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William Theodore Van Doren. Stony Point, Albemarle County, Va. Oil on paper, 16 x 20.
Last night in the din and tumult as Bono was changing a few lyrics here and there to suit the occasion and the place, was I ever happy when, in the middle of “It’s a Beautiful Day,” instead of:
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
I distinctly heard Bono sing:
See the world in green and blue
See the Blue Ridge right behind you
Wow! For me that was better than the many mentions of our over-referenced and -reverenced ‘Mr.’ Jefferson.
Or would have been. I guess some of us hear what we want to hear. What he sang was:
See the world in green and blue
See Larry Mullen, Jr. right behind you
Larry was behind Bono. But, anyway, ‘Blue Ridge’, ‘Larry Mullen, Jr.’ – they sound pretty similar, right?