U2 SONG REMEMBERS OMAGH'S BOMB VICTIMS
U2 song remembers Omagh's bomb victims
VICTIMS of the Omagh bombing have been remembered in a track on U2's new album.
Written in the immediate aftermath of the August 1998 attack, Peace on Earth is a moving tribute to those who died in the atrocity.
And last week, the band's lead singer Bono sent a copy of the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, to Stanley McCombe, who lost his wife Ann in the atrocity.
In an accompanying letter, the international star told Mr McCombe he had written the song shortly after the attack when the memory of those who died were foremost in his thoughts.
The Dublin-based band list five of those who died in the song. Lyrics include "Their lives are bigger than any big ideas; Jesus, you can take the time to throw a drowning man a line, Peace on Earth, to tell the ones who hear no sound, whose sons are living in the ground, Peace on Earth. Sean and Julia, Gareth, Ann and Breda, their lives are bigger than any big ideas."
The song carries a powerful message about the violence, and Mr McCombe now intends writing to Bono to express his thanks.
Shortly after the bombing, U2 appeared on a Late Late Show special on RTE devoted entirely to Omagh. During the show, which raised thousands in aid of the Omagh Fund, the band performed North and South of the Border. The song was later included on the album Across the Bridge of Hope, which was dedicated to the victims' fund.
VICTIMS of the Omagh bombing have been remembered in a track on U2's new album.
Written in the immediate aftermath of the August 1998 attack, Peace on Earth is a moving tribute to those who died in the atrocity.
And last week, the band's lead singer Bono sent a copy of the album, All That You Can't Leave Behind, to Stanley McCombe, who lost his wife Ann in the atrocity.
In an accompanying letter, the international star told Mr McCombe he had written the song shortly after the attack when the memory of those who died were foremost in his thoughts.
The Dublin-based band list five of those who died in the song. Lyrics include "Their lives are bigger than any big ideas; Jesus, you can take the time to throw a drowning man a line, Peace on Earth, to tell the ones who hear no sound, whose sons are living in the ground, Peace on Earth. Sean and Julia, Gareth, Ann and Breda, their lives are bigger than any big ideas."
The song carries a powerful message about the violence, and Mr McCombe now intends writing to Bono to express his thanks.
Shortly after the bombing, U2 appeared on a Late Late Show special on RTE devoted entirely to Omagh. During the show, which raised thousands in aid of the Omagh Fund, the band performed North and South of the Border. The song was later included on the album Across the Bridge of Hope, which was dedicated to the victims' fund.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1516
Published Date: 02-Nov-00
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