My Doubts Regarding Bono: I Need Reassurance!

J ([email protected])
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 04:46:38 -0700 (PDT)

I just listened to the bootleg (for the nth time!) of U2 first's ever
Zoo TV show and Bono had so many mistakes in the lyrics. He was
adlibbing and mixing up lines (even in Pride!..other songs include
EBTTRT,WTSHNN and a couple more others). People have said that Bono
sings with so much feel and passion and I really want to belive this.
However, after re-listening to all his errors in that bootleg I had my
doubts. Now I need some helpful Wirelings out there to help reasssure
me that these doubts have no basis and that I should not worry.

The incident let me recall even more bootlegs I have where Bono messes
up the lyrics and when he improvise, the lines don't seem to fit and
make sense. I've seen him screw up Stay ("and when you SHOUT you just
might fall, and when you JUMP I'll only hear you") Mysterious Ways,
HMTMKMKM, and One among the recent popmart boots. Now, my question
and innermost fear would be: How can people say Bono sings with so
much passion and emotion if he can't even recall all the lines of the
song (thus, how can he sing about something he doesn't know)?

>From all those incidents, it implies that Bono doesn't have the
"control" and "authority" over his songs. An example of a great
songwriter who simply has total control over his songs is Sting. In
concerts, he even corrects some words or adds more appropriate words
than the album version of his songs. Aside from writing great lyrics,
he seldom or never forgets the lines in concert. But Bono does miss
his own lyrics ocassionally, thus, casting doubts as to his passion
and emotion because one cannot simply sing from the heart if he
forgets the lyrics, right?

Please...someone..tell me my theory is wrong! I don't want to believe
it.

Cheers,

J

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