It's about MLK but references others who resist injustice non-violently (Jesus was betrayed by Judas's kiss).
@HaroldGrebАй бұрын
Read the gospel of Judas
@Martin-qr9ci7 ай бұрын
U2 are an Irish band
@keithosmond57307 ай бұрын
Nearly 40 years later, I still choke up at the line "Early morning, April 4, shot rings out in Memphis sky..." Not many songs have such an emotional effect on me. A very powerful song. There are other U2 songs I like better, for various reasons, but this one is very visceral.
@StevenTyree-sl2nx7 ай бұрын
This is an incredible song. Studio version is one of the best things I've ever heard. The song is about MLK, and is beautifully done. There were some that had a problem with an Irish band singing about uncomfortable American history. The April 4 line is the date of his assassination. As for U2 there are many, many great songs to hear. For a reaction video the live version of "With or Without You" is stunning.
@jons38087 ай бұрын
Very well said.
@rogergui19807 ай бұрын
Estou contigo, a versão de estúdio é simplesmente sensacional e aquela abertura poderosa de bateria , a guitarra e logo seguida o baixo, e o vocal primoroso do Bono com sua potência vocal logo no início de carreira!
@philrob19782 ай бұрын
It's not just about MLK. It's just as much about anyone who fought to end injustice, and ended up losing their life in the process. In the name of love. There's subtle references to the troubles in Northern Ireland, and even Jesus before we get to the more obvious MLK verse. It's an amazing song indeed, but it's deeper than most think.
@ericmorneau77587 ай бұрын
The original is way better, not knocking the live version, but 🤷🏻♂️
@dsfddsgh7 ай бұрын
Hate to say it but she picks about the worst versions of these songs. Other people play the original version or official video of the song but she loves the inferior live versions like this one which is just awful.
@marketingTUNEUP6 ай бұрын
Yeah the musical production of studio and some live versions of this song is amazing and should be sought out by these channels hopefully on their own since making the effort to listen to a timeless classic. The intro was interesting however - a time capsule. Bono is the lead for Geo Politics, but sadly, he go caught up with Klauss Schwab WEF as one of their minions. Hopefully, he gets his soul back.
@Irishpeadar647 ай бұрын
Greetings from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪, Love your reactions. U2 are an Irish band they come from Dublin Ireland, It hurt so much to hear him being called British
@wiltchamberlainisthegoat137 ай бұрын
Greetings from America! Many young people today don’t really have clue just how HUGE U2 was in the 80s and 90s. They DOMINATED an entire decade (80s). Time magazine called U2 the biggest band in the world in 1985 for a good reason!
@wiltchamberlainisthegoat137 ай бұрын
I heard some 20-something who said that U2 was about on the level of Nickelback. 😂😂 Yeah…..I’m pretty sure Nickelback is NOT one of the most ICONIC bands in history. I do actually like some Nickelback songs, but what an misinformed comment. 🤔🫢
@pcoleman19717 ай бұрын
The peace in Ireland he is referring to is the Good Friday Agreement, which established peace in Northern Ireland after decades of conflict. The 25th anniversary of the agreement was this year. Bono is correct in that it truly was a compromise. Northern Ireland remains part of the UK, but the Catholic minority which wanted to unite with the Republic of Ireland (South) now has greater representation and rights. If you want a sense of this conflict, you can react to another U2 song, Sunday Bloody Sunday. I recommend the live version on Rattle & Hum.
@ChrisMehl-h2z7 ай бұрын
When Bono, mentions one man betrayed with a kiss,,,a reference to Judas, betraying Christ, in the garden, identifying him with a kiss.
@southbeachfl7 ай бұрын
This song was released in 1984 about one of my heroes, MLK. Love, love, love.
@keithosmond57307 ай бұрын
@@paultaylor9498 Yes, it is. Not just MLK... other things are brought in... but MLK was the inspiration and is the core of the song. Look it up, if you don't believe me.
