Comments on: “White As Snow,” No Line On The Horizon, U2 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/07/white-as-snow-no-line-on-the-horizon-u2/ “Listen all the time, and remind yourself when you’re not listening, or else the mike and the tape recorder will get the best of you.” – Pauline Oliveros Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ajharbison http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/07/white-as-snow-no-line-on-the-horizon-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-12974 ajharbison Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:16:18 +0000 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/?p=255#comment-12974 Thanks for your comments, all! Mark 1: I think you're right--the feel and the longing are the same. Which is why it makes a great melody for that song. Mark 2: Interesting article--thanks for sharing! AJ Harbison Thanks for your comments, all!

Mark 1: I think you’re right–the feel and the longing are the same. Which is why it makes a great melody for that song.

Mark 2: Interesting article–thanks for sharing!

AJ Harbison

]]> By: Mark http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/07/white-as-snow-no-line-on-the-horizon-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-12969 Mark Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:40:21 +0000 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/?p=255#comment-12969 I read this item yesterday on the song: http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=268196&sc=84 I read this item yesterday on the song: http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=268196&sc=84

]]> By: Mark Harbison http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/07/white-as-snow-no-line-on-the-horizon-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-12959 Mark Harbison Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:51:01 +0000 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/?p=255#comment-12959 I feel like it does have something to do with the original carol . . . metaphorically, at least. "O Come O Come Emmanuel," obviously, is about Israel, hopeless and captive, and waiting for their savior. "White As Snow" seems to me to be about a person who feels the same way—who once "knew there was a love divine," feeling saved and forgiven, but who now is unable to forgive himself for something, and feels alone and captive. He's not sure that he believes that Emmanuel can save him, even were he to come, but there's still a sense of longing for that salvation and kind of a desperate belief that only Emmanuel can do it—so therefore, the words are new, because the situation is later and different (while similar), but the music is the same because the longing and need is the same. I feel like it does have something to do with the original carol . . . metaphorically, at least. “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” obviously, is about Israel, hopeless and captive, and waiting for their savior. “White As Snow” seems to me to be about a person who feels the same way—who once “knew there was a love divine,” feeling saved and forgiven, but who now is unable to forgive himself for something, and feels alone and captive. He’s not sure that he believes that Emmanuel can save him, even were he to come, but there’s still a sense of longing for that salvation and kind of a desperate belief that only Emmanuel can do it—so therefore, the words are new, because the situation is later and different (while similar), but the music is the same because the longing and need is the same.

]]> By: Idhrendur http://www.thelisteningblog.com/2009/07/white-as-snow-no-line-on-the-horizon-u2/comment-page-1/#comment-12958 Idhrendur Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:22:01 +0000 http://www.thelisteningblog.com/?p=255#comment-12958 I'm shocked at myself for not noticing that. “O Come O Come Emmanuel” is my absolute favorite Christmas Carol. I’m shocked at myself for not noticing that. “O Come O Come Emmanuel” is my absolute favorite Christmas Carol.

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