U2 - Bad (Live From The National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK / 1984)

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The video for the live version of Bad, featured on the 1985 EP Wide Awake In America, was filmed by Barry Devlin during the European leg of The Unforgettable Fire tour in late 1984.
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Lyrics:
If you twist and turn away.
if you tear yourself in two again.
If I could, yes I would
If I could, I would let it go.
Surrender, dislocate.
If I could throw this lifeless life-line to the wind.
Leave this heart of clay, see you walk, walk away
Into the night, and through the rain
Into the half light and through the flame.
If I could, through myself, set your spirit free
I'd lead your heart away, see you break, break away
Into the light and to the day.
To let it go and so to find away.
To let it go and so find away.
I'm wide awake.
I'm wide awake, wide awake.
I'm not sleeping.
If you should ask, then maybe
They'd tell you what I would say
True colours fly in blue and black
Blue silken sky and burning flag.
Colours crash, collide in blood-shot eyes.
If I could, you know I would If I could, I would let it go.
This desperation, dislocation
Separation, condemnation
Revelation, in temptation
Isolation, desolation
Let it go and so to find away
To let it go and so to find away
To let it go and so to find away
I'm wide awake,
I'm wide awake, wide awake
I'm not sleeping
Oh no, no, no.

[@lauremalleval5816]

I’m muscian, i have 47 years old, i live in south of France, and this band changed my life since my brother has listen to me this band when i was 11 years old in 1986... and bad live is, for me, thé most powerful and most emotional song forever! For people who crtitize this band, the dont understand about thé réal music! By réal pur Guys! Plenty of friends dont understand my passion for them! Not thé best technical musicians but thé more engaged, and passionnate ! simplicity is right! That’s thé réal attitude! 4 gods for me! Thanks for all U2! For eternity!🙏🏼

[@linachristopoulou8670]

One Love

[@PeterKKraus]

@@linachristopoulou8670 What does that mean? Nothing.

[@linachristopoulou8670]

@@PeterKKraus nothing to you

[@PeterKKraus]

@@linachristopoulou8670Yep. It's like a modern tower of Babel.

[@RosamundeBeck]

I'm 52 and still love this band...🖤🎵

[@aj-kwt909truckin31]

The luck of the Irish can never be underestimated ~ 4 of the greatest musicians ever as far as I'm concerned. "Bad" ~ A Masterpiece 👌

[@ashokeghosh7125]

One of the greatest songs I have ever heard. It gives me goosebumps even at my age of 70.

[@javiceres]

Same here at 42 y.o.

[@soldatoimperiale]

@@javiceres same here at 22 🇮🇹

[@Taddylight]

Same at 102

[@bernstock]

47 here and it still has the magic!!

[@BenJohnston21]

and I'm sure it will at 100 too.

[@TheEnnisfan]

Quite arguably their greatest song, specifically this version. Perfection. Long live these Irish boys.

[@laraschauble]

DEFINITELY! Love this version!! 🥰

[@legin3753]

Live aid ? its on here

[@marioq.6071]

@@legin3753 I don't think the Live Aid version is better than this one. It's more significant, iconic if you will, because it introduced the world to U2, but sound wise, no way. This is as clean as it gets and Bono's vocals are on another level.

[@azcomeazgo]

I 1,000% agree. This is their greatest song ever, and this version is so amazing. There's a vastness to it that feels almost ethereal, and all of them are so tight musically at this moment in time. Truly a beautiful piece of music.

[@coreygrange915]

Every version of this is the best, what a song. Rotterdam 1990 is up there too

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

The young man shown at 3:09 is Greg Carroll. For those that don’t know, he was a young man originally from New Zealand they met on tour who was then tragically killed on a bike while working for the band. They wrote the song One Tree Hill for him.

[@henriqueerenner5741]

Thanks for this information!

