Window In the Skies Video
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awesome video
and I won’t even attempt to name EVERYONE in it! lol
awesome video
and I won’t even attempt to name EVERYONE in it! lol
this is a killer concept, exceptionally executed.
man, you can do a lot with imovie these days…
is it just me, or does it makes anyone else all inspired and emo?
this is a killer concept, exceptionally executed.
man, you can do a lot with imovie these days…
is it just me, or does it makes anyone else all inspired and emo?
here we go:
Kurt Cobain?
Frank Zappa
Someone’s hands
Billie Holiday
Simon and Garfunkel
Roy Orbison
PJ Harvey
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Marley
Someone’s foot – Run DMC?
Someone on double bass
Louis Armstrong
Feet on drums
David Bowie
Dave Grohl
Someone on bass
Lou Reed
Frank Sinatra
Someone on bass
Kanye West
Mick Jones
Nat King Cole
Paul Cook
Keith Moon
George Harrison
Nina Simone
Marvin Gaye
Janis Joplin
Karen O
Elvis Costello
Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
Joe Strummer
Johnny Cash
Iggy Pop
Thom Yorke
Mary J Blige
Perry Farrell
Elvis Presley
Al Green
Morrisey
Beck
Beyonce
Elton John
Police
Some dude hip hopping
Arcade Fire
White Stripes
Parliament
Nirvana
Bono
People on bass
Arcade Fire
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Some crowd shots/ velvet underground
Adam kissing his girl
Chrissie Hyde
Alicia Keys
Ray Charles
Clash
Keith Moon
Bowie
Billie Holiday
Caruso
Elvis Presley – this is surely the best edit
Robert Plant
Bernstien?
Supremes
Keith Moon
Queen
Public Enemy
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jay Z
Larry
Patti Smith
The Band
Stevie Wonder
Nirvana
Edge
Frank Sinatra
Ok, missed a few. Also, Michael Stipe is going to be so pissed off right now.
here we go:
Kurt Cobain?
Frank Zappa
Someone’s hands
Billie Holiday
Simon and Garfunkel
Roy Orbison
PJ Harvey
Ella Fitzgerald
Bob Marley
Someone’s foot – Run DMC?
Someone on double bass
Louis Armstrong
Feet on drums
David Bowie
Dave Grohl
Someone on bass
Lou Reed
Frank Sinatra
Someone on bass
Kanye West
Mick Jones
Nat King Cole
Paul Cook
Keith Moon
George Harrison
Nina Simone
Marvin Gaye
Janis Joplin
Karen O
Elvis Costello
Ramones
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
Joe Strummer
Johnny Cash
Iggy Pop
Thom Yorke
Mary J Blige
Perry Farrell
Elvis Presley
Al Green
Morrisey
Beck
Beyonce
Elton John
Police
Some dude hip hopping
Arcade Fire
White Stripes
Parliament
Nirvana
Bono
People on bass
Arcade Fire
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Some crowd shots/ velvet underground
Adam kissing his girl
Chrissie Hyde
Alicia Keys
Ray Charles
Clash
Keith Moon
Bowie
Billie Holiday
Caruso
Elvis Presley – this is surely the best edit
Robert Plant
Bernstien?
Supremes
Keith Moon
Queen
Public Enemy
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jay Z
Larry
Patti Smith
The Band
Stevie Wonder
Nirvana
Edge
Frank Sinatra
Ok, missed a few. Also, Michael Stipe is going to be so pissed off right now.
does this remind anyone of the Dani California Music video, at least in concept? it’s still an awesome music video and one of U2′s best, and one hell of a catchy song. I see Keith Moon in there too!
does this remind anyone of the Dani California Music video, at least in concept? it’s still an awesome music video and one of U2′s best, and one hell of a catchy song. I see Keith Moon in there too!
Elmo-yes this clip is inspiring and emotional. I got chills up and down my spine, a big smile on my face and tears in my eyes! And from what I’ve read from other fans we are not alone. I’ve only listened to “Window” on the radio twice with poor reception but to watch this clip and hear the song properly for the first time just blew me away. Great being a U2 fan, huh?!
Did anyone see the White Stripes?
Elmo-yes this clip is inspiring and emotional. I got chills up and down my spine, a big smile on my face and tears in my eyes! And from what I’ve read from other fans we are not alone. I’ve only listened to “Window” on the radio twice with poor reception but to watch this clip and hear the song properly for the first time just blew me away. Great being a U2 fan, huh?!
Did anyone see the White Stripes?
Brilliant, I LOVE it! And spotting the band in an audience somewhere, that’s just…inspiring and emo indeed
Wow. Gonna watch it again. And again…
Brilliant, I LOVE it! And spotting the band in an audience somewhere, that’s just…inspiring and emo indeed
Wow. Gonna watch it again. And again…
Cool video, but it strikes me as something Rick Rubin would’ve dreamed up. Nostalgia freak. That man lives in the past.
