U2: Vertigo (2004)

The Edge described "Vertigo" as "the mother of all rock tunes." Bono opens with "Uno, dos, tres, catorce!" which Bruce Springsteen proclaimed "rock n roll." In English, it means "one, two, three, fourteen!" Bono claimed alcohol might have been involved at that point in the writing process.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98W9QuMq-2k

U2: Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (1992)

U2 was never satisfied with "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses." Bono and Adam Clayton both reflected that the song was difficult to record and play in concert. Their producer Steve Lillywhite claimed the song was a bit like a cover band trying to do U2. My brother at the time said this is what U2 should be doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF4GS9cSll

U2: Dirty Day (1993)

Bono lifted several of his dad's favorite phrases to craft "Dirty Day." The song is about a man that leaves his family only to return many years later. The character meets his abandoned son. The music is very dark and captures the mood of the rock scene of the time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIsFPZit-_M

U2: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2005 part 3

U2 decided to return to their roots after spending a decade experimenting with their sound.

All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Beautiful Day (2000): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o

Stuck in the Moment You Can’t Get Out Of (2001): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emFUtuotHL4

Elevation (2001): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KstSgU-c0

Walk On (2001): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwKEdFoUB0o

Another Best Of album:

Electrical Storm (2002): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0adFYuNuns

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

Vertigo (2004): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98W9QuMq-2k

Sometimes You Can’t Make it On Your Own (2005): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuDqHtAR6L8

City of Blinding Lights (2005): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xQOb51qZ-c

Original of the Species (2005): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu9rQ8lkQ5c

Bono organized the Live 8 concerts in 2005

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLQZt9sbkHo

Greatest Hits Album

Window in the Skies (2007): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXbWfq0JE9M

No Line on the Horizon

Get on Your Boots (2009): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcDNilZbZg8

Magnificent (2009): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi52HjJbwVQ

A new album is scheduled for 2014.

U2: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2005 (part 1)

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/u2/bio/

Official Site: http://www.u2.com/

U2 formed in 1976 in Larry Mullen’s kitchen. The group went from “The Larry Mullen Band” to “Feedback” to “The Hype” before settling on U2. They won a talent contest, which allowed them to record a demo. U2 scored a hit in Ireland in 1979 before expanding overseas. Island Records signed them in 1980.

I Will Follow (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv51LO7NOTo

Fire (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVFak0rJOdA

Gloria (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybYgP48X2DY

A Celebration (1982): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBP64ZssRNY

In 1983, they released War, which made them stars.

New Year’s Day (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0IRY_eWuIw

Two Hearts Beat as One (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIuAFBRyjj4

Sunday Bloody Sunday (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4vblG6BVQ

Unforgettable Fire

Pride (1984): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHcP4MWABGY

The Unforgettable Fire (1985): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_rBqCxj3gU

Live Aid (1985) was U2’s coming out party:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zIW8qDPhos

Then came superstardom: The Joshua Tree

With or Without You (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY75dw64sqI

Where the Streets Have No Name (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qairkoPEUQ

In God’s Country (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkbaRJuZ3A8

U2 filmed their own film, Rattle and Hum, which was panned as an ego-fest.

Rattle and Hum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLmqjcYtH3c&list=PL2E3B11BE5E3691D0

Desire (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmBij5GkF-s.

Angel of Harlem (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1SfVhQOf-s

When Love Comes to Town w/B.B. King (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wgoaONzwo

All I Want Is You (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bF-8cCCNoY

The band went on hiatus for a couple years after burning out. Bono felt they had stagnated and announced the band had to reinvent itself.

U2: Original of the Species (2004)

Bono declared “Original of the Species” the best song on How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.  He dedicated it to his daughters and the song does sound like it was written by a father to his children. Additionally, he admitted the song was heavily influenced by John Lennon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu9rQ8lkQ5c

911. I've Got You Under My Skin by Frank Sinatra (1956)

Cole Porter wrote "I've Got You Under My Skin" in 1936. It appeared in the musical Born to Dance that year. Sinatra adapted the song for himself in 1946, but it did not become fully Sinatra-ized until he recorded it a decade later with a band. Since '56, the song has been associated with Sinatra and is considered one of his signature works.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab4VD_ll3h0

The Four Seasons scored a top 10 hit covering it in 1966.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnaeZTE7Pdo

The song re-emerged in the nineties as a duet between Sinatra and Bono from U2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL_EKEVtmSU