U2’s Best Video Set?
As I was strolling along Fremont Street Thursday night in Las Vegas, I got very nostalgic for the Joshua Tree-era U2. I snapped this photo and then marveled at how nearly every other visual in the “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” video has morphed into something else or been replaced altogether. It made me sad.
And then I got to thinking—what is the best set U2 has ever used for one of their video shoots? Not necessarily their best video, per se, but just the best backdrop? I tried to think of just one, but couldn’t narrow it down further than three:
1) Bono’s childhood haunts (”Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own”)
2) The French Riviera (”Electrical Storm”)
3) Berlin (”Stay (Faraway So Close)”)
What are your top three?
Aaron said,
March 10, 2008 @ 9:09 pm
3) Las Vegas - I Still Haven’t Found…
2) Berlin - Stay (far away, so close)
1) Airport - Beautiful Day
Candy said,
March 10, 2008 @ 11:37 pm
1) Roof top in L.A. - Where The Streets Have No Name
2) Kilmainham Jail - A Celebration
3) Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Sunday Bloody Sunday
J said,
March 11, 2008 @ 12:33 am
1. Morocco - Mysterious Ways
2. London - Even better than the real thing
3. Miami - Staring at the Sun (Morleigh Steinberg video)
Chris said,
March 11, 2008 @ 8:42 am
The Unforgettable Fire (backdrop differs between versions)
– “these city lights”
Two Hearts - Paris
New Year’s Day - “this landscape is a white flag, and the principle of this video is surrender” (OK, not really a quote, but not far from one either)
Fernando Berlin said,
March 12, 2008 @ 5:28 am
1- Berlin - Stay/Far away So Close and One !
2- Rio de Janeiro - All That You Can’t Leave Behind
3- Gloria - Dublin docks… how can this one not be in the short list
I also like Sarajevo - Miss Sarajevo
Sarah said,
March 12, 2008 @ 11:02 am
Berlin — Stay (Far Away So Close)
New York — All Because of You
Aiport — Beautiful Day
Phillip said,
March 13, 2008 @ 7:39 am
French Riviera - Electrical Storm
Paris Airport (De Gaulle) - Beautiful Day
Kansas City - Last Night on Earth
Tassoula said,
March 17, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
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Spoutnik said,
March 18, 2008 @ 8:48 am
1)”Walk On”..the plane landing approach over the sea version
2)”Beautiful Day”
3)”Even better than the real thing”
Edwardo said,
March 18, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
The football game in Stuck In A Moment
A/T said,
May 3, 2008 @ 6:47 pm
1) Charles De Gaulle Airport (”Beautiful Day”)
2) Berlin (”Stay”)
3) I have no idea where it was shot, but whatever the urban setting for “Stuck in a moment” was.