|
"Desire" is a song by U2 and the third track on their 1988 album, ''Rattle and Hum''. Released as the album's lead single, "Desire" was the band's first number-one single in the UK and Australia. It reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the U.S., and topped both the Modern and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, the first song to reach the top of both of these charts simultaneously. It reached number two on the Dutch Top 40. In 1989, "Desire" won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. ==History== The band cite the Stooges' song "1969" as the primary influence on "Desire,"〔U2 by U2, p. 217〕 which is an interpolation of the Bo Diddley Beat.〔(New York Times )〕 "Desire" debuted live on the first night of the Lovetown Tour on 21 September 1989, and appeared at almost every concert on that tour.〔U2gigs.com, (Lovetown Tour ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 It segued into a cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," and the Lovetown performances of this song are considered by fans to be far superior to the one found on ''Rattle and Hum''. On the Zoo TV Tour, "Desire" was re-invented with different effects on the Edge's guitar, and it opened most encores. Bono would use the song to accentuate characteristics of his onstage alteregos Mirrorball Man and MacPhisto.〔U2gigs.com, (1992-02-29, Lakeland Arena ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 On the PopMart Tour, Bono and the Edge would play the song acoustically.〔U2gigs.com, (1997-09-11, Estadio Jose Alvalade ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 For the Elevation Tour, it was a stripped-down electric version played at the tip of a heart-shaped walkway that extended into the audience. Adam Clayton would join in with bass just before the bridge, and Larry Mullen, Jr. played along on a single drum. On 15 October 2004, at an appearance on British television promoting the ''How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'' album, Bono and Edge performed a rough electric version.〔U2gigs.com, (2004-10-15, BBC carpark ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 On the Vertigo Tour, "Desire" was not played at all on the tour's first three legs, and appeared just once in an acoustic form on the fourth leg in response to a fan's request in São Paulo.〔U2gigs.com, (2006-02-21, Morumbi ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 It made a full electric debut at the beginning of the fifth leg at the second show in Sydney;〔U2gigs.com, (2006-11-11, Telstra Stadium ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 this performance was ramshackle and it was refined before appearing at four subsequent concerts. "Desire" was played sporadically during the U2 360° Tour tour, usually played in a semi-acoustic form. On one occasion, it was combined with Bruce Springsteen's "She's the One." It has been played semi-regularly on the Innocence + Experience Tour during their b-stage set, often with Bono bringing someone from the crowd to play guitar with the band. "Desire"'s B-side "Hallelujah (Here She Comes)" has never been played in full live by U2 but was debatably snippeted once during "Bullet the Blue Sky."〔U2gigs.com, (Setlist Of The Week #7: B-Sides Live ), accessed 22 May 2007〕 "Desire" has appeared on two U2 compilation albums, ''The Best of 1980-1990'' and ''U218 Singles''. An early version of the song appears in the form of a studio performance in the ''Rattle and Hum'' film. "Desire" has furthermore appeared on ''Zoo TV: Live from Sydney'' (as a bonus track from a different concert), ''PopMart: Live from Mexico City'', ''Elevation 2001: Live from Boston'', and ''U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desire (U2 song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|