U2 is one of the greatest bands to ever grace our collective ears. Amazing. And in my humble opinion, Bono never gets the credit for being a great lyricist. He is an incredible songwriter. Not to mention one of the best voices of any generation. We are not worthy, Bono, Edge, Adam, and Larry.

I think the proper title is Bullet the Blue Sky, Joshua Tree is such a great album, In God's Country, Trip Through Your Wires, Running to Standstill just a few of the great tracks. Of course the album began with three well known great 'singles'

The live version of "Bullet the Blue Sky" from their from Rattle & Hum album stays true to the original while surpassing it, but this version has it's appeal. It's great to see mature artists engage in self-reflection rather than self-indulgence.

During the monologue in the middle of the song Bono referred to himself as a "boy of nineteen, na-na-na-na nineteen." For kids that grew up in the 80s that was a reference to the song "19" by Paul Hardcastle. It was an anti-war song where the title was the average of U.S. soldiers who were drafted for the Vietnam War.

U2 is like Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel or how David Bowie was. Every single tour features genius musicians and compositions, delivered through a complete theatrical experience, with themes and motifs and participation. It's rock at its best. That said, these guys make me realize how informed about current events and history a person needs to be to really fully 'follow' some U2 songs or visuals.

U2 is more than an experience! Their message and the feel you get when seeing them live is like nothing else. I have seen them live more times than I can count. And I keep going because you always leave their show feeling empowered. Great Reaction!

U2 is my favorite band. They have a catalogue of songs spanning over 40 years, the same 4 guys as when they started. They have never been shy about making political statements and their lyrics are very powerful. There are usually biblical references in many songs too. They are an amazing live band, their concerts are more than a bunch of songs, they take you on a journey with their show. Thanks for putting a spotlight on them. BTW, the band name U2 was partly inspired by an American spy plane, the U2. One was famously shot down over the Soviet union during the cold war.

Bono: “Edge…I want you to put El Salvador through your guitar amplifier”

When he mentioned "where you came from" in the middle monologue, he's referring to the fact that this band was essentially born out of "the Troubles" in Ireland in the mid to late 70's. That was during the time of the IRA which had actual car bombs that eventually started to see schoolchildren becoming targets. It was rough and unfortunately it's hard to find many in the US that know about it even though they were my age, 10 or so when it was happening, and was constantly in the news. Thank you for this version and your on point reaction. Take care!

If you haven't done their song "Pride" you should. It's really speaking about MLK. One of their signature songs......

U2 live is a must! I’ve only been able to make three concerts, but I’ll never forget how epic they were❤️🔥❤️🔥

U2 is such a powerful band... and even more powerful live. Take a look at any of their available live performances, always great. A big suggestion to understand how potent they can be: Watch their performance at the 2002 Super Bowl Halftime show. It was the first Super Bowl after 9/11. The way these 4 guys from Dublin, Ireland captured the moment, understood how solemn it was, and honored America all at the same time... legendary.

Have to add that this version is much later in their discography but they’re globally concerned and they are quite a sight onstage…check out early U2 -amazing, angry, awesome.

Bullet the Blue Sky U2 In the howlin' wind Comes a stingin' rain See him drivin' nails Into the souls on the tree of pain From the firefight A red orange glow I see the face of fear Runnin' scared in the valley below Sky (Woo-ooh) Sky (Woo-ooh) Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue (Sky) Bullet the blue (Sky) In the locust wind Comes a rattle and hum Jacob wrestled the angel Angel was overcome You plant a demon seed You raise a flower of fire We see them burning crosses See the flames higher and higher Sky (Woo-ooh) Sky (Woo-ooh) Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue (Sky) Bullet the blue (Sky) (Ooh, yeah) Suit and tie comes up to me His face red like a rose on a thorn bush Like all the colours of a royal flush And he's peelin' off those dollar bills Slappin' 'em down One hundred Two hundred I can see those fighter planes I can see those fighter planes Across the mud huts where the children sleep Through the valleys and the quiet city streets We take the first four of the first floor We turn the key and slowly unlock the door A man breathes into a saxophone And through the walls you hear the city groan Outside, it's America Outside, it's America (Hey) (Oh, no, oh) So I went walkin' And the air was cool and clean And I fell a million miles away From the smoke filled Fire filled, hills of Salvadore Where I saw the sky ripped open The rain pourin' through a gapin' wound Pelting the women and children Pelting the women and children Who run Who run Into the arms

The song Bullet the Blue sky was written about the war in El Salvador. Bono had visited the region and written the song about the civil war there. Now in this performance he changes a lot of the lyrics. This performance was just done on this tour. The conversation he is having with the boy is with himself. Bono at 19 is having a conversation with Bono aged 55 ( think he was 55 when they did this tour ) what would a 19 year old Bono think of himself at the age of 55. Bono obviously is very famous for his charity work and being a global activist. Which puts him in a position to be criticised it’s a fascinating performance. Great review .

