Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better

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Larry's Lovebucket

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I voted for Please. Sunday Bloody Sunday is hopelessly naive, reducing, as it does, complex sociopolitical themes to embarrassing sound bites. Sonically, like pride, it also has all the subtlety of a breeze block. Please is much more nuanced.
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Tumbling Dice

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Please - single version which has the strings added for dramatic effect.

SBS is probably the better song about the troubles per se with the tribal marching band strident drum beat.

 

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Larry's Lovebucket

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Sly about to go on a tantrum…

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I haven’t even begun on pride yet  ???
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Listen as Hope and Peace try to rhyme,
Listen over marching bands playing out their time.

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ill go with any version of * PLEASE * for the win

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I generally enjoy SBS more, both great songs though.
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Tough call. I absolutely love Please, and the video is amazing, but SBS is the song that made me a fan back in the day, so I can't vote against it.

Neither holds a candle to Zombie as the song of the NI conflict though.
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I like Please but SBS is a classic.