"MLK (song) ""MLK"" is the tenth and final song from U2's 1984 album, ""The Unforgettable Fire"". A lullaby to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., it is a short, pensive piece with simple lyrics. It was because of this song, along with ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"", another tribute to King, that earned Bono the highest honor of the King Center, an organization founded by Coretta Scott King. Its live debut was on 18 October 1984, as an intro to ""The Unforgettable Fire"", and the two songs were performed together at almost all Unforgettable Fire Tour shows and most Joshua"
"Pride (In the Name of Love) ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. The second track on the band's 1984 album, ""The Unforgettable Fire"", it was released as the album's lead single in September 1984. Written about Martin Luther King Jr., the song received mixed critical reviews at the time, but it was a major commercial success for the band and has since become one of the band's most popular songs. ""Pride"" appeared on the compilation ""The Best of 1980–1990"" as the opening track, and on the 2006 compilation ""U218 Singles"". The song"
"30, 1972. The song also faced an all-out ban in the UK, and has never been re-released or appeared on any Paul McCartney or Wings best-ofs. The same year McCartney's former colleague John Lennon released two protest songs concerning the hardships of war-torn Northern Ireland: ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"", written shortly after the 1972 massacre of Irish civil rights activists (which differs from U2's 1983 song of the same title in that it directly supports the Irish Republican cause and does not call for peace), and ""The Luck Of The Irish"", both from his album ""Some Time in New York City"""
"anthem"". ""Creem"" critic Dave Marsh preferred ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" to ""Give Ireland Back to the Irish"" due to its more exciting music, but felt that Ringo Starr's ""Back Off Boogaloo"" was ""a better statement on the subject than either"". Besides being over simplistic, Blaney felt that the lyrics supporting the Irish Republican movement were hypocritical given the movement's own history of violence and Lennon's prior expressed commitment to pacifism. Du Noyer commented that Lennon's ""topical punditry was not the equal of lasting art"" and noted that the song has been largely forgotten in light of U2's ""more thoughtful"" song with"
"to a tight recording schedule, Bono felt songs like ""Bad"" and ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"" were incomplete ""sketches"". The album reached number one in Britain, and was successful in the US. The lead single ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"", written about Martin Luther King, Jr., was the band's biggest hit to that point and was their first song to chart in the US top 40. Much of the Unforgettable Fire Tour moved into indoor arenas as U2 began to win their long battle to build their audience. The complex textures of the new studio-recorded tracks, such as"
"Rebel Song', as she explains in her live album ""How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?"". Many years before U2 wrote a song about the Bloody Sunday massacre it was John Lennon who wrote, recorded and performed a song called 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' (included, along with another song about Ireland, 'The Luck Of The Irish', in the album 'Some Time In New York City', 1972). Lennon had Irish roots, as did his songwriting partner Paul McCartney, who also wrote a song about British imperialism in Ireland ('Give Ireland Back to the Irish'). Irish rebel music In Ireland, a"
"the United States National Recording Registry. In 2003, the National Park Service dedicated an inscribed marble pedestal to commemorate the location of King's speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was dedicated in 2011. The centerpiece for the memorial is based on a line from King's ""I Have A Dream"" speech: ""Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope."" A -high relief of King named the ""Stone of Hope"" stands past two other pieces of granite that symbolize the ""mountain of despair."" In August 2012, the Dutch DJ and producer Bakermat released the single"
"song has been played at virtually every U2 concert since the Unforgettable Fire Tour, although it was played infrequently on the first and second legs of 2001's Elevation Tour and the second and third legs 2009's U2 360° Tour. Live performances during the 1980s and early 1990s were usually played in the key of E, while since the late 1990s the song has been played in the key of D. , it is the band's most played song with over 770 documented performances, though ""I Will Follow"" has likely been performed more often. Clips from Martin Luther King speeches are"
"(Paul Epworth mix)"", on their official SoundCloud account on 14 December 2013. The cover art for the ""Ordinary Love"" single features a ""striking painting of Nelson Mandela"" by Oliver Jeffers. U2 Additional performers Technical Ordinary Love (U2 song) ""Ordinary Love"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was written to honour Nelson Mandela and is included in the biography film """". The song was given a limited 10-inch vinyl release on Record Store Day, 29 November 2013, less than a week before Mandela died. ""Ordinary Love"" peaked at number one on the Top Digital Download chart in Italy,"
