New Year S Day U2 Poland

The full version of u2 s new year s day on the album war i don t own any of this material.

New year s day u2 poland. All is quiet on new year s day a world in white gets underway i want to be with you be with you night and day nothing changes on new year s day on new year s. It was the band s first uk hit single peaking at number 10 and was also. With lyrics written about the polish solidarity movement new year s day is driven by adam clayton s distinctive bassline and the edge s piano and guitar playing.

The song was inspired by lech walesa the persecuted leader of the polish solidarity movement. Their first three albums were all produced by steve lillywhite who helped translate the energy of their live shows onto tape. U2 also licensed the song to the european commission for free in 2009 for a film celebrating 20 years of political transformation in poland since the end of the cold war.

New year s day how u2 s song was inspired by lech walesa and his wife. After this was recorded poland announced they would abolish martial law coincidentally on new year s day 1983. What u2 s new year s day really means.

Coincidentally after the song was released poland s. New year s day is a song by irish rock band u2. All is quiet on new year s day a world in white gets underway i want to be with you be with you night and day nothing changes on new year s day on new year s day i will be with you again i will be with you again under a blood red sky a crowd has gathered in black and white arms entwined the chosen few the newspapers says says say it s true it.

New year s day was the first single from u2 s third album war. The lyrics in fact refer to the persecuted leader of the polish solidarity movement lech walesa. It is the third track on their 1983 album war and was released as the album s lead single in january 1983.