"With or Without You" is one of the greatest songs ever written.

@adb012

6 ай бұрын

Nah.. It's just a typical 4- chords pop song with some nice arrangements. It is a nice enjoyable song, but not "one of the greatest songs ever written". U2 themselves have much better songs.

@graemeknowles1431

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. It's a very unique and unusual track. Brilliant Bass line. And Edge's infinite guitar 🎸 is so odd it works really well with the basic track. The Joshua Tree is one ot greatest albums ever..... Classic U2 .

@etainafuzz

6 ай бұрын

@@adb012 I am curious to know which songs you feel are "better" than With or Without You?

@adb012

6 ай бұрын

@@etainafuzz .... Of course it is subjective, but in my opinion Where The Streets Have No Names, from the same album (the Joshua Tree), is much better than With Or Without You. Form other albums, Bad, Sunday Bloody Sunday, All I Want Is You, Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, Ultraviolet, Love Is Blindness, One, and Stay (Far Away, So Close).

@etainafuzz

6 ай бұрын

@@adb012 I would argue that WOWY follows the same template that Where the Streets Have No Name does and both are equally successful and great songs. Your other song mentions from other albums are quite interesting. There are songs that I personally wouldn't say are "far better" than WOWY. In my opinion, Ultraviolet, Bad, and maybe All I Want is You are the only songs from your list that I would say are at least equal to WOWY. It could be that I also do not agree on some of these because I have heard them so many times that I am a bit over them? That being said, I don't think I could ever be tired of WTSHNN despite hearing it at least (if not more) than any of the ones listed above that I have grown tired of. Live, it's a major highlight in their shows, which is probably why they have left it in their set almost every tour. I also agree in that it is subjective :)

Bono casually just went from 45 to 75 overnight.

@michaelkrolewski7406

Жыл бұрын

Well not quite, but this must be recent.

@johnhayes7872

Жыл бұрын

Yes, his late forties early fifties he was looking good. Not sure what happened

@johnhayes7872

Жыл бұрын

I think Gavin has been on salary ever since JT broke through. The man is probably on 200K a year no matter if u2 are playing or on a break. I did read that.

@oreally8605

Жыл бұрын

😅😅 True, but if you don't think you're gonna get old just keep on living.. I just hate the politicians he hangs with.

@sharifchi

Жыл бұрын

@@johnhayes7872 His health issues have contributed greatly. Does feel like it happened overnight. I'm so grateful he's still singing and talking to us!

for those that think u2 are big today...they were massive in 87...WOWU was in every bar, shopping center, resturant...and on MTV /FM radio on the hour...Few other bands penetratd the fabric of society the way they did in spring 87...record sold 15m copies in US alone...they were everywhere...RS, Time magazine, live aid, etc

@ndk1537

9 ай бұрын

Rock's Hottest Ticket

@sweetafton5655

7 ай бұрын

Yes! I was a Freshman when it came out and lived the next town over from Joshua Tree, California. They actually came through our little town of Twentynine Palms and had their photo taken in front of The Harmony Motel. I can remember riding in our little pickup truck on a desert dirt road at night with my first bf and hearing the first few notes of this song the first time and it just grabbed you immediately.

@Will21st

6 ай бұрын

Between 1987 and late 1989 there was no escaping them.

@eve837

6 ай бұрын

💯 Born in 70, & the intro to Where The Streets Have No Name is so imprinted on my psyche I still go back to that year & that year's *feeling* for me when I hear it. To this day I can play the entire Joshua Tree album by memory in my head.

@bath4golf

2 ай бұрын

@@eve837same

Larry's work on the drums is mesmerizing on this track.

@carlospedrofreireify

Ай бұрын

Probably the best musician of the lot. What they have is a key combination of characteristics that makes them unique.

@taylorlee5103

Күн бұрын

Bono smokes too much, looking like Sean Penn.

My grandmother used to play this over and over. My grandfather had passed and she had no idea who U2 was but it touched her obviously. I remember walking in the living room and shed be just sit listening. Cool as a cucumber. She'd ask my uncle to play it. A classic. Rest in peace gramma see you on the other side ❤

@LostInThisGardenofLife

3 ай бұрын

Your grandma is awesome. ❤

@deshunsmith7828

2 ай бұрын

Yes , my grandmother love this song too. She was in to gospel music but love this song would tell me and my cousin to play over and over on our road trip to see my great grandma her mother down south in Mississippi . We are from Chicago . Man them trips out there with was great,

@jacquelinedavis6607

Ай бұрын

​@@deshunsmith7828What a long drive! But, that gave you lots of time to spend with her and make more memories of you with her. Grandmothers are special and I was fortunate that she and my grandfather lived just down the street.