@stevesmith46007 ай бұрын
The song was inspired by the works of Martin Luther King Jr. During the tour when the song first released, and U2 was touring in the south (of America), some crazy person made threats that he would kill Bono during this song if he tried to play it. The FBI took the threats so seriously, that they were on high alert during that concert. Bono said that he was so nervous when he sang that song that night, that he couldn't look out into the crowd, and he just stared at his feet. When the song finished, he looked up, and the bass player for U2 was standing in front of Bono during the entire song ... basically acting as a shield. The album on which this song was release (the Unforgettable Fire) had another song, in addition to this one inspired by Dr. King ... aptly titled "MLK" ... a beautiful song.
@nianfiedler52917 ай бұрын
U2 was playing in Arizona when they were trying to get rid of MLK day. They got death threats that said if they played this song they would be shot. The bass player Adam Clayton stood in front of Bono as they played this song anyway.
@kimmarievan-ever65997 ай бұрын
Bono is Irish..
@aarongrooms35587 ай бұрын
The intro into the beginning of Prude is a snippet of their song The Hands That Built America which was part of the soundtrack fir the movie Gangs of New York. Set in in 1860s NY and explored the clash between Americans (natives they called themselves) and the Irish immigrants.
@lgarnes17 ай бұрын
I've always loved this song, but this performance took it to another level. Thank you for this wonderful reaction. I really love your channel for your genuineness.
@RobertaSirgutz7 ай бұрын
Bono is Irish, and has been an activist, fighting against British rule and Irish independence and human rights for all. When WW1 broke out in 1914, the Irish trained their guns on the English army instead of the Germans, as an act of resistance.
@WillFlyTheLightingGuy7 ай бұрын
I'm a white son of a Tennessee farmer. My dad died April 5th of this year. And I'm so proud that my dad's death is so close to MLK's, because black families didn't have a lot of opportunities for work in our area for a long time. But my father and his father both hired exclusively black workers, knowing that they had no opportunities...and they paid them fair wages. And they always came home to eat lunch with the family, even though they were initially uncomfortable with that (they had the mindset that the "master's" house ate first). It may seem strange, but we actually had to basically beg them to eat with us as equals. But we all had a beautiful familial relationship because of that. And we're all family to this day because of that. When my grandfather died, my grandmother was already long gone. So we decided that the widow's seat at granddaddy's funeral should be reserved for the lady that took care of the house...a black lady who I always just assumed was my grandmother. Her name was Alice Anderson, but everyone lovingly always called her Gertrude...she was the closest thing to a widow at grandaddy's funeral. When Gertrude died, her family decided that our family should be sat in her funeral amongst blood family. We all just loved each other that way, and would openly talk about race relations. I even kind of fan fiction the idea that maybe grandaddy and Gertrude had a secret love affair that no one ever knew about.
@bcullen782 ай бұрын
The first song is the Hands that Built America written for the Gangs of New York movie. Pride is on the The Unforgettable Fire album released in 1984.
@thomasahrenss74937 ай бұрын
if you listening to this song then please, listen to the original one....Cause its such a beatiifull piece of art and one u2s best songs..With that said Im not an expert of what u2 have made. Have a great day
@BradleyBowen-z1w7 ай бұрын
(Edited due to factual errors) Btw, these guys had one of the largest tours in History. The 360 Tour. Over 7 million people attended the concert in various venues. It cost $750 thousand a day to operate the tour including 300 people & 180 tractor trailers! The song “ULTRAVIOLET” included Bono’s laser jacket. That would be an awesome video to review (Ultraviolet/light my way” from 360 tour)
@rogerdaly63267 ай бұрын
Ed Sheeran - The ÷(Divide) Tour : Grossed $776 million with 258 shows and 8.9 million attendees. And the U2 tour was the 360 tour not 180.
@nianfiedler52917 ай бұрын
@@rogerdaly6326and still less than U2’s when adjusted for inflation.
@BradleyBowen-z1w7 ай бұрын
@@rogerdaly6326 haha! Ur correct. I went to the tour in The GA Dome in Atlanta, GA. One would think I would remember the name of the tour!! Apparently the Ed Sheeran tour has surpassed the U2 360 tour & no one has bothered to update the 360 tour Wikipedia entry. Thanks for the correction!
