As much as I would love to think this song is about John the Baptist or the Holy Spirit [and admittedly, these interpretations make a lot of sense], for me the song is too flirty, sexy and fun to be a religious song. I’ve always simply seen it as a song that is about how man can never fully understand woman, or her motives/actions etc. I quote from Niall Stokes’ book ‘U2 Into the Heart’
“There is a feeling throughout Achtung Baby that man is but an awe-struck observer at the banquet of love. That woman is the superior being. That all she has to do is click her fingers – or crack her whip – and he will obey”
Although the detail of the lyric does refer to Oscar Wilde’s play A LOT, I still like see it as a sexy song with an incredible sound!
The guitar in this song is amazing [I'm surprised no one has mentioned it before now]; Edge’s contribution to U2 is, in the wider public’s eye, severely underrated. I think this song is one of his greatest, and I hope most would agree that without the riff, this song wouldn’t be half as good.
As much as I would love to think this song is about John the Baptist or the Holy Spirit [and admittedly, these interpretations make a lot of sense], for me the song is too flirty, sexy and fun to be a religious song. I’ve always simply seen it as a song that is about how man can never fully understand woman, or her motives/actions etc. I quote from Niall Stokes’ book ‘U2 Into the Heart’
“There is a feeling throughout Achtung Baby that man is but an awe-struck observer at the banquet of love. That woman is the superior being. That all she has to do is click her fingers – or crack her whip – and he will obey”
Although the detail of the lyric does refer to Oscar Wilde’s play A LOT, I still like see it as a sexy song with an incredible sound!
The guitar in this song is amazing [I'm surprised no one has mentioned it before now]; Edge’s contribution to U2 is, in the wider public’s eye, severely underrated. I think this song is one of his greatest, and I hope most would agree that without the riff, this song wouldn’t be half as good.