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		<title>U22 is-almost- all set for release</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-17T04:51:40Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Pauline</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>U2 et ses fans</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2.com</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U22</dc:subject>




 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_texte'&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span class='spip_document_16354 spip_documents spip_documents_center' &gt;
&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH399/u2-16-23612.jpg' width='520' height='399' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:399px;width:520px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U22&lt;/i&gt; is set for release - and if you've resubscribed for 2012 there's a special bonus track ready for you to download right now.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;By the end of the month this definitive live record of &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2360&#176;&lt;/i&gt; - as decided by you, the fans - will be on its way to everyone who's resubscribed for 2012.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;And on May 30th you'll be able to download EIGHT more tracks.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sequenced and mastered by the band and their production team, the live CD set sounds sensational and the accompanying book is a work of beauty!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Production has taken slightly longer than planned but to make the final wait pass a little more quickly, today we're making available a fourth live track for download - and this time it's a bonus track that's not on &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U22&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Want to know what it is ?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;If you've already resubscribed for 2012, when you click on the 'Account Info' button at the top of the page, the download link will take you to this bonus track from &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2360&#176;&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U22&lt;/i&gt; is coming... and it's going to be worth the wait!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>U22 : cette fois, c'est la bonne !</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-17T04:49:13Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Pauline</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>U2 et ses fans</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2.com</dc:subject>
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&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH399/u2-16-23612.jpg' width='520' height='399' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:399px;width:520px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Auteur : &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Pauline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Il y a pr&#232;s d'un mois nous vous retransmettions dans &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2france.com/actu/U22-arrivee-prevue-debut-mai,56935.html&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;cet article&lt;/a&gt; l'email envoy&#233; par &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2.com/&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;U2.com&lt;/a&gt; qui annon&#231;ait &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U22&lt;/i&gt; pour le d&#233;but mai. Comme &#224; son habitude, U2.com a mal saisi la notion du temps et a donc d&#233;pass&#233; le d&#233;lai qu'il se donnait.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Ce soir un nouvel email a &#233;t&#233; envoy&#233; aux abonn&#233;s du site officiel et un article sur leur site n'a - pour une fois - pas tard&#233; &#224; &#234;tre publi&#233;. Il y est &#233;crit que les CD sont pr&#234;ts et seront en chemin &#224; la fin du mois de mai. En guise d'excuse pour ce retard, les abonn&#233;s du site pour l'ann&#233;e en cours peuvent t&#233;l&#233;charger dans &quot;my account&quot; la chanson &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Unknown Caller&lt;/i&gt;, chanson qui ne figure pas sur la tracklist de &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U22&lt;/i&gt;. Ce t&#233;l&#233;chargement est donc cadeau.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2.com &#233;crit &#233;galement que d&#232;s le 30 mai les abonn&#233;s qui ont resouscrit pour cette ann&#233;e 2012 pourront t&#233;l&#233;charger huit titres suppl&#233;mentaires en plus de recevoir l'album. Il semblerait que ces huit titres soient, comme Unknown Caller&lt;/i&gt;, des titres bonus qui n'ont pas &#233;t&#233; retenus pour la tracklist.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;L'ordre des chansons n'a quant &#224; lui toujours pas &#233;t&#233; indiqu&#233;, nous n'avons que la tracklist qui est la suivante :&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bad&lt;/br&gt;
Where The Streets Have No Name&lt;/br&gt;
Magnificent&lt;/br&gt;
One&lt;/br&gt;
Ultraviolet&lt;/br&gt;
Even Better than The Real Thing&lt;/br&gt;
With or Without You&lt;/br&gt;
Beautiful Day&lt;/br&gt;
City of Blinding Lights&lt;/br&gt;
The Unforgettable Fire&lt;/br&gt;
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For&lt;/br&gt;
All I Want is You/Love Rescue Me&lt;/br&gt;
Moment of Surrender&lt;/br&gt;
Until The End of the World&lt;/br&gt;
The Fly&lt;/br&gt;
One Tree Hill&lt;/br&gt;
Stay (Faraway, So Close)&lt;/br&gt;
Walk On&lt;/br&gt;
Zooropa&lt;/br&gt;
Elevation&lt;/br&gt;
Out of Control&lt;/br&gt;
Mysterious Ways&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>U2France backstage... (I)</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-15T06:11:21Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Florian</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>U2France</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 et ses fans</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 story</dc:subject>




 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_chapo'&gt;You often visit U2France, maybe even on a daily basis, but we rarely take the time to tell you about the changes we make on the website and about what is up. It's time for us to reveal - as the opportunity arises - a bit of the hidden aspects of the &quot;beast&quot;. First part today : let us show you the projects we're currently working on to make this site progress and so give you even more.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Picture made by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clad63/297626636948621&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;Clad63&lt;/a&gt; to celebrate the 1000th 'Like' on our Facebook page.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;/br&gt;
We recently started a thread on our &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2france.com/forum/&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;forum&lt;/a&gt; page in order to know what you like on the News page, and what you'd rather change - with the unconcealed intention of changing the News interface.
