This Is - U2 for Aslan

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11 жыл бұрын

All the way from Electric Lady Studios in New York City, U2 performing 'This Is' on A Night For Christy.

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@hcjc1507 Жыл бұрын

RIP Christy Dignam. A true Dublin musical legend. A working class hero is something to be.

@esperago Жыл бұрын

Yes, U2 should do a solid and upload an HD version for Christy

@hcjc1507 Жыл бұрын

@@esperagowould be great if they released this and gave all proceeds to his family

@esperago Жыл бұрын

@@hcjc1507 That's an even better idea.

@aleu2 4 ай бұрын

2024...still listening to this great tune. I love U2

@scottosullivan5210 Жыл бұрын

im just sorry aslan never really made it here in the states! they are a great band! glad U2 introduced me to them through this tribute , I am forever a Aslan fan!

@devinduffymeade Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Christy. An essential Irish tune with timeless themes

@barbarakivlehan6015 Жыл бұрын

😅pter😂😂😅😅😊😂😅😊😅😊😊😊😅😅😊😂

@barbarakivlehan6015 Жыл бұрын

😂e mail to retrieve it we e fw you tt Rree Re E rwe

@allisnotwhatitseems. Жыл бұрын

A very very kind gesture. When the biggest band in the world salutes the biggest band in Dublin, THIS IS what it looks like.

@THEKEO69 Жыл бұрын

If you're the biggest band in Dublin, you are the biggest band in our world

@Bazx64 Жыл бұрын

True brother

@Xiako 5 жыл бұрын

Someone still ejoying this cover in 2019 like me? Love this version so so much...

@Stephenkayes123 4 жыл бұрын

Amen brother. Love it

@morand-gw7xn 4 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@dmitrymoulinex8492 4 жыл бұрын

Great Bono's voice !It blows me away !Respect to U2 and Aslan from Russia !

@scottjones597 4 жыл бұрын

2020 and still loving it XD

@Xiako 4 жыл бұрын

@@scottjones597 Same!!

@ErkkiHirvonen 2 ай бұрын

I've been their fan since album " the unforgettable fire" was published, now i'm 60 years old and still i love this band.

@klassikfahrer Жыл бұрын

Oh how I love this version. But I love the original just as much! Christy passed away a few days ago and that makes me very sad. He fought so long, so bravely. Rest in peace, Christy! You unique, wonderful artist.

@didoma73 9 жыл бұрын

Despite what the title says, people still don't seem to realize that "This Is" an Aslan song. This was covered as a tribute to Aslan's frontman, Christy Dignam, who was going through cancer treatment at the time.

@TheMaddoc1 9 жыл бұрын

thank you friend

@TheMaddoc1 9 жыл бұрын

+minecraft v gta van no one understands that this is an aslan song he wrote not fucking bono so look him up and u will find cristy is one of the best irish male song writer's out there. he use to be in kiltiggan Co wicklow a good bloke he was I remember u cristy God be good to u friend

@jerryhiggins7557 7 жыл бұрын

Ya, they blew it. I mean what were they thinking, deciding that if making it meant Christy getting pumped full of poison every day then they didn't want to make it.

@heyfromdave1297 5 жыл бұрын

there are a whole lot of songs, not all, that U2 covers, that sound way better than the original. When U2 puts their touch on a song, it becomes a whole new thing.

@heyfromdave1297 5 жыл бұрын

@@jerryhiggins7557 you don't make any sense

@alanlawler6106 3 ай бұрын

Aslan loved this version.... who wouldnt really.....brilliance

@travelbyship 4 жыл бұрын

I went all concerts u2 in Brazil. Was amazing to see the best band in the world.

@DarrenBates Жыл бұрын

Been crying all week. Dublin lost something very special this week; I would've said a one-in-a-million talent but in our city of almost 2 million these days, there was only one Christy Dignam.

@heyfromdave1297 5 жыл бұрын

U2 never gets old....just, BETTER. U2,..........greatest rock band........EVER. Bono's voice, one of it not THE most full of expression EVER. The irish do a lot of things good. They make music GREAT. Eddie Van Halen's not the only one who reinvented the guitar, The Edge, David Howell Evans did too. U2 made and are still making rock music the greatest IT IS AND WILL EVER BE.

@kjbuono 6 жыл бұрын

Didn't know Aslan. Huge u2 Fan here :-). Now I know the 2 versions I like both of them. I think u2's version is nice, they give their own color and Bono's voice is still here and damn precise.

