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Riff: U2 – “Song for Someone”

Sep 16, 2014

And this is a song, song for someone/This is a song, song for someone

from Song for Someone lyrics by U2

“You got a face not spoiled by beauty” is probably one of the best unintentional insults I’ve ever heard. The song continues by wearing its meaninglessness on its sleeve – it’s a song for “someone,” anyone, and this universality is so brazen it’s a turn-off. Bono single-handedly ruins this one.

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.

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