I Will Follow (Live From Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Colorado, USA / 1983 / Remastered 2021)

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Live performance of Boy’s I Will Follow, taken from the concert film U2 Live At Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky from 1983, filmed in Denver, Colorado.
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Lyrics:
I was on the outside when you said
You needed me
I was looking at myself
I was blind, I could not see.
A boy tries hard to be a man
His mother takes him by the hand
If he stops to think, he starts to cry
Oh why?
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
I will follow.
I was on the inside
When they pulled the four walls down
I was looking through the window
I was lost, I am found.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
I will follow.
Your eyes make a circle
I see you when I go in there
Your eyes, your eyes
Your eyes, your eyes.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away
I will follow.
I will follow.

[@Judgmental_Jim]

I traveled from New Jersey to Denver to visit family and heard U2 was in town. My buddies and I sat in the parking lot near one of the entrances just to listen. A man came up to us and gave us 3 tickets. He said his wife was in labor and he needed to go. It was only 3 of us so we went in at about the time the third song was over. Man we had a great night. Afterward I went to the nearest hospital in I believe golden and visited the man. I got his name and address and said to him 1 day you will..

[@mlw2001]

What a story!!! How nice that you went to see him at the hospital! Wow! Amazing! ❤

[@henriqueerenner5741]

Beautiful action of yours!

[@Erin.56]

So amazing!!

[@BostonDon]

Too bad they left. I would loved to be born at that concert. Lol I dated a girl in High-school that was born at Woodstock! Lol

[@davidjameschamberlain]

It's the bassline that really gives the song the feeling

[@wowomah6194]

That's definitely true for a lot of post-punk music (which I'd say their first album certainly was), the guitar provided the atmosphere whereas the bass provided the groove and attitude that drove the song's feeling

[@braydonguitar649]

Yeah the dissonance it has with the main riff is fantastic, There aren't really key with one another as pointed out by jimmy page and it gives the song this tension, brilliant

[@jamespardue3055]

Yeah, and it wasn't loud enough.

[@enricovankeeken9503]

*ANd hiS VOiCE*

[@MOCONKLIN]

How long did it take for everyone to realise U2 weren't about the edges riffs andbonos voice. But more Larry and adam

[@rosina6854]

U2 at their best 100%.. Also the energy in Bono!!! Miss these days

[@Erin.56]

He was so young…. 21/22 here Now 63 almost 64 He was already married here

[@PieBlaCon]

The drumming on this song is as good as it gets, which is amazing because they were teens when they wrote this song. A classic.

[@701Charles]

Solid

[@Sebastian_Snufflepuss]

You should listen to more drumming then. 😂

[@khorrumg]

Possibly one of the finest ever performances of any song live......memorable.....

[@Trudgery]

What a show! Snowing just a thousand feet higher, they talked about postponining show.....Bono came on stage and said You showed up so were gonna play. You can see the bands breath and wet hair. Not even sold out. A historic show.

[@Domthebassguy]

I wish this song and many other songs that were performed at red rocks were still being played live to this day. This IS U2

[@ordinalkirk]

So true. I think partly Bono's voice can't hit the notes. Also, they want to shy away from delay based songs. No idea why.

[@Hannah-nh5qj]

My mom was front stage at this concert and is shown in this video a few times. Now I'm her age and am showing up early to see my favorite bands, in hopes I can have a memory like this too.

[@vincec3773]

i don't want to make you give up hope , i do wish it happens in your life , that being said , This will never happen again ever they are that great

[@randygravel2057]

Vince C Some truth to that.

[@enricovankeeken9503]

*Wauw! :-) ...it Could happen you know? Coz... you have sÓmething in your favor ... your name... if you spell Hannah backwards it stÁys hANNAh { x r!c }*

[@alltheworldsastage4785]

Dudete, you gotta show us your mom!

[@Hannah-nh5qj]

@@vincec3773 I’ve had memories like this already. I’m 23 now, and I’m getting ready to start my own music collective. Music is changing and I wonder if we’ll ever have more “greats” again, but I love it with all my ❤️ and this energy is still alive.

[@JumpinJAKEFlash]

Adam Clayton is an incredible and underrated bassist.

[@Freerydah73]

Yuri Ivanov I never heard or read anything about Adam implying he's this and that or being more that what he really is. Nobody is putting him above any other bassist for that matter that would warrant you to say that he is overrated.

