Beautiful Day

And

the reason that you had to care The traffic you stuck And you're not moving anywhere You thought you found a friend To take you out of this place Someone you can lend a hand In return for grace It's a beautiful day

In this episode, we'll be talking about U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind.

In the room, I have Rob.

On that level, all may be reminiscent of the Joshua Tree, but this is a clever and craftsmanlike record filled with nifty twists and arrangements and small sonic details and colors.

You two take subtle risks, such as on their best pure pop song ever, Wild Honey.

They're so self-confident, they effortlessly write their best anthem in years with Beautiful Day.

They offer the gospel influence stuck in the moment, never once lowering it to the shtick it would have been on Rattle and Hum.

That's

the only song I can recollect.

Every other song I don't do.

Sleaze

gigs are fucking shite.

Multiple choice.

Multiple choice.

Which Irish band released the song Beautiful Day? Wait till you hear all the options.

lower wow what a fun game for everyone at home 25 lower 21 where the streets have no name yeah but it's not the only u2 song on the list say what say what i know uh in at 37 would you like to guess if you can remember any opening tracks from the other u2 albums wait what year was this done i don't

know Well, it could be Beautiful Day then.

It is Beautiful Day.

Right, yeah, okay, fine.

I mean, that's great.

I love Beautiful Day, but it's not as good as the other ones I mentioned, I would say, for an opener.

Well, to not be a tease, I will read the 20 that beat Streets, according to this completely definitive and not at all arbitrary list.

I'll put my

And I think there's so much conscious referencing, not Frankenstein or not self-cannibalism.

But when he said it's a beautiful night somewhere, you're thinking, well, they made their name to a certain generation like us guys with Beautiful Day.

Now it's a beautiful night that's being talked about.

The fact that they talk about...

Uh, we understand Melbourne right now 13 degrees on the way.

Beautiful day.

Mainly sunny.

23 as you heard in the news.

Thank you.

Uh, Melbourne right now, 12 degrees on the way to, uh, 23 today.

Beautiful day ahead.

Uh, those in WA, 13 degrees for your day tomorrow.

Beyoncé, Crazy in Love.

Beautiful Day, U2, well, maybe.

Big song.

Kylie Minogue, Can't Get Out of My Head.

Oh, is it not called Perfect

Day? U2 sang Beautiful Day, but Perfect Day was Lou Reed and all the celebrities.

Do you remember that? I think they are in this, yeah.

Yeah,