[@billyidol2115]

Motorcycle accident. He had become friends with the band, especially Bono. That's what he said in the interview about the song and the man

[@ThorfinnGrimhowl]

My favorite version of my favorite U2 song. I remember hearing it in 1996 after my grandmother passed away. Driving west out of Albuquerque singing along to this with tears streaming down my cheeks just staring at that gorgeous landscape. I think of that moment every time I hear this.

[@osodelososos5552]

This is the version they put on the Wide Awake in America EP. I used to listen to it on repeat over and over driving at night in a ‘78 Chevy 4x4 with a subwoofer behind the seat so I felt every part of that bass line. That was me singing my heart out, howling at the moon , in the wilds of Northern New Mexico at the end of the 90s. It’s always the song I come back to when I’m feeling excited or in need of some motivation. The song is pure power for me.

[@DavidEley-yi5vb]

Same for.me here in Australia....love the slow build up to an almighty crescendo...magnificent...it talks to my soul❤❤❤

[@deancaron988]

So true, it builds me up as it goes

[@wollanooo]

true, but the bass line also shows how poor Adam actually is....

[@Jaxx_101]

I was 15 and had forgotten how much U2's music just blew my mind at the time. They were so fresh, so different. Beyond all the hatred they collect today, there's no denying how original they were and how peculiar their sound was. 37 years later I recognize that The Edge was one of the most original and innovative guitarists in rock history, his guitar is so "spacious" so evocative. And Larry Mullen is perhaps one of the most underrated drummers ever, he is a power metronome and his fills are absolutely unique and always in good taste. And I don't remember a performance by these guys where Bono didn't fire all his cartridges and I don't remember a time he missed a note. So, 37 years later It's happen to hear this song again and feel joy and nostalgia.

[@outfield1988]

Was 23 when that song came out it is just amazing

[@marcfoss7687]

@@outfield1988 Me too! It's still just as amazing now as it was then...sends me into another world!

[@smoothoperator7023]

Hate?

[@scottpierson4627]

As a guitarist, when you have all the effects off (particularly the delays) Edge’s lines are incredibly simple. What’s hard is trying to ensure the timing of things while they are on, especially if you’re trying to learn the songs. I’ve almost had to dial in the delays just so I can play, and I’m unsure if I’ve gotten them right.

[@jeraldcaldwell7079]

What JAXX said but I’m 6 years his senior! Rock on people

[@michaelminnick6147]

This song will be played at my funeral. Love U2. Greatest band ever.

[@andrewpowell1734]

Bono is a natural born frontman. He’s one of the best.

[@amjh4lah809]

THE best.

[@youtou_13]

Yes indeed Bono is the frontman of U2 band. That’s his best quality. I love him for that.

[@garyloughran9758]

Not so good on the social hypocrisy though...

[@josepmariamarin4912]

...was

[@gandalfthegrey8236]

@@josepmariamarin4912 Naw he’s still got it most definitely. I saw them live on the Joshua Tree tour a few years back and loved every minute of it. Def woulda payed more than what I paid. The arena itself was sold out too so that should tell you something right away. An arena isn’t gonna be packed to the rafters for a band that ain’t still got it. Like words cannot describe to you the vibe it puts you in, like you are in a dream of sorts and each song adds to the dream and is like chapters in the dream you pass through. Just my opinion though.

[@markbyrne7598]

One of the best bands by a mile. When us irish were looked at being backwards in the 80s these lads come out with music that is simply divine, intellectually deep and intelligent. There is and never will be anyone like them again. Truly special.

[@paolo-n2000]

My favorite era of U2! Unforgettable Fire is such an amazing album! U2 were at their very best in the 80s!

[@u2akrobata]

One of the best songs ever!

[@tommymac1062]

Fact well said its timeless .

[@cl8804]

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[@markdavis3509]

There is in the main a very deep spirituality in the music of U2 and similarly Bono's Lyrics

[@annemieke0808]

Uhuhhhhh!!!!

