Post #16 - "Vertigo"

So I was watching the new episode of South Park a few nights ago, the one with Bono and the world record for most fecal matter produced by a human, which is measured in Katie Courics. Anyway.. throughout the episode Bono sings the lyrics to "Vertigo", i.e. answering his cell phone with "Hello, hello!" and dancing around while singing "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!" So every time I think of this song now, I think of that. Let's get down to business.

The song is the first single off U2's album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, which is the band's eleventh studio album. The album has been successful, selling more than three million in the U.S. alone. Bono describes this album as being their "first rock album."

Out of the entire song's lyrics, I probably like the verses best, although the counting straight to 13 from three is rebellious in a way that would turn the world of Sesame Street upside-down (my favorite is Cookie Monster, because he's the euphemism for a crack addict in the minds of children). Anyway, this is how the first verse goes:

"Lights go down/It's dark, the jungle is/Your head can't rule your heart/A feeling is so much stronger/Than a thought/Your eyes are wide/And though your soul/It can't be bought/Your mind can wander."

The following YouTube video is the official music video, where the band is playing and singing in some otherworldly desert with a bullseye that can shift elevation instantaneously (and U2 is flying through it as trails of black dust fall behind them!). Enjoy!