It's not like you didn't expect another U2 song at some point. There are many more to come, surely.
This week, it's this one, from Achtung Baby! This CD was released my Junior year of high school and. . .it owned me for months. There are some things I used to like that I now think of as "youthful indiscretions." But not a single note on this album has faded for me.
So why is this song the song for this week?
Because the Friday before my last round of chemo, when I was feeling as well as I will feel until this stuff is out of my system, I played Achtung Baby! for the kids. We do this often: put on music as we're hanging around the house. Usually, it's for when I'm folding laundry, or cooking. And I don't play children's music. No one ever pandered to me when I was a child, and I'm a better person for having known the words to "Start Me Up" when I was in the 5th grade.
This time, instead of folding laundry, I found myself dancing on our mini-trampoline, singing the songs into the kids' plastic microphone. Gemma and Josh pulled out their drums (a set of 3 tribals, from Indonesia, which they play with the eraser ends of un-sharpened pencils) and their instrument bucket. And we were the Ponce Family Band for about 40 minutes.
I don't mind telling all of you this. I wouldn't do it in front of you. And there are not too many bands that would make me want to do this with my children, either. But U2 is one of them. And around here, at this time, an activity like this is what makes for a very good day.
The first is the complete studio song, with no video.
The second is the studio song with a collection of U2 photos. But for some reason, the guy who posted it cut off the last minute of the song.
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I love that song. It brings back fond memories.
"Sometimes I feel like I don't know
Sometimes I feel like checkin' out
I want to get it wrong
Can't always be strong
And love it won't be long...
Oh sugar, don't you cry
Oh child, wipe the tears from your eyes..."
I always envied both of your skill at song lyrics - skill is the wrong word but you know what I mean. Although I did also love Achtung Baby - and the high school memories from it. Hi to both of you. -Sarah
U2 played here last night and after all these years, I finally saw them. I thought of you when they played this song. It was one of there encores. They've still got it!
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