[@richo171169]

I heard a bootleg concert from Stockholm in 1985...They nailed it and this song was the best

[@user-hp3uh6uu9w]

My late husband played this song all the time when we first met. I like to remember him driving his 78 Pontiac Tans Am listening to this song. RIP my love. Keep on cruising in your TA!

[@thomaskittock2866]

Bono's "Wide awake" line, the first time he goes high, is consistently the best he's ever hit it in my opinion. And this is coming from a guy who sat and listened to this song for two hours straight haha! I'm floored every time I hear it.

[@SgtHooch]

It's crazy how old this song is and how it still so freakin' awesome. It still rocks like it did back then.

[@kenroubedou359]

U2's most epic song. Brilliant!

[@earledaniels4539]

Classic U2. Everything before and including The Joshua Tree album was thier best material. In this video you can see Greg Carroll, a U2 Roadie from New Zealand who tragically died. He was very close to the band and after his death, Bono wrote One Tree Hill in his memory. It was one of Greg's favourite spots to visit in Auckland, New Zealand.

[@deejin25]

When U2 gets a song right and the playing and singing just come together it's nothing short of high level magic.

[@MinnesotaSage0365]

God given talent … blessedly. Four guys, who have helped change the world without shoving their faith down on us. Their songs speak beautiful truth.

[@albertogonzalez7577]

This is pehaps U2's greatest song ever recorded, studio or live. Arguably one of the best songs ever created in the history of music.

[@kevinkeenan6078]

The studio version...no..its very underwhelming.The live version is a completely different beast...it's almost like a different animal

[@davidsanchez2640]

Opino exactamente lo mismo😊

[@tamki]

I cannot agree any more with you. This song is on another level. It digs deep into my soul, runs into my veins, and brings out the most elevated of emotions.

[@lindahuskey1102]

We’re in Texas, we love U2

[@RowenMyBoat]

Is this what is considered the “Wide Awake” version in B’ham in 1994? Have seen several references what I wrote is the ultimate live version of this song. Just wondering if this is it or I need to keep searching? LOVE this version though!

[@hahejejwjwhwhwhehwhab38383]

Adams bass line is top! 👑 👑

[@mattma96]

So is Edge's guitar riff~

[@doozerace]

Adam Clayton does more at playing less than any other bassist in rock music. Period.

[@cornwalltrophies4128]

I bought ‘The unforgettable fire’ on vinyl in 1984 and this song blew me away then and still does today! I’m 65 and not heard this for many years! This is the first time I’ve seen this live version and I think I’m on about the 5th repeat…..just magical….Wooohooo!!! 😎🤩

[@johnj3577]

This and their Live Aid performance of Bad, are just epic and so timeless. Watching them live is pretty much a religious experience. Awesome.

[@garrettorourke7136]

The Live Aid version was the greatest moment in rock n roll history.

[@G_Ellis606]

Nope...watch Dortmund performance of Bad early 80s. Also, Zootv Washington version of Bad is better than this 1.

[@giannisvrilissia]

Exactly 100%

[@alexanderflorianodealmeida158]

​@@G_Ellis606 😊😊😊p😊0

[@MultiDaveym]

Doesn’t get much better than this The greatest and always will be the best band in the world

[@papo144]

Amen to to that!

[@larbelaez]

Nice to see Greg Carroll at 6:20, he was a good friend of Bono who died in 1986. One Tree Hill is a song written on his memory.

[@KundoKun]

7:12

[@thefly2045]

every one know that......

[@theellwoods2034]

So that is Greg Carroll. I was always wondering if that was him.

[@ItsRainingDonuts]

@@thefly2045 people might not know that. It's not a competition. No need to be an arsehole about it.

[@jimbanda]

Thank you, I never saw him in any tape. It was sad. ❤️🙏🏍️🏍️🙏❤️

[@unknownuser0006]

RIP Greg Carroll, he was so dedicated

[@Jonokeefe924]

For those that knew him he was a true friend.