Some of you may have had an insight of the future visual theme of the News page &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Dom&lt;/strong&gt; prepared, a preview that was actually due to a technical bug (this facetious U2France felt the urge to launch its next version without warning us!). As the element of surprise is gone, we can now confirm that we'll change the black and blue color theme on the News page for more &quot;relaxing&quot; colors - as &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Allblue&lt;/strong&gt; correctly said - and an easier to use interface. You won't get any more details though, we want to save a part of the mystery ;-)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;We also work in parallel on making the website easier to understand to our English-speaking visitors: we now translate into English every article we write - those translations are made by our two new recruits &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Florian&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Ping&lt;/strong&gt;. As the website is not only about news, we are also working on a progressive English translation of the resources section - &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;J&#233;r&#244;me&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Florian&lt;/strong&gt; mostly working on it. Thank you guys for joining us, thanks also to &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Wraitii&lt;/strong&gt; who is helping &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Dead&lt;/strong&gt; on late translations :-)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Unlike &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2.com/index/home&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;U2.com&lt;/a&gt;, we don't want to give you a deadline that we wouldn't keep - so let's just say that those projects will be over...someday!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;We also take the opportunity of writing this paper to thank all of those who come more and more each day to visit our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/U2France&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;U2France Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;. Three months ago we created this page in order to give you an additional space to the website's news (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/U2France/photos&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;photo albums&lt;/a&gt; in connection with the band's current events, memo pad with the latest published articles and the advance of &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt;'s projects) and to turn it into a user-friendly place for fans - thanks to the &#171;&#160;le son de&#160;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;pour bien commencer la semaine&#160;&#187; and the &#171;&#160;le jeu du week- end&#160;&#187; sections (T.N: &quot;The U2 sound to get the week off to a good start&quot; and &quot;the week-end contest&quot;). The Facebook page hit 1000 fans this week end, we thank you all!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		<title>Dans les coulisses de U2France... (I)</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-14T18:07:52Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Pauline</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>En une</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2France</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 et ses fans</dc:subject>




 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_chapo'&gt;Vous venez r&#233;guli&#232;rement sur U2France, peut-&#234;tre m&#234;me quotidiennement, mais nous prenons rarement la parole pour vous expliquer les changements op&#233;r&#233;s sur le site et ses nouveaut&#233;s. Il est temps pour nous de vous d&#233;voiler un peu, lorsque l'occasion se pr&#233;sente, les dessous de 'la b&#234;te'. Premier volet aujourd'hui pour vous pr&#233;senter les projets sur lesquels nous travaillons pour faire encore et toujours &#233;voluer ce site et vous offrir ainsi davantage.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH369/fb_1000-37777.jpg' width='520' height='369' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:369px;width:520px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Image r&#233;alis&#233;e par &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clad63/297626636948621&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;Clad63&lt;/a&gt; pour la 1000e inscription sur Facebook.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;/br&gt;
R&#233;cemment nous avions lanc&#233; sur &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2france.com/forum/&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;le forum&lt;/a&gt; une discussion afin de conna&#238;tre ce que vous aimiez sur la page des actualit&#233;s et ce que vous changeriez, le tout dans le but non dissimul&#233; de remanier l'interface des actualit&#233;s. Certains d'entre vous ont pu apercevoir le th&#232;me &#224; venir de la page des actualit&#233;s pr&#233;par&#233; par &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Dom&lt;/strong&gt;, aper&#231;u qui r&#233;sultait en r&#233;alit&#233; d'un probl&#232;me technique (ce petit coquin de U2France s'est pris d'une envie de lancer sa prochaine version &#224; notre insu !) La surprise totale &#233;tant rat&#233;e, nous pouvons donc vous confirmer que les actualit&#233;s vont d&#233;laisser le th&#232;me noir et bleu pour des couleurs plus &#171; reposantes &#187;, comme le disait si bien &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Allblue&lt;/strong&gt;, et une interface plus simple d'utilisation. Mais vous n'aurez pas plus de d&#233;tails, nous conservons un minimum de surprise ;-)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;En parall&#232;le nous nous attelons &#224; rendre le site plus accessible &#224; nos visiteurs anglophones en traduisant d&#233;sormais en anglais tous les articles que nous &#233;crivons, traductions invers&#233;es assur&#233;es par deux de nos nouvelles recrues, &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Florian&lt;/strong&gt; et &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Ping&lt;/strong&gt;. Le site ne se limitant pas qu'aux actualit&#233;s, nous travaillons &#233;galement &#224; la version anglaise des &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2france.com/ressources&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;ressources&lt;/a&gt; qui sont progressivement traduites en grande partie par &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;J&#233;r&#244;me&lt;/strong&gt; et &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Florian&lt;/strong&gt;. Merci &#224; vous les gars de nous avoir rejoints, merci &#233;galement &#224; &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Wraitii&lt;/strong&gt; qui aide &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Dead&lt;/strong&gt; pour les traductions en retard :-)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Contrairement &#224; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.u2.com/index/home&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;U2.com&lt;/a&gt; nous ne voulons donner une date que nous ne tiendrons pas, nous nous contenterons simplement de vous dire que ces projets seront termin&#233;s... un jour !&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Nous profitons de ce papier pour remercier tous ceux qui sont de jour en jour plus nombreux &#224; nous suivre sur la page &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/U2France&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;Facebook U2France&lt;/a&gt;. Nous avons cr&#233;&#233; cette page il y a trois mois pour vous offrir un espace compl&#233;mentaire aux actualit&#233;s du site (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/U2France/photos&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;albums photos&lt;/a&gt; en rapport avec l'actualit&#233; du groupe, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=199694780131894&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;bloc note&lt;/a&gt; recensant les derniers articles et l'avanc&#233;e des projets de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt;) ainsi qu'un lieu convivial et ludique pour les fans &#224; travers les rubriques &#171; le son de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; pour bien commencer la semaine &#187; et &#171; le jeu du week-end &#187;. La page a d&#233;pass&#233; les 1000 fid&#232;les ce week-end, merci &#224; vous !&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		<title>Longing for the next U2 Tour?- Look no further! U2's PopMart Tour is being recreated</title>
		<link>http://www.u2france.com/actu/Longing-for-the-next-U2-Tour-Look,56979.html</link>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-12T22:43:08Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Corinne/Dead</dc:creator>








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&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH318/u2second_life-ff6c3.jpg' width='520' height='318' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:318px;width:520px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Happening soon&#8212;May 19 and 20&#8212;the PopMart tour will be recreated in the 3D metaverse called Second Life!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2 fans are virtually bringing back shows from U2's 1997-1998 PopMart era in all its glory featuring full-length concerts with replica costumes, props and sets along with performing avatar likenesses of Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Who exactly is doing this? U2 fans who belong to the 3D virtual world of Second Life! In fact, since 2005 in that world U2 fans have recreated &quot;U2inSL&quot; concerts and events. Having already successfully created the Vertigo and 360 Tours (check out the U2inSL website for photos and videos), their recreation of the PopMart tour is their most ambitious project yet!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Going by the name &quot;U2inSL&quot; which stands for &quot;U2 in Simulated Lives&quot;, these Second Life role players do this for fun and also as a tribute to the band they love. Most importantly, however, they hope to raise awareness of the various causes supported by U2&#8212;-such as the One Campaign, Amnesty International, Music Rising, African Well Fund, Product Red, War Child and others.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;You might wonder, &quot;Isn't this a rip off the real band's IP?&quot; Throughout the years, U2inSL members have attempted to contact the real band's management and have yet to receive a response. Seemingly, however, the real band is aware of U2inSL, as U2 management had approved of, and their graphic people were in the process of incorporating, the use of U2inSL video for the real band's 2010 Glastonbury performance of Even Better Than the Real Thing. Unfortunately, as U2 fans are aware, due to Bono's bank injury that year the band's appearance was canceled.