I Will Follow
by U2

Album: Boy (1980)
Charted: 81
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Adam Clayton, Dave Evans, Larry Mullen, Paul David Hewson
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Capitol CMG Publishing, Royalty Network, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 12

  • Daya from CtI saw them on their first US tour, standing center stage, with my elbows on the stage. I watched closely during this song, and learned how to play it. Being so close, it was easy to see and perfectly replicate the Edge’s chords and finger positions.
    Also, Bono crowd surfed that night. ;)
  • Jaydude from AmsterdamA glockenspiel has metal bars, a xylophone has wooden bars.
    The first has a metallic sound with a long decay (unless damped :-), the latter a warmer and shorter sound.
  • Fred from Laurel, MdA word of explanation about the glockenspiel. Sometimes called "the bells" ("glocken" is German for "bells"; "spiel" means "play"), it's like a xylophone, only about a ft by a ft-and-a-half, and the bars are solid metal (aluminum?), giving the instrument a very bright sound with a sustained 'ring.' A staple of every high school marching band, where it is carried in front of its player, who strikes it with a pair of hard mallets, it can be heard in almost any Sousa march, where it always stands out, audibly. In a marching band, it usually has to be out in front of the formation, in order that the rich, high-frequency harmonics it generates, not get absorbed and muffled by surrounding marchers. And, oh yes, this song is a great one!
  • Chaosz from Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe 1st number 1 hit for U2 in The Netherlands.

    Great song
  • Danleichty from Rochester, MnI really got into this song when I first heard it. Another great song by a great band. U2 FAN FOREVER!
  • Mark from Austin, TxThe Replacements were one of the pillars of alternative music in the 80s. It was pretty much U2, REM and The Replacements. They were never as popular as U2 or REM, but they had a VERY devout following.
    Check out Tim or Let It Be.
    Oh yeah...love "I Will Follow." I haven't heard The Replacements' song, but I'm sure it's cool.
  • Lucy from Raelingen, NetherlandsThe sond effects you hear is actually Bono breaking bottles an Steve Lillywhite running a knife through the spokes of a bike.
  • Trenton from Minneapolis , MnThe Replacements are good. And who cares about a positive message?
  • Tommy from Los Angeles, Caso what is the replacements point on there answer song "kids don't follow". I never heard of this song or the band for that matter. I guess the replacements were so bad they got replaced. You never hear of them helping world causes like Bono does. I hope they have a positive message in there answer song.
  • Nick from Kalamazoo, MiIn the song they sing "your eyes make a circle", they obviously don't know that eyes are oval shaped. I've even seen square shaped ones
  • Danielle from Toronto, CanadaOne of their best songs...it sounds current, even now.
  • Ryan from Albion, Nyi've discovered that this is the greatest u2 song that u can blare while on your way to hockey practice at 8 in the morning on a saturday..great song
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