After the unfortunate events that occurred over the weekend, where the Hamas group attacked Israel and caused hundreds of victims, the entertainment world has not become indifferent, and the Irish group U2 was no exception. They dedicated a moment of their concert to speak out about the conflict.
The group led by Bono surprised concertgoers at their show at the Sphere in Las Vegas yesterday after changing the lyrics of their famous song “Pride” to dedicate them to the victims of the Hamas attack in Israel, especially those affected at a music festival.
“Let’s sing for our sisters and brothers, who were singing at the Supernova Sukkot Festival in Israel. We sing for them, for our people, our beloved people, joyful, experimental, those are our people, and we sing for them,” stated Bono.
Following the emotion in the audience, Bono went on to say that “after what happened in Israel and Gaza, a song of non-violence seems ridiculous, even laughable, but our prayers have always been for peace and non-violence. Our hearts, our courage, you know who you are with.”
What Did the Lyrics That U2 Changed Say?
It was in the first verse of the song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” that Bono changed the lyrics to honor the victims of the music festival who were attacked by Hamas. Instead of alluding to the death of Martin Luther King Jr, he sang about the murder of the young men. “On the morning of October 7, the sun rises in the desert sky, stars of David, they took their lives, but they could not take their pride.”
Thus, to the cheers of the audience, U2 continued with the song, dedicated to those who died in the massacre recorded at the Nova music festival, which ended the lives of 250 young people, as well as dozens of wounded and missing, after an attack by the Islamist movement Hamas in a desert area a few kilometers from Gaza.
The dramatic scenes that were seen in videos shared on social networks can be seen in the desperation of the attendees trying to flee from the gunshots heard in the distance. In addition, women and men were also kidnapped and are still missing.
This story was written in Spanish by Lizbeth García in Cultura Colectiva
