music together.

  • @kathyhollenbach7413
    @kathyhollenbach7413 Год назад +18

    OMGOODNESS!!
    Can't even believe what I just saw and heard. I loved U2 for a long time but I lost touch with them. This was fabulous! So touching and exciting at the same time. Thank you NPR for making my day beautiful.

  • @bobbeamer6797
    @bobbeamer6797 Год назад +10

    “All those days trying to avoid a desk job.” Love it! It’s nice hearing Edge without all the delays and effects (although I love his usual sound!). Bono is a wonderful storyteller. Those young people have beautiful voices! Love it all the way around.

  • @Vortexafternoon
    @Vortexafternoon 7 месяцев назад +7

    Songwriters extraordinaire.

  • @coachU2
    @coachU2 Год назад +167

    I wish this album would've just popped into my library magically.

  • @smcassara
    @smcassara Год назад +91

    This performance is enough to make you fall in love with the band all over again. Amazing.

  • @willykayak
    @willykayak Год назад +21

    The voices of youth, vitality and hope. Thank you Duke Ellington choir.......Bono and Edge were a'right too 😊

  • @mikepedroza9218
    @mikepedroza9218 5 месяцев назад +3

    I actually got to see U2 in SF 43 years ago I was 12 years old the tickets were 10 dollars they were amazing I was blown away!

  • @sircoynie
    @sircoynie Год назад +105

    All through my teens, twenties and thirties I just couldn’t understand the love for U2. In my forties married, with kids and long lost friends dotted around the world that I miss. For some reason these events, circumstances coupled with U2’s music have just clicked. I can’t get enough of the lads now. Always thought Bono was an ego but now I see a very caring man who genuinely has love for his mates. Big up U2…..

    • @RuliManurung
      @RuliManurung Год назад +2

      Haha, I'm the complete opposite. I was a huge U2 fan throughout my teens, twenties, but sadly they were left behind by the progress of music. Their early catalog is still dear to my heart, but I haven't paid attention to them for the last 2 decades. I'm actually a bit saddened by this video, as it clearly shows their best days are in the past. They should call it a day and keep their legacy intact.

    • @coreyhathaway2202
      @coreyhathaway2202 Год назад +7

      @@RuliManurung Wow, I'm like you too with loving the 1980's U2 and not caring at all about U2 in the 2000's. But this video is one I'll watch over and over. The tone, the music, the feeling, the intimacy is as real as music gets. Well done Bono and The Edge

    • @dteezle
      @dteezle Год назад +1

      ​@@coreyhathaway2202 yeah this makes me want to go and see them. I grew up with U2 as my parents listened to them alot.

    • @RAGproduction
      @RAGproduction Год назад +1

      What an awful story. Life has taken a road in which U2 have become satisfying. There is hope yet brother. Don't give up

    • @atomicdmt8763
      @atomicdmt8763 Год назад

      except.......... his (woke 'caring') is harmful...

  • @eoinbb
    @eoinbb Год назад +54

    Few bands can entertain a massive stadium and a small room to such effect. Brilliant, brilliant and brilliant

  • @noellegillies2874
    @noellegillies2874 Год назад +80

    Acoustic versions of the songs highlight how The Edge and Bono are great singing together and harmonizing.

  • @Deus_Veil
    @Deus_Veil 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wow! I've only been listening for 15 seconds, but can immediately tell that this is so sincere and creative. Boom!~! .... it's a beautiful day

  • @antoniodelahoz1021
    @antoniodelahoz1021 Год назад +223

    The chorus girls can't hide how excited they are. Their face show us theirs emotional time.😂😂😂

    • @brianmiller1077
      @brianmiller1077 Год назад +4

      I'd be surprised if half of them even knew who Bono and Edge were.

    • @redshift8302
      @redshift8302 Год назад +8

      @@brianmiller1077 I spend quite some reading comments on most videos I watch and I read some that showed that 10-12 year kids listened to U2 every day in the school bus when they released their free album, so I would not presume anything about these girls.

    • @richardervins
      @richardervins Год назад +1

      They‘re part of a wonderful process and they‘re doing something they obviously love and are probably working hard towards mastering. So why wouldn‘t they cherish the moment?

    • @LecyPereiraSousa
      @LecyPereiraSousa Год назад

      ​@@redshift8302 Me too. But U2 is a kind of resilience .

    • @theempire00
      @theempire00 Год назад

      @@brianmiller1077 why

  • @derrickcarrington2378
    @derrickcarrington2378 Год назад +31

    I've been to 1 U2 live show in my life. I can only describe it as a spiritual and life affirming experience. Bravo!

    • @EricHenning
      @EricHenning Год назад +1

      It’s church.

    • @GuadalupePicasso
      @GuadalupePicasso Год назад

      Which tour?

    • @bbyface7145
      @bbyface7145 Год назад +1

      I'll never forget seeing them on the lakefront Soldier Field Chicago on a beautiful summer night and feeling out of body. Spiritual experience to say the least.

    • @EricHenning
      @EricHenning Год назад +1

      @@GuadalupePicasso For me it was the “Elevation” tour, right after 9/11, on October, 19, 2001 in Baltimore, MD.

  • @Theboringartist72
    @Theboringartist72 Год назад +74

    Bono and Edge seem so kind and charismatic. Super talented and created such a touching performance with the choir, killing it. A perfect performance.

  • @JuliusPer
    @JuliusPer 7 месяцев назад +2

    Bono and U2 is a part of my life, greats moment with his music, best regards dear and love sirs from Peru. We love you.

