It's a song about a man living on little or no romance, Bono says. "It's a song about women - or a woman - but it's addressed to him." Bono talks a bit about theology and about El Shadi - the third and least used name for God in the Bible, which translates as "the breasted one." "I've always believed that the spirit is a feminine thing," he says. "Mysterious Ways" is not about a particular woman. It is about women in general, and the way they entrance, and often dominate men. Says Bono, "At times I do tend to idealize women. It's easy to fall into the trap of separating them into angels and devils for the sake of the drama. But there's no way that there's ever anything anti-women involved. Our songs are not politically correct. They are written from a man's point of view. He's wrestling with different things, there's a flash of anger and hurt here and there. But I don't think women come out badly."
4m:05s
Perfect Day
Lou Reed
3m:45s
Thank You
Dido
3m:14s
Something Inside So Strong
Labi Siffre
4m:12s
Can You Feel It
Jackson Five
Corporate religious experience.
4m:50s
Sunshine
Gabrielle
3m:42s
What Dreams Are Made Of
Hilary Duff
Impact of prayer.
3m:57s
Speed of Sound
Coldplay
God moves in mysterious ways!
4m:54s
God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters
Moby
God moves in mysterious ways!
6m:59s
Glorious
Natalie Imbruglia
3m:30s
Faraway Voice
Katie Melua
3m:10s
Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Mix)
U2/Paul Oakenfold Remix
Specialness of religious experiences and how close people feel to God. This song was performed on the Zoo TV tour with huge monitors flashing messages and video clips behind the band. It was mocking the advertising messages that were constantly bombarding the public.
4m:36s
A Moment Like This
Kelly Clarkson
Impact of prayer/dreams/visions etc
3m:49s
Blinded By the Light
Bruce Springsteen
Good to use when doing Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus.
5m:04s
My Vision
Jakatta & Seal
3m:50s
Lifted
The Lighthouse Family
Impact of prayer/dreams/visions etc.
4m:14s
Visions of You
Jah Wobble & Sinead O'Connor
Visions as a religious experience.
4m:22s
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics
Explanation for religious experience.
4m:43s
Mysterious Times
Sash feat. Tina Cousins
Revelation.
3m:37s
Amazing
Aerosmith
The lyrics document the struggles Aerosmith faced and overcame as they were confronted with drug and alcohol problems as well as creative differences that threatened to break up the band.