Kid Creole and the Coconuts were in Dublin and were invited to join on this one. In U2 by U2, Bono said, "We had the studio lit red for effect, and one Coconut took her top off and sang in what looked like a ballerina's bra. The boys from Ireland had difficulty breathing."
I think this is, yes, about unrequited love, but it can also be looked at from the point of view of God reaching out to us and having to watch us turn away, trying to make it on our own.
Kid Creole and the Coconuts were in Dublin and were invited to join on this one. In U2 by U2, Bono said, "We had the studio lit red for effect, and one Coconut took her top off and sang in what looked like a ballerina's bra. The boys from Ireland had difficulty breathing."
I think this is, yes, about unrequited love, but it can also be looked at from the point of view of God reaching out to us and having to watch us turn away, trying to make it on our own.