I figured having a song of the week might make things a bit more interesting on this blog, so I decided to incorporate it starting on this Monday of July. I couldn't really figure out what song to pick, so I just hit shuffle on my iPod and Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own came up first!
Perhaps this song's most important aspect is the fact that it keeps the U2 tradition of a having very long song title name. It's the third track and third single released by U2 from their 2004 How To Dismantle and Atomic Bomb CD. It's been played live 139 times; the last concert that saw it live was in Honolulu on the last concert of U2's 2006 Vertigo Tour. The song has yet to debut on U2's 360 Tour.
The song was written and often was dedicated in concert to Bono's father, Bob. Often times Bono would tell a small story about his relationship with his dad in the Vertigo Tour concerts. The song won two Grammy awards in 2006, one for Song of the Year, the other for Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal. It peaked number 1 in the UK and number 15 in the US (Billboard).
Truly a great song and I am so lucky I was able to see it in 2005's Portland concert...
-A. Kennedy
Wikipedia's SYCMIOYO
Elevation Tour Database
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