Today's song is not a rebel song. And that's according to Bono, from the introduction he gives to the song on their 1983 live album Under A Blood Red Sky. The song Sunday, Bloody Sunday was the defining song of U2s early career - the snare drum, the feedback, The Edge's soaring guitar - and a very simple riff build around a D chord - the sometimes bouncing bass lines, and Bono's pipes.
"I can't believe the news today
I can't close my eyes and make them go away"
That's how you catch an audience wanting more - wanting to know what these news are all about. This is where U2 really started getting more socially and politically aware with their most overtly political song to that point. The main question still remains, though: "How long must we sing this song?"
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