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A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun

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A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« on: November 24, 2024, 10:28:58 AM »
I voted for YBR, although NASOTR is a close second. For me, SATS is a low point on POP. I hate edges guitar sound, and the lyrics are annoying in the verses. The chorus is decent, though.
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2024, 11:23:30 AM »
Wow, 3 bangers here.

Went with North and South
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2024, 11:50:07 AM »
SatS.

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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2024, 02:23:36 PM »
YBR. One of the best U2 songs from the Nineties.
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2024, 02:29:04 PM »
All three songs are good but i have to go with Your Blue Room
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2024, 02:36:04 PM »
Great to see YBR getting some love here. Like 4th of July, it’s a beautifully understated U2 gem
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2024, 05:20:38 PM »
I like SATS. But like YBR more.

Why was YBR a B side. It had already been on Passengers?
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2024, 10:02:36 PM »
Quote from: Zoo adam on November 24, 2024, 05:20:38 PM
I like SATS. But like YBR more.

Why was YBR a B side. It had already been on Passengers?

U2 quite righty decided YBR demanded more exposure, given it’s one of the best songs in their repertoire
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2024, 08:35:52 AM »
Quote from: Larry's Lovebucket on November 24, 2024, 10:02:36 PM
Quote from: Zoo adam on November 24, 2024, 05:20:38 PM
I like SATS. But like YBR more.

Why was YBR a B side. It had already been on Passengers?

U2 quite righty decided YBR demanded more exposure, given it’s one of the best songs in their repertoire

Not sure how much extra exposure a B side to a second single would get.

U2 were not so huge in 97. Any U2 fans hardcore enough to buy it probably bought Passengers.

But you never know.
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2024, 11:47:17 AM »
YBR isn't the only cover version U2 released as a B-side.

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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2024, 11:52:04 AM »
Quote from: Tumbling Dice on November 25, 2024, 11:47:17 AM
YBR isn't the only cover version U2 released as a B-side.

Correct statement.
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2024, 12:02:50 PM »
Quote from: Zoo adam on November 25, 2024, 08:35:52 AM
Quote from: Larry's Lovebucket on November 24, 2024, 10:02:36 PM
Quote from: Zoo adam on November 24, 2024, 05:20:38 PM
I like SATS. But like YBR more.

Why was YBR a B side. It had already been on Passengers?

U2 quite righty decided YBR demanded more exposure, given it’s one of the best songs in their repertoire

Not sure how much extra exposure a B side to a second single would get.

U2 were not so huge in 97. Any U2 fans hardcore enough to buy it probably bought Passengers.

But you never know.
I don't think u2 could've been any MORE popular than they were going into the release of Pop.
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2024, 12:07:35 PM »
Picked YBR, its a good cover of the Passengers song  ;D
SATS is an odd one for me. Pop didn't yield any popular singles the way most of their albums did its kind of a letdown.
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2024, 12:18:18 PM »
Passengers > u2

Im happy that Passengers so heavily influenced U2's Masterpiece album POP
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Re: A sides VS B sides: PT3: Staring at the Sun
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2024, 12:47:18 PM »
Quote from: Shank on November 25, 2024, 12:07:35 PM
Picked YBR, its a good cover of the Passengers song  ;D


It's so good it sounds identical to the original.



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