@hyland1984 8 жыл бұрын

fair play to bono and the band for paying tribute to a great singer and band, Aslan. from what I know christy & bono grew up not far from each other around the same time period. 2 fabulous bands, 2 fabulous singers.

@DiegoLynch-v1o 6 жыл бұрын

They actually hated each other, quite a history... U2 were threatened by them... It was a North/South Dublin divide... This cover was done because the Aslan singer got sick.

@karlfisher925 4 жыл бұрын

Garry Lynch North south divide? U2 are northsiders, people seem to forget that a lot. Bono grew up in Finglas East and the band met in secondary school Mount Temple, on the northside

@paddyfc07 4 жыл бұрын

@@DiegoLynch-v1o your talking trough your arse..

@karlfisher925 Жыл бұрын

@Mark Kelly what are you on about Gary? U2 are all from north Dublin and got together in a north Dublin school, that’s all I said.

@alanbird Жыл бұрын

Bono and Christy are from the same town ffs

@dbarbour8352 3 жыл бұрын

I am amazed once again. The longest lived rock band that is still going, U2, great friends without the ego issues of other bands that break up. Even if this is a cover, it is fabulously done by U2!

@caroldoyle70 Жыл бұрын

Hope U2 do more covers of Aslan songs in the future…their songs should be shared more and no better way than through U2! A fantastic collaboration . Thinking of Christy and all his family right now. Thanks U2.

@louisemorris8724 Жыл бұрын

I think Kiera is going to have the rights to aslan's music when the time comes 😢😢

@ubermick4208 Жыл бұрын

Can't believe he's gone. We've known it's been coming for months, but I am still so, so, so very heartbroken today.

@huwgriffiths8555 2 жыл бұрын

Having come across this cover a few years ago and this my first ever knowledge of Aslan, 3 weeks later I saw them in Armagh live - indeed gig booked flights booked within the hour of watching The Point gigs on KZfaq. I'm a U2 fan but I tell you this track is best listened to LIVE by the original band. Make the effort to see them - you won't regret it.

@johnkelly3549 7 жыл бұрын

Aslan are a stunning Dublin-based band who've worked just as hard as U2 to gain one hundredth of the recognition. Please check them, they're really amazing.

@dominiccrimmings6925 4 жыл бұрын

No, they're not amazing, they're pretty shite - anyone outside of Ireland ever heard of them?

@dominiccrimmings6925 4 жыл бұрын

Nah, stunning is a stretch, they're pretty shit really. Only reason U2 on bandwagon is cos they're Irish and couldn't really not support them.

@johnjohnjohnjohnjohnjohnjo1267 4 жыл бұрын

@@dominiccrimmings6925 fuck up you idiot

@micko6393 4 жыл бұрын

@@dominiccrimmings6925 I doubt if you've seen them live? No better frontman than Christy Dignam.

@officialaslan9590 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@warrensteamtalk Жыл бұрын

God Bless Christy a true legend and hero May he RIP. Thanks for all the great memories Christy 💚🤍🧡 HAIL HAIL

@kingcharlie8633 8 жыл бұрын

anyone else still enjoying this?

@ianf.2088 8 жыл бұрын

yup

@oscarmaidana9294 8 жыл бұрын

Every single day.

@johnnyknight7113 7 жыл бұрын

yes

@manon8014 7 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@mijailayala1159 6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@carlosantuckwell 9 жыл бұрын

Wow, U2 still the King. I remember seeing "U2" spray painted everywhere all over Sydney in the early 1980s.

@margaretsch.3609 Жыл бұрын

I for one appreciate the fact that U2's cover here helps spread the beauty of Christy Dignam's singing. Sad that I never heard him live, I nonetheless look forward to getting more acquainted with his bell-like voice and powerful lyrics in the near future through recordings. Meanwhile, I also really enjoy this version by U2. It's so important to keep empathy alive in our hearts! And to keep love as the last word for everything we see, think about or do. Cheers, U2 and RIP. Christy.

@wandafischetti1186 5 жыл бұрын

BONO SINGS IN SUCH A SWEET WAY!

@karenrojas9283 4 жыл бұрын

Alguien escuchando esta música en plena cuarentena?

@paoshea 11 жыл бұрын

Aslan as a band were hands down at the time one of the best bands of their day. They did not make internationally like U2 but on a different level merit huge Kudos years later as their music still appeals. Thanks U2 for giving Aslan the exposure to new fans that they deserve. Full marks

@actung74 5 жыл бұрын

The class of two amazing bands from Dublin. I honestly believe there are very few acts who could do justice in covering this tune such is the quality of the original especially with how Aslan do it live.

