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*Lee Average |
#1 by *Lee * at Jun 1, 1973 at 11:51 AM EST |
| I was at the blitz concert in Brooklyn they did before the album was released and at the show he mentioned playing the song at his dad's funeral. The part "You're the reason I sing, You're the reason why the opera's in me", he explained that his dad used to sing for a music society and when people die, he believes they leave things for you. He said his dad left him his voice because he hasn't had a voice that strong in many years. | |
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Drennan Professional Badass |
#2 by Drennan Bragg at Dec 31, 1974 at 11:05 PM EST |
| this is a great song, when i heard it was about bono's father i understood it so much.. i love it when he sings "Sing, you’re the reason I sing You’re the reason why the opera is in me…" i think its so momentous and emotional.. such a nice song, his dad will be proud | |
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Carly Average |
#3 by Carly at Jan 27, 1975 at 8:48 AM EST |
| YOUR THE REASON I SING YOUR THE REASON WHY THE OPERA IS IN ME....... HONEST TO GOD WHEN BONO SINGS THOSE LINES IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS. IVE BEEN A MASSIVE U2 FAN FOR 20YRS NOW AND I HAVE TO SAY I THINK THIS IS THE BEST SONG EVER. YOU CAN FEEL THE EMOTION ITS JUST SO MOVING..... BEAUTIFUL | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#4 by jimmy henry at Sep 26, 1977 at 8:28 PM EST |
| MOST POWERFUL SONG EVER | |
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The MADMAN Average |
#5 by The MADMAN All the way at Nov 5, 1980 at 12:25 PM EST |
| you know a song is really good when you hear it the first time and like it and this was one of them. beautiful song. now that i know the meaning behind it, it's even more special. 'sometimes you can't make it on your own' | |
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Phillip Wanna Be |
#6 by Phillip Doucette at Apr 10, 1982 at 7:26 PM EST |
| my absolutely favorite song off the album...the lyrics are so powerful. | |
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Dean Rhythm Player |
#7 by Dean M at Jul 26, 1983 at 1:21 PM EST |
| fucking powerfull......U2 in my opinion are maybe even THE BEST band in the world, this song is so emotional, love it ! this is real music | |
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Fatty [eats chi Average |
#8 by Fatty [eats children] kid at Aug 31, 1990 at 6:55 AM EST |
| i think this is one of the gems off of 'how to dismantle an atomic bomb. i think this song, more than most (almost all probably) you can actually hear the raw emotion in bono's voice | |
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Thomas Average |
#9 by Thomas Reuter at Nov 18, 1990 at 3:07 PM EST |
| I agree! This song is beautiful. U2's perfomance of it recently at the Grammy's was very emotional. At the beginning he made a powerful dedication to his dad, and said that "(his father had) a beautiful tenor voice. I'd like to think that when he passed away, he gave that to me" Hence the line, "You're the reason why the opera is in me" He also said "I wish i got to know him better". Which is shown in the line "If we weren't so alike, you'd like me a whole lot more". I think that the raw emotion in this song emphasises Bono's pain at his father's death, but at the same time it is a very consoling song, with such passion. One of the lines which gives me goosebumps is "Let me take some of the punches for you tonight". It seems so much more powerful when you realise Bono is talking about his father and emphasises the love and bond shared between the two, dispite the fact their relationship was rocky "We fight all of the time". Bono has commented on their relationship, claiming it was a typical fighting Irish father-son relationship, yet this song shows the love felt. Its just simply beautiful. Something easy to relate to on many levels. At the end of the performance at the Grammys, Bono sang a short version of 'No regrets', "There's no regrets, Don't want you back, We'd only cry again, Say goodbye". At this point the audience went almost dead, it was beautiful. | |
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Johan Average |
#10 by Johan Soderberg at Oct 15, 1991 at 9:31 PM EST |
| Very moving. | |
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Dominic Badass |
#11 by Dominic Smith at May 11, 1995 at 8:49 PM EST |
| i concur. | |
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jake Average |
#12 by jake battkoo at Sep 4, 2007 at 4:59 PM EST |
| This song was written for Bono's father. U2 performed it at his funeral in 2001. | |
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