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

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Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« on: November 14, 2024, 02:45:24 AM »
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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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2024, 04:31:42 AM »
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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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2024, 04:43:50 AM »
Sly about to go on a tantrum…

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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2024, 07:49:41 AM »
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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2024, 07:53:18 AM »
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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2024, 10:59:09 AM »
Quote from: MPare1966 on November 14, 2024, 04:43:50 AM
Sly about to go on a tantrum…

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I haven’t even begun on pride yet  ???
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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2024, 02:52:21 PM »
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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2024, 07:02:36 PM »
ill go with any version of * PLEASE * for the win
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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2024, 07:33:13 PM »
I generally enjoy SBS more, both great songs though.
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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2024, 03:59:34 PM »
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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Re: Please VS Sunday Bloody Sunday: both are about The Troubles. But which is better
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2024, 03:33:30 PM »
I like Please but SBS is a classic.
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