In the four song set, U2 and Green Day performed "Wake Me Up When September Ends" followed by a medley of The Animals' "House Of The Rising Sun", The Skids' "The Saints are Coming" and U2's "Beautiful Day" as a seven-piece band, augmented by the Rebirth Brass Band, the New Birth Brass Band and Troy Andrews and Orleans Avenue. The lyrics of all four songs were customized by singers Billie Joe Armstrong and Bono to commemorate the trials, tribulations and successes that faced the city over the past year. Punctuating the 68,000 fans' first season-ticket sellout of the Louisiana Superdome in its 31-year history, the New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 23-3. The live version of "The Saints are Coming" was immediately made available for download purchase at Real Rhapsody.
The studio version of the song was released for digital download on October 30, 2006 and as a CD single on November 6, 2006. The song will also appear on U2s new Best of album, U218, which was released November 20 2006.
A music video for "The Saints are Coming," directed by Chris Milk, was released on video site YouTube on October 27, 2006. The music video has the two bands playing at the Abbey Road Studio and at the Louisiana Superdome, intermixed with news footage of the displacement of residents after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The second half of the video is a satire showing a fictional redeployment of U.S troops and vehicles from Iraq to New Orleans to help victims of the hurricane, with the military personnel fulfilling the titular role of the saints.
"The Saints are Coming" is a song by the Scottish punk rock band The Skids, off their debut album Scared to Dance from 1978. The song featured Richard Jobson singing of a man facing inclement weather and personal fears. It reached number 48 in the UK Singles Chart. Lyrics were written by Richard Jobson/music by Stuart Adamson who later went on to form Big Country. As with Into the Valley, it is sung by fans of Dunfermline Athletic FC in the Scottish premiership.
The song's lyrics about storms and drowning came back to light after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. In September 2006 it was announced that Green Day and U2 were to record a cover version of the song for charitable purposes.
PRIDE
U2 and Green Day Lyrics
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One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
One man caught on a barbed-wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
Early morning, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
The song "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2 and Green Day is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on civil rights movements in the United States. The lyrics describe the struggles that Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists faced in their fight for equality. The first two verses describe the paradoxical nature of a single person's power, defining how one person can come and go, justify and overthrow, love and resist. The chorus emphasizes that everything is done in the name of love and that there is no greater motivation than love when it comes to fighting for a cause.
The last verse is the most poignant and references the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th, 1968. The line "Shot rings out in the Memphis sky" refers to the moment Martin Luther King Jr. was killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The final line "They could not take your pride" pays homage to King's resilience and unwavering spirit in the face of adversity.
Overall, the song is a powerful tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and the ongoing struggle for civil rights and equality in America.
Line by Line Meaning
One man come in the name of love
A single person arrives, proclaiming to represent love and its virtues
One man come and go
Another individual arrives and quickly departs
One man come he to justify
One man claims to have the authority to justify his actions
One man to overthrow
A person seeks to remove those in power and take control for themselves
In the name of love
All of the aforementioned actions are being carried out with love as their supposed motivation
What more in the name of love?
Is there any other extreme or unjust action that can be justified in the name of love?
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
A single person is trapped by a metal fence, causing pain and injury
One man he resist
Resistance is shown by one individual against an injustice
One man washed up on an empty beach
A person's lifeless body is found on a deserted coastline
One man betrayed with a kiss
A single person is deceived by someone they trusted
Early morning, April four
On April 4th, early in the morning
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
A gunshot is fired and echoes throughout the sky in Memphis
Free at last, they took your life
Although the person's body is gone, their spirit is finally free from oppression and persecution
They could not take your pride
Despite the injustices that were committed, the victim could not be stripped of their dignity or sense of self-worth
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Me too
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@greengrugach1984
2023 and this is still a banger of a tune, U2 and Green Day should have done a collaboration on an album.
@xavierbeaupre7982
The original by the Skidzs is 100% better.
@greengrugach1984
@@xavierbeaupre7982 that logic i cannot argue against, originals are imo usually always better because it's from them not someone else, there are exceptions to amazing songs that are arguably better, like NIN 'Hurt' cover by Johnny Cash but again as you know yourself those are rare, respect from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
@samuelmoran8573
@@greengrugach1984I agree with you. From Limerick myself