1. first of all, bands i do not give fucks about: U2. not for any particular reason, just because.

2. i heard this song on the radio and for the first minute i was like “wait, who is this?”

3. was this song always good? i could have sworn that i was familiar with “sunday bloody sunday.” especially that particular refrain; i feel like i’ve been hearing it my entire fucking life.

4. is there a wimpier, lamer, early 2000’s-era-sounding-U2 version of this song? is that what i’ve been hearing? internet research says no.

5. is it possible that i have only ever heard the chorus of this song, with the bass line conspicuously missing?

6. regardless of whether any of this is true or untrue, i have never really heard this song before and i am kind of blown.