Shnootz - Reaction Video (U2 - New Year's Day)

[@jimcorcoran5650]

My Favorite Band Alltime U2🇮🇪 My favorite U2 song and I love All U2s Albums up until the last 3 My Favourite Album being Achtung Baby then The Joshua Tree War and The Unforgettable Fire

[@adamlewis3729]

fucking killer tune.... that's all I need to say.

[@TheLaidOffFounder]

what a tune

[@nianfiedler5291]

This song to me is where U2 takes off. Sunday Bloody Sunday gets most of the attention from this album but there are three others on there, on of them being NYD, that I like better. Maybe because after being a fan for so long I’m a little burnt out on SBS. As for the meaning of the song. It did start as a love song, but in true U2 fashion, it morphed into a song about the leader of the Polish solidarity movement in then Communist Poland, where martial law had been enacted. Lots of U2 songs moving forward with dual meanings. This song is really special though and always cool seeing it live when Edge has to play piano and guitar 😊

[@ohfour-seven6228]

You're right, U2 is monumental. The Edge has to be the most underrated guitarist ever. His playing is majestic. This is one of my very favorite U2 songs, it's amazing. I can't say it enough, U2 are a very important band.

[@alipiusmuller3715]

I remember how way-back-when all my friends who were still sitting on the fence after "Boy" and "October" finally went crazy for U2 when they heard this song. It's simply a classic. Keep up the great work!

[@izzyworld8068]

Love this song, that piano line is iconic and unique in a new wave/rock track. I didn't know the meaning until reading the comments (although I have got a great book about their songs upto 'Pop' i haven't read it thoroughly). The video of them in the snow on horseback makes more sense now it's been explained here.

[@philipmcfarlane]

This has always been a personal favourite. The music just perfectly evokes visions of a quiet, empty landscape on a snowy New Years day.

[@PressStartOnce]

Edge is often called the scientist of the band ... by the other band members and it is dead on. This song when it is hitting on all levels live is amazing.. it is so great and sounds even better live like many U2 songs.

[@rcmorl6390]

U2 at their best. Recalls and fulfills all the promise of Boy and October with a great tune, strong Edge guitar work, layered passionate Bono vocals and a political message (polish martial law ending new years day walesa's internment) without being preachy and beating you over the head with a history book. Still works as a timeless song today. And though a hit that set them as a global supergroup, it was and isnt overplayed.

[@RR64434]

Glad you came back to break down the lyrics. This was the first U2 song I ever heard and I was hooked from that point on. Also, don’t get discouraged by people saying the like their older stuff and not their newer stuff. The older stuff is more raw but they still have tons and tons of great song ps ahead from their later albums. Some people just don’t like change.

[@mattjohn4731]

Classic! But as a guitarist I must say Edge's playing isn't actually crazy. It's just tasteful and cohesive with the group. I recommend the doc It Might Get Loud. It features the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White showing their guitars and telling their histories and influences. They play and sing together (Page doesn't sing)

[@mongooz24]

I don't know if anyone's ever mentioned and maybe it's only me, but sadly I can't understand most of what you are saying during the song because your voice is too low/music too loud - I can hear you talking, can't make out what you are saying 😕

[@mattsnider2667]

Sorry, sometimes it's better than others, as it depends on what the song is doing at the moment. But apologies, I will continue to try to find the right moments to say something (or just wait until after). Cheers.