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Love Is Blindness
"Love Is Blindness" is a song by the rock band U2, and the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album ''Achtung Baby''. The song was written on piano by lead singer Bono during the recording sessions for U2's 1988 album ''Rattle and Hum''. Originally intending to give the song to singer Nina Simone, the band decided to keep it for ''Achtung Baby'' after playing it together. Thematically, the song describes a failing romance, mixing personal themes with imagery of metaphorical acts of terrorism. During the recording sessions for ''Achtung Baby'', guitarist the Edge separated from his wife, Aislinn O'Sullivan. The separation had a major effect on the development of the song; the ending guitar solo was a cathartic experience for the Edge, as he snapped several guitar strings during the recording.
"Love Is Blindness" made its live debut on the group's 1992–1993 Zoo TV Tour and was performed regularly during the tour, appearing in 154 of its 157 concerts. It was commonly played as either the penultimate or closing song; as the penultimate song, it was usually followed by a rendition of the Elvis Presley song "Can't Help Falling in Love". Following the tour, "Love Is Blindness" has been played live only two other times. The track was favourably received by critics and has been covered by multiple artists.
==Writing, recording, and inspiration==
"Love Is Blindness" was developed by lead singer Bono during the recording sessions for U2's 1988 album ''Rattle and Hum''.〔Stokes (2005), p. 109〕 He wrote the song on a piano, which guitarist the Edge said is "not an instrument he is noted for playing."〔McCormick (2006), p. 228〕 The torch songs of Jacques Brel influenced Bono's songwriting.〔 His initial plan was to send it to Nina Simone, one of his favourite singers,〔〔 although after playing the song together, the band decided to keep it for themselves.〔Luerssen (2010), p. 262〕 They did not include the song on ''Rattle and Hum'' because they believed it was not "U2 enough".
During the recording sessions for ''Achtung Baby'', the Edge separated from his wife, Aislinn O'Sullivan. Reflecting on the impact it had on U2, Bono said, "We're a really tight community. This is not like somebody's, you know, girlfriend's left. We've grown up with these people, this our family, our community. This was really hard for us... It was like the first cracks on the beautiful porcelain jug with those beautiful flowers in it that was our music and our community, starting to go 'crack'." The Edge explained that travelling to Berlin to write and record provided him with an escape from his failing marriage: "I was disappearing into the music for a different reason. It was a refuge in a way. That approach didn't completely work. You know, I wasn't really... in a good positive headspace. I was running away, I suppose."〔 While recording the guitar solo that concludes the song, the Edge "put everything into it, all the feeling, all the hurt, all the angst, everything went into that solo."〔 Bono said, "his whole life came out of him when he played... when we went for the take, one string broke and he just kept playing harder and harder. Another string broke. And he has such a light touch, ordinarily, he's so gentle. All that left him for a kind of rage. And yet there's not one bum note in there."〔McCormick (2006), p. 232〕 Audio engineer Flood said the "bold, unadulterated, naked (solo ) sound was a combination of the part, the moment, a good guitar, a small amp, a simple mic. Edge just got an idea, tried it, and it worked straightaway."
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