Pride (in the name of love) U2
Diva Marques, Year 9 Class A Agrupamento de Escolas de Sรกtรฃo December, 2015
INTRODUCTION I will present a song that talks about Martin Luther King was cruelly murdered for standing for black people’s civil rights in America in the 60s.
“Pride (in the name of love)” by U2
Fact file about the song Music Genre Pop Rock Singer/ Band U2 Album The Unforgettable Fire Release date
1984
U2 fact file Genre The Scorpions factMusic file Rock
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Members of the band Bono (vocals and guitar); Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals); Adam Clayton (bass guitar); Larry Mullen (drums and percussion)
Origin Dublin, Ireland Beginning 1976
The lyrics of the song
One man come in the name of love
In the name of love
One man come and go.
What more in the name of love.
One man come he to justify
In the name of love
In the name of love What more in the name of love. In the name of love
One man to overthrow.
What more in the name of love.
In the name of love
Early morning, April four
What more in the name of love.
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky.
In the name of love
Free at last, they took your life
What more in the name of love.
They could not take your pride.
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
In the name of love
One man he resist
What more in the name of love.
One man washed up on an empty beach
In the name of love
One man betrayed with a kiss.
What more in the name of love.
What more in the name of love
The lyrics ‌ The song tells us the story of Martin Luther King, a man who fought for human rights without violence. King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. A peaceful man who was assassinated on April 4 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Watch the videoclip or listen to the song
Inspirational quotes “Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride.”
• U2 have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band and, in 2005, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. • The song “Pride (in the name of love)” didn’t win any award.
OPINION ABOUT THE SONG The song makes me feel sad because someone murdered a good man who tried to help humanity. The song also makes me think about the people who don’t have rights and the ones who try to save these people. Everyone deserves the right not to be judged for the colour of their skin.
References • The lyrics: http://www.u2.com/lyrics/106 • U2 biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2 • Pride (in the name of love): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_(In_the_Name_ of_Love)