![]() ![]() “my love, she throws me like a rubber ball” at the opening taking off his trademark shades to show the blue eyes Ali loves at “blue-eyed boy to brown-eyed girl,” etc.)Īh, and that’s Bono’s big brother, Dublin restaurateur Norman Hewson, popping in as the chef at the end. ![]() Subtly, Bono is miming some of the actions in the song (e.g. Thankfully, she had long since forgiven him (one hopes!), and she asked both in 19 for the song’s proceeds to go to charity. The Sweetest Thing is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh. (Scroll down a bit to watch it.)Īli is the lady who climbs into the carriage at the start of the video, putting on a suitably annoyed face, and during the ride down Fitzwilliam Place, various characters pop up to help Bono “apologize,” including Irish pop group Boyzone chiming in on the “Oh oh oh”s, Irish boxer Steve Collins, the “Massive Heeds” (dancers with giant fiberglass U2 heads from a Galway performance group), the Artane Boys Band, part of the cast of “Riverdance,” the rest of U2 appearing just in time for the Edge’s pretty guitar part, Chippendale dancers on a firetruck and some unnamed pilots assisting with the “blue skies ahead” line. ![]() Originally the B-side to “Where the Streets Have No Name,” the song was redone in 1998 for a new compilation, and they gave it a lovely video that seems to involve about half the city of Dublin. Producer Steve Lillywhite was involved in 'finishing the track.' New vocals and additional instrumentation were added to the re-worked version. Now not everyone could go to all this trouble just to apologize, but Bono can and it's a sweet gesture. A new version of The Sweetest Thing was released as a single to promote the release of U2's first compilation, 'Best of 1980-1990/The B-Sides'. I especially love the banners that say 'I'm sorry' with the giant heart in the sky. Picture CD exactly the same as U2 - Sweetest Thing apart from manufacture by PMDC, UK as shown on the disc inner ring credit. It was originally released as the B-side. Originally a b-side for U2s Where the Streets Have No Name single which featured on the mega selling The Joshua Tree album. Somehow, though I’ve loved U2 for decades, I’ve only just learned that U2’s song “The Sweetest Thing” (lyrics here) was written by Bono as an apology to his wife, Ali, for missing her birthday back when the band was in recording sessions for “The Joshua Tree” (first album I ever bought on CD). The Sweetest Thing It's a great Love Song, but what I love about it is that it was done as an apology to Bono's wife.and the video is just the sweetest thing. A good love requires hard work and can be stormy - it survives the rain and the thunder but the pair see the blue skies up ahead. U2 recorded Sweetest Thing for The Joshua Tree but left it off because they felt it didnt fit in on the album. ![]()
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