I was just curious, so I looked - on Spotify, Bad has 22 million plays. Pride ha

Jan 19, 2024
10:01:43am

Jay Rick All-American

has about 250 million. And With Or Without You has about a billion.

So, Bad has a decent number of plays, but their biggest songs are absolutely massive.

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What's your favorite song by a singer or band that isn't one of their bigger hits...

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

Jan 18, 9:53pm

Fascinating, because this is one of my top 5 songs from him. Love Lies Bleeding

Uno Doctoro

Jan 18, 9:55pm

Best song on that album IMO

Bonoman

Jan 18, 10:46pm

This one by Johnny Cash (cover of NIN):

BlooCoug

Jan 18, 9:56pm

That’s one of his biggest hits.

Hambone

Jan 18, 9:58pm

Not really. He recorded that song as an old man long after his glory days.

BlooCoug

Jan 18, 10:01pm

From Wikipedia:

Jay Rick

Jan 18, 11:27pm

It's what most alive people know him for

fattycoug

Jan 19, 7:56am

My kids knew A Boy Named Sue and Ghost Riders before they knew Hurt

AggieWeekendCougar

Jan 19, 8:01am

This.

BlooCoug

Jan 19, 8:49am

So you were answering what your favorite song was that wasn’t the biggest song

jmorrrrr

Jan 19, 9:15am

Is It Alright - ELO

MarylandFan

Jan 18, 9:58pm

Motorcycle Drive By - 3EB. I'm sure the song is about something bad, but

Hypnotoad

Jan 18, 9:59pm

What a great album.

Delicate Genius

Jan 18, 10:17pm

Also God of Wine from the same album

Delicate Genius

Jan 18, 10:44pm

God of Wine and Motorcycle drive by are easily their two best songs

maxpowers

Jan 18, 10:59pm

9th grade and all its hormones just hit hard

jmorrrrr

Jan 19, 9:18am

I was going to post this same song

maxpowers

Jan 18, 10:58pm

I love when that song kicks it up a notch a few minutes in.

OmahaThunderCoug

Jan 18, 11:34pm

Save Me by Queen

Odysseus

Jan 18, 9:59pm

One of my favorite songs period. The story behind it is meaningful as well.

homegrown

Jan 18, 10:41pm

Does Red Hill Mining Town count as not one of U2’s bigger hits?

Joe Banks

Jan 18, 10:00pm

I think so. I like that whole album. I also really like 'Bad'

Adrielle

Jan 18, 10:02pm

Also, So Cruel, Kite, and Stay (acoustic version they play in concert)

cajuncoug

Jan 18, 10:05pm

So many by U2 that I love. Gone, Acrobat, Stay

byujdmba

Jan 18, 10:27pm

Kite and Stay are two of my favorites.

RalphWiggam

Jan 19, 1:05am

I thought of these two specifically too 👍🏻

mvtoro

Jan 19, 8:56am

So Cruel for sure is the most underrated.

Loon to the Moon

Jan 21, 2:56am

Bad is a good pick for this thread. Massively loved among their fan base, and

Jay Rick

Jan 18, 11:30pm

I guess I just assumed it was a big hit.

mvtoro

Jan 19, 8:57am

Huge fan favorite, but I don't think it was ever a hit song. Did it have a

Jay Rick

Jan 19, 9:50am

I was just curious, so I looked - on Spotify, Bad has 22 million plays. Pride ha

Jay Rick

Jan 19, 10:01am

So I guess the answer is “not a hit by U2 standards”. Great song though. My older brothers first got me into U2 and the

mvtoro

Jan 19, 10:44am

For real - how many artists would kill to have 20 million streams? But by U2 sta

Jay Rick

Jan 19, 11:06am

Yes, it counts. Great tune. I’d add Silver and Gold and Hawkmoon 269 as two more

BlooCoug

Jan 18, 10:04pm

Heart of the Sunrise - Yes

TheHop

Jan 18, 10:03pm

Yes!

Greg4BYU

Jan 18, 10:05pm

I'm the only one I know that loves all 4 sides of Tales from Topographic Oceans

byujdmba

Jan 18, 10:28pm

That is my favorite Yes Album.

TheHop

Jan 18, 10:32pm

Steppenwolf : Never too Late.

SageOwl

Jan 18, 10:39pm

I was a big fan of Dashboard Confessional in High School. This newer song is

SausageKing

Jan 18, 10:06pm

Maybe this one by London Grammar…

Ray Shoesmith

Jan 18, 10:13pm

Pretty good cover, but not as good as the original.