[@VivianDanger]

That C#.... that fuckin C# C is for CLAYTON

[@cbennett196631]

He’s neither Under or Over rated...he’s been given his Props...as he should

[@nickcormier8571]

Plus his haircut has pretty much stayed the same.

[@ThatTablerockmatt]

Noper. You're thinking of Peter Hook. Night and day difference.....

[@Zorlexon]

Today marks 40 years of Boy. What a great album.

[@toasybutter3344]

I love how Bono was walking off for an intermission and the Edge just starts playing

[@tonyrobson4681]

+toasybutter 334 Yes, Tony Robson

[@JimTom.]

+toasybutter 334 did notice that untill i read your comment, now i think its probably the best part of the video. un predictable rock and roll love it

[@toasybutter3344]

+JimmY yeah that stuff used to happen to U2 a lot. In the DVD of Red Rocks they go off the stage and they get water and they figure out what they want to play next. Very unpredictable but it all came together to make an amazing concert.

[@JimTom.]

+toasybutter 334 love it! It shows how real it is and the real talent that they have, nower days pop stars have to plan it before hand and make sure they press the play button for autotune at the right second while playing live, and the lights and smoke and glamour all cover up the talentless singers shitty voice and lyrics haha

[@tonyrobson4681]

In my opinion this is U2 at their best. Tony Robson

[@TrixieRed]

The ringing anthems of the Edge will not soon be forgotten....

[@ga3124]

This song makes me feel like a teenager experiencing the next big thing.

[@hagakure6410]

I was so into U2 during this time period and they were not very popular in America yet so I actually went to a custom T-shirt shop and had my own U2 shirts made from their album covers. People at college would look at my shirt and go "what do you mean by 'you too, boy?'"

[@enricovankeeken9503]

*you could make big time money now with these ( for instance ) in the **#lgbt** community*

[@FasciaJen]

It WAS Cold! I was there... I was only 12 years old. Bono and the boys are little kids in this video--SO YOUNG! They have come so very far, and have remained solid, strong and united. BEST BAND. EVER.

[@markm682]

I was working Red Rocks that night because no one had ever heard of these guys. One of the best jobs I had! My hope is that one day they will play the Rocks again, but I've heard them say they won't because they'll never recapture the magic of that night!

[@bineadalishous]

Are you kidding o.O he sings extremely high and NO auto tune! My brother learns singing and he says he wont do u2 songs because they make his voice hurt after a while! Seriously his voice is amazing!

[@motorcity7137]

Edge playfully pushing Bono away at 3:12 ❤️

[@enricovankeeken9503]

*Bono mks flirting an Art form*

[@bornflippy1]

I did not have a ticket but went to red Rocks that day anyway in hopes of finding an "Extra" for sale..It was pouring rain most of the day and very over cast..I found a ticket easily as there were many people bailing on the show because it was raining so hard.This concert was, is, and always will be the most amazing concert I have ever witnessed. A fact few people know is that they played the next day for free for the people that thought the show was cancelled at Mackey Auditorium in Boulder, CO

[@rescueme1060]

Yes, and most of the Under a Blood Red Sky album is from that show at Mackey

[@johnchipman631]

The genuine 'euphoric, surprised' look on Bono's face when Edge started the opening riff will always be legendary. I still wonder what happened as it appears that Bono is headed backstage and is literally surprised by the start of the tune. I am a fan since 1980 after a front row view of these guys fighting (only time ever apparently, at least in public) at Toads Place in New Haven CT...I have followed since.

[@claydouglas2526]

John Chipman, all roads lead to Toads!

[@jude999]

It was staged. They always close with 40.

[@enricovankeeken9503]

@@jude999 *! Í think the Edge just wanted Bono to come over **#forAsec** and kiss him X :-)*

[@sharpvidtube]

Isn't it a joke about the song? Edge started, so Bono followed.

[@cedericocosantorini8013]

Sure looks planned.

[@Maggioretom]

I saw U2 2 years after in Bologna, Italy, same early tour: no special effects, no super productions, no thousands of people: we were about 3000 in a small circle tent theatre!!! Bono's charisma were probably grown and the impact of the band was explosive!!! Unforgettable fire!!!❤️

[@markaruski]

Not a smartphone in sight, heavenly

[@TheGrunger32]

Absolutely love the look on Bono's face when Edge starts playing. He looks so excited to go back out and sing some more - almost like a kid - "I get to sing again!? Sweet!!" Yeah, I know, they are all still "kids" in this video.