@rogerdaly63267 ай бұрын
@@BradleyBowen-z1w No problem , i grew up in the 70's and some times weren't meant to be remembered ! ! Haha ! !
@potooleftl7 ай бұрын
The opening was ad libbing from a song called the Hands that built America that U2 wrote for the movie starring Leonardo Di Caprio called Gangs of New york.
@SIR-DanielHunter7 ай бұрын
There Irish in the 1970s and 1980s it was very violent in Ireland. Bombings assassincinations. The cranberrys was a Irish political band. This songs was about Martin Luther King I was also born on his birthday. Wish I was a quarter of the man he was. People today are not as brave as he was. He knew in his heart it was going to end bad for him. But if giving his life would make it a little better for his fellow man then so be it. 😢😮❤
@MrJosephcunningham7 ай бұрын
Bono ad libs alot, as an artist
@potooleftl7 ай бұрын
One Man - Martin Luther King -
@elizabethfranco12847 ай бұрын
U2 is from Ireland. Kinda wish you did the original video version instead!
@steveperkins87487 ай бұрын
Bono is Irish... Mother Emmanuel
@cookypuss86037 ай бұрын
Great song but not the best version. Bono often improvises live in concert between songs or at beginning or end of songs.
@OldSkoolDad237 ай бұрын
U2 has always been spiritual though my journey ✌🏻❤️
@marcelopessoa49117 ай бұрын
As many people have already said here in these comments, Bono is irish, and yes, his fight is for justice and true peace and freedom; catholic people in Northern Ireland have suffered a lot for decades - as part of the protestant United Kingdom. And I agree with those who said here that obviously your next step should be reacting to "Sunday bloody Sunday". Then, you could react to some other of their hits: "I still haven't found what I'm looking for"; "New Year's Day"; "One love"; "Beautiful day"; "With or without you"; "Vertigo". Nice journey for you.
@potooleftlАй бұрын
The opening is a song they wrote for the movie Gangs of New York, called hands that built America..
@coolgareth1017 ай бұрын
I'd say that the "one man" in all the first verse is literally just one man. I'd say Jesus. Justifies us, and overthrows the powers of the world. Or like the second verse, Martin Luther King.
@conniedean19777 ай бұрын
Bono wrote a memoir a year or so ago, and it warmed my heart to learn that he is a devout Christian and is still married to his high school sweetheart. Very cool guy. 🎶❤️
@jamesjackson85407 ай бұрын
Agreed. The book is fantastic
@HaroldGrebАй бұрын
Made me sick to my stomach that he knows all the world's evil and calls them heroes. Obomber, fauci, gates....
@christianreynolds92527 ай бұрын
One man caught on a barb wire fence - world war 1 soldiers going over the fences One man he resit- a man who refuses to go over out of fear One man washed up on an empty beach - soldiers being washed up on shore during the war One man betrayed with a kiss- Jesus being betrayed by Judas Every man is in their position in the name of love Early morning April 4 shot rings out in the Memphis sky ,free at last they took your life they couldn’t take your pride - MLK
@fredvelez77037 ай бұрын
"The Hands That Built America" is the first song he riffs on, "Pride" is about Martin Luther King, but more than that. Irish lads that always loved the idea of America.
@greendragonpublishing7 ай бұрын
You floundered at first with your interpretation, but you got to it in the end. U2 are definitely an Irish band, and they were very strong advocates for peace. They came to popularity during the time of the Troubles in Northern Ireland (a war primarily about English vs Irish and Protestant vs. Catholic, though that's a simplification). This song is definitely about MLK, which you got perfectly. If you listen to their song Sunday Bloody Sunday, that's about a massacre during the Troubles in Northern Ireland that set off a fresh wave of killing/protests/violence. They have a long history of protesting this sort of horrific responses.
@BradleyBowen-z1w7 ай бұрын
I think u should check out U2 & Mary J Blige singing “One Love.”
