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Pride (In The Name Of Love)(WORD)
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The first video is a cover of Shawn Colvin's version of Pride (In the Name of Love) by Teresa Lynn and Jonny Daly. Shawn Colvin's cover doesn't appear on Youtube, but this cover is very similar. YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE FIRST VIDEO if you detune your GCEA to F#BD#G#! Thanks to Sharon Baird for bringing this song to BUG.
"Pride (In the Name of Love)" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the second track on the band's 1984 album, The Unforgettable Fire, and was released as its lead single in September 1984. Written about Martin Luther King Jr., "Pride" received mixed critical reviews at the time, but it was a major commercial success for U2 and has since become one of their most popular songs. It appeared on the band's compilation albums The Best of 1980–1990 and U218 Singles.
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it 388th on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The song was included on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.
The song contains the erroneous reference to King's shooting as "Early morning, April 4," when it actually occurred after 6 p.m. Bono acknowledges the error and in live performances he occasionally changes the lyric to "Early evening...."