The studio version on headphones will blow your mind.

I would recommend Bad (Live) from the Wide Awake In America album and then anything from Live at Red Rocks

One of my favorite U2 songs. Hear the album version with the lyrics, and you'll understand Bono's message a lot better.

this song was written in 1987 and they wrote this about the central American war in El salvador " Please react to U2 live from slane castle in ireland from 2001 the song is " where the streets have no name "

My uncle was our Dr King, John Hume, great man, his lovely wife died a while back, there's a song called 'Please' by U2 in part inspired by John, give it a listen to, live version, love from free Derry.

U2 are rock legends. The best live band. Bullet the Blue Sky (correct title) is one of their best songs. The live version from the Rattle & Hum Tour in the 80s, which you can find on KZfaq, is my favorite.

Ohhh man this song was one of my favourite….. years years ago lol …. Glad I got to see them Live twice in NZ….. love 💕 Bono & band ….

BULLET THE BLUE SKY...That's the correct song name. They have so many amazing songs like ONE, PRIDE, SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, and BAD.....These would be great songs to react to. Thanks and keep smiling 🤘🙂

This is one of theyr songs that has been performed live differently then past tours or on live tv performances each time. They always change it up! And Bono is just the biggest activist for social justice causes out there,i think even USA Today and Time Magazine named him one of the world's most influential people. Thats quite the accomplishment!

I saw U2 in 1997 with Rage Against The Machine opening, amazing show both bands. Saw the show twice, two weeks apart, San Diego then Phoenix.

U2 is the greatest Rock band of the Gen X generation. Such an awesome song!!! Thanks for the reaction!.

One of U2s favorite songs and a deep one you guys do good metal and Rock love you guys keep on Rockin 🤘💘

Good Reaction Guys..:) U2-WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME-LIVE @ Slane Castle in their Home Country in front of 100,000 is for you Guys. ENJOY !!

Another great video is the official video for U2 and BB King When Love Comes to Town. Fantastic!

Desire, New Years Day, Where The Streets Have No Name, and With Or Without You. Those are my faves from this band.

Bono has worked with many world leaders too. These fellas are great!

He was referring to the American overthrow of the central Government in many countries in central America. Was written in 1987.

U2- Until the end of the World 🎸🔥🗣️

This was awesome. Great commentary!

1981-82? or so I was 11-12 years old when , I saw U2's 1st video, 'New Years Day'. FUCKKIN BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!!! do that video with song. all U2 has VIDEOS

In the late 70’s, 80’s, U2 was radical. Love love them always. PS. You guys are great! You enjoy music!

They’ve been political since day one. This song was written after Bono’s time in El Salvador and seeing the destruction of the US engagement their. But over the years to talk about The Troubles in Ireland, Police violence, refugees, etc…. This a cool live version. I would suggest reacting anything from their ZooTV Live from Sydney show, or Slane Castle. 41 years and 14 albums of greatness. Every “era” of the band bringing something different. Achtung Baby is their crowning achievement as was the accompanying greatest tour of all time, ZooTV. Enjoy reacting to more. As many others have said, review their live performances, and Until the End of The World from Sydney is a must.

Great Band!!! Haven’t missed a U2 concert since 87!!! You need to go on the U2 rabbit hole

I love this song! I thought I was the only one listening to it because no one I know knows this song!

You may want to correct the title…”Bullet the Blue Sky” Great live show last night! Sending love from Seattle, WA. 💜

Man, I just happened upon ur review while looking for different versions of my fav. U2 jam. I've got to say, It was refreshing to see you guys not only enjoying the song but trying to wrap your mind around it, and really embracing it & Delving into it's meaning. Im truly glad you guys enjoyed it, showed it on your faces and by your review. Great review guys! And not only that, but hopefully you turned a new variety of people onto it... Oh & girl, you're cute, what a pretty smile.

