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“Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” is a single release from U2’s 2000 album, All That You Can’t Leave Behind. It has gospel-tinged melodies and saccharine guitar leads. It won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” in 2002.
U2’s lead singer Bono wrote the song about the suicide of his close friend Michael Hutchence, the late lead singer of the band INXS. The song is written in the form of an argument about suicide in which Bono tries to convince Hutchence of the act’s foolishness.
Bono characterized the song as a fight between friends, which he felt guilty for never having with Hutchence. “It’s a row between mates. You’re kinda trying to wake them up out of an idea. In my case it’s a row I didn’t have while he was alive. I feel the biggest respect I could pay to him was not to write some stupid soppy fucking song, so I wrote a really tough, nasty little number, slapping him around the head. And I’m sorry, but that’s how it came out of me.” —Bono, in Rolling Stone (November 3, 2005 issue)
U2’s lead singer Bono wrote the song about the suicide of his close friend Michael Hutchence, the late lead singer of the band INXS. The song is written in the form of an argument about suicide in which Bono tries to convince Hutchence of the act’s foolishness.
Bono characterized the song as a fight between friends, which he felt guilty for never having with Hutchence. “It’s a row between mates. You’re kinda trying to wake them up out of an idea. In my case it’s a row I didn’t have while he was alive. I feel the biggest respect I could pay to him was not to write some stupid soppy fucking song, so I wrote a really tough, nasty little number, slapping him around the head. And I’m sorry, but that’s how it came out of me.” —Bono, in Rolling Stone (November 3, 2005 issue)
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Rowan5215 wrote:
Agreed ACrutchley, but "Get On Your Boots" is a decent song. To prove your point, I would say more songs like "Crazy Tonight".
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rosebudz wrote:
Mick and Bono......
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ACrutchley wrote:
Songs like this sadden me now because i cant help thinking of their new songs like "get on your boots" and i think to myself 'now why did they go off and do that?!' u2 are undoubtably one of the best rock bands ever but recently i feel as though they are trying to fit in with newer band. They just don't and their attempts only serve to remind people of how old theyre slowly becoming.
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annihiluzz wrote:
U2 and Bono have made several tributes to Hutchence ever since his death: * The 2000 U2 album All That You Can't Leave Behind includes a song titled "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of", which Hutchence's friend Bono wrote about his apparent suicide. The song is written in the form of an argument about suicide in which Bono tries to convince Hutch of the act's foolishness. Bono characterized the song as a good old row between friends, which he felt guilty for never having with Hutchence while he was alive.
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ponygon wrote:
how can you tell this is this about Hutchence?
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zildjianxd wrote:
I guess, I stuck in this song and I can't get out of. But I don't want <3 Great song <3
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gazt1976 wrote:
Saw the boys at hampden the other week - superb show and set
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phyte wrote:
I'm coming to the opinion that this is a perfect song.
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jaycreate wrote:
Roll on Wembley tonight 360 degrees tour 14/08/2009 :)
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muchaveer wrote:
it`s not about any pregnant wife. it`s about dead Michael Hutchence, which explains why this song is so great.
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Taip wrote:
it's a long way down to nothing at all
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ElRet wrote:
I still love U2, no matter how they may have gone astray lately....
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ktasalazar wrote:
This song is just beautiful....oh love, look at you now... love it
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AliBono74 wrote:
oh it`s a very very nice song!!!!love it!love u2!!!!!
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Californian92 wrote:
Great song... :)
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RebelDC5 wrote:
Still stuck in a moment.....gotta get yourself together - so true!
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rockavenger wrote:
Pretty much the only decent U2 song.
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benharris16 wrote:
The only U2 song i like. Forgot about it after the other rubbish i listened to around it!
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ElRet wrote:
One of the best songs ever written. Perfect is the word.
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