One response to “Bono (U2) : One (Live feat.Daniel Lanois- Washington DC ’99) Stereo”

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   kathleen eaton farrell

   October 29, 2010 at 2:51 pm

   Wow. I have to say that I was not exactly anxious to watch what I supposed would be another phone-it-in kumbaya moment (‘One’ is easily my least favorite U2 song), but this performance really was different. I also should say that I don’t believe Hewson just phones it in or ‘plays along’ every time this song is dragged out into the light. It means a great deal to him, I just think maybe not in the way the arm-waving, head-bobbing masses receive it. I recall the look on his face after MJBlige grabbed his hand aloft following the grammy performance of ‘One.’ He kept himself under such remarkable restraint, but when she turned it into the heavyweight love-in, he looked as though he just might lose it. The lingering footage of the Clinton ‘trinity’ is notable here. Look at the way Bill just stares at Hillary as she grooves along, visibly unaware of his attention. Bill knows Bono. they share many interests. I wonder, do they commiserate on any common ground?

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