Let me recommend you from U2 “In the name of love” one of the greatest songs to celebrate MLK and his legacy. The version from Rattle and Hum is very powerful. Kudos to you guys.

Sept 8, 2015 U2 was scheduled to play in Paris. Before they got on stage terrorists attacked different locations around the city of Paris killing up to 130 people. Obviously they had to cancel. Most died in a concert hall. The band playing when the attack happened in that concert hall was an American band called Eagle of Death Metal. I believe one member was killed by terrorist as well as 88 other concert goers. Months later U2 returned nd played Paris to help the city heal. They released a full concert video of that night. Even brought out the lead singer of that band from that tragic night and let him sing.

One of my favorite songs.

Been fascinated by this song for a long, long time..

Bullet the blue sky!!!!

my absolute favorite song to see live by them, also their best album!!

Love this tune. Bono mentioned it was inspired by Patti Smith's album "Horses", iirc.

Great choice for a reaction. This performance comes from the Songs of Innocence and Experience, which was a relatively introspective tour, based on exploring lyrically and musically how they started out as a band and how their 'experience' has affected them politically, spiritually, and musically. This song is usually a pointed criticism 'outward', but I think this version matches the tour's theme.

I saw them 2x...awesome concerts

ONE TREE HILL is one U2 Song no one reacts to which features Bono's great range.

A U2 concert is really more of a show than a concert. I've been lucky enough to go seven times and it's always been great. They release a DVD (or whatever the f**k they use now) for each tour. They are really well produced and VERY entertaining. You guys will be pleasantly surprised by how diverse their music truly is.

A U2 concert is a visual experience. Their lyrics are positive and bring awareness to a lot of world issues.

Year they are amazing ❤

Your live streams featuring only one artist are unique and awesome, nobody is doing that but you two. I hope you keep doing them. ZZ Top and U2 were great. Neil Young is my favorite, 40 albums over almost 60 years. There are too many other great artists for me to suggest, your other subscribers will take care of that.

Shout out to my man for the vibe. I think I’ve heard this but it’s been a while. I caught that groove too. Great stuff, it’s music…feel it if you feel it! The positive vibes help for sure! Best of luck to ya’ll in the future!

"With or without you " and "One " are two masterpieces!

Especially for this song, I love how they made the stage runway look like a military runway, with a helipad at the end. The theatricality, and the quintessential rock beat and guitar sounds, make this 100% rock star. If people wanted one example of one rock concert, to help them understand all rock concerts, this one isn't a bad choice. If you guys really like this, then you'd very likely also like how they set it up, with a song called 'October.' There are links to versions that show them attached. Live it was super cool. Also, if you like this you'll likely like Pink Floyd's Pulse live version of 'Sorrow.'

I never realized they updated the lyrics to this one for recent performances. They turned this into even more of a jam than it already was.

Lyrics In the howling wind comes a stinging rain See it driving nails Into the souls on the tree of pain From the firefly, a red orange glow See the face of fear Running scared in the valley below Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue Bullet the blue In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum Jacob wrestled the angel And the angel was overcome You plant a demon seed You raise a flower of fire See them burning crosses See the flames higher and higher Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue Bullet the blue This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose in a thorn bush Like all the colors of a royal flush And he's peeling off those dollar bills Slapping them down One hundred, two hundred And I can see those fighter planes And I can see those fighter planes Across the mud huts where the children sleep Through the alleys of a quiet city street You take the staircase to the first floor Turn the key and slowly unlock the door As a man breathes into a saxophone And through the walls you hear the city groan Outside is America Outside is America, America Across the field you see the sky ripped open See the rain through a gaping wound Pounding on the women and children Who run Into the arms Of America Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Adam Clayton / Dave Evans / Larry Mullen / Paul David Hewson Bullet The Blue Sky lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Insightful comments at the end about the band and what they are trying to be about.

This song has been played on every tour since 1987 and on every tour it gets a makeover to match the current social unrest. The original song lyrics are about the unrest and civil war brought on in EL Salvador and Central America brought on by the Reagan foreign policy.

this was amazing...

This has inspired me to go back and watch the film 'Rattle and Hum'

BJ got the meaning of this song right down! Great reaction!