[@justincredible.]

@@Jonokeefe924 Knew*

[@Jonokeefe924]

@@justincredible. you are :-)

[@harigovindb9539]

One of the most underrated song of all time... This song is Just a Masterpiece

[@projecthealthy9862]

It really is a masterpiece. I love a lot of bands (and I’ve been around a loooooong time), but it is truly one of the greatest songs ever.

[@gudnergiovannilondono9396]

For me, this is the best version of Bad, sang by pure heart from Bono!

[@t.kupper7903]

It's not easy to say, what my favorit song is from U2. But if i must say, i say Bad

[@AntonioSilvaToronto]

Underrated?? How old are you?

[@manovanbenthem8035]

This song is not underrated, this is probably the best song.

[@sfh6821]

My favorite song of all time. U2 managed to make it into a bottomless pit of versions so you can always find some new angles to it. Bad is immortal. Bad will be in my heart until the very end.

[@cl8804]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipSqp2mql8-irZI yw

[@selmasousa3165]

Lkh52112

[@BenJohnston21]

Like the different guitar riffs for each set of "hoo hoo"'s on each live version.

[@giannispata931]

0000

[@scrivz69]

Me and the wife were there, Dave Hill from Slade was sat in front of us, it was a brilliant night.

[@fernandopacheco3484]

Wow!

[@larsfiksdal8710]

Brilliant it was i say. Most enjoyable U2

[@julioguzman4891]

very lucky guy!

[@genomainteractivo2872]

You're very very lucky man!

[@isaisanchez3038]

I wish I was alive in the 80s

[@chrisserong4966]

The best live version I’ve heard. The way it builds is magnificent

[@user-vv7og1gt7t]

I’m not sleeping, but I’m listening to one of the best bands in history 🎤

[@manusmcfadden2641]

Saw them for the first time on this tour. Glasgow Barrowlands on 6th November 1984. Still the best concert I’ve ever been to.

[@hiramdordelly8833]

Legendary Concerts in Scotland 84,lucky guy

[@Angkor1978]

So lucky, I discover this rare gems few years ago, and I think, this version of Bad is the best ever, dramatically, affectively. So sad, there is no video version of this concert.

[@GalaxyMontana]

“We’re an Irish band we come from Dublin city Ireland. Like all cities, it has its good, and it has its bad. This is a song called Bad.”

[@GalaxyMontana]

@@zilspeed Live Aid

[@mariesara]

Unforgettable memories 💜

[@justincredible.]

@@zilspeed Live aid. Bad wasn't born yet at red rocks ;-)

[@zilspeed]

@@justincredible. - I knew I recognised every word. :-)

[@zilspeed]

@@GalaxyMontana Because I knew I remembered him saying it, I just couldn’t remember where and when.

[@marklife_ox4]

Very moving to see Greg Carroll in the video. R.I.P. ♥️

[@jimf7654]

This song still gives me the chills 40 years later👍

[@kevmccill3393]

Please show this to your kids.If they dont get to listen to it then their lives will be the poorer for it.A masterpiece of musicianship.Not One Direction,not 50 Cent,not whatever scatily clad bimbo is flavour of the month.This is important music and will be still listened to in 200 years time-a classic in the real sense

[@haraldbuit4215]

Goosebumps, even in 2021. What. A. Song

[@tommymac1062]

Yes every time ..

[@MariaK1004]

Goosebumps and a lump in my throat every time I hear or see this ❤️.

[@Thagy1973]

YES!!!!!

[@frankrocci8874]

EVERY TIME

[@aj-kwt909truckin31]

Absolutely 💯

[@patrickryan5570]

This desperation, dislocation Separation, condemnation Revelation, in temptation Isolation, desolation That's my fav part of the song... Oh this was such a huge tune in the 80s

[@davids1816]

No autotune needed kids. Just an idea, a song, a band that knows how to play, and an inspired singer. Imagine that.