@jfjodoin

25 күн бұрын

beautiful story. peace To you and your grandma

I nvr considered this song pop, it’s really a ballad , very haunting and melancholy. It’s a beautiful song that takes you somewhere in time a snapshot .

“With or Without You” is arguably the best song on the “Joshua Tree”

@brettscott8288

10 ай бұрын

Red Hill Miner's Town has entered the room.

@peaky237

9 ай бұрын

It's their best ever song by some way.

@jasonvoorhees8545

9 ай бұрын

Exit

@xsquid99

8 ай бұрын

Nah, nothing tops Streets. That intro guitar riff will live on forever.

@brunoa.l..s3472

8 ай бұрын

I still havent found, where the streets have no name and with or without you

When you’re young you never consider the idea of your favorite bands getting old. 😢

Thank you Gavin Friday. With or Without You is my ultimate number 1 favourite song ever. Music is life and of all the songs I’ve heard over the years, nothing can top WOWY! It’s perfect. It’s gentle. It’s timeless.

@catarinaaguiar4753

Жыл бұрын

Perfeita!

@fantasticvoyage2989

Жыл бұрын

Yep, what she said!

@pedroj.fraujr.4081

8 ай бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Such an amazing song. I ❤ it so much.😊

Adam's bass line on With Or Without You is fantastic. ❤

I'm also not surprised to hear that Gavin had a hand in With or Without You. I once had a 20 minute conversation with Bono about how Gavin is one of the most underrated artists. Gavin is a genius and his own music is absolutely phenomenal!

@JimmyC23

11 ай бұрын

Gavin is a writer, a creator , just not an entertainer, which is perfectly ok.

@waynegrow4141

6 ай бұрын

Gavin is the Cliff Richard of Ballymun.

The final frame of this song with Bono on rhythm and Edge using that relay that he’s perfected is just absolute gold. I’ve listened a million times and it’s chilling.

I’m not a huge fan but With or Without You and One are genius pieces of work.

@purplewoodencustard

Жыл бұрын

And Sunday bloody sunday

@Sundance94

Жыл бұрын

I’m gods country / wild honey

@purplewoodencustard

Жыл бұрын

Hi all check out HI Ren, young artist from UK blew my mind. Peace and love people x

@maria-melek

Жыл бұрын

Jeez man you need to listen to their early stuff. Meanwhile that’s my least favorite one 😂

@GuardianA-hole

10 ай бұрын

Also Streets Have no Name, either studio or live version, and All I want is you

My favorite song of all time and the Greatest Song ever written. The bass is like a hypnotizing heart beat that swells the soul with love, lust, and want. And Bono’s voice shares the pain and passion of wanting the person you love.

@leecowell8165

2 күн бұрын

It had a heavy Disco beat. Just an awesome song and the original was perfection. You know Steve Perry always sounded better in concert but not these guys.

With or without you was a favorite of mine. Even my Mom liked this song. Great song!

How a man of 26 that he was can write a song with such deep lyrics when he has only been in love once and is still with his first and only love, is astonishing, words and verses from a young man with much more experienced head came when he wrote that song.

@popup369

Ай бұрын

Groomed by elitist

Best song ever. I’m glad they didn’t leave it trashed.

Greatest Love Song Ever Written. ❤

@cadmantheaviator

Жыл бұрын

Get a grip of yourself.

@StephenLyonsMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@cadmantheaviator get therapy

@williamboyd3444

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

The entire Philippines loves that song.

Legendary save Gavin, thanks for that ❤

The best U2 song of all time.

Brilliant song, never thought it was pop. I personally find it very thought provoking on numerous levels considering whatever is going on in your life, you could relate it to different things. Thankyou U2.

That song was ahead of its time.

Bono your singing range is still insane.. can't believe it!

Could have ended up sounding so different, one of my favourites along with red hill mining town, and Bad 😊absolutely loved Bono since i was 14 and still do ❤

@jasonwood3377

5 ай бұрын

Both those songs are really poignant for me as well as being brilliant songs. Red Hill Mining Town which was written about the Miners Strike which happened during 1984-85 and decimated towns like Barnsley where I grew up and Bad which was written about the drugs problem in Dublin where my family is from and where I’ve lived for the past 30 years. I’ve not always been U2’s biggest fan but when they get it right they get it right on the money, Running to Stand Still is another highlighting Dublin’s then drugs problem where Bono’s lyrics blow me away and as for his speech during the Sunday Bloody Sunday Rattle and Hum film, sheer goosebumps and spine tingling.

