Giorgio Raffaele Castellino

Gerry Mulligan

The biography of the four Irish musicians and particularly of their leader Bono. Their first steps, the first successes, the growing international celebrity and the undying world-wide fame of one of the greatest rock-bands of all time. But U2 and Bono don’t only mean music; they also mean social and political commitment. Not just a book for the band’s fans but also a book for readers with musical and social interests.
 
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 La biografia dei quattro musicisti irlandesi e in particolare del leader Bono Vox. I primi passi, i primi successi, la crescente notorietà e la consacrata fama internazionale di una delle più grandi rockbands di tutti i tempi. Ma gli U2 e Bono non sono solo musica, sono anche impegno sociale e politico. Un reader non solo per i fans del gruppo, ma per tutti coloro che hanno interessi musicali e civili.

Paul Hewson (Bono)

Lawrence Joseph Mullen (Larry)

David Evans (The Edge)

Adam Clayton (Sparky)

Chapter 1 - The beginning

Extension: Punk and new wave

Chapter 2 - First records and hits

Extension: The Irish question

Chapter 3 - Thumbs up for U2

Extension: Multiple meanings in some of U2’s hits

Chapter 4 - U2 on stage

Extension: Rock groups

Chapter 5 - Standard and innovative tunes

Extension: Dublin

Chapter 6 - Private and public Bono

Extension: Frequently asked questions

Summing-up activities

Glossary

AFTER READING   Thumbs up for U2 See the face of fear ... ... I can see those fighter planes Across the mud huts ... (where) children sleep Outside is America 3 Chapter .................................................................................................................................................................... WORKING ON SKILLS: Listening to an extract from the song  I Still Haven t Found What I m mListen Looking For  and say what U2 are  looking for . You can also refer 7 to the Extension on p. 51. to an extract from the song  With or Without You  and mListen complete the text. 8 With or Without You See the ............................... set in ............................... eyes. ............................... ............................... ............................... twist in your ............................... And I ............................... for you. Sleight of ............................... and ............................... of fate On a ............................... of ............................... she makes ............................... ............................... and I wait ............................... ............................... . (chorus) With ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... . Through the ............................... we ............................... the shore You give it ............................... but I ............................... more And ............................... ............................... ............................... you (chorus) With or ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... I ............................... live ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... And ............................... ............................... ............................... away And ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... .............................. ............................... ............................... ............................... ............................... . 50 

E X T E N S I O N MULTIPLE MEANINGS IN SOME OF U2 S HITS I Still Haven t Found What I m Looking For (THE JOSHUA TREE) Undoubtedly this is one of the songs that most clearly reveals the band s religious beliefs and spiritual values. With the phrases I believe in Kingdom Come1 and carried the cross of my shame 2, U2 show they truly believe in God and in the existence of Jesus. But, at the same time, the song also expresses the religious struggle of someone who has climbed mountains and run through fields to find spiritual solace3 and the feeling of despair coming from his incapacity to find God in the form of happiness and fulfilment. I have climbed the highest mountains I have run through the fields Only to be with you ( ) But I still haven t found what I m looking for. v Unable to find comfort and happiness, the  I  of the song tries to find relief in  the hand of devil , that is in things that are prohibited such as adultery. Even in this case he has to recognize he is not fully satisfied and cannot find peace. In the final analysis the lyrics suggest that a Christian is human and weak and might fall into temptation if he does not truly know God. He has not truly found what he is looking for because he has not truly found God. With or Without You (THE JOSHUA TREE) This is the most successful track in THE JOSHUA TREE and one of the most significant and powerful songs U2 have ever composed. The theme is love, a universal feeling considered in its erotic, brotherly and religious aspects. 1. Kingdom come: from  Thy Kingdom come  (line from the Catholic prayer  Our Father ). 2. carried the cross of my shame: reference to Christ, who died on the Cross, saving mankind from their sins. 3. solace: comfort. 51 

Narrativa inglese, livello B2 intermedio. La biografia dei quattro musicisti irlandesi e in particolare del leader Bono Vox.

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