This is the song that changed my life. It reflects both personal struggles, and relationship struggles, and I think that's why it's so moving and undeniably beautiful. It doesn't sound like an '87 song, but neither before or after its time either. It's just timeless and immortal and forever in my soul
I've never been a U2 fan.. but my mom just passed away last sunday from a massive stroke. We were playing this song from her phone for her beside the hospital bed because she liked it on her spotify playlist... Now as I hear this I just tear up and miss her dearly. It is a pretty song. If your mom is still around give her a giant hug, because there will be a point in time that you won't be able to again.
The Black Telephone Those of us old enough to remember when the phone was wired to the wall, usually in the kitchen, can relate to this story. I loved this read. When I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box.. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it. Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time. My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy. I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlor and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear. "Information, please," I said into the mouthpiece just above my head. A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. "Information." "I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.. "Isn't your mother home?" came the question "Nobody's home but me," I blubbered. "Are you bleeding?" the voice asked "No, "I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts." "Can you open the icebox?" she asked. I said I could. "Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice. After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before, would eat fruit and nuts. Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, "Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?" She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, " Wayne , always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please." "Information," said in the now familiar voice. "How do I spell fix?" I asked All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston . I missed my friend very much. "Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me. Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy. A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle . I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information Please." Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well. "Information." I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell fix?" There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now." I laughed, "So it's really you," I said. "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?" "I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your calls meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look forward to your calls." I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister. "Please do," she said. "Just ask for Sally." Three months later I was back in Seattle . A different voice answered, "Information." I asked for Sally. "Are you a friend?" she said. "Yes, a very old friend," I answered. "I'm sorry to have to tell you this," She said. "Sally had been working part time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago." Before I could hang up, she said, "Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne ?" " "Yes." I answered. Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called. Let me read it to you. The note said, "Tell him there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean." I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant. Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched today?
This is my favorit song of U2 ! I still sing it now that i have 48 years old ! I became a singer/musician and writer... and U2, you have been with me all the way through the storms in my life... Thank you for your talent.
I never seem to stop feeling surprised at how ahead of its time this song was. The way they put together the instruments, Bono's vocals. Ohhhh and the way thr main guitar riff comes in is just...indescribably perfect.
This is unarguably the absolute best song U2 ever released, extending far past a troubled heartache. . . It speaks volumes about the unwanted responsibilities faced during young adulthood. I turned 18 exactly one decade AFTER this song was released (via their 5th studio album, The Joshua Tree). Now, 17 years later (post 1997) the song lyrics only further reiterate the song’s deeper meaning. . . Nothing in this life is easy. The older one becomes, there are only that many more hardships he/she must face & overcome.
Dad made me listen to this song 2 years ago. A year ago, i bought a car for my family. I don't think I've seen my father so happy in a while when I got him the car. We went on a short trip in our new car. On the way back, i played this song in the car. Mom and sister were sleeping, the driver was driving, and my father was enjoying my selected songs, nodding his head in the front seat, i remember i played this song and the moment was so beautiful. It felt so good to see him enjoying , relaxing on a peaceful drive to home after working so hard all these years for me. My dad passed away 2 months back. This song will forever remain special to me now.
Thank you for sharing that private special memory. I'm sorry you and your Dad are no longer together in this realm but he's waiting for you over the rainbow bridge. Love to you and your family 💖
@@sergeyastov6353 Governments and religions produce separatist thinking and ideologies. Us vs Them insanity. Then we have wars, genocides, murder, torture, violence and all other atrocities Krishnamurti said identification with groups, color, race, religion, political parties, sexuality, gender etc is a violent act. Why? Because it creates division, it creates a me and a you when in truth, in reality, there is only US. I am you and you are me and together we are us, we are 1. Whatever I do to others I do to myself. This is true literally and metaphorically. ❤ Peace be with us all.
This is one one of the most beautiful rock ballads ever composed. Bono has complete control of his voice using it masterfully building the emotion of the song. He holds his voice back, straining against the shackles he has placed on it. Then he breaks free of his bonds and lets his voice soar. It is just superb.
That poignant whistling synth with that steady syncopated bass line plays so smoothly with Bono’s raspy vocals, that build up to an incredible hook. Great track.
I’ll never forget hearing this for the first time in 1987. I was 12, just finished my homework, turned on my little radio and boom! Have loved Bono and the band forevermore.
