July 24, 20241 yr Lemon and Numb are both great, Sweetest Thing would have got points from me, and Discotheque would have been quite high on my list. I bought both of those singles on CD single and one of t'others on a Q mag freebie CD album I think.
July 24, 20241 yr Author 2yXcjMMSjb4 27th - The Unforgettable Fire - 40pts Top scorer - King Rollo (23) Peak position #6 Edited July 24, 20241 yr by chartjack2
July 24, 20241 yr Author f5LWTCXMx3Q 26th - Even Better Than the Real Thing - 41pts Top scorer - Dandy (15) Peak position #8
July 24, 20241 yr Author o241QDFDJIE 25th - In God’s Country - 44pts Top scorer - Chez Wombat (17) Peak position #48 Edited July 24, 20241 yr by chartjack2
July 24, 20241 yr Ouch! Even Better Than The Real Thing would have been second or third for me so maybe top 20 here. The Unforgettable Fire would also be 15 points or so higher. :(
July 24, 20241 yr Oh wow, I wasn't expecting to be the highest voter for Even Better Than the Real Thing :o It definitely deserved to finish top 20
July 24, 20241 yr Two of my votes out in succession there with 'Even Better Than the Real Thing' my +11 (album version >> remix) and 'In God's Country' my +9. Still have 20 votes left in the top 24, but expect my top scorer won't last much longer!
July 24, 20241 yr 'Even Better Than The Real Thing' being that low is a shocker! I would've thought top 10 contender :o I hate 'Stuck in a Moment...' so much, what a dirge.
July 25, 20241 yr EvenBetter is just ok for me But easily the weakest single from Achtung Baby Wouldhave picked Until the end of the World instead Agree on Stuck in aMoment, U2 at their worst
July 25, 20241 yr Agree 'Until The End Of The World' could have been a single. I considered it for my wildcard, but the one I've chosen is still in!
July 25, 20241 yr I remember hearing it a lot despite not being a single Or maybe it was a promo single or something Think it was on a movie too The lyrics are great, about Judas and Jesus
July 25, 20241 yr Author ObxhzY7_vtQ 23. Elevation - 46pts Top scorer - Julian T (14) Peak position #3 Edited July 25, 20241 yr by chartjack2
July 25, 20241 yr Author x6ifY1UV3CM 22. Bullet the Blue Sky - 51pts Top scorers - Severin, Chez Wombat (19) DNC Edited July 25, 20241 yr by chartjack2
July 25, 20241 yr Oh I strongly dislike Elevation! Awful lyrics but in an annoying way, not in a fun Des’Ree Life way
July 25, 20241 yr same Elevation is one of U2's worse sons that album was a bit of a mixed bad in singles I really like Walk On, and Beautiful Day is ok but Stuck and Elevation are so bad
July 25, 20241 yr My tolerance for naff lyrics is pretty endless as long as the track sounds good, so I would have given Elevation enough to make the top 20 I expect :D Obv excellent lyrics lift a track much higher, but I can be happy with "I'm a Barbie girl in a Barbie world" as well. I generally draw the line at Des'ree though as I'm not fussed about the record itself, even if it had been re-written with new words :lol: We should have a thread for favourite songs with bad lyrics you know are wrong to enjoy, but do anyway!! "Yummy yummy yummy I've got love in my tummy" being an early one for me :lol: I assume it was about 'butterflies', but you just can't tell these days...
July 25, 20241 yr Elevation is pretty stupid ('A mole, digging in a hole / Diggin up my soul' *__*) but works for me, it's really fun and got a great guitar line. Bullet the Blue Sky is a highlight from the non-singles on Joshua Tree, very powerful.
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