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U2 - New York
Album: All That You Can't Leave Behind
Submitted by: pottymouth182
Verse/Chorus/Bridge
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A---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
That’s all basically, nothing else. Remember the bass doesn’t start until about 30secs
in, or somewhere in that time.
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Caleb Lead Player |
#1 by Caleb Kerns at Apr 16, 1971 at 8:45 AM EST |
| i like the line "hot as the hairdryer in your face" | |
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chris Professional |
#2 by chris vlasic at Mar 24, 1972 at 9:57 PM EST |
| In an interview, Bono apparently said that it was the words (and experiences) of an old man living in New York. | |
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Len Badass |
#3 by Len cullum at Dec 1, 1976 at 6:53 AM EST |
| Ooops. Was I sounding pushy or snobby in that last comment. Shoot, I did. I didn't mean to come off that way, but I obviously did. I'm sorry Boa. No, I haven't talked to Bono, but I just can't see how this isn't an metaphor for life. Yes, it beautifully captures New York City, but it's deeper than that. I guess you can look at it however, but hey, for me: I'm not going to back down from my thesis. Sorry for rubbing your face in the dirt though.... | |
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Matt Average |
#4 by Matt at Oct 23, 1983 at 9:08 AM EST |
| I was listening to this song today, and for the first time I realized that this song was about more than just a description of New York. It is as albanyankee stated about being about life. The speel about the midlife crisis clues us in to that....otherwise, I doubt I ever would've dug deeper. Especially since this song so well defines what it's like in New York: the melting pot.... | |
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Satan SAF! Rhythm Player |
#5 by Satan SAF! Lucifer at Feb 6, 1989 at 1:38 AM EST |
| Thanks Boa for admitting it was just your interpretation...cause I don't see where you got that....but it's ACTUALLY about life...and not New York. He just used New York as a metaphor for how life is. | |
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Uberbass Wanna Be |
#6 by Uberbass at Nov 10, 2001 at 12:20 AM EST |
| This song is about a man who moved to New York with his wife (perhaps from a small town, or farm), and fell in love with it. New York is an incredible city, and there is so much going on and so much to do. Being from a small town myself, I was overwhelmed with how amazing NYC was. Anyway, the man loved NYC, but his wife hated it and wanted to move out and start a family in their old hometown. However, the man enjoyed NYC so much that he couldn't leave, so he lost her. "In New York, I lost it all to you and your vices Still I'm staying on to figure out my mid-life crisis I hit an iceberg in my life You know I'm still afloat You lose your balance, lose your wife In the queue for the lifeboat You better put the women and children first But you've got an unquenchable thirst for New York" Just my interpretation. | |
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sidvic Average |
#7 by sidvic at Apr 29, 2003 at 10:15 PM EST |
| This is a great 'ode to New York' song and gives a kind of surreal idea of what the city would mean to any given Person. I don't know why it wasn't performed at the concert that was given after Sept. 11th!, it would have been perfect! | |
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Will Average |
#8 by Will Larkin at Aug 13, 2005 at 2:49 AM EST |
| I've heard this song thousands of times, yet it's still my favourite u2 song.. the way they played it in boston shows how perfectly balanced this song is. because of the calm verses, the chorus seems even louder.. like silence before a storm.. I also think this is a song you need to hear often, to find out what it's about.. There is more text than just 'New York', and Especially this part I think is great.. In New York, I lost it all to you and your vices Still I'm staying on to figure out my mid-life crisis I hit an iceberg in my life You know I'm still afloat You lose your balance, lose your wife In the queue for the lifeboat | |
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juleon Average |
#9 by juleon at Feb 27, 2007 at 8:36 AM EST |
| It's okay Eyecon, you probably didn't realize how you sounded. It is much harder to communicate over text conversations than when you are talking with someone in real life and can decipher different tones of voice and body language. Interesting interpretation xoxokt... | |
