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U2 - Disappearing Act
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1976-1989
  1. singing reminds me of Stateless. Like the track very much, could be a great live song too.
  2. I have to say though, Yoshino Blossom is better


  4. +1 thats it, that is wat i was thinking about too!

    yoshino blossom is great also! we have too great songs in one day!

    its a masterpiece(TUF!)




  5. Originally posted by ad87:[..]

    +1 thats it, that is wat i was thinking about too!

    yoshino blossom is great also! we have too great songs in one day!

    its a masterpiece(TUF!)







    It reminds me more of Mercy for some reason.


  6. Yeah, Mercy would have been a hundred times better without the lyrics too.
  7. Originally posted by sonia_lastrega:
    You do your disappearing act

    Silence, I know I could get used to this
    Cunning, your sin is something I'm not gonna miss
    Exile, it's a small price to pay for bliss
    Alone, [like the painter's dog without a bone? (surely not)]
    When there's only one thing you need to own
    And that is hunger, hunger itself

    I know you're [what?]
    Your [something] is ripped and it is torn to shreds
    From all the lovers taken to your beds
    They're empty now
    And you think that you can love
    And you think that you can love
    And you think that you can love someone into love

    Jealousy, it's not what it's cracked up to be
    Envy, gets you where you need to be
    Alone, rather the river than your stepping stones
    Leave the graveyard before you turn to bones
    I'm tragic, you're comedy

    Oh, baby doll, the dogs are barking, they need to be fed
    All the lepers you let in your head - is it empty now?
    Cos you think that can love
    And you think that you can love
    And you think that you can love someone into love



    I like this part. I don't really like the 'You do your Disappearing Act' parts that much. The piano outro is great but strange. To me it sounds a bit like three songs merged together. Still a good song.

    And Yoshino Blossom reminds me of a cartoon intro tune.
  8. Originally posted by dieder:[..]

    I like this part. I don't really like the 'You do your Disappearing Act' parts that much. The piano outro is great but strange. To me it sounds a bit like three songs merged together. Still a good song.




    Yea, I also dislike the way they sing "you do your disappearing act" makes them seem really old and kills the song's atmosphere..
    They should have just left it out as the rest of the song is just beautiful.

    I like the piano outro, it's sort of unexpected, you would normally expect a long, slowly unwinding intro from these type of U2 songs (eg. Love Comes Tumbling, Streets) but I think it adds something DA's character and makes it feel more modern.

    The notes if anyone wants to play it:
    Bb A Bb F x2
    Bb A Bb F Eb D Eb D C D C Bb C D C


    Bb A Bb F x2
    Bb A Bb F Eb D Eb D C D C Bb C D C Bb&F (or Bb&G)

  9. Agree. I like the piano but the you do... parts kill the atmosphere. bit like the intro of magnificent.
  10. This song would not sound out of place on the Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack. Especially how Bono is singing it, very atmospheric and dark. I love it. 8.5 / 10
  11. Originally posted by dieder:[..]

    I like this part. I don't really like the 'You do your Disappearing Act' parts that much. The piano outro is great but strange. To me it sounds a bit like three songs merged together. Still a good song.

    And Yoshino Blossom reminds me of a cartoon intro tune.


    The piano outro is very Eno, I think (though not as Eno as Yoshino Blossom). But I agree there's a disjointedness about the song that does make it seem like a patchwork of different ideas.
  12. simply beautiful, beautiful.... beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!