Another Time, Another Place by U2

Album: Boy (1980)

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Title is also the name of a 1974 Bryan Ferry solo album.
Bono mumbles something incomprehensible at the end.
The album shows a shirtless, 7-year-old boy on the cover. The American release had an alternate cover with a black and white photo of the band to avoid controversy.

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Comments: 4

Colin from Limerick, IrelandIts definitely German, you can make out some words, gehaben is in there and the last German word he says is gehoren. Wonder what it means
Mickey D. from Fremont, CaTowards the middle (near the end), the real lyrics go like...

"...Yeah-ya-yi, yeah-yeah-hah
She's a beauty, Hallie
Yes we all look down, he's been had
Love's what she's been holding..."
Rudi from Uk, EnglandI dont think it's Gaelic - I think it's German
Katie from Memphis, TnTowards the middle (near the end) of the song, Bono speaks in Gaelic. I don't believe a translation has ever been done. Also, when performing the song live, Bono would just improvise this part (in English).

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