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;To be sure that everyone in attendance knows this is not the real U2, a disclaimer sign is placed prominently at every U2 in Second Life concert stating U2inSL is NOT the real band and that no infringement is intended. However, unlike real world U2 tribute bands, NO money is ever made from U2inSL's concerts. You can read more about U2inSL on their website at http://www.U2inSL.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Want to attend a U2 concert experience like no other? Joining Second Life is free. Once in world, look up &quot;U2&quot; in search and you will find what you're looking for!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; en concert dans Second Life voil&#224; &#224; quoi cela ressemble :&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;350&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/BTMN_lmkJLM&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		<title>U2 rejouera un concert du PopMart Tour... dans 'Second Life'</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-12T22:42:56Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Pauline</dc:creator>








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&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH318/u2second_life-ff6c3.jpg' width='520' height='318' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:318px;width:520px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Auteur : &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Pauline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Vous connaissez probablement le jeu virtuel &quot;Second Life&quot;. Bien qu'en perte de vitesse apr&#232;s sa spectaculaire arriv&#233;e il y a quelques ann&#233;es, le jeu continue son bonhomme de chemin.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Vous ne connaissez pas &quot;Second Life&quot; ? Petite explication alors. Ce jeu en 3D consiste &#224; cr&#233;er un univers et ses personnages, comme l'indique le nom du jeu le but est de se cr&#233;er une seconde vie. Cette vie virtuelle peut se jouer en r&#233;seau, de fa&#231;on &#224; ce que les personnages (et les personnes derri&#232;re leur &#233;cran) c&#244;toient les autres personnages (donc les autres joueurs) et vivent leur vie ensemble. Vous pouvez alors cr&#233;er un &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; et le faire se promener dans votre rue.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Le site &lt;a href=&quot;http://u2insl.weebly.com/index.html&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;U2insl&lt;/a&gt; (lisez &quot;U2 in Simulated Lives&quot;) est d&#233;di&#233; &#224; la pr&#233;sence de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; dans le jeu. Vous y trouverez une multitude d'images des concerts et divers &#233;v&#233;nements de U2 que les fans adeptes de Second Life ont recr&#233;&#233; dans le jeu depuis 2005. Les 19 et 20 mai ces fans vont r&#233;it&#233;rer ces concerts virtuels &#224; travers le &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;PopMart Tour&lt;/i&gt;. M&#234;me sc&#232;ne, m&#234;me habits pour les membres de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt;, setlist copi&#233;e de la tourn&#233;e, en un mot une fid&#232;le reproduction des concerts qui se sont tenus en 1997. Les fans profitent de ces concerts pour sensibiliser le public aux causes soutenues par &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; - &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;One Campaign, Amnesty International, Music Rising, African Well Fund, Product Red&lt;/i&gt; etc. - en cr&#233;ant sur les lieux diverses banderoles de ces causes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Pour la petite anecdote, une vid&#233;o de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; dans Second Life devait &#234;tre int&#233;gr&#233;e par le vrai groupe &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; dans une vid&#233;o lors de leur concert au festival de Glastonbury en 2010, apparemment pour la chanson &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Even Better Than The Real Thing&lt;/i&gt; (je me permets d'avoir une r&#233;serve sur la chanson puisque &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; ne s'est mis &#224; jouer ce titre qu'en 2011 sur la tourn&#233;e &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;360&#176;&lt;/i&gt;). La vraie performance &#224; ce festival ayant &#233;t&#233; annul&#233;e en 2010, la vid&#233;o de Second Life n'a pas &#233;t&#233; utilis&#233;e.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Pour faire participer votre personnage &#224; ces concerts, rendez-vous au Sky Stadium &#224; 3:00 PM SLT (heure du jeu) le 19 mai, et 2:30 PM SLT le 20 mai.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; en concert dans Second Life voil&#224; &#224; quoi cela ressemble :&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;350&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/BTMN_lmkJLM&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		<title>Une d&#233;cision int&#233;ressante</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-12T16:03:05Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Wraitii</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>U2360&#176; Tour</dc:subject>




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&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L520xH391/voiture-58fc6.jpg' width='520' height='391' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:391px;width:520px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;28 mars 2011 - Buenos Aires. Journ&#233;e de repos.
