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U2 - Wake Up Dead Man
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Pop (1997)
  1. OK. I have been wondering about this for ages and have finally remembered to post it.

    If you read Niall Stokes' great book, Into the Heart; you will find on page 138 that it mentions Wake Up Dead Man being performed live for a B-side. You can hear an audience in the beginning of the track. To my knowledge, this song was not performed before Popmart. I've never been able to find out where they played or when. Has anyone else thought about this?
  2. Nobody has thoughts about this?
  3. the crowd noise doesn't have to mean it was recorded partially live but I understand where you are coming from. Numb has crowd noises running through it to. I think Wake Up Dead Man was a left over from Achtung Baby (stand to be corrected)
  4. Originally posted by thefly07Nobody has thoughts about this?


    I don't have the book my friend!! but if I had it I would surely look into it...
  5. Originally posted by germcevoythe crowd noise doesn't have to mean it was recorded partially live but I understand where you are coming from. Numb has crowd noises running through it to. I think Wake Up Dead Man was a left over from Achtung Baby (stand to be corrected)


    No, you're right, it was however more fully produced during Zooropa. It was described as a huge Gothic Rock song that got shaved down.

    Shame really, i quite like big gothic rock songs.
  6. Very true. Just reading that it was recorded live, and then hearing a crowd, I was perplexed at what was going on. I was hoping they would play it on Vertigo in its full rock and roll glory. This song could really kick live.
  7. Originally posted by thefly07Very true. Just reading that it was recorded live, and then hearing a crowd, I was perplexed at what was going on. I was hoping they would play it on Vertigo in its full rock and roll glory. This song could really kick live.


    I love the Slane performance. Great vocal performance from Bono
  8. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    I love the Slane performance. Great vocal performance from Bono


    I agree with you, the Slane performance is awesome.... it really give's me the goosebumps...
  9. Listen to your words they'll tell you what to do
    Listen over the rhythm that's confusing you
    Listen to the reed in the saxophone
    Listen over the hum of the radio
    Listen over sounds of blades in rotation
    Listen through the traffic and circulation
    Listen as hope and peace try to rhyme
    Listen over marching bands playing out of time

    One of my favourite verses from Pop. I also love how Wake Up Dead Man effectively ends with "Can we rewind it just once more" and the final sounds of the track are of something rewinding. Excellent track.
  10. Originally posted by iTim:Listen to your words they'll tell you what to do
    Listen over the rhythm that's confusing you
    Listen to the reed in the saxophone
    Listen over the hum of the radio
    Listen over sounds of blades in rotation
    Listen through the traffic and circulation
    Listen as hope and peace try to rhyme
    Listen over marching bands playing out of time

    One of my favourite verses from Pop. I also love how Wake Up Dead Man effectively ends with "Can we rewind it just once more" and the final sounds of the track are of something rewinding. Excellent track.
    I agree - it's always been one of my favourite U2 songs, and probably one the top 10-15 songs most instrumental in making me from 'a guy who likes U2' to a U2 fan.
  11. Originally posted by iTim:Listen to your words they'll tell you what to do
    Listen over the rhythm that's confusing you
    Listen to the reed in the saxophone
    Listen over the hum of the radio
    Listen over sounds of blades in rotation
    Listen through the traffic and circulation
    Listen as hope and peace try to rhyme
    Listen over marching bands playing out of time

    One of my favourite verses from Pop. I also love how Wake Up Dead Man effectively ends with "Can we rewind it just once more" and the final sounds of the track are of something rewinding. Excellent track.
    Amen. Somehow I always think of the intimate, shorter performances at the end of Popmart and middle of Elevation setlists, but tend to forget the INCREDIBLE album version. It's brilliant. One of the first U2 songs I learnt on guitar, can remember the day I got the chords and strums totally right... What a great song!
  12. When Bono writes with uncertainty and anguish he takes songwriting to a whole new level.