Back in 1983, U2 opened their album ‘War’ with the song ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday; a song about the Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland.
Now, 50 years after the event that inspired the song, the band has released a new version of the hit song. The new version is done acoustically and includes some new lyrics as well.
On Sunday, U2 released a new video of Bono and Edge performing ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ acoustically. The black and white video also features footage from the Bloody Sunday massacre. In the last verse of the song, Bono changes up the lyrics singing, “Here at the murder scene / The virus of fiction, reality TV/ Why so many mothers cry/ Religion is the enemy of the Holy Spirit guide/ And the battle just begun/ Where is the victory Jesus won?”
According to Spin, the video has received over 18,000 likes since being shared. Many fans were excited to hear the new version, hoping more is on the way. However, most were just happy the song didn’t randomly appear on their phone without them downloading it first.
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