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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;J'ai pass&#233; la journ&#233;e &#224; me pr&#233;parer pour un meeting avec le groupe en fin d'apr&#232;s-midi. Et pour ce genre d'occasion, un bloc-notes est un outil bien pratique. &#202;tre capable d'&#233;crire ou de dessiner me permet de penser les choses &#224; fond et de rationaliser les diff&#233;rentes id&#233;es, parfois disparates, qui me viennent &#224; l'esprit. Il s'av&#232;re que je n'avais pas pr&#233;vu de bloc-notes, je suis donc parti &#224; la recherche d'un magasin. Le concierge m'en a indiqu&#233; un, qui en fait &#233;tait tout petit, et o&#249; j'&#233;tais coinc&#233; entre la papeterie, les fournitures et la photocopieuse. Mon espagnol &#233;tant en gros minimal, &#231;a m'a pris un petit bout de temps pour expliquer ce que je voulais (d'autant qu'apparemment, croyant demander un &quot;grand bloc-notes&quot;, je demandais en fait &quot;un gros g&#226;teau&quot;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Il y a plusieurs innovations &#224; &#233;tudier pour la tourn&#233;e, et six d'entre-elles &#233;taient au planning de la r&#233;union de cet apr&#232;s-midi. Celles qui me tiennent le plus &#224; c&#339;ur sont les remix des Magnificent et de Even Better Than The Real Thing, et j'&#233;tais un peu inquiet quand je me suis rendu compte que j'en &#233;tais tomb&#233; amoureux, particuli&#232;rement celui d'Even Better qui est juste g&#233;nial. C'est toujours dangereux d'&#234;tre dans une telle situation : la d&#233;ception attend au tournant si le meeting ne se passe pas bien.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono est avec une bande d'ami dublinois, donc il est dans une maison plus pr&#232;s de la mer. C'est &#224; un petit bout de chemin d'ici (une bonne heure), mais c'est vraiment un bel endroit donc &#231;a reste supportable. Les quatre membres sont arriv&#233;s, et on a commenc&#233; &#224; discuter. Je me sentais presque stress&#233; en leur passant le remix d'Even Better de Dec et le nouveau mix de Magnificent. Heureusement, les deux ont &#233;t&#233; tr&#232;s bien accueillis, si bien que Larry a propos&#233; qu'on commence les show par Even Better, une d&#233;cision int&#233;ressante et courageuse. On essaiera &#224; la r&#233;p&#233;tition de Mercredi et on verra bien si &#231;a marche.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;De retour &#224; l'h&#244;tel Fabulous, on avait tous besoin d'une pause et d'un d&#233;briefing. Le concierge (dont j'apprenais &#224; douter des conseils) nous a envoy&#233; dans un &quot;bar super, calme, tranquille&quot; &#224; une dizaine de rues d'ici. &#192; l'arriv&#233;e, &#231;a n'&#233;tait pas tant &quot;calme&quot; et &quot;tranquille&quot; que &quot;pav&#233; de prostitu&#233;es&quot; et &quot;assourdissant&quot;, m&#234;me si les mac' qui distribuaient des cartes dans plusieurs des rues adjacentes auraient du &#234;tre un indice. On a pers&#233;v&#233;r&#233;, et on a trouv&#233; une petite pizzeria au look innocent, avec des si&#232;ges sur le devant, o&#249; l'on a pu manger des empanadas et boire quelques bi&#232;res sans &#234;tre agress&#233;s. Une journ&#233;e importante pour les show du 360 en cours, et je trouve qu'on a bien travaill&#233;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>McGuinness : l'interpr&#233;tation de Bono est l'une des raisons pour laquelle j'ai soutenu ce groupe</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-11T17:00:03Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Corinne/Dead</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>En une</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Bono</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Paul McGuinness</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 et ses fans</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 story</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Collaboration</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Exhibition</dc:subject>




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&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Le manager de la formation rock irlandaise &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; se souvient de pourquoi il a choisi de s'impliquer dans la carri&#232;re du groupe, alors qu'une nouvelle exposition documentant le groupe se d&#233;roule en ce moment.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Trente-trois photos du groupe prises entre 1978 et 1981, avant qu'il ne connaisse un succ&#232;s plan&#233;taire, ont &#233;t&#233; d&#233;voil&#233;es lors d'une manifestation exclusive hier soir.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Ces clich&#233;s seront expos&#233;s au Little Museum de Dublin durant les quatre prochains mois.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Lors de l'inauguration de cette expo, hier soir, &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Paul McGuinness&lt;/strong&gt; (NDLT : au choix manager de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; ou cinqui&#232;me membre de &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt;) a confi&#233; &#224; &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Phantom 105.2&lt;/i&gt; pourquoi il avait choisi de manager le groupe.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&quot;Il avaient de la conviction, de l'intelligence et du talent&quot;&lt;/i&gt;, a-t-il pr&#233;cis&#233; avant de poursuivre : &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&quot;Ils n'&#233;taient pas particuli&#232;rement bons musiciens au d&#233;but, mais Bono &#233;tait &#224; l'&#233;vidence un performer extraordinaire. Il traquait litt&#233;ralement le contact avec le public.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>McGuinness: Bono's performance one of reasons I backed the band </title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-11T16:49:39Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:subject>En une</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Bono</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>Paul McGuinness</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 story</dc:subject>




