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U2 on Letterman for Five Nights

Carol — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:01:27 +0000

No doubt to promote the release of their new album, No Line on the Horizon, the first week in March, U2 will be guests on the Late Show with David Letterman for five nights straight from March 2-6. There is a short blurb here about the U2 Letterman appearances.

I am looking forward to hearing more cuts from the album. I like Get on Your Boots, but it is not destined to be one of my favorite U2 songs. I tend to like the more eclectic songs on U2 albums rather than the ‘hits’.

I am also anxiously awaiting the release of the new Green Day album which is set for release in May. Rumor has it that it is as good, or better, than American Idiot. I hope the rumors are true!

Cheers!

The Saints are Coming on iTunes

Carol — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:50:16 +0000

The live version of The Saints are Coming video, taped at the SuperDome in October of 2006, can be purchased at iTunes by clicking on the image below. This performance/song was nominated for a Grammy this year. The song is great, but the video really rocks.

The audio single of this song can be purchsed from iTunes by clicking the image below.

I also found this Wiki that has a lot of interesting and detailed information about the history of this song, and the original group that wrote and performed it. Links to many other interesting sites and related information are included as well.

The Saints are Coming Video (not as seen on TV..)

Carol — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:52:37 +0000

I love this creative video set to the U2 / Green Day version of The Saints are Coming. It has been out on YouTube for quite a while, but I wanted to make sure it wasn’t going to get yanked for some sort of copyright violation before I linked to it on my blog. I really think this video captures the true spirit in which the song was performed at the Superdome last Oct.

Lyrics From U2 & Green Day “The Saints are Coming” Live Version

Carol — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:11:06 +0000

I was wondering if the original lyrics had been altered for the live performance of “The Saints are Coming” by Green Day and U2 at the Superdome last September, and finally they have published those lyrics on the U2.com site. The changes are subtle, but meaningful (in that they speak directly to the Hurricane Katrina aftermath tradgedy). The new lyric is “When the night watchman lets in the thief, what’s wrong now?” And, of course the house of the Rising Sun lead in was “new” – In fact, my recollection is that when they sang the live version, they replaced “Rising Sun” with “Superdome”, which was also meaningful to the situation.

There is also a ‘rap’ Bono inserts before A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief… that goes like this:
New birth, rebirth, (Trombone Shorty),
Livin like birds in the magnolia trees, child on a rooftop,
Mother on her knees, her sign reads – Please, I am an American!

The Saints Are Coming – Live
There is a house in New Orleans
They call the (Rising Sun) Superdome
It’s been the ruin of many a poor boy
God, I know I’m one

I cried to my daddy on the telephone, how long now
Until the clouds unroll and you come home, the line went
But the shadows still remain since your descent, your descent

The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realise there’s no reply
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realise there’s no reply

A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief, how long now
Until a weather change condemns belief, how long now
When the night watchman lets in the thief, what’s wrong now?

The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how I try, I realise there’s no reply
The saints are coming, the saints are coming

I say no matter how I try, I realise there’s no reply
I say no matter how I try, I realise there’s no reply
I say no matter how I try, I realise there’s no reply

You can still watch the video of the entire live performance (it was really good), and buy the song (proceeds go to Music Rising) at the Rhapsody.com site.

The Saints are Back!

Carol — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:49:00 +0000

The concert, although much too short, was a rousing start to a well played football game. If you missed the concert, or want to hear it again, you can watch the 10 minute performance at the Rhapsody site here. You can also download an audio version of The Saints Are Coming from the Rhapsody site as well, with the proceeds going to Music Rising. And my final plug, if you want a cool Music Rising t-shirt like the one Edge is wearing in the photo from my blog post yesterday, go to the U2.com site to the U2 shop (again, proceeds go to Music Rising).

Since the demise of the Packers, I have been looking for a new football team to ‘adopt’. I thought it might be the Titans, since Vince went there, but they aren’t playing Vince yet, and they are really painful to watch at the moment. I thought it might be the Bucks, since Chris went there, but Chris won’t be playing for a while since having his spleen removed last Sunday after taking a horrible beating on the field (get better soon Chis), and the Bucks aren’t any more fun than the Titans to watch at the moment (one can only be amused by Chucky’s scowls for so long). So, that leaves the Saints, since Drew went there, and they look wonderful!! I haven’t seen such a well played game of football, front to finish, offense, defense and special teams, for quite some time. So it’s official, I am now a Saints fan.

I added a few more entries on the Plant Catalog page today. Take a look if you get a chance. I also uploaded some new pictures of the gardens and plants in the greenhouse to Flickr today, check them out too.

Take care & rock on.
Carol