The First Time

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-08 13:54:57 ET I have a lover, a lover like no other She got soul, soul, soul, sweet soul And she teach me how to sing. Shows me colours when there's none to see Gives me hope when I can't believe That for the first time I feel love. I have a brother, when I'm a brother in need I spend my whole time running He spends his running after me. I feel myself goin' down I just call and he comes around. But for the first time I feel love. My father is a rich man, he wears a rich man's cloak. He gave me the keys to his kingdom (coming) Gave me a cup of gold. He said "I have many mansions And there are many rooms to see." But I left by the back door And I threw away the key And I threw away the key. For the first time, for the first time For the first time, I feel love. -Bono

forgotton youth 2004-01-08 16:11:07 ET wow...where did this come from?

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-08 16:52:17 ET It's from the U2 album Zooropa and is also on the Best Of 1990-2000, even though it wasn't a single. It's one of my favourite songs. It started out in early recodings as having a more gospel sound, but they simplified it. You can download it here.

Sybarite 2004-01-08 17:53:46 ET beautiful. *hugs*

forgotton youth 2004-01-08 18:03:02 ET either way it's got my vote....and it's not because of Bono either....

Sybarite 2004-01-08 18:04:11 ET I love Bono + almost all of U2's music.. but yes, this is gorgeous.

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-08 18:05:56 ET almost all of U2's music?? What don't you like?

Sybarite 2004-01-08 18:18:04 ET There was a live version of "wild irish rose" that I wasn't fond of.

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-08 18:18:40 ET Never heard that one is that it?

Sybarite 2004-01-08 18:28:26 ET Pretty much, yeah.

Mark My Words 2004-01-08 21:17:24 ET Awwww, sweetie... pour moi? ;)

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-09 04:28:01 ET Pour le monde, mon cher, pour le monde!

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 08:48:17 ET ...I have no idea what that means...

Sybarite 2004-01-09 08:50:54 ET "for the world, my dear.. for the world!"

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 08:52:34 ET *enlightened*

Sybarite 2004-01-09 08:59:49 ET ;) I maintain that Bono is one of the most beautiful men on earth.

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 09:03:12 ET Eh, he's not bad, but he ain't great. =P

Sybarite 2004-01-09 09:04:05 ET *swoons*

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 09:08:30 ET I can't argue about some of his older music though. That stupid love song he wrote in 1997 (?) turned me off of new U2 stuff though.

Sybarite 2004-01-09 09:11:30 ET Which love song is that?

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-09 10:14:55 ET I am one of the hugest gi-normous biggest U2 fan. And I really like them too... There new stuff is their best by far...

Sybarite 2004-01-09 10:17:48 ET *grin* Well, they're an amazing band. I love how they've progressed.. and I'm completely in love with 'Electrical Storm'.

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 10:18:35 ET Whats the U2 song where bono is sitting on this carriage or something riding around and singing about how he's so sorry to his girlfriend/wife for being a tool? (when's he gonna write a song to me apologising for that horrid song?!)

Sybarite 2004-01-09 10:20:40 ET "The Sweetest Thing" ? I liked that song.

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 10:21:19 ET Yeah, that's the song. I hated it. Over played. And over stupid. =P

Sybarite 2004-01-09 10:24:00 ET At least you're not bitter. :D

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 10:32:47 ET Hehe. But I should be. Then I could really bitch about it. ;)

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-09 12:15:20 ET Sweetest Thing was actually a B-Side that was written while U2 was touring for The Joshua Tree. Bono forgot his wife's birthday and wrote Sweetest Thing as a gift. I think it appeared on the Where the Streets Have No Name single. He had a rotten cold, so the first recording has some of Bono's worst vocals. I like the song still, mostly because I hate radio. Every station latches onto a hit and plays it to death.

Sybarite 2004-01-09 12:17:13 ET Radio sucks in general. Best to stick to recorded music so you don't hear the same song 457975986452836528 times a day.

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-09 13:36:02 ET Is that a calculated figure? 457,975,986,452,836,528 x 4min =183,191,945,811,346,192 times you'd hear the same song... yeech! That's something like 353,319,996,855,769 hours.

Sybarite 2004-01-09 13:56:29 ET I'll take your word for it. I'm crap at math. :D

Mark My Words 2004-01-09 13:57:16 ET Math is for stupid people. =P The smart ones use calculators.

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-10 06:47:32 ET My calculator didn't have enough space for all the numbers, so I had to do it the traditional way...

Sybarite 2004-01-10 10:01:37 ET wow. *slaps a "SPECIAL" sticker on the cat*

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-10 12:39:45 ET What, no gold star beside my name? Just a "SPECIAL" sticker? "I'm Special!"

Sybarite 2004-01-10 12:47:49 ET *sticks a gold star to your forehead* better?

The Cheshire Cat 2004-01-10 12:51:03 ET much ;-P

Sybarite 2004-01-10 12:54:43 ET Good.

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