 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_texte'&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The manager of U2 has been remembering why he got involved with the band, as a new exhibition cataloging the band goes on display.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Thirty-three photos of the group taken between 1978 and 1981, before they hit the big time, were unveiled at an exclusive event last night.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/mcguinness-bonos-performance-one-of-reasons-i-backed-the-band-551078.html#ixzz1ua7BQo42&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		
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		<title>Happy birthday dear Bono</title>
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		<pubDate>2012-05-10T19:15:18Z</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator>Florian</dc:creator>




		<dc:subject>En une</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 et ses fans</dc:subject>
		<dc:subject>U2 story</dc:subject>




 <content:encoded>&lt;div class='rss_chapo'&gt;&#171;Chicago, on my birthday, it's a beautiful day!&#187; On May 10, 2005 &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; ended the song Beautiful Day with these words. Today he celebrates his 52th birthday. Here is a musical overview of this short charismatic man.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;img src='http://www.u2france.com/actu/local/cache-vignettes/L500xH271/bono_52-24054-44c32.jpg' width='500' height='271' alt=&quot;&quot; style='height:271px;width:500px;' class='' /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; in 1980 and 2011 : just some extra wrinkles because of time (more pics on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.235919593176079.39671.191218184312887&quot; class=&quot;spip_out&quot;&gt;our Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;By &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Pauline&lt;/strong&gt; translated by &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Florian&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; is the main songwriter of &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; (sometimes along with &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Edge&lt;/strong&gt;). Several songs reflect his life, his personality or again his convictions. So why not tell &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s story through his songs?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#27B8DC&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Out of Control - 1978&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;
This song is &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt;'s first single ever and it was written by &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; alone on its 18th birthday. The title &quot;Out Of Control&quot; if quite a good image of &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s temper as a teenager: a child full of a rage that could get sudden and out of control. &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; told once &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Niall Stokes&lt;/strong&gt; that someday in school he turned all the tables and chair of his classroom upside down for no reason. &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; has never been able to explain the rage that inhabits him, he can only remember it's always been here from the day he got into school and punched a student to the day he tossed the tables. Over the years the rage has never left him, &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; says &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;he learned how to behave in order to hide this side of him&lt;/i&gt;&quot;. By looking at his ardor on stage during the eighties, it looks like he's succeeded in controlling his fiery temperament and use it wisely.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#27B8DC&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Tomorrow &#8211; 1981&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