This is hands down one of the most AMAZING songs ever written. EVERYTHING about it moves me. It's like a classic black dress with a strand of pearls; It never goes out of style!
The relentless bass line and drums, Edge's guitar artistry and Bono's gut wrenching passion - all these elements create a whole greater than the parts. You cannot turn away from this song.
You cannot turn away from this song. It has a throbbing nature which the dum,dum,dum of the bass. Then there is Bono with his ‘with or without you’. It is very much a low thuzz that tickles the brain and then the drums kick in and I find my heart prolapses and I am an open empty mess on the floor. And i know they won’t be happy, but this is me. With or without you
Everything in this song is absolute perfection... The growing intensity, the deepness of Bono's voice going to despair as he interprets the lyrics, The Edge's reverberating poetry, the beats becoming more and more powefull as the song goes and Adam's bass defining the identity of the song... The Best Song Ever in the Whole Freakin World, I daresay.
One of those rare songs that comes crashing through the thoughts and emotions of anyone growing up in that decade. Even I didn't realize then how powerful and everlasting this song would be. A TRUE classic!
My dad loved this song. 💙🦋 RIP DAD 3/10/19 Listening to this because you always told me "this is what you call music" lol I love it and I love you. We all miss you 🙏💙🦋
This song tears my heart out,,,cuts it into little pieces...throws it all together in a bowl...stirs the bowl as he walks away...concerned look ...then a careful smile...unsure of the implications.
2 months ago my father introduced me to this song and I listened to it every day by my side and I didn't give it any importance. This morning my father passed away and this song has been my comfort, enjoy this work of art.
The Joshua Tree is genuinely one of the greatest albums ever written. I wore the needle down on my record player when my mum bought the album for my 19th birthday in 1987. EVERY song makes you feel incredible.
🎯 Remember the media's astroturfed backlash against them for having a song on an ipod? 🙄 U2 didn't deserve that manufactured backlash...Bono got the IMF debt forgiven for 3rd world countries for chrissakes. The economist Michael Hudson calls the US the loan shark of the world using IMF/World Bank to strip nations of their assets. Long live Bono's debt cancellation jubilee! The real jubilee is debt jubilee & land re-distribution. The original Summarian bible said: debt forgiveness and land re-distribution ie debt jubilee, Leviticus 25, prior to the Greek translation. Western civilization is the first civilization to eschew this (Michael Hudson). "Civilization is madness." - Freud "Can't see the right road when the roads are paved." - Bob Marley from Concrete Jungle, African Herbman
This song is a master piece, from Bono's vocals to Adam's bass, Larry's drums, and of course the Edge's guitar riffs, there will never be anything like this song.
I've always thought this song has one of the best executed slow builds to a climax. The vocal performance and all the instruments too - it all just comes together perfectly.
Hey there - How aol r u as I've been having the same opinion since 1987 - I listen to this track at least 4 times a day since then.....OMG it is so brilliant!!!
Nothing hits better than listening to this song while driving down a back road on a summer evening, windows down, somehow it smells nostalgic outside - kinda like your childhood, the music is blasting and your singing as you drive along watching the sunset 🌇
Today’s music is about grabbing some good looking teenager off the street and let them “sing” to words that have no meaning. They don’t need to be good singers cause there is auto-tune (Bieber!) sad state of music currently
It was a perfect storm of talent from the band and "the mix wizard" behind the top noch mix table (that produce that extra magic you hear but are always neglected or forgoten...) and all the real analog and digital music gear etc., giving us timeless masterpiece.
Larry is the heartbeat of U2. Man, just listen to those drums! This song came out the summer I turned 13, and I couldn’t believe my ears or eyes. I’m still in utter awe.
Imagina essa canção no ano que foi lançada em 1987, não havia nada parecido musicalmente, e o mais estranho é que eles apostaram nela como a primeira canção a ser trabalhada nas rádios!! Pois não vejo ela tão comercial pra época!! Mas os resultados vieram e ela se tornou um dos maiores clássicos não só do U2, mas de todos os tempos
Played this while I was driving, probably more than ten years ago. My dad, sitting next to me, just asked me who was that singer with such an incredible voice. I'll remember those words everytime I play it now
There are not many songs that stop you in your tracks and you have to stop whatever you are doing just to listen until the end.This is one of those songs.Almost puts you in a trance. Such a great song.