[@TeamLNE]

Edge is like 'Bono. Get a piss later. I’m starting I will follow' 😂💙

[@MColemanTV]

The fact that this sounds like it could be off any one of their albums in the late 80's shows just how far ahead of their time this song was. No-one sounded like this in bloody 1980

[@jdub2104]

Without a doubt, IMO, this was the best era of music !!

[@davehaller6477]

Still the best song U2 has ever done. The drums, bass and guitar... perfect.

[@randyw7237]

We were 100% present with alli senses engaged.No cameras, phones,social media or even internet to distract.

[@Dubmaniac]

The audience member at 1:17 was my high school classmate! Matt, you lucky dog- you saw what was one of the best concerts of all time. I almost went, but didn't because it was going to rain. Ever since then, I kick myself every time I think about this show, and I never, ever pass up a chance to see a Red Rocks show, no matter what the weather report says.

[@tracysnow349]

LMFAO! Wow! that makes me feel even tougher seeing as we waited out in it for like two hours before the show started.

[@itgetseasierlessitry]

I watch this once in a while to remind me of the time when I worshipped U2, and Camden Market on the weekends rang of Bonos glorious scream and The Edges heavenly guitar. Bonos charisma was messianic, until he started believing it.

[@Blackscorpion1963]

Excellent comment especially the final 5 words :-)

[@jensmucsic2000]

Blackscorpion1963 lol yep

[@sp030891]

To the Bono detractors, what would you rather he do? Be an a-hole like Axl Rose, father a child in every country like Mick Jagger (I realize that's an exaggeration)? Whenever I see people complain about Bono; I mean it's so annoying that ever since he took a trip to Africa in the 80s and witnessed children dying he's been trying to get other people to pay attention right?

[@terrythekittie]

U2 were great in the 80's but their time was up a long time ago. The thing with Bono is that he appears to jump on every issue or every fashion in an attempt to be relevant to the audience of the day, doesn't make him evil, but does make him appear to be not exactly genuine.

[@sp030891]

That's fair and I agree that it comes off as a bit preachy at times (I think even the other guys aren't as keen on the humanitarianism as he is) and I'm sure there's a business motive there as well but he's at least using his status to raise important and maybe uncomfortable issues, they are still selling out stadiums and songs like Streets, Pride, Bloody Sunday etc. , at least I feel, are still relevant today. I guess I just think this contempt (?) that some people seem to have for him or for U2, though they're free to like and dislike whomever they please, is unwarranted and maybe more rooted in the fact that they have been around for so long and it's just like - - - - off already. I get that in a sense but if they're still drawing crowds all over the world just let them do their thing.

[@joey0077d]

One of the few bands that sounded great live.

[@jochenbechtle5651]

Since I m 22., now 59🙈I hear this song. First LP under a blood red sky, same dvd and mp3. I have seen U2 five times live. So I am an expirianced Fan from Germany. KZbin or even having joined red rock live is an earthquake. Young, greedy, outstanding and incredible powerful. U2 is best live act ever and I saw most of them. But red rocks is the U2 Masterprace if you like pure music . My favorite till I die in a far future (hope so😅) Jochen

[@keithbecker2412]

Saw them in 1985 in New Jersey when I was 19...56 in July so 37 years too.

[@nhibd]

In these days U2 was pure!

[@MrDzemolada]

Im 13 year's old and im from Poland. The first song which I heard was it was this. Im love U2 and im play on guitar, i wanna be edge. U2 is the best band ever. U2 is my life and i will follow !

[@ericbeaulieu4843]

Had the cassette when I was a kid.This is one of,if not the greatest live performances ever .Forever U2.If you walkaway,walkaway.I will Follow !

[@lauradouglass9633]

Yes, and I was thinking the same on both counts!!!

[@jerryreyes1030]

This is the concert I’d go to if I had a time machine

[@trabiator1973]

I had also the cassette and loved it.

[@whitesoxfan68]

I still have the cassette. The case is cracked, but the sleeve and cassette are in tacked. 👍

[@rodcline5871]

@@jerryreyes1030totally agree!!!