Cool video, but it strikes me as something Rick Rubin would’ve dreamed up. Nostalgia freak. That man lives in the past.
Okay, these are some of my guesses, and some stolen from the atU2 board:
00:14 Frank Zappa
00:17 Billie Holiday
00:19 Simon & Garfunkel
00:20 Roy Orbison
00:23 Aretta Franklin
00:24 Bob Marley
00:33 Louis Amstrong
00:38 David Bowie
00:44 Lou Reed
00:46 Frank Sinatra
00:47 John Stirratt (Wilco)
00:49 Kanye West
00:50 Johnny Rotten? (Sex Pistols)
00:51 Mick Jones (The Clash)
00:52 Nat King Cole
01:01 Sam Cooke
01:02 Ozzy Osbourne
01:15 Nirvana
01:26 Johnny Cash
01:27 Iggy Pop
01:31 Paul McCartney
01:33 Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
01:34 Mary J. Blige
01:36 Red Hot Chili Peppers (?)
01:38 Elvis
01:46 Jon Bon Jovi
01:47 Britney Spears
01:48 Elton John
02:08 Adam Clayton
02:16 Arcade Fire
02:21 Keith Richards
02:22 George Harrison (Beatles of course)
02:23 Jimmy Hendrix
02:30 Adam Clayton
02:32 Chrissy Hinde
02:33 Alicia Keys
02:34 Ray Charles
02:39 Sam Cooke
02:43 David Bowie
02:45 Smokey Robinson
02:47 Elvis
02:51 Robert Plant
02:52 Vladimir Horowitz (Pianist)
02:55 Tina Turner
02:57 Dusty Springfield
03:03 Queen (?)
03:07 James Brown
03:12 David Byrne (Talking Heads)
03:21 Adam (dark glasses) and Edge
03:26 Jerry Lee Lewis
03:29 Bono
03:33 Larry Mullen
03:36 Patti Smith
03:37 Steve Wonder
03:47 Pete Townshed
03:51 Edge
03:54 Adam
03:55 Edge
03:56 Larry Mullen
04:04 Frank Sinatra
Okay, these are some of my guesses, and some stolen from the atU2 board:
00:14 Frank Zappa
00:17 Billie Holiday
00:19 Simon & Garfunkel
00:20 Roy Orbison
00:23 Aretta Franklin
00:24 Bob Marley
00:33 Louis Amstrong
00:38 David Bowie
00:44 Lou Reed
00:46 Frank Sinatra
00:47 John Stirratt (Wilco)
00:49 Kanye West
00:50 Johnny Rotten? (Sex Pistols)
00:51 Mick Jones (The Clash)
00:52 Nat King Cole
01:01 Sam Cooke
01:02 Ozzy Osbourne
01:15 Nirvana
01:26 Johnny Cash
01:27 Iggy Pop
01:31 Paul McCartney
01:33 Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
01:34 Mary J. Blige
01:36 Red Hot Chili Peppers (?)
01:38 Elvis
01:46 Jon Bon Jovi
01:47 Britney Spears
01:48 Elton John
02:08 Adam Clayton
02:16 Arcade Fire
02:21 Keith Richards
02:22 George Harrison (Beatles of course)
02:23 Jimmy Hendrix
02:30 Adam Clayton
02:32 Chrissy Hinde
02:33 Alicia Keys
02:34 Ray Charles
02:39 Sam Cooke
02:43 David Bowie
02:45 Smokey Robinson
02:47 Elvis
02:51 Robert Plant
02:52 Vladimir Horowitz (Pianist)
02:55 Tina Turner
02:57 Dusty Springfield
03:03 Queen (?)
03:07 James Brown
03:12 David Byrne (Talking Heads)
03:21 Adam (dark glasses) and Edge
03:26 Jerry Lee Lewis
03:29 Bono
03:33 Larry Mullen
03:36 Patti Smith
03:37 Steve Wonder
03:47 Pete Townshed
03:51 Edge
03:54 Adam
03:55 Edge
03:56 Larry Mullen
04:04 Frank Sinatra
One word: WOW!!
Love, love, love it!
One word: WOW!!
Love, love, love it!
awesome, awesome!!
love the George Harrison shot that matches perfectly with Edge’s “new” “Abbey Road” sound during “I got no shame”…it does make you wonder if McCartney made any recommendations??
Very cool indeed
awesome, awesome!!
love the George Harrison shot that matches perfectly with Edge’s “new” “Abbey Road” sound during “I got no shame”…it does make you wonder if McCartney made any recommendations??
Very cool indeed
Great video. I wonder if Bono got the idea for it after participating in a similar one for the Johnny Cash song God’s Gonna Cut You Down?