Poor little black girl from Baltimore city and as a teenager U2 music found me. I’m now a 53 yr old woman laying in my bed right now zoning to all of U2 music . Music has no color when it’s just great and timeless ✌🏾
I am a white bloke, I was born in a slum in Northern England.My surname is Irish. Irish blood then. I have a few years on you but we're a similar vintage. Your last sentence is true and beautiful. Bless you sweet child of this world. Bono became a bit odd, but this era was amazing. Peace and love to you. May I call you Sister ?
As a 6 year old kid i sat on the backseat from my fathers car. He always listened to songs of U2. Now 23 years later still listening to these kind of songs. Love it!
I'd be honored if some U2 fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my YT channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest vocalist-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends.
I remember hearing U2 for the first time travelling on a train in Normandy France. It was a rainy stormy day and this song came on a traveller’s boom box. I’ve been a fan ever since.
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Legends . This song will be listened to in a hundred years and after a thousand years
Agree, like the band or not, this was great songwriting!
Yes this band is timeless brings me back to the 80s the last of great music, fashion, movies etc
Today all I hear and see is remakes
I just can't get enough of this song
The GREAT ONES are timeless !!
Tell me one song from a thousand years ago that we jam today
Why do I love this song so much.? It haunts me
ONE
Yes
F-ing haunts my white ass all damn day every day. Shoooot😮
This is the song that changed my life. It reflects both personal struggles, and relationship struggles, and I think that's why it's so moving and undeniably beautiful. It doesn't sound like an '87 song, but neither before or after its time either. It's just timeless and immortal and forever in my soul
Well said. It's timeless right along with Stairway To Heaven and November Rain! All are masterpieces!!
Sounds like 87 to me and there's nothing wrong with that.
For a while I thought it was from 1996.
I thought it was a song from the 90's for a long time. Great song.
what same.@@salvadoramaya8642
Probably one of the most beautiful songs, ever written.
Agreed
This song to this day still gives me profound goosebumps. It is a timeless classic, spanning through all the ages!
Timeless classic. Nothing like a U2 classic
That bass ride is one of the most emotional in history of music
How can a song bring joy, a sense of being haunted, a sense of sadness, and a sense of contemplation all at the same time? U2 does it with this song.
The complexity of real artists.
True.
This is the definition of Love and Heartbreak in musical form. Absolute timeless classic. Still gives me chills.
I've never been a U2 fan.. but my mom just passed away last sunday from a massive stroke. We were playing this song from her phone for her beside the hospital bed because she liked it on her spotify playlist... Now as I hear this I just tear up and miss her dearly. It is a pretty song.
If your mom is still around give her a giant hug, because there will be a point in time that you won't be able to again.
The Black Telephone
Those of us old enough to remember when the phone was wired to the wall, usually in the kitchen, can relate to this story. I loved this read.
When I was a young boy, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box.. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it.
Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time.
My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy. I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway.
The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlor and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear. "Information, please," I said into the mouthpiece just above my head.
A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear. "Information."
"I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience..
"Isn't your mother home?" came the question
"Nobody's home but me," I blubbered.
"Are you bleeding?" the voice asked
"No, "I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts."
"Can you open the icebox?" she asked.
I said I could.
"Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice.
After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math.
She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before, would eat fruit and nuts.
Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, "Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?"
She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, " Wayne , always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better.
Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please."
"Information," said in the now familiar voice.
"How do I spell fix?" I asked
All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston . I missed my friend very much.
"Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me. Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.
A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle . I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information Please."
Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well.
"Information."
I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell fix?"
There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now."
I laughed, "So it's really you," I said. "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?"
"I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your calls meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look forward to your calls."
I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister.
"Please do," she said. "Just ask for Sally."
Three months later I was back in Seattle .
A different voice answered, "Information."
I asked for Sally.
"Are you a friend?" she said.
"Yes, a very old friend," I answered.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you this," She said. "Sally had been working part time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago."
Before I could hang up, she said, "Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne ?" "
"Yes." I answered.
Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called. Let me read it to you. The note said, "Tell him there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean."
I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.
Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched today?
rest in peace to your beautiful mother she had good music taste
Understand my son passed 2019 unexpected
Sorry for you lost
I'm so sorry, hugs for you.
This is my favorit song of U2 ! I still sing it now that i have 48 years old ! I became a singer/musician and writer... and U2, you have been with me all the way through the storms in my life... Thank you for your talent.
