LISTENING
With or without you by U2
"With or Without You" is a song by the Irish rock band U2. This page provides information about the song and links to the lyrics and the official video.
With or without you by U2
Level
Intermediate and advanced students.
Facts about the song
- Song:
With or without you
- Album:
The Joshua Tree - Date of release:
21 March 1987 - Genre:
Rock - Length of the song:
4 minutes and 56 seconds. - Writers:
Bono
- Produced by:
Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Interesting information about the song
Bono wrote the lyrics while struggling to reconcile his responsibilities as both a married man and a musician. His wanderlust in belonging to a musical act was often at odds with his domestic life. While writing the lyrics, he realized that neither facet of his life defined him, but rather the tension between the two did. He explained that the final lyric is about "torment" and how repressing desires only makes them stronger
The video
The lyrics
Language points
The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you
Source: Wikipedia
