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Statistics
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Artists:
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6,825
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Albums:
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34,364
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Lyrics:
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288,438
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Song Views:
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43,889,132
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Reviews:
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10,300
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Comments:
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155,535
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Total Users:
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20,075
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Online Users:
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178
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Usage Statistics
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Bullet The Blue Sky
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song was originally written about the United States' military intervention during the 1980s in the El Salvador Civil War.
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Exit
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Submitted By: Big D
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About a psychotic murderer obsessed about something he called the "hands of love".
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In God's Country
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Submitted By: Big D
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Bono has stated that he was initially writing about Ireland, but in the end it became about America.
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Mothers Of The Disappeared
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Submitted By: Big D
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It was written about the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the mothers of the thousands of "disappeared" people who opposed the Videla and Galtieri coup d'état that overtook Argentina in 1976, who were kidnapped and never seen again.
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One Tree Hill
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Submitted By: Big D
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The title of the song refers to One Tree Hill, a volcanic peak in Auckland, New Zealand. At the time of the song's release, a single Monterey pine tree stood on the hill. The tree was removed in 2000, 6 years after being chainsawed by a Māori activist. The song was written in memory of Bono's personal assistant, Greg Carroll, a native of New Zealand, who died in a 1986 motorcycle crash in Dublin. The lyrics also reference Chilean folk singer Victor Jara.
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Red Hill Mining Town
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Submitted By: Big D
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The song was initially intended as the third single from the Joshua Tree album. However, the band later realized they would be unable to play it live every night (since the notes were too high for Bono).
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Trip Through Your Wires
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Submitted By: Big D
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According to The Edge, the song was meant to be heard in the context of another song that never made it on the album, "The Sweetest Thing", which was later released as the B-side of "Where the Streets Have No Name".
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Where The Streets Have No Name
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Submitted By: Big D
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Bono was inspired to write the lyrics by the notion that it's possible to identify a person's religion by the street on which they lived, and also their income depending upon the part of the street. Amidst difficulties recording the song, producer Brian Eno attempted to erase it.
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With Or Without You
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Submitted By: Big D
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According to Bono, the song was heavily influenced by Scott Walker's album Climate of Hunter.
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