Musical Gems - Pride (In the Name of Love)

Today's musical gem is, in my opinion, the quintessential U2 song.  This song has it all: solid catchy rhythm section from Adam Clayton on bass and Larry Mullen on drums, great vocals by Bono, and that signature delay and reverb from The Edge on lead guitar.  If I could only listen to one U2 song from now until the end of forever, this would be the one I'd choose.

Pride (In the Name of Love) was released in 1984 on The Unforgettable Fire album.  The lyrics are intentionally vague, but it's clear even to dense people like myself that the song is about Martin Luther King Jr.  The Unforgettable Fire was U2's fourth studio album and came between their breakout album, War, and their monster hit album, Joshua Tree.  Other great songs from this album are: A Sort of Homecoming, The Unforgettable Fire, and Bad.

One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come he to justify
One man to overthrow

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed up on an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

Early morning, April four
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

In the name of love
What more in the name of love?
In the name of love
What more in the name of love?

Songwriters: Adam Clayton / Dave Evans / Larry Mullen / Paul David Hewson
Pride (In the Name of Love) lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management