@tracb9338

5 ай бұрын

@jasonwood3377 you grew down the road from me then, I'm a rotherham girl 🤣 we've got good taste in Yorkshire!

@jasonwood3377

5 ай бұрын

@@tracb9338 Not just Yorkshire South Yorkshire, and that we have lass 😍

Probably the best song ever written, surely my most favorite

@eilidh771

2 ай бұрын

Really ?!

It’s an amazing song.

One of the best songs ever recorded by one of my fave bands and the reason I got into music was because of Bono singing on the Live Aid song. ❤

My favorite U2 song, and group, since the 1st time I heard it when I was 9 years old in MI. I get to see them at the Sphere on 2/9....just shy of my 47th birthday. Love all of you and the amazing music you've brought into my life. 🙏

@cdr_902

4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it, i was there on 2/7 and it was out of this world..

@eeareid

4 ай бұрын

@@cdr_902 the show was amazing!

@eeareid

4 ай бұрын

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I love that man

And I play that song on a loop during my work

One of the greatest songs ever written

I think he looks beautiful. Aging naturally is the most beautiful thing. And to choose to age naturally despite having the financial means to have cosmetic procedures but choosing not to have them makes him even more attractive.

@boscopappas234

Жыл бұрын

Adrenachrome works well.

@fintonmainz7845

Жыл бұрын

He looks much older than he is. I'm the same age as him. None of my schoolmates look as old as him. Being a tax dodger takes a toll on your appearance.

@FoobsTon

8 ай бұрын

He's beginning to look like Gary Oldman's Dracula! He's had his hair done and a rinse that's for sure!

@FoobsTon

8 ай бұрын

​@@fintonmainz7845😂

I love that Bono has remained loyal to and supported Gavin Friday since the beginning. I believe they were childhood friends. Gavin Friday is a very underrated singer.

Did I just witness Bono saying "Sonic Adventure"? 🤯

@frankwoods9680

Жыл бұрын

What about it?

@VinnytotheK

Жыл бұрын

@@frankwoods9680 It's a popular game by Sega.

@frankwoods9680

Жыл бұрын

@@VinnytotheK Segaaaa.

@callmeej8399

Жыл бұрын

OPEN UP YOUR HEART!!!

@durrclips746

Жыл бұрын

Get it into the AI bot

I was lucky enough to see the song performed life at the LA Coliseum during the Joshua Tree tour. That album, and Music for the Masses by Depeche Mode (whom I saw at the Rose Bowl) were the backing tracks for what was one of the best years of my life.

Wow how could this song have been thrown away what a song so powerful one of my all time favourites

U2 is the most unique band ive ever came across muisc and i love how they are so unique and at that time sounded or looked like any bands and i appreciate this music from the early days up until now 2024 thank you U2

Smart man. That song never gets old.

I can still remember the dance floor the first time this was played, the day after it was released. Everyone just stood and couldn’t believe what they were hearing. Almost like the musical landscape changed with that song.

October, Boy, and War. Those first 3 albums are all the U2 I've ever needed. But Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree are also useful now and again.

Gavin Friday. The band has never forgotten their roots ❤

Could never get enough of listening this song I just love it I still play it over and over one of the best songs ever written

Brilliant song, brilliant man. Loved seeing him here back in November. Waiting for their next, if any new album....

wonderful interview 😊 BONO. you look so healthy and are gracefully aging. bless you . 😊🙏😇🍀

@catarinaaguiar4753

Жыл бұрын

Graciosamente com a beleza que lhe é peculiar.

@Msln-ju3xo

Жыл бұрын

@@catarinaaguiar4753 please text in English thank u. And bless u. O don't remember my Espanol. Gracias 🙏

@cmonman3639

Жыл бұрын

@@Msln-ju3xo That's Portuguese tho

@Msln-ju3xo

Жыл бұрын

@@cmonman3639 I don't understand what you mean ?

@williamboyd3444

9 ай бұрын

😂........😂😂

Nothing wrong with making a pop song if it's an amazing pop song. With or Without You is an amazing pop song.

Classic and iconic gen x 💙

What a fn interview. Loved it, and loved this specific bit.

@437765513

Жыл бұрын

The most amazing thing about Bono is that listening to his book I realized he is mates with all the worst people in the world

U2 is amazing!!! I'm 60 years old...I Love them, I also after high school became a fan of a few rap artists, but I still Love U2!!! Forever!!❤😊

Wonderful humility...