[@garylake1676]

For me, the beauty of this song is the way that Clayton and Mullins keep the pace, driving the song along with a wall of sound, it allows the Edge to take over and then hold back coming and going fading in, fading out, The Edge and Bono take it in turns to headline the song, all the while the bass and drum giving the song relentless energy, this is pure gold, and a trio of Live Aid highlights, along with Bowies Heroes and the We will Rock You/We are the Champions finale by Queen

[@LrngMn]

But you know this isn't Live Aid, right? Wish they had done it this well at Live Aid, but alas...

[@garylake1676]

@@LrngMn Yes, I know it's not Live Aid, there is no way that any artist could be a part of a hastily put-together show and be able to tailor the limited practice time to suit their music and be happy with the recording, Live Aid was not for the music connoisseurs, it was never intended to be that. The point I am making is this song well and truly put U2 on the map at Live Aid, and was, for me, one of three stand-out performances that day. This particular performance of Bad is exceptional.

[@michaelcornish929]

Such a great song. Haunting guitar, brilliant vocal performance, nice bass and Larry Mullins Jnr perfection as always. Such a tasteful yet powerful drummer all at once.

[@bitcrafter]

I got to witness an incredible performance of this song in Chicago during the Amnesty International tour, along with Peter Gabriel's Biko. I've seen MANY concerts, and saw many U2 concerts, especially during this period in the band's history. I've seen many of the biggest bands is the world. Prince was an amazing stage presence, but no one, and I mean NO ONE, has a stage presence like Bono. His ability to connect with his audience when he is on stage is incredible. And I'm comparing that to the Stones, Queen, you name it. I once heard someone say seeing U2, especially during this period, was akin to a religious experience, and I couldn't agree more.

[@markbertrand4153]

It is the Larry's drums and Adam's bass that drive this song. They are so understated. What defines a great song or great band is not one part it is all of there parts working harmoniously. If you take one part away, the other parts fail.

[@Zeibekkikina]

Yep, the rhythm section is the heart of any band and U2's heart has always beaten strong

[@annemieke0808]

I absolutely agree with you! Still one of the best songs ever.. 😉

[@justindoyle1866]

This is why is such a unique group. They all rely on each others strengths.

[@trevormadden4301]

one of the best combos in the history of music. Adan claytons bass is insane

[@marky1974]

Exactly..great songwriting..which was the forte of a lot of 80s bands..as apposed to 20 minute organ solos!!

[@davidratcliffe1]

The Edge plays exactly what needs to be played and perfectly.

[@nbt3663]

Edge created a master piece. For those who say he wasn't a great guitarist... tell me what are you doing? It's not immulation, it's creation.

[@captinbeyond]

Something about the guitar in this song, it seems to need 2 guitarist or maybe they play a loop of recorded guitar, because it seems impossible to hit the notes you hear from one guitar. It's like there is a lead and a rhythm playing also. I've seen multiple videos of this song including Live Aid and Edge licks never match what you hear. Just wonder where is the 2nd guitar?

[@locksie70]

@@captinbeyond Its the loop Edge uses from what he calls "Edge world". Creates delays and loops etc....

[@captinbeyond]

@@locksie70 thanks

[@johnmantz4559]

Yes edge plays exactly what needs to be played and he is based on bono's vocal abilities. High tones and notes, wide range etc.

