Bono has posted a video to Instagram of himself singing a new song dedicated to the people of Italy as they remain on lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. The song is inspired by all those videos of confined Italians singing to each other across the street.
A classic CMU ‘and finally’ story would probably have added “haven’t the people of Italy suffered enough already?” at this point. But in the current circumstances I’m not sure we can. And isn’t that the real tragedy here?
Anyway, this Bono guy, he’s done this song and posted it to Instagram. He thinks it’s called ‘Let Your Love Be Known’, but he doesn’t seem entirely sure. Introducing it, he says that it was written about an hour previously in “bubblin Dublin”. In the caption, he adds that the song is “for the Italians who inspired it… for the Irish… for anyone who … is in a tight spot and still singing. For the doctors, nurses, carers on the front line, it’s you we’re singing to”.
It’s a bit rough around the edges, but the song does capture some of what’s happening right now. And now we have a record of it too, along with Bono’s terrible selfie camera work, which includes lots of close-ups of his mouth and eyes. Also, while the video was filmed horizontally, it’s been posted vertically, placing huge black bars at the top and bottom.
Honestly, Bono’s never going to get a job in social media after all this. And I assume that was his main goal when making the video, so bad luck on that.
Anyway, if none of this has put you off, then you can watch the video and listen to the song here:
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U2 The Fly (1991 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova, picture sleeve IS500)
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U2 New Year's Day (1983 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including Treasure [Whatever Happened To Pete The Chop], picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some ringwear and a sticker mark to the front. The vinyl remains Excellent WIP6848)
- U2 - Zoo TV Live In Dublin 1993 EP - SHM-CD - Japanese - CD single - £26.99, $34.28, €32.66 (New Item) (arrived 11-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 18, 2024 at 4:30 am
U2 Zoo TV Live In Dublin 1993 EP (2024 Japanese 'Amazon' exclusive limited edition 6-track Super High Material SHM-CD EP featuring material recorded live at RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland on the 28th August 1993, including the Japan bonus recording The Fly. Housed in a thin jewel case with picture sleeve insert, with lyrics in English and Japanese, and the all-important exclusive obi-strip, sealed in the 'New Music Fridays' stickered shrink)
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U2 Zoo TV Live In Dublin 1993 EP (2024 Japanese 'Amazon' exclusive limited edition 6-track Super High Material SHM-CD EP featuring material recorded live at RDS Arena in Dublin, Ireland on the 28th August 1993, including the Japan bonus recording The Fly. Housed in a thin jewel case with picture sleeve insert, with lyrics in English and Japanese, and the all-important exclusive obi-strip, sealed in the 'New Music Fridays' stickered shrink. This also includes a 'NotFor Sale' 9½" square print featuring the EP artwork, available exclusively from Amazon Japan only!)
- U2 - Artificial Horizon - Purple Vinyl - EX - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £50.00, $63.50, €60.50 (Back In Stock) (arrived 11-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 18, 2024 at 4:30 am
U2 Artificial Horizon (Rare 2010 UK Fan Club Exclusive one-off pressing 13-track 3-LP set pressed on Purple Coloured Vinyl featuring a collection of remixed tracks. Housed in a wide-spined single-pocket picture sleeve with silver embossed titles and picture inners. The sleeve shows only light shelfwear and the vinyl grade Excellent and display a little cosmetic paper scuffing but few signs of play U2.COMV5)
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