Rate a song: STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE)

I'm giving this song a 10.

You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.

And, if you jump, you just might fall.

They haven't written many if any better mid tempo songs since.

8

The most conventional song on Zooropa and the favourite of Joe Public, but it's decent enough to warrant a 7.

10

My favorite on Zooropa.

A 9!

That song is just like a movie! And those chords in the ZooTV version -- just great! Appreciate the guitar line built up to the chorus very much (in the studio version).

Didn't give it a 10 because Bono's voice could be a bit annoying and that 'Far away, so close'-verse doesn't make sense

A 9!

That song is just like a movie! And those chords in the ZooTV version -- just great! Appreciate the guitar line built up to the chorus very much (in the studio version).

Didn't give it a 10 because Bono's voice could be a bit annoying and that 'Far away, so close'-verse doesn't make sense

Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio.
With satellite television
You can go anywhere:
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin.

To me it makes sense...I interpret this as when you can't sleep...going faraway in your mind, even though you are so close to reality, but if you let yourself zone into the television or music or whatever, you can escape that reality for awhile. To me it's a song about escaping the horrible reality that life can sometimes be.

10 - Would love them to do the full electric version live.  Zooropa, Lemon, Stay are just peak creative U2.  I feel like that was them at the Top of Mt Everest with a big smile on their face.  They could only stay for a few minutes to conserve oxygen and its been downhill ever since.

10.

I need to revisit my list to be sure, but I think it's near my all-time Top10. Maybe just below. Absolutly love it.

10's have been less frequent recently but here's one. Top 5.

10

One of their best, easily.

8. Makes it into my top 25.

10 from me. Great video also.

Quote from: JFW on March 07, 2018, 08:26:57 AM

A 9!

That song is just like a movie! And those chords in the ZooTV version -- just great! Appreciate the guitar line built up to the chorus very much (in the studio version).

Didn't give it a 10 because Bono's voice could be a bit annoying and that 'Far away, so close'-verse doesn't make sense

Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio.
With satellite television
You can go anywhere:
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin.

To me it makes sense...I interpret this as when you can't sleep...going faraway in your mind, even though you are so close to reality, but if you let yourself zone into the television or music or whatever, you can escape that reality for awhile. To me it's a song about escaping the horrible reality that life can sometimes be.

Yeah, I get that. But it does feel a bit like a verse from a kids song due to those last two lines

Quote from: riffraff on March 07, 2018, 08:50:43 AM

Quote from: JFW on March 07, 2018, 08:26:57 AM

A 9!

That song is just like a movie! And those chords in the ZooTV version -- just great! Appreciate the guitar line built up to the chorus very much (in the studio version).

Didn't give it a 10 because Bono's voice could be a bit annoying and that 'Far away, so close'-verse doesn't make sense

Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio.
With satellite television
You can go anywhere:
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin.

To me it makes sense...I interpret this as when you can't sleep...going faraway in your mind, even though you are so close to reality, but if you let yourself zone into the television or music or whatever, you can escape that reality for awhile. To me it's a song about escaping the horrible reality that life can sometimes be.

Yeah, I get that. But it does feel a bit like a verse from a kids song due to those last two lines

hmmmm. I guess...I don't know...I don't think it hurts the song!

8- lovely.