U2 'I Will Follow/Gloria', Live in Berlin, 2018

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I was on the outside when you said
You said you needed me
I was looking at myself
I was blind, I could not see

A boy tries hard to be a man
His mother takes him by his hand
If he stops to think he starts to cry
Oh why

If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away, I will follow

If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away, I will follow, I will follow

I was on the inside
When they pulled the four walls down
I was looking through the window
I was lost, I am found

Walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away, I will follow
If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away, I will follow
I will follow

Your eyes make a circle
I see you when I go in there
Your eyes, your eyes, your eyes, your eyes

If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away, I will follow

If you walk away, walk away
I walk away, walk away, I will follow

I will follow
I will follow
I will follow
I will follow
I will follow
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Bono's lyric was inspired by his mother, who died in 1974 when he was 14. Bono calls it "a song about unconditional love."

The love he refers to is between a mother and a child, how no matter what the child does, the mother will still love him. There is a biblical component to the song as well, as it's an analog to the love of God as expressed in Romans 8:39: "In neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God."

This was the first song on the first U2 album. It was released as a single at the same time as the album Boy.

This song is an example of what would become The Edge's distinctive guitar style. He felt he could play only a few notes, but make it work by finding the right ones.

The spiritual themes in the lyrics were typical of early U2. Bono, The Edge, and Larry Mullen were members of a devout Christian group.

U2's first music video was for this song. Directed by Meiert Avis, is shows the band performing the song in front of a giant image of the album cover. It's one of those unfortunate early '80s videos that used green screen before it could produce a clean key, so there are some ugly edges on the band, who are superimposed in front of the image.

For sound effects, bottles were thrown on the floor and bicycle wheels were spun and hit with bottles and knives. 

A glockenspiel, which is a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone, was used on this track

Bono sings the lyrics from a mother's point of view. "I know that's mad but I have done it a few times," he says. "But if you step out of that for a second and think it's a song about my own mother, it becomes a suicide note - 'If you leave me, I'm coming after you.' This is mind-blowing to me looking back. What drugs were we on? None!"

"'I Will Follow' came out of a screaming argument in the rehearsal room," Bono recalls in the book U2 by U2. "I remember trying to make a sound I heard in my head, and taking Edge's guitar from him and hammering away. It was literally coming out of a kind of rage, the sound of a nail being hammered into your frontal lobe."

What happened to the boy on the album cover? His name is Peter Rowen and he is the younger brother of Bono's friend, Guggi, a one-time member of the goth/post-punk band The Virgin Prunes. Peter also appeared on several other of U2's release covers and is now a renowned Irish photographer.
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GLORIA

I try to sing this song
I, I try to stand up
But I can't find my feet
I try, I try to speak up
But only in you I am complete

Gloria in te domine (Glory in Thy Name)
Gloria exultate (Glory, rejoice)
Gloria, Gloria
Oh Lord, loosen my lips

I try to sing this song
I, I try to get in
But I can't find the door
The door is open
You're standing there
You let me in

Gloria in te domine (Glory in Thy Name)
Gloria exultate (Glory, rejoice)
Oh Lord, if I had anything
Anything at all
I'd give it to you
I'd give it to you

Gloria in te domine (Glory in Thy Name)
Gloria, Gloria
Gloria in te domine (Glory in Thy Name)
Gloria, Gloria
Gloria in te domine (Glory in Thy Name)
G-L-O-R-IA
Jesus died for somebody's sins.
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The title is Latin for "Glory," and the Latin refrain of "In Te Domine" means "In You Lord." (Did you know: Bono's stage name was originally Bono Vox, which is Latin for "Good Voice"). Like all but the most scholarly among us, Bono is not fluent in Latin. He did know some Latin words - mostly because of church - and with tape rolling, he sang what came to him. The challenge then was to translate what he had sung, so he left the studio to find a Latin dictionary but found something better: a friend who had studied the language and could translate for him.

This is a spiritual song reflecting the Christian beliefs of Bono, The Edge, and Mullen. Early on, they almost broke up the band, believing it conflicted with their faith.
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Berlin, 2018
U2 "Intro/The Blackout",

[gabrielvillicana]

CÓMO OLVIDAR EL AMOR DE LA MÚSICA CON ELLOS DESDE DECADAS😭😭😭🎸🎸🎸🦊🦊🦊🤩🤩🤩

[TurboJimbo]

U2 fan for life after “Gloria” hit airwaves, yes indeed, U2 playing “Gloria” live will change your life !!

[christianreynolds]

Love how they play these songs that are 40 years old with so much enthusiasm. As if their a new band in their 20’s trying to sell the songs to their audience. Superb 👌

[hcjc]

I always love how they throw in the “this is our new single” like it’s 1982 👌🏻

[yunuelchaire]

A sus 44 años de existencia como la mejor Banda de todos los tiempos!

[SaraCostaQueirozBraJam]

When was the last time you heard U2 playing Gloria on a concert? I am so surprised! 😍😍😍😍