Pavarotti's solo adds such a wrenching emotion to this song; perhaps that was the aim of keeping the rest of the song "boring" (referring to the description given in a previous post) - so that it could highlight the contrast given to the feeling of the song when Pavarotti sings. I happen to really like the almost monotonous flow of the rest of the song; the gentle melody is nice, and I think it helps to reflect one of the subjects of the song's protest: that the countries of the Western world distracted themselves with things like consumerism (at some points in the song, the music behind Bono resembles that which could be heard in a department store), or else just drifted along while Eastern Europe burned.
I've seen the doc Miss Sarajevo; it is a great film. Go out and watch it if you're able to.
Pavarotti's solo adds such a wrenching emotion to this song; perhaps that was the aim of keeping the rest of the song "boring" (referring to the description given in a previous post) - so that it could highlight the contrast given to the feeling of the song when Pavarotti sings. I happen to really like the almost monotonous flow of the rest of the song; the gentle melody is nice, and I think it helps to reflect one of the subjects of the song's protest: that the countries of the Western world distracted themselves with things like consumerism (at some points in the song, the music behind Bono resembles that which could be heard in a department store), or else just drifted along while Eastern Europe burned.
I've seen the doc Miss Sarajevo; it is a great film. Go out and watch it if you're able to.