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Offline suitoflights

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Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« on: April 03, 2009, 05:13:57 PM »
Can someone explain this to me from the beginning of Vertigo.

I was once told that Bono was referring to their number of albums,

but as HTDAAB was their 11th studio album, it shouldn't it have been uno, dos, tres, once?  ???
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2009, 05:21:04 PM »
I believe that he counted U218 and the Best Of Albums in that count so its 14
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2009, 05:45:50 PM »
but not 'Under a Blood Red Sky'?
And shouldn't the best of count as 2 albums?  ::)
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2009, 06:01:04 PM »
Quote from: suitoflights on April 03, 2009, 05:45:50 PM
but not 'Under a Blood Red Sky'?
And shouldn't the best of count as 2 albums?  ::)

wait sorry, U218 wasnt out yet sorry, so i guess they counted Under a blood red sky or Wide Awake in america
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2009, 06:35:18 AM »
I think if you include Passengers.
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2009, 11:15:47 AM »
Haha I know this isn't the real meaning, but I always had my own personal take on this.

The song takes place at a club.. And I always thought about how when you're out at a bar/club you start to have a few drinks and before you know it, you've had way too many.

One, Two, Three...... Fourteen!   ;)
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009, 08:21:00 AM »
This may sound like a stretch, but i think it may be the case.

Recent albums have included bible references, chapter and verse.  Bono has admitted as much with the J33 on the ATYCLB cover, etc.

UNO/ONE:  first testament
DOS/TWO: second book
TRES/THREE: third chapter
CATORCE/14: 14th verse

which=Exodus 3:14, where God reveals his name, Yahweh, or I AM.

If you see the notes for the book included in the deluxe album, Bono's scribbles make much of this name.  Of course the last song, "Yahweh" is named by this name..and "All because of you, I AM" as well.
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2009, 09:57:55 AM »
Never let it be said that U2 fans won't over-analyze every lyric to find the meaning they want.  ;D
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009, 10:26:52 AM »
^^fresno dave, I think you're on to something, and I'm going to accept that as fact until proven otherwise.  :)
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009, 10:45:43 AM »
Good one, Dave!  And joe, you know we live for this stuff!   :P
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2009, 08:47:00 PM »
Quote from: fresno dave on April 05, 2009, 08:21:00 AM
This may sound like a stretch, but i think it may be the case.

REcent albums have included bible references, chapter and verse.  Bono has admitted as much with the J33 on the ATYCLB cover, etc.

UNO/ONE:  first testament
DOS/TWO: second book
TRES/THREE: third chapter
CATORCE/14: 14th verse

which=Exodus 3:14, where God reveals his name, Yahweh, or I AM.

If you see the notes fpr the book included in the album, Bono's scribbles make mush of this name.  Of course the last song is named by this name..and "All because of you, I AM" as well.

kudos to you.....CSI has nothing on you!
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2009, 08:59:04 PM »
Interesting ideas all around.  I hadn't heard the Exodus 3:14 angle (makes sense), but Joe's take is equally correct.

I sort of always saw it as a "whole is greater than the sum of the parts" sort of thing. Instead if it being 1, 2, 3, 4 members, you put the 4 of them together and get 14.

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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2009, 11:39:13 PM »
...Well, I just thought it was Bono not knowing how to count in Spanish?..... ???


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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2009, 11:49:24 PM »
Un, deux, trois, quatorze!  :D
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Re: Uno, dos, tres, catorce!
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2009, 01:03:09 AM »
Quote from: fresno dave on April 05, 2009, 08:21:00 AM
This may sound like a stretch, but i think it may be the case.

REcent albums have included bible references, chapter and verse.  Bono has admitted as much with the J33 on the ATYCLB cover, etc.

UNO/ONE:  first testament
DOS/TWO: second book
TRES/THREE: third chapter
CATORCE/14: 14th verse

which=Exodus 3:14, where God reveals his name, Yahweh, or I AM.

If you see the notes fpr the book included in the album, Bono's scribbles make mush of this name.  Of course the last song is named by this name..and "All because of you, I AM" as well.



A lot of thought went into this one lol
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