[@jjwankenobi]

I've always loved how this was recorded in Birmingham, England but ended up on an EP called "Wide Awake in America". I've said this already in my comments for the recently remastered and rereleased video for 'A Sort of Homecoming', but "Wide Awake in America" is a watermark album which takes me back to a magical time in my youth. And "Bad" was my gateway to discovering U2's catalogue before The Joshua Tree / Rattle and Hum. This version brings me back to that rainy night in November 1987 (merely days away from my 14th birthday), when the Joshua Tree Tour came to BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. The lads set that balloon-roofed stadium afire with a pointed version of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', then elevated that fire into the sky with a soaring, endless rendition of 'Bad'. When they didn't play 'Bad' in 2017 when the JT Tour returned to BC Place (the balloon roof replaced by a retractable one 7 years prior) I was not disappointed because I finally got to hear "...Homecoming" live. The irony of which was not lost on me. After the concert I reminisced with my wife about seeing U2 live 30 years prior, as we walked "...Into the night And through the rain Into the half-light And through the flame..." Well...without the rain and flame, to be honest...because it was May...but you all get the gist :-)

[@jude999]

The EP was packaged and released for the Christmas market in America.

[@jude999]

It was actually recorded in U.S.. Video only is from Europe.

[@user-vv7og1gt7t]

Absolutely the best! U2 never disappoints with their music.

[@dirtclog29]

This song has touched my soul since 1987 , listen to it at least 1X week … identifier of my troubles , my determination, my passion , my success and failures … song hits hard every time !

[@markl2322]

I've always felt that this song is a prayer for someone to find an internal peace they have been looking for without much success. It speaks to them on a level of compassion and understanding, with an undertone of desperation that this prayer will be answered. It was this aspect of U2 that made me look deeper into my Catholic background, and to find the deeper meanings of my faith in God.

[@hittingspliffsallday]

in the live in Dortmund 1984 concert he explains it was written for his friend who saw himself to a drug called heroin, and wrote it for himself.

[@markgoodwin-hudson4638]

Beautifully put.

[@chandrus825]

Very well written bro! I ❤️ U2

[@johnjmcelroy9730]

Amen

[@D4V1D0FF]

I love this song, no matter what year it is.

[@VitoC.]

It is Epic and Timeless.

[@daveson3D]

It is indeed

[@Citizenof-world]

Me too.

[@manoeldepaularibeiro8676]

Eu nunca tinha ouvido esta música.

[@PedroDrPerico]

It's eternal...

[@shaunmclaughlin5385]

One of the Greatest Live Songs Ever!!

[@rikavalos]

In my opinion., one of the best front man/lead singers in rock and roll history.

[@RudeeOlivier]

U2 is my oldest love in music. Bono's voice, Edge's great sound and guitar playing and the solid and original spine of the band with Larry and Adam who are always forgotten... Juts one of the best bands still active that never changed a band member and that was never afraid to take chances. I would love your input on our last video. If you have just 3 minutes to listen and a bit more to comment, that would mean the world to me. Keep rockin' : kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5epZZqLdsRpqLM

[@chrisserong4966]

Right up there with Michael Hutchence, Bon Scott, Bruce Springsteen and Robert Plant

[@Robert-hu2jz]

Yeah that punk Rodger Waters called Bono I don't know what word to use when it's just ridiculous. Rodger Waters can't even stand his shadow.

[@theenglishman3368]

he used to be - hasn't been for years

[@JamesVibe]

That sound...that ringing guitar lick - it so defines a era. Takes me back in a instant.

[@user-vv7og1gt7t]

I’ll surrender to U2 for their music is the best. 🔥💥🎸♥️

[@tralfamadorian3081]

the "I'm wide awaaaake" part rips my face off every time

[@philknight6844]

Been playing this today. It strikes me every time, that old Dave can get more melody and music with two strings and a single repeat than I could muster in a lifetime 😂

[@MrBonemerrow]

U2 loves their roadies! They get close ups in this vid!

[@juliewall8923]

Larry’s drums. Perfect. Just carries the tone of the song.

[@warrenenglish942]

Remember seeing them this tour. It was like shedding my own skin and going to another place.

[@janvandijk4514]

After 38 years it still gives me the chills. Up till this day it's a song you can picture in every schred off time. So fulfilling your mind and soul 💋♥️

[@jacksafact]

Smoothest voice of all time! ANd the band aint half bad too. Loved U2 since 7th grade 54 now and this song is stronger than ever! Thanks Gents!