[@darrenbaker738]

You all know this was the best live concert EVER! I was too you, but every recording of it just is amazing! I love the U2 of old, relatively old, to the mid 90's. Beautiful music.

[@TheSeanm102]

still sounds great after all these years

[@timwalker2778]

Light unto the world Light unto my life I will live for You alone You're the One I will seek Knowing I will find All I need in You alone, You alone

[@simonnaylor3536]

This is the best version of the song and better than the live version on the cd.

[@user-im6eh9tm7o]

Always followed … still looking back to those days in the 80`s that defined me … with U2 as a big brick in that wall of sound.

[@johnbruno3285]

The lyrics to this song gave me shivers once I found out the meaning to it..if you walk away..I will follow..for eternity.

[@igortokarski9517]

Bono's face at the beginning is KILLING me

[@VideoJenChannel]

That was the BEST thing that woman probably ever did...jumping up on stage like that and hugging Bono! Way to live it up! I wonder what she is doing now?

[@christiaanstephanus2341]

Best concert ever from U2

[@shaunad2]

@monsterinyourpocket same with me... i was around 8 or 9.. now i am 20 and through the years, U2 has stayed with me. I will always go back to them toremember my childhood, the good, the bad, the perfect. U2 has been there through it all. I could never leave them, because they've never left me :)

[@WhiteRussianrock]

Coolest 2-note guitar riff EVAH.

[@ardmichielsen2977]

That look on Bono's face when The Edge starts the intro of this song: "Are we doing another one? YES WE DO!!!"

[@TheoHarding]

U2 singer Bono has said that he wrote the song from his mother's perspective and that it was about the unconditional love a mother has for her child. His mother died following her own father's funeral when Bono was fourteen, which the singer says plunged him into emotional turmoil for the next few years. The song features the lyrics "his mother takes him by his hand" and "If you walk away, I will follow"

[@averyadrian1534]

Theo Harding that’s heavy... so this is a song that has thinly veiled suicidal notions? Bono will follow his mother if she walks away (dies)

[@enricovankeeken9503]

@@averyadrian1534 *No, quite the opposite ... I would think .. Like - maybe - 'dont you dáre do so'*

[@WhiteRussianrock]

You can never listen to the album version of this song again after this live version. This is the way it was meant to be played and sung.

[@Ldyklr420]

One of the best live performances ever.

[@hawaiianfire27]

gotta love the surprised look on Bono's face heading back stage when The Edge started playing the riff..

[@maryv3137]

Was in high school back in the 80’s and Bought tickets off a scalper outside Nassau Coliseum Long Island NY to see them … awesome show

[@ariakiss]

They were huge here in Boston. Were they first hit in 1981. I saw them then at Orpheum and Again on this tour Nothing will ever top the energy and sound of this Tour. So very lucky

[@jimvarlas1798]

Back in the early days, they would play this 2 or 3 times in one show. This was my introduction to the band I would see live 7 times, including 3 times in '87. That was before I got married!

[@mattgilbert7347]

An astonishingly good live band.

[@SoundBarrierEntertainment]

FUKIN EPIC!!

[@audreymeehan5836]

Best rock band ever

[@bellafaye27]

U2…Everlasting….Immortal!

[@khorrumg]

Before true stadium rocking....megalomania kicked in...they were a band to be unrivalled, especially when their nascent anthemic post punk glistened under a wet...blood red sky...remarkable

[@philipfrandsen1856]

It looks cold - I'm from Montana, so I know what it's like to be in the Rockies. Doesn't matter what time of year...when night comes, it gets cold.

[@EdgarHammer847]

COVID sucks. Red Rocks forever!

[@patdwyer5204]

The song that hooked me.

[@tracysnow349]

Yep. Me too.

[@luizronaldodearaujo915]

Pure rock

[@dandydon3834]

Damn, The Edge is kicking ass!

[@louisekayser2447]

Gosto tanto dessa música. Conheci o U2 no início da minha adolescência e nunca mais deixei de amar 💙🎶

[@petergreen2552]

173 out there wasting their time. You click on to see U2. What were you expecting to hear_ gangsta rap? Classic post punk. Best band of our time

[@rogerszeto8419]

When Bono sings it, its cool and inspiring. When I sing it. I'm a creepy stalker

[@peterderidder9922]

for 40 years now they making musik, so for me this is one of the greatest rockband on earth , I like there older musik a bit more then the new ones,

[@gzo313]

For me... this video sums up the power of U2 and the awesome vibe of the 80’s.

