Sunday, Bloody Sunday
- Artist: U2
- Album: Rattle & Hum Film
- Track: Sunday, Bloody Sunday [Live]
- Year: Recorded November, 1988
Sunday, Bloody Sunday, as a track, almost certainly needs no introduction. This particular version, recorded the day of the Remembrance Day Bombing in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, however, is one of the most powerful live tracks I’ve ever heard by any artist. Even though it didn’t go down well in America at the time, I’d highly recommend both the Rattle & Hum film and album too, although the album doesn’t include this track.
To leave things on a lighter note, I’ll leave you with a quote from an episode of Alan Partridge, a British comedy series, on that very song:
Alan: Now, I must say I’m very grateful you’ve come over. Big fans of all the Irish stuff. Love your pop music, Enya, and the other one – ripped up the Pope, bald chap? And… I think that’s it.
Aidan: Well, there’s U2, of course.
Alan: Oh, well, yeah. Fantastic. “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”. What a great song. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesn’t it? You wake up in the morning, you’ve got to read all the Sunday papers, the kids are running round, you’ve got to mow the lawn, wash the car, and you think “Sunday, bloody Sunday!”.
July 3rd, 2007 | Track Of The Week |
