Sexual references in U2 songs

[maymay]

Y'all are pervs. Can I join you?

Come on in. The more, the merrier.

[Belisama]

Y'all are pervs. Can I join you?

Starman, I am not sure I can condone your presence here.

[EnduringChill]

Even Better is definitely all about sex then. I KNEW IT. Surprised it wasn't mentioned in @U2's list of sexiest U2 songs.

Or the live change in Desire

"And the fever, when I'm inside her... DESI-I-I-I-IRE"

Oh. What's the original line then?!   

Then there's that live change to I Will Follow...   

And the fever, getting higher
or, the fever when I'm beside her

MOD MOD....UNDER-AGE PARTICIPANT IN THIS THREAD!!!

Hahahahaaaa. I don't think she can be "saved" anymore...   

It's kind of depressing that I understand almost all these sex references.

[uplate6674]

Even Better is definitely all about sex then. I KNEW IT. Surprised it wasn't mentioned in @U2's list of sexiest U2 songs.

Or the live change in Desire

"And the fever, when I'm inside her... DESI-I-I-I-IRE"

Oh. What's the original line then?!   

Then there's that live change to I Will Follow...   

And the fever, getting higher
or, the fever when I'm beside her

MOD MOD....UNDER-AGE PARTICIPANT IN THIS THREAD!!!

Hahahahaaaa. I don't think she can be "saved" anymore...   

It's kind of depressing that I understand almost all these sex references.

I'm pretty sure we old folks would have gotten most of them at your age, too - school buses and middle/high school cafeterias have been around for a long time.

[Belisama]

Even Better is definitely all about sex then. I KNEW IT. Surprised it wasn't mentioned in @U2's list of sexiest U2 songs.

Or the live change in Desire

"And the fever, when I'm inside her... DESI-I-I-I-IRE"

Oh. What's the original line then?!   

Then there's that live change to I Will Follow...   

And the fever, getting higher
or, the fever when I'm beside her

MOD MOD....UNDER-AGE PARTICIPANT IN THIS THREAD!!!

Hahahahaaaa. I don't think she can be "saved" anymore...   

It's kind of depressing that I understand almost all these sex references.

I'm pretty sure we old folks would have gotten most of them at your age, too - school buses and middle/high school cafeterias have been around for a long time.

U2 is not really known for their subtlety.

[Starman]

Y'all are pervs. Can I join you?

Starman, I am not sure I can condone your presence here.

[LoveComesTumbling]

There are several references to (oral) sex on Achtung Baby:

"going down on me" - UTEOTW and "you can swallow or you can spit" - Acrobat, "leave a bad taste in your mouth" - One.

Are there any other sexual references in U2 songs? Or are they all on this album?

Don't forget, "who's gonna taste your salt water kisses?" on Wild Horses.

I think that is a tears reference and not a reference to...some other liquid.

I actually got the "salt water kisses" analysis from a review/analysis of AB years back , but can't remember which magazine.

[Georgia]

Didn't Bono say in an interview somewhere that EBTTRT is supposed to be about a one night stand?  Or did I make that up?

[uplate6674]

Didn't Bono say in an interview somewhere that EBTTRT is supposed to be about a one night stand?  Or did I make that up?

The lyrics are pretty clear about that, so you're not making it up.

[Thehorsefly [whinny!]]

The only thing I can really think to post in this thread:

 

[Chip]

There are as many sexual references in U2 songs as there are religious references. With U2 they are interchangeable.

There's a lot of truth to this.   

[U2_fan8 [aka U28]]

There are as many sexual references in U2 songs as there are religious references. With U2 they are interchangeable.

There's a lot of truth to this.   

Totally. Take "Your love is teaching me how to kneel" from Vertigo, for example.

[A_Fly_On_The_Wall]

"Bitter sweet girl won't you give me a taste" - Babyface

"Slow down child, let me untie your lace" - Babyface

"When you see him coming, you're licking your lip" - Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car

"Daddy gives you as much as you can take" - Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car

"We've been here before... last time you sratched at my door" - If You Wear That Velvet Dress

[The Exile]

Forgive me if this one's been said, but I doubt it:

"When hardness, it sets in,
You need some protection, the thinner the skin."

HAHAHAHA!!

[U2-obsessed and proud]

Forgive me if this one's been said, but I doubt it:

"When hardness, it sets in,
You need some protection, the thinner the skin."

HAHAHAHA!!

I said it already