Lyrics Backgrounders:
U2 Go Home: Slane DVD (information
on various names and their context)
Maggie's Farm (social historical context of U2's cover of
the song)
American
Prayer (this U2log.com
article highlights some of the historical references in
the song)
Contributed Interpretations:
Loopay's Zooropa Album Interpretation
Other U2 Lyrics Interpretation Resources:
The
Meaning of U2 Lyrics (U2 MoL): Though it hasn't been
updated for a while, this is still the definitive source
for fan interpretations on the web.
The Three
Sunrises: Actual band quotes giving meaning to songs.
Covers mostly album tracks.
Staring at the Son: This long-standing interpretation site has relaunched.
@U2's Color
References: If you are into symbolism, the title says
it all.
@U2's
Bible References: Arguably one of the largest influences
on the band's lyrics.
@U2's Forum: A fairly active message board.
U2W.org's Forum: A fairly inactive message board. ;)
U2 & Literature: Proving that U2 is influenced by a wider
range of literature than the Bible.
Hidden
Messages: Not sure if all of these are legitimate, but
there are some wonderful gems inside.
Achtung Baby Working Tapes Compendium: Information and partial transcriptions for the Salome/Axtung Beibi Outtakes. Perhaps it doesn't exactly belong here, but the song analysis warrants a link.
U2
Lyric Meanings: Similar to U2 MoL but not as complete.
U2
Song Interpretations: Thoughts on some album lyrics.
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