Great video. I wonder if Bono got the idea for it after participating in a similar one for the Johnny Cash song God’s Gonna Cut You Down?
anyone spot mr mullen?
anyone spot mr mullen?
This song is such an earwurm. It just feels good to holler ‘I’ve got no shaaaaaaaaame’ when you’re walking down the street. People look at you funny, though. But then they always do…
Anyhoo, cool clip and FINALLY a break away from those stupid performance promos.
This song is such an earwurm. It just feels good to holler ‘I’ve got no shaaaaaaaaame’ when you’re walking down the street. People look at you funny, though. But then they always do…
Anyhoo, cool clip and FINALLY a break away from those stupid performance promos.
LOL @ elmo.
in a good way
LOL @ elmo.
in a good way
Bono at 2:13 and 3:29. Larry at 3:34
Bono at 2:13 and 3:29. Larry at 3:34
The classical pianist could be Vladimir Horowitz.
The classical pianist could be Vladimir Horowitz.
The double bass player is Charles Mingus; the classical pianist is Horovitz, indeed.
The double bass player is Charles Mingus; the classical pianist is Horovitz, indeed.
Powerful visual! Even stronger that it was done as a tribute to others.
Powerful visual! Even stronger that it was done as a tribute to others.
love love love love love this video, but my only gripe is no one from the early 90s britpop era is recognized! you’d think a quick liam or noel clip would have sufficed, hell there isn’t even springsteen (uh oh, it’s like the best of’s, everyone is annoyed by what’s left off!)
love love love love love this video, but my only gripe is no one from the early 90s britpop era is recognized! you’d think a quick liam or noel clip would have sufficed, hell there isn’t even springsteen (uh oh, it’s like the best of’s, everyone is annoyed by what’s left off!)
i think the fun way to look at it is, it’s the bands best of!
As fans we are made well aware of their “influencers”
i think the fun way to look at it is, it’s the bands best of!
As fans we are made well aware of their “influencers”
uh…i also am pretty sure that Bruce and Noel are among the living…
uh…i also am pretty sure that Bruce and Noel are among the living…
I think 0:44 is Jim Morrison, not Lou Reed
Cheers
I think 0:44 is Jim Morrison, not Lou Reed
Cheers
Incomplete list, but so is the video?
1:36 John Frusciante (under the bridge vid)?
1:49 The Police
0:47 Peter Buck on bass? (Where else is REM?)
0:15 Ray Charles?
0:34 John Densmore or Bonham’s foot
0:39 Trent Reznor
0:42 Dee Dee Ramone?
0:56 Topper Headon (the clash)
0:58 Mick and Keef, Stones
0:59 Sarah Vaughn
1:01 Marvin Gaye
1:05 Four Tops
1:06 Sarah O (yea yea yeas)
1:36 Jane’s Addiction
1:45 Where is Johnny Marr????
1:50 Wu Tang Clan
1:52 The Corrs
1:55 White Stripes
1:58 Sly and the Family Stone?
2:09 Old footage of Larry (segue between Threw a Brick and Day w/out Me)!
2:14 Noel Redding? Bill Wyman?
2:27 Bob Dylan
2:37 John Bonham
2:45 Smokey Robinson
2:50 Stevie Wonder tamborine
2:55 Ronnie Spector
2:58 Mick Jagger
3:02 Ramones
3:08 Beastie Boyz
3:10 P-Funk
3:38 Stevie Wonder (Superstitious?)
3:45 Krist Novoselic Nirvana
Sinatra (best edit)?
That’s about enough time wasted for me….
Incomplete list, but so is the video?
1:36 John Frusciante (under the bridge vid)?
1:49 The Police
0:47 Peter Buck on bass? (Where else is REM?)
0:15 Ray Charles?
0:34 John Densmore or Bonham’s foot
0:39 Trent Reznor
0:42 Dee Dee Ramone?
0:56 Topper Headon (the clash)
0:58 Mick and Keef, Stones
0:59 Sarah Vaughn
1:01 Marvin Gaye
1:05 Four Tops
1:06 Sarah O (yea yea yeas)
1:36 Jane’s Addiction
1:45 Where is Johnny Marr????
1:50 Wu Tang Clan
1:52 The Corrs
1:55 White Stripes
1:58 Sly and the Family Stone?
2:09 Old footage of Larry (segue between Threw a Brick and Day w/out Me)!
2:14 Noel Redding? Bill Wyman?
2:27 Bob Dylan
2:37 John Bonham
2:45 Smokey Robinson
2:50 Stevie Wonder tamborine
2:55 Ronnie Spector
2:58 Mick Jagger
3:02 Ramones
3:08 Beastie Boyz
3:10 P-Funk
3:38 Stevie Wonder (Superstitious?)
3:45 Krist Novoselic Nirvana
Sinatra (best edit)?
That’s about enough time wasted for me….