As it often happens with &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; songs, lyrics can have two different meanings: a cry of rage from &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; regarding conflicts in Northern Ireland or the pain of someone who lost his mother. Actually both interpretations are correct. &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; wrote this song thinking of Northern Ireland, but the rest of the band saw in it a reference to his mother. &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; the decided to change the lyrics and make them more about his relation with his mother. Iris Hewson, &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s mother, died when he was only 14 and it's quite easy to understand the void it left in &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s life. &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Tomorrow&lt;/i&gt; is the desperate plea of a child calling for his mother, as we can see with the chorus &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Won't you come back tomorrow?&lt;/i&gt;&quot; and the harrowing repetition of &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;I want you to be back tomorrow&lt;/i&gt;&quot;. Other &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; songs will refer to &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s mother in the band's discography, among which the very implicit song '&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Lemon&lt;/i&gt;' (the lemon color is the one of a dress &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Iris Hewson&lt;/strong&gt; wears in a family video), or even '&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Mofo&lt;/i&gt;' - a song in which &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; says rock'n'roll has been a kind of surrogate mother to him.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#27B8DC&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Two Hearts Beat As One - 1983&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Finding a song with references to &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s wife, is quite easy. There is &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Spanish Eyes&lt;/i&gt; (those Spanish eyes are the first thing &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; noticed about &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Ali&lt;/strong&gt;), &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sweetest Thing&lt;/i&gt;- which was written by &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; as an excuse letter after he forgot her birthday, but most of all there is &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Two Hearts Beat As One&lt;/i&gt;. This song was written by &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; in 1982 during their honeymoon. Both lovebirds met in high school and never left each other since. Thirty years of marriage, four kids (the first of them was born on &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s birthday in 1989, so happy birthday to their daughter &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Jordan&lt;/strong&gt; as wall), a couple as strong as they've been since day one: it looks like they're the impersonation of what is a soulmate.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#27B8DC&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Fly &#8211; 1991&lt;/strong&gt;
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The Fly is probably the &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; song that show the most about &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s passion for litterature and theatre, which are two fields that have been of great interest to him since he was a teenager. Lyrics consist of a succession of aphorisms, those provocative short sentences such as &quot; &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Every artist is a cannibal / every poet is a thief&lt;/i&gt; &quot;. In fact &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; took his inspiration in a book by &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Jenny Holger&lt;/strong&gt; which was full of aphorisms in order to write &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Fly&lt;/i&gt;. From this point, &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; decided to create the character of The Fly, a kind of theatrical adaptation of the song which fit &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s will to make a game of the 'rock star' aspect. In high school &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; used to love theatre plays, and act in them when he could, that was no surprise then to see him in 1991, strutting at ease in his Fly's outfit. As a matter of fact &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Edge&lt;/strong&gt; stated that &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Zoo TV opened up all the possibilities of theatre; role playing&lt;/i&gt;&quot;. And it's obvious that if one takes a look at MacPhisto's character (a character that was also inspired by a book: &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;The Screwtape Letters&lt;/i&gt; by &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;C.S. Lewis&lt;/strong&gt;), one will see in it a way for &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; to play a part. Except that the performance didn't take place in a theatre, but on a concert stage.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#27B8DC&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;North And South of The River - 1997&lt;/strong&gt;
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&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; shows a flawless tolerance regarding other religions, for a good reason: his mother was a protestant and his father was a catholic - two religions that are the cause of conflicts in Northern Ireland. &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sunday Bloody Sunday&lt;/i&gt; (1983) and &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Please&lt;/i&gt; (1997) are two tracks which clearly refer - even more clearly when it comes to the first track - to those conflicts, but people tend to forget that the song &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;North And South Of the River&lt;/i&gt;, a B-Side, also talks about this.