"Larry Mullen Jr. Laurence Joseph Mullen Jr. (; born 31 October 1961) is an Irish musician and actor, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band U2. Mullen's distinctive drumming style developed from his playing martial beats in a childhood marching band, the Artane Boys Band. Some of his most notable contributions to the U2 catalogue include ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"", ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"", ""Where the Streets Have No Name"", ""Zoo Station,"" ""Mysterious Ways"", and ""City of Blinding Lights"". Mullen was born and raised in Dublin, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he co-founded"
"called the song ""a somber meditation on war, separation and enmity"". Comparing the song with ""Moment of Surrender"" on the same album, ""NME"" reviewer Ben Patashnik described ""Cedars of Lebanon"" as ""similarly downbeat but no-less-enthralling"", and said that the song ""is buoyed by Larry Mullen Jr's martial drumming and a twinkling guitar"". The ""Sydney Morning Herald"" called the song a ""masterful closer"", and said that the ""backing vocals, ambient noises and restraint seal a deal alongside the atmosphere of philosophical weariness."" U2 Technical Footnotes Bibliography Cedars of Lebanon (song) ""Cedars of Lebanon"" is a song by Irish rock band U2."
"Sunday Bloody Sunday ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album ""War"" and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in Germany and the Netherlands. ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, mainly focusing on the Bloody Sunday incident in Derry where British troops shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, bystanders and children. At"
"in the midst of the crowd. U2 would not perform the song for years after the fourth leg's final show on 28 August 1993 in Dublin, although B.B. King continued to play the song at his live shows. On 26 October 2008, Bono and the Edge rejoined B.B. King to play the song for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Founders Award. After King died on May 14, 2015, U2 paid tribute to him during a show in Vancouver the following night during the Innocence + Experience Tour by playing ""When Love Comes to Town"" for the first time in"
"Lemon (U2 song) ""Lemon"" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and the fourth track from their 1993 album, ""Zooropa"". It was released as the album's second single in September 1993. Inspired by old video footage of Bono's late mother, the lyrics describe an attempt to preserve memory through film. More than any previous U2 song, ""Lemon"" showcases Bono's falsetto skills, aided by atmospheric vocals from the Edge and Brian Eno. The song has been described as futuristic German disco. The album version is one of U2's longest songs. ""Lemon"" was written late during the ""Zooropa"" sessions between March–May"
"band U2. Although not released as a single, the song charted in multiple countries in 2017. The lyrics of ""XXX"" are about speaking truth to power. The first verse has Lamar talking about what he would do if anything happened to his family. The chorus then features Bono, the lead singer of Irish rock band U2, singing a prominent refrain in the latter half of the song. Lamar also references current U.S. President Donald Trump and President Barack Obama in the lyric, ""Donald Trump's in office; we lost Barack, and promised to never doubt him again"". ""XXX"" received widespread acclaim"
"Ordinary Love (U2 song) ""Ordinary Love"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was written to honour Nelson Mandela and is included in the biography film """". The song was given a limited 10-inch vinyl release on Record Store Day, 29 November 2013, less than a week before Mandela died. ""Ordinary Love"" peaked at number one on the Top Digital Download chart in Italy, where it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. U2 won the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and in January 2014 the song was nominated for the"
"followed other songwriters, such as U2 with ""Pride (In the Name of Love)"" and ""MLK"", James Taylor with ""Shed a Little Light"", and Stevie Wonder, whose song ""Happy Birthday"" about King provided a boost in bringing about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day national holiday. Griffin's take on King uses visual, naturalistic imagery to describe various states of mind expressed in the speech, but with a generality that could extend to other contexts as well: ""Up to the Mountain"" first appeared in public during Griffin's concert appearances in the spring of 2005; she has performed it both with her own"
"film played during ""One Tree Hill"" featured an image large red moon along that faded into footage of Native American people. It was directed by Anton Corbijn and filmed in Lancaster, California over a 14-hour film shoot. Bono dedicated performances of the song to singer Chris Cornell (who died in May 2017), to singer Chester Bennington (who died in July 2017), to the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, and to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. U2 Additional performers Technical Footnotes Bibliography One Tree Hill (song) ""One Tree Hill"" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and"