49 and they've gotten me through some things!!! ❤❤❤
53 and this is my song for this waisted years
I never seem to stop feeling surprised at how ahead of its time this song was. The way they put together the instruments, Bono's vocals. Ohhhh and the way thr main guitar riff comes in is just...indescribably perfect.
First time I heard it I genuinely thought it was from the 2000s.
This is unarguably the absolute best song U2 ever released, extending far past a troubled heartache. . . It speaks volumes about the unwanted responsibilities faced during young adulthood. I turned 18 exactly one decade AFTER this song was released (via their 5th studio album, The Joshua Tree). Now, 17 years later (post 1997) the song lyrics only further reiterate the song’s deeper meaning. . . Nothing in this life is easy. The older one becomes, there are only that many more hardships he/she must face & overcome.
Everything in this song resonates with my heart - lyrics, music and vocal. A pure masterpiece!
The real masterpiece.
Thanks for your love and support towards the band u2 ,good to have you as a super fan.
Dad made me listen to this song 2 years ago.
A year ago, i bought a car for my family. I don't think I've seen my father so happy in a while when I got him the car.
We went on a short trip in our new car. On the way back, i played this song in the car. Mom and sister were sleeping, the driver was driving, and my father was enjoying my selected songs, nodding his head in the front seat, i remember i played this song and the moment was so beautiful. It felt so good to see him enjoying , relaxing on a peaceful drive to home after working so hard all these years for me.
My dad passed away 2 months back. This song will forever remain special to me now.
Va asta. Oy Vien 🐷💯👿. Con Tigo sin ti
Thank you for sharing that private special memory. I'm sorry you and your Dad are no longer together in this realm but he's waiting for you over the rainbow bridge. Love to you and your family 💖
That sounds so very beautiful ❤ i hope you‘re doing alright, my biggest condolences 🫶
❤
I am sorry for your loss
I'm a old school black male of 56 and we listened to all kinds of music and this is one of my favorites 👍
What's your colour got to do with the price of fish ?
@@sergeyastov6353
Governments and religions produce separatist thinking and ideologies.
Us vs Them insanity.
Then we have wars, genocides, murder, torture, violence and all other atrocities
Krishnamurti said identification with groups, color, race, religion, political parties, sexuality, gender etc is a violent act.
Why?
Because it creates division, it creates a me and a you when in truth, in reality, there is only US.
I am you and you are me and together we are us, we are 1.
Whatever I do to others I do to myself.
This is true literally and metaphorically.
❤
Peace be with us all.
No matter how many years pass, this song will stay in our hearts forever!💖
❤ love it ! Hit the heart !
❤
Immortal masterpiece
Quem está hoje acompanhando essa banda maravilhosa? 😍😍
Eu 🙋♀️
This song Is a masterpiece!
Thanks to Donald Marshall ?
80s so many classics
This is one one of the most beautiful rock ballads ever composed. Bono has complete control of his voice using it masterfully building the emotion of the song. He holds his voice back, straining against the shackles he has placed on it. Then he breaks free of his bonds and lets his voice soar. It is just superb.
Hi I Recommend A song called 'the Bond Villain' By Robert Nix
Indeed bono is incredible, love this song over the rest of U2 and over a lot of masterpieces of other groups
Awesome! This song came out 37 years ago, and it still sounds just as beautiful today.
❤
🗣️U2 Rocks! 🎵👍🏼
I did not hear it then. I heard it for the first time about ten years ago. Not bad at all. Yes, it is actually beautiful.
I always says this is the best song of all time. A fucker laughed I still say.
2024❤
I just met Larry. He is the sweetest person I have ever met! Fame hasn't ruined them àt all! This guy has been so nice and kind to me!
That poignant whistling synth with that steady syncopated bass line plays so smoothly with Bono’s raspy vocals, that build up to an incredible hook. Great track.
I think it’s actually the infinity guitar that they got lent doing that.
It is The Here’s guitar that is doing that, not a whistling synth, though I thought the same thing when I first heard this song.
This song is timeless. This could be released today and still would kick ass like back in the 80s!
They wouldn’t understand it 🙌🏼
So very true ❤
1980er
Kids wouldn't get it
to BE sure
This Is One Of The Most Powerful Rock Songs Ever Recorded.
I'm gonna have to disagree. This song transcends genre, calling it one of the greatest rock songs limits it. It's one of the best songs ever, period.
