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U2's Bono's letter to Gaga for Born This Way (song)


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Bono, front man of one of 80s most popular rock band U2, celebrated his 60th birthday by releasing a playlist of "60 songs That Saved My Life".

He mentioned on his website that those songs as “(the) ones I couldn’t have lived without … the ones that got me from there to here, zero to 60 … through all the scrapes, all manner of nuisance, from the serious to the silly … and the joy, mostly joy.”

For each song, Bono also written personal fan letters to the artists explaining the significance of those songs in his life. Click below to see what he wrote to Lady Gaga.

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Dear Lady Gaga,
On first hearing this I knew, like everyone, how clear the concept was and that the chorus would be one of those. It was on the second listen that I realised the lyrical power of the set up with lines like
“God makes no mistakes”
This is your show, this is your life… to sing for the people who feel outside of themselves, outside of song, outside of Grace, and to sing us back inside.
A song can be too perfect but this one isn’t… Its perfection is that it loves the cracks that we all fall down. Some in high heels, some flat on our face or on our knees.
If Cole Porter was reincarnated as a 21st century dance pop female showbiz phenomenon, she surely would have written a song like this.
My friend Simo Carmo dog #NoCoinNoBootie says all his favourite songs from the rave era have a spiritual freedom/ yearning quality, a striving for a better world.
Gaga you outdid them all with this one. This song will be sung forever.
Your supra fan,
Bono

 

His website: https://www.u2.com/news/title/60-letters-from-bono

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News link: https://www.nme.com/news/music/bono-shares-playlist-of-60-songs-that-saved-my-life-to-mark-60th-birthday-2663149

 

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connorfilm

That’s so nice of him! Born This Way is not her best song but it’s her most iconic. It’s right up there with Bad Romance. 

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1 minute ago, NOMATICA said:

But where is their song? :) 

Sorry, what do you mean? 

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Just now, ConnorFilm said:

That’s so nice of him! Born This Way is not her best song but it’s her most iconic. It’s right up there with Bad Romance. 

Born This Way is the kind of song that saved many people's lives. Personally, it helped me accept my own sexuality when I was still deep in the closet feeling hopeless and fighting within myself.

This is what made Lady Gaga the icon that she is today.

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littlepotter

This is amazing. Such high praise from a legend. 

chaeri pls
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ShayCristoforo
3 minutes ago, ConnorFilm said:

That’s so nice of him! Born This Way is not her best song but it’s her most iconic. It’s right up there with Bad Romance. 

Facts. Bad Romance cemented her place in music. BTW cemented her place in the world. 

Get the pinot ready, because it's turtle time.
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BUtterfield 8

Is this the dude that gave us the free song on our iPhones that we couldn’t delete

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1 minute ago, Blue Lagoon said:

Is this the dude that gave us the free song on our iPhones that we couldn’t delete

Lol...yea, that's him.

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4 minutes ago, zerojk said:

I love them both... I hope they release a duet someday

I know. I was elated when she appeared on stage at the band's concert to sing with the band!

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NFRatwell
18 minutes ago, Judas Society said:

Sorry, what do you mean? 

Last year there was a project red contest and the winner was supposed to get a song written about the from Gaga and Bono. It’s been over a year now lol 

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