[@desdemona222b]

Ah, the pure and clear voice of Bono!

[@reddawn3345]

The Greatest Band of All Time. The minute I first listened to them in the mid 80's in High School they became my favorite band to this day. What's beautiful about this group is that they are still together like the Stones which is a feat rarely accomplished with artists. How many groups can say that they sound the same from studio to live. To hear the audience sing with them from every country in English is amazing. The only other bands that have impressed me in the last 20 years is Foo Fighters and Disturbed. That is what a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame is made up of. It shouldn't be made up of anyone who has picked up a microphone before.

[@golfingsoutherncalifornia1252]

this is U2s best. one of the great concert songs of all time. always blows the roof off!

[@nunya4795]

The best U2 song. Ever. They rarely play this song on the radio in the US ☹️

[@user-po2qb6cm9q]

From what I gather it was always on US radio back then. WAIA was a big seller even though it was technically an import

[@Yankoal]

for me the most beautiful song in the world. 8 minutes of magnificent trip.

[@cloudstreets1396]

I remember watching edge as a kid wondering how he makes those sounds with his guitar. It didn’t make any sense his hand movements vs. what was coming out. LOL. Then I learned what delay was. It’s still magic.

[@jetman7946]

He amazes us with the sound variations he gets with those foot pedals in front of him on the floor. Bono pegged it early on when someone interviewing them asked about him and his stage moniker. Bono said he was always looking for new stuff/techniques, wanting to gain an "Edge" if you will !!!

[@jbone-0-919]

Edge is so much more than a delay pedal. He use a specific plectrum and plays it the wrong way round to get his signature sound. He’s a wizard

[@KoichiNakano]

I bought this album "Wide Awake in America" at a CD shop while I'm on a business trip to the US. I love this video which captures stage staff. It brings me to the stage side even now.

[@edengracetarot]

This is by far my most played track, it's the best version of this song and really nails their magic, especially in that era

[@dawsonmitchell3335]

BEST. SONG. EVER. This song has pretty much saved my life from a really crappy break up I went through in high school

[@manovanbenthem8035]

Close your eyes and listen to this song.

[@imakami1]

omg...

[@Catherine-si5zk]

These guys are for sure one of my favorite bands. I've been to MANY concerts. U2 Best live concert

[@antoniabaur5135]

Best song ever written. Saved my life more than once.

[@peterhurley2044]

Fantastic.

[@fernandopacheco3484]

Bad. Una de las canciones más grandiosas de la historia de U2!

[@MrKleenezeneil]

Fantastic..... just landed back in 1984 I was a very excited 18 year old we camped out for tickets for our 1st u2gig,loved this video when it was first released I'm back jumping around at the Edinburgh Playhouse 5.11.84 Thanks for the memories 😊

[@raylo993]

This is the best fucking U2 song to me. Every time I hear it, I would fucking tear up... I love all the old U2 stuff from their 1st album "Boy" to "Rattle and Hum".....so emotional, raw, and edgy.

[@1TheWhiteKnight1]

Without doubt the best version. I saw them at the NEC in 87. Amazing times.

[@justincredible.]

U2; The soundtrack to my live. When I grew up (musically) I was discovering U2 (early 80's) This was one of the (version of this) songs that really made me fall in love with U2 like no other band at that time and since!

[@robertoherrera6858]

There was nothing like that during those days. This is such an underrated drummer and a guitar player. WTF.

[@RandomGuy17768]

Quite possiblity the best song ever written and played!!

[@bryancollins6903]

39.. years young this Song is. BAD... Not commercially known a freakin bloody Brilliant tune,, with a Dash of Poetry! "Isolation", "desolation"... "Salvation"

[@ashokeghosh7125]

It's pure magic the way this band inspires and motivates us is absolutely electric 😂❤😅

[@marciawilson3664]

It is this song that made my introduction to U2 so memorable and has kept them in my heart for 40 years.