  • @acachubaca
    @acachubaca Год назад +220

    Probably one of the most intimate "concerts," I've ever witnessed. You can feel their years of creativity, friendship, comradery and world travelled, sold out concert love amazing experience , pouring through the vocals and guitar and melodies. I must have gotten the chills at least 8 or 9 times. Thank you U2 for so many years of giving it all to your fans. This NPR was exceptional.

    • @MrWallybones
      @MrWallybones Год назад +2

      Well said Brent. I just finished "It's a beautiful day" - so good!

    • @archmanek6835
      @archmanek6835 Год назад +1

      Could you breath through the mask?

  • @AbbeyRoadkill1
    @AbbeyRoadkill1 Год назад +36

    Every time I see these guys perform, they nail it. Legends.

  • @tubetwister76
    @tubetwister76 Год назад +144

    the interaction between bono and edge is magic. fantastic performance !

  • @Ibaglo1
    @Ibaglo1 2 месяца назад +1

    I have never been more grateful to the youtube algorithm than now and for life because just today on my birthday I get this incredible video of a Tiny Desk with U2 my favorite band of all my life, God I'm in tears! my first musical love and even after so many years it still is, each of their songs have accompanied me throughout my life, making them the main soundtrack of my life, with every good or bad moment I've gone through their songs were there to give me that boost of encouragement to move forward, making the song “Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of” the one that has marked me the most and which defines everything. I know they may never know how much their music helped me in the darkest moments of my life and through all the valley of tears I went through, but I would like to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! And a big hug from an exotic but full of life country, with an incredible people that in spite of the difficulty continue smiling and being kind, called PARAGUAY🇵🇾❤💋

  • @jeffforbus4810
    @jeffforbus4810 Год назад +98

    This is why U2 is great - Bono and Edge doing exactly what they did by exhibiting grace and respect for those young adults and everyone else in the room! Those young adults will never forget being part of this personal concert. I bet those young adults went home and believed they have a chance to be as inspirational as Bono and Edge! Gentlemen - well done! Thank you for your music. It kept me and my friends awake on a 15 hour drive from Houston to Red River New Mexico for a ski trip! We were rocking round trip!

    • @micko6393
      @micko6393 8 месяцев назад +1

      Well it's like this...in Ireland, (where I am now), no matter how great or important you are, you can't "make it" by being an arsehole. Just the way it is here.

    • @fallinginthed33p
      @fallinginthed33p 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@micko6393they both showed incredible grace to younger singers. If I were one of those singers, I'd be grinning for weeks after that.

    • @micko6393
      @micko6393 8 месяцев назад

      @@fallinginthed33p I'm sure it made their day, their week, their month even! Bono and the Edge clearly enjoyed themselves too. Pity Larry and Adam weren't there to round it off. Have you seen The Cranberries do the TDC? Excellent!

  • @thegood9
    @thegood9 Год назад +16

    When stripped down, and Bono's lyrics truly come through, their music can transport you and change your heart. Just an amazing bunch of songs sometimes hard to appreciate when overproduced and bombastic for arenas.

  • @sunsetsarenice
    @sunsetsarenice Год назад +8

    Oh man. Followed the boys for most of my 30+ years on this pale blue dot of ours, and loved catching Tiny Desk shows from across the pond, and now the two combine. What a bloody treat for a Friday. Cheers to all.

  • @carolinebrooke4502
    @carolinebrooke4502 Год назад +3

    Here’s to U2. Showboat, Waterford, 1980. Happy days. We knew then something big was on the way.

  • @garykliewer2097
    @garykliewer2097 Год назад +16

    Saw them on their first US tour. A large part of the soundtrack of my life, so this concert is so sweet.

  • @scarletred8888
    @scarletred8888 Год назад +110

    Really impressed with Bono's voice, after all these years, very touching.

  • @erichart6426
    @erichart6426 Год назад +15

    I am not the biggest U2 fan ... this is just amazing! Happy Saint Patrick's Day.

  • @MissMoneyPenny-zzz
    @MissMoneyPenny-zzz 2 месяца назад +1

    Love the guys in small setting!!!
    Sphere is beautiful, but overtakes the beautifully raw music that U2 makes.

  • @sensitivity7207
    @sensitivity7207 Год назад +26

    Fantastic performance. I happy to hear that Bono’s voice sounds so good after all these years. Clear and on tune, nice!

  • @thedappercook
    @thedappercook Год назад +29

    The mark of a great song is how it translates on an acoustic guitar and with U2s body of work this is a master-class in song writing and performance.

  • @mikeodil7721
    @mikeodil7721 Год назад +38

    Don’t get me wrong, Achtung Baby was an astounding album, and it still means the world to me. But I truly believe the album they should revisit with open arms for their Vegas shows outta be All That You Can’t Leave Behind. This country needs that album again right about now.

  • @anderslaugeprip3733
    @anderslaugeprip3733 9 месяцев назад +1

    Happy to have withnessed these guys live twise...on time in the pouring rain. Two milestones in my memory.....a band whos impact is a result of the force of 4 individuals.......a BAND.

  • @synthorswim
    @synthorswim Год назад +34

    These 2 young lads from Ireland... are simply incredible. It's really nice to hear these songs stripped back from the production... and really hear all of the beautifully complex melodies and passion that places Bono, The Edge and the rest of U2 amongst the greatest musicians of all time! Well done....

  • @MissDanieller17
    @MissDanieller17 Год назад +58

    In a Little While is such an underrated song!!! I LOVE it!!!!

  • @Bobsofax64
    @Bobsofax64 Год назад +222

    The recording engineer is a master of his craft