"often shown on the various tour video screens during these performances. In 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, the final verse was changed to reflect the 30th anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon (8 December 2010). U2 performed the song, along with ""City of Blinding Lights"", to upwards of 400,000 people on 18 January 2009 at the concert at the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama. At the end of the performance Bono asked the audience to sing for King's dream, saying it was ""not just an American dream; also an Irish dream, a European dream, an"
"Academy Award for Best Original Song, but it lost to ""Let It Go"" from ""Frozen"". An alternate version of the song, titled the ""Extraordinary Mix"", was included on deluxe edition of the band's 2017 studio album, ""Songs of Experience"". U2 had been friends with Nelson Mandela for several years, having played concerts in South Africa. When movie producer Harvey Weinstein invited the band to write a song for the soundtrack of the Mandela biography film """", they responded with a quick ""yes"" according to Weinstein. After seeing early cuts of the film, the group were inspired to write a song"
"it would not upset the older voters and would be recognizable to the younger voters. The song was also valuable for its global image, ringing guitar line, and suggestions of awakening. U2 performed the song, along with ""Pride (In the Name of Love),"" to upwards of 400,000 people on 18 January 2009 at the concert at the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate the upcoming inauguration of Obama. Introducing ""City of Blinding Lights,"" which the band were asked to play, Bono spoke directly to Obama, saying, ""What a thrill for four Irish boys from the northside of Dublin to honour you, sir,"
"Elevation (song) ""Elevation"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track on their tenth studio album, ""All That You Can't Leave Behind"" (2000), and was released as the album's third single on 25 June 2001. The song became the band's 16th number-one single in their native Ireland and their second number-one in the Netherlands. It also topped the charts in Canada, and reached the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, Spain and the United Kingdom. In 2002, ""Elevation"" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with"
"a metaphor for the backlash that may occur when dating someone of the opposite race. The song also jokes that this problematic situation is ""beyond Martin Luther"". Throughout the closing of the track, prominent samples of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ""I Have a Dream"" speech can be heard, set to ""unsynchronized M.I.A. like beats"" created by a CutMaster Swiff synthesizer. ""Vibe"" described MLK's speech as having ""made its mark on music artists"", with some artists like Stefani having ""lifted his word for their own tracks"". Upon release, ""Long Way to Go"" received polarized reviews from critics. Some music critics heavily"
"Chorus of Israel. D'Or sang for Dr. Martin Luther King III at a Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) Conference in the summer of 2007 in Tel Aviv. King was in tears as D'Or finished his rendition of ""Summertime"", and the crowd was on its feet cheering. King was so moved that he extended an invitation to D'Or to sing at the 2008 ""Realize the Dream"" celebration honoring King's birthday at the Covenant Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, New York – the last church in New York City that Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at prior to his 1968 assassination. D'Or"
"of the song, which was used as a television video to promote ""The Unforgettable Fire"" album, showing the band on the road travelling through London, in France and the Low Countries, and in performance at several venues, including the ""Westfalenhalle"" in Dortmund, West Germany, returning across the North Sea by ferry boat to the British Isles at the song's conclusion. Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin wrote for ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time the section on U2, saying: ""I don't buy weekend tickets to Ireland and hang out in front of their gates, but U2 are the"
"""Two Hearts Beat as One,"" except on the Japan release. The B-side on the single, ""Endless Deep,"" is one of the few U2 songs that features bassist Adam Clayton singing. Footnotes Bibliography Sunday Bloody Sunday ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album ""War"" and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in Germany and the Netherlands. ""Sunday Bloody Sunday"" is noted for its militaristic drumbeat, harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt"
"Walk On (U2 song) ""Walk On"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the fourth track on their tenth studio album, ""All That You Can't Leave Behind"" (2000), and was released as a single on 19 November 2001, the record's second in Canada and the fourth in the rest of the world. The song was written about a Burmese academic Aung San Suu Kyi, who was the chairperson of the National League for Democracy and was placed under house arrest from 1989 until 2010 for her pro-democracy activities, which led to the song being banned in Burma."
"Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ""I Have a Dream"" speech. The Bob Dylan song ""Blowin' in the Wind"" was one of their biggest hit singles. They also sang other Dylan songs, such as ""The Times They Are a-Changin'""; ""Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,"" and ""When the Ship Comes In."" Their success with Dylan's ""Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"" helped Dylan's ""The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan"" album rise into the top 30; it had been released four months earlier. In December 1969 ""Leaving on a Jet Plane"", written by the group's friend John Denver, became their only No. 1 single"
"thus helping U2 continue its commercial breakthrough begun with the ""War"" album. It reached number 1 in New Zealand, the first time a U2 single topped a country's singles chart. Initial critical reactions to ""Pride"" were mixed, especially in regards to the lyrics. Robert Christgau in ""The Village Voice"" complained of ""the moralism with the turn-somebody-else's-cheek glorification of Martin Luther King's martyrdom."" Meanwhile, Kurt Loder of Rolling Stone wrote that Pride' gets over only on the strength of its resounding beat and big, droning bass line, not on the nobility of its lyrics, which are unremarkable."" But the 1984 Pazz"
"awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The full speech did not appear in writing until August 1983, some 15 years after King's death, when a transcript was published in ""The Washington Post"". In 1990, the Australian alternative comedy rock band Doug Anthony All Stars released an album called ""Icon"". One song from ""Icon"", ""Shang-a-lang"", sampled the end of the speech. In 1992, the band Moodswings, incorporated excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.'s ""I Have a Dream"" speech in their song ""Spiritual High, Part III"" on the album ""Moodfood"". In 2002, the Library of Congress honored the speech by adding it to"
"22 February 2017, and has reached number 3 peak on the US Billboard Hot 100. In April 2017, English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa announced that she had written a song with Martin called ""Homesick"". The song appears on her self-titled debut album, which was released on 2 June 2017. The main influence on Martin and Coldplay is the Scottish rock band Travis, with Martin crediting the band for the creation of his own band. The Irish rock band U2 is another important influence on Martin both musically and politically. Martin wrote for ""Rolling Stone"" ""Magazine""'s ""100 Greatest Artists of"
"Invisible (U2 song) ""Invisible"" is a song by Irish rock band U2. Unveiled in a Super Bowl XLVIII television advertisement, it was available as a free digital download through the iTunes Store from 2–3 February 2014. Bank of America gave $1 for each download of the track to (RED), an organisation co-founded by Bono, to fight AIDS. Since 4 February, it has been available as a paid download, with all the proceeds also going to (RED). The song was later included as a hidden track on the deluxe edition of the group's 2014 studio album ""Songs of Innocence"". The electronic-tinged"
"Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) ""Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)"" is a contemporary folk song written by Patty Griffin. The song touches upon emotions surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous 1968 ""I've Been to the Mountaintop"" speech, given the day before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Originally recorded by Solomon Burke in 2006 and Griffin herself in 2007, it has found greater prominence in performances and recordings since then by Kelly Clarkson and Jeff Beck, Susan Boyle, Crystal Bowersox, and Kree Harrison. The song has been variously described as ""gospely"" or ""folkie spiritual"". In writing about King, Griffin"