Catorce?
My colleague, Rory Blyth, and I were discussing U2's new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" after an event in Bellevue, WA a few days ago...
So, what am I missing about U2's new album and, more importantly, their song "Vertigo"? Why "Un Dos Tres", and, how does Bono get to Catorce right after un dos and tres? While a lot of you out there are asking me to let it go, I simply refuse to do so... And my old friends will agree when I say, I'm just kinda compulsive that way (I have a story about how this one song kept replaying in my head OVER and OVER back in the day when I had to do my SATs, and I eventually blamed my friend for singing before the test).
Or, maybe, I am just using "Rory Blyth" (notice how I always call him Rory Blyth, and not just Rory), and "U2", and "Vertigo" to get more hits on my blog... ;)
PS: Personally, I think U2 rocks...
Comments
- Anonymous
February 14, 2005
Some say it's about their 14th album. Some say it's about some biblical verse. Some say that you can't count straight when in a "vertigo". Some say that Bono is just playing with the words. Some say that it's an homage to the late John Ritter (said the same thing in Three's Company). Some say that U2 just didn't know the difference between 14 and 4. - Anonymous
February 14, 2005
I just always thought it was the 'Vertigo' thing...you go 1,2,3 the straight to 14...remember hearing Bono being asked about it but he never really answered. I really suspect it's another U2 publicity thing- everyone was talking about it for a while... - Anonymous
February 15, 2005
The comment has been removed - Anonymous
February 18, 2005
It's Bono's homage to the late John Ritter...
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=126841
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=129396
http://wgnradio.com/shows/digilio_nick/audio/index.html - Anonymous
June 18, 2009
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