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History FAQ
F: Where Two Roads Meet - The Million Dollar Hotel, and All That You Can't Leave Behind
- Doesn't Salman Rushdie have a book called The Ground Beneath Her Feet? Is it related to the U2 song?
- Is it true there's a link between The Million Dollar Hotel and the Elevation Tour?
- I heard Bono and Mel Gibson had a fight over The Million Dollar Hotel. Is that true?
- How come the track listing on my copy of All That You Can't Leave Behind is different from what was originally released as the track listing?
- Who are the people listed in "Peace On Earth"?
- I heard Mick Jagger helped sing backing vocals on All That You Can't Leave Behind. Which song?
- What's the "Alphaville" mentioned in "New York"?
- Who is Aung San Suu Kyi and why is "Walk On" dedicated to him/her?
- The liner notes for my copy of All That You Can't Leave Behind have lyrics for "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", but the song's not on my CD. Why?
- What font is used on the All That You Can't Leave Behind album cover and the other tour logos and merchandise?
- What was Bono saying before "Where the Streets Have No Name" during the Elevation Tour?
- Why did Edge wear numbered red shirts during the Elevation Tour? Did they mean anything?
- What's the name of the A-Ha song that has a section which sounds similar to "Beautiful Day"?
- What was Bono saying before "Where the Streets Have No Name" at the Super Bowl?
1.
Doesn't Salman Rushdie have a book called The Ground Beneath
Her Feet? Is it related to the U2 song?
Yes it is. Rushdie's book has a rock-and-roll storyline and he
wrote the lyrics to a song he titled "The Ground Beneath Her Feet."
He gave the lyrics to Bono and asked him to put the words to music.
The band did, and that song appears on the movie's soundtrack,
as well as some versions (UK, Australian, etc.) of All That
You Can't Leave Behind. [M2]
2. Is it true there's
a link between The Million Dollar Hotel and the Elevation
Tour?
Well, yes, but it seems to be just an amazing coincidence. The
action in the movie concludes on March 24, 2001 ... which happens
to be the opening night of the Elevation tour! [M2]
3. I heard Bono and Mel Gibson
had a fight over The Million Dollar Hotel. Is that true?
Kind of. It all started when Gibson told some Australian reporters
that he thought the movie was "as boring as a dog's arse." Bono
responded months later, when the movie was finally released in
limited distribution in the U.S., by suggesting that "Deep down,
maybe he likes the explosions and the car chases" better than
movies like The Million Dollar Hotel. For what it's worth,
Gibson is said to have personally apologized for his comments
to director Wim Wenders. [M2]
4. How come the tracklisting
on my copy of All That You Can't Leave Behind is different
from what was originally released as the tracklisting?
Supposedly The Edge changed up the tracklisting shortly before
the album was pressed, but after a track listing was posted on
the official web site U2.com. Thus the confusion. The two listings
compare as shown below. [AS]
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Original Tracklisting from U2.com
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Actual Tracklisting
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1. Beautiful Day
2. Elevation
3. Walk On
4. Stuck in a Moment
5. Peace on Earth
6. Kite
7. New York
8. In a Little While
9. Wild Honey
10. When I Look at the World
11. Grace
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1. Beautiful Day
2. Stuck in a Moment
3. Elevation
4. Walk On
5. Kite
6. In A Little While
7. Wild Honey
8. Peace On Earth
9. When I Look at the World
10. New York
11. Grace
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5. Who are the people listed
in "Peace On Earth"?
See the Songs / Lyrics FAQ for an answer.
6. I heard Mick Jagger helped
sing backing vocals on All That You Can't Leave Behind.
Which song?
See the Songs / Lyrics FAQ for an answer.
7. What's the "Alphaville"
mentioned in "New York"?
See the Songs / Lyrics FAQ for an answer.
8.
Who is Aung San Suu Kyi and why is "Walk On" dedicated
to him/her?
See the Songs / Lyrics FAQ for an answer.
9. The liner notes for my
copy of All That You Can't Leave Behind have lyrics for
"The Ground Beneath Her Feet", but the song's not on my CD.
This song appears as a bonus track on the UK version of the
album, but the labels mistakenly used the same liner notes --
with the extra lyrics -- for other European pressings of the CD
that didn't have the song. [M2]
10. What font is used on
the All That You Can't Leave Behind album cover and on
other tour logos and merchandise?
Eurostyle (Extended)
11. What was Bono saying
before "Where the Streets Have No Name" during the Elevation
Tour?
See the Live / Concert FAQ for an answer.
12.
Why did Edge wear numbered red shirts during the Elevation Tour?
Did they mean anything?
See the Live / Concert FAQ for an answer.
13. What's the name of the
A-Ha song which has a section that sounds similar to "Beautiful
Day"?
"The Sun Always Shines on TV"
14. What
was Bono saying before "Where the Streets Have No Name"
at the Super Bowl?
See the Live / Concert FAQ for an answer.
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