[@melanienagy6389]

My late husband used to play this song all the time when we were in his 78 trans am. That was 32 years ago. Now when I hear it I always smile and remember how much he loved his trans am, and this song. ❤

[@MoLetalis]

This song makes me cry often. It is so stunning, especially this performance

[@golooraam9602]

Right ? In tears listening to this on repeat

[@Haggis.Supper]

Ditto @@golooraam9602

[@ritamachado55]

My favourite U2 song! And it was nice to see Greg Carroll. Gone too soon.

[@cl8804]

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[@lebarosky]

It's as if you've already heard the music in your heart, and then they retrieve it for you.

[@robertoinforj]

U2 best band of all time, in my opinion. Best band that plays live

[@michaelmcguinness4440]

Adams base is magic in this masterpiece.

[@augustlion6645]

This was a time before marketing and branding and corporatism and expensive seats and people watching concerts with their mobile phones ....... now..... they just go through the motions. Before it was about feeling, heart and soul, now people pay lip service to those things, sadly.

[@ConglomerationCat]

Like a lot of people at the time, I was 15 as well when U2's music turned my head in the most radical way. It was The Edge's guitar sound that took me out of the heavy metal phase I was engaged in. Which I loved for a time. Iron Maiden being in the top 3. I noticed that one of the main reasons The Edge's guitar work grabbed my attention was that he was in E flat and sometimes a whole step down from concert pitch. Especially "11 O Clock Tick Tock" from Red Rocks. It gave it more color and ambience that I never paid attention to up to that point. Even his piano playing had a landscape of it's own. October, New Year's Day, Stranger In A Strange Land, Scarlett, and many others are stunningly beautiful. This version of Bad still makes me stop what I'm doing and pay close attention. And it's nothing complex at all... just shifting from A to D. Adam's bass lines still give me goosebumps. I kind of dropped out a bit after The Joshua Tree. appreciated them afterwards but didn't hone in as close as I did with Boy up to Joshua Tree.

[@TheEqualizer70]

If i can only sing even just a decent version of this epic of epicness song!! There’s still time… Long live these Irish lads.

[@Paula-xq9wr]

U2.. I can't imagine my life without them❤

[@backbeatfragrances]

Top 5 U2 songs ever! Great live version!

[@BruceForrest]

This isn't just the best live performance of this song, IMO this is the best live performance of ANY song by U2...

[@tommymac1062]

It gives you goosebumps every time its one of the greatest songs of all time .

[@jude999]

Video is from more than one European performance. Song track was actually recorded in U.S.

[@theTruthLifeNWay]

@@jude999 Was actually recorded in Birmingham, England pre Christmas 84, Nov or Dec, can't remember for sure, but def was not recorded in the U.S.

[@FIReOOB]

I stopped listening to U2 about 14 years ago right after ''No Line On The Horizon''. I grew up with the band it's pretty much the only good thing my dad show me in life. I can't still believe how that band made so much good music in the 80-90's era and this song is something else, i can get why people hate the band these days but they could never tell me U2 is a bad band. U2 you're in my heart forever.

[@LP5369GT]

Rarely do you see a band do a live version of a song and then replicate it time and time again, but I have seen them do this live twice and watched a ton of live video versions and it is uncanny how well they do it. Fav U2 song by a mile, just perfect in every way.

[@rbyrne1975]

They cut out soooo so much from their modern renditions of this song, including whole entire second verse etc. Nice to see it again here, complete.

[@JessAstorgajeaski]

This is by far my favorite u2 song, amazing version 😍😍 glad to see John Mayer did accept publicly that heartbreak warfare is a tribute to this one.

[@nunonorbertoribeiro4225]

My God, i hear this song since 1984, is amazing, hear this keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and lyrics like the first time.

[@scottandvon]

Such a powerful song. To this day.