Five Clues and Five Gospel Tracts

THE LITTLE ACORN are republishing my article Good Gig In Heaven and to go along with it I brought in a little trivia intrigue about Bono and the bands songs:

5 CLUES THAT BONO STILL WILL FOLLOW

5. When asked by Chris Evans what he'd sing if it was the last song of the last show, Bono quickly replied "Amazing Grace".

4. In the Zoo TV exposing of postmodern media as a constant flashing of slogans, one of those slogans was EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG. When lighting man Willie Williams played Bono at his own game, of phoning people from the mainstage, at the Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival, Bono sent his message to that Christian gathering. "Tell them EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS RIGHT".

3. In his review of 1998 Bono told Q Magazine that his books of the year were Patrick McCabe's Breakfast On Pluto and Eugene Peterson's The Message!

2. On the cartoon video for Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me one of Bono's personas McPhisto is knocked down by a car. As he falls the camera follows the book that flies from his hand before focusing in on The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis. An explanation of Bono's devil monolgues on the Zooropa Tour

1. In recent performances of the hymnlike I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Bono finished his declaration of faith by singing "You broke the bonds/You loosed the chains/Carried the cross and my shame/You know I believe it" and then added "AND I STILL DO!"

TOP 5 U2 TRACTS

1. I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR - The Joshua Tree

Philippians 3 in song. The cross, atonement, redemption and substitutionary death at number 1 in the USA for weeks!

2. THE PLAYBOY MANSION - Pop

A penetrating look at modern idols asking the question will they lead us to heaven. Interestingly too it is not what but who you know that gets you in the gates of The Playboy mansion...

3. WAKE UP DEADMAN - Pop

An angry Psalmlike rant pleading for God to reveal himself and a song of eternity and new life. "tell me the story, the one about eternity and the way it's all gonna be..."

4. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH - Pop

In the light of The Playboy Mansion's acquiring of all the world can offer, the girl faced with her last night on earth has one solution "GIVE IT AWAY". If you want to find your life you gotta lose it...What does it profit a man... Check out the b-side remix which has the sub title (First Day In Hell) and is bereft of lyrics. Feeling of an empty non communicative afterlife.

5. GLORIA - October

Hymnlike Celebration

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