Glad you made that song. It's a golden oldie classic now. A master piece.

The guitarsolo at the end of with or without you is one of the most simple ones ever but also one of the most beautifull!

I, too, believe it's one of the greatest songs ever written. Thought that for many years.

Bono of U2 is one of a kind...A Living Legend...i love you Bono ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Certainly my favourite album, and probably the album with the most 'awesome' songs on it, but their earlier work was what I was weaned on and will always be their best work in my mind.

The interviewer doesn't get Bono,s Irish sarcastic sense of humour... The man is a legend and looks great for his age...No plastic or botox unlike a lot of his contemporaries...Ageing naturally

That was my favorite song glad they did it

Bono grande cantor

@Northcountry1926

Жыл бұрын

Siiii

I love this song so much !!! Love U2 ❤

Prayers for Larry 🙏❤🕊️

"a very unusual construction" That's why I love it

Seeing a rock star get older is really cool....long live Bono.

The outro to that song is one of my favorite outros of all time. Very melodic with a lot of harmonic layers. You almost don't want it to end or I wish there was an extended version of it.

I love you Bono🙏🏻🥰♾️

Imagine the hits they did throw away 🥹

I love singing it when the stereo is turned up really loud❤

Respect to Bono for giving credit where credit is due. A lot of people don’t do that….

@adolfosilva3883

Ай бұрын

He literally said the man would never be paid

@teta_limeta9264

26 күн бұрын

i hate to sound condescending, but the interviewer seems very adept and if he weren't a skilled interviewer, the interview would never had taken place... obviously it's not a causal conversation, and the man responsible for saving the song would not be touring with them if they didn't pay him, in royalties or otherwise., as cb88888 wrote, the fact that he acknowledged the song would be in the trash tells you everything about their relationship, and if the irony wasn't lost on you or me -- anyways, what >I meant to say is I love the song, it's one of the best love songs ever written..

My favorite ❤❤❤Love you Bono

When my daughter was born, the doctor was playing that song when he performed the c-section on my wife. So that will forever be my daughter’s song. I play the song from time to time and tell her the story how of that song was paying when she came into this world. ❤

Вono💋

My u2 will forever be shining in the world❤❤❤❤❤

Iconic song, iconic band

U2 every song!!❤

My all time fave song👌

My favourite song too 💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

And became my fave song ❤❤❤

With or Without You is the song I first heard from U2. It got me hooked on this band!

I NEVER considered "With or Without You" a pop song. It's a masterpiece 🎶

What a great, great song. I knew that the very first time I heard that I'd be hearing it until the day I passed. Not only that it introduced me to the greatest album ever made I mean hand's down there ain't one lousy song on that entire album. The 80's was untouchable in my book when it came to pop music. Absolutely untouchable. Not only did we have these guys we also had Steve Perry's Journey and many others as well.

That song has been my favorite song since I was in middle school. I am 47, now.

With or with out you Is just such a gorgeous piece of music and all the different people who have done it , from choirs , to cellists etc . Usually others doing someone else's music never sounds as good . But I have heard quite a few different versions of it and it's always delightfully beautiful. This interview was interesting to here about it's creation. Thank you that was good to hear Bono talk about it .😊

Wow. I love that song

My favourite song.

Whew that was close, thanks dude I love With or Without You.❤

From Glasgow: This song move's me to me core. Out of body experience. 🍀🎸🍀

I wish more jukeboxes were at restaurants and diners these days…..so romantic 🥰

Great music 🎶🎵 excellent band

Minha banda favorita de todos os tempos essa banda tem a minha idade eu amo❤ u2

All of that appears in the "Joshua Tree" the making documentary. They almost dumped "where the streets have no name" as well because the guitar intro was almost improssible to transition into the actual song (there's a huge tempo shift from the guitar intro into the song) and that was too much for Steve Lillywhite at the time, so that was 2nd tape that was dumped and pulled out of the trash. The whole album was a masterpiece that almost didn't make it to its completion because it got so hectic at some point.

Brilliantly written ❤❤❤

My favorite song it's amazing 😊

Gavin's music is a cinematic motion picture experience. Brian Eno ambient tunes does made With or without you a certainly beautiful music to feel like drifting in a movie scene.

Love that song

Absolutely love that song.

There goes my next question, he asked me to ask you. 😂

He’s showing his years, seems to have held up well given the long rock star life. Very well spoken. He must stay away from drugs, alcohol and smoking.

Love U2 in the 80s, can't stomach this guy now.

❤ u2 ❤

Dang pay that man !!! 😂