@@snormax7691you are most definitely correct by saying that
Yes
@@snormax7691 it's on my playlist of 56 songs so I can't disagree
Now this is true.
One of the greatest songs ever. And the memories rushin‘ through my mind …
One of the greatest songs ever. Masterpiece.
This always was, still is, and will always be, one of the greatest songs ever written. Period.
Agreed.
30 years on . And still sounds just as good 👍
@@michelleg5371 lmao same
What’s the worst U2 song? Doesn’t exist.
No argument 8-4-21 🍻
I’ll never forget hearing this for the first time in 1987. I was 12, just finished my homework, turned on my little radio and boom! Have loved Bono and the band forevermore.
I couldn’t imagine how that felt. Sounds beautiful
1987?? No había nacido aún !! Y ahora en 2022 en mi canción favorita 😍
Lovely sentiment, much love in these dark times
I was 24!😂 I felt the same way!
@@tamilanger600 😅🤣
I also bought this in 1987 when I was 16. Still as good as it was then.
This is hands down one of the most AMAZING songs ever written. EVERYTHING about it moves me. It's like a classic black dress with a strand of pearls; It never goes out of style!
Totally agree with you
Nice by the way
Pretty
It's in a whole class of its own.
Yeah, it doesn't even sound anything like the era it was written in even, that being 1987. Truly timeless.
The relentless bass line and drums, Edge's guitar artistry and Bono's gut wrenching passion - all these elements create a whole greater than the parts. You cannot turn away from this song.
Well said.😊
Larry and Adam lay down the rhythm that allows Edge and Bono to be absolutely brilliant.
You cannot turn away from this song. It has a throbbing nature which the dum,dum,dum of the bass. Then there is Bono with his ‘with or without you’. It is very much a low thuzz that tickles the brain and then the drums kick in and I find my heart prolapses and I am an open empty mess on the floor. And i know they won’t be happy, but this is me. With or without you
Still a classic that never grows old ❤
Probably the greatest song ever written
I am in my early 50's and I think this is the best song ever written. Hauntingly beautiful.
No doubt
Yall are really lame 😂💀
YES!!!
Lawd have mercy is it
Como está hay bastantes
A classic never dies. One of my fav.
Everything in this song is absolute perfection... The growing intensity, the deepness of Bono's voice going to despair as he interprets the lyrics, The Edge's reverberating poetry, the beats becoming more and more powefull as the song goes and Adam's bass defining the identity of the song... The Best Song Ever in the Whole Freakin World, I daresay.
I know that's right ❤
I agree so much. It beats to my heart❤
And it almost went to trash...Bono said.
@@ggcytp "Dog" forbid!
It's my favourite song
U2 - Ireland's gift to the world.
Truly.
I humbly submit great whiskey too!!
@@tyflormann5334 Oh, and of course Guinness too!
@@JamesGore1547 I prefer U2. :)
James Gore I really wanted to be Bono when I was a kid!
Most bands make music. This one makes history.
This will be in my playlist forever.
imagine when their name is U3 or U4
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Avec ou sans nous elle vivra et tant mieux , continue à te venger ma belle , nous n avons rien compris 🙂❤️
YES!!!!!!!! ❤
One of those rare songs that comes crashing through the thoughts and emotions of anyone growing up in that decade. Even I didn't realize then how powerful and everlasting this song would be. A TRUE classic!
Only time I ever saw them, was for this tour. Boston Garden glad to say I did.
Mein Lieblingssong von der Band!!! Einfach Wunderschön die Ballade!!! ❤❤❤ Grüße von Ulrike
My dad loved this song. 💙🦋
RIP DAD 3/10/19
Listening to this because you always told me "this is what you call music" lol I love it and I love you.
We all miss you 🙏💙🦋
Your dad was right.... god bless.
Awesom classic child hood memories Rip God bless
RIP he had good taste
Sorry about your loss this song is so beautifull. Takes me back when thing were alot more simple and music had a meaning
Rosé Duran vc é muito linda
Bono is fantastic, one of the best voices in the industry and this song doesn't get played as much as it should, possibly my all time favourite song
This song belongs to that category of tunes that simply "cannot avoid listening". Not many but incredibly meaningful. Thanks God.
Yes it is
This song tears my heart out,,,cuts it into little pieces...throws it all together in a bowl...stirs the bowl as he walks away...concerned look ...then a careful smile...unsure of the implications.