Far from a dynamic and explosive &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sunday Bloody Sunday&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;North And South Of The River&lt;/i&gt; talks about the Irish political situation on a softer rhythm. The song title refers to the Liffey river in Dublin which cuts the city in two parts: North and South. &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Niall Stokes&lt;/strong&gt; explains: &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;at heart it's a political song about the difficulties of reconciling Nationalist and Unionist traditions in the north of Ireland&lt;/i&gt;&quot;. This different way to talk about a same period, but 15 years later, is quite revealing about &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s more implicit and polished writing over the years.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#27B8DC&quot;&gt;
&lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - 2004&lt;/strong&gt;
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After &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Tomorrow&lt;/i&gt;, which was dedicated to his late mother, &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own&lt;/i&gt; is a song &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; dedicated to &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bob Hewson&lt;/strong&gt;, his father who died in August of 2001. &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt;'s father was the man who passed his passion for singing to &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; as he was an opera singer on his spare time - &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; sings about it in &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sometimes&lt;/i&gt;: &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;You're the reason why the opera is in me&lt;/i&gt;&quot;. Nevertheless &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; and his father were not getting along very well since &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Iris Hewson&lt;/strong&gt;'s death (as refered to in the verse &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;We fight all the time&lt;/i&gt;&quot;), a situation that makes &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; wish they had talked more. Such a context didn't prevent &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; from being very affected by the loss of his father during the &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Elevation Tour&lt;/i&gt;, as one can see on the &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Go Home&lt;/i&gt; DVD's version of &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Kite&lt;/i&gt;: the concert took place only a few days after &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bob&lt;/strong&gt;'s funeral. The same kind of emotion could be felt with &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Sometimes&lt;/i&gt; during the &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Vertigo Tour&lt;/i&gt;, when &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; used to take his sunglasses off.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Let's finish in style with two videos of our dear Irish man.
The first one is Canal + Grand Journal's &quot;&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;La Bo&#238;te A Questions&lt;/i&gt;&quot; (&quot;Question Box&quot;) from October 2011, when &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; came to Paris in order to support &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;ONE&lt;/strong&gt; (but there is &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Joey Starr&lt;/strong&gt; ending the video...). The second one is taken from '&lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;From The Sky Down&lt;/i&gt;': &lt;strong class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/strong&gt; alone with its guitar for an interpretation of &lt;i class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;So Cruel&lt;/i&gt;...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;350&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/uwZiiFFcAzI&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;spip&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;350&quot; src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/embed/MBq3CgBWlx8&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="spip"&gt;Copyright 2012 U2 France / &lt;a href="http://www.u2france.com/actu"&gt;http://www.u2france.com/actu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
		&lt;div class='rss_ps'&gt;Happy birthday to Irwin (May 10th) and Dead (May 9th) too!&lt;/div&gt;
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