Adrielle

Jan 18, 10:41pm

Agreed but it’s a solid cover

Ray Shoesmith

Jan 18, 10:49pm

How to Disappear Completely by Radiohead, or Harry Patch (In Memory Of)

SportsDoc

Jan 18, 10:21pm

I'll also go with The Numbers by Radiohead

Hypnotoad

Jan 18, 10:27pm

Weezer: Greatest Man That Ever Lived

AggieWeekendCougar

Jan 18, 10:22pm

First song from their first album

Y-Zag

Jan 18, 10:26pm

But that one is fairly well known (meaning I hear it on the radio)

AggieWeekendCougar

Jan 18, 10:33pm

Warren Miller FTW

Adrielle

Jan 18, 10:28pm

This one by Corey Hart -

Y-Zag

Jan 18, 10:23pm

And Then...by Depeche Mode

DodgerMike

Jan 18, 10:25pm

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Cobra Cougar

Jan 18, 10:45pm

Jimmy eat world- 23, beach boys-darlin’, blink 182-reckless abandon,

Groym

Jan 18, 10:32pm

23 was last song I listened to before mission and because of that it played in

jmorrrrr

Jan 18, 11:06pm

23 is probably in my top 20 all time songs. What it takes is a great song too. I

Jay Rick

Jan 18, 11:31pm

Bad-U2, The Stairs - INXS, Wonderful - Adam Ant, Heart to Hear - Kenny Loggins

braddahmike

Jan 18, 10:35pm

The stairs is solid

JamieTartt

Jan 19, 6:21am

Nada or Don’t Wanna Know by the Refreshments. Also, And You Tell Me by A-Ha.

DwigtA2RM

Jan 18, 10:39pm

Thumbs up for the refreshments. They really only had 1 song (that I recall) go big but there were some great songs on

RalphWiggam

Jan 19, 1:22am

Helpless by Firehouse

Cobra Cougar

Jan 18, 10:46pm

Poet and the Pendulum by Nightwish live at Wembley stadium is fire.

BYUCPA

Jan 18, 10:49pm

God of Wine by Third Eye Blind. Amazing song.

Traveshamockery

Jan 18, 11:07pm

Gin blossoms-29, p. jam- corduroy, t. petty-southern accent gnr-i think about yo

stiff

Jan 18, 11:19pm

Agree on 29; lyrics are great.

RebelScum

Jan 18, 11:23pm

Lord Is It Mine by Supertramp

SierraCoug

Jan 18, 11:24pm

J.E.W.-disintegration, alk trio-if you had a bad time, the cars-its all I can do

stiff

Jan 18, 11:30pm

Mr. Brownstone by Guns N Roses. Great White Buffalo by Ted Nugent.

Big Daddy D

Jan 18, 11:31pm

Van Halen - Little Guitars

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Jan 18, 11:55pm

Van Halen - Ice Cream Man

BYU Grounds

Jan 19, 9:35am

"Better look out now cause Uncle Dave's got something for you!"

Peter Venkman

Jan 19, 11:03am

What was the ice cream post the other day? Push ups too LOL

BYU Grounds

Jan 19, 11:06am

Just stop him when he’s passin’ by

Blue Panda

Jan 19, 12:39pm

Queen - One Vision

Emmett Fitz-Hume

Jan 18, 11:58pm

Nico - The Cult

Peter Venkman

Jan 19, 12:12am

Yes!

RWaters

Jan 19, 5:45am

A Man I’ll Never Be - Boston

Indy Coug

Jan 19, 12:20am

One of my all time favorite Ozzy songs

Peter Venkman

Jan 19, 12:23am

North and South of the River - by U2. Little known song. But amazing. Also Flower Child from U2. And Burn from the Cure

RalphWiggam

Jan 19, 1:19am

Some high ground is not worth taking. Some connections are not worth making...

Loon to the Moon

Jan 21, 3:04am

I share that line with my kids all the time. I love that part of the song. So good and so profound.

RalphWiggam

Jan 21, 2:39pm

Rut - The Killers

The Dark Knight

Jan 19, 4:16am

For me and the killers it’s Sweet Talk

RWaters

Jan 19, 5:49am

Aren’t you a therapist or something?

jmorrrrr

Jan 19, 8:57am

Counseling Psychologist. Yes, that probably has something to do with the song

The Dark Knight

Jan 19, 9:00am

It’s an amazing song and album

jmorrrrr

Jan 19, 9:23am

The sequence of the tracks is so great

The Dark Knight

Jan 19, 9:54am

And the first song wonderful wonderful kicking it off with the messed up dirty

jmorrrrr

Jan 19, 10:29am

Heard Somebody Cry--Oingo Boingo, I always liked a lot

Scooter

Jan 19, 5:49am

So many over the years…here’s a couple of mine

Blue Panda

Jan 19, 6:05am

How about an album? Garth Brooks - The Life of Chris Gaines. It’s so underrated.

CougarGeorge

Jan 19, 7:37am

Some of mine from: The Beatles, Cake, The Clash, REM, The Rolling Stones, Social Distortion, Tom Petty, and others.

Icecat

Jan 19, 7:38am

That’s an easy one for me: Drowning Man U2. The vocal melody is bonkers unique.

Refugee

Jan 19, 8:29am

A favorite Vienna Billy Joel

Hank Rearden

Jan 19, 9:14am

Nice choice. Love this one

Blue Panda

Jan 19, 9:15am

I’m not a big-time Dave Matthews fan so I’m honestly not sure if this was a hit, but I’d never heard it on the radio and

mvtoro

Jan 19, 9:20am

Amnesia by Chumbawamba

jmorrrrr

Jan 19, 9:22am

I like this deep cut by Elton John

Hank Rearden

Jan 19, 9:34am

Def Leppard I Wanna Touch You

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