My opinion only but this is the best song they ever made. Put this on a good stereo and listen to it

Another great reaction vid. i know about as much of u2 as you two (hah), but this is a pretty cool performance

Nice reaction. The title is actually "Bullet the blue sky", but I realize you may have to paraphrase to avoid getting blocked. BTW; I LOVED the costume try-on on your other channel.

ICONIC beat!!!

Asia is right, this is a protest song, Bono first wrote it after traveling with his wife through Central America in the 80s to observe US military intervention and its effects on the impoverished there (I mean, we were all doing that at 25, right?), originally it was written as a protest against Reagan funding in Nicaragua and El Salvador. The bridge and the outro have taken a new form every year since.

BULLET THE BLUE SKY. Great Track. ....:)

Gotta listen to "Bad" live, and "All I Want Is You". Great songs. Keep up the great reactions, you guys are great!

Drowning Man is a vibe like no other...Party Girl

rock on

with U2 you should probably listen to the studio tracks first. they improvise lyrics and the music a lot in concert. suggestions = "pride", "with or without you", "I still haven't found what I'm looking for", "new years day", "sunday bloody sunday", "where the streets have no name", "bad" ...

love it

The song is referenced to civil unrest in San Salvador

Protest rock at its best. (Civil War from Guns and Roses is also brilliant.) I love the Slane Castle version of this when Edges guitar really screams on the solo and Bono names around 20 people who died in the IRA wars. Their Joshua Tree album is one of the greatest ever. Plenty other great stuff. Biggest rock band since the 80s.

Hey guys, check out Roads or Glory Box by Portishead live from Roseland NYC, you'll love Portishead they're immense ✌️

Must see them live if you ever can

You have to do U2 Until the End of the World its alot more of a rock song and it has an epic guitar solo

Worldwide mega stars

The original inspiration for Bullet was the US involvement in the El Salvador civil war during the 80s. Those US fighter planes were the target for Bono’s anger, pelting the women and children who were that face of fear, running scared in the valley below.

Great song 😉

U2 and B.B. King done a collaboration check it out. When love Comes To Town

the Irish are tragically Honest... gotta love it.

Epic song. That bass line could go on forever without ever losing its smoothness. I never cared for much of their music after the "Joshua Tree" album, they kinda went mainstream commercial for my taste. I'd suggest "Pride", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", and "All I Want Is You".

Do the live version of Until the End of the World from the same show, in Paris, it is as immense as what you reacted to. Enjoy! 🎸

"Can you see those fighter planes when you're flying on private planes?" Wow!

You plant a demon seed You raise a flower of fire We see them burnin' crosses See the flames, higher and higher

You have to hear the studio version

Need to hear pride or Sunday Bloody Sunday live a red rocks

I'd always listen to studio versions of U2 songs first, but an amazing performance regardless

Oh people, it’s what is happening in the world as we speak, turn on the news, open your eyes, look at the world, please 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Artists such as U2, Springsteen, Tina Turner, etc. Would sell out stadiums in a matter of hours during the 90's

BTW It is Bullet the Blue Sky

While this song (written in the mid-late 80s) was about the wars and effect the US was having on places like El Salvador (the guitar sounds the way it does because Bono asked the guitarist to make it sound like bombs and turmoil in El Salvador) while getting rich and growing the divide of the rich and poor through capitalism, there is definitely a piece in almost all they write that is because of their childhoods. The middle talking part of this live version has evolved from American excess and greed in the original song to focusing on pain, war and protests to now a much more reflective look at where they are from where they came. U2 grew up on the north side of Dublin (the poorer side) during the height of The Troubles (the fight between the IRA and British/Protestant) in the 1970s. They witnessed bombings and fighting and violence growing up. They have been adamantly for neither side and have written songs about the British Army murdering protestors (Sunday Bloody Sunday) and the aftermath of bombing from the IRA (Raised by Wolves) both noting the pain of the people effected by a stupid war, not taking a side.

The name of the song is ' Bullet the Blue Sky ' my friends.... #asiaandbj

The original version was a commentary on the proxy wars between the US and the then USSR. It was originally written during the 80’s when the Cold War was still going on.

sorry to also add guys you need to react to " Pride in the name of love " do the offical video the songs dedicated to Martin luther king it was written in 1984 and is known by all U2 fans as one of theyre best songs which they always play live