@Scottyo917 7 жыл бұрын

I wish Aslan would have made it here in the States!! Great Band

@johnfogarty5655 6 жыл бұрын

fuck heroin.

@dancrowley5128 4 жыл бұрын

Almost did 🙎

@PatrikFilmMaker 9 жыл бұрын

AMAZING SOUND - AMAZING VOICE - AMAZING BAND - THX

@jamescotter833 Жыл бұрын

Great tribute going to miss christy so much such a shame

@joncork72 9 жыл бұрын

Saw Aslan performing this again tonight in Cork. Great version by U2 and a great gesture to Christy Dignam. Aslan are a Finglas band .

@ACey96 5 жыл бұрын

Finglas and Ballymun mate

@edblzds 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic sound as usual. U2 DNA.

@seanmcgeeney4570 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful tribute, and so very poignant given the terribly sad passing of Christy. An amazingly stellar vocal and just all round class rendition!! Much respect ♥️

@PaulKinsella 8 жыл бұрын

this song is from an awesome Irish band called Aslan they are all original and have been around as long as U2 listen to them!!!

@enaena8300 8 жыл бұрын

THEY ARE THE BEST!!! I LOVE BONO´S VOICE.I LOVE U2 FOREVER!!!!!!!!

@RainbowCharade 2 жыл бұрын

not quite like the original, though!

@tarandeepsingh2947 6 жыл бұрын

These are the hands of a tired man This is the old man's shroud These are the eyes of a blood-crazed tiger Staring at the maddening crowd This is the face of a teenage mother This is the child she bears This is the soul of her broken lover Searching for the smiles they shared These are the feet of the punished pilgrim And in his book of punished love You see the eyes You see no surprise Waiting for a lie that's true Everybody hits you with this feeling Nobody seems to understand Yeah, you stop, you look You're searching for the meaning Of love Wasting your life away These are the dreams of a sleeping father And in his long lost days He sees a child He sees his own eyes Waiting for the price he's paid These are the tears of a fallen idol And in his smile of shattered love You see his eyes You see no surprise You just see lights and realise Everybody hits you with this feeling Nobody seems to understand Yeah, you stop, you look You're searching for the meaning Of love Wasting your life away All about me Here with you There’s no one here like you Nobody lives like you Nobody, nobody touches like you Everybody hits you with this feeling Nobody seems to understand Yeah, you stop, you look You're searching for the meaning Of love Everybody hits you with this feeling Nobody seems to understand Yeah, you stop, you look You're searching for the meaning Of love Everybody hits you with this feeling Everybody hits you Everybody knocks you down You stop, you look You're searching for the meaning You stop, you look You're searching for the meaning Of love, love, love, love

@NurietaNu 5 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot!

@enriquealmada7550 2 жыл бұрын

Great song!!! .. And better cover!!

@MadRob360 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful version, this. RIP Christy. Legend

@markodriscoll2965 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this version

@ThomasSheridanArts 10 жыл бұрын

Aslan along with the Virgin Prunes were the other Ballymun band. U2, The Prunes and Aslan were the three main Ballymun bands when I was a teen. I have to say this is a lovely tribute to Aslan.

@derekw26x 8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Sheridan ASLAN WHERE FROM FINGLAS

@ThomasSheridanArts 8 жыл бұрын

+Derek Ward I went to school with two of them at the Ballymun Comprehensive.

@combatenthusiast6297 8 жыл бұрын

U2 and Ballymun? Wut?

@kinnegad 7 жыл бұрын

Christy and Joe where from Finglas West, Alan from Finglas East and Tony and Billy from Ballymun. Bono was from Cedearwood Road in Finglas East.

@williammcgrath88 6 жыл бұрын

U2 are from glasnevin!!! Cedarwood road...not ballymun. Just listenin to this cover i reckon Christy would have loved the fame and notoriety of Bono but i reckon deep down Bono wouldve given all his fame and notoriety for Christy's voice.

@mickjdharmon 7 жыл бұрын

OK ! I have decided that U2 should only do Aslan songs from now on..Who's with me ??? This is what U2 used to sound like before Bono went on a mission to save the world (excluding Ireland). Absolutely great cover,but I'd prefer to hear Christy Dignam sing it. Thanks for the upload.

@andrealcotp 10 жыл бұрын

OMG!! I didn't knew about this song!! I love it!! U2 is the greatest group in the world!!