@Giggirl2 ай бұрын
He started with “The Hands That Built America” which they wrote for the soundtrack to Gangs of New York 🎶
@patman15057 ай бұрын
Bono combined two songs Hands that built America that U2 wrote for the movie Gangs of New York with Pride Bono was born and raised in Dublin Ireland , Pride was written as a juxtaposition song which tells of the Hypocrisy of saying I did this in the name of love what injustice can you claim you did for love, The line Early morning April 4 a shot rings out in the Memphis sky free at last that took your life, they could not take pride. (reference to MLK's death and legacy) The reference one man betrayed with a kiss is when Jesus was betrayed by Judas
@matthewdooley78557 ай бұрын
Bono is a very thoughtful person. Whole group seems to be good humans. He (at least for a long time) realized that America was a great force for good in the world, despite our problems. A lot of U2's music has a message; Their early stuff (like this) has a much more vibrant energy. Later on they wanted to deliver more thoughts on commercialism or our culture's shallowness, etc. We think this song is just about MLK, but it's also about similar Troubles in Ireland. There is a lot of injustice in the world. Bono has done a lot of work in Africa, and is willing to look honestly at what solutions are working and aren't. U2's guitarist "The Edge" has a unique style, I instantly recognize it. The band has had several songs with religious themes. "When Love Comes to Town" with B.B. King is just amazing.
@rj10pler6 ай бұрын
NEVER GET TIRED OF THIS SONG
@johnrooney10337 ай бұрын
The pauses are brutal. This isn't a reaction, it's a dissection. It's a live version of the song, so it doesn't always line up with the original lyrics.
@elizabethfranco12847 ай бұрын
Yeah too many pauses. Please do over the right one next time!
@rogerdaly63267 ай бұрын
Thats why we've been telling her to always do the studio album version first cause thats the way we all heard it for the first time , with original lyrics with no improvising.
@Thatgirl19732 ай бұрын
NICE video pick! I liked the breakdown. If your going to pause a song, pause it to contemplate the song...great reaction!
@jenspetersimonsen42357 ай бұрын
School should teach A LOT MORE history classes in order for us to learn from it and NEVER repeat our wrongs 🙂
@charliejg7 ай бұрын
I will be the brave dissenter here. While U2 has some songs with meaningful lyrics, I just have never been able to find their music very interesting. And, I really not a fan of Bono's vocals. Not sure what it is, but they are boring to me. But, that's the great thing about music. There's something out there for everyone.
@pichaloca202317 ай бұрын
The song is about assassination..u2 are Irish formed in the late 70's.
@chrisjamieson34527 ай бұрын
A song in the lines of Molly Hatchet's Fall of the Peacemaker.
@N8TiVNewYorker4 сағат бұрын
I am getting tired of people reacting to music that we all grew up listening to, the fact that you didn't know what country Bono was from is just head spinning. The music is tied to many memories for us, we listen to U2 in our cars everyday for years, we went to their concerts, we had posters up in our rooms, we have high school memories with friends and family that is tied to this music, and many of us who followed these musicians understand much of the background that is involved with the music itself. For someone to make a KZbin video, and make really silly comments about the song is just embarrassing to watch. I mean you are busy trying to read lyrics on a cell phone, instead of just listening to the music and letting it move your soul. Thank you for allowing me to appreciate more that I got to enjoy this music in a natural way, and not by trying to make money off a reaction video and completely missing the meaning of these songs. This song was about MLK, I would at least expect you to research that basic fact. How does someone NOT grow up listening to all these bands and all these great songs??? What a sad way to go through life, these songs won't have any value to you the way it does for many of us.
@BrianLaHara7 ай бұрын
Im an American living in the UK. For the longest time the perception of the US in Europe (and muchof the world) is the "shining city on the hill" the land of freedom and justice. Sometimes we don't live up to that and it creates disillusionment for those that look up to us. They want/need us to be great because if America is unjust, then what hope is there for the rest of the world? I just wish we would do better. Keep your positive vibe.
@williamschrom15847 ай бұрын
Supposedly, Judah betrayed Jesus with a kiss.