I am twelve years old and I am very grateful to my father for introducing me to this type of music.
Roxana baby you are blessed. Enjoy the ride, it's amazing!!!❤
That's awesome!!! You have a very cool dad! Keep Rockn!
sweet!!
Thanks dad!
I’ve been listening to music for nearly 50 years and this album is in my top 10 favourite Albums of all time.
Timeless classic.
1o. 1o. D.
This is one of a handful of songs that gives me goosebumps everytime I listen to it.
2 months ago my father introduced me to this song and I listened to it every day by my side and I didn't give it any importance. This morning my father passed away and this song has been my comfort, enjoy this work of art.
My condolences. Worth listening to live performances of it such as 1987 rattle and hum and 1993 Sydney.
🫂
Dang
This song has always been my favorite of all songs in this world since 1987. That will never change.
Yup
@@mkflores6777 Flores have good taste
Same. ❣️
1987!!!! 80’s the most beautyfull music in the world!!!
❤❤ exactly that year that's when I fell in love with this sound and my little brother too.Big 's up to the 80's muso.🎉🎉🎉🎉
This is one of the greatest songs of all time, I love it, it will never go out of style...
It has solid melody but also such deep sentiment
True
Magnifique elle sera toujours ds nos coeurs. ❤😢
Thats the BEST SONG EVEEEERRR!!!!!
There is something about this song that's timeless
True! Absolutely.
Non è qualcosa è tutto il brano che è senza tempo
What's it about
I am not crying! You crying!
One the most powerful songs ever made. Thank you for this.
Lol, It makes me weepy but in a good way!!
My buddy said that the first time he got to fly a Blackhawk helo solo.
I am, some songs do this. This is one of them. You are not alone 👍
@@onlyme219 😊Thank you OX
For the 17k dislikers, this song will still be one of the greatest with or without you! Haha
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏿♂️
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 👊🏻👍🏻
Kkkkk
It's 18k... Haha
Must be Kids... Aspiring Rappers 😂
Yes sir😘😁😁😁🤣🤣
This is hitting my heart EVERY SINGLE TIME. dayuuuummm cant get enough
2022 and this song is still one of the best
The Joshua Tree is genuinely one of the greatest albums ever written. I wore the needle down on my record player when my mum bought the album for my 19th birthday in 1987. EVERY song makes you feel incredible.
Heck yeah ❤
❤❤❤
I agree to you brother
❤❤❤🎉
U2 is a one of GOAT rock bands, ever!
I'm 78 and LOVE this song. U2 IS MAGIC.
Me too 🎵✊🏼💁💕
Joshua Tree is one of the best cds to drive to at night, adore you U2 xxxx
❤❤🎉🎉
Dork
You rock, Bro!
Das Lied von U2 wird nie aussterben!
Beautiful ❤
Das hören unsere Nachkommen in 100 Jahren noch.
The buildup is just incredible. They have such amazing songs, definitely an iconic style.
I wish they brought back another buildup and Ohs to end it. So powerful I want to hear it again ;)
That’s what I love about this song. The instruments and vocals just keep getting more intense and the chorus and verses are never completely the same.
This song unites all of us to be honest. Even with the pandemic, this song makes all of us Brothers and Sisters.
This song gave me chills when I first heard it. It still does.
70s 80s in Miami north Miami.
Indeed dont be a mess, bless
I first heard it in 9th grade. It gives me chills everytime I hear it.
🎯 Remember the media's astroturfed backlash against them for having a song on an ipod? 🙄 U2 didn't deserve that manufactured backlash...Bono got the IMF debt forgiven for 3rd world countries for chrissakes.
The economist Michael Hudson calls the US the loan shark of the world using IMF/World Bank to strip nations of their assets. Long live Bono's debt cancellation jubilee!
The real jubilee is debt jubilee & land re-distribution.
The original Summarian bible said: debt forgiveness and land re-distribution ie debt jubilee, Leviticus 25, prior to the Greek translation. Western civilization is the first civilization to eschew this (Michael Hudson).
"Civilization is madness." - Freud
"Can't see the right road when the roads are paved." - Bob Marley
from Concrete Jungle, African Herbman
Yes me too I own The Joshua Tree cd I am so glad everyone loves my music.
If you ever experienced the “with or without you” feeling consider your self lucky and be grateful for such a beautiful experience.
Just can’t believe how awesome the 80’s were. Everybody in high school had this album.