@CEIVE4EVER 7 жыл бұрын

It's a cover

@damiendaly983 3 жыл бұрын

its aslans but brilliant

@marklife_ox4 Жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Christy. 💚

@waldemarsilva9658 8 жыл бұрын

wow that Christy Dignam guy is pure Bel Canto - you cant get better than that -

@stefanofaralli4728 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Song & Fantastic Tribute !

@gastologe 6 жыл бұрын

Ich mag den U2 Stil total,ich glaub die könnten auch Beethoven covern :D :D U2 war,ist und wird immer genial bleiben....Ich danke für all die Jahre und Konzerte...Ihr seid kult :D

@barryoneill1703 5 жыл бұрын

I love and adore U2, what a great career, and they are just 4 lads from Dublin that loved Bowie.

@joaocarlos_84 9 жыл бұрын

U2 forever!!

@DarkRising12 10 жыл бұрын

love it. amazing song. I hope their next tour starts soon. U2 come to Holland! We are waiting!

@zorazen2 11 жыл бұрын

Brilliant for U2! Bono- Best Voice! Fabulous Lyrics-Stunning Song!

@dmitrymoulinex8492 4 жыл бұрын

Great song !Thank's Aslan ...and U2 !

@Blondie101010100 Жыл бұрын

Good job lads. RIP Christy, one in a million ❤

@prof_pedrocurvelo 10 жыл бұрын

the greatest band in the world!

@wonderman8174 9 жыл бұрын

I will say, U2 leads the way, surpassing all bands in their own ways and uniqueness, styles - everything, U2 loves what they do, you can see they are still passionate and hungry, I disagree with bono's policies and such but love him as a musician-you can criticize things about bono, the band, etc. but you really can't say anything about them as a band AS A WHOLE, because they are tremendous example of four friends, who were friends way before they were a band, and still friends, and this is what you see shine through greater than even their music-well, their friendship is seen, heard, felt IN their music-each person intimately involved, when you have this kind of combination, it can't be beat, there's no telling how long a selfless band can go on..............

@wonderman8174 9 жыл бұрын

U2 ARE ONE OF THE VERY FEW R E A L BANDS LEFT............I was sad to see a-ha stop, they were very real as well, still are as people and musicians, maybe im sure theyll get back together for a one time thing or something :)

@evo3455 7 жыл бұрын

Wonder Man Well said

@katoness 7 жыл бұрын

I know, Aslan are amazing.

@durvisgay6411 6 жыл бұрын

RHCP, Thin Lizzy, AC⚡DC, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queen, among many others are better than U2. U2 are good don't get me wrong, but there are much better bands and much better music to listen to. I realize this comment is 4 years old but whatever lol.

@jasperpark2055 4 жыл бұрын

This is my best of best in my alllllll life, I love you U2 don’t be old more

@bangkokprostitute8646 11 жыл бұрын

Glad to see Bono's voice at full strength. :) Great song!

@luciaditerlizzi1662 10 жыл бұрын

Salut à tous les Fans de u2 moi je le suis depuis l'âge de 9 ans et j'en ai 43 depuis le 10 mai comme Paul Hewlson. Ses chansons traverse mon être au plus profond. JE les aiment tout les 4.

@liamfoley9215 Жыл бұрын

'A Night for Christy' was an extraordinary evening! Amazing to think it was ten years ago.

@NessEliezer 2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful tribute!!!!...

@mickmcbride165 3 жыл бұрын

I Have only really found Aslan in the last few years 2019 - onwards And in my opinion Bono & U2 have really done this Track justice . I think that Christy and Bono have a very similar sound !!

@danielguinea7697 8 жыл бұрын

Bono falsetto 😍

@9Sheep 6 жыл бұрын

THIS IS beautiful, love U2 and Aslan!

@76180ful 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome Tribute.... What a Song,...WOW

@outboxmedia6791 Жыл бұрын

RIP Christy... Saw Aslan in Galway Quays pub randomly back in early 00s. Great memories!

@markduffey5569 11 жыл бұрын

U2 you guys are awesome you have me get through some rough patches of my life amen.

@ANDREASDEUTSCH 4 жыл бұрын

Thank U2 for creating the soundtrack of my entire life, from 80´s, when I the first time heard U2 Live at Red rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky till now.

@PastorinoOlivier 3 жыл бұрын

U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Juts one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our last video. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8x2Z8qGpsWaooU.html

@gregorythomas5804 9 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this cover version!!!!

@cmtesergiomarques 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful version!

@francescopiazza7086 10 жыл бұрын

Almost 30 years of songs in one song! Amazing! The pure essence! Keep going, never stop, i love your melodies! Grazie

@mcphisto85 10 жыл бұрын

It's a cover...