Wow. I was a so-so fan of the original song, but that video just puts the song through the roof for me. Just phenomenal. I love the band in the audience at the end – just a perfect touch. I forwarded the post to everyone I know, too. Had to spread some of the “Love.”
Wow. I was a so-so fan of the original song, but that video just puts the song through the roof for me. Just phenomenal. I love the band in the audience at the end – just a perfect touch. I forwarded the post to everyone I know, too. Had to spread some of the “Love.”
the video is better than the song
the video is better than the song
There is an almost complete list of the artists and bands here: http://bruseth.blogspot.com/2006/12/u2-window-in-skies.html
(The site is in norwegian, but i guess you can cope with that
There is an almost complete list of the artists and bands here: http://bruseth.blogspot.com/2006/12/u2-window-in-skies.html
(The site is in norwegian, but i guess you can cope with that
i got a question kids: the mp3 doing the rounds has this weird cross over at the beginning which sounds like two tracks played at once. we don’t hear this on the video, natch. so, what’s the deal? is that cross over thing on the record? IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE. WTF? HELP KTHXBYE.
i got a question kids: the mp3 doing the rounds has this weird cross over at the beginning which sounds like two tracks played at once. we don’t hear this on the video, natch. so, what’s the deal? is that cross over thing on the record? IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE. WTF? HELP KTHXBYE.
I thought the filming they did in Melbourne in late November 06 was for Windows? Can anyone shed some light?
I thought the filming they did in Melbourne in late November 06 was for Windows? Can anyone shed some light?
Maybe the filming in Melbourne are the shots of the band members in the audience…?
Maybe the filming in Melbourne are the shots of the band members in the audience…?
the crowd shots with the band are from the corner hotel, melbourne.
the crowd shots with the band are from the corner hotel, melbourne.
The filming they did in Melbourne are the shots of Edge, Bono, Adam and Larry in the crowd. How long’s it been since they’ve been able to be part of the audience like that?
The filming they did in Melbourne are the shots of Edge, Bono, Adam and Larry in the crowd. How long’s it been since they’ve been able to be part of the audience like that?
Indeed – the kissing shots are from outside the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, the band in the crowd shots were taken inside the band room at the Corner Hotel, and the crowd running shots were taken nearby in Richmond.
That was a loooong day filming for very little actual useful footage.
Indeed – the kissing shots are from outside the Corner Hotel in Melbourne, the band in the crowd shots were taken inside the band room at the Corner Hotel, and the crowd running shots were taken nearby in Richmond.
That was a loooong day filming for very little actual useful footage.
elmo,
that mp3 was the first to go around I guess, the other tune in the beginning is a radiohead song, some people suggested that, though I do not recognize the song.
shortly after that another mp3 with the single version (the same version) of the song made the round. it’s the cleanest version that was available before the album was released, and it’s a different mix from the album version. the video version again has that little extra beginning, I wonder if it will be included in the released version on the single or not.
for the video, I after all have to agree, that it is a refreshing change indeed, away from performance videos, although I normaly dig those. it takes the song yet to another place… great!
elmo,
that mp3 was the first to go around I guess, the other tune in the beginning is a radiohead song, some people suggested that, though I do not recognize the song.
shortly after that another mp3 with the single version (the same version) of the song made the round. it’s the cleanest version that was available before the album was released, and it’s a different mix from the album version. the video version again has that little extra beginning, I wonder if it will be included in the released version on the single or not.
for the video, I after all have to agree, that it is a refreshing change indeed, away from performance videos, although I normaly dig those. it takes the song yet to another place… great!
The first mp3 to go around about a month ago was recorded from radio, and had a really long cross over from the previous song which is fake plastic trees by radiohead. that’s why it sounds so weird.
The first mp3 to go around about a month ago was recorded from radio, and had a really long cross over from the previous song which is fake plastic trees by radiohead. that’s why it sounds so weird.
The Radiohead song is “Fake Plastic Trees” from The Bends.
The Radiohead song is “Fake Plastic Trees” from The Bends.
you are all detective geniuses. good job, geniuses!
you are all detective geniuses. good job, geniuses!
song is not doing so well on American radio, we’ll see if this video along with the commercial release of the single pushes it back up. It may have already peaked, but here is the update:
Obviously…Number 1 in Triple A ( which they always do ) and number 28 on Hot Adult Contemporary.
song is not doing so well on American radio, we’ll see if this video along with the commercial release of the single pushes it back up. It may have already peaked, but here is the update:
Obviously…Number 1 in Triple A ( which they always do ) and number 28 on Hot Adult Contemporary.
maybe i missed it, but who is the director of this video?
maybe i missed it, but who is the director of this video?
I think the hands on the keyboard right after the opening shot of Zappa might be George Duke.
I think the hands on the keyboard right after the opening shot of Zappa might be George Duke.