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U2
The Irish rock band U2 has won 22 Grammys, more than any other group. U2 members include Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen. Ask questions here about their discography, tour and awards.
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Whose real name is paul hewson?
Bono, lead singer and brilliant songwriter with the four piece Irish band U2.
What is the meaning of U2's song 'pride in the name of love'?
I believe this song is about Martin Luther King Jr. It mentions April 4th, the day that King was assassinated. It also mentions Memphis. King was assassinated on the balcony of his room in the Lorraine Motel at 6:01 on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tn.
I agree that the verse "Early mornin' April 4th, a shot rings out in the Memphis sky. Free at last. They took your life but they could not take your pride." IS without a doubt referring to Martin Luther King Jr. But there are others as well that are mentioned.
"One man caught on a barbed wire fence" Could be referring to the Great Escape from the Stalag Luft III concentration camp during WWII. Of the 76 who escaped, only three - two Norwegians and a Dutchman - made it back to Britain, and most were not at liberty for long before being recaptured. 50 were shot by the Gestapo and four of the surviving most determined escapers were sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp - apparently to die. Instead they all escaped again!
"One man he resist" could be anyone who stood up for a cause but the most likely is Ghandi for his peaceful disobedience in India. He was later assassinated for his beliefs.
"One man washed on an empty beach" is John F. Kennedy. He and 11 of his ship mates wound up marroned on a very sparsely populated island when the boat they were on was destroyed by a Japanese destroyer during WWII. Of course we all know Kennedy was later assassinated.
"One man betrayed with a kiss." That's a referrence to Jesus Christ. The gospels all describe his betrayal the same way: Judas Iscariot went to the Romans and was paid 30 pieces of silver for leading them to Jesus. He told them the man he kissed on the cheek was the one they wanted. Then he went to Jesus and said "teacher" then kissed him on the cheek. We all know what followed.
Obviously anything I've suggested is open to interpretation but I believe that this is the most likely interpretation. It's basically laying out a number of historical people that were willing to lay down their lives in order to make a stand and in doing so, did effect a real change in the world. Therefore: They can take your life, but they can never take your pride.
Who sold more albums Pink Floyd or u2?
The Rolling Stones. They've been around at least 15 years longer than U2, and still are the world's all-time most successful rock band!
This is unknown, although many celebrities like Bono certainly do show bipolar symptoms upon occasion. It takes a certain manic energy to be a successful performer, but that does not mean that the performer is manic-depressive.
When is U2 going on tour again?
Boy Tour 1980-1981, October Tour 1981-1982, War Tour 1982-1983, Unforgettable Fire Tour 1984-1985, Conpiracy of Hope Tour 1986, Joshua Tree Tour 1987, Lovetown Tour 1989-1990, Zoo TV Tour 1992-1993, Popmart Tour 1997-1998, Elevation Tour 2001, Vertigo Tour 2005-2006, 360 Tour 2009-2011
Last concert in Moncton, NB, Canada July.30, 2011 part of 360 Tour
Where can you get the cheapest tickets for a concert?
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What country was using a U-2 spy plane to gather intelligence about the soviet union?
The United States used the Lockheed U2 and Convair PB4Y Privateer to gather intelligence about the Soviet Union and China before the advent of spy satellite technology.
What impact did the U-2 Incident have on US- USSR relations?
It happened in 1960. (I'm not sure about the rest of the date.) Francis Gary Powers was flying an American Spy Plane. As he was flying, the plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. He was taken captive and forced to admit he was spying. (And you already told the rest.) Because the President refused to apologize, Krushchev cancelled his next meeting with the president that they were to have. (Which I believe was the PS, I'm not sure. Sorry!)
yes. most of it is. there aren't even many swear words in their music except in "Acrobat" and "Wake up dead man"
What lessons did Eisenhower learn from the U-2 incident?
The decade of the 1960's contained severe and potentially catastrophic events during the ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The opening note to the orchestra of this tense period was the surface to air missile that shot down Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane. Arguably the 1960s were a continuation of espionage hostilities from earlier decades between Russia and the United States. However it was with the U-2 incident, as well as the following crises in Berlin and Cuba that these hostilities became part of the public consciousness and drew the two aggressor nations to the brink of all out warfare.
when Bono was a teen, his freinds all made nicknames for each other. there was a hearing aid shop called Bono Vox, which he got named after by his freinds. it later got shortened to bono. these names were usually just for fun. then bono said, can you just call me bono all the time now? and every one was like; sure paul!
What happened in the 'Stringy Bark Creek' incident?
On 25 October 1878 police officers set off to search for the Kellys and set up a camp at Stringybark Creek. A second police party set off from Greta near the Wangaratta end, with the intention of closing in on Ned in a pincer movement. At the end 3 of the 4 policemen were killed during gunfire, and as a response to these killings the Victorian parliament passed the Felons' Apprehension Act which outlawed the gang and made it possible for anyone to shoot them.
How to forget something embracing incident happened to you?
Forgetting that something happened to you, or embracing an unsettling incident, can help you to get over difficult memories. One way is to think of the good that came from the incident and embrace that rather than the agony. The good thing that may have come from the incident is a renewed strength.
