U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky (Live On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2017)

U2 performing Bullet The Blue Sky as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations for their album The Joshua Tree, Live On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2017.
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Lyrics:
In the howlin' wind
Comes a stingin' rain
See it drivin' nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain.
From the firefly
A red orange glow
See the face of fear
Runnin' scared in the valley below.
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue.
In the locust wind
Comes a rattle and hum.
Jacob wrestled the angel
And the angel was overcome.
You plant a demon seed
You raise a flower of fire.
We see them burnin' crosses
See the flames, higher and higher.
Woh, woh, bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue.
Suit and tie comes up to me
His face red like a rose on a thorn bush
Like all the colours of a royal flush
And he's peelin' off those dollar bills
(Slappin' 'em down)
One hundred, two hundred.
And I can see those fighter planes
And I can see those fighter planes
Across the tin huts as children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street.
Up the staircase to the first floor
We turn the key and slowly unlock the door
As a man breathes into his saxophone
And through the walls you hear the city groan.
Outside, is America
Outside, is America
America.
See across the field
See the sky ripped open
See the rain comin' through the gapin' wound
Howlin' the women and children
Who run into the arms
Of America.

[@janetmccoy5607]

U2 may not be seen as big as the Beatles, but they are on the same level, you may not agree with me, but they are the greatest band to come around since & are still relevant today.

[@stevencrutcher7191]

Funny how this was a shot at Donald Trump during his administration and now in 2023, we are closer to WW3 than ever. 😂

[@shirleyyujest]

the sound guy for this should be given the lifetime achievement award

[@wyatt_haupt]

One of the most important bass riffs in rock history. Simple yet definitive. Hope Adam Clayton knows that. Also knocks my socks off how the Edge managed to make a guitar sound like a full on air raid. I think it’d be too cool to hear a RATM cover of this.

[@petergreen2552]

208 Trump fans don't like this

[@richatlarge462]

I've never seen a band turn a talk show stage into an arena like that before.

[@eugenegrewing2587]

The Edge just gets cooler with age.

[@Tocaraca]

The drums in this song are awesome

[@Yon_Youtuber]

That moment when the audience of a late night talk show expect one of U2's nice poppy numbers to politely clap after....then get a rocket

[@hadassahtannenbaum8828]

Adam Clayton Jr. This is your song!

[@babaroga73]

Genuinely possibly the best ever talk show music performance of all times.

[@lukej7758]

Wow, these guys can still blow the fucking roof off

[@petergreen2552]

1986____Bono "Edge,can you put El Salvador through your amp"? Edge___"hold my Guinness".

[@IAmWhyWeCantHaveNiceThings]

I love how Jimmy is totally fanboying. This version of Bullets is SO powerful 25 years after the original blew the world away. This is why we need U2.

[@hctiwt]

U2 proving all the time that they are one of the best live bands that will ever exist..

[@actung74]

When ya go on a U S chat show and play a song from an album which is thirty years old, a song that wasn't even released as a single track then ya know that the album it's from is one heck of a CLASSIC.

[@MedalionDS9]

Love the angry U2 songs

[@leoferwer1813]

Bono's improvisation every f**king time he sings this awesome song is one of the greatest things to ever happen to rock and roll. Hands down.

[@MrCrack-vk9ob]

Everything in this song is TIGHT AF:

[@fedebjalways]

Top 5 bands of all time. Easily. Total pros, game changers, innovative and creative. Hope they come back soon. Saw them 3 times and they were an unforgettable experience everytime.