MLK

Today is Martin Luther King day here in the US. Back in 1984, U2 released the album The Unforgettable Fire, which featured two songs about Martin Luther King Jr: Pride (In The Name Of Love) and MLK. Pride (In The Name Of Love) shouldn't need any introduction, as it really was the song that lifted them from a well-known band to beginnings of the superstardom that was cemented with the later album The Joshua Tree. The song MLK, however, is quite different. Where Pride is rousing and exhilarating, MLK is contemplative and meditative. Pride is almost a call to action, while MLK is a call to reflection. And I feel reflective, contemplative, and meditative today...