With Or Without You has a lot of ‘yearn’ in it. What I get from it is you’re ready to accept but you’re ready to leave something behind, much like life itself. Something comes your way but there’s a sacrifice and you have to leave something else behind. Daniel Lanois The first big hit off Joshua Tree, which immediately became one of popular music’s most massive zeitgeist albums upon its release in 1987, of a piece with Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, Tapestry, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Rumours, Thriller, Born in the USA, Jagged Little Pill, and I don’t know, whatever … Continue reading Song of the Day: U2 – With or Without You