Lucky you! I'm 16 but stuck in the 80's and 90's rock songs... Damn i wish i was there when the true music was created
Indeed..80s decade of pure music and environment.
@@norismarshahsidek246 totally agreed! And not forgetting the 90's... How i wish i could feel the vibe of the 80's and 90's 😭
Im a 90s baby yeah life was much better @@lastgirl5679
This song is a master piece, from Bono's vocals to Adam's bass, Larry's drums, and of course the Edge's guitar riffs, there will never be anything like this song.
ARTHUR HOLY SHIT I THOUGHT YOU DIED
@@loganj710 he loves U2 maybe
Arthur Morgan it’s still a great song almost 35 years later.
Meilleur groupe
I made a new video for a song with or without you, so go to my channel
I've always thought this song has one of the best executed slow builds to a climax. The vocal performance and all the instruments too - it all just comes together perfectly.
Hey there - How aol r u as I've been having the same opinion since 1987 - I listen to this track at least 4 times a day since then.....OMG it is so brilliant!!!
@@davideley7253 I was 13 when this came out in 87 & I agree with you, brilliant!
P.
Yes, guitar section is so so well done. Monumental song. 🔥
Agree, I'm not a musician. But the slow building momentum of the song is awesome.
Love the breakdown on the drums. So satisfying
One of the most perfect songs ever made.
My mother was in her 70s and she loved this song! Thinking about you tonight, Mommy!❤
😢😢😢😢
Essa música é arrepiante de tanta emoção que ela nos dá.
Definitely hits hard to this day. Classic.
Nothing hits better than listening to this song while driving down a back road on a summer evening, windows down, somehow it smells nostalgic outside - kinda like your childhood, the music is blasting and your singing as you drive along watching the sunset 🌇
broooo!
@@mirazrahmanniloy2661броооо😊😊😊 привет из России, песня чудо 😊😊😊
Can't believe this was one of my favorite song when I was 14😂😂😂😂😂😂...and It's feels the same when I hear It!❤❤❤
Only I can think of a better than that is driving down that road with a hottie like you:-)
lovely comment!
It's simply timeless. 1000 years from now it will still be just as moving.
I hope so to show our history
80s and 90s song canot be compared to the song today because its much cooler than today period.
You should check out the band ‘The Inhaler’ Bono’s son is in the band too and I must say, it gives me the 90’s vibes.
Totally recommend it.
Today’s music is about grabbing some good looking teenager off the street and let them “sing” to words that have no meaning. They don’t need to be good singers cause there is auto-tune (Bieber!) sad state of music currently
Marc martel
i would say all music from 20th century but i agree
@@theguardian308 So true. I'm just glad my dad introduced me to rock music
Ik ben ondertussen 61jaar en het blijft voor mij het beste liedje!!!
The most beautiful song ever....
It's a great song. But I wouldn't say it's the most beautiful.
@@morenteria2988 Well, to me it is.
@@nataliaostrowska7420 And that's what's important. 👍🏼
One of my favorites! Never get tired to listen to this song...
Was THERE , maxsteel955@yahoo.com
This song reminds me of my lost baby. It evokes tears of joy and sadness simultaneously. Thank you U2.
May God give you patience..
Sorry for your loss
@@faraza5161 Thank you.
@@stevenschmeevan6364 Thank you.
Your a human being with feelings and emotions that are valid.
Thank you
Sometimes I wait for and yearn for that validation from trustworthy friends like you
W/o ever meeting you
And a Heart that can be broken :( but stay strong and keep the faith :) we've all been through it :(
@@Sheercashmere фʼфффффʼ
Cheers . Needed that
Thank you
U2 have so may wonderful songs. This classic was one of the first tracks that really got me into them. Probably in their top 10 best.
One of the most haunting melodic songs ever written. Beautifully mastered .
It was a perfect storm of talent from the band and "the mix wizard" behind the top noch mix table (that produce that extra magic you hear but are always neglected or forgoten...) and all the real analog and digital music gear etc., giving us timeless masterpiece.
@@HornetBojan 00QQZZŻQ
@@tomaszsidor603 Yes ...
The song is fine but had to be remastered, cause Bono just can't sing. Tragic but true.
With or without Norma
Larry is the heartbeat of U2. Man, just listen to those drums! This song came out the summer I turned 13, and I couldn’t believe my ears or eyes. I’m still in utter awe.