@johnrooney10337 ай бұрын
Judas
@yesitsme86067 ай бұрын
you should listen to the older non political versions of U2... Bono drones on too much at times
@anthonygraham29387 ай бұрын
They've been political since the beginning!
@DanCanReact7 ай бұрын
Great song choice! I personally reacted to this song recently, but I didn't see this version. I actually like this one better, the energy is insane. Only after re-listening do I understand this is about MLK. Without the lyrics on screen, I thought this was a really vibey song.
@Blu4717 ай бұрын
They are from Dublin Ireland. Best U2 video is BAD @ Live Aid
@richtensail7 ай бұрын
bona was distrated n got v wrong line haha, try sunday bloody sunday, new years day, bad, streets have no name, still havnt found wat i looking 4, with or without u, mysterius ways, fly, running 2 stand still, angel of harlem, beautiful day, vertigo,
@lew16896 ай бұрын
The intro is from the spng "these are the hands that built america"
@montgomeryeglinton7 ай бұрын
People say they don't understand why someone wouldn't like peace. It isn't real peace if you are being crushed into submission by an oppressor.
@bryanstoudenmire7 ай бұрын
He's Irish
@tracyabbott33737 ай бұрын
Jesus was betrayed by a kiss
@MattThomas-ec3mp7 ай бұрын
A beautiful song about MLK being here in the name of love. Love and piece that's U2.
@anthonyguadagnino26817 ай бұрын
Watch the original official version
@richtensail7 ай бұрын
oh ok ur reacting 2 my 2nd fav band after v beatles, sweet. u2 r big band, voted band ov v 80s n still going strong n relevant. yeah live ad libn, hvnt heard vis b4, pride was an early hit 4 em.
@kimmarievan-ever65997 ай бұрын
The ORIGINAL 80's version is MUCH better..
@Даниял-и5м7 ай бұрын
U2 the hands that built America. Main song of the film “ gangs of New York”
@pablosanchez24817 ай бұрын
Why do you always choose the less known, rarest version of every great song...? Pride a great song fron an IRISH band...
@bonoman19877 ай бұрын
This song was performed for Coretta Scott King, with approval... Make no mistake, this is the real deal. And U2, go ahead.
@acebongboy7 ай бұрын
I know the words, but I pulled up the lyrics, and I think I pulled up the same one you originally did cause I was like, "Where's the rest of the song?"
@chrissynovful7 ай бұрын
My favourite U2 songs are this, Love Rescue Me, All I Want is You (live at Slane Castle). I got the name incorrectly but someone will give the correct one. And Still Haven’t Found what I’m Looking For live with The Voices of Freedom choir
@JeffBell-wt4mh7 ай бұрын
Bono and u2 is a Irish band they are political a iconic band
@stevenruvolo4997 ай бұрын
hands that built america is another song by them. they are irish
@tommcleish62777 ай бұрын
You have the best confused face ever... Loved your reaction.
@joeltwinx38057 ай бұрын
I'm a Mexican-American man and I live by the words of Martin Luther King and Jesus Christ it's real sad how most of his own people don't live by his words
@cmanayf43547 ай бұрын
Wonderful reaction. Peace.
@scottcamp92667 ай бұрын
Bono is a Prophet of God🔥🔥🔥
@Lonejustice17 ай бұрын
You should've watched the original video.
@jimdunagan41807 ай бұрын
MLK....just one man...but maybe everyman like him...so yeah maybe more than one...but the gist is MLK I think.
@elegantirony787 ай бұрын
He is Irish
@philrob19782 ай бұрын
It's a shame you couldn't have gone for the original studio version/video of this from 1984 - it's so much more powerful - but understand that it's probably easier to post live versions without YT being a dick about it. Bono here was a bit insufferable - he was better back in the day when he was at least a little more humble.
@mikerant41357 ай бұрын
Dear Mr President- by Pink Britt- says it all!
@OlleStahlberg7 ай бұрын
Now you can say "Welcome to my U2 channel!"
@steveullrich77377 ай бұрын
Great reaction to a great song!
