![]() ![]() Bono was thinking of American President Ronald Reagan as he sang "This guy comes up to me / His face red like a rose on a thorn bush / Like all the colors of a royal flush / And he's peeling off those dollar bills / Slapping them down."Īlthough it was never released as a single, "Bullet the Blue Sky" has been played at nearly every one of the band's live concerts since its first performance at the opening night of the Joshua Tree Tour on April 2, 1987. Clayton played the song in a different key from the rest of the band: Clayton's bass riffs are in E flat minor while The Edge is playing D flat. The song is a combination of The Edge's guitar slides, Adam Clayton's laid back bassline, Larry Mullen Jr.'s cold drumming and Bono's aggressive and growly vocals during the verses, and a spoken word section during the bridge. Bono told The Edge to "put El Salvador through an amplifier". The song was originally written about the United States' military intervention during the 1980s in the El Salvador Civil War. Today it receives regular airplay on rock radio stations. The song is one of the band's most overtly politically toned songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of war and guns. Read Full Bio "Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. ![]() "Bullet the Blue Sky" is the fourth track from U2's 1987 album, The Joshua Tree. Written by: ADAM CLAYTON, DAVE EVANS, LARRY MULLEN, PAUL DAVID HEWSON Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group You take the staircase to the first floorĪnd through the walls you hear the city groanĪcross the field you see the sky ripped open Through the alleys of a quiet city street ![]() In the locust wind comes a rattle and humĪcross the mud huts where the children sleep ![]()
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