March 20, 2002

U2 Recording, Possible Release 2002

3.20.02 - U2.com

U2's manager Paul McGuinness issued a short statement today, revealing that the band are in the studio and working on new material.

"U2 would like to clarify that, contrary to certain speculation in the press, they will be neither touring Europe this summer, nor splitting up," said the statement. "Instead, they are spending time in the studio working on new material for a possible release later this year."

That's all for now, more as we get it.

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March 26, 1997

Various would-be song titles for Pop

Here were the possibly rumored song titles for the album POP:

- Discotheque
- Wake Up, Dead Man
- Holy Joe
- If You Wore That Velvet Dress
- Hymn to the Universe
- In Cold Blood
- Super City Mania
- Playboy Mansion
- Miami
- When God Sends His Angels/If God Should Send His Angels
- Gone
- MMFR

All of these possible titles of new songs were mentioned in the "Faraway, So Close" book by B.P. Fallon, and the "U2 At The End Of The World" book by Bill Flanagan. Every single one of these songs were recorded at the same time as Zooropa, and except for 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me', all of them are unreleased as of yet.

1) In Cold Blood
2) Wake Up, Dead Man
3) If God Should(/Would) Send His Angels
4) If I Should Ever Lose Control
5) Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
6) Sparky's Left The Planet
7) Last Night On Earth
8) Nosejob
9) Untidy Life
10) Velvet Dress
11) Jesus Drove Me
12) Cry Baby
13) Indian Jam
14) Sponge
15) Landscape

Also, These two song titles appeared in the XPress interview as songs probably appearing on the August 'soundtrack' album:

16) Blue Room
17) Miss Sarajevo

Possible lyrics to "Wake Up, Dead Man": "Jesus, Jesus help me, I'm alone in this world and a fucked up world it is too...Jesus, I'm waiting here boss. I know you're looking out for us but maybe your hands aren't free. Your father who made us the world in seven, he's in charge of heaven, could you put a good word in for me..."

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