@jeremyhazard52497 ай бұрын
The song is about God, yes it’s also about MLK but it’s mostly about Jesus, you must know U2 to know there early lyrics were quite religious
@mlbw19667 ай бұрын
ANOTHER GREAT PIC U2 SPEAKS TO YOUR SOUL THE TRUTH !! REALITY THIS SOUNDS LIVE, CHANGED IT UP A BIT -- STILL GREAT !!! One man caugh on a Barb wire fence Jesus Christ... Jesus was betrayed with a kiss before he was nailed to the cross Listen, you'll find the depth of the lyrics and connect Justice and peace Shouts rings out in the Memphis sky MLK Peace and love MLK JR Message was love in the name of love WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME GREAT U2 PIC I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR -- INCREDIBLE U2 WITH OR WITHOUT YOU BEAUTIFUL DAY U2 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY 1987 VIDEOS AND LIVE ARE ALL INCREDIBLE HAVE BLESSED DAY BRITT PICKEMTRUCKGEARL 😂 🎶 🎵 🎸 🎤 🎙 😂😂😂
@DrSammyMunchkin7 ай бұрын
Bono was born in the Bronx, maybe 🎅
@SUMUAL-PERMESTA7 ай бұрын
PLEASE REACT.... 1.SADE kiss of life (lovers live) 2.SADE nothing can come between us (live from san diego) 3.SADE no ordinary love (live video from san diego) 4.SADE cherish the day ( live 2011) 5.SADE sweetest taboo( live 2011) 6.SADE smooth operator (live video from san diego) 7.SADE paradise (live 2011)
@jeremyhazard52497 ай бұрын
Se won’t move forward because the powerful won’t allow us to live free and happy, there’s no money in that for them
@tracyabbott33737 ай бұрын
Bono is Irish
@ZZ430T567 ай бұрын
Great song! But in his opening speach, he referenced George Floyd. That thug's name should never be used in the same sentence with a hero like MLK!
@spiderriff7 ай бұрын
You should watch the Live Aid version of a song called "Bad" by U2. You will be blown away by everything you see and hear. I promise this to you.
@jasonkart16517 ай бұрын
Maybe stop pausing so often and the flow of lyrics will make sense. Lol.
@johnrooney10337 ай бұрын
It was brutal. If you're reacting to a live song, it's about the performance as much as the lyrics.
@patchesblue1557 ай бұрын
She's a reactor. She HAS to pause, and REACT.
@johnrooney10337 ай бұрын
@@patchesblue155I was looking forward to this one. I like her reactions, but she wasn't reacting for most of it this time. She was trying to figure out what the song was about before it even started. She stopped the video too many times and tried to line up the lyrics with the live performance. Let the song play a little bit and go back if needed. I've been to many U2 shows. Bono goes all over the place live, and you need to watch the performance. If you want to analyze lyrics, do the studio version. Again, she has a great channel.
@RO-vh8ln7 ай бұрын
He's Irish, an America's on a hamster wheel running backwards.
@jimquest22207 ай бұрын
It's a song about MLK
@potooleftl7 ай бұрын
U2 is an IRISH BAND
@danholmesfilm7 ай бұрын
Bono is a Leprechaun
@GailCasey-z4c7 ай бұрын
I think the first verse is all about Jesus
@woodyheywood87927 ай бұрын
A song written for MLK
@rickwelch84647 ай бұрын
I'm trying to love these Trumpers out here. It ain't easy.
@MacE76443 ай бұрын
Tu as une manière de penser magnifique.
@troymendiola36763 ай бұрын
We are but U2 is Ireland, and I love them, but the US Will not be that strong ever
@lunadyana33307 ай бұрын
Barbed wire fence: google the story of the death of matthew shephard
@leannmiller71537 ай бұрын
Wrong. Pride was released in 1984, Matthew died in 1998.
@CathyHolton-jh1xv3 ай бұрын
@@leannmiller7153And Sheppard was a drug dealer who was retaliated against for a previous deal gone wrong. He wasn’t the victim the left wingers made him out to be.