@segreteriavalcismon4196 9 жыл бұрын

I thank God every day for giving me the good life at the same time Bono & C .... forever ... love!

@thomastribulus3748 6 жыл бұрын

This one would be a beautiful u2 song. I love the original but this version I love even more.

@gracemoon7445 11 жыл бұрын

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

@johnclynch 4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know U2 could knock this out so well .. Adam looks great on bass at last ;) class

@maggielouise293 Ай бұрын

Love that song ❤❤❤

@anapf750 10 жыл бұрын

Un gran tema, que no me canso de escuchar. I love U2

@user-zt1bn3ci2q 10 жыл бұрын

Да что тут думать,ппц просто какая классная песня.

@NorwichCityAFIFASTORY 2 күн бұрын

Superb!

@wandafischetti1186 4 жыл бұрын

PERFECT CHRISTMAS SONG! SO MUCH LOVE AND SWEETNESS!

@sergioamoroso80 10 жыл бұрын

Obrigado U2 por comporem a banda sonora da minha vida. Desde Ponte da Barca - Portugal

@philbradshaw7650 3 жыл бұрын

Class, recognition

@SidMalkin Ай бұрын

Still kicking in 2024!

@GeneralSherman64 3 жыл бұрын

Great aslan tribute

@mikeywood1516 10 жыл бұрын

Just to clarify: This is a cover of a tune by the band Aslan. A lot of you seem to be under the impression that this is a new U2 song from the forthcoming follow-up to (the wildly underrated) No Line on The Horizon. It isn't.

@wonderman8174 9 жыл бұрын

No Line On the Horizon, theres just not words to describe it......incredible, deep, profound, it's one of those U2 albums that you have to be a really bright, insightful, deep person yourself (like real true U2 fans like from the 80s are) to appreciate and understand it, there are so many pop and bubblegum fake wannabe U2 fans who didn't grow up with them, punk assholes wannabe fans of today, that dont really know nor understand who U2 was is and where they're going, sadly, these morons are in the majority, I lived U2, grew up with them, still love records over cds anyday, I admit, they are not the U2 I loved, but I still see remnants of what made them great, and it was never money, or success, or anything of the sort. People, so called fans etc are pitifully shallow today, I laugh cause most of them are dumbasses that want to lecture me about U2, music or anything..........wow, im so glad to know that 'everybody's a know it all' today..................

@claudesafner2699 10 жыл бұрын

THE greatest band in the world!

@D_PirateGaming 4 жыл бұрын

My marriage is on the brink of ending after 17 years, I'm asking for a miracle 🙏

@Stephenkayes123 4 жыл бұрын

What's wrong brother?

@catherine021656 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Bono for honoring Christy by singing his iconic song ❤️🎶🎶🎶🤗

@cassiarodrigues8407 9 жыл бұрын

Espetacular!!!! Ouço sem parar!!!!

@clydebear 10 жыл бұрын

Grate new song for U2. I admire it's great.

@alanwingate7508 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see Dallas in the background playing.

@lananascimento2150 8 жыл бұрын

Essa música é tão incrível. Não consigo parar de ouvi-la.

@josericardomatavelimatavel7147 8 жыл бұрын

+Lana Nascimento eles são incríveis,a banda é incrível,tudo deles é incrível kkkkkkkk

@lananascimento2150 8 жыл бұрын

+Jose Ricardo Mataveli Mataveli Devo concordar com você, José. Sou até suspeita pra falar pois eu sou apaixonada pelo U2. haha

@antoniofombuenavidal9150 4 жыл бұрын

Estos temazos,deberían tener un álbum!!🌷🌷

@sotirisrigos364 3 жыл бұрын

2021 i like it from Greece U2 for ever and ever....

@seevousplaytech5685 Жыл бұрын

What a nice tribute...thank you for that U2.

@katieg905 7 жыл бұрын

the chorus I can't stop listening to it "everybody hits u with this feeling " ..

@its-so-fluffy. Жыл бұрын

R. I. P. Christy, may😮your music😢live on

@AchtungBaby76 5 ай бұрын

Dallas on acoustic!!!! Awesome!

@mariannasannz 11 жыл бұрын

u2 the best band in the world!

@edgarcortes9994 9 жыл бұрын

Solo escribo estas letras que u2 es la muestra del mundo para luchar por un ideal y eso es lo que hace diferente acada ser humano

@traceybriggs9512 10 жыл бұрын

I love this song! I love U2! I have been lucky enough to see them four times. The last concert was 1997 at Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles - Popmart Tour. Please book Vancouver on your tour next year.