Imagina essa canção no ano que foi lançada em 1987, não havia nada parecido musicalmente, e o mais estranho é que eles apostaram nela como a primeira canção a ser trabalhada nas rádios!! Pois não vejo ela tão comercial pra época!! Mas os resultados vieram e ela se tornou um dos maiores clássicos não só do U2, mas de todos os tempos
@@rogergui1980 I was there in 1987. I was only 13 that year. This song was so unique.
Played this while I was driving, probably more than ten years ago. My dad, sitting next to me, just asked me who was that singer with such an incredible voice. I'll remember those words everytime I play it now
Nostalgic for the younger days!
Omg, that song never gets old.
Yup. No matter it came out in 1987. It was still relevant for Friends to use it in 1995. 🎬
but the singer get old
U2 songs just seem to get even better with time. Joshua Tree is epic.
It’s sooo true/moving… I absolutely love it❤️
One of the most haunting and beautifully iconic songs ever made...
OMG you 😍
@@yutehube4468 stop the simping... you're embarrassing yourself
@@Fluffyolphert White knight alert.
@@yutehube4468 "OMG you 😍" lmao she's not gonna f*ck you bro
Yes, it is.
There are not many songs that stop you in your tracks and you have to stop whatever you are doing just to listen until the end.This is one of those songs.Almost puts you in a trance. Such a great song.
💯. If this song comes on the radio, you turn it up, sit in silence and drive until it's finished.
True words pal
that´s what I'm doing now, I stopped working to listen this masterpiece
Nah
@@multimeter2859 yeah
The Best Band Ever U2 Always wit ME
Stop asking who's still listening, we never stop listening.This song is one of those songs that just stays in your memory, forever.
Thank you
It happily lives rent free I'm my head 😊
That's so true !
Gets right on my fu#@ing tits asking that bloody inane question constantly, please stop!
But then how will I get my dopamine from upvotes!?
This song gives me nostalgia with memories that never happened, from a time that never existed.
cap
❤❤
Poor little black girl from Baltimore city and as a teenager U2 music found me. I’m now a 53 yr old woman laying in my bed right now zoning to all of U2 music . Music has no color when it’s just great and timeless ✌🏾
poor little palestinian babies you mean. sponsors of genocide. Shame on you U2, we will boycot you forever. Good thing you are already old.
I am a white bloke, I was born in a slum in Northern England.My surname is Irish. Irish blood then. I have a few years on you but we're a similar vintage. Your last sentence is true and beautiful. Bless you sweet child of this world.
Bono became a bit odd, but this era was amazing. Peace and love to you. May I call you Sister ?
That's real... Beautiful words.
@@MW-us3sv of course you can ❤️
Yesssss nikki😊 BONNIE SCOTLAND hands across the water ....ps .....R.I.P STEVIE BHOY ☯️
Brings back fantastic memories of my late son and I dancing around the living room 2025 still going strong xx
As a 6 year old kid i sat on the backseat from my fathers car. He always listened to songs of U2. Now 23 years later still listening to these kind of songs. Love it!
I used to listen with my uncle ..and am 23 years old now . still listening ❤️
I'm not a huge U2 fan, don't usually like love songs/ballads, but the guitar in this song is one of my all time favorite sounds in all of music.
It's amazing Live goosebumps
To me U2 are the bemchmark, the gold standard of music bands dont want to admit it but they are all envious of the career theyve had...
The only other great Irish rock band was Thin Lizzy.
This is not a love song or a ballad. Maybe read the lyrics. So not sure what you are referring to.
@@shelleyinthecity well mainly the guitar, is what I was referring to. maybe read the comment
One of the best concerts I've ever been too in my life grew up with U2 and still love you guys till this day !
Me too, saw them in Johannesburg, South Africa, visceral experience
There all some
Always loved this ❤
U2 the best band rock of times....
😂😂😂
bono is a legend .my favorite song of this band is a new years days.
I'd be honored if some U2 fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PURPLE RAIN by Prince and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my YT channel in tribute to 2 of the greatest vocalist-songwriters in music history. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends.
@@willritter4076 just did. Not to bad, i enjoyed it
rory gallagher
I remember hearing U2 for the first time travelling on a train in Normandy France. It was a rainy stormy day and this song came on a traveller’s boom box. I’ve been a fan ever since.
Rainy days and normandy, name a more iconic duo.
@@pew3561hiroshima and atom bombs