[@rwb1013]

U2, The greatest band of all time. And always will be.

[@mrmecca1248]

When the brits n Irish ruled the world rock on U2 and The Clash!!

[@barryray5215]

I've followed for decades

[@thebongzilla4505]

Rock city Nottingham October 1981.shroooooomed off my face. 2000 peeps,Bono had everybody in the palm of his hands. Awesome gig,pure energy.

[@gabrielbehd704]

Oka! SIN DUDA DE LOS MEJORES GRUPOS.DE LOS AÑOS MªRAVILLOSOS.. ♪♬80's🎧90's♪♬

[@saturninozapata7898]

GABRIEL BEHD Con toda raxon que vainas. :[

[@frankobose8682]

GABRIEL BEHD Lo mejor che de los que no cansan.

[@corneliocalixto137]

GABRIEL BEHD La fan al inició XD

[@Sarando1]

This is the song that I first heard from U2 over 30 years ago. One of the best concerts ever!

[@lucianaluh5944]

Uma das minhas preferidas do U2.

[@barbarascully565]

Probably the best intro to this band--; quisential U2---- ENJOY

[@adrianojoao2010]

Que energia fantástica!!!

[@jexsmx6608]

this one was pretty late in the set. weather was nasty but the energy/atmosphere was something to behold. i think everyone was beat by the end of the night - i know i was.

[@TheBigjohn67]

must have been totally awesome to of been there, ive seen them about 9 times in australia, but this concert just seems to be one of tgheir most memorable , just seems timeless in its spirit and atmosphere..

[@traycepedro6818]

I envy you! If there was one concert I wish I could have been at, it was this one. Passion, energy, and beautiful Red Rocks. You were lucky to have been there.

[@tracysnow349]

I was 16 and there with my best friend. I don't remember being "beat". As recall, we were kind of happy to be in a warm car after but I think that was more acceptance of the fact that we had no choice. LOL!

[@rustybooker]

Me, too. Got crushed in front of stage

[@karenjames4692]

I remember dancing, and believing the love and faith these guys had I the early eighties. I will follow!! X

[@SuperWhofan1]

One of the best live albums

[@martinevensen406]

I love that bassline in under a blood red sky for that song

[@cathiejoyYoungart]

I was there. It was amazing.

[@tracysnow349]

Me too!

[@gixxerboy555]

If God wants a voice I'm sure that he wants Bono's voice...^^

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

The great early years!Killer performance !

[@Edyth_Hedd]

Best two-chord song in history.

[@sheagoff6009]

I love how at the beginning when Bono starts walking off and the Edge started playing Bono turned around and was like “oh yeah we’re not done yet!!!”

[@khorrumg]

That was an amazing concert...possibly one of the best live performances ever by any band??? (Well maybe Im biased!)...but honestly...The Edge was playing the guitar like a mean gunslinger....firing the riffs off one after another...what a truly great song...band....performance

[@oscarbrewer7777]

What an energy. Only young artists can espress this.

[@Mark-ir9gl]

What a place What a song What a band 👏👌🥃👍

[@chefsart]

I dedicate this song to my Mother! Thank you!

[@kendoglarson5419]

Greatest band in the world. Punk rock routes.

[@gixxerboy555]

I want crazy when I heard this unbelievable live song ..somewhere in 1984..I was 17 by than... :)

[@flyinlion4742]

Thank You Almighty God Praise to You Lord Jesus Christ Amen Forever and Amen ✝

[@terasasanders8155]

I think this was when U2 was So AMAZING. Best of tunes back then..2020

[@derekkess4906]

I sure do miss the 70s, 80s and 90s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

[@savingadrian12]

Truly Timeless Transcendent

[@achtungbaby28]

that woman on stage at beginning is a beast! no wonder she managed to get on stage!

[@willmont8258]

The sound of her scream has become part of the song.

[@TheJulianoottoni]

Sensacional!

[@MLDJHF]

and Bono moves and dance so special , like no one else in the hole world!!! and he still do!! :)))

[@jamiegarza507]

U2 is THY BEST 4-LIFE

[@hawkdsl]

God dm 80's were so great.

[@miguelborges8388]

Viva os U2 a melhor Banda do Mundo