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40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 1:27 am
by stip



Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 1:33 am
by stip
Other than Sunday Bloody Sunday I'm not sure if there is a U2 hit I like less than Staring at the Sun. Cedars of Lebanon is a really cool and interesting song. Easy vote

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 3:03 am
by LoathedVermin72
I love Cedars. It should have been the album opener.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 3:40 am
by evenslow
Had somehow completely forgotten about Staring at the Sun. Pressed play above and the opening immediately reminded me of Nothing As It Seems but the shitty version of it.

Lyrics are banal.

Cedars.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 5:40 am
by PHATJ
I like Cedars of Lebanon quite a lot. It kinda reminds me of E-bow the Letter. Staring at the Sun is just sort of annoying. Lebanon is a much more interesting listen.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:18 pm
by bada
Gee I like Staring at the Sun.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 12:21 pm
by Jorge
bada wrote:Gee I like Staring at the Sun.
That's just because there's an insect in your ear

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:09 pm
by EJ
stip wrote: I'm not sure if there is a U2 hit I like less than Staring at the Sun.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:13 pm
by PHATJ
I can’t believe this is tied. Everyone voting for Staring at the Sun probably hasn’t ever listened to these songs back to back. It really shouldn’t be close.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:19 pm
by macphisto
I voted for Staring at the Sun. It’s classic U2 at this point. Fight me.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:20 pm
by PHATJ
macphisto wrote:I voted for Staring at the Sun. It’s classic U2 at this point. Fight me.
Oh goddamn it

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:33 pm
by macphisto
My vote could be for sale. PM for details.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:45 pm
by PHATJ
I’m going to Elevated today.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:59 pm
by macphisto
I gave Cedars another listen and it is a pretty neat song.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 4:28 pm
by PHATJ
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Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 6:19 pm
by VinylGuy
Staring.

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 8:03 pm
by evenslow
macphisto wrote:My vote could be for sale. PM for details.
The best way to change your vote would be to read the following with something approaching a discerning brain...

Summer stretching on the grass
Summer dresses pass
In the shade of a willow tree
Creeps a crawling over me
Over me and over you
Stuck together with God's glue
It's going to get stickier too
It's been a long hot summer
Let's get undercover
Don't try too hard to think
Don't think at all
I'm not the only one
Starin' at the sun
Afraid of what you'd find
If you took a look inside
Not just deaf and dumb
Staring at the sun
Not the only one
Who's happy to go blind
There's an insect in your ear
If you scratch it won't disappear
It's gonna itch and burn and sting
Do you want to see what the scratching brings
Waves that leave me out of reach
Breaking on your back like a beach
Will we ever live in peace?
'Cause those that can't do often have to
And those that can't do often have to preach
To the ones staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'd find
If you took a look inside
Not just deaf and dumb
Staring at the sun
I'm not the only one
Who'd rather go blind
Intransigence is all around
Military still in town
Armour plated suits and ties
Daddy just won't say goodbye
Referee won't blow the whistle
God is good but will he listen
I'm nearly great
But there's something I'm missing
But I'm feeling like duty free, ah
You never really belonged to me
You're not the only one
Starin' at the sun
Afraid of what you'd find
If you stepped back inside
I'm not sucking on my thumb
I'm staring at the sun
Not the only one
Who's happy to go blind

:throwup:

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 8:08 pm
by Jorge
I think that song might be ableist now

Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 8:10 pm
by evenslow
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Re: 40. Staring at the Sun vs. Cedars of Lebanon

Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 8:48 pm
by PHATJ
Tied up with only a few hours remaining. C’mon people, do the right thing.